September, 1918 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
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PREMIUMS AWARDED SUM- 
MER MEETING, BARA300. 
Flowers. 
Vase of Asters, one color — 
First, C. Hofmann, Baraboo. 
Display Dahlias — First, Mrs. 
A. R. Reinking, Baraboo; second, 
Mrs. F. Horstman, Baraboo. 
Display Pansies — First, Wm. 
Toole & Son. 
Display Perennial Phlox — First, 
Mrs. J. Luder; second, C. Hof- 
mann ; third, Mrs. H. H. Tinkham, 
Baraboo. 
Display Gladoli — First, Mrs. 
H. H. Tinkham ; second, Mrs. F. 
Horstman; third, Mrs. Wm. Shale, 
Baraboo. 
Display Annual Garden Flow- 
ers- — First, J. F. Hauser, Bayfield; 
second, Mrs. J. Luder; third, C. 
Hofmann. 
Display Herbaceous Perennials 
— First, Wm. Toole & Son; sec- 
ond, J. F. Hausei-. 
Specimen Sword Fern — First, 
Mrs. Wm. Toole. 
Vegetables. 
Snap Beans — First, L. B. Irish, 
Baraboo ; second, C. Hofmann ; 
third, Wm. Toole. 
Cranberry Beans — First, Wm. 
Toole. 
Two Heads Cabbage — First, 
L. B. Irish ; second, N. A. Rasmus- 
sen ; third, J. A. Zimmerman, Bar- 
aboo. 
Six Onions — First, N. A. Ras- 
mussen, Oshkosh ; second, J. A. 
Zimmerman ; third, L. B. Irish. 
Six Ears Sweet Corn — First, 
Mrs. G. McGilvria ; second, N. A. 
Rasmussen. 
Thre Cucumbers — First, N. A. 
Rasmussen ; second, J. A. Zimmer- 
man ; third C. Hofmann. 
Three Muskmelons — First, N. A. 
Rasmussen. 
Six Tomatoes — First, N. A. Ras- 
mussen; second, C. Hofmann; 
third, David Sansum, Baraboo. 
Six Beets — First, X. A. Rasmus- 
sen; second, Mrs. G. McGilvria; 
third, J. A. Zimmerman. 
Six Carrots — First, X. A. Ras- 
mussen; second, Mrs. G. McGil- 
vria; third, J. A. Zimmerman. 
Two Egg Plant — First, X. A. 
Rasmussen; second C. Hofmann. 
Peppers — First, X. A. Rasmus- 
sen; second, Wm. Toole; third, C. 
Hofmann. 
Strawberries — First, William 
Rounds; second, II. Seaborn, Bar- 
aboo. 
Display vegetables grown by 
boy or girl under sixteen in home 
or school garden — first, Raymond 
Palmer, Baraboo; second. Harold 
Licht, Baraboo. 
Summer Meeting 
By Wm. Toole, Sr. 
We of the Sauk County Horti- 
cultural Society were naturally 
anxious that the summer meeting 
o f the Wisconsin State Horticul- 
tural society at Baraboo should be 
a success in every particular. A 
glance over the program which 
appeared in Wisconsin Horti- 
culture Society gave assurance 
of a profitable literary treat. It 
was for us to make the occasion 
as pleasant as we could- We are 
pleased with the outcome but it 
would seem boastful for us to say 
just how satisfied we are. I hope 
some one from abroad will tell of 
how it all seemed to our visitors. 
We were surprised that our own 
people were able to make so good 
a showing in plants, flowers and 
vegetables. We are grateful to 
friends Hauser, of Bayfield, Ras- 
mussen, of Oshkosh, and Martiny, 
of Lake Geneva, with some others 
who made valuable additions to 
the various classes of exhibits. 
The space for exhibits in the Al. 
Ringling Theater seemed ample 
until the show was put up and 
then we realized the profusion of 
material competing for prizes. 
It seemed as if nothing but a 
patriotic meeting would be appro- 
priate for the evening, when we 
consider the definite stand which 
Secretary Cranefield, and with 
him the State Horticultural So- 
ciety have taken for the support 
of our government in the world 
crisis. Secretary Cranefield se- 
cured for the occasion Professor 
Kiekhofer to give the address and 
invited us to furnish the orna- 
mental settings. Miss Gattiker, 
with her assistants, grouped the 
flowers and plants on each side 
of the stage in a way to add much 
to the beauty of the scenic effects. 
An introduction of an organ re- 
cital and moving pictures, “The 
Spirit of 1918," was followed by 
a band concert by the Wisconsin 
Marine Band. Professor Kiek- 
hofer asked for a good audience 
and he got it. More than one 
thousand persons were provided 
for and fully five hundred were 
turned away. Closing was a vo- 
cal concert by the Baraboo Com- 
munity Chorus — a patriotic organ- 
ization which is doing its share 
in promoting the spirit of patriot- 
ism. 
Thursday ivas our holiday and 
we treated our visiting friends to 
auto l-ides through some of our 
wildest and most picturesque scen- 
ery, although short runs over our 
good roads through good farming 
country were incidentally includ- 
ed. A stop for lunch at Devil’s 
Lake gave chance for a picnic 
dinner, with an abundance for 
every one. 
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