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THE SPRING SHOW 



The ninth International Flower Show was held in the Grand 

 Central Palace during the week of March I3th-i9th, 1922, and 

 broke all records for both exhibits and attendance. Several 

 times during the show the doors had to be closed for some time 

 until the throngs of people thinned out enough to allow of more 

 admissions. The exhibits were many and varied, and there was 

 keen competition in many classes. 



The show was arranged on much the same plan as that of 



1921, except that one missed the dainty little rose arches over 



the center walk. The stairway was decorated with huge palms 



and Bay trees from Bobbink and Atkins, and from Wad ley and 



Smythe, who exhibited for the first time this year. The first 



exhibits, as one entered the hall, were those of W. B. Thompson, 



Yonkers, N. Y., Andrew Strachan, Superintendent, and Mrs. 



Payne Whitney, Manhasset, L. ]., George Ferguson, Supt. 



Both were attractively laid out in the form of gardens, covering 



five hundred square feet, and contained many kinds of garden 



flowers, as well as Primula obconica, malacoides, and other 



tender plants. 



o The four big gardens were, as usual, the center of interest, and 



•t— were even more diversified and interesting than before. That of 



c Julius Roehrs and Co., which carried off not only the Gold 



"^'Medal, but also the Sweepstakes of the Garden Club of America, 



^'■wsLS primarily a collection of plants and shrubs suitable for 



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