. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists^ Review September 18. 1919. ^tiMMIMIMIMIMlMl^y^liyjBLMM^ TRANSPORTING A PARK r?iYit^trs?ir?svirirsvifys\irrs>rtrirwrrs\ir«rtr)^ BAIiTIMOBE'S FLORAL FETE. Beds Bodily Transplanted. Baltimore, which has one of the great est reputations as a convention city in the country, on the occasion of the cen- tennial celebration of the Odd Fellows, which was held there during the last week, proceeded to welcome the vast throngs of visitors to the city by "Saying It with ; Flowers were to be found in the most unlikely places
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists^ Review September 18. 1919. ^tiMMIMIMIMIMlMl^y^liyjBLMM^ TRANSPORTING A PARK r?iYit^trs?ir?svirirsvifys\irrs>rtrirwrrs\ir«rtr)^ BAIiTIMOBE'S FLORAL FETE. Beds Bodily Transplanted. Baltimore, which has one of the great est reputations as a convention city in the country, on the occasion of the cen- tennial celebration of the Odd Fellows, which was held there during the last week, proceeded to welcome the vast throngs of visitors to the city by "Saying It with ; Flowers were to be found in the most unlikely places and there is no room for doubt that they are far and away above bunt- ing for such occasions. One of the things which have excluded plants from decora- tions of this kind in the past was tlio Pact that almost everyone, florists as well as laymen, were of the opinion that from 6-inch pots. These corner beds were connected by borders filled with blooming begonias in the center and edged with red alternantheras. At each end in the center of the plot were the two insignia of the order, that is, the three links and I. O. O. F., with agaves in wide spaces between beds. This is the way this scheme of beds grew all summer in tlie park. September 1 this entire scheme of beds was transplanted to the Court House plaza, the block of St. Paul street from Fayette to Lexington street, which is about 100 feet wide by 200 feet long, paved with wood blocks and used in ordinary times to park automobiles. The wood blocks were first treated to a heavy coat of tar, then a curb of wood five inches deep was laid. The space f 1 Where 50,000 Bedding Plants Were Transplanted at Baltimore. nothing but potted jjlaiits could be used, and these the more exj)ciisive varieties, such as palms, but last week proved this to be altogether a myth. True, many cro- tons were used, but only because they are a good bedding plant, and they were in proportion to the number of alter- nantheras, blooming begonias, eche-
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