. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo4. The American Florist. 883 A Victoria regia is growing nicely in the smaller pood east of the Palace ot Agriculture. The nymphseas in the dis- play of George Richardson, Warren, O , in the pond southwest of the Palace of Horticulture are in flower. The weather during the last two weeks has been nearly perfect, averaging about 80° as a maximum, and falling to 60° to 65° at night, with two good showers to refresh the lawns and plants. Prof L. R. Taft, who is in charge of the jury work in the horticultural depar
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo4. The American Florist. 883 A Victoria regia is growing nicely in the smaller pood east of the Palace ot Agriculture. The nymphseas in the dis- play of George Richardson, Warren, O , in the pond southwest of the Palace of Horticulture are in flower. The weather during the last two weeks has been nearly perfect, averaging about 80° as a maximum, and falling to 60° to 65° at night, with two good showers to refresh the lawns and plants. Prof L. R. Taft, who is in charge of the jury work in the horticultural depart- ment, is attending the commencement exercises of the Michigan Agricultural College this week. Among the nurserymen who dropped in last week on the way to the conven- tion at Atlanta, Ga., was C. L. Watrous. Des Moines, la. Aerides Fleldingli. Popularly known as the fox brush orchid on account of its long curved racemes densely furnished with large, fragrant white flowers, beautifully mot- tled with bright rose on spikes about eighteen inches long, this plant was introduced by Veitch of London in 1850 and is one of the finest of East Indian orchids, easy of culture and deserving a place in every collection. The illustra- tion represents a plant now blooming in my collection, bearing four spikes, one of which is branched, and carrying alto- gether 178 flowers. R. SCHIFFMANN. British Trade Topics. The great event of the horticultural year has been the summer show held in the Temple Gardens, a charming oasis in the midst of London'scrowded thorough- fares. Additional importance centered in the event from the fact that the Royal Horticultural Society, responsible for the arrangements, is this year holding its centenary. The king and queen visited the show, and all that was lacking to insure a complete success was fine weather. There are not many striking novelties to record. Orchids were, of course, a strong feature. The most notable was thebigenric hybrid between Cochlioda No
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