The first season of the World's Exposition came to a close to-day. There were causes at the opening, and for a time subsequent, that prevented it from becoming a financial success. This is the only Exposition I ever saw, hence I do not propose myself as a suitable judge. But those who have seen others and assume to be capable of judging, pronounce this the grandest earth ever saw. Therefore, in every other respect, except financially, I conceive it improper to speak of it other than as one of the great efforts of the nineteenth century for the progress, advancement and improvement of man. It seems to me that any one contemplating seventy-five acres covered with buildings, and the buildings filled even to the galleries, can scarcely think of it as a small affair. It is now a thing of the past.

A second Exhibition is to be had commencing November Ist next. The State Commissioners, forty-five in number, from all the States and Territories, have taken hold with our people and a big success is promised. The State Commissioners propose to arouse the interest of their people in the success of this future Exposition, and that they will increase their exhibits so as to far surpass the former gigantic display.

This is the future outlook. What will our horticulturists and florists have to say about it ? Mr. W. H. Boomcamp, in answer to Mr. Baker, tells him " he speaks in vain to Northern horticulturists; they do not want to risk their goods to a slow freight line," etc. And you say editorially that the difficulty is enhanced by the old-fashioned method of premiums. It seems to me the question is very little affected by these objections. There may be some difficulty in getting goods here in proper shape, but with proper effort can not the difficulties be surmounted ? And should the question of premiums or ho premiums be thought of much value ? It seems to me the question is " Business".

In the Exposition that is past there were about six thousand exhibitors, besides their attendants, and an average on the grounds, each day, of not less than four thousand strangers from all parts of the earth - of course, mostly from the United States. Now, would not a business man like to have a fair display in this magnificent hall, properly attended to, and some one on hand to talk business, hand out catalogues, cards, etc. ? Business men will see the advantage in a dollar and cent view of the thing. The new South is beginning to be in a situation to want such things and the big West was here in full force the past winter, and will be here in redoubled numbers the coming winter. I think there will be horticulturists the coming winter who will see this matter as business men - and as business men they will see this grand hall utilized to its utmost capacity. Should Mr. Boomcamp be with us the coming winter he will find the>hall none too large - no room to spare.

The following plants, by their bloom, have attracted much attention in Horticultural Hall the past month or so :

In I. H. Erkeners Exhibit

Cereus dasyacantbus,

" caespitosus,

" pectinatus, Dr. Regal,

" ctenoides,

" speciosissimus,

" Fendleri,

" polyacanthus,

" straminens, fhyllocactus Ackermanni,

Mamillaria aplanata,

•' spberica,

" Rostricha,

" stellans,

" snhacelata,

" Heyderi, Ecbinocactus Texensis, Williamsi. Large variety of Opuntias in bloom.

Orchids - Mexican Exhibit

Odontoglossum Rossii,

" Ehrenbergii,

" cordatum,

Cattleya citrina,

" Leopoldii, Harpophyllum spicatum, Oncidium variegatum, " sanguineum, Lycaste Skinneri, '• aromatica, " Deppei, " auiantiaca, Schoiiiburghia tibecinn,

" spec. Guatemala, Acropera luteola,

Epidendrum vitellinum, " raniferum,

" brassavolae,

Maxillaria sanguinea,

Bletia Fougeriana.

Cyrtopodium spec. Honduras,

Pacbiva fastuosa,

Plumiera albo-lutca,

Russellia juncca,

Carica papaya,

Hibiscus rosa sinensis, fl. pi. " puniceus,

Pelargonium hybridum,

Datura arborca,

Musa rosacea.

126 Jackson St., New Orleans, June Ist.

[We have always had some difficulty in making ourselves understood in regard to this exhibition business. Our correspondent for instance notes that the question of premiums or no premiums should not be thought of. This is precisely our view. It should not be, nor is it thought of in these days by the best class of exhibitors. But the trouble is that those who get up expositions think differently. They act on the belief that all that is necessary to bring out a grand exhibition is to get out a splendid premium list, and, after advertising that-------thousands of dollars will be awarded in premiums they think their work is done.

But exhibitors want more than this. They want appreciative and discriminative awards made by those in whose superior judgment the world at large has confidence.

If B. has something that he knows is superior to anything ever before seen in his line of business; knows that there will be judges capable of appreciating this point and who will say so; knows that the exposition will take trouble to publish this fact for him far and wide, he will exhibit, and the people will flock to see, and be willing to pay to see these best specimens of the world's skill. But if it is to be but a grand collection of ordinary merchandise, a bazaar, a mere mart where the people are simply to be brought together to buy and to sell, a mere question of ordinary "business" as our correspondent puts it, the average man will not send. He can make more money by spending the amount of cost in personal efforts in his own office, with the ordinary advertising machinery, than by going so far away.

Still another illustration of what we mean: - recently there was a spring meeting of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. One of our reporters gave in our magazine a detailed account of the superior merits of the articles exhibited. Letters have come to our office saying that that notice was of far more benefit to the exhibitors than all the " premiums," or all praises of the visitors who saw the things themselves. Now we contend that this discriminative work should not be left to a chance reporter. It should be the work, and at the cost, of the societies themselves. Let them honor their worthy exhibitors by an exposition of their excellences, while the exhibitors do their work by the exposition of their goods. - Ed. G. M].