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W. A. Munda, I should judge, proved his merit again 

 by adding to his list of honors of previous years. Mr. 

 Munda had fine material, needless to say, too numerous 

 for me to enter into in this brief write-up. The pub- 

 lished awards will tell the story. 



Louis Dupu}' had quite an attraction, with his new 

 Hydrangeas, both pink and white ; should be a drawing 

 card towards calls for stock, as they are far in advance 

 of the older types. 



A. N. Pierson made a grand display of cut flowers, 

 occupying quite a space with a massive bank or Far- 

 leyense fern with quite a few Cattleyas dotted among 

 them ; also Roses, Azaleas, Hydrangeas ; the effect was 

 rich and decidedly a credit to the firm. 



Grand specimens of Azaleas were exhibited by Mrs. 

 H. McK. Twombley, of Madison, and C. B. Newbold, 

 Jenkintown, Pa. The wonderful collections of amaryllis 

 placed on exhibition the first day by Mrs. D. Willis James 

 and Howard Gould, giving us an educational lesson on 

 the improvement of the Amaryllis family as time goes 

 on. What a pity it is such flowers have not got better 

 lasting qualities ! 



These are merely a few impressions from the stand- 

 point of a gardener. Time will not permit me to go 

 deeper into details on this great and fascinatin-,' evliilii- 



tion: The managers had a herculean task before them, 

 although they have come ofi' victorious, and this great 

 show is a success in every respect, which naturally must 

 be gratifying to all concerned. 



INTERNATIONAL SHOW JOTTINGS. 



By W. N. Craig. 



The orchids were a wonderful feature at the big show. 

 The groups of Julius Roehrs Company, W. A. jManda. 

 C. G. Roebling and Lagar & Hurrel were a whole exhibit 

 in themselves. It was- pleasant to see so many finely 

 flowered Odontoglossums included, showing that the cul- 

 ture of this most beautiful of orchids is being better 

 understood among the growers of orchids. 



Odontioda Bradshawia from Sir Jeremiah Coleman, 

 Galton Park, England, is a beautiful richly colored 

 hybrid : this and a new hybrid Odontoglossum helped to 

 make the show one of international character. 



The new Astilbes from A. E. Thatcher, manager of the 

 Mt. Desert Nurseries, Bar Harbor, Me., are all fine 

 things. I was particularly struck with Vesta, Venus. 

 Silver Way, Ceres, Juno and Panache, both as pot 

 plants for private and commercial growers and as border 

 plants. These spiraeas are going to become very popular. 

 The new hybrids have been raised by August Haerren? 

 and Lemoine, of Nancv, France. 



CALCELORIA EXHIBIT FROM PERCY CHUBB ESTATE. 



It was not surprising to see that magnificent lily from 

 western China, C. myrioph}llum, secure the gold medal 

 for the finest novelty in the show. Fine as it is in pots, 

 it is even finer when grown outdoors. A big block, con- 

 taining some thousands of spikes, was a marvelous sight 

 at Messrs. Farquhar's nurseries last June. The bulbs of 

 these lilies succeed best when planted at least a foot deep. 



William H. Duckham's hybrid amaryllis have probably 

 never been equaled at any exhibition in America. This 

 in connection with a number of other exhibits from the 

 Madison wizard all show'ed the master craftsman's hand. 

 I understand they were practically all seedlings raised 

 bv Mr. Duckham. The bulbs were all in si.x.-inch pots, 

 although as a general rule we see them exhibited in eight 

 and nine-inch pots and of much inferior quality. 



Cyclamen were but indift'erently shown. Primula 

 were on their last legs and Cineraria stellata even showed 

 the effects of the early season, as most of the plants 

 carried poor foliage. The show was too late for all these 

 plants, but too early for Calceolaria, which were also of 

 poor quality. On the other hand, Schizanthus were extra 

 fine and it would have been difficult to pick a finer half 

 dozen than those shown by JNIr. James Bell, of the Bil- 

 lings estate. 



Zvolanek's new winter flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 

 contained some peas. He has sixty-four varieties, which 

 is at least fifty too many. Sweet Pea enthusiasts must 

 really boil down their lists, for they are bewildering. It 

 is a safe bet that five years from now all forcing, as 

 well as outdoor sweet peas, will be Spencers. 



In orchids, amaryllis, fine foliage plants, including 



SrECIMEX PLANT. 



RED AZALEAS. 

 ESTATE. 



MRS. McKAY TVVOMBLY 



