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HORTICULTURE 



November 13. ]9u9 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Our annual exhibition of chrjsanthe- 

 ruums and other seasonable products, 

 was held last week at Putnam Phalanx 

 Hall. Hartford, and we have yet to 

 hear of any person that does not de- 

 clare it to have been the most suc- 

 cessful p,nd interesting exhibition ever 

 givon by the society. Prepaiations 

 were begun for it almost a year ago 

 by interested gardeners and florists. 

 Though some expected wall and ceil- 

 ing decoration was not forthcoming, 

 the generous supply of potted palms, 

 ferns, and similar decorative plants, 

 by Messrs. John Coombs, James J. 

 Goodwin, Walter L. Goodwin, and 

 others, arranged by the deft hands of 

 President John P". Huss, and his as- 

 sistant, Francis Roulier, and by J. A. 

 Weber and others, left little to be 

 desired in the way of beautiful and 

 artistic embellishment of the hall. 



Great interest centered in the 

 trained bush and standard chrysanthe- 

 mums, in various colors, some contain- 

 ing as high as 200 splendid blooms. 

 Nothing more beautiful was ever seen 

 in the state; the highest degree of 

 horticultural skill being manifested in 

 their production. Anemone and single 

 stem varieties also delighted the at- 

 tendants. From the greenhouses of 

 Miss H. F. Whiting, West Hartford, 

 gardener Carl Peterson, a small but 

 perfect collection of roses was ex- , 

 hibited. Neil Nelson, gardener of the 

 Hartford Retreat, showed some fine 

 ■chrysanthemum blooms, as well as a i 

 group of cyclamens and primroses in > 

 pots. Mr. Huss, besides showing I 

 chrysanthemums of nearly every de- 

 scription, also staged cosmos and be- 

 gonias. W. A. Weber's plant of pom- 

 pon chrysanthemums, bearing nine 

 grafts, of as many different colors, 

 was greatly admired, the children 

 present being greatly interested in this 

 demonstration of the art of graftage. 

 Miss Whiting was the only exhibitor 

 of violets. A. H. Wingett, of Lenox, 

 Mass., one of the judges, contributed, 

 not tor competition, a new and hand- 

 some carnation, "Lady Algy," a sal- 

 mon pink sport of Beacon. Mr. Huss 

 also showed a collection of orchids, 

 and A. Righenzi won first honors for 

 a pillow made of chosanthemums, 

 bearing in the foreground the society's 

 Initials. Mr. Coombs received the 

 first award for the best floral piece o£ 

 chrysanthemums, a beautiful bridal 

 design in basket form. Others ex- 

 hibiting chrysanthemums were: Mrs. 

 William C. Lauman, of Noi-wich, gar- 

 dener Charles Thos. Beasley; T. B. 

 Brown, of Windsor; H. L. Metcalfe, 

 Cuno A. Helfricht, James J. Wall; W. 

 A. Kinne and Oscar F. Gritzmacher, 

 of New Britain; and Miss Theodate 

 Pope, of Farmington, gardener W. S. 

 Mason. George A. Parker, superin- 

 tendent of .parks, sent 25 varieties of 

 fine chrysanthemum blooms. 



A finer display of vegetables has 

 probably never been shown in Hart- 

 ford. The special award of $2.5, in 

 this department, by Arthur T. Bod- 

 dington, of New York, elicited three 

 excellent collections, which, with that 

 of James J. Goodwin (by Joseph Guz- 

 zo, vegetable gardener) who took the 

 society's prize for the best collection, 

 filled tables running along one whole 

 side of the hall. The Boddington prize 

 ■was given as follows: First, Charles 



"The Triumphant Insecticide" 



(See page 661 last week's "Horticulture.") 



"So many 'killers' have from time to time been heard from that we con- 

 fess to having developed a strong disposition to be shown just what they 

 will kill. A representative of the American Florist had recently an oppor- 

 tunity of witnessing a number of interesting tests with 'Aphine' at Chas. H. 

 Totty's greenhouses, Madison, N. J. The tests were made by George E. Tal- 

 madge in the presence of Mr. Totty, ^v■i^iam E. Tricker, his foreman, and 

 the writer. Orchids affected with scale, gra.pe vines in which mealy bug had 

 obtained a hold, and black and green aphis on chrysanthemums and roses 

 were all treated. The solution was applied with a small sprayer. We can 

 say for this preparation that 'it does the work,' and it is so far from do- 

 ing au;< damage to the plants that the foliage soon takes on a better color 

 after it has been applied. The results of these tests show that there is an 

 insecticide on the market that is effective and that is easily and quickly 

 applied, at a comparatively small cost. 



