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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
There was a good display of hardy per¬ 
petual Roses. Some of them were of fine 
form and color. Among the contributors in 
this department were Ezra Hubbard, Walter 
Craddock, R. Dalglish, and S. Hawkins. 
Mr. Craddock received the first premium for 
table bouquets and for hand bouquets. 
For wild flowers, Mr. Geo. Hunt, of Prov¬ 
idence, received the first premium. 
The show of early fruits and vegetables 
was not large. Mr. S. Dalglish exhibited 
several baskets of magnificent Hovey’s seed¬ 
ling, early Virginia and Jenny’s seedling 
Strawberries. Charles E. Hall, of North 
Providence, exhibited one basket of tempt¬ 
ing-looking Strawberries. Hovey & Co., of 
Boston, exhibited a basket of Jenny Lind 
Strawberries, by its originator, Mr. Isaac 
Day. 
Some fine Cucumbers were contributed by 
J. Watson; fine Tomatoes, Beans, &c., by 
Mr. Dalglish; splendid Cauliflowers, by Mr. 
Ryan, from the garden of Mr. E. A. Wright, 
of Newport; fine Peas, Rhubarb, Beets and 
Lettuce, by J. J. Cooke ; a good selection of 
vegetables, consisting of Peas, Cucumbers, 
Rhubarb and Beans, by Mr. Nesbit. The 
exhibition in this department shows a de¬ 
cided improvement over list year," and we 
hope the farmers and amateur gardeners 
will contribute more fully of their produc¬ 
tions, as many articles which might have 
been shown had no representatives. We 
append a list of the principal premiums 
awarded : 
Strawberries. —To R. Dalglish, for best 
varieties, $3; to Chas. E. Hall, for best 
dish, $2. 
June Roses. —To Geo. Anderson,gardener 
to G. W. Chapin, for best exhibition, $3 ; to 
Thus. M. Hawkins, for 3d best, $1. 
Hardy Perpetual, Roses. —Best, $3, to E. 
Hubbard ; 2d best, $2, to Silas Moore, of 
Cranston ; best two specimens, $1 to W. B. 
Spencer, of Phenix. 
Fuchsias in Pots. —Best, $2, to Geo. An¬ 
derson, gardener to Geo.W. Chapin ; 2d best, 
$ I, to David Cook, gardener to A. D. and J. 
Y. Smith. 
Peonies. —Best, $2, to John Watson, gar¬ 
dener to Gen. James; second best, $1, to 
R. Dalglish. 
Herbaceous Plants. —Best, $2, to W. Nes¬ 
bit, Elm Grove ; 2d best, $1, to David Cook, 
gardener to A. D. & J. Y. Smith. 
Flowering Shrubs and Creepers.. —Best, $2, 
to David Cook, gardener to A. D. & J. Y. 
Smith ; 2d best, $l,to W T m. Nesbit. 
Pelargoniums. —Best, $2, to Geo. Ander¬ 
son, gardener to Geo. W. Chapin; second 
best, $1, to David Cook, gardener to A. D. 
& J. Y. Smith. 
Greenhouse Plants in pots. —Best, $3, to G 
Anderson, gardener to Geo. W. Chapin; 2d 
best, $2, to Wm. Nesbit. 
Beside the stated premiums of $2 and $1, 
for bouquets, baskets of flowers, &r., &c., of 
which we have already spoken, a large num¬ 
ber of gratuitous awards were made, for both 
flowers and vegetables—the lack of space 
precluding further detail. 
Strawberries in California seven inches 
in circumference, are said by the papers of 
that State to be quite common ; while those 
only a little smaller come into the markets 
by the wagon load. Some of our friends 
there will please forward us a few of the 
plants for propagation, and we will return 
the compliment by sending them some roots 
of the New-Rochelle blackberry. 
Geneva, N. Y.—Our correspondent, J. A. 
Collins, sends us a long report of the June 
Exhibition of the Seneca (Town) Agricultur¬ 
al and Horticultural Society, at Geneva, on 
the 29th, from which we condense the fol¬ 
lowing : The show was too early for vegeta¬ 
bles, the season being backward. Strawber¬ 
ries were well represented. Hovey’s Seed¬ 
lings were largest, but Burr’s New Pine were 
preferred for flavor. Roses were also nu¬ 
merous ; the largest collection being from the 
nursery of* Messrs. W. T. & E. Smith. Mr. 
W. S. Burgess, of Waterloo, exhibited large 
pie plants, of a variety called Mayett’s Lin- 
eas (1); the stalks were two to three feet in 
length, and nearly two inches in diameter. 
Stalks of rye seven feet nine inches were 
shown. _ 
For the American Agriculturist. 
THE NEW-ROCHELLE BLACKBERRY, 
THE LAWTON BLACKBERRY, 
Or what I shall call 
THE SEACOR MAMMOTH BLACKBERRY. 
