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Vol. II, No. 5 Quarterly MAY, 1915 By subscription $1.00 per year 



THE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



The Second International Flower Show, with which The Horti- 

 cultural Society of New York has been directly connected, was 

 held in the Grand Central Palace, ]\Iarch 17 to 23, in cooperation 

 with the New York Florists' Club. It ranks among the great 

 flower shows of the world, and has never been surpassed, if 

 equalled, in this country for size, quality of exhibits or beauty 

 of arrangement. It proved a financial as well as artistic success. 

 The attendance was large, much in excess of that of the previous 

 year. It has been fully demonstrated that New York can and 

 will support a big show if brought to its attention. Much of its 

 success was due to the wide publicity it received at the hands of 

 the publicity department. The leading newspapers took the matter 

 up and gave widespread accounts of the show during and before 

 its progress. All connnected with the management are to be con- 

 gratulated upon the successful results. 



There was so much of interest and beauty in the exhibition that 

 one was bewildered, and it is only after the lapse of time that the 

 big things stand out in relief. Now, after the passing of two 

 months, certain features stand out prominently. Among these 

 big things of sustained interest throughout were the two rose 

 gardens, one exhibited by the F. R. Pierson Co., the other by A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc. They represented extremely diverse types of de- 

 sign, and each was awarded a gold medal by The Horticultural 

 Society of New York. It was these large things of practical 

 value which claimed the real attention of the people. It is to be 

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