JUNE 14, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



73 



The Grand Central Palace, New York, in which the coming Convention of the Society of AmericanFlorists will be held. 



many specimens which cannot be du- 

 plicated anywhere. Kentias, tlirinax, 

 cocos, cycas, car.votas. Iiciia'a=, mar- 

 tinezias etc., in all the nobility of per- 

 fection. It they could be transported 

 to the convention show they would 

 open eyes used to wonders. Many of 

 them are, however, too large and valu- 

 able to ship such a distance. Many 

 houses are filled with orchids and gen- 

 eral collections of foliage and flower- 

 ing plants. 



Two miles away, at the Florham 

 Farms, which is on the same estate, 

 are situate the bouses devoted to com- 

 mercial purposes. These consist of 

 over 50,000 feet of glass and are most- 

 ly given over to orchids, and nothing 

 but the best for cut flower purposes is 

 grown, and they are done so in the 

 most economical and up-to-date man- 

 ner. Several houses of cattleyas are 

 grown on the board system, others in 

 the crate, and still others on the fern 

 stump method, which is, perhaps, the 

 best of all. As to results, you might 

 form your own opinion, but over 5,000 

 Cattleya Mossiae blooms have been cut 

 in one house so far this season. Just 

 at present a house of Cattleya Men- 

 delii is a magnificent sight. Other va- 

 rieties will follow and the prospects 

 are that a large quantity of fine flow- 

 ers will always be on hand, but you 



cannot buy them unless you order 

 them through Thomas Young, Jr., 41 

 and 43 West Twenty-eighth street. 

 New York city, who is sole agent for 

 all the flowers ^shipped from this 

 place. 



Mr. Herrington devotes considera- 

 ble space to fruit culture. Two tons of 

 tomatoes have already been cut from 

 one house. Then there are figs, jiec- 

 tarines and grapes. Besides this is a 

 200-ft. house planted with chrysan- 

 themums. They are grown on benches 

 under glass all summer and look very 

 fine at present. It would look as if 

 some of the boys will need to hustle to 

 be in it at next mum shows. 



The extensive gardens without are 

 all that could be desired; they are 

 lovely: the grouping of plants is done 

 in a manner to bring out all that is 

 best in them. Here is a liorder of 

 coniferae. yonder flowering shrubs, 

 and the rhododendrons and azaleas are 

 a sight. It would be Impossible for us 

 to do justice to these gardens in any 

 space now at our disposal, but if it is 

 possible for you to visit the principal 

 gardens within a radius of KKJ miles of 

 New York city you will find this one 

 of the most important, one of the most 

 beautiful, and Arthur Herrington de- 

 serves credit for it, 



J. I. IDOXT.AN. 



THE NEW YORK CONVENTION. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 of the Grand Central Palace, New 

 York, in which the coming convention 

 of the Society of American Florists 

 and the annual trade exhibition will 

 be held, together with the great horti- 

 cultural show arranged by the New 

 York Florists' Club. 



The main floor, of which a diagram 

 accompanies these notes, will be de- 

 voted to the convention and exhibi- 

 tions, and it has an area of 50,000 

 square feet. The seating capacity of 

 the convention hall is aI)Out 2,000. So 

 there will surely be an abundance of 

 room for all "and with the extra attrac- 

 tions being prepared by the New ,York 

 Florists' Club the coming convention 

 will no doubt break all past records. 



The florist who fails to attend this 

 great gathering will certainly miss a 

 great opportunity. It will surely be a 

 most memorable meeting. 



S. A. F. members who have attend- 

 ed previous conventions and know 

 something of the discomforts of wait- 

 ing in line for an opportunity to pay 

 assessments and procure badges do not 

 need to be reminded to forward their 

 dues to the secretary in advance and 

 thereby contribute to their own com- 



