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pro[iosed activities or plans of opera- 

 tion. If the commission, after af^ree- 

 nient among the trade, finds that the 

 proposed practices are not in violation 

 of the law, it may approve such plans, 

 liiit such approval shall not extend to 

 <'onsei|U(!nces or results due to the abuse 

 of such practices or customs. 



If the commission shall have reason 

 to believe that the conduct of any asso- 

 ciation or practice of such association 

 is in violation of the anti-trust laws, it 

 may summon the association's officers, 

 members or agents to appear at a hear- 

 ing, and should it be found that the con- 

 duct or jiractices of such association are 

 ill violation of law, the commission may 

 order such association, its members, 

 o!ili<'cis or agents to cease and desist 

 from siicii conduct or ])ractices. 



These are the salient features of the 

 K.lge and McArthur bills. It is likely 

 that afttM" hearings by the committee 

 the measures, if acted upon during this 

 session, will be ;iiMeii(led in certain par- 

 t iculars. 



FLORICULTURE STUDENTS' TRIP. 



Commercial Ranges Inspected. 



Tlir lloricMlt iiral <-lass ;iii(l several 

 \ i-iti)is ;it the Connect iciil Agricultural 

 (,'ollege iiJ.'ide a trip to a number of the 

 commercial greenhouses in the state, 

 A[iiil S. 'Diose making tlie trip were 

 i'rol. H. II. I'atch. instructor: Mrs. 

 j'loyer-, .Mrs. |)ixoii, Miss Wilson, K. S. 

 I'attersoii, ('. .1. (iraiit, X. I'. Dickens, 

 T. I{. (i.-irdnei-, \V. L.^l.asli, K, Seymour, 

 Mr. King and Mr. Hutler. 



At Cromwell. 



The party in;uie the trip by .•luldiiid 

 liih- Iroir, the college to Hartford and 

 from I hell' to A. X. I'ierson, Inc., at 

 Cromwell. All the housi's of this firm 

 wi^re inspected under the direction of 

 Mr. M.ason. The plants at this ran^e 

 were in exceedingly good condition, and 

 e\erybody was busy getting flowers out 

 for the Kaster trade. While the party 

 was there, several large trucks left with 

 K.i'^ter |il;iiits for the markets. 



tine l.irge house is devoted to the 

 proi)ag;itioii and grafting of roses. It 

 was estimated that l.(Hli),()O0 .VlaiH'tti 

 stocks had been grafted during the I'mII, 

 winter and s[)ring. 



Some large cibotiums- were ins]iected 

 .iiul tumid to be in woiiclerfiil condition. 

 Allot III r l;iiu,. Iiniise was devoted to 

 Kastei lilies, ,iiid thousands of lilies 

 were seen in hlooin. The spira'.as were 

 larye and attractive. 



Tile east range, across the ro.ul, was 

 Ml full swing, yrowiiiy; and pro[iagat inj^ 

 carnations .-iiid chrys;mt hemuins. Somr 

 •'1 the wiiiet ies of r,-i mat ion ^ miiiIitiI 

 here Will. Aviator, Hope 1 1 eiish.i w. ll.ir 

 \esler. I'liicliaiit ress .Supreme .■iiid ('iv- 

 tal White. Some lilies ejrown friuii go\-- 

 "■niineiit seeil ueie noticed and they 

 ^'■'■1 1 to lie ill ;i I coliilit ion. 



With John Coombs. 



'I'lii^ p;irt ot tile tii]i took up :i II t lie 

 toieiio.iTi. The p;iii\- leturiod to llait- 

 toid, where the members had dinner and 

 then visiteil the ereeiihouses of John 

 *'oombs, outside the city. This range 

 \\as inspected under the direction of 

 ^- C, Osborn. The houses are devoted 

 • ilniosl wholly to roses and carnations. 

 'I he houses were in good condition and 

 the liowers appeared to be healthy and 

 ^t'onn. Some of the varieties of roses 

 i;roun in this range .-ire ()pheli;i. P.ut 



ROBERT PYLE. 



ire 



idelit of the Ciin.ird iV .Imie-, Co.. W 

 to ;t pl:ii-e ill •'Who's Who'' ri-^ts i 

 louse. .Vs ;in authoiit\' on rosi 



KXOWX widely a 

 claim of Robert \'\ 

 the head of a famous busiiu 

 one of the most valuable boid-is on rose culture and as the presiib 

 Kose Society, Mr. I'yie has done much tow.irds the ;id\anceii 

 many ways. Those who know what Mr. I'yle has accomplishei 

 his age, will be sui]iiised to heir he is no more than ■!."), ha 

 London (iro\t', I'a., -March 7, ls77. After graduating from Sw; 

 1897 and .icting as sii[ieiiiitendeiit there tor a year, Mr. I'v 

 houses of the Coiiard .!»: .loiies Co. in IS'.IS. Xext year, there! or 

 the siU'er anniversMi'y of his coiiiieit ion with the compaiiv. 



e-t (iro^ 

 111 mole I 

 ■s. .'IS the 

 •lit of the 



lent ol' t 

 1, but ilo 

 villg bee 

 irt lillioli 

 entered 

 !•, he \\ i 



hull be 

 ,'iut hoi 

 .\llieli 



he rosi' 

 not Ui 



n burn 



Coll,-. 



the ;.;re 

 celebr 



the 



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 in 



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lertly. ( 'lUs.-nlei', ( 'uliim bi;i. <'rimsoii tlii^- (piite picilit .'i Me eum lii ih'iI with 

 <^iieeii, .Vaion W:inl ;iiiil White Ophelia. lluwei ei-u\\iii;j. 

 Some of the eai'ii.-it ions ;^iu\\ii ;iii- .M;iilie 



Siinshiiie. .Matehlev., Il:ir\e-ter aiel 

 I'lllrha lit ress Supreme. 



At "W. W. Thompson's. 



The party next pinceeileil to the es- 

 tablish in ell t ul W. W, Tlmmpsuii, .it 

 West Hartford, a -piM-i:i list in viulet> 

 and sweet |ie;is. |-Aer\(ilie \\ .i-. liUs\ at. 

 this raiiye, due tu the Master rush. The 

 sweet peas were in ixrelleiit condiliiiii. 

 The Aiiror.a variety is eoiisidere.l liv 



this erower ,IS one uf the best sweet 



peas. Till.' \iolets were in y I cuiidi 



lion. huiible liii[ierial is the \;iriety 

 ;.;r(iw II. 



')iii' liou-.|. .-It tlii.< ranee was used tor 

 urowiny \ceetables. snrli as tom.-itoes 

 and r.adishes, ;ind the owner roiisi,|ere.| 



Spear & McManus. 



.\fter leaving the I'huinpsuii r.-iiii;e 

 the p.irty \isiiei| the retail stuie oi 

 Speai iV .Mc.Maiiiis, un .\syliiin street, .it 

 llaitl'urd. 'I'his store is consideieil mi.- 

 of the best retail tlower stores in the 

 liiited States. It has an a<lvant;ige 

 iisei- niaiiv stores in having a sm;ill 

 nreeiihuiise attaeheil at the rear, in 

 uhi.h ilowers e;iii lie stored and ki'p! 

 o\er. There is ;iii entrance at the rear 

 tl]lulli;h which ;ill ileliveries .'ire made-, 

 thus not interterine with jiedest ri;i n 

 trade I rom the stri'et. The temperature 

 ui' the store .and greenhouse is remil.ateil 

 b\ a boiler ill the basement. In the 

 b.asemeni ,it the troiit .and |tartl\ iindet 

 the si.leualk a ruoin has 1 n .irtistie- 



