. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AT THE BOSTON SHOW. Best arrangement of chrysjnithciiium^ and autamii leaves by Sidney Hoffman. That Beacon class would have stood a little more attention from the judges. There was something in the sport from Mme. Chatenay after all. AVho likes grafted crotons? The kindest thing one can say about the orchid men is, we hope they be- lieve their own stories. Fritz Bahr did not make a big show but the quality was there. And didn't the alderman just beam benevolence. That bit of landscape work of Vaughan'.s .Seed Sto


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AT THE BOSTON SHOW. Best arrangement of chrysjnithciiium^ and autamii leaves by Sidney Hoffman. That Beacon class would have stood a little more attention from the judges. There was something in the sport from Mme. Chatenay after all. AVho likes grafted crotons? The kindest thing one can say about the orchid men is, we hope they be- lieve their own stories. Fritz Bahr did not make a big show but the quality was there. And didn't the alderman just beam benevolence. That bit of landscape work of Vaughan'.s .Seed Store was certainly a winner. What's the matter witli Frank Oechs- lin as a plant grower? The sod was certainly a great suc- cess, that will bear repeating; it stood the wear remarkably well. O. H. Broomhead is a beautiful chrys- anthemum and stood the heat all the week well. Everyone was deliglited with Rhea Reid rose and with good cause, too. Those seeds of Vaughan's showed good germinating power. May Seddon was one of the best white chrysanthemums shown, from an exhibition standpoint. Well done, nurserymen! Winter has Its beauties as well as summer. Princess is a good rose. The red Kaiserin from Vauglian's greenhouses was mucli admired. The parks again came out nobly ?with their fine groups of foliage plants and chrysantiiemums. The Geo. Wittbold Co. will take some beating in decorative work. Lawson-Enchantress as a name is amply descriptive thougii a trifle cum- bersome. It looks like a good one. Nephrolepis Ainerpohli is a good drawing card. May Irwin was among the lucky ladies at the ballot and Alois Frey must see to it that he does not muff this excellent opportunity. Visitors. During tlic* show the I'ollowiug registeri'd at the Coliseum: Axel AggerUolin. Onarga. III. Edw. AtiH-rpohl and wife, .lanesville. Wis. J. F. Amniann. EdwardsviUe. 111. John R. Andrew and wife. Monticello. 111. Wm. J. Anker. Danville. III. Miss Armstrons. St. Louis, Mo. Julius Baer. t'incinnati. O. M


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