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The attempt by some exhibitors to make effective dis- 

 plays with the varieties they endeavour to represent at 

 their best, suggests the formation of classes in which 

 opportunities should be afforded for exhibitors to create 

 the best contrasts, pleasing associations, or blends of 

 colours, with, say, six, twelve, or eighteen varieties. 

 We believe something of an educational nature might 

 be done in this direction. 



In closing our remarks under this heading, we would 

 like to suggest that the tables or staging on which the 

 vases are arranged might be lowered a few inches. 

 Almost invariably persons of short or medium stature 

 have difficulty in inspecting vases in the middle and 

 back rows. A few inches less in the height of the 

 tables would make a considerable difference v to many 

 interested visitors. 



PREPARING FOR THE SHOWS 



It should be the aim of all growers who are exhibitors, 

 and those also who wish to grow flowers of the highest 

 quality, to endeavour to time the blooms so that they 

 come in together and are at their best on a certain 

 specified date. 



Sprays of large flowers, that are developed on long, 

 stout, erect foot-stalks, should be striven after, and to 

 effect this most desirable consummation, all blooms that 

 show a disposition to come along too fast should be 

 pinched out. The same attention should be paid to 

 sprays that have evolved single and twin buds ; thus 

 diverting the energies of the plants to promising sprays 

 that give evidence of evolving three and four blooms on 

 each spray. 



Undue crowding of the growths should also receive 

 attention, as this undoubtedly hampers the satisfactory 

 development of promising blooms. Weakly growths 



