Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-29

tiers of Agawams and Niagaras heavier
than that. Sanders & Son had nine varie-
ties. j. P. Liscom of West Brattleboro
had case Of peaches which were the only
Z ones shown. There were 20 exhibitors of
peas and ounces, but their exhibits aver
sge9 oeiy about two in number.
$50 DshIIss.
A distinctive and novel le., 'e Vi sne
mower exhibit was the sb0E Of ga.
nIaue oy Charles l.. Burr Of SpfiBefelA,
nass' TO the ordinary mind a dahiis is
Just a ,S.s.!hih!S, and the name simply sug-
gests big, double flower of almost any
color, so long as it Is red, aid growing
on tall stalk. But Mr. Burr's exhibit
was revelation of the dahlia as flower
OF infinite variety" in color, IN size, and
in form. About $50 flowers we're Sbov a.
no two alike, and some of them OF paE,
beauty. The single, star.nk-e Aorrors
with large petals, grow, firm ,nnOor,ol
seed the present seaso d. WIN Jec;Ssg
novelty, In the col 4c,bop were fowas Of
e sae pel.e OF Sprir tgd, variety snicn is
has been so,d <SAdch merit that the stock
II is a Mo g. a leading dorist for $500.
flowers - of dwarf habit, with tiny
400 Ao, ri such profuse bloomer that
on = <efs and buds have been counted
By .a@ stand from a single bulb. Mr.
~ is an enthusiastic amateur tiOTist,
r4i6 has taken up flower culture as re-
( lief from the grind and confinement of
daily work. He was the original promoter,
and is now the secretary, of the Spring field
Amateur Horticultural society, the largest
organization of its kind in the United
| States.
other Flower Exhibits.
Another feature was the display of cut
| flowers by Florist G. Z. Allen of Brattle.
boro, which was entered for exhibition on
! ly. The attention of the visitors was ire
sistibly drawn toward a bank of smllaX
upon which were the letters sc. +. Allen"
in delicately tinted asters, and in front of
this was the exhibit, consisting Of roses,
| carnations, begonias, asters, chrysauthe-
NUNS and japanese lilies. A border of as
paragus vine completed the display.
Florist d. McGilivray also had large
and beautiful display consisting of q vari-
cites of carnations, 10 of begonas, II Of
palms, IA of ferns and large number of
ported plants. Mr.. McGillivray's collec-
ton of cut flowers was much admired, as
was also a collection sf carnations which
he arranged for Florist Beals of Greenfield,
Mass.
Rvalling the exhibits of the florists in
beauty and excellence were the individual
exhibits of those who were unable to con-
tribute so many varieties. There was a
profusion of wild flowers, dshlias, carna-
tions, gladiolis, hyacnths, pansies, and
every description of cultivated flower, max
ing a sight which only the choicest super
latives" could describe. There were about
so of these small exhibitors, all of whom
live within few miles of Brattleboro.
Maple sugar and Honey.
There were six exhibitors in this depart
ment, the two largest being j. II. Stowe
& Son of Wilmington, who have always
been prize winners at the Valley Fair, and
w. G.. Worden of Guilford Centre. Stowe
& Son exhibited pail and cake sugar and
syrup whose taste and appearance betold
the mastery of the art of maple sugar max
ing. Mr.. Worden showed honey bees at
work, and he also made an excellent dis
play of honey in various forms. A fine
display of sugar and syrup was made by
Elliot Harris of Dover, and b. l.. Dice OF
Brattleboro showed some of the delectabe
product in tubs, pals and in the form OF
syrup. S. A. Peck of Greenfield, Mass,
showed three boxes of clover honey, and
j. 4. Sanderson of West Townshend some
extracted honey. Near this department
was an exhibit of Welch grape juice by
the Welch Grape Juice company OF West
field. N. Y. The exhibit contained a
large number of bottles of the juice Of
Concord grapes, sterilized, strained, and
sealed in new bottles The presses of the
company stand in the midst Of %, 600 acre:
OF grapes.
Canned Fruit.
Mrs. G. F. Spring of Brattleboro wal
easily the leader in the line of fruit pre-
serves. She had on exhibition 40 jars o.
fruit, embracing varieties which woulc
never be thought of by a person unskilleC
in the culinary art. Mrs. Spring also ex
hibited 10 varieties of jellies. Miss Cor;
Goodenough of West Brattleboro was
close second with 33 jars of fruit, four va
reties of jellies and three of pickles. Mrs
( T. F. Betterly of West Brattleboro showed
eight varieties of canned goods. Mrs. Fl
| G. Titus Of Brattleboro made a good dis
play of about dozen varieties, including
tomato honey and four varieties of domes
tic wine. Lizzie C.. Stoddard of Chester
field, N. H., had six cans of jellies. eide
vinegar was shown by j. Z. Gale of Gull
ford and G. w. Franklin of Guilfort
Centre. Other exhibitors were Mrs, G
D, Whitman and Mrs. II. Aldrich of Brat
tlebor6.
Cookery.
Pies, cake and bread comprised abou
all that was shown in this department.
and in quantity and quality they left moth
ing to be desired. The judges, Mrs. c. d
Whitman aud Miss Lillian Higley found il
hard to make decisions on account of thu
, uniform excellence of the display TIL
SssnIt of their work, howeVe- III III
a complete list Of thee ,oibitors is given ii
: the premium .sC which is published else
| wherA. The superintendent in this depart
meat hopes for better facilities and accom-
nodations than are now to be had, and
is probable that his hopes will be realize
as the Valley Fair continues in its onwar
march.
z Estey Organ COmpsny's Exhibit.
b The many excellent qualities Of the Este
s organs and pianos were exhibited by Pro
o Francois G. +. Cramer ia the special builC
n ing of the Estey Organ Company throug