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serymen, Florists and Seedsmen in Chicago, on 

 the second Wednesday of June next. It being 

 on the route of our friends from all sections 

 of the West and South-west many will stop at 

 such a meeting on their way to the Centennial. 

 This meeting cannot fail to result in great bene- 

 fit tC' our trade. We extend to all the Nursery- 

 men, Florists and Seedsmen of the East a cor- 

 dial welcome to be present. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



The Great Centennial. — Our papers are full of 

 what is to he at the great Centennial, which is to 

 open on the middle of the present month, and con- 

 tinue all summer. We wait till we see what 

 comes, before saying anything, except that the 

 promise of a great exhibition is very good in- 

 deed. At the time of our writing, a shipment of 

 Rhododendrons from Waterer, of England, had 

 arrived, but much too soon for our climate, and 

 so are temporarily under a wooden shed. Mr. 

 Buist has a few evergreens deposited, but the 

 season is hardly safe. We expect to have our 

 note-book busy for our next number. 



Stated Displays. — At the Centennial the fol- 

 lowing Stated Displays, under their respective 

 dates, will be held during the International Ex- 

 hibition. Applications for entry may be now 

 made, on forms which will be supplied by the 

 Chief of Agricultural Bureau : 



Pomological Products and Vegetables, May 

 16th to 24th. Strawberries, June 7th to 15th. 

 Early Grass Butter and Cheese, June 13th to 

 17th. Early Summer Vegetables, June 20th to 

 24th. Honey, June 20th to 24th. Easpberries 

 and Blackberries, July 3d to 8th. Southern 

 Pomological Products, July 18th to 22d. Melons, 

 August 22d to 26th. Peaches, September 4th to 

 to 9th. Northern Pomological Products, Sep- 

 tember 11th to 16th. Autumn Vegetables, Sep- 

 tember 19th to 23d. Cereals, September 25th to 

 30th. Potatoes and Feeding Roots, October 2d 

 to 7th. Autumn Butter and Cheese, October 

 17th to 21st. Nuts, October 23d to November 

 1st. Autumn Honey and Wax, October 23d to 

 November 1st. 



Dr. Warder. — Among the pleasantest inci- 

 dents of the Centennial, we anticipate the uni- 

 versal meeting of friends. Among the first to 

 coiQe in on Centennial business we had the 

 pleasure of meeting Dr. Warder, of Ohio, re- 



cently. His numerous friends will be glad to 

 know that he seems in excellent health. 



Fruits and Lodging at the Centennial. — 



AsHEViLLE, N. C, March 21st, 1876. 



Thos. Meehan. — Dear Sir : I take the liberty of 

 troubling you a moment (as hundreds are doubt- 

 less doing at this time), with reference to space 

 for exhibition at the Centennial. A letter from 

 Prof. W. C. Kerr, Geologist of this State, in 

 whose charge was placed the exhibition of North 

 Carolina products, mechanism, &c., at the Cen- 

 tennial, informs me that there will not likely be 

 any representation in this way from this State, 

 for the reason that there are no funds raised for 

 that purpose, and none will likely be raised. I, 

 therefore, as an individual, without representing 

 any one but myself, ask information as to how 

 I may place on exhibition 100 varieties of apples 

 next October 1st? My section of the State (the 

 mountain country), is, in my opinion, the finest 

 apple sec~tion of the Union, and although but 

 little attention has been given the subject, I am 

 anxious to show the world what we can do in 

 this way, and that, too, off" old and neglected 

 trees, and from hands uneducated in the busi- 

 ness. Will you put me on the right track ? And 

 if I get under headway, bound for the exhibition, 

 will you aid me in getting a cheap but comfort- 

 able place of lodging for a few weeks? Any 

 documents explaining everything connected 

 with the Fair will be thankfully received. 



[We have many letters like this. Burnet 

 Landreth, Chief of the Agricultural Bureau of 

 the Centennial, has charge of the fruit. They 

 will be on exhibition, we believe, during any 

 time people choose to send them, but there will 

 be special shows for special fruits, all of which 

 can be learned by application to Mr. Landreth. 



Letters in regard to boarding are so numerous 

 that we thought best to ask the Centennial Board. 

 There is abundance of room for all, but the diffi- 

 culty would be to a stranger, where to find the 

 places. Arrangements are made by all the rail- 

 road companies with boarding houses, and when 

 the visitor comes to Philadelphia, he will have 

 no more trouble than with his baggage. Board- 

 ing tickets will be sold by an authorized agent. 



But many people will like to know of these 

 arrangements before they start. The Centennial 

 Commission, in answer to our inquiry, referred 

 us to Sydney, Smirke & Co., 3829 Lancaster ave- 

 nue, Philadelphia, who publish a complete 

 "guide to visitors "in regard to hotels, boarding 



