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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



HARTFORD (CONN.) SHOW. 

 The officers and members of the Connecti- 

 cut Horticultural Society were much pleased 

 and gratified at the success attending their 

 efforts to hold a Chrj"santhemum Sliow. 

 This show was held on Friday, November I'i. 

 When the Cliairman of the committee in 

 charge of the exhibition requested one mem- 

 ber of that committee to endeavor to secure 

 the old City Hall, for many years the his- 

 torical State House (also known as the 

 famous Bultinch Building), he entertained 

 little liope of having his ambition gratified: 

 and when he announced that he liad met 

 with success and that the Chrysantliemum 

 Show was to be held in this grand old 

 building, every member of the society was 

 greatly and pleasantly surprised. The hall- 

 way and the stairway on each side were 

 beautifully decorated with palms and 'mums 

 of all kinds and sizes, groups of pompons 

 and a very attractive exhibit of seedlings 

 of anemone flowered 'mums of special i 

 merit. The private gardeners and growers | 

 very kindly contributed to the success of i 

 the show by bringing the best they had. and ' 

 the committee wishes to thank the exhibit- 

 ors through the columns of the Ciiroxicle 

 for their whole-hearted response to make 

 the show the best ever given by the so- 

 ciety. It is conservatively estimated that 

 some 10,000 visitors viewed the exhibition 

 on the above date. There were no premiums j 

 ofl'ered at this show, altliough a number of 

 diplomas were awarded by the judges ap- [ 

 pointed to pass on the merits of the ex- , 

 liibits. The society is proud that it was j 

 the first organization in this city to demon- I 

 strate for what purposes the old City Hall 

 could be used for the entire benefit of the 

 citizens of Hartford. 



John F. Huss, superintendent of the .James 

 J. Goodwin Estate, was awarded a first- 

 class certificate for specimen plants. He 

 t'xhibited three large vases of white, yellow 

 and pink 'mums in the mayor's reception 

 room for which a certificate of merit was 

 awarded. A first-class certificate was also 

 awarded his collection of potted plants and 

 potted pompons. 



Alfred Cebelius, gardener for Professor 

 ^lelanthon W. Jacobus, received a first-class 

 certificate for specimen plant. This plant 

 of R. F. Felton, yellow, attracted a great 

 deal of attention, bearing some 300 blooms. 

 Other plants exhibited by him were Dr. 

 Enguehard. containing some l.iO pink 

 hlooms, and Lady Lydia. white, the plant 

 being trained fan shape. A striking novelty 

 shown by Mr. Celielius was the Reine Du 

 Japan, a peculiar white bloom witli petals 

 like pine needles. He also staged vases of 

 Ophelia, Mrs. Aaron Ward. Mrs. Charles 

 Russel. Hadley and Radiance roses, for 

 which he was awarded a first-class certifi- 

 cate. 



Fred Boss, gardener at Elizabetli Park 

 was awarded a first-class certificate for cut 

 hlooms, and also for potted plants. The 

 south side of the lobby was beautifully 

 decorated by the Park Department, for 

 which Hartford is famous. 



The palms and ferns displayed by A. N. 

 Pierson. Inc., of Cromwell, were rare speci- 

 mens for size and perfection in growth, and 

 gave the general outline of the exhibition a 

 finishing touch that could not be surpassed 

 by anything else. A table of cut roses came 

 in for their share of praise, especially the 

 new "Red Radiance" rose, which is verv 

 similar in color to American Beauty. Both 

 these exhibits were awarded first-class cer- 

 tificates bv the judges. 



George H. Hale, gardener for W. E. Ses- 

 sions of Bristol, was awarded a first-class 

 certificate for seedlings of anemone flow- 

 ered 'mums of special merit. This exhibit 

 created quite a discussion among some of 



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 loss to name it. He also received a certifi- 

 cate of merit for cut blooms. 



Warren S. ilason. superintendent of the 

 A. A. Pope Estate, Farmington, was award- 

 ed a certificate of merit for general display. 



The chrysanthemum display of Elmer D. 

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The staging of the various exhibits was 

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OYSTER BAY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regidar monthly meeting of the Oy- 

 ster Bay Horticultural Society was held in 

 Fireman's Hall. Ovster Bay, on Novemlicr 

 24, 1915. 



Mr. John Sorosick reported the •■ 'mum" 

 show a great success. 



Mr. John T. Ingram reported the lecture 

 given by Dr. Felt at the Oyster Bay High 

 School recently a great success. 



The following were elected to active mem- 

 bership: Messrs. Geo. Wilson, Geo. Walker. 

 Charles Moulti. Charles Valentine. Charles 

 Young and William Ritchie. 



The exhibition tables were well filled, and 

 prominent among the exhibits was Mr. 

 Robinson's collection of vegetables, of which 

 there were twenty-nine varieties. The fol- 

 lowing were appointed Judges: Messrs. Mil- 

 burn. Gale and Hothersall and reported as 

 follows: 3 heads lettuce, Joseph Robinson, 

 society's prize: .50 violets. Prince of Wales. 

 George Wilson, society's prize; seedling 

 chrysanthemum. J. Bell, certificate of merit; 

 collection of vegetables. J. Robinson, cul- 

 tural certificate. 



ilr. James Bell gave an interesting talk 

 on his new type of 'mum to be known as the 

 Cactus type. 



A lecture on "Hickory Bark Beetles," etc., 

 was given by Mr. J. J.'De Vyver. 



Exhibits for next meeting are 1 pot 

 primula, 1 pot schizanthus. 12 mushrooms. 

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