. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. fm ^mm§m Dny^ioiir. MmETica is "the Prou/ of the I/bssbI; tbere man be mare comfort JJmidships, but ws sre the Rrst ta touch Unknown Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MAY 4, 1893. No. 257 Wm iMmmwrn lFik@dii!^3 Published every Thursday by The American florist company. Subscription, a year. To Europe, Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Kasteru Office: 67 Itroinfield St., Boston. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D.


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. fm ^mm§m Dny^ioiir. MmETica is "the Prou/ of the I/bssbI; tbere man be mare comfort JJmidships, but ws sre the Rrst ta touch Unknown Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MAY 4, 1893. No. 257 Wm iMmmwrn lFik@dii!^3 Published every Thursday by The American florist company. Subscription, a year. To Europe, Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Kasteru Office: 67 Itroinfield St., Boston. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Wm. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. WM. Trelease, St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; wm. J. Stewart, ti7 Bromfleld Boston, Mass, secretary: M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis. August 9 to 12,1893. CONTENTS. Rose cultivation Height of cannas 1026 Views in greenhouses of F. L. Ames (2 illus) . 1026 Miscellaneous seasonable hints 1027 Carnations—seasonable hints 1028 —Number ot blooms cut 1028 —Caruatiou nomenclature .... 1028 Modern methods in i^rowing tropical plants . 1028 Chrysanthemums—a few notes on . 1030 World's Fair impressions 1031 New York 1031 Philadelphia 1031 Boston 1032 Chicago 1032 News notes 1034 The seed trade 1038 Baltimore 1040 Brampton, Ont 1040 St. Louis 1042 Toronto 1044 Cleveland 1046 The World's Pair is now open to the public and we are pleased to say that on the opening day the exhibits in the division of floriculture were more nearly complete than those of any other depart- ment of the Fair. The display is certainly a grand one and will unquestionably be of immense benefit to the trade. Just prior to the opening official action was taken which results practically in mak- ing floriculture a department of the Fair instead of a bureau of the department of horticulture. Hereafter Mr. Thorpe will report to and be responsible to the Director General direct and will be free from the necessity of consulting any


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