. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. B74 The American Florist. Nov. 28, St. Louis. SUCCESSFUL CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.— WESTERN GROWERS ABE ACTIVE.—HETH- ERINGTON IN CHARGE OF PHILIPPINE RARDENS AT WORLD'S FAIR. The chrysanthemum exhibition held this week in the conservatories at the Missouri Botanical Garden proved a suc- cess in every way surpassing anything of the kind ever seen in St Louis. Hundreds of visitors took advantage of the oppor- tunitv to visit the garden. Three houses were utilized, the benches being first removed to allow sufficient space
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. B74 The American Florist. Nov. 28, St. Louis. SUCCESSFUL CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.— WESTERN GROWERS ABE ACTIVE.—HETH- ERINGTON IN CHARGE OF PHILIPPINE RARDENS AT WORLD'S FAIR. The chrysanthemum exhibition held this week in the conservatories at the Missouri Botanical Garden proved a suc- cess in every way surpassing anything of the kind ever seen in St Louis. Hundreds of visitors took advantage of the oppor- tunitv to visit the garden. Three houses were utilized, the benches being first removed to allow sufficient space for staging. In two houses the plants, standards, bush plants and single stera- niers, were arranged in a solid bank, v^hich, with the great care exercised in hp,rmonizing colors, made a very beauti- ful effect. Some two hundred and fifty varieties, including many of the newer sorts, were shown. The beautiful Vyaban, Godfrey's Pride, Portia, Edgar Senders, etc., were tried as standards, but on account of lack of space their individual beauty could not be appre- ciated. By placing some of the pompons, s^ich as Lulu, Diana, Viola and Acto, alongside of Convention Hall, Good Gracious, Adrian, etc., a pleasing con- trast was effected. Golden Shower, the new Japanese type, attracted much atten- tion. The exhibition will no doubt become an annual event at the garden, at least preparations are being made for a big show next season. At Sanders & Sons everything was quiet, no one being in sight, but just enough liberty was taken to walk • through the houses. The chrysanthe- mum benches were about cleaned out. A nice lot of cyclamens are coming on in good shape. He has Cyperus alterni- folius (umbrella plant) planted in a few pans of poinsettias which have dropped the lower leaves. The cyperus makes a good screen for the naked stems. A large amount of stock is heeled in just outside the houses. A visit through several of the growers' establishments reveals the fact that they a
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