The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-06-13
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Offers Liberal Prizes For Fruits,
Vegetables, and Canned Goods.


The Executive Committee of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society met
at the home of the President, Mr..
Frank Matthews, Pocomoke, Mary
land, and decided to offer about
$500 in cash prizes for fruits, vege-
tables and canned goods, to be
awarded at the annual meeting in
Pocomoke, January 8, 10, II, 1872
and to secure liberal prizes for col
lective exhibits, such as boxes and
barrels of apples, collections of
fruits, nuts, vegetables and Other
products. The following are the
principal prizes:
Apples, special prizes on boxes,
barrels and collections to be an
nounced. Single plates, first prize,
81; second prize, 81; third prize, so
cents on each of the following va
rieties: Arkansas Black. Ben Davis.
Bismark, Carolina Red June, Ouch
esse, Early Ripe, English Red
streak, Fallawater, Gano, Gilpin
(Carthouse), Gravenstein, Grimes,
Grandstone, Holland Pipin, Jefferies
Jonathan, LAWYER, Limbertwig, Lank-
ford, Maryland Maiden Blush, Mis-
souri, Pippin, Nero, Noyes, Paragon,
Rome, Smith Cider, Smokehouse.
Stark, Stayman Winesap, Summer
King, Winesap, Yellow NewtoWn.
Yellow Transparent, York.
Pears, special prizes on collective
exhibits to be announced. Single
plates, first prize, So; second prize,
81; third prize, so cents, on each
of the following varieties: Bartlett.
Douchesse, CARRIER, Howell, Kieffer,
Lawrence, LeConte, Seckel, Shell
don.
Ounces, special prize to be an
nounced. Single plates, first prize.
81; second, 81; third, so cents, on
each variety exhibited.
Canned fruits, special prize for
collective exhibits to be announced.
Single cans, first prize, So; second,
81; third, so cents, on each of the
following: Apples, pears, peaches,
plums, cherries, blackberries, rasp-
berries, gooseberries, strawberries.
Canned vegetables, special prize
for collective exhibits to be an
nounced. Single cans, first prize,
So; second, 81; third, SO cents, on
tomatoes, corn, pumpkins, pickles,
catsup, Chilli sauce, chow-chow.
Preserves, on single jars, first
prize, So; second, 81; third, Soc, on
each of the following: Apples,
peach, pear, plum, ounce, citron,
strawberry.
Jellies, on single glass, first prize,
81; second, Soc, on the following
kinds: Apple, crabapple, peach,
pear, plum, cherry, ounce, black
berry, raspberry, currant, straw
berry, grape.
Nuts, special prizes on general
collection to be announced. Single
varieties, first prize, 81; second, 81;
third, SO cents, on the following:
Chestnuts, pecans, Persian or Eng
lish walnuts, black walnuts, she'll
barks, peanuts.
Vegetables, special prize Q0ll,
ls;aeafsoar> esr 55e- announced. On -
bage, each variety exhibited, first
prize, So; second, 81; third, soc. IT.
ish potatoes, Beauty of Hebron,
Crown Jewell, Green Mountain, r.
ish Cobbler, American Giant, Gold
Coin. Sweet potatoes, Big Stem
Jersey, Goldskin, Red. Jersey, Ear
ly Carolina. Carrots, Danvers. Gel
cry, Dwarf, Golden Heart, Giant |
Pascal, White Plume. Kale; Let
tuce; Onions, Yellow Danvers, Prize
taker, Silverskin. Parsnips; Pars-
ley: Pumpkins; Satisfy; Spinach; To-
matoes; TIrnips.
The Peninsula Produce Exchange,
Of Pocomoke, Maryland, The East |
ern Shore Exchange, Onley, Vir-
ginia, other produce exchanges, the
company, have all indicated
a willingness to help make the ex-
hibit a large and interesting one.
The program will give particular at
tention to vegetable culture in all
it's branches. Prof. T. c. Johnson,
of the Norfolk Experiment Station,
and Prof. r. D. Watts, of State Col
lege, Pa, both specialists in vege-
table growing, have agreed to be
present and deliver lectures.
Eugene H.Shalloress, MiddletoYn,
Del, was elected a member of the
Executive Committee in place of his
father, who died last winter.