. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AT THE JAPAN BRITISH EXHIBITION IN LONDON. Portion of thf Exhibit of the Yokohama Nursery Co. ley and so on: Cape jasmines have been in better demand this year than for several years. Our busy season begins the last of October and lasts until the last of June. The demand for porch and window boxes, hanging baskets, vases, box and bay trees is increasing yearly. Well grow^n bloom- ing plants are also in better demand than before. Since the organization of the Tree Society last year, which has full con- trol of all
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AT THE JAPAN BRITISH EXHIBITION IN LONDON. Portion of thf Exhibit of the Yokohama Nursery Co. ley and so on: Cape jasmines have been in better demand this year than for several years. Our busy season begins the last of October and lasts until the last of June. The demand for porch and window boxes, hanging baskets, vases, box and bay trees is increasing yearly. Well grow^n bloom- ing plants are also in better demand than before. Since the organization of the Tree Society last year, which has full con- trol of all trees and shrubs on our boulevards, avenues and sidewalks in New Orleatis, a proper system has been established for the regular planting and taking care of them. They have estalJlished a nursery, wliere they have set out thousands of seedling trees and shrubs, to be planted out later on the city streets. Our parks, espe- cially City and Audubon parks, are growing more beautiful every year and now rank among the finest of their kind. Our playgrounds, public squares, boulevards, avenues and streets are growing more beautiful every year. Our country club, golf links and the cemeteries are all falling in line. Considerable greenhouse building has been done during the last few years, of the improved styles, modern material, large glass, cement walls, and the best quality cypress bars; giv- ing more light and growing better stock. The truck gardeners are also building large improved houses, mostly. AT THE Jaoancsc Ten Honsi- b\ thi- Yokol EXHIBITION IN LONDOll. ania Co.—Usod as its Office. devoted to cucumber forcing, which are shipped to northern markets. These were formerly grown in hotbeds, now, one of the largest ranges of glass around New Orleans are cucumber houses. I take pleasure on behalf of the mayor of New Orleans, Progressive Union and the New Orleans Horticul- tural Society, to extend to you a most cordial invitation to hold your con- vention in
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