The Weekly Florists' Review. 



851 



Tulip Bed at the Pan-American Exposition, with Horticultural Building in Background. 



people enteiuu in .■,,! - I -h.iii'd Ikinc 



thought there v m-m in.uv. Tlii' 



daily press will li>. -..ii'.m ,i.-,,iiiiit of 

 the many oelelinti.- ,\lhi w.rc hrie. Irmii 

 the ^^ee president, of th. 1 ml. J Mnir- 



upwards and dowmvai.l- \liil il 



lioiiaires and tierce IfHikin^j -.n.i- i 



South America, pofu- l.iil i.i.hkI. Hi,- pa- 

 rade was a aoiL'i-ii- .iltair. llic clear- 

 ing up and tini^hiii- Imi. Ii.'s went on at 

 a great rate aiul ih.- «li,.le ],lace was 

 in tine order. 



I am glad to .say that the line por- 

 tion of the grounds given up to outside 

 horticultural exhibits, the most beau- 

 tiful spot on the grounds, is in perfect 

 order and was greatly admired by many 

 thousands. Tlic tuliV-s still made the 



tit in tincly. Hobbink & .\tkiiis occupy 

 a lai-ge space with manv choice speci- 

 mens. It i= a sn-and exhibit. F. R. 

 Picv^on lio- .out nnotliov r-.-uload nf 



York state building a number of fine 

 plants to decorate this marble palace for 

 the season. 



Jfr. J. D. Ei-ele paid us a visit on 

 Sunday to look over the many exhibits 

 of the big firm of Henry A. Dreer. They 

 made a fine exhibit of palms and ferns 

 in the center of the hortii uK uir Imild- 

 ing. It is a fine position :i n.l « lim i ,ini- 

 plete will add much tn l)i.' liiii~li . f iliis 

 fine building. The Dn-.i 1 Ili iti (be 



1 he Rose Show. 



Tile rose exhibition was a jireat at- 

 traction and almost all arrivc<l in the 

 lii-t order. The awards will not be pub- 

 li-licd for a few days. There were no 

 |iuur flowers and many were of great 

 excellence. The Queen" of Edgely were 

 the best samples the writer has yet seen. 

 Flowers up to date have been received 

 from John H. Dunlop, Toronto; the H. 

 l^ale Estate. Brampton. Ont.; C. T. 

 tJuenther, Hamburg, X. Y. ; S. J. Renter, 

 \\'esterly, R. I. ; " Benjamin Dorranee, 



nee. Jlim- 

 Wa-hing- 

 :i V. Y.; 

 Pa.; 



(s a fine appearance as 

 good exposition of theii 



Dorranceton, Pa.; W. .1. Lawi 

 ico, Ont.; American I;. -.■ ('.i 

 ton. D. C; Peter Cm,,,, I n.a 

 tieorge E. Fancourt. Wilk.-liai 

 Lake View Rose Gardens. .Jan 

 N. Y.; W. J. Palmer & Son, Butialo; 

 S. A. Anderson, Buft'alo; Floral Ex- 

 change. Philadelphia : Florham Farms, 

 MadiM>ii, X, .T.. .i notable exhibit from 

 the lati. I .-lalili-liiiient being 100 blooms 

 of a iiiaunili.rnt \i-llow carnation, a per- 

 fect lIowiT Willi a great stem, named 

 Miss Aubrey Campbell. 



Mr. Ulrich is hard at work getting out 

 the bedding plants in the many courts. 

 There are some beautiful displays of 

 pansies in the Grand Court. When the 

 vases are filled and the many spots des- 

 tined for flowers are filled up it must 

 be a most beautiful picture. 



The Paeony Show. 



The dates set for the show of peonies. 

 May 28 to June 7. would in ordinary 

 eeasons have suited the majority of grow- 

 ers thronsbout the country, but on ac- 

 count oi III,. \,a\ late season these dates 

 will liii.l I, « |M..,iii,.s open. Without 

 changiiiL; III,' ,|.ii,, we will be very glad 

 wheiHN.i a j;iou,.| has flowers that he 



wisiies tu cN 

 time, and ll 

 received. 



ricive tl.eni at any 

 • judged as soon as 

 Wir.Li.^M .Scott. 



Exhibition of Paeonies. 



tlic Expo-itioii takes place Mav 28th to 

 June 7th. Following are the classes: 



l-ase twenty-five 



fhite. 



shaded pink. 

 Class 5— Vase twenty-five blooms ligiit i 

 Class 6— Vase twenty-five blooms dark j 

 Class 7— Vase twenty-five blooms crimson 

 Class 8— General collection of Chinese. 



less than five blooms of one variety. 

 Class 9— General collection of Chinese slnsle 



etles, 



Entries 

 lot later 1 

 Exhibits 



less than five blooms of one va- 



t be received by superintendent 

 May 23. 

 It be in place not later than noon 



~ i,>r award in other classes. 

 Wm. Scott. 



Utber special exhibitions to take place 

 during the summer are as follows: Hardy 

 Roses. .June 18 to 28; Sweet Peas, July 

 23 to Aug. 2; Gladiolus, Aug. 6 to 17; 

 Asters, Aug. 27 to Sept. 7; Dahlias, 

 Sept. 17 to 27; Chrvsanthemums, Oct. 

 22 to 31. 



Wa.siuxoto.v, Pa.— Richard Forrest is 

 building two new houses. One 20x80 

 feet is for carnations, and one 30x60 feet 

 is for Meteor roses. 



Me.xdenhall, Pa.— J. Frederick Mc- 

 Cord is building an addition to his 

 greenhouses and a tw-o-story frame office. 



Increase your foreman's ability by 

 giving him a copy of our Florists' Man- 

 ual—prepaid for .fj.OO. 



