THE GARDENERS' MONTHLY 



LJuiy. 



Horticultural Societies. 



COMMUNICATIONS. 



WORLD'S EXPOSITION. 



BY J. E. WALDO. 



The first season of the World's Exposition came 

 to a close to-day. There were causes at the open- 

 ing, and for a time subsequent, that prevented it 

 from becoming a financial success. This is the 

 only Exposition I ever saw, hence I do not pro- 

 pose myself as a suitable judge. But those who 

 have seen others and assume to be capable of 

 judging, pronounce this the grandest earth ever 

 saw. Therefore, in every other respect, except 

 financially, I conceive it improper to speak of it 

 other than as one of the great efforts of the nine- 

 teenth century for the progress, advancement and 

 improvement of man. It seems to me that any 

 one contemplating seventy-five acres covered with 

 buildings, and the buildings filled even to the gal- 

 leries, can scarcely think of it as a small affair. 

 It is now a thing of the past. 



A second Exhibition is to be had commencing 

 November ist next. The State Commissioners, 

 forty-five in number, from all the States and Ter- 

 ritories, have taken hold with our people and a 

 big success is promised. The State Commissioners 

 propose to arouse the interest of their people in 

 the success of this future Exposition, and that they 

 will increase their exhibits so as to far surpass the 

 former gigantic display. 



This is the future outlook. What will our hor- 

 ticulturists and florists have to say about it ? Mr. 

 W. H. Boomcamp, in answer to Mr. Baker, tells 

 him "he speaks in vain to Northern horticultur- 

 ists ; they do not want to risk their goods to a slow 

 freight line," &c. And you say editorially that 

 the difficulty is enhanced by the old-fashioned 

 method of premiums. It seems to me the question 

 is very little affected by these objections. There 

 may be some difficulty in getting goods here in 

 proper shape, but with proper effort can not the 

 difficulties be surmounted ? And should the ques- 

 tion of premiums or no premiums be thought of 

 much value ? It seems to me the question is \ 

 " Business." ' 



In the Exposition that is past there were about 

 six thousand exhibitors, besides their attendants, 

 and an average on the grounds, each day, of not 

 less than four thousand strangers from all parts of 

 the earth — of course, mostly from the United 

 States. Now, would not a business man like to 

 have a fair display in this magnificent hall, prop- 

 erly attended to, and some one on hand to talk 

 business, hand out catalogues, cards, &c. ? Busi- 

 ness men will see the advantage in a dollar and 

 cent view of the thing. The new South is begin- 

 ning to be in a situation to want such things and 

 the big West was here in full force the past winter, 

 and will be here in redoubled numbers the coming 

 winter. I think there will be horticulturists the 

 coming winter who will see this matter as business 

 men— and as business men they will see this 

 grand hall utilized to its utmost capacity. Should 

 Mr. Boomcamp be with us the coming winter he 

 will find the hall none too large — no room to spare. 



The following plants, by their bloom, have at- 

 tracted much attention in Horticultural Hall the 

 past month or so : 



In I. H. Erkener's Exhibit. 



Cereus dasyacantUiis, 

 caespitosus, 



Bectinatus, 

 ir. Regal, 

 cteuoioes, 



speciosissimus, 

 Fer ■ 



Mainillaria aplanata. 

 *' f*i>herica. 



" Kostrioha, 

 " stellans. 



" snhacelata, 

 He ■ 



.eyderi, 

 'endleri, Echinocactus Texeiisis, 



pulyaoantluis, ** Williainsi. 



" stramineiis, Large variety of Opuntias 



I'liyUocactus Aokennanni, in liloom. 



Orchids — Mexican Exhibit. 



Odontoglossxim Rossii, Epidemirum vitcllinmii, 

 '■ Ehrenbergii, " raiiilerum. 



" curdatuiu, " lirassavola?, 



Cattleya citrina, Maxillaria sanguinea, 



" Leopolilii, Bletia Fnugcriana, 



Harjtopliyllvim spioatuin, Cyrtopodium spec. Honduras. 



Oncidium variegatuni. Parluva fastuosa, 



" sanguineuni, Plumiera albolutoa, 



Lycaste SIvinneri, Russellia juncoa, 



" aroinatica, Carica i)apaya, 



'* Deppci, Hibiscus rosa sinensis, li, pi. 



" aurantiaca, '* puniceus, 



Sclioniburgliia tiliiM-ina, Pelargonium hybriduuo. 



" spec. (Guatemala, Datura arborea, 



Acropera luteola, Muaa rosacea. 



126 Jackson St., New Orleans, June ist. 



[We have always had some difficulty in making 



ourselves understood in regard to this exhibition 



business. Our correspondent for instance notes that 



the question of premiums or no premiums should 



