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HORTICULTURE 



March 25, 1911 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



An Auspicious Opening — Program of the Society Meetings^ etc. 



As we go to press Mechanics' Build- 

 ing is being turned into a bower ot 

 beauty and on Saturday evening, March 

 25th, the great event will be in full 

 swing. The meetings ot the Society 

 of American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists, American Rose, Amer- 

 ican Carnation, American Gladiolus 

 and Sweet Pea Societies will get un- 

 ■der way early in the coming week, 

 ;and all indications point to a record 

 influx of trade visitors from far and 

 near. 



and double the usual admission will 

 be charged. 



We repeat, for the benefit of those 

 who receive this paper before starting 

 for Boston, that there are excellent 

 hotel accommodations in the immedi- 

 ate vicinity of the exhibition hall, and 

 that those who desire to locate near 

 the Show should leave trains at Back 

 Bay Station, if on the N. Y., N. H. & 

 H. R. R., or at Huntington Ave. Sta- 

 tion if on the N. Y. Central, these be- 

 ing practically the same station but 

 under different names. Do not get 

 carried through to the Terminal Sta- 

 tion which is nearly two miles distant 

 from Mechanics' Building. Either of 

 the hotels advertising in this paper 

 will be found first-class and reason- 

 able. 



The offices of the secretaries are in 

 Mechanics' Building. 



OfiBce of the National Flower Show 

 Committee is in Mechanics' Building. 

 Chester I. Campbell, manager of the 

 show, is in charge. All business con- 

 nected with the Flower Show should 

 be presented there. 



. New Members. Those desiring to 

 become members of any of the socie- 

 ties should apply at the oflice of the 

 respective secretaries. 



Paying Dues. Dues may be paid and 

 orders for members' tickets obtained 

 at the oflice of the respective secre- 

 taries. 



James Wheeler 



Sup^finteiident of Exhibition. 



We understand that the entire floor 

 area at the disposal of the Trade Ex- 

 hibit, which is to be an important 

 adjunct of the main exhibition, has 

 been taken,, yielding a revenue to- 

 wards the expense account far be- 

 yond the most sanguine hopes of its 

 promoters. 



, Governor Foss, Mayor Fitzgerald 

 and Hon. S. W. McCall have been 

 especially invited tp take part in the 

 opening exercises on Saturday, at 8 

 o'clock in the evening. On Sunday 

 the show will be open from 1 p. m. 

 until 10 in the evening, but not for 

 trading purposes, and between the 

 hours of one and three on that day all 

 children who are accompanied by 

 their elders will be admitted free. 

 Fifty members of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston, have volun- 

 teered to be present and act as es- 

 corts to the children. Friday, March 

 31, will be known as "Society Day," 



W. N. Ckaig 



Chairman of Examining Committee. 



The following list of events in con- 

 nection with the Show and Meetings 

 was published last week, but is here 

 repeated as a reminder. It is under- 

 stood that the Ladies' S. A. F. will 

 attend Boston Theatre on Wednesday 

 afternoon, where several hundred 

 seats have been reserved for them, 

 and there are other interesting things 

 on the program for the ladies, includ- 

 ing an auto ride to historical spots, 

 etc. 



The office of HORTICULTURE, at 

 11 Hamilton Place, in the centre of 

 the shopping district and directly op- 

 posite Park Street Church, will be at 

 the disposal of visitors needing to use 

 telephone or other conveniences, and 

 we hope many will honor us with a 

 social call. During the continuance of 

 the Show, HORTICULTURE will have 

 a space in the main exhibition hall 

 with someone constantly in attend- 

 ance to receive subscriptions or ad- 

 vertising and to supply information 

 generally. 



GIVE US A CALL. 



Chester I. Campbell 

 General Manager National Flower Show. 



Railway Certificates. Railway cer- 

 tificates should be deposited with the 

 Secretary of the S. A. F. & O. H. im- 

 mediately upon arrival at Mechanics 

 Building. The fee of 25 cents must be 

 paid when certificate is deposited. Cer- 

 tificates will be signed by the agent 

 from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. on March 27, 

 2S and 29. No certificate will be 

 signed before or after these dates. 

 Certificates must be called for before 

 11 a. m. on March 31st. 



Members' Tickets. Orders for mem- 

 bers' tickets must be presented to the 

 committee in charge of admission and 

 exchanged for regular tickets. All or- 

 ders and tickets in hands other than 

 the owners will be taken up and can- 

 celled. 



Register. All members of the S. A. 

 F. & 0. H. and afliliated societies 

 should register with the secretary of 

 the S. A. F. & O. H., so that a record 

 may be kept ot the attendance, and so 

 that members may be located when 

 asked for. 



