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be excluded entirely, even from a show which is 

 strictly amateur. 



At the shows of the Short Hills Garden Club a 

 limited amount of space is allowed at the dis- 

 cretion of the committee to each local pro- 

 fessional in good standing who applies well in 

 advance; where he may put up an exhibit of new 

 and rare varieties not for competition. If such 

 an exhibit is of special merit, a gratuitous ribbon 

 award is made for the sake of encouragement. 

 Such exhibits are of great interest to the visitors 

 and are profitable to the dealer, who may take 

 orders for roots to be delivered in the spring. 



The United States Department of Agriculture, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, issued in 1919 a most 

 excellent paper by Mr. F. L. Mulford on "Horti- 

 cultural Exhibitions and Garden Competitions," 

 called "Circular No. 62." Every garden club 

 should have it in its library, as all the advice is 

 excellent and put in the simplest language. 



