Middletown transcript., 1911-06-17
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
$500 in Cash Prizes For Fruit,
Vegetables and Canned Goods

The Executive Committee of the Pen.
insula Horticultural Society met at the
home of the President, Mr.. Frank E.
Matthews, Pocomoke City, Maryland,
and decided to offer about $500 in cash
prizes for fruit, vegetables and canned
goods, to be awarded at the annual meet
ing in Pocomoke, January 8, 10, and IL,
1912, and to secure liberal prizes for col.
lections of fruit, nuts, vegetables and
other products. The following are the
principal prizes:
Apples, special prizes on boxes, barrels
and collections to be announced. Single
plates, first prize So, second prize$1, third
prize SOC on each of the following varie-
ties: Arkansas Black, Ben Davis, Bismark,
Carolina, Red June, Duchess, Early Ripe,
English Redstreak, Fallawater, Gano, Gil.
pin (Carthouse), Graveustein, Grimes,
Grindstone, Holland Pippin, Jefferiss,
Jonathan, Lawyer, Limbertwig, Lonk-
ford, Maryland Maiden Blush, Missouri
Pippin, Nero, Boyes, Paragon, Rome,
Smith Cider, Smokehouse, Stark, Stay
man Winesap, Summer King, Winesap,
Yellow Newton, Yellow Transparent.
Pears. special prizes on collective ex.
hibits to be announced later. Single
plates, first prize 50, second prize 81, third
prize, SO cents ,on each of the following
varieties: Bartlett, Duchesse, CARRIER,
Howell, Kieffer, Lawrence, LeConte,
Seckel, Sheldon.
Ounces, special prize to be announced.
Single plates, first prize 81, second prize
ST., third prize so cents on each variety
exhibited.
Canned fruits, special prize fer collec-
tive exhibits to be announced later. Sin
gle cans, first prize 81, second prize 81,
third prize 80 cents on each of the follow
ing. Apples, pears, peaches, plums, cher
ries, black berries, ,raspberries, gooseberriee,
strawberries.
Canned vegetables, special prize for
collective exhibits. Single cans, first
prize So, second prize 81, third prize 30
cents. Tomatoes, corn, pumpkin, pickles,
catsup, Chill sauce, ehow.chow.
Preserves, on single jars, first prize So,
second prize 81, third prize so cents on
each of the following: Apples, peach,
pear, plum, ounce. citron and straw
berries.
JeIies, on single glass, first prize 81,
second prize 81 cents on the following
kinds: Apple, peach, pear, plum, cherry,
ounce, blackberry, raspberry, currant,
straw berry, grape.
Nuts, special prizes on general collect
ion to be announced. Single varieties,
first prize 50, second prize 81, third prize
so cents ON the following: Chestnuts, Pc
cans, Persian or English Walnuts, black
walnuts, shellbarks, peanuts.
Vegetables, special prize for collection
to be announced. On cabbage each variety
exhibited, first prize So, second prize 81,
third prize so cents. Irish potatoes, Beauty
of Hebron, Crown Jewell, Green Noun
tain, Irish Cobbler, American Giant, Gold
Coin; Sweet potatoes, Big Stem Jersey,
Goldskin, Red Jersey, Early Caroline.
Carrots, Danvers, Celery, Dwarf Golden
Heart, Giant Pascal, White Plume; Kale,
Lettuce, Onions, Yellow Danver, Prize
taker, Silverskin, Parsnips, Parsley,
Pumpkins, Satisfy, spinach, tomatoes, tnr.
nips.
The Peninsula Produce Exchange, of
Pocomoke, Md, The Eastern Shore Ex-
changes, Onley, Va, other produce ex-
changes, the railroad company, have all
indicated willingness to help make the.
exhibit large and interesting one. The
program will give particular attention to
vegetable culture in all its branches. Pro-
fessor 7. @. johnson, Of the Norfolk Ex.
pertinent Station and Professor W. L.
Watts, of State College, Pa, both specia.
lists in vegetable growing. have agreed to
be present and deliver lectures.
Eugene Fl. shallcross, Middetown, Del.
was elected member Of the Executive
COMMITTEES in place Of hisfather Who died
last winter.
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