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ageratums represented the water, while the cord was woven of 

 smilax. In front of the well, a lawn was portrayed, composed 

 of choice beds of beautiful roses, pinks, pansies and many 

 other rare blossoms. These were fitted in place very artisti- 

 cally and were very perfect specimens, and at a floral fair 

 alone would have drawn a large premium. The old well sweep 

 was also made of golden marigolds, and reached over a field of 

 shrubbery. This field was composed of ferns, coleus and many 

 other tropical plants that Mr. Phillips has been tenderly rear- 

 ing for a number of years. The design was complete in every 

 way, and reflected great credit upon the artist. 



Miss L. T. Chandler's collections ranked next. The basket 

 of pansies were remarkably fine specimens, among which were 

 some diamond pansies ; in fact, the whole collection was com- 

 posed of novel beauties. I was just about to borroiu one for 

 my' button hole, as I saw some people had done, when I 

 glanced up and noticed a brilliant-hued wreath of eternal 

 flowers. These were woven with just grasses enough to dis- 

 play their tints to the best advantage ; by the way, the 

 arrangement of a boquet or basket adds more to a collection 

 of blossoms th;i,n some people suppose. Miss Chandler also 

 exhibited a fine vase of cut flowers and a large star of choice 

 verbenas. It would seem to a stranger that she must have 

 some greenhouse advantages to enable her to present so fine a 

 display, but I learned it was all home work. Most of her 

 flowers were raised from seed, which added to their value, jis 

 it requires more attention to grow from seeds than cuttings. 

 Many of her seeds were planted in boxes before the snow left 

 last Spring, and the temperature watched faithfully lest the 

 fickle atmosphere should spoil all her work. It takes time and 

 experience to perfect a garden from seeds, the art of which 

 Miss Chandler seems to have mastered very satisfactorily. 



Among the novelties was a Rex begonia, with remarkably 

 large leaves and healthy appearance, exhibited by Miss L. T, 



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