. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. SPIREA GLADSTONE AND POINSETTIAS AT BERTERMANN BR03., INDIANAPOLIS. 1188 The American Florist. Jan. 12, the Smithfield show of fat cattle in theAgricultural hall at which his majestythe king was a leading prize were in evidence from allcorners of the kingdom. The farmershad much to interest them in the fineexamples of mangels, swedes, carrots,cabbages, potatoes, etc., arranged in im-posing pyramidal and other forms, sur-rounded by sacks of peas, beans, oats, with tlie same class of blooms as ex-hibited, all highly credita
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. SPIREA GLADSTONE AND POINSETTIAS AT BERTERMANN BR03., INDIANAPOLIS. 1188 The American Florist. Jan. 12, the Smithfield show of fat cattle in theAgricultural hall at which his majestythe king was a leading prize were in evidence from allcorners of the kingdom. The farmershad much to interest them in the fineexamples of mangels, swedes, carrots,cabbages, potatoes, etc., arranged in im-posing pyramidal and other forms, sur-rounded by sacks of peas, beans, oats, with tlie same class of blooms as ex-hibited, all highly creditable and reck-oned the cream of the market, such asPhilip Ladds & Son, Swanley, Cragg,Harrison & Cragg, Heston, Butler Bros.,Bexley Heath, and G. Prichett, Totten-ham, one of the oldest growers and oneof the original members of the NationalChrysanthemum Society. AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES AT POEHLMANN BROS., MORTON GROVE, stock planted in August, photographed in October. wheat, barley, etc., from Sutton & Sons,Reading, J. Carter & Co., London, & Sons, Wordsley, Harrison &Sons, Leicester, E. W. King & Co., Cog-geshall, and John K. King & Sons, Cog-gesnall, all prominent seed growers andmerchants. The National Potato Society held itsannual exhibition on December 14 and15, but alas, enthusiasm in the exhibi-tion seems to have perished with theboom which we experienced two orthree years ago when novelties wereselling for their weight in gold. Seedmerchants rejoice in the fact that theinflated prices are now in oblivion andnormal prices again rule. A few goodtubers were on view but the number ofexhibitors and exhibits were a long waybehind nrevious years. Unfortunatelypotato disease is rampant and farmersand seed potato merchants are muchconcerned. The annual show of market chrysan-themums held in London
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