The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25
VERMONT HoRTIcuLruRIsTs
Annual Convention at Montpelier in
November.

occur in City hall in Montpelier
November l, and 8. opening Wed
nesday evening Nov. l. Preliminary
arrangements indicate one of the big
gest exhibits of years and doubtless
the attendance will also be the larg-
est the society has enjoyed.
The Montpelier Board of Trade is
cooperating with the society in the
matter of premiums and that means
a great deal, The exhibit follows inn
mediately after the New England
Fruit show in Boston, October 24-29
and this arrangement is made to en-
able Vermont exhibitors at Boston to
ship their exhibits here for similar
purposes. The preliminary program
follows:
Wednesday evening, o'clock, Nov
l, address of welcome, Mayor S. 5.
Ballard; address, Birds in Orchard
and Garden, illustrated. DR.. E. II.
Forbush, State Ornithologist Boston,
Mass.
Thursday morning, 10 o'clock, re-
ports of county vice presidents: Ad-
olson, f. l.. Wright; Bennington, c.
e. Knapp; Caledonia, E. A. Hallett;
Chittenden, w c. Holcomb, Essex,
II. l.. Ames; Franklin, II. j. Brooks;
Grand Isle, d. T. Thombley; Lamoille
l.. Putnam, Orleans, c. w. Rich
mond; Orange, Dana Morse; Rut-
land, D. c. Hicks; Washington, c.
0. Ormsbee; Windham, A. A. Halla-
day; Windsor, G. w. Perry.
Report of secretary, M, B, Cum
mings; report of treasurer, A. NJ
Vaughan; Economies of Apple Cul.
ture, NJ. C. Burnett, U. S. d. A.
Washington.
Thursday afternoon, o'clock, De-
veloping an Apple Orchard, Prof. F.
C. Sears, Massachusetts Agricultural
College, Amherst; The Nutrition OF
an Apple Tree, Prof. G. p. Burns,
University of Vermont; Practical
Plant Breeding, Dr. j. X Shaw,
Massachusetts Experiment Station,
Amherst, Mass.
Thursday evening, s o'clock. A
Great Vegetable Exhibit, Il. II. Hal
lett, lecturer, Vermont State Grange,
st. Johnsbury, Principal Fruit Grow
ing Regions of the East, illustrated,
NJ. C. Burnett, U. S. d. A., Washing
ton.
Friday morning, 8 o'clock, election
of officers; discussion of question box
on small fruits led by Wilfred Wheel
err. Concord, Mass. Brown Rot Of
Stone Fruits, Prof b. F. Lutman, U.
V. NJ, Burlington; The Blister Mite
Pests in Vermont Orchards, Prof. M.
b. Cummings, Burlington; The Cul-
ture of Asparagus, Wilfred Wheeler
Friday afternoon, 2 O'Clock, Adapta
tion of Apple Varieties, Dr. j. X.
Shaw. Massachusetts Experiment
Station; Grading and Packing of APP
pies. Robert Thomson, st. Catherine,
Quebec; Garden Irrigation, Stanley
Hargrayes, Vermont Experiment Sta
ton.
Friday evening, o'clock, The Gu
culio Pest in Vermont Orchards, T.
NJ. Lombard, Vermont Experiment
Station; Presidents annual address,
George w. Perry.
OF the premiums which are a most
attractive list this year, the Mont
pelier Board of Trade contributes
the following:
Special Premiums Open to all Yer
mont growers. Best barrel of Yer
mont apples, S25; best box of Yer
mont apples, SIS; best plate exhibit
Vermont apples, $40.
Open to Washington county grow
ers. Best barrel Vermont apples,
SO; best box Vermont apples, So;
best plate exhibit Vermont apples,
$40.
Other specials are the following
Open to Grand Isle county: Best
barrel Vermont apples $40; best box
Vermont apples, S..
Open to Rutland county. Best bar
rel Vermont apples, $40; best box
Vermont apples, 50.
Open to Windham county; Best
barrel Vermont apples. $40; best
box Vermont apples, So.
Open to Chittenden county by c.
T. Holmes: Best barrel Vermont ap-
pies, so.
All entries must be made in the
name OF the grower and the fruit
must be OF the exhibitors production.
Five specimens will constitute a
plate exhibit
The premium list proper is as fol-
lows:
Glass APPLES. plate exhibits Of
each OF the following varieties com
peting for two prizes, first OF 81 and
second OF so cents. Baldwin. Bell
flower Bethel. Fallawater, Famuse,
Golden Russell Hubbardton, King,
Mcintosh, Mcmahon white, Northern
Spy, Pewaukee, Red Canada, Rhode
Island Greening, Scott Winter, Shia-
wassee, Spitzenburg, Sutton, Tolman
Sweet, Wealthy, Westfeld, Ben
Davis
Glass Pears, plate exhibits of
each Of the following varieties TAX.
ing first and second prizes of 81 and
80 cents, respectively: .Anjou, Clar-
geau. Duchess, Lawrence, Vermont
Beauty, Winter Nellis; best plate
collection of pears. first prize, 81, sec
ond. 81.
Class 3-Flowers, best display cut
flowers. three prizes, SO, 50 and 81;
best display pot plants, three prizes,
SO. 50 and ST.
Class 4--Vegetables: Best collec-
ton named varieties potatoes, three