Not only in agricultural papers, but from 
several other sources, I have heard great 
dissatisfaction manifested at the name given 
to this now famous berry by the New-York 
Farmers’s Club. I believe there is a gen¬ 
eral opinion that great injustice is done 
to Mr. Seacor by that Club; and, although 1 
am in no way pecuniarily interested in the 
sale of these plants, I think the subject 
should be thoroughly investigated. The ob¬ 
ject of this communication is to call out a state 
inent of tacts from those persons who are 
familiar with the circumstances of the ori¬ 
gin and subsequent history of the plant. I 
would inquire. 
1st. Was not Mr. Lewis A. Seacor the 
discoverer and preserver of this delicious 
fruit, and did not he first bring it into garden 
culture, and was not Mr. Lawton fully aware 
of these facts when he made his statement 
at the Farmer’s Club 1 
2d. Was not the action of that Club irreg¬ 
ular, inasmuch as it is a standing rule, if not 
custom, to decide no questions brought be¬ 
fore them, but simply to hear facts and 
statements from both sides of all questions 1 
3d. Supposing that action regular, was 
it not entirely too hasty, since no previous 
notice was given of the introduction of this 
question, and was not the subject decided 
without investigation, and upon the ex parte 
statement of an interested individual only l 
4th. Does not the action of that Club tend 
greatly to injure Mr. Seacor and others, by 
giving Mr. Lawton an unjust monopoly of the 
name and sale of the the plant; and is not 
the community at large injured by the im¬ 
pression thus conveyed, that in order to get 
the plants they must buy them of Mr. Law- 
ton at a higher price than is asked for them 
by others l 
5th. Did not Mr. Seymour, Mr. Roosevelt, 
and Mr. Carpenter, as well as Mr. Lawton, 
get their original stock from Mr. Seacor; 
and if so, are not their plants as pure as his, 
and are they not entitled to an equal share 
of patronage and at as good prices l 
I hope these questions will be fully an¬ 
swered, as the history and the facility of 
obtaining this plant has become a matter of 
public interest. I would further ask, wheth¬ 
er the Farmers’ Club should not reconsider 
and reverse their action, if it be a fact that 
Mr. Lawton is not entitled to the name ? If I 
mistake not, you, Mr. Editor, are a member 
of that Club, and was present at the meet¬ 
ing when the name was given. If so I would 
inquire of you whether any chance was given 
to investigate the matter 1 
If the persons who know its history will 
reply to this as far as they well can, they 
shall hear from me again, for I think the 
matter should be thoroughly sifted. 
T. B. G. 
We leave the discussion of this matter to 
our correspondents and to those more imme¬ 
diately interested in the subject. In answer 
to T. B. G.’s direct question to us, we have 
only to say, that we are in no way responsi¬ 
ble for the action of the Club. We occasion¬ 
ally attend with other invited “ outsiders.” 
From the rules of the Club, as we have heard 
them laid down, we should not suppose the 
Club had authority to decide any question of 
this character. Indeed, some three or four 
weeks since, samples of wire fence were ex¬ 
hibited, and some action requested, but it 
was distinctly stated by the officers, and con¬ 
curred in by the members present, that it 
was not the province of the Club to pass any 
resolutions recommending or commending 
anything brought before the Club. As to the 
other matter, we believe the only discussion 
had at the time of the naming the black¬ 
berry, was a discussion of the excellent fla¬ 
vor of a large basket of fine fruit, and some 
remarks upon its wonderful size, &c., fol¬ 
lowed by a paper read by Mr. Lawton. We 
think the Club, to be consistent, should re¬ 
consider their former action, and leave the 
decision of this question to the Horticultural 
SocietiesofNew York and Brooklyn, to whom 
it legitimately belongs. We suggest to one 
or both of these Societies the propriety of 
appointing a committee to inquire into the 
value, proper naming, &c., of this new, and, 
as we think, valuable addition to our sum¬ 
mer fruits. If Mr. Lawton’s efforts in pre¬ 
serving and propagating the fruit entitle him 
to the name, by all means let him have it, 
and if not, let it be given where it belongs. 
The sooner this question is settled the bet¬ 
ter for all parties, and especially for the 
public. 
A STRAWBERRY PLANTATION. 
The editor of the Columbus Times de¬ 
scribes a visit to the country of Mr. Charles 
A. Peabody, of strawberry celebrity, five 
miles distant from that city : 
The sight surpassed our most sanguine ex¬ 
pectations. It consisted of a ten acre field, 
and every foot of ground was red with the 
ripe and luscious fruit. The Hovey seed¬ 
ling was the prevailing growth; but we 
found a part of the ground covered with the 
Peabody seedling, a cross between the Ho¬ 
vey and a native wilding, which pleased us 
better even than the Hovey. The vine is 
larger, the fruit quite as large, more luscious 
and abundant. It is like I he Hovey, a con¬ 
tinuous bearer. We saw vines of this seed¬ 
ling which contained over two hundred ber¬ 
ries, some just forming, others turning, and 
others again ready to melt on the tongue. 
It was a sight to tempt an epicure. The 
most astonishing feature in the condition of 
this crop is that it has been produced without 
artificial watering. We attribute the suc¬ 
cess of Mr. Peabody to his system of culture 
in which mulching forms a conspicuous 
feature. 
In the same field Mr. Peabody has 2,000 
