. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Por Smle by AH Prominent Seedsmen. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74-76 Msrrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N Y. Lock the door before the horse is stolen, and insure your glass before it is broken. H«U lD»miMc«, nMrmm JOHN G. ESLER, Secretary Echoes of the Philadelphia Show. The attendance, probably owing to the perfect weather, was considerably better than last season, but with this to be thankful for there is still room for great improvement in this essen- tial feature. The feature of the exhi- bition that was being continually forced on
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Por Smle by AH Prominent Seedsmen. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74-76 Msrrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N Y. Lock the door before the horse is stolen, and insure your glass before it is broken. H«U lD»miMc«, nMrmm JOHN G. ESLER, Secretary Echoes of the Philadelphia Show. The attendance, probably owing to the perfect weather, was considerably better than last season, but with this to be thankful for there is still room for great improvement in this essen- tial feature. The feature of the exhi- bition that was being continually forced on the observers was the quality and general excellence of the exhibits. The entries were uniformly good in every department. One thing discov- ered before the committee of arrange- ments had gone far with its work was that the hall was not large enough; half as much more space could have been used to advantage. Should the society ever come into that income of $10,000 or more per year what great work they could do in a commodious hall! Money judiciously laid out in decorating to make a set- ting for the actual exhibits would bring them out and give them a promi- nence that they have never had before. There should be plenty,of room to move around, and an abundance of seating space to be enjoyed after the inspection of the exhibition, listening to the playing of a high-class musical organization, one that would furnish real music. A comparatively small portion of the income, together with the gate receipts, would, we are sure, be sufl5cient to produce such exhibi- tions as would compel the attendance of all the flower-loving public. On Wednesday there was a rose and carnation competition open to private gardeners only. For the Mrs. G. D. Widener prizes. Wm. Kleinheinz won first for American Beauty roses, with J. Hedland second; there were six en- tries. Mr. Kleinheinz also won first for pink carnations with 25 Pink Im- perial. J. Gaynor was second with 25 Afterglow, and a specia
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