life long devotion to their business, to their interests in Horticulture is 
crushed. A race of thoroughbred nurserymen is thrown out of oc- 
cupation, making bonfires of their plants, after trying to dispose of 
them at any price; plants grown with so much care, plants in which a 
great deal of their capital, if not all, was invested. Thousands of 
Rhododendrons, of Azalea, Enkianthus, Conifers, Viburnums and 
numerous other plants were burned . . . every plant a specimen. 
"Je me hate d'en rire, de peur d'etre oblige d'en pleurer" La 
Rochefoucauld did not know that his words would be used by nursery- 
men to conceal their feeUngs! ! 
I still cannot believe that Quarantine No. 37 is final; I still be- 
lieve that means can be found to restore the Horticultural inter- 
course and as a nurseryman and a lover of plants, I feel it my duty to 
fight for this restoration ..." loue par les uns, blame par les 
autres"! 
The New York Flower Show 
There were charming exhibits at this year's New York Show, but 
none more lovely than the arrangement of Acacias and CHvias shown 
by Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, N. Y. These filled a large 
space; and amid the feathery yellow of beautifully grown Acacias of a 
number of varieties, were set great tubs of handsome, vividly orange 
CUvias. Mrs. Constable also showed a magnificent Fish-Tail Palm. 
Another interesting display and very beautiful in its massed 
color effect was that of CameUias, shown by Mr. WilHam R. Coe, 
Planting Fields, Oyster Bay. There were forty eight varieties ranging 
from the purest, softest white to velvety carmine red. There was 
great variation in form as well; from flowers so perfect as to seem 
artificial, to great, loose Hibiscus-like blooms. The flowers were cut 
and arranged in a glowing flat mass. Some of the more lovely varieties 
were Patti, single pink; Princess Bachionchi, semi-double pink, red- 
striped; Preston Rose, a faultless rose-color; Imperatrice Eugenie, a 
perfect white, and Kelvington rubra, a large, loose red. The collection 
of plants from which these were picked must be a magnificent one. 
A tiny and charming Rock Garden arranged by Mrs. Chanler and 
Mr. Clarence Lown was an inconspicuous but very interesting exhibit. 
It was the one really educational feature of the Show, and repaid 
close inspection. The little plants were all named and though some 
were resentful at being brought to so sophisticated a place, they gave 
much pleasure to such as knew how to enjoy them. 
There was another larger Rock Garden well arranged by the 
Detmer Nurseries of Tarrytown, N. Y. It contained many interesting 
plants and showed taste and discrimination. 
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