. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1254 The American Florist. Jl'h' I3y already in bloom. It is a neat flower of the porcpon order, and should be useful for florists' work. Oscar Tiefen- thal's hydrangeas are showing abundant bloom, and Joseph Mock shows a large bed of tea roses; altogether this plot of ground shows bright and abundant bloom. The hollyhocks will soon beveryshowv; a bed of good doubles near the rose gar- den promises finely, and there are some good ones in EUwanger & Barry's plan- tation. The trees and shrubs in this display are
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1254 The American Florist. Jl'h' I3y already in bloom. It is a neat flower of the porcpon order, and should be useful for florists' work. Oscar Tiefen- thal's hydrangeas are showing abundant bloom, and Joseph Mock shows a large bed of tea roses; altogether this plot of ground shows bright and abundant bloom. The hollyhocks will soon beveryshowv; a bed of good doubles near the rose gar- den promises finely, and there are some good ones in EUwanger & Barry's plan- tation. The trees and shrubs in this display are in fine order now; the weeping mulberries look well with their ripe and half ripe fruit. In the border planting on the island the most showy plant at present is Monarda didyma, the Oswego tea, one of our native horse mints. Planted in big clumps it shows a mass of bright red, almost scarlet blooms, the plants about two feet high. It is admirably effective and will be in bloom all summer. Agros- temma coronaria is used in similar situa- tion, and these two plants are very noticeable. Altogether the island i,s very gay with bloom now. , Over in the main building some altera- tions in arrangement are being made; A. Blanc's cactus display has been put out- side and foliage plants are taking its place. Some of the fancy-leaved caladiums have been moved over from the grten- houses, and they will make a fine showing against the green of palms and ferns. The caladiums are finely grown and will be an attractive feature. Among the orchids people are looking with interest at a stanhopea, which seems to prove a taking plant, and there are a number of good Cypripedium Lawrenceanums. The gloxinias have not yet been moved over from the greenhouses. In addition to the New York show and the plants belonging to the department there are fine plants in the Pennsylvania state ex- hibit, from Henry A. Dreer. They are admirably grown. Perhaps the most extraordinary plant in the whole horticultural e
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