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made Cincinnati the greatest fruit and vegetable market of the United 

 States. 



It would occupy too much space here, to attempt a detailed description 

 of the whole of the exhibition. 



The principal object of attraction on entering the main pavilion, was 

 the beautiful rock ornament at the termination of the main avenue, in 

 front of which was a splendid jet of water, falling into a large basin. 

 In addition to this display, a beautiful sheet of water was made to fall 

 from a projection of the rock, into a small basin at the base. This rock- 

 work and display of water, with the beautiful arch in front of all, was, 

 perhaps, the greatest attraction. Many of the designs, however, which 

 were correct imitations of European castles, were also very interest- 

 ing when closely examined ; several of them had a connection with 

 the water pipes, to show natural waterfalls, running streams of water, 

 and in the grounds represented around the castles, the shrubbery in 

 miniature, was growing in a thriving and healthy condition. 



In the pavilion which contained the fruit, great interest was taken- 

 Here, tables of several hundred feet contained over one thousand nine 

 hundred dishes and plates of choice fruit ; each plate with a card show- 

 ing the owner's name, and each specimen of fruit properly named, with 

 cards placed on the contributions. 



The great variety of fruit on the tables in this department, was highly 

 interesting to the pomologist and vine-dresser. 



Apples and pears, the product of trees from every part of Europe, 

 were placed alongside of our native fruits. Grapes, the product of vines 

 imported from Erance, Italy, Germany, and the higher regions of the 

 Alps, were placed side by side with our native Catawba. Herbemont and 

 Ohio. In the regions of our own country, from the sunny plains of 

 Texas to the extreme northern latitudes of New York and Massachu- 

 setts, every intermediate region where fruit is cultivated, was represented 

 by the products of the tsees or vines ; thus giving, at one view, the 

 effect of culture and climate upon the fruit of the various regions of our 

 country. 



The vegetable department, in the rear of the rock work, contained 

 wide tables of more than one hundred feet in length, loaded with gigantic 

 vegetables of every description, and each lot properly labeled, with the 

 contributor's name given. Erom the green-houses and conserva- 

 tories of the neighborhood of the city, the Society was enabled to present 

 a grand display of growing plants, native to almost every region of the 

 globe. The beautiful plants from Australia were new and highly 

 interesting. 



