The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-12
A Fine Display at HOrti-
cultural Show.
APPLES in PROPULSION.
Some Splendid Specimens OF Pears
and Other Fruit.
NOTABLE EXHIBITS AND PRIZES.

Although chrysanthemums form the
the Rhode Island horticultural Society
at Music hall, they are by no means all
that is to be found there. There are some
fine displays Of fruits and vegetables on
the long tables at the side of the room.
1t Is fairly tantalizing TO pass by the TIA
bles laden with the luscious pears, apples
and grapes and realize how delicious they
some apples are exhibited by Mrs. Faes,
A. G. Carpenter, Il. q. Brooke, A. Ma
crae, Mrs A. Z. Chase, +. A. Briggs, Il.
Healey and n. Gage.
The most prominent exhibit OF pears is
that of Henry 4. Root, comprising many
varieties OF large and handsome fruit.
Fine quincesIare displayed by Henry a.
Root and Mrs. Stark
yhe chrysanthemums exhibited by
Cornelius Vanderbilt Robert Laurie,
gardener, we'll deserve the prizes awarded
them for 12 cut blooms distinct varieties
best single flower. white. Also pink, yell
low and of any variety, best six vases of
10 blooms each.
No hAndsomor or larger flowers have
ever been seen in the city, and IL seemed
almost incredible that such hlaZe of
The exhibits Of Col. William Goddard
A. Powell, gardener. Hope greenhouses
q. w. Register and Hazard Weeden Co,
have also taken various prizes in various
classee.
Two of the finest exhibits of cut blooms
are those Of Bernard Connolly and Far
quhar Macrae. The former have taken
two prizes and the latter six.
The prizes for carnations have been
awarded TO the following:
Carnations-Display of cut blooms
first, Narragansett greenhouses; second,
N. ID. Pierce Jr. Twelve blooms any
named crimson variety, first, n. II.
Pierce. Jr! Twelve blooms anv named
dark pink variety, first, Martin Edwards
second, Elmwood greenhouse. Twelve
blossoms, any light pink variety first.
Martin Edwards; second, Peter Byrnes.
Twelve blossoms any named white var
iety, first, Peter Byrnes; second Mrs L.
ID. Pierce. Twelve blossoms, any named
yellow variety, first. N. ID. Pierce, Jr
second, Peter Byrues.
Pansies and roses took prizes as fol-
lows:
Orchids First. Edgar Mock. Roses
First, Farqubar Macrae; second, William
Hill. Pansies-Eirst. Abbe Bowen.
Awards on fruit and vegetables:
Apples Baldwin apples, first. Mrs.
Faies; second, Mrs q. STARK: Ben Davis,
first u. Carpenter; second, j. Il. Car
penter; Peck's Pleasant, first, f. g.
Brooke, Jr.; Gillflower, first A. Macre;
second, T. q. Brooke. Jr.: Northern Spy,
first A. Macrae; X. ]. Greening. first,
Mrs. A. C. Chase, second. II. Il. BROOKE,
Jr. Roxbury russell, first A. q. Car
penter; second, A. Macrae; Tolman's
sweet, first Messina Goodrich; Spitzen-
berg, second, w. A. Lewis King apple,
first, i. "A. Briggs. Hubhardston. first,
4. Healey; Famsuss, trst r. Gage;
rAI1 Heaf A.
Gratuties awarded as follows: Crab an
PIES j. II. Palmer. York pippins A. Il.
Carpenter: Waesner q. T.. Pollard.
Pcars-puchess, tirst, n. 4. Root; Sec
ond, William Goddard, A.. Powell, gard
ener; sheldon, first. II. 1. Root; AnJou,
dard Clarigean, FIRST. H.. 4. Root; Sec
ond. 4. M. Brownell; Buffuin, first. IL.
=. Root; Seeksl, second. ii. 4. Root;
Diel, first, 4. Healey; second, j. T..
Healey; Lawrence first r. sharples;
second, II. 4. Root; Bose, first, j. IL.
Palmer: second, II. 4. Root Winter
Root; Howell, first. Ii. L. Root :ouinces,
rst Mrs. c. Stark; second, Mrs.
q. Il. Stark. Gratuities awarded
for pears to II. 4. Root, n. Healey, Mrs.
{. stark. Il. O. Briggs; uuinces, r.
Baeny.
Gratuities for vegetables German eel.
Mrs. X. Gage; -alsify, II. l.. Bowen cauli-
flower. X. l.. Bowen; cucumber. William
Goddard; celery, William Goddard; to-
matces. A. Macrae. +. l.. Gay: cabbage,
A. nj. Lewis; parsley. Is. Nederer: pars-
nips, +. Neiderer; squashes, y.
l.. Gay; orookneok Il. L. Gay;
corn salad. +. Nelderer; end inc. Mrs. Il.
barry, parsnips Sam w. Lewis.
Committee OF awards:
Fruit t-S. ii. Manchester. n. ID. Pierce.
Jr., j. ID. Bowen, II. X. Teel.
Flowers. IN. B. Whitaker. T.. Il. Cav.
j. Swarts
Artistic collections-Alrs II. Il. Teel.
Mrs L. w. RUSSELL Miss Mary peckham,
Miss . ID. Colman, Mrs j. A. Whipplc'
Chrysanthemums h. Kennedy, :.
j. henter. A. NJ. Lcllan.