. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 472 The American Florist. April 8, trade exhibits bring a great many peo- ple to the convention who would other- wise not attend, and to merely give note in the journals, is not treating the exhibitor fair. We feel that there should be some substantial reward given by competent judges on the wards, but we do not think the nature of the reward itself is as much to be desired as the mere fact that the dis- play made may obtain the certificate, or diploma, or first prize, or reward, or whatever may be given by the so
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 472 The American Florist. April 8, trade exhibits bring a great many peo- ple to the convention who would other- wise not attend, and to merely give note in the journals, is not treating the exhibitor fair. We feel that there should be some substantial reward given by competent judges on the wards, but we do not think the nature of the reward itself is as much to be desired as the mere fact that the dis- play made may obtain the certificate, or diploma, or first prize, or reward, or whatever may be given by the society. This, we think, is far more to be desired. ONE OF BURBANK'S PHENOMENAL BERRIES. (Much reduced.) merits of the goods, style and effective- ness of the display; a more substantial offer in the way of a prize, would, no doubt, instill keener competition, which no doubt, would be beneficial to the so- ciety. M. Rice & Company. I am of the opinion that meritorious exhibits of any description are worthy of some substantial reward. Just what such reward should be, I would not be prepared to say, without considerable definite information as to how efforts to reward trade displays in the past have succeeded. If we may believe the papers, the awards made at the St. Louis exposition have proved very un- satisfactory. If certificates of merit, honorable mentions and gratuities could be dispensed under such conditions as would prove satisfactory to exhibitors in the main, I should strongly favor such dispensation, but, on the other hand, if engaging in a scheme of that kind would eventually lead into dissen- sions and bickerings, I would have my doubts about its expediency. C. W. Wabd. It is certainly true that many of the trade exhibits at the annual conven- tions of the Society of American Flo- rists are elaborate and very costly. The reward, however, to our mind, comes in the impression that these exhibits pro- duce on the florists and the business and sales which may result f
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