The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
Flowers and Vegetables Shown, But
Fruit, Especially Apples, are Scarce.

Fruit Especially Apples are Scarce.
Flowers formed the principal feature
In yesterdays horticultural exhibit.
Asters and dahlias were not called for
but many handsome specimens We're ex-
hibited. A. A. Hixon showed a green
dahlia which excited considerable curl
osity. The blossoms are similar to the
ordinary variety with the exception of
being as green as the leaves of the
plant
Some idea of the scarcity Of apples
may be gained from the fact that but
two plates were exhibited yesterday.
vegetables are coming in quantities and
excellent quality.
The August exhibition of mushrooms
has been called for Thursday Three
premiums are offered for collections Of
named varieties
In making these awards the number
and size of specimens will not have as
much weight as accurate naming of
species and their variety, and accurate
description of the edible and hurtful
qualities will be considered to increase
their merit. The Offering of these prem
iums Is not to encourage the exhibiting
of a great many kinds concerning
which little or nothing in known, but
to educate exhibitors and the public in
the nature oft his very large part of
our native vegetation, which has been
so greatly neglected in the past At
other exhibitions of the society gra-
tuities may be given for Choice single
specimens of collections, named or I'M
named.
The awards in this department will
be made by George E. Francis, M. u.
The award of premiums yesterday
was:
Flowers Scabiosa, H. B. Watts 81;
Mrs H. A. Jones, 81; L. c. Midgely, ST.
Mrs. w. A. Forbes, so cents.
zinnia, r. A Blake, SO; II. B. Watts,
So; Mrs Fl. A. Jones, ST.; A. II. Brown,
so cents.
Lilium speciosum. w. j. Wheeler SO;
Mrs H. A. Jones, %.
Begonia- F. A. Blake, 81; A. H.
Brown, SO; A. A Hixon, $3.50; Mrs. s.
H Record, 50; Mrs F. H Mortified, 81.
Gratuities, S. w Sibley, dahlias 80
cents; A. j. Marble, giadiola and DAN
liza, 80 cents; 8. C. Midgely, asters, 90
csnts; Mrs. I. Ward, cut flowers, 50
cents; f. A. Blake cut flowers, 81; Mrs.
S. e. Fisher, cut flowers, so cents; II. B.
Watts, dahlias, ST. Mrs H. NJ Chase,
cut flowers, so cents; Mrs. w z. Sar-
gent, potted asters, 81, Mrs. s. II. Ben
nett, basket of flowers, so cents; Mrs.
w. A. Forbes, vases OF flowers, 80
cents; Mrs. A. A. Hixon, dahlias, 50
cents; A. H. Brown. achimenas, 20
cents.
Vegetables: Bean, horticultural
pole" H. E. Rich, $3.50; C, l.. Harris
horn, ST.; G. H Rich, so cents; Lima"
large O. B. Wyman, 50; A. 6. Parsons,
$3.50; c. l.. Hartshorn, ST. H. e. Rich,
so cents; cauliflowers, c. L. Hartshorn,
So; S. H. Record, $3.50; f. ]. Kenney, 81;
tomato H. e. Rich, $3.50; Elliott
Moors, ST.; G. H. Rich, so cents.
Squash, William J. Wheeler, $1.50; c..
L. Hartshorn, 81; F. ]. Kinney, 50 cents.
Gratuities, A. ]. Marble, Mexican
melons, 81; mushrooms, Francis Earle
Jones, so cents; Mrs. Mary e. Wood
ward, so cents; Mrs. J. o. Balloon, so
cents.
Fruit: Apple, "sourbcugh," William
J. Wheeler, $3.50; Briggs autumn" S.
II. Record, so cents.
Crab, "Transcendent." f. L. Gates,
$780, Mrs, Samuel Overend, 81; Mrs. A.
e. Underwood, so cents.
Pear, Petite Marguerite" o. K.
Gould, $3.50; 8. E. Fisher, 81; Roster
err" George E. Stone, $3.50; r. A. Abb
bolt, ST. Mrs. A. A. Brunhall, so cents;
Tyson" A. M Robinson, $780, II. A.
Jones, ST.; A. G. Parson, so cents.
Peach, Coolidge" William Q'Connell,
$3.50; Seeding" George H. Rich, $3.50;
Hale" H. r. Kinney, 81; Hale" F. ],
Kinney, SO cents.
Gratuity, A. K Gould. piums. 80
cents; Mrs. w. E. Woodward, plums,
so cents; Charles Greenwood, peas, 81;
L. w. Sibley,> grapes, so cents; Elliott
Moore, grapes, 50 cents; Mrs. E. A.
Underwood, Whitney" crab, 90 cents.