Ornamentals. 



protecting espaliers, and in many cases they can take the 

 place of the hand-light commonly used in gardens. The 

 frames are provided with hooks, so that four or six of them 

 may be fastened together, thus making small glass houses 

 with even-span roofs. 



"An interesting system of glazing was also exhibited. It 

 was designed to diminish or entirely do away with the dripping 

 of condensed moisture. Each pane of glass is held in place by 

 a clasp, and the panes are separated from each other by a New 

 strip of zinc, bent so that a section presents the form of a V. glazing. 

 These strips are fastened with putty near the upper end of 

 each pane, and they receive the water from the pane above. 

 In each strip is a small hole, through which the water flows to 

 the outer surface of the glass." 



The year has been a prosperous one for florists. Trade 

 has been good in all the popular groups of plants. The 

 Easter trade was the largest on record, and more atten- 

 tion is being bestowed year by year upon the decorations at y^ a e n 

 society events. The year has witnessed the birth of the flo- 

 rists' telegraph delivery system, and has still further demon- 

 strated the merits of hail insurance. 



In Europe the last winter was unusually severe, and out- 

 door plants suffered greatly, and it is said that this injury had 

 considerable influence upon the exhibitions of the year. The 

 following report of the ornamental plants shown at the General 

 Agricultural Exhibition at Paris this year, is contributed by 

 Ed. Andre\ to the Revue Horticole : 



"The exceptional severity of the winter 1890-91, naturally 

 had an injurious effect upon the Agricultural Exhibition, 

 which was held in the Palais de 1' Industrie. Nevertheless, J e h a e r i n 

 the number of exhibits made was unexpected. The ingenuity Europe, 

 displayed by growers in preserving their exhibits under the 

 most adverse circumstances w T as admirable, extraordinary ef- 

 forts often having been made in this direction. 



"Among outdoor plants, only one lot from the open, where 

 plants were generally injured by the cold, was exhibited. 

 Honore* Defresne, a nurseryman at Vitry-sur-Seine, had the 

 happy thought to protect many beautiful specimens of ever- 

 green shrubs and conifers before the approach of winter. 

 This enabled him to exhibit remarkable groups of plants, all 

 of which showed excellent culture. The most noticeable 



