New-York tribune., 1901-09-25
AN AUTUMN EXHIBIT.
BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FLOWERS,
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.

Autumn flowers. fruits and vegetables arc shown
IN profusion the seventeen annual exhibition OF
the American Institute. in progress at the
Berkeley Lyceum Nos. 19 and q West Forty-fourth-
The big spikes of the fame coored Tritoma
uvari., which brighten the long tables OF fruits;
The brilliant and fantastic orchids of which there
is goody showing; the parti-colored and varie-
sated leaves OF the coladiums; masses of hot
house plants. with rich foliage; the wealth OF
gorgeous hues displayed in the huge piles Of veg
etables. and last and conspicuous than all,
the great display of dahas. produce together a
most charming effect
OF the dahlias alone several hundred varieties
are shown, among them being the cactus dahlia,
which. with its long. flowing petals, has super
seded in public favor the old fashioned kinds with
their conventional rosette like appearance These,
well the single, double and pompom species,
shown in bewildering variety OF rich colors.
With the Introduction of the cactus variety the
objection dahlia-that it is 'too stiff for
decorative purposes'-has disappeared. and it is
now disputing honors with flowers hitherto highly
esteemed for ornamental uses. Theodore Have
meyer. Mrs. II. l. Terrell and E. D. Adams all dis
play large collections. Mr.. Havemeyer. It is said.
has eight hundred varieties in his grounds Hemp
stead, which form the largest collection in this
country.
Among the fruits the medlars sent by the horti-
cultural department of Cornell University produce
much curiosity among visitors who have not seen
Gates from apcient tiynes rf1osa - b,,, @ o, I'm
hard and unsuitable for eating, the medlar never
bunc:les Of luscious hothouse grapes exhibited
by Mrs. j. B. Cheever. II. Nick. Twombly and
others. Several new kinds of japanese plums are
TO be seen. among them the novel Satsuma blood
variety.
Among the vegetables are bulky squashes. at
least two of which have each attained hundred
pounds In weight: gigantic eggplants and cabbages
radishes. carrots and beets all Of quality calcu-
lated TO drive TO despair the housewife who depends
upon the regular supplies found in the average
greengrccery. Several vegetables unusual in
the ordinary markets. There numerous kinds of
tomatoes. from the big beefsteak variety those
as tiny as large currants whose name, by the way.
they bear. The Celestial peppers, an Introduction
from China, which have become useful in the
American cuisine, found in great profusion.
The English cucumbers. with their unfamiliar mar
row length, are passed unrecognized by the a
Jority Of sightseers. The English vegetable mar
are known to fewer people than they deserve
to be, as are also the big yams. which are not yet
common in the ordinary market There beans
Of all sorts and giant okra several varieties of kohl
rabi. etc One OF the most attractive displays is
made by T. G. Bourne, OF Oakdale. Long Island
and consists of vegetables grown land which
had been considered useless. Although the soil is
still being reclaimed the largest specimens and the
greatest variety exhibited We're sent from there