. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 276 The American Florist. Sept, lO, The horticulture jury includes H. J. Elwes, England; Philippe de Vilmorin, of Vilmorin-Andrieux & Company, Paris, France; J. Vacherot Billancourt, vice- president of the Horticultural Society of France; A. Chatenay, Vitry, Prance, sec- retary-general of the National Horticul- tural Society, and Y. Itchikawa, Japan. M. Chatenay was secretary of the de- partment jury at the last Paris exposi- tion, while M. Vacherot and Mr. Itchi- kawa had charge of the laying out re- spective
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 276 The American Florist. Sept, lO, The horticulture jury includes H. J. Elwes, England; Philippe de Vilmorin, of Vilmorin-Andrieux & Company, Paris, France; J. Vacherot Billancourt, vice- president of the Horticultural Society of France; A. Chatenay, Vitry, Prance, sec- retary-general of the National Horticul- tural Society, and Y. Itchikawa, Japan. M. Chatenay was secretary of the de- partment jury at the last Paris exposi- tion, while M. Vacherot and Mr. Itchi- kawa had charge of the laying out re- spectively of the French and Japanese grounds at the World's Fair. These gen- tlemen have been elected vice-chairmen of the various group juries. The attendance upon Labor day broke the record, and also exceeded that at Chi- cago upon the same day, being nearly 210,000, without counting some 15,000, who were in camps upon the grounds. These included militia, regulars and the Modern Woodmen of America. The patience and skill of Japanese gar- dens is shown by many of the dwart trees about the Japanese tea house, but few realize that the specimens of Thuya obtusa are 350 years old, or that some of the Japanese maples were started 150 years ago. Vaughan's Seed Store and the Leonard Seed Company, Chicago, have made ar- rangements for extensive exhibits of veg- etables grown from their seeds. The international jury began work September 1. In horticulture and in one or two other departments the work has been going on since May 1. Supt. Hadkinson took a short vacation last week, spending it at his home in Nebraska. Lenox, Mass.—The contract for new greenhouses at Grenville Winthrop's country place has been awarded to the Pierson-Sefton Company of Jersey city. The Classlflcatlon of Dahlias. I think it would be hard to find a place in this country where more interest and enthusiasm is given to the growth and development of the dahlia than in New- port, R. I. This flower in all its forms and va
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