THE FLORAL EXHIBIT AT THE INDUSTRIAL. 



Fig. 1670. — Bed of Casnas and Recini at the Industkial. 



Dr is not often that such a fine col* 

 lection of choice exotic plants are 

 to be seen at any exposition, as 

 were on show at the Industrial this fall. 

 The fixing of an exhibition at one cen 

 tral place, in proximity to so many florists 

 and gardeners, and to so many fine public 

 and private collections makes it possible 

 for the Industrial to greatly excel in this 

 respect. The very approach to Horti- 

 cultural Hall was a triumphant success, 

 bringing much credit upon Mr. Cham- 

 bers the gardener in charge at Exhibition 

 Park. Our illustrations were taken in 

 1898, but will serve quite well to show 

 the excellent effects secured by the use 

 of palms, cannas, ricinus, etc., on the 

 lawn outside. 



The exhibits inside the Floral Hall 

 were arranged with unusual skill, and 

 won much admiration. The following 



is a partial list of those collections to 

 which our attention was directed. 



12 foliage plants in 10 ituh pots, ist. 

 prize, Mr. Chambers, Exhibition Park, 

 Defl"enbachia, Dracena Lindeni, Maranta 

 Zebrina, Cocos Weddeliana, Pandanus 

 Veitchii, Ficus elastica var., Croton, 

 Anthurium crystallinum, Cissus discolor, 

 and three others. 



The second prize went to Mr. Hous- 

 ton, gardener at the Central Prison. 

 We noticed in this collection a fine 

 sample of Livingstonia rotundifolia 

 aurea, Cocos Weddeliana, and several 

 varieties of palms. 



50 foliage plants, ist. prize, Reservoir 

 Park collection, in which we noticed a 

 rarity in a fine specimen of Cycas revo- 

 luta (sago palm) in bloom, a Strobilan- 

 thus, and an Ophiopogon. 



The second prize went to Mr. Cham- 



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