. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ipo4. The American Florist. 207. SOME OF THE BEDS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS. MO. (Conard tt Joues Co.'s two beds of althaeJis in terrace; Huntsville center; St. Louis Seed Co.'s fine foliage plants on Nurseries' rose beds.) tention to the exhibits of shrubbery, shade trees and evergreens, but also made the awards upon the cannas. The largest exhibit is by H. E. Newbury, who has some 30,000 plants. The next largest exhibitor was the Conard & Jones Com- pany, which has about fifty varieties, all but one bei
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ipo4. The American Florist. 207. SOME OF THE BEDS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS. MO. (Conard tt Joues Co.'s two beds of althaeJis in terrace; Huntsville center; St. Louis Seed Co.'s fine foliage plants on Nurseries' rose beds.) tention to the exhibits of shrubbery, shade trees and evergreens, but also made the awards upon the cannas. The largest exhibit is by H. E. Newbury, who has some 30,000 plants. The next largest exhibitor was the Conard & Jones Com- pany, which has about fifty varieties, all but one being of its own origination. A large bed of the Express cannaisnow making an excellent showing. This is a new dwarf variety, which is being intro- duced by Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich. It has green foliage and large dark red flowers, which are produced in large trusses. It seems to be a promising sort, either for bordering beds of taller varie- ties or for use by itself where low effects are desired. W. Atlee Burpee & Company have three fine beds of begonias at the east end of the Horticulture building. them are filled with Vulcan, which is a splen- did dark red variety, with bronzed foli- age, of the Vernon type, while the Duke of Edinburg is shown in the other. The ^ame firm is also showing a bed of hybrid heliotrope and one of Burbank roses. Among the florists who spent a num- ber of days at the exposition after the close of the convention werej. , Chicago; W. R. Smith, of the Botanic Gardens, Washington, and Robert Craig, Philadelphia. The last named is serving as one of the jury of awards in flori- culture. The salvias, of which large exhibits have been madeby Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, and Henry A. Dreer, Philadel- phia, are now at their best. Most of them are upon either side of the walk connecting the Agriculture and Horticul- ture buildings. The heavy rain and wind storms on Friday and Saturday nights last week broke down many of the dahl
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