4IO 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



of tent 5 Mr. C. Turner had an immense 

 assortment of growing roses, fragrant and 

 delightful, if the individual blooms were 

 not quite what will be looked for a little 

 later in the season. The other extremity 

 of the enclosure was occupied by an equally 

 impressive display from Messrs. Paul's 

 nurseries, before which an almost impassa- 

 ble throng of admirers of the queen of flow- 

 ers paid homage until the exhibition closed 

 for the day. All the central stalls here 

 occupied by orchids, while flanking them 

 were azaleas in a hundred delicate shades 

 between coral-red and primrose, fine foli- 

 age plants, and banks of clematis, a flower 

 which, either as a creeper or bedding sub- 

 ject, appears to improve every season. 



Outside, under the plane trees, Messrs. 

 Sutton possessed a pavilion all to them- 

 selves, the things shown, especially calceo- 

 larias and gloxinias, being very fine, in 



spite of a trying season and absence of sun- 

 shine. On their vegetable benches Messrs. 

 Sutton had several plants of each kind in 

 actual growth, the tomatoes and cucumbers 

 being trained in an original manner along 

 the ceiling of the pavilion, while the fruit 

 hung down and gave a most natural touch 

 to the exhibit. Potatoes were shown in or- 

 namental boxes, one side of which had been 

 removed and glass substituted, thus enab- 

 ling the tubers to be seen growing in the 

 earth at the root of the plant. Messrs. 

 Barr's pigmy trees in pots, from ten to a 

 hundred and fifty years old, were very won- 

 derful, and apparently very healthy; while 

 several miniature representations of the 

 popular rock-garden, with its special plants, 

 claimed much interested attention. The 

 show remains open until to-morrow even- 

 ing, and is undoubtedly one of the best the 

 society has held in the Temple. 



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