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ROSE AND STRAWBERRY EXHIBIT. 



The Rose and Strawberry Show, under the auspices of the Con- 

 necticut Board of Agriculture, was held in a vacant store near the 

 old post-office building, Main street, Hartford, Conn., June 23d. 



The front windows were decorated with fresh branches of "Ham- 

 amelis Virginica," or witch hazel. The exhibit was free, and was 

 visited during the day by large numbers of citizens of Hartford 

 and vicinity. 



There was a beautiful collection of roses by Newton Case of Hartford, which 

 was much admired f twenty varieties of choice grown roses from R. A. Moore, 

 Esq., of Kensington, which were beautiful and perfect of their kinds ; a dish of 

 roses from Mrs. Thomas Fairclough of Wolcott ; another dish of roses from "War- 

 ren Rowley of Hartford ; one from M. Louise Hubbard ; Kalraia latifolia from 

 Mrs. Fairclough, and Kalmia augustifolia, or sheep laurel. 



Roses were also exhibited by Cassins Wells ; also a box of roses from A. S. 

 Parker, South Coventry, part from the Nathan Hale place and part fi-om the place 

 of Samuel J. Tilden's grandfather. 



8TKAWBEHEIES. 



A splendid dish of large and perfectly ripened Sharpless berries was exhibited, 

 by Col. D. S. Dewey of Hartford. 



Thirty-six baskets of Manchester, and numerous otber strawberries, were shown 

 in their beauty by Messrs. G. H. & J. H. Hale of South Glastonbury. 



Mrs. Thomas Fairclough, ofWolcott, exhibited four dishes of fine, well-grown 

 berries. 



T. C. Barnes, of Collinsville, also showed four varieties of strawberries, includ- 

 ing fine Crescents. 



Newton Case, of Hartford, some beautiful Jersey Queens. 



Mr. J. B. Olcott, of the Courant, a full crate of strawberries from South Man- 

 chester, just as they go to market, and no wonder that he has a fame for his ex- 

 cellent berries. 



E, W. Durand, of Irvington, N. J., sent four quarts of his Prince of Berries, 

 which were pronounced excellent ; the variety Governor Bigelow last year pro- 

 nounced the best he had ever tasted. 



Rev. Mr. Chapman, of Irvington, N. J., exhibited a seedling of the Crescent, 

 called the Empress ; firmer than Crescent ; only ordinary in quality and wonder- 

 ful in productiveness ; also the Bonny- Jean and Aurora, both new and very good. 



F. A. Beige, gardener for Pliny Jewell of Hartford, exhibited two baskets of 

 unusually fine President Lincoln, which were beautiful and good. 



P. M. Augur & Sons, of Middlefield, exhibited Finch's Prolific, Jersey Queen, 

 and several other standard varieties ; also twenty varieties of Jersey Queen seed- 

 lings of their own raising. 



Prominent among these was the Jewell No. 19, named in honor of Governor 

 Jewell. This is a seedling of J. Qiteen, fertilized by Late-Prolific. The plant is 

 strong, with foliage unusually large and healthy. The flower pistillate, cone very 



