Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-30
VEGETABLE DISPLAY
TO Be LARGE ONE
Will Prove Ono Of the Big Fea-
tures Of the State Fair
at EIsmere.

Frank r. fcarSieN. SUPERINTENDENT
or the vegetable department at the
Delaware State Fair, which opens on
Monday. September 5. expects TO have
= much better showing at this years
exhibit than ever before. Not only
are there more contestants listed. but
these have announced that thy are
going to. engage more generally and
I'm many more classes than have been
the usual custom at fairs throughout
the country.
For the benefit of those who might
wish to make late showing, Mr..
Ncarsley announced that the exhibits
Nill be received until i2 o'clock Mon
day noon. All the articles exhibited
must have been raised and owned by
rhc exhibitor.
There are 20 general classes OF
exhibits under the vegetable depart
mcnt Altogether, there are 1894
prizes offered.
The FIRST on the list is a collection
Of various types and varieties of beans.
sonsistinC of at least types and s
Varieties. correctly named. For single
specimens quarts OF fresh market
able beans must me shown i'm the pod.
six prizes are offered for dwarf lima
beans. These are for Dreer's bush
lima. henderson bush lima and Ford
hooks bush lima. Six premiums are
offered for pole beans of the following
Varieties: King of the Garden. Chal-
ience and .Henderson's early L.
Niathan. Eight prizes are offered for
pole wax or green podded beans of the
Caseknife. Yard Long, Golden Cluster
and Golden Carmine Varieties. For
dwarf wax or green podded beans
there are 10 prizes. the varieties be-
ing early red. Burpee's stringless.
refugee wax. improved golden wax
and brittle wax.
Cabbage Exhibit to be Large.
Tho display of cabbage is expected
e. result in splendid collection of
various varieties. there being IL prizes
offered. The first premiums are
offered for a collection of types and
varieties Of not less than 5. and then
there arc prizes each for early
Jersey. early summer. fiat Dutch.
Danish baldhead and drumhead savoy.
Six. prizes are offered for Jenny
Lind. Fordhook and Rocky Ford
cantaloupcs.
-Four prizes are offered for the rails
ing 81 carrots. which will lie judged
On the hasis of marketable qualities,
The two varieties are Danvers Half
I.ong and Long Orange.
Growers of celery have 12 oppor-
tunitics to win honors. All celery
dis LAYS must have the roots attached
in order TO keep it fresh during the
exhibition
Three plants of each variety ere
required for all displays. The varie-
ties arr white plume. golden self
hlsnchinE. giant pascal. Evans tri-
umph, winter queen and giant white
salad.
Sweet corn. which is one of Della
wares big vegetable crops. will be one
of the important displays at the ex-
hihit Eight prizes will be awarded
for the following varieties: Country
Gentleman. Stowell's evergreen. man.
mouth sugar and golden bantam.
Twelve premiums are offered for
cucumbers. Five specimens Of each
az the following varieties: Fordhook
Famous, Livingston's evergreen. early
Russian, early white spine. Boston
ricklinr. Davis perfect.
Six prizes are offered for 3 varieties
81 egg plants. These are New York
Improved, Black Beauty and earliest
dwarf purple.
Five specimens of each of the fol-
lowing varieties are required in the
onion display: yellow globe Dan
vers. prisetaker. Silver king, South
port white globe. Southport yellow
globe and White Portugal or silver
skin.
SIX premiums are offered for
varieties Of parsnips, as follows: Inn
proved hollow crown. Guernsey stu
dent. early short round or turnip- /
shaped.
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