. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 48o The American Florist. Dec. 13, Chrysanthemum Shows in England. Ifitistruein anything that "the ap- petite grows with what it feeds upon" it is so in respect to chrysanthemums. No shows are so densely crowded by visitors as are the shows of November. Tliey at- tact all classes, the wealthy by day and the workers at night. The difficulty is to find buildings large enough to enable the multitude to enjoy in comfort the serried ranks of blooms that exert such magnetic force in drawing the people to them.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 48o The American Florist. Dec. 13, Chrysanthemum Shows in England. Ifitistruein anything that "the ap- petite grows with what it feeds upon" it is so in respect to chrysanthemums. No shows are so densely crowded by visitors as are the shows of November. Tliey at- tact all classes, the wealthy by day and the workers at night. The difficulty is to find buildings large enough to enable the multitude to enjoy in comfort the serried ranks of blooms that exert such magnetic force in drawing the people to them. This force of attraction is exemplified in a somewhat striking manner in one of our seaports—Portsmouth—where the show is held in a building largeenough to provide wide avenues between the tables along which thousands of persons can pass; and the committee therefore, dare, and do, resort to popular prices for the people on the evening of the last day. Threepenny admission, and during the last hour the charge is a penny. Do you ask if they appreciate the privi- lege? The best replv is afforded by the fact that the pennies have to be wheeled to the bank in barrowfuls! Nothing in flowers draws the multitude like the "; Nor is this admiration brought out by the orthodox showsalone. Theseexhibi- tions are provided in several of the Lon- don Parks, the authorities having erected structures for accommodating two or three thousand plants. Not less than fifty thousand persons will pass through these houses every Sunday while the flowers remain in beauty, and there is a contin- uous stream of visitors all the week. The poor, it is feared, we shall always have with us; may we never lack chrys- anthemums to draw them from their dingy houses in court and slum, and cheer their dreary lives. Flowers that do this fulfill a noble mission, for they incite new thoughts and higher aspirations. London, Eng. James H. Laing. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the roses in commerc
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