The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15
HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
Bartlett Pears Shown in Plenty-cot-
ton Plant Exhibited.

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ton Plant Exhibited.
The feature Of the Horticultural
show yesterday afternoon was the dis
play Of Bartlett pears, there being IS
plates shown. The aster exhibit was
also particularly fine. as well as the
display of marigolds. The Dartmouth
street school sent a cotton plant in
bloom, which attracted a good deal of
attention. The prize winners were as
follows:
Flowers-Cut flowers: f. A Blake,
first; H. b. Watts, second; A. H. Brown,
third; Mrs. A. A. Hixon, fourth. Bask-
ct, amateur, Mrs. w. A. Forbes, firsty
Mrs. H. NJ. Chase, second; Mrs H. A.
Jones, third Florist, Mrs. A. A. Hix-
on, first; F. A. Blake, second. Aster,
H. B. Watts, first; NJ. B. Briefly, SEQ
ond; Mrs. A. e. Underwood, third; Mrs.
p. w. Ward, fourth. MarigoId, H. B.
Watts, first; S. T.. Fisher, second; Mrs
II. A. Jones, third; Mrs. S. H. Record,
fourth. Gratuities: S. w. Sibley, dah-
las; Mrs. j. A. Balloon, wild flowers;
j. A. Abbott, single dahias; Mrs T.
Ward cut flowers; Mrs. S. E. Fisher,
sweet pea; Mrs. Fl. B. Watts, nastur-
tium; Mrs. S. H. Record, dahlias: A.
Merrifeld, coXcomb; Florence E. Watts,
gentian; Dartmouth street school, cot
ton plant.
Vegetables: Melon, green flesh, C. L.
Hartshorn,, first :. w. j. Wheeler, sec
first; F. ]. Kinney, second. Water, Ell
lot Morse, first; S. E. Fisher, second;
c. L. Hartshorn, third Carrot. any
variety, IL. r. Kinney. first; G. L.
Hartshorn, second; VIM. O'Connell.
third. Egg plant, C. L. Hartshorn,
first; H. r. Kinney, second; S. H. Rec
ord, third. Cabbage, red, S. H. Record,
first; II. A. Keith, second C. l.. Harts-
horn, third. Savoy, c.. L. Hartshorn,
first; S. H. Record, second H. B.
Watts, third. Cauliflower, w. D. Ross,
first; Elliott Moore, second; C. L.
Hartshorn, third; S. H. Record. fourth.
Gratuities, Mrs. Samuel H. Bennett,
Mrs. Mary E. Woodward, Francis
Earle Jones and Mrs. j. A. Balloon,
mushrooms.
Fruit-Apple: Gravenstein, Mps. A.
e. Underwood, first; w. J. Wheeler,
second; Elliot Moore, third; Miss S. H.
Powers, fourth; w. N. Maynard, fifth.
Maidenblush, H. r. Kinney first;aG. c.
Rice, second; w. N. Maynard, third.
Porter, Mrs. ]. f. Darling, firste Mrs.
A. e. Underwood, secondF G. e. Stone.
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Hartshorn, first; G. c. Rice, second;
W. N. Maynard, third; H. E. Tucker,
fourth. Crab apple. Hyslop. C. L.
Hartshorn, first; W. ]. Wheeler, sec
ond; A. w. Andrews, third. Pear.
Bartlett, w ]. Wheeler, first; Mrs
Samuel Overend, second; Edward
Hall, third; A. H. Wakefield, fourth;
G. 9. Reed, fifth; varieties not sehed-
uled, Abram K. Gould, first: Mrs. H. p.
Evans. second; C. H. Wakefield, third;
G. G. Reed, fourth. Peach, Old Nixon.
Mrs. H. P. Evans, first; Sarah ]. kin.
ney, second; Crosby, G.. E. Stone, first;
F. j. Kinney, second; j. A. Allen, third;
seedlings, G. M. Houghton, first; Edith
Rockwell, second; Mrs. S. H Powers
third; varieties not scheduled, Frank r.
Kinney, first; j. A. Allen, second. Plum.
Goes Golden Drop, Abram K. Gould.
first; A. w. Andrews, second; H. A.
Jones, third; Refine Claude de Ravay,
j. A. Abbott, first; e. A. Weeks sec
ond; A. w. Andrews. third. Grape,
Green Mountain, f. j. Kinney, first; H.
r. Kinney, second; Mrs. Samuel Over
end, third. Moore, H. r. Kinney, first:
Frank j. Kinney, second: Mrs. Samuel
OVerend, third GratIities, ]. A. Abb
bolt, Abbott grape; J. A. Abbott, Mar
tina grape.
Beginning at 10 o clock next Thursday
morning, the joint fair Of the Worces-
ter County Horticultural Society and
the Worcester Agricultural Society will
be held in Horticultural hall, lasting
until 9 O'Clock p. m. Admission will be
free. The list of premiums offered were
published in The Spy few weeks ago,
and the complete schedule may be OBJ
tanned from A. A. Hixon of the Horti-
cultural Society or l.. r. Herrick Sec
rotary of the Agricultural Society.