The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-18

Tho Rhode Island Horticultural society
ansueurated its annual fau exhibition OF
MOWERS and fruit In Tiliinghast's hall ssS
Westminster street at / o'clock today
During the hours OF the morning there
was a busy soene at the hall. and In tho
Office adjacent. Exhibitors were busily
,sngaged In arranging their various ex-
hibits and making the best display possi-
ble. while the assistants In the office
were rapidly making entries Of exhibits
and otherwise assisting In the arrange
ments of the exhibition. Shortly after
mid day order and harmony had been
evolved, out OF chaos. and the result was
a bewildering display of all the oolors OF
the rainbow and a scene OF great beauty
and fragrance The display OF dahlias
was the most beautiful one In the entire
exhibit while the asters almost riyalled
the dahlas in extent and beauty.
Billy Tarbox the "Dahlia King was
early on the scene with magnificent col
lection OF his asters and dahlias.
He declared that he had two acres OF
dahlias and asters now under cultivation
at his farm In West Greenwich. and that
his entire crop OF asters for this year
would reach rs, 900 blooms. Mr Taroo1
exhibit Is at the right OF the hall as one
enters. On the opposite side OF the nan
Mr.. H. F. Burt OF Taunton, Mass, has
very large and beautiful collection OF
cactus dahlias of every size and shade
The display OF fruit Ia particularly
tempting, pears, grapes and apples pre-
dominating. Mr.. Cornelius McNulty has
also an exceptionally fine collection OF to-
matoes.
Perhaps the most novel feature OF the
-. as.f grAVN
eral attention, is the exhibit OF bees work
ing in their observation hives.
Mrs " r. Joslin exhibits a large and
fine case OF honey In combs, bottles and
large glass receivers. She shows also
collection OF beeswax. Mrs. Joslin mas
also the finest assortment OF fruit In the
exhibition In fact she Is. perhaps the
largest exhibitor. and Mr.. Cornelius Nc
Nulty, her assistant. has charge OF the
same.
There were 30 exhibitors in the fruit
class II In flowers and five In honey ana
bees at the opening OF the exhibition TO-
day. Premiums were awarded THIS al
ternoon and tire exhibition feffsssia
open throughout tomorrow.
Among the largest exhibitors. together
with their exhibits are the following:
Miss Sarah j. Mason. Edgewood-Pears
grapes, crab apples. Sapson apples and
dahlias.
Edwin A. Briggs, Providence-Bartl
c1airgean, Sheldon, Pratt, Seckcl. Bosc
and Anton pears.
Mrs. V. r. Joslin--Display OF peaches
and Brighton, Concord. Delaware. Martha
Moore's Early. Magra and Seckol pears.
Mrs. Sam A. Fenner, Providence
Honey and bees and extracted honey ex-
hibition OF bees In observation hive.
g.. X. Luther. Thornton-Honey and bees
and extracted honey.
Mrs V. r. Joslin, River avenue-Honey
and bees, comb extracted honey, beeswax,
etc
Neil Ward. Lonsdale-Asters, display of
all classes; Dahlias. single. seedlings;
Pinks, Dianthus; Marigold. African;
Marigold. French.
Mrs. Sam w. Lewis. olneyville-Asters.
link, purple and white.
H +. Burt Taunton. Mass.-Dahlias, all
classes; show, Pompons. Cactus and
single.
w H. Tarbox. Crompton. r. I.-Dah-
J,as: show, Pompons. Cactus aud single.
Asters: pink, purple. white.
w. p. Lothrop. Brockton Gardens, East
Bridgewater, Mass. - Display or show,
Pompon, Cactus and single Dahlias.
Other exhibitors are as follows;
I.iias A Bloomer. Pawtuxst - Seckel
and Delaware pears.