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The Florists^ Review 



maikh .!(), v.na. 



General View of the National Flower Show at Philadelphia This Week, Looking Toward the Main Entrance. 



n'|ili('i| to liv Dim MatKoiit'. KolxMt 

 ('laiif ami (iccjii:!' Asimis. rcprosoiitiiiy 

 till' S. A. P. athl tlic sliow iiiana^t' 

 iiiciit. The lioard ol' ,jiiilj;<'s is in cliariic 

 (it < '. II. Totty aii'l Ix'jian at (iiii-c mi 

 a task ol' latiic jiioportioiis, ttMidt'i'i'il 

 Minii' (lilliciilt liv tin' sc-attt'iiiij: aihl 

 cidwdiny 111' r\liiliit>. Tlic iiistuiMai y 

 iliiiiicr til Jmiiis was ;^i\rii at tin' 

 Hotri Waitiiii OH till' (i|i('iiiii^' i'\ l'llilll,^ 



The Arrangement. 



< nil \ rill inn liall is a ;^li','il haili III 

 a stMicliiif. liiiilt riitiirly nl' winnl. 

 Fdi Diirr till' si;jii "'Nil SiniikiiiL;"' 

 mean- rsartly wliat it says; llir iniliir 

 srr til it. 'I'hi' liiiiMini: li;i< an rnm 

 iiKiii- 1p;i Icniiy, iinas a ilal'if Inr mir ]iur 

 I'li^i'. Ti'iii I ml .'I ry lliiiiiiiiL:' invrrs tin' 

 ■-i;il- nil till' ?iiaiii lliiiH, iiiakiiiL; as 

 hiiL:i' a ^pai'i' as r\i-r lias lirni ;i\ail 

 aiiji' ;ill Mil mil' liimr I'm' aii\ >-liii\\. Imt 

 till' ii\ I'l lia l!L;i iii; liali-iiiiy ruts the ii|ii'ii 

 crntrr ^ni;ill. Tin' IniiMiii;^ nrc iijiii's a 

 ^\ lidlr ril\ -iiUiiM' III! .\ llr;^lii'li \ .•|\rlillr 



a1 l!r(i;ii| <1ii'rt. -rltiiiL;- liai-1-; a >^n I'lirirnl 

 ilistaiii'i' 111 aH'niil ^jiai'i' Inr an untildiii 



ijisplay lliat ijni'^ inllrll in Int llin plllilir 



knnw wliat \\\;i\ ],,■ vci-ii iiisiilr. 'I'lir 



spaiT .-il till' liLilil nl' tl ntraiiri' is 



ilsnl liv 11 I'll IV .\. iMi'i'l-, liii-.. I'nr a 

 .|is|i|;i\ lit' n\ II ;^rrnlis in ;i |;ilijc nillll- 



Im'i lit \aiii'lii's, till' i-aii| ^latiiiu tlial 

 ihi' --Ini-lx was :;?ii\\ii liy K'n^in \- ( n., 



I'>n-knn|i, llnilaiMJ. I'lin l'.ln:i.| vtircl 



i-nnii'i' i^ iisi'ij liy II. I'\ Mirliill t ',,.. 

 aihl a iiiiii|iii' ilis|il;iy nl' liiillini!s stni-k 

 is nia'Ir. Till' liiillis wrri' |il;iiitii| .•nnl 

 finWiTril in wnn.l lidxrs aihl Imt lliilil 

 till' innlliillL:' 111'' '-linw n|ii'IM'i| Wnli' lIli'S 

 lir(ill;^lil tn tlh'ir |i|r>nllt Im-.'l t inli . Tin' 

 liii\i'-~ all' ill iiiii^l c-asi'- rn\i'iri| Willi 



snil, iJioiliicinj^ a liiylily cfl'cct ixc il- 

 lusion (if a linlli nanli^n in I'ull bloom 

 weeks hri'orc its time. Tlic front of 

 the entrance^ is di'i-oratcil with tlic ever 

 yrccns cxhiliit of Ailol|ili .Mneller, 

 M nrii'^tnw II, I'a. 



A Riot of Color. 



