THE OLD 
CAMELLIA 
COMES BACK 
fV-IVJ I M ES do change and dower shows change with them, 
wmm although to the casual looker-on one year’s exhibition 
' -'I 'j may seem to be very much like another. The fact that 
(Pin W > n each city the flower show is almost perforce held in the 
same building tends of course to result in a certain sameness 
in the disposition of the masses, and the more conspicuous 
groups, regarded purely as decorative compositions. But the pen- 
etrative observer finds interest to be in the details of the various 
exhibits, be they large or small and 
from private grower or trade dealer. 
T HERE have been no important 
floral exhibitions during the 
period of the war, and now that 
they have come back, starting in 
the two large Eastern cities this 
month (New York, March i 5-2 1 ; 
Boston, March 24-28) it may be 
worth while to give these gatherings 
a little close stud\ 
be interesting to see skilled men turn 
Things 
HEATHS 
Or Heathers of the florists 
come in various kinds 
have 
indeed 
changed. 
No longer 
may we 
confidently 
look to the 
nursery 
fields of 
Belgium 
for Azaleas, to England and Ireland 
for Roses, to France for new Gladio- 
lus, or handsome forcing shrubs. The 
authorities forbid! There will be avail- 
able this season of course a limited 
supply of left-overs from the war and 
before-th e-war periods, but the effects 
of the restrictions on trade will be ap- 
parent. We have not yet had time 
nor opportunity to readjust ourselves. 
So it will be worth while to go to the 
flower shows to learn what is going on. 
AN EASTER FAVORITE 
The dainty yellow fluffs of Acacia 
pubescens will soon be familiar 
their attention to. So far, good! 
For though there will be no new 
Bay-trees tofurnish foyers norstately 
Palms — unless the Jersey ones raised 
from seed! — who knows what we 
shall have in their place? 
Naturally we shall first turn to 
things that are capable of quick re- 
production from seed or rapid multi- 
plication by cuttings. Possibly the 
Acacias will move forward into a first 
rank place as pot-plants for Easter 
time, for they are easily raised. The 
old - fashioned Camellia is being 
brought back into the place that its profuse flowering quality and 
itseasy culture, with almost no heat, justifies. As small pot-plants 
in season the Heaths (Erica) offer a rich variety of material. And 
the curio hunter will turn delightedly to the Orchid displays, in 
which there will beeven a greater numberof rare gems than ever be- 
fore. One real sensationof theexhibitionstoowill be the new Ku- 
rume Azaleas, of which the whole story is told on another page. 
R OSES of American origin, as well 
^ as of home propagation of foreign 
stock already on hand will of course 
be seen a-plenty; and we shall begin 
perhaps to look more closely into the 
future possibilities of hybridizing and 
raising new things for ourselves. And 
while it is lamentable that we are de- 
nied access to the floral productions of 
the rest of the world, since all these 
things should be available to all who 
love and grow beautiful flowers, it is 
without doubt a good thing that the 
situation will stimulate activities in the 
way of ‘‘home production” that have 
hitherto been somewhat inert. By rea- 
son of climate every region has some- 
ALWAYS THE ORCHID 
The Blue Orchid (Vanda coerulea) is but one of many hun- 
dreds to intrigue the fancy with delicate mystery of form 
A Forecast of the More Interesting Plants that 
Will Be Staged in the Season’s Flower Shows 
thing denied it 
that does flour- 
ish elsewhere, 
and ours is, of course, no 
exception to this rule. But 
we have on the other hand 
a vast amount of undevel- 
oped material which it will 
SOME FAVORITES OF THE BOARDS 
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