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bulbs. It must be admitted that, for a score of years 

 past, too much stress has been laid on the cultivation of 

 tender flowers, the impulse thereto being given largely 

 by enterprising American florists and horticultural 

 vi'riters. That a reaction in favor of the increased culti- 

 vation of hardy perennials and shrubs is in progress in 

 many directions at the present time is apparent. Florists 

 that have hitherto supplied tender plants exclusively, are 

 now taking a growing interest in the culture of hardy 

 flowers. This is both sensible on their part and gratify- 

 ing to all lovers of floriculture. Why should not florists 

 be prepared to supply to their patrons hardy as well as 

 tender plants. If such a course, generally adopted, 

 would result in lessening the annual breadth planted to 

 tender stuff, there would at least be these consolations 

 remaining ■. First, the list of hardy flowers, which would 

 be suitable for florists to handle, embraces more than 500 

 varieties, and before our land would be stocked with 

 these, thousands of florists could add to their profits by 

 the trade relating thereto Another gain of a general 

 kind would be that hardy perennials, when cultivated by 

 amateurs, tend to develop a love for gardening more 

 than any other class of plants. Once awaken people to 

 the pleasures of hardy-plant gardening, and their taste for 

 hardy plants will so develop that it can never be satisfied 

 short of planting hundreds of these flowers, and there 

 will be a greatly increased appreciation of all hardy 

 shrubs, vines and trees. Such a result is earnestly to be 

 desired, for the l:iwns and gardens of Americans are, as 

 yet, far from being planted ornamsntally to the extent 

 they should be. To encourage the planting of hardy 

 trees, shrubs and perennials is to encourage the interest 

 in popular gardening, leading people more into the pure 

 air. and the innocent pleasures of their gardens, and 

 adding to the natural adornment of our fair land. 



Horticulture at the World's Fair.— The following 

 special rules have been announced for the department of 

 horticulture : i. Fruits, flowers and vegetables offered 

 for competition must have been grown by the individuals 

 offering them. 2. Exhibits made by state or other horti- 

 cultural societies must be collected in the territory em. 

 braced in their jurisdiction. 3. A complete list of varie- 

 ties of fruits, plants and flowers intended for entry must 

 be furnished the management No exhibitor will be 

 allowed to make more than one entry for the same award. 

 4. All fruits, plants and flowers must be correctly named 

 and labeled. 5 After exhibits are arranged and award- 

 ing committees notified they will be under the exclusive 

 control of the management until awards are made, and 

 the name of the owner must be unknown to such com- 

 mittees. 6. Artistic arrangement and superior quality, 

 and not quantity, will be considered in making avvards. 

 Unworthy articles will be excluded. 7. An award 

 having been given to any article it will be debarred from 

 future entries. 8. All plants, fruits or flowers, when 

 they show signs of decay sufficiently to become unat- 

 tractive, will be removed, and exhibitors should be pre- 

 pared to replace them with fresh specimens. 

 The grouping in department B is as follows ; 



Viticuilure, Manufactured Products, Methods and 

 Appliances. — Class 119, the vine and its varieties — shown 

 by living examples, by cuttings, by eng.-avings, photo- 

 graphs etc. ; class 120, methods of planting, staking, and 

 tr.iiaing the viae ; class 121, vineyards and their manage- 

 m.'at; class 122, grapes for the table; class 123, grapes 

 for wine-making ; class 124, grapes for drying —raisin- 

 grape culture; class 125, methods of and appliances for 

 cultivating, harvesting, curing, packing and shipping 

 grapes; class 126, white wines; class 127, red wines, 

 clarets, Zinfandel, Burgundies; class 128, sherries, 

 Maderia, Port; class 129, sparkling wines; class 130, 

 methods of expressing the juice of the grape, of ferment- 

 ing, storing, racking, bottling and packing — wine 

 cooperage ; class 131, brandy of all kinds, methods and 

 apparatus for the production of brandy ; class 132, liter- 

 ature, history and statistics of viticulture. 



Pomology, ManuJ'actured Products, Methods and 

 Appliances. — Class 133, pomaceous and stone-fruits- 

 pears, apples, plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, cher- 

 ries, etc.; class 134, citrus fruits — oranges, lemons, limes, 

 shaddocks, etc.; class 135, tropical and subtropical fruits 

 — bananas, pineapples, guavas, mangoes, sapodillas, tam- 

 arinds, figs, olives, etc.; class 136, small fruits — straw- 

 b.^rries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, currants, 

 etc.; class 137, nuts —almonds, pecans, chestnuts, fil- 

 berts, walnuts, etc.; class 138, casts and models of fruits, 

 i:nitations in wax, etc.; class 139, dried and evaporated 

 apples, peaches, pears and other fruits — prunes, figs, 

 dates, etc., in glass or boxes; class 140, fruits in glass 

 or cans, preserved in syrup or alcohol , class 141, jellies, 

 jams, marmalades ; class 142, fruits glaced ; class 143, 

 cider, perry, vinegar and expressed juices of berries ; 

 class 144, methods for crushing and expressing the juices 

 of fruits and berries, apparatus and methods of desiccat- 

 ing, apparatus for making vinegar, etc., cider-mills and 

 presses ; class 145, methods for preserving all fruits by 

 cold-storage or chemical appliances, their keeping, pack- 

 ing and shipping ; class 146, literature, history, statistics. 



Ploriculture. — Class 147, roses ; class 148, carnations; 

 class 149, orchids; class 150, rhododendrons, azaleas, 

 etc.; class 151, chrysanthemums; class 152, dahlias, 

 gladiolus, etc.; class 153, ornamental bulbous flowering 

 plants, hyacinths, narcissus, etc.; class 154, pelargoniums, 

 z jnale and show ; class 155, bedding-plants and flowering 

 annual plants; class 156, climbing plants; class 157, 

 perennials and flowering shrubs not otherwise specified ; 

 class 158, miscellaneous annuals, phlox, asters, etc.; 

 class 159, palms ; class 160, ferns ; class 161, ornamental- 

 leaf plants ; class 162, cactaceas ; class 163, aquatic plants ; 

 class 164, native wild plants and flowers ; class 165, or- 

 namental grasses and reeds ; class 166, rare exotic plants ; 

 class 167, cut-flowers, floral designs, pressed flowers, 

 leaves, sea-weeds and bouquets ; class 168, plants grown 

 for commercial purposes; class 169, receptacles for 

 plants, flower-pots, plant-boxes, fern-cases, tubs, jardin- 

 ieres, plant and flower -stands, ornate designs in flower- 

 stands ; class 170, literature, history and statistics; class 

 171, miscellaneous 



