The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ne pansies and sweetpeas on a sample cement bench he had made. Among the outside exhibitors were W. J. tV; M. , Fort Wayne, Ind., who sent a vase of Glen-dale. J. D. Thompson Carnation Company, Joli^ that gem of reds. Robert Craig. H. Weber& Sons Company, Oakland, Md., staged the beautifulwhite. My Maryland, and the white variegated, F. R. Pierson Company, Tarrytown-on-Hud-son, N. Y., exhibited Variegated Lawson and thenew pink, Winsor. The judges a


The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ne pansies and sweetpeas on a sample cement bench he had made. Among the outside exhibitors were W. J. tV; M. , Fort Wayne, Ind., who sent a vase of Glen-dale. J. D. Thompson Carnation Company, Joli^ that gem of reds. Robert Craig. H. Weber& Sons Company, Oakland, Md., staged the beautifulwhite. My Maryland, and the white variegated, F. R. Pierson Company, Tarrytown-on-Hud-son, N. Y., exhibited Variegated Lawson and thenew pink, Winsor. The judges awarded honorable mention to all ofthe outside growers, and the club heartily thanksthem for their generous exhibits. Honorable men-tion was also given J. Taylor for Boston Market; for Rcse-pink Enchantress; ThomasBrown for Enchantress and White Lawson; Gust and Henry Smith, Grand Rapids, tor then-display of Easter plants. August Von Boeslagerscement bench also came within range of the judgeseye. A. Swanson, Minneapolis, had a vase of the roseMinnehaha which was in good shape after being. Jahns White ^Seedling Carnation, No. 49. ent and made appropriate remarks. J. F. J. LENOX (MASS.) HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The regular meeting of this organization was heldSaturday, April 7. President S. Carlquist in thechair. The principal topic of the evening was Po-tatoes. An offer of $25 was received from A. , New York, and one of $18 fromVaughans Seed Store, to be awarded as prizes atour chrysanthemum .show. Messrs. W. J. & M. , Fort Wayne, Ind., were awarded a first-classcertificate tor an excellent vase of carnation Glen-dale. GEORGE FOULSHAM, Secretary. ^ARNATIONS^ Carnation Night at Detroit. The Detroit Florists Club held its regular meetingWednesday, April 4. The feature of the evening wasan exhibition of carnations by local and outsidegrowers. So large was the exhibit that it was stagedin the salesroom of the Michigan Cut Flower Ex-change, 38


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