"The day after these tests were made, Mr. Totty, whose reputation for 

 fair dealing is unquestioned, said: 



" 'I have nothing but praise for the new insecticide, 'Aphine,' that we 

 tested yesterday. The scale on the calanthes and cattleyas were" all dead 

 when examined through a glass this morning, and the plants are not in- 

 jured in the leaot. The mealy bug was likewise wiped out where the mix- 

 ture touched it. If Mr. Talmad.ge will maintain a uniform quality in his 

 produci, he will have an enonaous sale, for it is xmquestionably right every 

 way.' " — Amfricau F/oris/^ Sept. /S, jgoQ. 



Manufactured by 



GEORGE E. TALMADGE, Inc., Madison, N.J. 



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M. Beach, West Hartford, gardener R. 

 Cawte; second, R. & H. Scoville, of 

 Ohapinville, gardener Walter Angus; 

 third. Walter L. Goodwin, gardener 

 J. A. Weber. Mr. Cawte showed, in- 

 cluding garden herbs, over fifty vari- 

 eties of vegetables. Mr. Angus, who 

 had .iust exhibited at New Haven, had 

 the miFl'ortune there to lose his coat 

 by theft, and had to return home pre- 

 maturely. 



In fruits, George W. Smith, of Mel- 

 rose, was the only exhibitor, showing 

 nine varieties of native grapes, nine 

 of apples, six of pears, and one of 

 quince, and necessarily recsived the 

 lirst prize. 



Mr. Huss entered in 25 classes, and 

 received either fii-st or second prize in 

 every class. Mr. Weber entered in 13 

 classes, and received 11 awards. Other 

 prize-takers in the chrysanthemum or 

 concomitant floricultural classes were: 

 Mr. Beasley, Mr. Righenzi, Mr. Kinne 

 (ten firsts, and two seconds), Mr. 

 Gritzmacher, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Brown, 

 Mr. Helfricht, Mr. Mason, Mr. Nelson 

 and Mr. Coombs. 



The following gratuities were also 

 awarded: Cultural certificates to J. 

 A. Weber for speciinen single chrys- 

 anthemum plant, for a specimen plant 

 of anemone chrysanthemum, and for 

 a grafted specimen of pompon chrys- 

 anthemum: and to Thomas J. Dryden 

 for Lorraine begonia: diploma to J. 

 F. Huss for collection of single and 

 anemone chrysanthemums in pots, 

 with special mention of the following 

 varieties; Gertrude Osmunds, Bishop 

 Hemmingham, Mi. J. A. Peterson, Mrs. 

 Edward F. Swift, Mrs. Bassett. Hon- 

 orable mention to Mr. Huss for col- 

 lection of orehids; certificate of meiit 

 to Mr. Coombs for collection of palms 



and ferns; cultural certificate to Mr. 

 Peterson for collection of roses. 



1500 school children were given free 

 admission, and some of them gave an- 

 noyance by unruly conduct. The 

 judges were F. Heeremans and A. H. 

 Wingett, of Lenox, who also kindly 

 served in this capacity at our recent 

 dahlia show. Our attendance was 

 large, and the event doubtless a finan- 

 cial success. 



GEORGE W. SMITH. Sec. 



Melrose, Conn., Nov. 8, 1909. 



WASHINGTON FLOWER SHOW. 



The annual flower show given by the 

 Florists' Club of Washington opened 

 on the 8th Nov. at the old Masonic 

 Temple. While the preceding shows 

 have all been up to the standard, there 

 is no question as to this exhibit being 

 the handsomest ever attempted by the 

 ilnb and the immense crowd of Mon- 

 day evening attested to the growing 

 popularity of the exhibits. The idea 

 first impressed upon one's mind on 

 entering the hall, was that of white 

 marble and flowers. The centre of 

 the room was given up to a central 

 Court of Honor which was decorated 

 by Geo. Shaffer with different colored 

 cbyrsanthemums (single stems), wild 

 sniilax and hundreds of vari-colored 

 elect i-ic lights. The lour corners of 

 the room were accentuated by four 

 large vases mounted on pillars (imi- 

 tating marble) and conUiining im- 

 mense single-stem chrysanthemums, 

 while at the base were grouped hardy 

 ferns and vases of blooms. Two were 

 filled by Gude Bros, and the other two 

 liy Geo. Cooke. The U. S. Botanic 

 tiarden had one of the finest and most 

 unique displays they have ever made. 



