expensive growing the choicer varieties of many plants and we are 
not a wealthy concern. Many things that we grow are two and three 
years germinating from seed, which is the only stock obtainable, and 
then more years are required to work up a stock. 
I feel that the Garden Clubs of this country should, in a measure, 
appreciate and encourage our efforts by their patronage. Am I not 
right? 
Very sincerely, 
Mabel Wolcott 
The Wolcott Nurser>% 
Jackson, Michigan 
Announcements 
Seventh Annual International Flower Show 
Grand Central Palace, New York, March 15-21, 1920. 
Orchid Exhibitions Revived 
by the 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society 
The Greatest to be held March 24—28, 1920 
This society has planned to make the year 1920 one memorable 
for its orchid exhibitions, and has arranged to have during 1920 
monthly exhibits of orchids so that the various different orchid plants 
may be seen in the halls of the society as they blossom from month to 
month throughout the year; from January to December. 
The exhibits will be given on the following dates: February 28th, 
March 27th, April loth. May 15th, June 19th, August 14th, Sep- 
tember nth, October 9th, November 6th and December i8th. 
The grand exhibition of orchids and other plants will be held 
March 24th to 28th, 1920, at Horticultural Hall, Boston. 
New York, February loth, 1920. 
Garden Statuary 
Mrs. Albert Sterner has kindly consented to assemble a collection 
of new and charming examples of garden statuary, fountains, sundials, 
and similar ornaments from the studios of some of our most gifted 
sculptors to be on exhibition at the Knoedler Galleries, 556 Fifth 
Avenue, New York, during Flower Show Week, March 15 th to 21st 
and the week following. 
The scarcity of good statuary small enough to be in scale with 
little gardens or really fine enough to be acceptable to the more ex- 
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