jANnAHY 19, 1922 



The Florists' Review 



31 



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HARTFORD ATTRACTIONS. 



Three Organizations Contribute. 



As llie jji'calcst luidwiiiter incetinji 

 of tlio trade, at least in recent years, 

 tlie {iatlieriiij; at Hartford, Conn., Janu- 

 ary l!.') to -7, will draw a larj^c immlier 

 of florists. In addition to tlie annual 

 meeting' and exliiliitinn of the American 

 (tarnation (Society, always an e\'ent of 

 inij)ortance, there is, as an additional 

 drawing card, the exhibits to be staffed 

 under tlie aus])ice.s of the cut flower sec- 

 tion of tlie Anierican Hose Society. 

 Thouyli roses li.ave always been present 

 at the carnation show, there has not 

 been in recent years tlie sjiecial (dV(jrt tn 

 get them tliat there lias l)een for thi^ 

 convention. The National Flower Orow- 

 ers' Associatioii will also hold its annual 

 meeting during the tlirec d.'iys and the 

 growing strengtli of this organization 

 is expected to attract to Hartford a 

 good many greenhouse* men. Aside from 

 tlie sights to be seen in the exhibition 

 hall at the Foot (luard Armory and the 

 matters to be discussed at the various 

 meetings, tlie city of Hartford holds 

 some things wliich may be of intere-^t 

 to visitors from a (Fistance. 



Big Park System. 



It is ]iorliaj>s not generally kmiwii 

 tliat Hartford lias the largest ]inrk sys- 

 tem in the United (States of any city of 

 its iiojuil.-it ion. It has twenty-one parks, 

 which cont.'iin 1, :'>.'>•") acres, nearly an acre 

 for each 100 citizens, as tlie last census 

 ])uts the poimlation .at l.T.S.O;!!). KeiU'v 

 }),'irk, containing ()S0 acres, is, next to 

 the metropolitan reservations of Hostoii. 

 tlii^ largi^st paric in New lOngland. 



In Flizabeth ]iark, given by Cliarles 

 M. J'ond, in memory of his wife, is lo- 

 cated one of the American l?os(> Soci 

 ety's rose test gardens, one of the tinest 

 rose gardens in the world. It contains 

 I'".") varieties iind 10,000 difTerent rose 

 idants. :\Ir. Pond left $20(1,000 for it< 

 development. 



Hi.storical. 



Est;i1)lis!ied in MV.V.). H.-irtford w;is one 

 of the original three ("oniiecticut towns. 

 In colonial and rm'olutioii.ary times it 

 had an imjiortant jdnce in the history 

 of our country. .\s the cajutal of Con- 

 necticut, it contains many interesting 

 linihHngs, housing a nunib(ir of histori- 

 cal objects, such as a Gilbert Stuart 

 ]iortrait of Washington and a chair 

 made of the wood of the Charter Oak. 

 There are ;i number of other famous 

 ]il;ices, iiududing the old state liousc. 

 where I^a Fayette was entertained; the 

 site of Chiirter Oak, wlier(> the state 

 charter was secreted in c(>lonial days; 

 the homes of Mark Twain, Harriet 

 Heecher Stowe and Charles Dudley War- 

 ner, and .1. I'ierpont Morgan's memorial 

 structure to his father. 



The public library, wliidi is known as 

 the Wadsworth Athena'iim, is a castel- 

 laterl structure of Tudor andiitectiire. 

 On the first floor is located the Hartford 

 ]iul)Iii' library and on the second flo(]r 

 the Watkinson libr.ary. Adjoining the 

 Atlicnafum is the Elizabeth Hart .T.arvis 



( 'olt gallery, opened in lOln and lujusing 

 tlu> ri<di collection of family niemoriiils 

 and bric-a-br;ic of Colonid Samuel Colt, 

 founder of the Colt Patent i'ire Arms 

 -Mfg. Co. 



The (dd st;iti' house, locati'il in the 

 center of the city, whicdi was the capi- 

 t(d biiililing of the >-late more than l.'iO 

 years, is now in tiie pi-oress of restora 

 tion, made ]iossilib' by \dlun"t;irv con- 

 tributions of Halt fold citizens to the 

 extent of .$l(i.";,ii(iil. 



Industrial and Commercial, 



Commercially and iiulnstrially Hart- 

 ford is di->t iiict i\<'ly on the map. Here 

 are twenty tlve insurance coni|ianies, 

 with <-ombiiied .assets ot' .$S10,.")-4."),t." 1 . 

 Here are located the K'oyal and Under- 

 wood typewriter factories, the largest 

 in the worbl, iiiid the liouie of tin' Colt 

 Kire Arms Mfg. Co. .\ew llngland 's 

 Largest corporation, the Tra\elers' In- 

 surance Co., is at Hartford. 



Coincident witli this convention the 

 Connecti<'Ut ;igricnltural interests are 

 holding their jioultry, dairy and prod- 

 ucts shows at llartford. 



Hartford is oquidist.ant from lioston 

 .and New York, and not far from the 

 city .are a number of greenhouse estiib 

 lishments of ini|ioit;ince. That of A. N. 



Piei'voii, Inc., ol' Cromwell, f'onii., will 

 diaw m;iii\- \isitors, 



HARTFORD'S MIDWINTER SHOW. 



Fine Time Pl.mned. 



Wallace J{. Piersoii, chairiuan of the 

 ll:irt lunl florists' (.'lub's coniniittees, 

 met with all these committer's at the Ho- 

 tel Pond .lanuary !'.'>. All members were 

 present. Plans on many (|uestioiis were 

 detinitely settled at this meetiny-. Chair- 

 man .losepii .MeMainis, oi' the biiinjuet 

 committee, has eonqdeted plans for the 

 baiH|ilet, wliicdi will be held in the Ifotel 

 I'.oiid ballroom, the line^t in New Ung- 

 laiid. At'ter tlie baii(|iiet ija lie i iil; ('an In 

 enjoye'il. An oridiestr.a ol a hi;4li order 

 and other eiitertaininent will be fur- 

 nished during the bauipiei. (Jovernor 

 K. .), Lake .and his family will be present 

 ;is guests of the Hartford Klorists' Club 

 ,ind all the members attending will liave 

 the (diance of shaking hands with one 

 who is highly interested in floriculture. 

 The new (dirysant heiiiuin. tiovertior 

 U.ake, which originated with .\. \. Pier- 

 son, Inc., is n;imed for the envernor. 



I']l.aborate decorations ha\i' been ]prc- 

 pared by .Tosepli ('ooml)s, i'h;urnian of 

 the h:ill committee, ('oncerts will be 



Wallace R. Picrson. 



(Ch;iiiMi:in nf Kxecvitlvc Kon-cgat ll:im..r.l ITcparint.' lor (■..nve'illoii Next Wck 



