. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Promptly on time the train arrived in Washington, without a single mishap, the reception committee of the National Gardeners' Club assumed its duties promptly and the great excursion was a thing of the past. The Entertainments. Never in the history of S. A. F. conven- tions has the work of entertaining been carried on in a more liberal scale than at Washington. It was one constant round of jollity from beginning to end, excepting only the time devoted to the regular sessions. The time allotted to the serious work
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Promptly on time the train arrived in Washington, without a single mishap, the reception committee of the National Gardeners' Club assumed its duties promptly and the great excursion was a thing of the past. The Entertainments. Never in the history of S. A. F. conven- tions has the work of entertaining been carried on in a more liberal scale than at Washington. It was one constant round of jollity from beginning to end, excepting only the time devoted to the regular sessions. The time allotted to the serious work of the society was sacredly respected and thus the question of the rival claims of fun and business received a practical solution, and it is to be hoped that the customary fault-finding on this score will be missing this season. To recount all the hospitalities received by the visitors from their generous hosts would take many columns. The reception at Mr. McLean's garden was a rousing success, being attended by over 1,500 people, and here, as elsewhere, the efficient gentlemen on the entertain- ment committee left nothing undone for the comfort and pleasure of the visitors. After the evening session the musicale also gave great satisfaction, the music being furnished by the Haltimore Man- dolin Club and the Washington Zither Circle, while refreshments were furnished to the audience. On Thursday .ifter- noon the ride to Strauss & Co.'s green- houses was enjoyed by many, the invita- tion being given by the Herendcen Co. and C. Strauss & Co. On Thursday afternoon, and in fact at all times during the week, Mr. J. R. Free- man and Strauss & Co. kept open house at their places of business, which were constantly filled with a merry crowd. On Thursday evening one of the richest entertainments on record took place at Strauss & Co.'s, where the efforts of a number of shining lights in the society, as amateur minstrels, brought down the house repeatedly and kept the compa
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