Evening journal., 1888-09-18
HORTICULTURAL FAIR.
1t Opened To-day with n Respiendent
Exhibit-The Flowers and Their Owners.
Personal Gossip.

1t Opened To-day with Respiendent
ENhibit-The Flowers and Their Owners.
Personal Gossip.
The exhibits for the Horticultural Fair
at the Opera House were crowding in on
the entry clerks this morning The rainy
weather Of yesterday prevented
many entries being made and
made an unusual rush this
morning. The committees had their
hands full arranging the exhibits in their
places and attending to a thousand other
matters that needed attention. Ladies
were decorating the chandeliers with
sprays Of clematis, putting beautiful and
artistic finishing touches TO everything.
Canned fruit, looking magnificent in the
glass jar, was arriving and being put in
place, also plates Of plums, grapes and
other fruit
The exhibit of Benjamin Turner of
Baltimore, arrived this morning. 1t con
tains some magnificent crotons. Hayden's
exhibit of roses in bloom came in this
morning. The band stand is being
trimmed with stalks of corn and wheat
The electric fountain is being put on the
stage
A number of prominent people from
down the state and from other cities have
arrived to attend the exhibition. Among
them are Paymaster Deering and family
U. ). Navy, Of Washington, d. O.. Mr.
and Mrs Stinston of the u. S. Coast
Survey, and Miss Otis of Washington;
Mrs General Torbert Of Milford and Mr..
and Mrs. f. X. Cochran and daugh
ter Of Middletown. Paymaster
Deering has travelled extensively. He
has visited horticultural exhibitions in
California and elsewhere, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that the exhibition
compared favorably with like exhibitions
in California and foreign countries
Mrs. William Bush aud Mrs Eugene
DUPONT have made handsome donations
to the cut flowers table.
The following ladies have been added
to the corps of walters and committees Of
the Provident Society which has charge of
the restaurant: Mrs. Joseph Bellah, Mrs
DIR. }. p. johnson, Mrs. William H
Hill, Mrs Dr. Shortlidge, Mrs. John
Lawson, Mrs. DR.. Taylsr, Mrs A. War
ner, Mrs. Elwood jackson, Miss Estele
jackson, Miss Mariana Barr, Miss Mag
gle Barr, Misses Bessie Wales, Anna
Hoopes Helen Dure, and Lulu Weldin
These ladies will be attired in becoming
and appropriate costumes and will take
particular pleasure and delight in admin
istering to the wants of the public in the
cafe or restaurant.
The proscenium box az the right of the
stage will be the confectionery booth. Il
is decorated by curtain of flaming sun
| flowers, drawn across one upper corner
The left box has like curtain. composed
Of peonies and single hollyhocks drawn
gracefully over its corner This booth
will be used for the sale Of cut flowers.
The exhibit of George w. Childs ar
rived yesterday afternoon in charge Of
his gardener, John NJ. Hughes. Ii con
tanned some beautiful fancy caladiums.
some fine speciman palms and a holy
ghost plant in bloom, for which he paid
5000. 1t was put in place this morning
William Bush's exhibit is in the lower
part Of the band stand. 1t contains
ferns, palms, caladiums, crotons, a pine
apple in fruit and other plants, and is
topped by golden fern.
The plant Of NJ. f. Hayden Is on the
left Of the main entrance to the auditor
ium as one energies from beneath the
balcony. 1t is in the shape Of a cone.
surmounted by tree fern Of the variety
known as alsophylla australis. It con
tains rex begonias ferns palms and other
rare plants.
Charles p Horns exhibit Is opposite to
| Hayden s on the south side. 1t is a pyra-
mid, surmounted BY bower in which
Flora is enthroned Palms. india rub
ber trees, begonias, cacti, orchids and
other plants
Jacob Browns exhibit of geraniums.
carnations, vincas, ETC. is under the left
side Of the balcony. The exhibit Of Lewis
and Brother is under the balcony at the
left side, next to the stage It is a good
collection Of palms, begonias, asparagus,
cactus, etc. The exhibit of L. Z. Baylis
is on the right of the right entrance. Il
Is large assortment of plants in many
varieties. Brinton's exhibit of large
colens and other plants is next to the
stage, under the balcony on the right
side
The exhibit off. G. Brown Of Wyoming
of fruits grown on the Locust Grove
| Fruit Farm is one of the features Of the
exhibition. In it are eighty varieties of
apples. five plates of each variety. Ten
varieties of pears and twenty Of peaches.
These varieties range from the earliest,
which have been in Hart's refrigerator
for months past to varieties which
are just ripening There are 600 or zoo
plates, and the display is magnificent
one. 1t occupied a set of shelves along
nearly the whole right side of the audi
torium. Mr.. Brown has 800 acres in
fruit trees, 10000 peach trees and 5000
apple trees.
The exhibition viii be open to the pub
lie this afternoon at o'clock. No doubt
the Opera House will be crowded during
the four days of the exhibition. Scholar.
Of twelve of the public schools Will
the high school will visit it tomorrow
morning.
DEATH OF EZRA GRAY.