The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Brunt, were employed to illustratethe different orchid species. The lecture was thor-oughly enjoyed, and votes of thanks to Brunt and to Mr. F. Sander. Jr., of St. Albans, who arrived in NewYork last week on a business trip to the UnitedStates, was present, and, being called upon byPresident Scott, spoke interestingly on the greatgrowth of orchid culture in this country, statingthat when his father first came to America, some15 years ago, only a few orchi
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Brunt, were employed to illustratethe different orchid species. The lecture was thor-oughly enjoyed, and votes of thanks to Brunt and to Mr. F. Sander. Jr., of St. Albans, who arrived in NewYork last week on a business trip to the UnitedStates, was present, and, being called upon byPresident Scott, spoke interestingly on the greatgrowth of orchid culture in this country, statingthat when his father first came to America, some15 years ago, only a few orchids were cultivated herein private collections. Now they are grown byhundreds of thousands, commercially and by ama-teurs. He told how in England the value of theOdontoglossum crispum wSs measured by the num-ber of spots, or blotches, seen on the fiowers. andthat over there as high as $7,500 had been paid fora single plant of this species. He also referred tosome of the wiles employed by collectors to securethese gems of the floral kingdom for their em-ployers. Mr. Hurrell, of Lager & Hurrell, always modest,. Seedling Scarlet Carnation, Number 53. preferred to let his plants on exhibition speak forhis knowledge of them and their requirements- andJuhus Roehrs, Jr., also shy, declined the presMenrsinvitation to tell what he knew of orchids The entertainment feature of the evening as well JohnB™S,?Jf ?t .? ^^?^ the hands ofJohn B Nugent, Jr., and his committee, and weremanaged in their usual masterful style. The nTm!bers on the program included vocal and instrumen-music, from Italian opera, down the scale to the latest topical and coon songs, step dancing, piano and violin selections, the latter embracing severaScottish favorites. It was voted a great night en-joyed by everybody present. The exhibition tables were graced with a nicedisplay of orchids, the principal part of which camefrom the establishment of Lager & Hurrell ^um!mit. N. J. Among their collection were several va-So
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