. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. New York Makes Good. Those who thought New York could 3t win out on a big flower show were ippily disappointed last week. The ig exhibition, reported so fully in last eek's issue of The Eeview that little iiiiains to be said, proved a success in ,ery particular, artistically, popularly ad financially. As always is the case, »e show improved from day to day. earrangement brought about better isplay, filling up the weak spots and 16 odd corners. By the second or third ay so complete had been the shift lat only the largest grou
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. New York Makes Good. Those who thought New York could 3t win out on a big flower show were ippily disappointed last week. The ig exhibition, reported so fully in last eek's issue of The Eeview that little iiiiains to be said, proved a success in ,ery particular, artistically, popularly ad financially. As always is the case, »e show improved from day to day. earrangement brought about better isplay, filling up the weak spots and 16 odd corners. By the second or third ay so complete had been the shift lat only the largest groups remained I their original places, and most of lese had "been made over. Part of le work was necessary, to make room )r the cut flowers as they came on, ad part was purely to increase the eneral effectiveness and add to the ttractiveness of the show in the eyes I the public. It was unfortunate that the show )uld not all be on one floor. Some orists thought the splendid building imirably adapted to flower show pur- 3ses, but the general opinion was that is very poor indeed. Practically no fort was made to use the big third oor, and the mezzanine floor, where 16 greater part of the trade displays ere located, wag only kept in the Tun- ing by signs on the main floor and a lud-mouthed crier, who every now and len appeared at the railing to invite le people up from the main floor. Also, 16 building is so cut up by posts that a effective general view is impossible, here were plenty of exhibits on the !cond floor and by the end of the eek the lower floor was so crowded lat really magnificent stock was •owded together until all individuality as lost and it became merely a riqt f color—and yet it did not seem p6S'' ble to get action on the big, almost^ acant third floor. By all means; a ower show should be all on one floor; practically amounts to that anywaj'. The attendance was light the opening ight and Sunday. Then rose day drew big crowd. Carnation day followed id drew a
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