The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . by making a plantation of a few specimenplants of each of his varieties, giving them extraattention in the way of fertilization, water, andstaking. Many of the flowers in the Peterson collections ap-proached the excellence of bloom which is to beobtained only in the above way, as well as severalflowers in the Ward displays. The most remarka-ble single display was made by E. A. Reeves, ofCleveland, O., who exhibited one hundred bloomsof the so-called Lees Grandiflora rubra. Alth
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . by making a plantation of a few specimenplants of each of his varieties, giving them extraattention in the way of fertilization, water, andstaking. Many of the flowers in the Peterson collections ap-proached the excellence of bloom which is to beobtained only in the above way, as well as severalflowers in the Ward displays. The most remarka-ble single display was made by E. A. Reeves, ofCleveland, O., who exhibited one hundred bloomsof the so-called Lees Grandiflora rubra. Althoughthere was a question as to the identity of thisvariety, there was none as to the quality. Theflowers were well developed specimens borne onstems fully four feet in length, with magnificentfoliage and immense full double blooms of a deeprich crimson color. A. H. FEWKES, Secretary. Treasurers Report. The report of Treasurer J. H. Humphreys showedreceipts to be $, and expenditures $,leaving a balance of $ In the receipts was Charles WllUs Ward, Re-elected President of American Peony Win. A. Peterson, Vice-President A. P. S., Re-elected identify a sufficient number of varieties so that wemay be able to do business. There are too manyvarieties of peonies, and not enough stock of thegood ones. These latter sell at a pretty good price,and there is a temptation to a certain class of mento put in a box three or tour of the true kind, andfill it up with some other sorts. We have found that three or four firms inEurope are fairly reliable. If you purchase peoniesfrom them they are willing to guarantee their do not pay for our roots until they bloom thethird year. A few firms are willing to guaranteetheir plants in that way, but even with that guar-antee we get some which are more or less may perhaps be due to the carelessness of theemployees .when digging the roots. Judges Appointed. The following gentlemen were appointed Judges for the
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