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plants back until they arc well built 

 up. as a good crop after NoveinlxT 15. 

 will give much better returns than by 

 turning them loose for early llowers 

 and sacridcing the plants. 



The market in general through the 

 East for some time past has Ix^en very 

 low, not only 'during the month of 

 August, but quite a good part of July 

 was below what we had a right to ex- 

 pect. I do feel, however, that the 

 florists throughout the state of Maine 

 are very well pleased with July. Trade 

 seemed to keep up very nicely with 

 them, not only in the general run of 

 retail work, but funeral work also. 

 Outdoor stock did very well, and while 

 sweet peas at this writing are In very 

 bad shape on account of a lot of 'lamp 

 weather, the stock was fine up to 

 August 1. An unusually fine lot of 

 asters are to be seen, and I was par- 

 ticularly impressed with the large 

 amount of garden flowers raised be- 

 sides sweet peas and asters. 



Burr's Greenhouses at Freeport, Me., 

 are preparing for a big business the 

 coming season. Pot plants are in good 

 condition and carnations, while they 

 are just being housed, seem to average 

 a little abore the general run of stock. 

 I also noticed an exceptionally fine lot 

 of cold storage lilies coming along at 

 this place, and Mr. Burr shows plainly 

 that he is successful with this crop. 

 While the plant of carnations at 

 Minott's in South Portland. Me., was a 

 little later than they like, the stock 

 that Is going in is very good. Mr. 

 Minott is particularly fortunate in hav- 

 ing such fine stock of Pink Delight, and 

 expresses himself as very much In 

 favor with Mr. Strout's White ndiglit. 

 Kveryone who has had a ohatice to 

 observe the latter variety says that it 

 Is a strong grower and better producer 

 than the parent plant, and everything 

 that I have seen goes to show that this 

 is true. 



MORE BEAUTY IN OUR SHOWS 



To go from the hall where red, 

 crimson, pink, yellow and purple gladi- 

 olus were exhibited in Horticultural 

 Hall to the upper room where the 

 orchids were shown, each placed by 

 itself on the gray trunk' of a tree, 

 was like passing from some busy 

 thoroughfare into the atmosphere of a 

 beautiful cathedral where one was 

 rested and refreshed. 



Mr. Burrage had the trees cut at 

 just the right height to best show 

 the flowers. Then the pots were 

 painted gray to harmonize with the 

 trees. It was all quiet, beautiful, rest- 

 ful. 



In the thoroughfare where the 

 gladioli, each beautiful in itself, were 

 shown, one felt the gay atmosphere of 

 the Midway Plaisance in the old 

 White City of the Pair at Chicago. 

 One met one's friends and caught the 

 gay word of greeting. Friends meet 

 at Horticultural Hall, the gardeners 

 are our friends, growing for us the 

 beautiful flowers and we miss a 

 pleasure if we are not theirs. 



One of the prettiest pictures I saw 

 in connection with this show was of 

 two little Negro children three or 

 four years of age carrying two white 

 blooms of gladiolus away from the 

 hall. The glee in the children's 

 faces, the tall white flowers held by 

 the little crisply dressed black child- 

 ren was beautiful to see. I wished 

 that I were an artist to paint that 

 picture of the show. 



M. R. Case 

 Hillcrest Gardens, Weston August 14, 

 1920. 



The Florists' Hail Association, in 

 session at Cleveland last week, elected 

 the following officers: President, G. 

 Fred Aniniann ; Vice-President, J. S. 

 Wilson: Secretary, John G. Esler; 

 Treasurer, James H. Heacock. Direc- 

 tors, Charles L. Washburn, Earl H. 

 Mann, Samuel Murray, J. C. Vaughan, 

 and J. S. Wilson. 



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