. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 698 The American Florist. May 2t, nection with the Columbian exposition. The planting of bedding plants has pro- gressed rapidly during the last week. The sunken garden between the palaces of liberal arts and manufactures are nearly planted and a large amount of planting has been done in the Cascade gardens. In the latter thousands of scarlet geraniums and Salvia splendens have been used and cannot fail to be very effective. The weather has been very favorable for the sodding and seeding of the lawns and excellent
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 698 The American Florist. May 2t, nection with the Columbian exposition. The planting of bedding plants has pro- gressed rapidly during the last week. The sunken garden between the palaces of liberal arts and manufactures are nearly planted and a large amount of planting has been done in the Cascade gardens. In the latter thousands of scarlet geraniums and Salvia splendens have been used and cannot fail to be very effective. The weather has been very favorable for the sodding and seeding of the lawns and excellent results will almost cer- tainly be secured. After exhausting the available supply of sod in the vicinity of St. Louis it was found necessary to go to Indiana and even southern Michigan to complete the work. William F. Dreer, of Philadelphia, spent several days at the exposition last week on his way home from California, where he spent the winter. He expressed hirn- self as greatly pleased with the exposi- tion, especially from a horticultural standpoint, and while here arranged for a large exhibit. The tree peonies in the Japanese garden have been greatly admired. There are fifty varieties in colors ranging from white to dark maroon or wine color. The Japanese also have a large collection of herbaceous peonies which will soon be in flower. An interesting feature of the New York forestry exhibit is a model nursery for evergreens northeast of the Forestry building. It illustrates the method of growing forest seedlings and contains thousands of evergreens from one to four years old. Shelbyville, Ky.—In a large fire here May 11 E. P. Hall's greenhouse plant was damaged $200. Cadillac, Mich.—David Kleinhans and R. A. Mason, of Ithaca, soon will begin building their greenhouses on Cherry and Cobb streets. Four thousand feet of glass, now on its way to Cadillac, will be required. Alvin, Tex.—Fine rains have fallen here, two inches in all, which will fill the jasmine stems with
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