. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. i i<oi for the superior rai tiof her work, undertaken at the outset without ex-nce, and at all times carried on under compara-tively adverse circumstances. Our deceased friend never failed to tender that help <i encouragement of which she in her first essay had been the grateful recipient, to oilers of < x, several of whom, Inspired by her success and cheered on by her always available advice, have .1 in her footsteps in the cultivatioi .1 breeding of plants. By
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. i i<oi for the superior rai tiof her work, undertaken at the outset without ex-nce, and at all times carried on under compara-tively adverse circumstances. Our deceased friend never failed to tender that help <i encouragement of which she in her first essay had been the grateful recipient, to oilers of < x, several of whom, Inspired by her success and cheered on by her always available advice, have .1 in her footsteps in the cultivatioi .1 breeding of plants. By her pen and voice she wasever ready to give of her experience and to pro-ne, te and further the Interests of horticulture gen-erally. To her sorrowing family she leaves a price-less heritage—thi I of work well done, andthe Inspiration that springs from a noble example;and they as well as every one engaged in the cul-tivation of flowers and plants In America owe tothat unassuming, painstaking, self-reliant laborer Inthe vineyard, a large debt of gratitude. She restsfrom her labors and her works do follow taining a large membership has been made, andthis chiefly if not wholly among trade representa-tives of the carnation cult. The reason of this hasOften been explained, and need not be here repeated. In the case of the Rose society, considering thework doing in America along the lines of rose hy-bridization, the splendid exhibitions staged by thisorganization, the good that could be accomplishedon behalf of the rose were the membership larger,the necessity of the work of the Rose Society, theapathy of a large majority of those most vitally con-cerned is incomprehensible. The same is true as re-gards the Chrysanthemum Society. We believe, from the experience of the past, thatsocieties devoted to special plants whose period offlowering is of limited duration, will have to seek thelargest portion of their clientage from among thenon-professional or amateur class. This may e
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