. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. GLADIOLUS SOCIETY MEETS. At Kalamazoo, Mich. Tho tliirtcH'iitli annual cxliihition of till' xVinorican ( Society was Iiold Wednesday and Tliursday, Anj-ust K) and 17, at Kalamazoo, Midi., in tiie rvtliiau Teniiile auditoiinin, under the auspices of tlie Kaliiniazoo Chamher of ('ommerce and the Clul) of Little (!mi- dens. Over 12,000 blooms compi'ted for prizes. Keveral thousand mord blooms wei'e ri'jectod by the judfjes as unfit for exhibition and competition because of the strict standards of the society. Tho fault, however, was not that
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. GLADIOLUS SOCIETY MEETS. At Kalamazoo, Mich. Tho tliirtcH'iitli annual cxliihition of till' xVinorican ( Society was Iiold Wednesday and Tliursday, Anj-ust K) and 17, at Kalamazoo, Midi., in tiie rvtliiau Teniiile auditoiinin, under the auspices of tlie Kaliiniazoo Chamher of ('ommerce and the Clul) of Little (!mi- dens. Over 12,000 blooms compi'ted for prizes. Keveral thousand mord blooms wei'e ri'jectod by the judfjes as unfit for exhibition and competition because of the strict standards of the society. Tho fault, however, was not that of tho exhibitors, but of the weather. The wiltinji; rays of Old Sol cut short tlie lives of many blooms eu route from New York state and other far-off ])()ints. But in sjjite of the scorchinfj heat, a larji;e number of row~ ers, professional and amateur, and sev- eral thousand "fans" throny;ed the convention hall. If there was ever any doubt as to the popularity of the {gladi- olus, this show gavi' such a doulit a iieavy slee])in{i; jjowder. Vermont, Mass- achusetts, New York, ("anada, Mi(diit>an, Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, ami other {flad-jjrowins districts were ie]»- resented. The j)rizes showed no favor- ites in territory; Canada took her share across the border, just as our own states took thi'ir share across thi'ir boundary lines. Rivalry was keen in e\-erv class. The job of the judtjes, lieade(l by Mrs. A. H. .Vustin, of Kavenna, ()., was no sine- cure. In s])ite of the iony drought aiul recent extreme heat, the showinfi; of s])ikes was remarkable. Thousands came from [)oints 400 to 1,000 miles distant, showiiifr the stamina of well-bred stock. Old-time growers stated that in their exjierience they had ne\-er si'en such a •ireat variety of liifih-ciass sjiikes wliich would be suital)le for the commercial trade. Florists ])resont repo'ted that the demand for jjladioli is increasing;- raiiidly, not only as cut flowers by them- selves, but also
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