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HORTICULTURE 



September 11, 1920 



PRIIVILJl-A 



OBCONICA CHINENSIS MALACOIDES 



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•will be surprised to see that they are 

 fresher than they were when they 

 were first brought in from the garden. 

 For twenty-four hours they have been 

 quietly filling their stems with water. 

 If no cellar is available the vases can 

 be put in a deep tub covered so that 

 no draught will strike the flowers. 

 This matter of freshness has been 

 dealt with at length because two of 

 the best collections of flowers failed 

 to get first prizes today because they 

 were not fresh. 



Flowers can be packed quite tightly 

 in their boxes. It will keep them from 

 being jarred, and from moving about 

 in the boxes. It is better to pack 

 them in boxes or to wrap them care- 

 fully in paper when taking them to 

 the shows for they will then retain the 

 ■water with which their stems have 

 been filled and be fresh on reaching 

 the hall. 



We are boping to get more artistic 

 ■exhibitions of our gladiolus, sweet 

 peas and iris, but tor the present it 

 seems best to encourage the children 

 to show each flower by itself with its 

 name on a label, placed in the glass 

 vases to be found at the hall. There 

 was a fine display of wild flowers 

 made today. Each flower was named 

 and each was shown in a vase by it- 

 self. They were all delightfully fresh. 

 Such exhibitions should have every en- 

 couragement for they are educational 

 and pleasing. We lilce to know more 

 about these early autumn flowers. 



The children also deserve praise for 

 their fine display of vegetables and for 

 the canning they had done. 



Miss L. Gertrude Howes had an in- 

 teresting and extensive exhibition of 

 the Mary Hemenway School. Con- 

 nected with this were flower songs and 

 •dances by the children of the school. 



M. R. Case. 

 ^illcrest Gardens, Sept. 4, 1920. 



COMING EVENTS 



Denver, Colo. — Denver Society of Orna- 

 mental Horticulture and Allied Societies, 

 to be held in the Auditorium, Nov. 10, 11 

 and 12. E. P. Neiman. Sec'y, 1643 Broad- 

 way, Denver, Colo. 



Indianapolis. — Florists' Telegraph Delivery, 

 annual convention, October (second 

 week). Albert Pochelon, Sec'y, 153 Bates 

 St., Detroit, Mich. 



NEWS NOTES. 



A. E. T. Rogers, gardener for Judge 

 Moore, Prides Crossing, Mass., accom- 

 panied by Mrs. Rogers, sailed August 

 28th for a two months' tour of Eng- 

 land. 



Frank B. Smith, Ltd. has opened a 

 flower store at 33 King St., W. Toronto, 

 Ont. The business has recently been 

 incorporated with a capital of $40,000. 



The Canadian Gardeners' & Florists' 

 Association will hold their first meet- 

 ing of the season at their new quarters, 

 22 College St., on Tuesday, Sept. 21. 



The McClurg-Laird Nurseries Cc, 

 Sebring, Fla., have incorporated their 

 business, capitalization placed at $50, 

 000. J. G. McClurg, B. L. Laird and 

 R. F. Eustis are the incorpoiators. 



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