58 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
the butterfly orchid; Selenipedium Ainsworthu, the slipper 
orchid; Chysis bractescens, the wax orchid; the various 
other species of orchids, including Epidendrum patens, On- 
cidium ampliatum, Oncidium sphaceolatum and Lock- 
hartia pallida, all in the orchid house. 
Out of doors the main display for spring effect, as in 
years past, is the tulips. The parterre and adjacent ground 
has been planted with over 30,000 bulbs and during the 
blooming period will be a blaze of color. They will be at 
their best the last two weeks of April. The varieties particu- 
larly worth while are the following: Kaiser Kroon (red and 
yellow), Chrysolora (yellow), Cottage Maid (pink and 
white), La Reine (white), Yellow Prince (yellow), Belle 
Alliance (red), Cramoisie Brilliant (red), Pottebakker 
Scarlet (scarlet), Crimson King (crimson), Jusst von Von- 
a wo red with white stripes), and Pottebakker White 
white) . 
Just in front of the main entrance is an oval bed of nar- 
cissus containing over 1,200 clumps. This bed was made 
from bulbs transplanted this spring, an unusual proceeding, 
but made necessary by the improvements in other parts of 
the Garden where they were formerly growing. They are 
doing well and make a brilliant show of yellow color. 
INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 
The International Flower Show, held in New York City 
at the New Grand Central Palace, April 5-12, was a decided 
success. It is estimated that a quarter of a million dollars 
worth of plants and blooms were exhibited, and certainly 
this country has seen no such single show of flowers. On 
the other hand, with the exception of a few collections of 
| fine plants or single specimens of rare or new 
orms, the indoor floral displays at the Missouri Botanical 
Garden throughout the twelve months far exceed in quan- 
tity, variety and quality the exhibition crowded into one 
week at New York. In spite of the various exhibitors from 
this country and abroad, of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils 
the display could not be compared with the Easter show at 
the Garden. None of the novelties which attracted so much 
attention in St. Louis were to be seen in New York and the 
Garden displayed a dozen varieties of daffodils and tulips, 
any one of which was superior to anything of its kind shown 
at the International Flower Show. 3 
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