The number of our manufactures of screens is considerable, and very durable and solid shades are now made at moderate prices; but we are to-day seeking to avoid the use of screens placed directly upon the glass. In placing the covering from six to eight inches above the glass, as with curtains, there is left, between the shelter and the glass, a layer of air which produces an excellent effect. Mats are no longer employed, except by market gardeners, on account of the price.

The manufacture of stands and tanks for flowers has also improved. Several provincial exhibitors displayed excellent goods at very moderate prices. Some had models of devices designed for the examination and removal of plants in pots. This was accomplished by having a movable panel on one side of the pot.

I must also mention fruit carries of various kinds, fixed and movable, which aid in the preservation and examination of fruit. Finally, since orchid culture has so rapidly increased with us, some manufactories for special holders, in open work of pitch pine have been erected, and these will satisfy all the needs of the culture.