K.iitcriny the hall, the liist iin|ires- 

 sion one. jiets is that no a\ailalile inch 

 of Spain has liccn jiciiiiittcil to j;o iin 

 iiscil; that the Imililiny is iniich ovcr- 

 ii iiw ilc'l. Then one lie<;ins to appii' 

 liatc the liiiiiht iii'ss of tli(> i-oloiin" in 

 the jiictiirc ami the iletails, one liy one, 

 lii'i-oinc .i|i]iarciit. .\t the h'ft is a 

 lieantifiil tea t^anlen. lomlnctcil liy sn- 

 licty lailics of the lity. a ililfcrcnt or- 

 nani/ation eai-h ilay. In front of it. 

 .iini also at the iiL;lit of the main jias 

 sa;;eway. are exhiliits of the I'ctailcis. 

 Arouiiil the wall, iimler the liali-oii\', 

 are the train's displays, with the roin 

 petiti\e e\liiliit> ill the ciMiter. Al tlm 

 far einl, in the i-enter, is the hainl staml. 

 wiiilc nil either siiln rise t errare I i kr 

 -^tcps, used on the npniiin^- da\' Inr the 

 display of liiillis ;ind similar small 

 ^tock. Oil .Monday for the rose show, nn 

 Tiiesi|a\ fnr i-ariiations and mi later 

 days foi' other s|,|.,i;i| cxliiliit^. (>l 

 i-niirse. as the •-linw prn:^ri'^--i'v tlm 

 i-rowdiiiL; i>\' I'xhiliils iinina^rs. 



The Out.standing Features. 



Till' illlplcssinlis rri'.'ltl'd Ia' till' show 



are \arii'd and interest int^. .Maii,\' 

 trade \ isitms speak first of llie size of 

 the show, ot" the ^neat <(iiaiitit\' of nia 

 li'iial. Others, es|ii'i-i;ill v the r<'t;iilei s. 



lilst of .-ill note the rnll l; Inliliia t e efl't'i't 



the iriiwdiii:: |iriidiii-i'^ and shake tlmir 



heads o\('r the ilitliciilties the nianaj^e- 

 nicnt has cncoiiiitcicd in instaHiii}^ u 

 three-riny i-iiciis in a onerin;; tent. 

 Indeed, one of I'liiladelphia 's icadinj,' 

 retailers cancidcil his application for 

 sjiace when ht> found how crowdeil the 

 show would li(^ and how iin]iossihlo the 

 dci-oratixc ctYci-t he sought. 



lint two out of c\('ry three tradt \ isi- 

 tois, after inakinjr the rounds of the 

 show, comnicnt first of all on the cpial- 

 ity ot' the rose ^^i-ardcns, and plants and 

 nil the ai-acias. Those who ha\e at 

 tended cither nl' the two |irci-ciliiiij na 

 timial slinw s are familiar with Thomas 

 li'oland's nrniip nt' hard woodi^d plants. 

 .•nacias and ciiias. Iiiit this time he has 

 niitdnne himself. There is a full car- 



lii.'ld nf >.tni k ill this line ^lollp. lilolloht 



liniii Nahaiil. .Mass.. the aracias in 

 many instain-cs lieiiiL;' the largest and 

 lilo--t |irrl'ei-t ^|iei- i llii'lis i'>er scrli ill 



.\ iiii'i ii-a. The |ii1y i> this line ^I'liuji 

 iiinid not lie Lji\eii one third the total 

 -paie inside the liah-miies. so that tlm 

 indi\ idiiality of eaih pl.-mt iimliIiI -.land 

 ie\ ealed. 



The Rose Gardens. 



The riisi' uaideiis are a-- w ondi'if ii I as 

 the arai-i;is. rerliaps first oi' all tlm 

 I'xhiliit nf Ilmiry .\. hieer, lin-.. de 

 ser\ es to lie men t inim. I. Its like iicxer 

 has liceii seen, for here are l.OdO plant-; 

 nf hyliiid tea rnses in .aliont seventy 

 li\e \aiieties. all in tinwer. The display 

 is '-II iron iided li> a low ^aidcn l'eiii-e, 

 with anhed ent I a ices. Inside are four 

 lari:e licds, the jiots olisi'iired by tan- 

 liark. .\t. the i iitcrscrf ion of the walks 

 is an aijiiatic pnnl seaii-cly less attia'-- 

 ti\e than the rnsrv, nf whiili it is said 



