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Journal botanical 



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horticultural ^ocietj> of J^eto ^orfe 



INCORPORATED I902 



Vnl 11 No 7S '5^"^'' MAY lC)7n Free to members 



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THE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



The Annual Spring Flower Show was held at the Grand Cen- 

 tral Palace, March 15 to 21, under the auspices of the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York, the New York Florists' Club, and 

 the American Rose Society. It was formally opened by Mrs. 

 Woodrow Wilson at 2 P.M. ^Monday by the pressing of a tele- 

 graph key at Washington. This was the sixth international show, 

 that for 1919 having been omitted on account of the war condi- 

 tions. The show was a great success artistically and financially, 

 much of this success being due to the efforts along the line of 

 exhibits made by private growers, notably Mr. Adolph Lewisohn, 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mrs. Payne W^hitney, and Mr. W. B. 

 Thompson. An important event on the opening day was the 

 visit of Gen. Pershing, attended by a body guard of soldiers and 

 marines. He made an inspection of the exhibition, and was en- 

 tertained in the tea garden. 



The general plan of the main floor was markedly different from 



that of other years, and by many considered a great improvement. 



Hitherto a longitudinal central aisle has divided the exhibits, 



giving a vista the whole length of the hall. This yeai^ groups 



were placed at the head of the main stairway, flanked each side 



by an aisle. These lateral aisles were broken by other groups, 



again continuing, but nearer together, and terminating in a large 



^_ transverse area, the main feature of which was a fountain sur- 



*-'^ rounded by ferns. Beyond the fountain the aisles were again 



— continued but farther apart. 



■ At the head of the main stairway was an exquisite group of 



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