St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-03
The Horticultural Show.

The exhibitions OF fruit and flowers in
Horticultural hall, fremont street, Bos'
ton, upon Saturday afternoons, make II
very attractive place for persons inter.
ested in flower or fruit culture. Prizes
are often given for the best specimens in
ordei TO e. courage exhibitors. They are
all well arranged and classified, so that
the scientific and uneducated alike can
enjoy and have the benefit of such oppor-
tunities.
Oitentimes some of the gardeners from
the different nurseries are in attendance
and give much information and many
useful hints about the propagation OF
plants. The cultivated flowers occupy
the central tables and the wild flowers,
what the farmer calls "weeds," the side
tables. Thus people in the city can be-
come familiar with country flowers.
Frequently you notice teachers of botany
and their pupils studying, making notes
of the varieties and learning the botani-
cal names. Artists also frequent the
place and declare it is one OF the best OBJ
ject lessons they ever had. In fact all
classes mingle here. We have seen
women poorly clad going round like
honey bees, stealing shifts of perfume from
the lovely fragrant blossoms with glad
some delight; while you will see richly
attired ladies going into cctacies over
some little wild flower familiar to them
in their childhood days or deeply moved
at the sight OF some "old.iashioned"
country flower.
A lady from California attracted much
attention to what was formerly known
as musk malow and bachelor button,
saying she had never seen those since she
left home in youth and went to Califor-
MIA, but they brought back her dear
mother and old home in New England,
so great is the power of association.
Last week there were a great many
shades and colors of the dahlia. The
mammoth vegetables and delicious fruits
made tempting display.
For two years the theological club
have attracted much attention, having
usually their exhibit in the hall above.
There are about 800 members from vari-
Gus towns and cities. and there seems to
be good deal of enthusiasm in the cass.
DR.. Francis OF Worcester is the president
and Mr.. Hollis Webster of Cambridge
the secretary. The membership fee is
only one dollar per year.
Mr.. A. B. Seymour, who is connected
with the Botanical department of Har-
ward College, had quite variety OF
grasses and plants on display, showing
what insects attack different cereals and
plants and is making study of the best
methods OF Graduating such parasites
and diseases. This is now becoming al
important branch OF study in the agri
cultural department at Washington. and
it is hoped aud believed that the agricul
turists of the country will reap tie bcne
fit of such experiments and discoveries
We called at the Cambridge Botanical
Supply Co., 1856 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, where we found full supply
of books of all kinds, OF botanst treat
on mushrooms, charts, maps and pictures
One book is called a standard one by
Charles II. Peck, the state botanist o
New York, on mushrooms; large bool
with a collection of colored plates; 4;
OF the edible and poisonous fungi; price
$135. A small book on what to cat anC
what to avoid in mushrooms by M. c
Cook, Nj. A., Ii. D., OF London with 81
colored plates. Another on mushrooms
and their use by {. A. Peck, so cents
One in German by Z. Michael, $1,75 an(
small size rs cents. Julius A. Palmer ha
recorded his experience with mushrooms
in book withsome suggestions athougl
not of scientific character. The two
pictures in the frontspicce are a goot
warning to the unsophistcated A lad,
reaches home with basketful of mush
rooms, in the first picture, which sh
gleefully holds up for the inspection O
four or five waiting friends at the door
In the second picture four or five hearse
are vending their way to the tomb
Mr.. Palmer is now with "Ex.Quee
J Liz but he has some good charts in hi
book. In glancing over the varieties @
, mushrooms we noticed the red card
marked poisonous, against some of tn
pure white innocent-looking mushroom
to our surprise, and learned that look
are often deceittul. The Amanta famil
are many OF them deadly poisonous, bu
! some varieties are edible hence the occa
sional mistakes, and sudden death.
The volra or cup at the bottom is one di:
: tinguishing mark. We saw many VI
rieties; the liberty caps, ivorytips, mal
= pie mushrooms, fly amanita, red-tippe
! clavaria, resembling coral, aud man
kinds of Boletus. This class is purel
, educational and it is wonderful no,
! much interested men and women hay
become in the once-Gespised mushroom
I or toadstool as once called. In the co
lector's note paper, he is supposed to NJ