November U, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



Horticultural Exhibition at Bruges, Belgium, 



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One of the most important exhibi- 

 tions ever held on the continent of Eu- 

 rope occurred this year at Bruges, Bel- 

 gium. It being the 75th year of inde- 

 pendence, the government alloted va- 

 rious amounts to the provincial au- 

 thorities to celebrate the occasion. 

 Each city had its fetes, and some 

 $12,000 having been appropriated to 

 Bruges, it was decided to devote the 



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funds to horticulture (one of the sta- 

 ple industries of the country). During 

 the last few years rapid strides have 

 been made in this direction at Bruges. 

 And the photographs show to some ex- 

 tent the efforts of Sander & Sons, who 

 were the largest exhibitors, carrying 

 off many first prizes. The King of the 

 Belgians, himself a great lover of 

 plants, honored the exhibition by his 

 presence at the opening of the show. 



Photograph No. 1 shows the premier 

 orchid group. Never before was such 

 a display seen in Belgium. The ar- 

 rangement and general contour of the 

 group was charming and some 500 

 well-grown orchids, consisting chiefly 

 of hybrids, were used, cattleyas and 

 laelias predominating, large specimen 

 cypripediums of the Rothschildianum 

 type, quantities of Odontoglossum 

 (I'oiifinued on Page .=i09.) 



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