Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-06


 ty in the new Norwich peony seed i ling in rich crimson, cream tipped.
 During Sunday, MT. Brown had over | 100 visitors to his two-acre garden, 46 | Palmer street, the callers representing | dahlia fanciers from five states.
 Others showing handsome flowers are ! Albert F. Pierce, Mrs. A. R. Burdick, Preston, John E. Post, 15 varieties of cut flowers, H. E. Wheaton, Groton, P varieties; John o. Peckham, Including 20 varieties of asters and 50 of dahlias; Walter c. Tanner, Voluntown, fine va riety of blooms Mrs. $. A. Howard, including showy gladioli and thrifty dahliaa The flower entries are large and al the exhibits are fine.
 Fruit.
 For what was expected to be poor poor fruit year, the entries are very sar. isfactory. From the farm of Judge $. F. Holdredge, Ledyard, come prime apples pears, peaches. fall ever-bearing luscious strawberries and the plants, also grapes in two varities
 Kitemaue orchards. MontviIle. are represented by velvety Elberta peaches and Mcintosh, Wealthea and pippin ap- ples, pretty as a picture. F. S. Wheel CT & Co.,, make a big display of splen- did app.es and inc peaches. John Il. Shei man enters selected Elberta peach- |. es; EdiDg Haley of Groton. contributes | a noteworthy entry of apples ia many varieties, three samples of handsome peaches, also nice sound cranberrles, Florence Browning shows three varieties of large, smooth quinces and nice titz- Gerald peaches. NJ. Carroll of NorWlch enters a plate of choice apples. In preserves and pickles, Miss Flor ha1-a hn play wonderfully, with an entry of Ss | cans of fruit and A of pickles, which greatly interest every housewife. Mrs Robert H. Montgomery enters seven glasses of clear. fine jelly. also 5e cans | of elegant looking preserved fruit. Cake, Bread and Honey. Every visitor to the yhali. especial | every housekeeper, hangs over the case which contains the tempting samples Of | what the county's cooks can accomplish.
 Here are shown splendid looking cake, made by E. c. Cole; fine cake and bread 1 entered by Mrs. John O. Peckham bread and cake, the best ever sent by Mrs. Ralph Gallup, of Preston, a varl, ety of elegant cake, also nice bread ana | biscuit, indicating the skill of Miss Florence Browning.
 Fine raised cake and wheat bread are entered by Mrs. Frank Lathrop; blue ribbon loaf of sponge cake made by Mrs V A. Wheeler, of Stonington, and a DIE loaf of fruit cake, decorated in pa | triotic colors, with the United states ] shield, by John A. Schwartau, Of NOT 1 wich.
 Bees and Honey.
 Crowds surround the exhibit Of Johr H, Sherman, Norwich, two hives Of bees and honry in the comb.
 
 Town, shows hive of busy bees, honey in the comb, also the clear, strained pro duct, as good as it looks
 Vegetables and Grain.
 The showing in this department IS con sidered excellent as a whole, while man! of the individual entries are of unusua merit
 Joseph A Clark, Ledysrd. has on eS hibition a fine display of corn, SIX Narle ties, also soy beans, tomatoes and pol beans.
 Joseph Wax. Norwich. enters nice car rots, beets and tomatoes Tyler Brothers Norwich, display a half bushel Of bl | smooth potatoes, also splendld s"ee f corn. "MauIs First-of-All." James Lord of Stonington lets his brother farm CTS see the kind of prize potatoes whic they grow on Lords Hill, Dibbles rus sets. entered for the state premium. l.. B. Smith Son, Norwich, contribut : 10 stalks of giant ensilage corn, fully l to 14 feet tall.
 S. F, Holdridge's farm In Ledyar !. yields a remarkable variety of pumpkin musk and watermelons, beans, radlshe l i spinach. kaIe, corn, onions, beets, cl s cumbers and carrots.
 Alexander S. Tanner, voluntown. ha a fine showing of beans, corn, and potS toes, in particular, together with bi = display of general garden truck. Calvin l.. Swan. Norwich. makes d specially of choice lettuce-fve varietie also some extra big egg plants. T. d Whipple, Groton, enters excellent man = moth muskmelons. w. H. Dawley Voluntown shows beans, sweet corn, niC . potatoes ard early cranberries. s Particularly meritorious are the croI . from Quinnipeag farm, Mrs. E. H. Bin' | ley, proprietor. Beans in variety. carrot e field and sweet corn, egg plant lettuc = onions, peppers, potatoes, radishes, spil }. ach, tomatoes, chard, parsley and ear e kohl rabbi are in this display. l. silas WhippIe features melons, tom
 toes and corn, a total of 40 entries, mar d of them premium winners. ., Walter E. Tanner in a generally hl T display specializes with 10 varieties { o peppers, six of potatoes, giant rhubar s. cranberries, beans and ensilage corn.
 EIwin Haley of Mystic wins comp s ments for five boughs of apples as thu V grew, splendid Wolf Rivers, Hubbard :. tons and russets, thrice-sprayed fruit. II shows besides 20 plants of fine fruit
 20 varieties from fairly young orchard l l. In Agricultural hall there is an inte s esting collection of garments, cushion Id a gay pieced quilt, stockings, handke
 chiefs, etc, made by children about t ,e county, which attracts general attentic y Fair Grounds Notes.
 For the 18th or 18th year Edward Go | is doing faithful work as entry clel
 Mrs. Cook assisted him during Monday. ~ Fred G. Prothero, superintendent - Agricultural hall, made a wise move
 having the windows removed this ye; .d keeping the building cool and comfoi of able.
 :. Mrs. Alexander Randall again h ,b charge of the womens room. where s
 had hung new shades Monday. gre
 improvement is noticeable in the toi r room, partitioned So to insure priva lle and comfort.
 - Henry Lacy is night watchman in t