. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. which have formerly been the pride ofthe exhibition and his were hardly incondition to be staged, being barelymore than half in bloom and one ortwo just showing color. The smallerplants in 8-inch pots, shown by W. , were much more advanced andmade a very creditable showing. What the reason is that this import-ant feature of this important show isdeteriorating is problematical. It maybe that the year, as some say, when it isso pronounced, that the date is too early,but certainly the plants of the last fewyears have not compared w
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. which have formerly been the pride ofthe exhibition and his were hardly incondition to be staged, being barelymore than half in bloom and one ortwo just showing color. The smallerplants in 8-inch pots, shown by W. , were much more advanced andmade a very creditable showing. What the reason is that this import-ant feature of this important show isdeteriorating is problematical. It maybe that the year, as some say, when it isso pronounced, that the date is too early,but certainly the plants of the last fewyears have not compared with those thatwere exhibited for the 10 or 12 yearsprevious. Some say that the prizes arenot commensurate with the expense ofgrowing and transporting such speci-mens as used to adorn the exhibitionsof this society. But it can be easily dis-cerned that after a gardener has at-tained an excellence that wins for himthe first premium for one or two yearshe withdraws from competition andleaves the field open to other growers. igo6. The American Florist. 729. GENERAL VIEW OF THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW, NOVEMBER 6, 19C6. Others think that the management atpresent is not taking the interest inthis feature that was formerly course, the gardeners on the privateestates must be depended upon to fur-nish these beautiful plants, for no com-mercial grower could afford to give thespace in his houses necessary to producethe large specimens, but some effortshould be made to encourage theirgrowth, and increase the competition inthis class to the extent that was mani-fest some lo years ago when the hallwould be tilled with specimen plants thatwere admired by all those attending theexhibition at that time. The exhibition of cut blooms whilenot as large as in some years was fullyup to standard in quality of those ofthe years previous and the bloomsstaged by R. W. Paterson, of Lenox, inthe opinion of many have never beenequaled at this societys exhibition, andcertainly, with the exception
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