The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . exhibit of the Vincents alone cov-ered two long tables, and a fancier whowould not find pleasure in comparingthe many fine varieties must be consid-ered an impossibility. Their Souvenirde Gustave Douzon, was in size a reve-lation to many visitors who have not,in these later years, closely followed thedevelopments of dahlia culture. Thecolor of this magnificent bloom is brightcrimson. Jeanne Charmet was another pinkthat showed to good advantage. , variegated pink and white,was another attraction. W. R. Gray made a very fine e
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . exhibit of the Vincents alone cov-ered two long tables, and a fancier whowould not find pleasure in comparingthe many fine varieties must be consid-ered an impossibility. Their Souvenirde Gustave Douzon, was in size a reve-lation to many visitors who have not,in these later years, closely followed thedevelopments of dahlia culture. Thecolor of this magnificent bloom is brightcrimson. Jeanne Charmet was another pinkthat showed to good advantage. , variegated pink and white,was another attraction. W. R. Gray made a very fine the members of the craft who visitedthe show, his was probably the greatestsurprise, as his name was not familiarto many. It appears that he is one ofthe men who have been conducting abusiness quietly, but with results. HisMrs. Roosevelt (blush pink), Cuban,Giant (crimson), and Grand DukeAlexis (white with rose tinge), weresuch blooms as are but rarely seen inthis city, though a number of our re-tailers are always on the lookout forthe THE HOME OF THE KOENIGS. Wliere new St. Louis society \, formed. 536 The American Florist. Oct. ^3, Dr. W. Warrington Evans, of Ivan-dale, Loudoun Co., Va., exhibited goodblooms, this being the only private es-tate represented. Certificates of merit were awardedboth the Vincents and Dr. Evans ex-hibit received honorable mention. COMMISSION HOUSE PROJECTED. On the night of October 5 there wasa well attended meeting of growers andretailers at the store of Mayberry &Hoover, at which the preliminary stepswere taken to open in this city a whole-sale flower market and commissionhouse. Prominent among those presentwere Z. D. Blackistone, David Grill-bortzer, W. W. Kimmell, Henry Pfister,C. E. Brooks, J. A. Philipps, Mr. May-berry and Mr. Hoover. It was decidedto incorporate with a capital stock of$25,000, one-half of which has alreadybeen subscribed. It was further decidedthat the holding of any one person belimited to $3,000 worth
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