HARTFORD, CONN. 



The fourteenth annual fall exhibition 

 of the Connecticut Horticultural Socie- 

 ty was formally opened on Nov. and 

 lasted three days. Day^ nf laic lira I 

 to flower lover.<, but niakmi; -riiii ic 

 turns to the treasury. \\ li.\ nmII tli.' 

 general public flock to an nid i l.iiniiifiit 

 which bills some bulTooiiery or coarse 

 horse play as part of the show when 

 they will" not so to the slight trouble 

 and expen.se of seeing the truly named 



"Queen of the Autumn" at an exhibi- 

 tion? 



People say that choice flowers can be 

 seen at no expense in the greenhouses. 

 True, but there each plant cannot be 

 |i':n,.,| (o shnw all its beauty and fine 



I ii-. aihl -rM.nii do you see a label 



Willi I 111' laihiy name thereon. Tliat is 

 -.anilliiiiL! Ilial ll.iwcr lovers look for — 

 hn\v mil. li I lra>aiitcr it is to know these 

 swri'l a. (|iia ill! aliens by their given 

 nanu-. li.iw iiiii. li more individuality they 

 have. 



Perhaps the most popujar exhibit in 

 the hall was a number of that splendid 

 new rose. Queen of Edgely, sent by the 

 distributors. Their fine foliage, extra 

 long stems and surpassingly beautiful 

 tint, made them striking, even in all 

 that wealth of gay coloring. 



There were a large number of very 

 fine hush mums which showed a high de- 

 gree of skill in growing, notably those 

 exhibited by Thomas Dryden. of Hart- 

 ford. His Viviand-JIorer, C. W. Ward, 

 iliss Gcorgiana Pitcher. Mile. Lucie 



