. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 826 The American Florist. Mar. 2g^ Hartford, Conn. The spring exhibition of flowering bulbs, March 22 and 23, was in many re- spects the finest exhibition ever given by the Hartlord County Horticultural Soci- ety. Premiums to the amount of $175 were awarded to the exhibitors who won hearty praise on all sides for the skill and taste shown. First premiums were awarded to A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn., for 12 distinct named hyacinths, 6 ditto, 3 ditto, single specimen hyacinth, 6 pots ot tulips with 5 bulbs in each
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 826 The American Florist. Mar. 2g^ Hartford, Conn. The spring exhibition of flowering bulbs, March 22 and 23, was in many re- spects the finest exhibition ever given by the Hartlord County Horticultural Soci- ety. Premiums to the amount of $175 were awarded to the exhibitors who won hearty praise on all sides for the skill and taste shown. First premiums were awarded to A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn., for 12 distinct named hyacinths, 6 ditto, 3 ditto, single specimen hyacinth, 6 pots ot tulips with 5 bulbs in each, 3 pans of tulips with 10 bulbs in each, general display of spring bulbs, lily of the valley, tea roses, and H. P. roses; to John Coombs for 3 pans of hj-acinths with 10 bulbs in each, and 3 pans of tulips with 25 bulbs in each; to Wm. B. May for Lilium Ilarrisii, begonias, and Deutzia gracilis; to Stephen Delbar for freesias, and cyclamens; to Geo. W. Atwood for ixias, Roman hyacinths, and Astilbc japonica; to James Smith for cin- erarias, pansies, azaleas, and carnations; to G. Minge for primulas. "Capt" the "Fruight" but has no "; Dear Sir, yours of Feb. 14 at hand. I have a grape Beauty of minn. I have Capt the Fruight over Winter until Juni the 5 in soun condition; no other grape can show sutch so far, But have got no Rutz at present oil solt out But if you wish to have some of them, I vill suply you in fole of 1884 whit good Ruted Lay- ers, if you Lat mee know in tyme, Cann sente you fooll history, doo not know of any Minn bee my Beautj- there is many shwindlin going on. you mriy gotswindlct if you By the Beauty of other partis. Would you please drap mee a postal, yours Respec- fnllj John C. A subscriber sends us the above for our humorous column. It seems worthy of a place as an awful warning—about the "many shwindlin going ; LOCKLAND (D LUMBER ^ CO, SOLD ON THEIR MERITS AND NOT ON THEIR ANTIOU
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