EXHIBITING AND JUDGING 65 



affords a welcome relief from the long stemmed flowers 

 in vases; is, in fact, a most satisfactory compromise 

 between that purely American method and the Euro- 

 pean custom of staging the flowers on boards without 

 a vestige of foliage or visible stem. Where such classes 



Fig. 17 PRIZE VASE OF ONE HUNDRED TIMOTHY EATON 



are staged the visiting public always congregates about 

 them, doubtless because of the varied character of the 

 exhibits, and the facility with which they can be 

 inspected. Another feature to recommend such ex- 

 hibits is, that the flowers retain their freshness and 

 beauty for a prolonged period. 



