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The Florists^ Review 



Maui II :!(l. r.ij-j 



•;r;itt'l'iil for tlir hc.'irty rc>()(iii.-.i' ol tlir 

 ixhiliit (II-- til tiiif c'llls for sii|i]i(ii t. ' ' 



Exhibition HaD. 



Till .xliiliit inn IkiII is .in I'Vri-lli'iil 

 line, s|i;ii- iiMIs ;irii| witliolll nl isl nic I i(ili.~ 

 to tile \ irw, tllc Mllliicn crlltil .llc.i 

 liniliiij,r it--(il' .•iiliiiii;ilil,v Iti tlic s1.t<;iim 

 111' llowci- (lispliiys. Sniil one: ' ' 1 1' \vr 

 .iiiilil (iiily t r.itis|M)rt this to Niw \'()iU, 

 \\li;il :i 1ir;it we'd ^ivc tlir visitdis tii 

 tlir iiit nii.'it i(iii;il slidws tlirrcl'' II w.is 

 tliiiii;^lit till' ilisi ;iniT IkiH' ;in lidiir (in 

 llir t|-(illry t'riiMI tiir ci'tllci (iC I (i\\ n 

 wiiiilil cmt.-iii tile .-it tcnii.'MiiT. 'I'lic li^ 

 nil's slidwcil, lid\vi'\i'r, tli.-it tlir \isitdrs 

 llir dpcriin;^' il;iy iininlicrcd twii-i- lliosr 

 tlir lirst (l;iy df tile liii;lily succcssliil 

 ■lilt iinidliiii' shiiw. Sunil.'iy I)i-(ini;li1 .-i li.iy 

 Idlii; i|li//lr. yet I ln' ]i;ill wits crdWilcd. 

 Till' sij^lit tliiiilcil 1 lidsf in i-liMim-; .it 

 t I'mlniirr \\;is .■issiircil. 



r n Inrt iin;it rly , the pni'rlv linili' ilis 

 |il.iy.s (•dillil not lie ;icc(iniiiidil;it imI in llir 

 iniiiri liuililinii, the M ;iinit ;ii-1 inrrs ' 

 liiiildini; .-it tlir sl;itc t'.-iii- j;r(>innls. 'I'lir 

 \Vi>ni;in's ImiliiiiiH u;is ust'd for tliisc. 

 Tlli.s \v;is :i linndi'cii y;irils' t';i|-t licr w;il); 

 p.ist tlir r\ ll i liit idll linll. Sdiiii- t'c.-iiril 

 I lie lldlists Wdldd nc\('l' ;^rl to i! ; llii- 

 iiinidiity wi'iT n\Aii to lie trrr dl' the 

 |iulili«-. Of idiirsc, tlidsc wild wislicii 

 Id briny their piddiuts to (lie jinldic'.s 

 notice- dciiipicil sp.'KT in tlic M;iniit;ii- 

 tiinrs" liiiildin};, tlic side u.ill .sp.-ni' In- 

 iiiy icminimI for tlicin. Tlir s;ili-s ut 

 • ■xliiliit ion s|i;iii', tlic ni:in;iycniciit ic 

 ported, rc;iclieil ;i liiylier tdt:il tli.'iii those 

 .it .-iiiy ]ire\ioiis nnlional show. 



Tire tr.'ide ;it t end.'inee. is ipiite eooil. 

 Iv\:ict i-diint is ini|ids.silil(-. Mveii the 

 list dt thdse pieseiil cjiinidt lie com plet e, 

 till' no riMiistei- i.s l\e|i1, ;inil the eiylit 

 d:i\s 111 the show ,-ire onl\ h;ilt' eone 



when the list ill thi- issue is coin|iiled. 

 Those who ,ire lint .i few liours' ride 

 .•iw;iy mill .-i l:irj^e popiilnt ion is within 

 such distnrice of I iiili;in:ipdlis come 

 only for ,i il;iy .it the show .•mil iii;iy lie 

 iinnoticeil. I'>nt the tot.'il niiinliei' of flo 

 rists present diiriuj; the week will re;i(di 

 ri considei.'ihle li;4iire. 



{•"roni nil \iewpoints. theretdre, the 

 lifth n;itidn;il llowei' show is .-i tlioiouyh 

 siicress' 



SEEING THE SHOW. 



At the Entrance. 



