The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05
oHARcED TO THE oIoUDBUHsTs.
vnEarics or ConnectIcnt nlossoms-Diuo Pond
LIIIna.

Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. 40 tho hitherto
unoxampled series of heavy rains and cloud
bursts in Connecticut is uscrlbcd generally tho
old floral antics that within n few days have
been reported from various parts OF the state.
On Miner Trncy's farm in Kent, Litchtcid
county, the bluc-fringcd ~gGntians arc In bloom.
In fact, Tracy has been sending punches OF tne
beautiful sleory'cycd flowers to tho Ne" horS
market Tor Two weeks, Tracy sells goOdiy guam
titles OF frinscd g~cntians yearly. He has never
known them to appear before so carly in the sea-
son. and In the daily journal OF his tarm life no
made this peculiar entry on ono OF the rainy
days late last month:
Gcntions ure blooming. way ahead Of time, RnlHy
day. rainy summer, aud my cows milk shrinks away
from tho cream.
Tracy attributes tho remarkably early APP
pcnrance of tho fringed g%cntians to the pro-
longed period of rain that followed the incoming
OF July, lie says that g%ent!ans are always
forced ahead by a wet season. lilo cannot ac-
count for the shrinking OF the milk under tho
cream, alter II has set in the pans, but he says 1t
has always been noticed in. this state In wet
snmmcrs. The cream at such times. he adds, 10
thin, anu The farmer. he maintains. might.better
sei MS mix than make butter from IL.
CbarieE Winchester OF North BranlOrd has q
pumpkin vine hat has devoted its energies this
soenon wholly to climbing All oak tree In his gar
den aud olossoming among the topmust boughs,
Inc vine i- y large one. OF lusty growth, ana or
prodigions length. At one time he f1uhted
soming;, Winchester says tho DAMP season has
made all his pumpkin vines run Tild and sent
pumpkin i.no has borne no pumpkins.
Squire William Green, ono OF the most expert
bog skinurrs over IN the Thom"sion country,
has q trio of Early Harvest nipple trees that. hsv-
lag produced one crop OF fruit IN July, are now
putting forth fresh bIossoms In large numbers,
and II the warm season holds out long enough
he hopcs the trees will yield u second crop OF
apples. a soinswhhL similar happening IL re-
IR ns 10 F CAM et S =, %hG sfn an @ slrs. tIp' c SSlSnsi
WIN Rppios. 10 again putting forth oiossoms
which have the Same delicate Fragrance and
colorings OF those OF springtiIno. Squire Greon
hollis tho copiouS ratps responsible tor the con-
duet OF his tiess.
Tho unreasonable weather. apparently. has
Workeu woruers among The rhoioIcndrors In
tho largo and historic Pre- swamp In Letsard.
Inis place has long been famous for tho be ATTY
OF It's rho1o 90 nnHrons. This fall manyo Of the
clnmps q this tell. Ayraegy laurel, with its troP.
ica'.!ook!nR foliage. have again burs. into their
mssn'acsht pink, purple. and gold blossoms.
their regular towering seRson tho swamp 10
haunted By rhonodendron hunters from miles
put tho roots OF tho monster pine tree
In the swamp knowa es the "fInhhawk treo'
and caused {; 70 fsil. on the crown Of this treo,
overtopyipR all tho adjacent forest, a pair OF
ashhaHks had reared their young year after
year since the country was Arst settled. The
same pair. nicknamel Darcy and Joan. had Wis.
tied the tire, tort ulIy thirty ynNrs. Though miles
from the ocean. tho birds Appreciated The tree
because of ia tnhcnessibility TO man. When the
tree, fell. the nest, winch hod become simply a
black mas of dAbr!s by the accumulations OF
years, WIS ecatterst IN all directions about the
fallen monarch. There were several carloads
OF rotting tsh bones under the tree.
William III. Brown of swett City has q patch
Of blue pond lilies which seeln perfectly suited
with the prevailing wet weather. Onr has bios.
somed. and there are a dozen buds slowly com
ing up unSsr The water. The h2wer Is very
and 1t has u must delicate, pleasing perfume.