1862. 



THE ILLINOIS FAEMER. 



527 



1 Farfugium Grande. 

 1 Canna Indiea. 



F. K. Phenix — 



15 varieties of hardy evergeens — over forty 

 trees — making a small forest — nearly filling 

 the large stage. 

 Best display of cut roses. 



" display of Dahlias. 



" 12 var. Dahlias first prem. 



" display Verbenas sec. prem. 



EoBT. KrNTz, gardener to E. B. McCagg — 



Best collection of variagated plants. 

 " " Begonias. 



" " Bouvardias. 



" specimens of Orehids. 

 " collection of Ferns. 



The above were not entered for premiums. 

 Plants all very fine and highly commended by all 

 who saw them. 



J. F. Baldwix — 



4 large and American Arborvitas in tubs. 



F. ScLZER, of Graceland Gardens — 



Best small Dahlia boquet. 



" table boquet see. prem. 



" display of Begonias. 



" display of variagated plant?. 



D. BONXARD — 



Best pair hand boqueta first prem. 



" and largest iiat boquet of Dahlias, 2d pre. 



The above are three feet high. 



Mrs. D. M. P. Davis— 



Best display of cut roses. 

 " display of Dahlias. 



" 12 varieties Dahlias. 



" display of Asters. 



" display of seedling Verbenas. 



" display of per Phlox see. prem. 



" large boquet of Dahlias. 



Specimens of variagated plants. 



Hand boquet of variagated plants. 



Mrs. H. Streeter — 



Best large boquet of Dahlias first prem. 



H. P. Kimball — 



Best 12 varieties Verbenas. 

 " display of German Stocks. 



" display German Asters first prem. 



" pair flat boquets first prem. 



H. M. Thompson — 



STOVE AND HOT HOUSE PLANTS OP COMMERCE. 



1 Pine Apple (Annassa) in fruit. 



1 Champlain's Moss Basket. 



1 Pine Apple (Annassa) small plant. 



1 Cofiee tree, ia fruit. 



1 Tea tree. 



1 Cocanut. 



1 Sago plant. 



1 Black pepper. 



1 Ginger plant. 



1 Cinnamon tree. 



1 Allspice. 



1 Oloa (Olea Europea). 



1 Pomegranite. 



1 Date. 



1 Fig. 



1 Cotton plant in pot. 



1 Orange. 



1 Lemon. 



1 Lime. 



1 India rubber. 



1 Bannana. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



SuEL Foster — 



Seedling apples. 



A. S. & Geo. Barrt — 

 Box honey — very fine. 

 Yellow pine. 

 Figs. 



G. Neallt — 



6 Vicar of Winkfield pears. 



6 Belle Lucrative. 



6 Grey Doyenne. 



6 Bum Dial — all very fine. 



H. H. Marsh — 



German prune plums — nearly a half bushel of 

 fine specimens. 



L. B. Platt & Co.— 

 Basket of pears. 



C. H. HiBBARD — 



Specimen of cranberries. 



H. M. Austin — 



Three plates of apples grown in his garden at 

 Harlem — all fair. 



J. H. Reese — 



Two varieties foreign grapes — very superior. 



H. P. Stanley — 



Ten varieties of peaches of largest size — very 

 suburb. 



D. Reese Williams — 



Patent bee hive. 



This hive appears to have been gotten up for 

 the use of bees, and attracted much attention 

 for its simplicity and v»lue for artificial swarm- 

 ing, and regulating the siza of the several 

 swarms. By it, the weak swarms are made 

 strong from the large ones, without any particu- 

 lar trouble. 



The Committe on the above, were Louis Pant- 

 Ian, H. P. Kimball, A. Bryant, Jun., J. C. Teas, 

 E. J. Teas, and C R Overman. 



JThey remark: "In regard to the Fuch- 

 ias, they beg leave to suggest, that many of the 

 plants, in their opinion are faulty in shape; being 

 too tall without branches, and not fine pyramid- 

 ial specimens, branched from the bottom as we 

 should like to see." 



TLey recommend a special premium to Mrs. 

 Kennicott, of Kenwood, for seedling petunia. 



The large collection of plants of commerce, 

 by Mr. H. M. Thompson, evince enterprise in 



