. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgoi. The American Florist. ^21. GENERAL VIEW, HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION OF NEW YORK FLORISTS CLUB, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, OCT. 21-27. season three or four weeks later, hence it is hardlv fair to judge all by the same standard of points, or at least to adhere so strictly to them. By a later edition of your paper I see the report of the Boston committee gives the same variety eighty- six points, appending the remark, "Judged as an extra early ; Evidently this committee gave a little more elasticity
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgoi. The American Florist. ^21. GENERAL VIEW, HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION OF NEW YORK FLORISTS CLUB, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, OCT. 21-27. season three or four weeks later, hence it is hardlv fair to judge all by the same standard of points, or at least to adhere so strictly to them. By a later edition of your paper I see the report of the Boston committee gives the same variety eighty- six points, appending the remark, "Judged as an extra early ; Evidently this committee gave a little more elasticity to their number of points on account of its earliness. In conclusion I fully end6rse Mr. Rudd's opinion that if a variety is good enough for any com- mittee to go out of its vyay to endorse it as good enough to grow, that variety is good enough for them to give a certifi- cate to. WITH THE GROWERS. JOSEPH HBACOCK, WYNCOTE, PA. One of the most successful growers in the neighborhood of Philadelphia is Jos- eph Heacock. His establishment is situ- ated at Wyncote. near Jenkin town, about ten miles out of the city. His first houses were built in 1875 and for the next ten years he grew bedding plants for market. In 1888 his first rose house was erected, 22x111, from which he sold about $2,000 worth of Brides the first season. This success induced him to extend his plant, and it has gradually grown to its present dimensions, 70,000 leet of glass, as shown in the accompanying illustration. He has now covered all his available space and must, before further additions are made, take up some more land. With the advent of the American Beauty Mr, Heacock gave it a trial, but without . much success. ,He had seen fine flowers, however, and believing that he could grow such stock if others could, perse- vered with the rose until he finally pro- duced first prize winners in competition with the best the country affords. Ten houses are given over to this rose and six to Brides, Bridesmaids and
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