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The Florists' Review 



Looking Down the Exhibition Hall from the Steps at Front of Sunken Area, with A. N. Pierson's Rose Garden Ahead. 



tciiis, adi.'int iinis, jiliu'iiixcs, hr.-illis. liou 

 Kitiiivilli'iis, s]iirii'!is, p;iii(l:iinis. etc., 

 jiliout ;i ('filter group of yi'iiisf as. 



Across the aisle is l'\ H. I'iersoii 's 

 spleiulid nr""l' <'* ferns in Id iiicli or 

 larjjer jiots. 'riiest> are of siii passiiiy 

 (|iiaiity and aie admired uiiceasiiiyly 

 l>y trade and piihru- alike, .\iiioiig the 

 varietic^s of iiejilindeiiis sliowii are 

 aurea, Verona, imiseosa, NeiiKertii, Ma 

 cawii, superliissinia, sii])t>rior, (dej^aii 

 tissinia, ele;,rant issinia, eoiH])act a and 

 "tilers. 



The Rose Gardens. 



I'irectly liefore one walking; down the 

 eeiiter aisle is the rose jj,irdeii of A. \. 

 I'ierson, Ine., which won tiie .$l.(i(Hi 



prize. There were tliri iitries in the 



• dass for rose jjardeiis ."idd sipiare feet 

 with a]ipropriate accessories. 'Phis yar 

 den won first. .\ low white t'eine is 

 lined, within and without, witli cliuili- 

 ini; roses. .\ uia\el walk leads to the ceii 

 ter, where a white .irhor, co\cicd with 

 loses, nijikes ;i |iict iirescjiie centct. 



Se|iarated from this ;^ardi'ii Kv the 

 Kron|i iif liolaiKTs acacias i^ tin- ii.-ir 

 den that won second place, sta;4ed li\ 

 the State l'"loiists' Association oi' In- 

 diana. ( »ne looks ill tliiiii|t;li a inse 

 co\i'ied gate\\.-i\ on lo a <;i'a\rl walk 

 that lead-^ to ;i uhitc niaildc ^uiidial in 

 the center. 



licss striking than thesi> two. yit lia\ 

 ing an ap|ie;il to those persons who think 

 ot roses ,i>. sonic day occupying a loi 



iier (d' their lioiiii' grounds, the rose gar 

 den of ( '. .\Ierkid & Sons, West Mentor, 

 ()., which took third prize, is to the 

 left of the Indijiiia exhibit. Rose hushes 

 form ;i si'nii(dr(de ahmit a grass plot, 

 in wliiidi are planted tlin'e splendid, 

 large specimens. 



The Center of the Show. 



W'hili' we are in this sjiot, the group 

 of acacias lironght liy Thomas Kol.uid 

 from N'ah.ant, -Mass., draws our eyes. 

 There are IdL' specimens in the lot, in 

 (diiding twenty four variidies, from the 

 hiisliy jiiniiierotis to the graceful jjiilie 

 sceiis, from light yellow to the deep 

 goldenrod of lieterophylla. The larg 

 est specimens .are (if piiliesceiis, the 

 most geiierall\ grown \ariety. This 

 and .\. Hailevan.i furnish the sjirajs for 

 cutting. There ;ire none of the latter 

 present, since, lieing :iti e.aily \ariily. 

 it is hy this t iiiie Idoomed out . 



These .nacias .ire grouped in circular 

 1(11111 alioiit .1 large brass foiint.aiii, lit 

 by colored lights :iMd |d;iying about a 

 slender statue. This w;is contributed b> 

 iIk a. I.. H:iiidall <'«.. Chicago. 



Down the Right Aisle. 



To l<cep our tour of the exhibition in 

 orderly route, let us rtdiirn to the front 

 111' the sunken area and walk down the 

 right aisle. The lirst exhibit we see, 

 superb Iiy(Ir:ingi>;is from Lars Anderson, 

 Ko(ky Hi\('r, ()., is (juito wortliv the 

 sweepstake^ |iii/c aw;ird(>tl it. 



N'cxI is the bulb garden of K. K. Teiii- 

 perley, Indianapolis. Over a bank ot' 

 tulips, hyacinths and daffodils My white 

 do\cs guided by while riiiboii reins from 

 the hands of a Large doll at the back. 

 The arrangement was good and the 

 plants exc(dlent. yome of tlu' judges 

 Indieved the doves interfereil with tin; 

 proper dis|ilay of the jiLants. Otherwiso 

 the exhibit would have beini in on t lu; 

 pii/e money. 



Craig's Crotons. 



.\ mound ot' crotoiis arrangeil for rf 

 feet . co\'ering IdO s(|u;ire feet, forms the 

 center of the next group down the aisle. 

 It ri( lil\- deserved the prize awarded it. 

 Siirrouiidi iig are other foliage plants 

 from the riiil.aib Ipliiu firm, smdi as p.iii 

 daiius. dracaiias, cihotiiims, phrenix, etc. 

 The pl.auts were skillfully arranged by 

 Keiterm.'i nil Bros. Co. 



.\ group of flowering beeoiiias co\er- 

 ing tifty s,|n;ire t'eel, adjoining, cap- 

 tured first prize for ('. II. S(diw omeyer. 



.\ n exteiisi\e planting of beddinj? 

 plants from (i.arlield gardens, made liv 

 the I iidia iiapidis p.ark board, i- \\ell done, 

 and appeals to public as well .i^ to pro 

 fessional fasti. 



Bulb Gardens. 



The lirst prize bulb garileii i^if .\. Wie- 

 gand's Sons Co. is alongside. Tlii.s 

 covers .")dd sfjuare t'eet. A low fence is 

 bordered with becis of tiilijis. In the 

 ■ •iiifi r stiiiids ;in urn tilleil with the 



