AUGUST 29, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



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BrugM International Exiiibition in the Market Square. 



(The Remainder of the Exhibition was in the Municipal Buildlnff, Under the Belfry Tower.) 



Furthermore, when grown in the field 

 they need no watering, an occasional 

 cultivation being the only labor in- 

 volved. Plants should not go into 

 larger than 5-inch or 6-inch pots. I 

 always manage to get the biggest into 

 the larger of these two sizes. 



CHAELES C. YOUNG. 



Charles C. Young, vice-president 

 elect of the St. Louis Florists' Club, 

 is treasurer of the C. Young & Sons 

 <"o., and son of James Young, president 

 of the company. He was born in St. 

 Louis and is 24 years of age, married 

 and has two children. President-elect 

 Weber also is a young man and they 

 should make a good, lively team. The 

 members have pledged themselves to 

 support them by attending, and man/ 

 interesting meetings can be looked for 

 during the autumn and winter months. 

 J. J. B. 



SHOW AT BEUOES, BELaiUM. 



An International Exhibition. ^ 



Under the auspices of the Eoyal 

 Horticultural Society of Bruges, an in- 

 ternational exhibition was held, Au- 

 gust 11 to 18. As the ancient city of 

 Bruges holds a prominent position in 

 the export horticultural trade of Eu- 

 rope, the exhibition was one 'df consid- 

 erable importance and attracted a 

 large number of visitors from various 

 countries engaged in the horticultural 

 trade. On the jury there were leading 

 horticulturists from England, France, 

 Germany, Sweden, and, from America, 

 •T. Tyson, of Madison, N. J. On the 



Cbarlet G. Yotfoe. 



completion of their 'duties, Belgian hos- 

 pitality was bountifully extended and 

 an enjoyable time was spent in the 

 exhibition and nurseries of Bruges. 



Where Bay Trees Flourish. 



Bay trees, palms, orchids and dra- 

 csenas were special features. The spa- 



cious Market Square, adjacent to the 

 famous belfry, was surrounded by a 

 belt of bay trees of various forms and 

 sizes, five or six rows deep. Beds of 

 begonias, cannas, geraniums, etc., were 

 nicely laid out, and the effect was en- 

 hanced by the judicious grouping of 

 palms, araucarias, dracsenas, etc., illu- 

 minated in the evenings by electric 

 lights. 



Under the belfry, the municipal halls 

 were filled with cut flowers, orchids, 

 crotons, ferns and exhibits of new and 

 rare plants. Altogether it was a col- 

 lection worthy of the ancient commer- 

 cial and historical city, and its present- 

 day great plant-growing establish- 

 ments. 



No one can visit Bruges without be- 

 ing impressed with the enormous quan- 

 tity of bay trees grown, and at the 

 exhibition the finest specimens of the 

 nurseries were on view, in columnar, 

 pyramidal and bush forms, many of 

 gigantic dimensions. The leading prizes 

 were awarded to Sander & Sons, the 

 Flandria Co., Vincke-Dujardin and B. 

 Lindig. 



Magnificent Palms. 



Palms in all sizes, from two feet up 

 to twenty feet, in many varieties, were 

 magnificent. Perfection seemed to char- 

 acterize every plant. The exhibitors 

 already named were again in the prize 

 list; also V. Story, Ghent. One could 

 not help being impressed with the ele- 

 gance of Phoenix Roebelenii, it was so 

 admirably shown by the Flandria Co., 

 V. Story, Sander & Sons and others. 



In seven or eight classes for new 

 plants and plants of recent introduc- 

 tion, Sander & Sons led the way, but 



