PHILADELPHIA (Philadelphi a Co.) Sea grapes and coconut palms are bathed in a balmy Car ibbean breeze. Peeping tree frogs clamor among ficus aerial roots and sing a haunting song as visi tors pass through lush tropical foliage and brilliant flowers. “Islands in the Sun” emerges as the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s most exotic Philadelphi a Flower Show centerpiece, March 6-13,1994 at the Philadel phia Civic Center. Visitors will pass beneath a 60-foot wide lush jungly overhang of stunning, fantastically shaped flowers exposing the rich horticul tural treasures of Puerto Rico and begin a journey through the vast natural beauty of Bermuda and Barbados. Glistening aquamarine water laps against soft pink sand beaches and a gaily painted clap board cottage dots Bermuda’s unspoiled oasis. A virgin scoop of white sand caresses the vivid flora and exotic trees of Barbados and leads visitors on to discover the sunny exotic flavor of “Ship wreck”, a fantasy orchid island paradise viewed from behind thundering waterfalls. This multi national extravaganza exposes visitors to a new dimension in gar dening with unusual plants and designs never before seen together at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The lure of the tropics intensi fies as fifty-five other vacation LAND PRIDE B SOUD STAND SEEDER PENNSYLVANIA Stralay Farm Supply, Inc. 1760 East Canal Road Dover, PA 17315 717-292-2631 Keller Brothers R 7 Box 405 Lebanon, PA 17042 717-949-6501 1950 FruKville Pike Lancaster, PA 17601 717-569-2500 Marshall Machinery, Inc. Route 642 Honesdale, PA 18431 717-729-7117 Pikevllla Equipment Inc. 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Widely referred to as the Olympic competition of the gar dening set, the Flower Show’s individual entries of plants, artis tic floral designs, miniature set tings and room and table arrange ments are the trend setting work of more than 700 amateur exhibitors from throughout the region. These displays change frequently throughout the Show’s eight day run and are rejudged giving Show visitors a new Flower Show experience each day. For those seeking the advice of experts, a talented group of accomplished horticulturists, flower arrangers and gardening enthusiasts will conduct free lec- 48" and 72" widths Tractor Parts Co. 335 Central Road Bloomsburg, PA 17815 717-784-0250 Stouffer Bros. Inc. 1066 Lincoln Way West Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-263-8424 Stoltzfus Farm Service Cochranville, PA ' 215-593-2407 M.S. Yearsley & Sons West Chester, PA 215-696-2990 Norman D. Clark & Son, Inc. Honey Grove, PA 717-734-3682 Loysville, PA 717-789-3117 Nlcarry Equipment Co. 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