Doniiilloii. Som'cc d’Or. J. Dt*Iaux. Fair Maid of GuemHOy. Le Cliinoia. Peter the Great. 
M. Aatorfr Fliiinmo de Punch l>ero Iteinux. Comte do Genniny. Comteaaede M. Tann. 
Pouqnet Fait, Trioiiipho de hi Rue Thunberg. Agrf-menta Ue la Bonuregard. _ Criterion. 
des ClmleU. Nature. Madame C. Audiguier. 
We liave long iircmised to introduce a new way of putting up cut blooms of Chrysanthemums for 
Exhibition, but, of course, said all, such a way would never look well, but admitted that it -would 
be worth trying, and also said he would be a bold fellow who dared to venture in public with a 
de])arture from the ordinary and original style. We determined, therefore, to present six bo.xes. 
feet long, 18 inches wide, as per engraving above, before the Eloral Committee at the Royal 
llorticultural Society, and to our delight and surprise before we had completed staging the flowers, 
all otir Floricultural critics spoke aloud that our new system was the right and proper one, and there 
and then unanimously resolved that we should be jiresented with the Gold Medal — but we never got 
it — probably from the scarcity of material to make it. 
Shirlcv Hibberd, Es(p, Gardeners^ Magazuie, sjieaks thus; — ^“At the last meeting of the Floral 
Committee, Messrs. Caniiell & Sons showed a lot of cut flowers of all tlie sections mounted on 
green moss in the manner of roses. About nine-tenths of the cultivators of these flowers would 
find it impcssible to follow the excellent example, but the practical lesson has its value, for if green 
moss is not everywhere obtainable there may be some suitable substitutes in the world that town 
amateurs could secure for the purpose. For the ])resent we must jog trot with our green boards, 
and keep the green mo.ss in mind as a pleasant thing to dream about.” 
At the great National Show at the Royal Atiuarium, where we had exhibits extending 40 ft. in 
length, representing all the sections of Chrv.santhemums, the entire public was in favour of the 
system, the mechanical formal green flat boards of the neighbouring exhibit being frequently 
contrasted with ours. We all know that large glaring flowers without green lose half 
Exhibition blooms (cut) are very expensive to grow, and good flowers eannet be supplied less 
than Is. each. 
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