January 10, 1922 



The Florists' Review 



31 



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HARTFORD ATTRACTIONS. 



Three Organizations Contribute. 



As the greatest midwinter meeting 

 of the trade, at least in recent years, 

 the gathering at Hartford, Conn., Janu- 

 ary 25 to 27, will draw a large number 

 of florists. In addition to the annual 

 meeting and exhibition of the American 

 Carnation Society, always an event of 

 importance, there is, as an additional 

 drawing card, the exhibits to be staged 

 under the auspices of the cut flower sec- 

 tion of the American Rose Society. 

 Though roses have always been present 

 at the carnation show, there has not 

 been in recent years the special effort to 

 get them that there has been for this 

 convention. The National Flower Grow- 

 ers' Association will also hold its annual 

 meeting during the three days and the 

 growing strength of this organization 

 is expected to attract to Hartford a 

 good many greenhouse men. Aside from 

 the sights to be seen in the exhibition 

 hall at the Foot Guard Armory and the 

 matters to be discussed at the various 

 meetings, the city of Hartford holds 

 some things which may be of interest 

 to visitors from a distance. 



Big Park System. 



It is perhaps not generally known 

 that Hartford has the largest park sys- 

 tem in the United States of any city of 

 its population. It has twenty-one parks, 

 which contain ],335 acres, nearly an acre 

 for each 100 citizens, as the last census 

 puts the population at 138,036. Keney 

 park, containing 680 acres, is, next to 

 the metropolitan reservations of Boston, 

 the largest park in New England. 



In Elizabeth park, given by Charles 

 M. Pond, in memory of his wife, is lo- 

 cated one of the American Rose Soci- 

 ety's rose test gardens, one of the finest 

 rose gardens in the world. It contains 

 275 varieties and 10,000 different rose 

 plants. Mr. Pond left $200,000 for its 

 development. 



Historical. 



Established in 1633, Hartford was one 

 of the original three Connecticut towns. 

 In colonial and revolutionary times it 

 had an important place in the history 

 of our country. As the capital of Con- 

 necticut, it contains many interesting 

 buildings, housing a number of histori- 

 cal objects, such as a Gilbert Stuart 

 portrait of Washington and a chair 

 m.ade of the wood of the Charter Oak. 

 There are a number of other famous 

 places, including the old state house, 

 where La Fayette was entertained; the 

 site of Charter Oak, where the state 

 charter was secreted in colonial days; 

 the homes of Mark Twain, Harriet 

 Boecher Stowe and Charles Dudley War- 

 ner, and J. Pierpont Morgan 's memorial 

 structure to his father. 



The public library, which is known as 

 the Wadsworth Athenaeum, is a castel- 

 lated structure of Tudor architecture. 

 On the first floor is located the Hartford 

 public library and on the second floor 

 the Watkinson library. Adjoining the 

 Athenaeum is the Elizabeth Hart Jarvis 



Colt gallery, opened in 1910 and housing 

 the rich collection of family memorials 

 and bric-a-brac of Colonel Samuel Colt, 

 founder of the Colt Patent Fire Arms 

 Mfg. Co. 



The old state house, located in the 

 center of the city, which was the capi- 

 tol building of the state more than 150 

 years, is now in the process of restora- 

 tion, made possible by voluntary con- 

 tributions of Hartford citizens to the 

 extent of $105,000. 



Industrial and Commercial. 



Commercially and industrially Hart- 

 ford is distinctively on the map. Here 

 are twenty-five insurance companies, 

 with combined assets of $810,545,454. 

 Here are located the Royal and Under- 

 wood typewriter factories, the largest 

 in the world, and the home of the Colt 

 Fire Arms Mfg. Co. New England's 

 largest corporation, the Travelers' In- 

 surance Co., is at Hartford. 



Coincident with this convention the 

 Connecticut agricultural interests are 

 holding their poultry, dairy and prod- 

 ucts shows at Hartford. 



Hartford is equidistant from Boston 

 and New York, and not far from the 

 city are a number of greenhouse estab- 

 lishments of importance. That of A. N. 



Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, Conn., wilt 

 draw many visitors. 



HARTFORD'S MIDWINTER SHOW. 



Fine Time Planned. 



Wallace R. Pierson, chairman of the 

 Hartford Florists' Club's committees^ 

 met with all these committees at the Ho- 

 tel Bond January 13. All members were 

 present. Plans on many questions were 

 definitely settled at this meeting. Chair- 

 man Joseph McManus, of the banquet 

 committee, has completed plans for the 

 banquet, which will be held in the Hotel 

 Bond ballroom, the finest in New Eng- 

 land. After the banquet dancing can be 

 enjoyed. An orchestra of a high order 

 and other entertainment will be fur- 

 nished during the banquet. Governor 

 E. J. Lake and his family will be present 

 as guests of the Hartford Florists ' Club 

 and all the members attending will have 

 the chance of shaking hands with one 

 who is highly interested in floriculture. 

 The new chrysanthemum. Governor 

 Lake, which originated with A. N. Pier- 

 son, Inc., is named for the governor. 



Elaborate decorations have been pre- 

 pared by Joseph Coombs, chairman of 

 the hall committee. Concerts will be 



Wallace R. Pierson. 



(Chairman of Executive Forces at Hartford PreparlnR for Convention Next Week.) 