The dlildiie hnll in which the n.ition.il 

 lldwei show is stnycil this weid-; is p;ir 

 t,icul.irl,\ .id.-ipted for this purjiose lie 

 cnise of the l;ir};e siililseii :ire:i in the 

 renter, .-ilioiit onethird of the (io.dlin 

 feet of lloor spnce. Ovei- the sunken 

 •iie.-i lie.-intiflll vist.-is ;ire olitnined, foi 

 there nrc no olisl ruct ions in the hnll, 

 s.-i\(- the slendel- supports .-it the liorder 

 df the sunken spnce. These supports 

 .ire cd\eiei| with ceil.-iis. which ;iild td 

 the ch.-irniinji effect, li.-ivender ;inil \el 

 IdW drojis ndorii the ceiling ;it the sides 

 dl' the h.'ill. while d\ er the sunken ;ire;i 

 p:ile j^reen drdps .-n-r innst efVectixe. 



.\t the elitr.-lllre dlle sees, td left .illil 

 lij^ht, f^;irdens ef Imllidus tldAVi-rs, liiitli 

 st;i;;ed h\ I >eit ei ni;i n n Kriis. < 'o. In 

 th;it on the left, as one enters, tulips, 

 hy.-ici lit lis, d.-ilTodils :inil ii.'ircissi form 

 oliloilj^ lied- .-11111 .1 lioliiel- to the whole, 

 ceiiterine mi .i l;iri:r r,-i/ii|r ^loln-. A 

 liyht li;icke rdiiiid of cedars sets iilT tlir 

 lilooins wrll. Ill the u;n'ilcn to the ri^lit 

 tulips lidrdi'i' the s(pi;irr .'ind till rdund 

 pidls .•ilxiiit .'i siiudial. The elTect i- 

 less fdini;il tli;iii tli;it of the dtlier r.-ir 

 dell, lint nil lev- ;it t ract i \ r. 



Th Irr df tlir suiikril .-i li4lf. .it the 



front, is lined with pri/.c v\ inning' i'.\- 

 hihits. .lust to the riKlit is I". 1{. Pier 

 sdii 's |iri/e Ciliotiuni Scdiicdei, with 

 more than ten feet spread,. Hid aliotit it 

 heaths ;ind lioiiea invilleas. Karllier to 

 the rifilit are .\ . .\. rieison 's pri/.e 

 wiiininti climhiiij; roses, splendid speci- 

 incus, :iiiil f.artliei, ('ail Ilaj;eiiliiiryer 's 

 yenislas. 



Just to I he left ut' the ('('liter is a 

 speci.il dis|il.iy of |ilaiits from .Xiiton 

 Scliiiltlieis, Colleee Point, X. Y ., ar 

 ranyi'd on a low rockery base. In it 

 are the heaths fur which Mr. Schu! 

 tlicis is widel\- kiuiwii, and line spira-a^. 

 liouji.iimille.'is, chori/.eiiias, ferns, etc. 

 Still farther Id the left are .\. N. Pier 

 soil's firoiip of six pri/.e wiiiuiiiji climli 

 illy I'dscs, with hydraiiyc.is and ocnistas 

 before them, from <';irl llayeiiburyer, 

 -Mentor, (). 



Looking Over the Gardens. 



Passing these exhibits, one reaches ,i 

 tliylit of a few stejis, frdin the tdp dt 

 which .-in eiitraiiciny \ iew is to be had 

 d\ er the sunken .ire.i. Lookiiiy down 

 the center aisle, one sees, lirst, .\. N. 

 Pieison 's rose yardeii, and, li(diiiid it. 

 'i'homas Holand's wdiiderfiil yrouji of 

 .-ic.aci.'is, and, still f;irtlier, the blue back 

 eroniiil ot' the I". T. I>. display. 



I lescendiiifi the steps, one linds ,it his 

 riylit the special displ;i\ of .\. P. .Mil 

 ler, coiitainiiiii lilies four feet in height, 

 he.iths, hydrangeas, {iciiistas, roses, 

 m.-iryucritcs, etc., all of s|ileiidid (piaP 

 ity. On either side .ire pri/.e palms, H. 

 \V. Kiemaii "s .\rec;i liitescens and Wie 

 e.ind's Keiiti.'i l"orsteri;iiia. 



lieyoiiil is the eroup of .\. ,\. j'ier 

 son's tlowcrine .'ind fiili.'iye plants, cov- 

 eriiiy L'liii s(|ii.ire feet, air.'mned for et' 

 feet. .\ riidd deal of .'irt is evidenced 

 in the air.'i nyenieiit s ot' cibotinms, cro 



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A. N. Pierson's Group ol Flowering and Foliage Plants and F. R. Pierson's Collection of Feins Beyond. 



