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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



AfbiIi 28, 190& 



HARTFORD, CONN. 



Horticultural Society. 



At the county building, Friday even- 

 ing, April 10, the Connecticut Horticul- 

 tural Society gave an exhibition of car- 

 nations which brought forth many ex- 

 pressions of praise for the fine stock 

 shown. There was also an exhibit of the 

 white rose, Kaiserin, shown by Carl 

 Peterson, gardener for Miss Helen Whit- 

 ing. 



The following committee was ap- 

 pointed to pass judgment on the ex- 

 hibits: Peter Zuger, Frank Boulier and 

 James Chambers. The awards were : 



John Coombs, diploma for White Per- 

 fection carnation, score 95. 



Miss Helen Whiting, certificate of 

 merit for collection of carnations. 



W. H. Shumway, of Berlin, honorable 

 mention on his new seedling. The Ed- 

 ward. 



Miss Helen Whiting, honorable men- 

 tion on exhibit of Kaiserin roses. 



George W. Smith, of Melrose, delegate 

 from the society to the annual meeting 

 and banquet of the Massachusetts Fruit 

 Growers' Association, at Worcester, 

 Mass., March 11 and 12, gave an inter- 

 esting talk on his visit to the society. 



The society will hold a pansy show 

 the last Friday in May, and a paper on 

 "The Evolution of the Pansy" will be 

 read by Mr. Girard, of New Britain. The 

 public is invited. 



The committee reported that it had 

 engaged Unity hall for September 23, for 

 the dahlia show. The chrysanthemum 

 show will be held in the same place, No- 

 vember 5 and 6. Six or eight new mem- 

 bers were admitted. There will be an 

 exhibit of tea roses at the next meeting 

 of the society, at the county building, 

 April 24. 



The paper on * ' Carnations, " by H. A. 

 Pinney, carnation grower for John 

 Coombs, was listened to attentively and 

 he was given a hearty vote of thanks. 

 President Huss said it was one of the 

 best the members had ever had the pleas- 

 ure of listening to. 



EiCHMOND, Va. — Ratcliflfe & Tanner 

 have just received an importation of 

 palms from Belgium. 



La Crosse, Wis. — Mrs. A. Guillaume 

 has had plans drawn for the construction 

 of a greenhouse on her property at 119 

 South Sixth street. A general stock will 

 be grown for the local trade. 



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