.Alarch 31, 1917 



H (> i;'r 1 CULTUEE 



419 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co. 



This beautiful exliibition, of wtiicli 

 we gave a general account last week, 

 seems to have the unanimous approval 

 of everybody as the finest show ever 

 staged by ihe Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society. Universal satisfaction 

 with such an affair is an unusual thing 

 but it has for once been attained, judg- 

 ing from the opinions of visitors, ex- 



hibitors and newspapers. This of 

 course, does not include prize awards. 

 In the nature of things these can never 

 please all and the finer the show the 

 more to be expected are the award 

 kicks. 



Chester I. Campbell was the business 

 manager of the affair and it is asserted 

 that this astute publicity manipulator 



got the lion's share of the profits. But 

 even so the lesson was worth all it cost 

 to the Society as showing how the pub- 

 lic will respond when the right chord 

 is touched. Never before has the ca- 

 pacity of Horticultural Hall been so 

 taxed by a flower show multitude. 



But the show itself was exceptional 

 in its quality and arrangement. James 



