The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-12

The floral exhibition given by the New
Haven County Horticultural society.
assisted by the ladies of the Florence
Crittenton mission. opened very sue
cessfuIly yesterday afternoon in Music
hall Although not altogether in read
mess for visitors, as the formal open
ing was held last evening, yet the at
tendance was quite large and very en-
couraging.
Music hall was transformed into
veritable bower of beauty. On enter
ing the hall mounds and pyramids of
loneliness, combining al the hues of
the rainbow, greet the eye. Streamers
of bunting in the national colors were
festooned from the ceiling; the side gal
leries were hidden by ferns, flowers and
autumn leaves, and large American
flag draped the back gallery, with
smaller flags at intervals.
The exhibition of chrysanthemums
and cut flowers is grand and is fully
equal to any display held in other years
and in some cases is superior; and the
flowers are everywhere in abundance.
Ranged around the sides of the hall
are the booths for the sale of ice cream,
tea, lemonade, flowers and baskets,
which are under the superintendent
of the ladies connected with the Flor
ence Crittenton mission. These are all
prettily decorated with flowers, and,
with the matrons and young lady as
sistants, add grace and beauty to the
scene.
At the rear of the hall is a great dis
play of ferns and a strikingly lovely
exhibition of cut flowers, large chrys-
anthemums, roses and carnations.
Among the fine displays in groups were
fine mound of ferns from Judge Way
land; lovely pyramid combining flow
ers, foliage, fruits, grasses and ferns
from the Hartford Florist club; flower
/ ing and foliage plants from T. G. Ben
nett, of Church street; one-fower
chrysanthemum exhibition from Judge
Wayland, mound of foliage and flower
ing plants by Mr.. Sperry, of sperry &
Barnes, and also by Mr.. Doughty, the
florist of Kimberly avenue.
Joseph E. Hubinger showed the three
best foliage greenhouse plants, and a
fine group was exhibited by Munro, the
florist, 93S Chapel street.
]. F. Hess, of Hartford, shows a
beautiful crimson chrysanthemum
grown in umbrella shape.
Among the amateur exhibitors B. r.
English ex-president of the former
Horticultural society and treasurer of
, the Florence Crittenton mission, and
prominently interested in the success
of the present affair, showed three fine
begonias, taking first prize for a rare
towering plant.
Mrs. w. Fl. symons, of 80 Lawrence
street, took first prize for three bego-
Mas.
John N. Champion, the florist, who is
everywhere in evidence experimenting
and arranging has no floral exhibit,
but has an elegant dinner table set with
cut glass and silver and bon-bons, and
with yellow chrysanthemums for dec
orations.
There is also fine vegetable display
by A. N. Farnham, of Westville, and
Mr. Grove, of Whitney avenue, and also
some fine grapes.
The ladies of the Florence Crittenton
mission did quite a fine business yes
terday afternoon dispensing their re-
freshments. Those in attendance yes
terday afternoon and evening were Mrs.
Simeon J. Fox, chairman; Mrs. Frank
r. Luckey, Mrs. B. f. Richards and
Miss Mae Gilbert at the ice cream
booth; Mrs. Frank Smell, assisted by
Mrs. Martha Bardwell and the Misses
Wilson, of Whitney avenue, lemonade
booth; baskets, Mrs. George B. Stevens,
chairman, and Mrs. Henry B. Rogers.
cut flowers and potted plants; Mrs. II.
B. Armstrong, assisted by Mrs. r. B.
Walker, Miss Grace Walker and Miss
Marguerite Walker, Japanese tea
booth; Mrs. Frank Williams, chairman;
Mrs. Henry B. Farnam and Miss Mabel
Thompson.
The exhibition continues to-day and
tomorrow from to 1890 p. m. An
orchestra will be present every evening
and the exhibition will probably be a
fine success financially.
The prize of $40 for the best Gerbera
Jamiessonii was awarded to John
Doughty, of 200 Kimberly avenue. This
flower is like the field daisy but is of
red color. 1t grows in the Transvaal
and was discovered there during the
Jameson raid, and specimens were
then brought to Great Britain. The
flower was only recently introduced.
Mr.. Doughty was the only exhibitor of
this flower. It attracted great atten-
ton.
Among the prominent visitors at the
show yesterday was Harry A. Bunyard,
manager o. the Madison Square Gar
den flower show, which has just closed
and was a great exhibit. He came as
the representative of the American
Florist, the noted horticultural paper, in
place of the secretary, Mr.. Stewart, who
| was unable to come. 1t was through
Mr. Stewart that the prize of fine
silver medal for a new plant of Amer
lean origin was offered by the Society
of American Florists. This prize is
awarded to David Kidd, gardener for
| Judge Wayland. The new plant is of
the begonia species and originated on
the Wayland estate.
Following is the programme of the
music for tonight:
| 1. March-"The Little Duchesse'' 49,.
.,............... ............ deKoVen
9. Caprice--"May l" .......... Puerner
! g. Selection-King Dodo Leuders
4. Waltz-"Wine, Women and Song
............. ................. Strauss
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