. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL FLOWER "SHOW. BIG NEW YOEK SHOW OPENS. ExUbits Crowd HaU. The seventh international flower show at the Grand Central Palace, New York, Monday, March 15, to con- tinue until the night of Sunday, March 21, The show was formally opened by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of President Wilson, through the operation of an elec- tric button in the White House, Wash- ington, D. C. A large crowd awaited the opening of the gates, and it was not long before the main floor of the big hall was thronged with interested visitors. The g
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL FLOWER "SHOW. BIG NEW YOEK SHOW OPENS. ExUbits Crowd HaU. The seventh international flower show at the Grand Central Palace, New York, Monday, March 15, to con- tinue until the night of Sunday, March 21, The show was formally opened by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of President Wilson, through the operation of an elec- tric button in the White House, Wash- ington, D. C. A large crowd awaited the opening of the gates, and it was not long before the main floor of the big hall was thronged with interested visitors. The gener^ admission price was $1 this year, instead of 50 cents as in former years, but in the opening hours of the show the higher price of tickets was no deterrent. The flower show committee throughout the period of preparation for the big event evinced more than ordinary anxiety over the prospect for a sufficient number of exhibits to fill the two floors engaged, and when unusually stormy weather, with low temperatures, set in just prior to the opening date, this anxiety was intense. But all worry ceased when, Saturday, March 13, there was a grand collection of flowers and plants of all kinds, which were to make up the competitive exhibits for the first" day, assembled on the exhibition floor, and many of the commercial exhibits were already staged. Throughout Sun- day the work of staging continued, so that at opening time the show was prac- tically complete. The Sose Oardens. The plan of the show was materially different from that followed in previous shows. The main aisle and side aisles, which formerly divided the sections, Were abandoned. This year a visitor reaching the head of the grand stairway finds himself confronted with some of the beautiful groups of flowering plants, each covering 400 square feet of floor space. Aisles on each side open up vistas leading to the large rose gardens. Each side of these aisles is bordered by handsome groups. Two large rose gardens
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