. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. EXHIBITIONS the single-flower ideal in florists' plants, are very rich in (lisphw-i .if plants of other kinds. Kxhiliitiun should make its motive or animus cirnr. riir \isitor should know whether it is the pur- [K,^,- to sImhv florists' ideals, amateur


. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. EXHIBITIONS the single-flower ideal in florists' plants, are very rich in (lisphw-i .if plants of other kinds. Kxhiliitiun should make its motive or animus cirnr. riir \isitor should know whether it is the pur- [K,^,- to sImhv florists' ideals, amateurs' ideals, or both. Tlif lir^t I'.xliiMtiou of any subject is that which shows all its possibilities and merits. The tendency is for the amateur's ideals not to be seen at the shows. There are fewer prizes for these ideals, and the amateur leaves his choicest things at home. Yet the amateur is the con- servator of meritorious plants. He holds interesting and artistic varieties and species decade after decade, and pre- vents their loss. It is the amateur who has kept the old Laciniatum chrysanthemum acrainst the changing moods of the i'."iii.^ rli at til- L'l'.-ater number of species r. I'n- . I-im .h . :... ;\vuonly to the ama- teur, oiii ; i , ,1 ;or indeed if only EXPERIMENT STATIONS 569 improvement society; .â 1:-.!,i1-i1 i,.ii .11 .-, uud fall. Invite the professional growers tu their specialties at the local show. It is well to make some one plant or group of plants a central feature of each show; and this plant should be shown in all its various forms. â Endeavor to interest people in plants them- selves, even though they may not show the formal ideals of the plant-breeder. Good subjects for these central features are the different fruits and vegetables, roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, dahlias, gladioli, spring bulbs, aquatics, bog plants, alpine plants, cacti, orchids, poppies, sweet peas, violets, f


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