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VOL. Ill, No. 10. MAY, 1923 



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ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY 



IMPRESSIONS OF THE FLOWER SHOW 



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HE outstanding feature of the 1923 Show held in the Grand 

 Central Palace, March 12 to 17, was its uniform excellence. 

 From front to rear and from side to side there were no weak 

 spots, no scaling down in quality or merit of display. 



There were five great gardens, one more than ever before, and 

 all dissimilar. Surely no more ambitious nor better executed 

 bulb garden has ever been projected upon the floor of any show 

 than the Scheepers Garden. It was admirably proportioned and 

 superbly finished. Perhaps it went a little far in infinity of de- 

 tail as, for example, in the use of colored stones, which seemed to 

 belong to a former period. It was truly lavish and thereby in 

 somewhat marked contrast to the quiet restraint and calm rest ful- 

 ness which characterized the garden of the same exhibitor, two 

 years back. 



The F. R. Pierson (Tarry town) Garden was a natural gem, 



such as would be possible in hundreds of gardens in springtime, 



and surpassed all previous eiTorts of this exhibitor. The selection 



*f^ and disposition of the material that composed this garden, the 



^ skill, care, and forethought demanded, the sacrifice of valuable 



^ greenhouse space involved in its preparation are factors possibly 



-^ not appreciated nor even thought of by the average observer, but 



S- when, as they should be, they are taken into proper consideration, 



^ they are a striking tribute of munificence and high enterprise. 



Rose Gardens have been staged at every show, and the Crom- 



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