The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-08

shows cahbages they are the very finest.
IL turulre they are the largest sui yer me-
/ too pihy from age.
IDS tomatoes ara as fine ar any sscn hnrc
even al the most seasonable time IN.
TACT, everything he attempts is first class.
( u IS apparen, iaai whsle the exhibit covers
be entire length oi q siHteen-fo5t table
the object seems rather Ia favor 81 cual y
than quantity aud comprises The following
varieties. ArAchcXos. cabbage. pumuk Is
sweet and Irish potatoes. mustard carrots.
keishaw. sn1ine. ra1.Shes peppers egg
/ plants, onions. escAaluts. green corn IN
very hhe specimens. SIS we'll as e.X kinds
o. herbs used ia soup and IN making va
rluug teas
M Hiiendah % lover OF flowers. but
failing Ia having at this Kline any flowers
ql1e 20 nlce as his vegetables he decided
10 make a nice bouquet from his garden
proapcw and the ei5ef& ~ the bouqua
trimmed So parsley and curly cabbage is
both unique aud attractive
The Sabine country is represented by
display sptten up by contributions in chat
section under the auspices OF the sabine
| Land and Improvement company. ami is
in charge OF Miss r. II. Highly Of Sabine
! Pass who takes pleasure In giving iufor-
I
1 water situation az the harbor and the ia
! 'liI,ies for rNpoI ing from thas gateway
/ what the laud can produce. The rice dig-
] psyed here Is better than any In the hail
and is IN fifteen distinctive displays Al
a heid product some especially fine timo-
way IL shown fhai viii compare fayorably
with any 70 be had 30 ihls market.
Red ana white sorghum are In thirteen
! F"piAys Pie melons that werr from
vines planted September 10. fine cgg plants
hc'ng Of second growth. specimens Of ,hird
| crop hgs. japanese perslmmons. large sort.
smell pocans, tobacco "a six aeplaye
! oranges from trees thar we're frozen tp he
ground 10 1895 white and yellow corn po
! tatots Ia variety peppers and displav Of
! products
on ore side OF the space awarded :, this
| eHhih'i stands a beautiful. fuil-r{gged min
| azure sailing veseel, built admiralty ,ruc
| 20 every detail usual on large ytgsel md
Ia a splendid piece Of mechanism !, IL
| .uUF ieprese atty" Of some Of the ctait
| lhai VISITS that port and IS t.ereforn a
| prominent factor in tho display
FROM Arcadia, representing Galveston
| county, is an exhibit chiefly OF Vegetables
by Mr. II, F. Johnson There arr. abont
| twenty -hFe varieties In this exhibit also
some nice specimens OF pears. persimmons.
srHpes ana white strawberries Notable
| q Fi'N'" sPtVilNtN are TWO radiRhCr txyo
! iee' long and fourteen inches in circ,lm
ference. thu technical name being tha
| Jumbo radlsh." The entire disntov Ia In
place on series OF octagon tables or
shelves. one over tho other. and nar,ialIv
supported at each Of the eigh, corners nv
tall banana plant arranged as posts or
columns. '" VI
The display from La Porte is one a, the
best and In son,a r,erS.,,. .,.t
o'ne's' 'hasmnch as II undertakes to show
some rare and phenomena products. inclpd-
Ing some hne specimens OF cacu the ,orr-
est coming out OF he po, In three immense
stems which continue gracefully inward
10 height OF eight feet. and IL known no
'he devils cane" variety. The yar,.,v
known as lace cactus" Is AS rare a. d,
is peculiar. and while nor larre IN s,,o a.,
resembles bunch OF mattel lace nicely
ir'hsed on all edges and quite az danger.
Gus Ia the touch as tie thorny anna nee
a Wyrsn ihu'oate' Other varieties, All very
attractive are "the DEVILS MIN cmsh,,, !,
star cactus" and the old man" sol ~, .
othors not named 'V'Ne
9oiir nice growing tobacco plants Z,
pos were shown by Messrs rhomnsS, -
Son. and very fne specimens az rihhoa
Naue Twelve feet tall. Strawberries annn,-
entity fresh from the plants. rixe iigs =,
| ceiealai variety and a full display ~ COZ,
staples and fruits, as embraced nv so,,a .,
Tue exhibits named above. AS a VOL y,
vegetable are may be mentioned tho h,st>t
nade by Ms. James Williams entIral,, -
we hoer OF the dish rag gourd. So srtts,,cN
any matted and woven together as ~ -,
useiui and ornamental for uurnnsss -
SuIti9g the use OF a small basket Tha
nanuie Is neatly held In place hy rad r,h
orally seen. NOV gen.
Among the individual exhibits ara sow.
very me specimens OF onions displayed by
ar Aepun Simpson OF Bryan. in nrazos
county. The gentleman makes n spec,a,tv
OF onions and raises 400 bushels ,o Inc
acre, which yield him about 81 per bush.,
Inc variety is known as the .yellow priye
'aker'' 10 OF beautiful golden color mn,
very fine favor. They are the largest and
nnest specimens on exhibition.
Tho above mentioned exhibits renrssar,
about half OF the display on the lower
nooN Further detailed report Wal -,
tnre b mentioned 'sA
| me following is list OF eusries and
exhibitors as far as entered yesterday.
| mrs. Dixie @, Smith, Hous.on, one LAYER
Mira. @. w. Hurd. Houston. ON. d,.v,
work handkerchief. infants outfit, knitting