. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 177. CHR'iikUIHtWUM, VARS, KU'jRt'.'l CkHNtG^t. ?ailt K.'.HRDt'- SOR atsi \HG. NJ\L\N M IHt ^L\N ^0R\^ SWO^. When the committee on the revision of schedule met to prepare a list of pre- miums to be competed for this year they deemed it advisable to offer, as the high- est premium, Jioo for the best 12 plants, this, it was said, would open the doors wider for competition, because more growers of chrysanthemums could give the time and space to 12 plants than could accommodate and ta
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 177. CHR'iikUIHtWUM, VARS, KU'jRt'.'l CkHNtG^t. ?ailt K.'.HRDt'- SOR atsi \HG. NJ\L\N M IHt ^L\N ^0R\^ SWO^. When the committee on the revision of schedule met to prepare a list of pre- miums to be competed for this year they deemed it advisable to offer, as the high- est premium, Jioo for the best 12 plants, this, it was said, would open the doors wider for competition, because more growers of chrysanthemums could give the time and space to 12 plants than could accommodate and take care of 25 plants, and it did seem reasonable that such should be the case, but it proved otherwise for only four competitors toed the mark this year. There was no appre- ciable falling off in the quality of the plants. Although one courageous indi- vidual made the assertion that 25 plants as good as those Craig & ]!ro. took first prize with last year could not be found in the building. The committee of arrange- ments had more space at its command to display the different collections to the best advantage, and room enough was left for the public to examine them critically. In point of quality, taking into consid- eration the number of really valuable acfjuisitions, among the seedlings and recent importations it was by far the best chrysanthemum show ever held by the Pennsylvania Hort. Society, or, perhaps in this or any other country. It is cjues- tionable if in ICurope so many fine varieties not yet in commerce were ever gotten together before, at one show. The most sensational novelty was the beautiful Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. Words of mine are inadequate to convey an idea as to its beauty. The flowers are pure white, medium si/e, incurved Japanese, the center slightly indented, the disc entirely hidden, 1 in the upper surface of the floret petals is what as first sight appears to be hoar frost or snow, which gives it a chaste, delicate and Unify ap- pearance. It was exhibi
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