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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



39 



General View of the Carnation Section at the National Flower Show. 



^I>o('t the establislinient of A. X. Pier 

 son, Inc., and March L'it \V. K. I'icrson 

 'scorted a party of twenty-live fruni 

 Hoston, entertaining tiuMii at dinner at 

 tlie hotel in Croinwell and jiroviding a 

 ^pofial parlor car for the return to \U\< 

 '"U in the evei>injj. 



EXHIBITION ECHOES. 



Duncan Finlayson placed <m exhilu 

 iiin March ;'.] .superb ]i|aiit- of hen 

 Ireliiuins W'ardianuMi ;Mhl iidliile. the 

 liiiest dendrolies in the exhiliilion. 



'I'iie Gardeners" umi fldiist s ' ( hili 

 ■ntertained over l.niMint tiioir receiition 

 n i'anl IJoven' liall M-.mh l^'.t and all 

 ippearod to enjoy t lieliisel\ es. 



It waN reall\ siupri^i ii:: Ikiw nian\ 

 • •■cosfed ,1. t '. llatcjiei. I.I Aiii-terdarii, 

 \. ^ ., with ''liiiw ,ni' \ oil feeling, 

 l^lliotl.'"' '["lie .\ iii>teid:iiii a^pa r.igiis 

 ■|ieciaii>t bi'.'ir^ a >trilsin^ resemblance 

 ■' tlie i 'liigiit on a-p:iraL;ii-- Kiiil;. 



1 . J>. riers<iii was a tiieii but liajipy 

 I'.in when tiie lioors rioted .\piii L'. 

 '^I r. J'ier>oii lias prai-t ir;ill\ bxcd in 

 ikisfon for iiionth< .iiid lia> exi'ii Ii.'nl lo 

 "islpone conni'il meetings in iiis home 

 ity and allow mayoral diitie-^ 1o rest 

 'II aceoimf of the show. 



The ear rid(> to historic < onronl and 



Lexington Mar(h .'n was enjoyed by 



b">() ladies. This was under the aus- 



ices of the (iardeiieis ' and l'lorist>" 



bib. There was .a hndiirer on (\aeii 



"* and lunch was served en lonte. 



The gold plated Svracii!-( p!e\\ in tli<' 



exiiiliit of T. .1. ( ; ie\ < o., w itli a 

 wooden jdow 1 jn \i'ar> old. .at t i;ii-tei| 



■ 1 lot of attent ion. 



MaTiv of the laii^e exlnlut oi - from a 

 distance, siuli .a- W . A. Manda. lioii 

 liink \ .\tkiii>. .Iiili!i> i.'oelir>. 1". b". 

 I'ierson ' o.. liNdii'it < i,ii^ < ,,. and 

 others, sold all or a l.i r;^e jiart ol' their 

 exhildt-;. .Ml of l;.ddMiik \ .\tkiiis' 

 huge liay t rce> were -old. 



Airs. W. II. i;iiiott .'iiti'itaiiKMl tin 

 I. .-idle- S. A. I". ,it Inr beaut iful 

 I '>ri;;litoii hipiiie Mairli :i|. LiiiKdi was 



■ er\ ed an(| :i bii^inc^^ ,,.^s.|()n held. 

 \lioilt bill attended. 



• bilin l»llllii.-M. Ill' l,'i..die-ter. .\ . 'l .. 

 delivered all inteli-^tin^ ll hist i;i t ed 

 lerliire on ••Tree- ;iiii| Slii'nb-'' in I'aiil 

 Iv'exere h.all .M.iic-li ;,1, It i-. howe er. 



diflielllf til L!el .ill aildlelice tO .•ittelni 

 .■iny lerture- III liil-llh- — >e-^>ioli-i while 

 1 here i- -u in indi nl , nti'i'i-t ' n the 

 exhibition. 



I'i'ler l"i-liei'- -il\,'i iiiedal la r II a I ii i li . 

 Ileiiol'.i. i-,-|ll:4li1 nil .ind .\l I . Kishei 

 booked o|.l|'|s I'm ii\e|- ."iii.ililii rnttMl;^- 

 during the show. .\nd \i't the rarna 

 t ion nil II >;i\- Maiiii i- loo late tdr their 

 meeting! lb did iiol -Imw his new 



cerise \ariety, ( l(;r;^eoil--. to be illtro 

 dilced next \car. :i-- he i- pro|i;i '_;;it i iil;' it 

 heavily. 



l''arquhar's group (-(Milained some 

 plants in (lower of tin' beautiful new 

 <'hine-,c l.iliiiiii m\ fiopli yllum, one ol 

 the ii!o>t (harining ol the wliide geini-. 

 The pure whiti' triiiiij'i't tlnwer> haxe a 

 del ii^jit fill odor 



I'. i\. I'ier-on '- lieaiitifiil -|iecimens 

 ot nepiirolepis in eighteen varieties 

 were a cori-,taiif center of attraction. 

 It would seem .1- though there would 

 ""•'11 i'e this niimlier of forms of Kib 

 larnev rose. \\ .. noted white, double 

 white. |.ink. double piids. deep pink, 

 red. variegated and light pink, and the 

 end is not yet. 



The l-jiylish ^ i-itors were charmed 

 with the exhibition and surprised at its 

 dinii'nsions for .i spring show. Tlieir 

 chiel' criticism \vas of the tendeucv on 

 till- part i.f neailv all exiiibitor's to 

 o\eicriiud then dis[,lavs and the lack 

 III .artist ii- air.ingement. .i> compared 

 with linropean slmw.-. Thev suggested 

 that it would be a -ood thing t"fr have 

 one or two mm Ii!,,. < ypinT, of (:lndten 

 ii:i:n. over to show iis iiow to arrange 

 urmips effect i\ el \ . 'I'liiTe is no dcnibt 

 '"' ' 'i'' ,iu-iice nt' t his ••nticisni. not. onb 

 '"' '''■^. bill ol' inacfically all othrr 

 .Vineinaii il,,w,.|- -||,,ws. 



I he greenhoii-e builders, iiose nieh 

 and other d '.ileis mi sundries .'ill report 

 line bii-iii..>s. and while all would lia\, 



'I '-l''i I to sec the show continue 



lon-ir. they a[ipreci;ite :i rest from the 

 !ii"si -treniioiis ten day-, the\- ha\e had. 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



I'hc l.adu<s' Society oi' American Flo 

 lists w.is entertained right ro\allv and 

 th.aiiks ;irc retiiriMd to the ladies of the 

 I'.ostoii coinmitti'e and (hardeners' and 

 bloiis'-' (lull, for the -nod times. ICspe 



