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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



AUGUST 23, 1900. 



boilers, equipped with latest improved 

 rocking and dumping grates, and one 

 of their standard No. 5 boilers. 



A feature of the greenhouse was a 

 new ventilating apparatus with mitre 

 gearing enclosed in oil cup and a self- 

 oiling worm and gear. The benches 

 were fitted with their new porous 

 bench tile, the upper surface of which 

 is slightly convex to insure quick and 

 perfect drainage. They also displayed 

 glazed hot bed sash, samples of sash 

 bar material and sections of their iron 

 gutters and sills. 



Hitchings & Co., New York, also 

 made a very comprehensive display, 

 showing a section of a greenhouse, 

 full size, of their iron frame construc- 

 tion, with iron gutter on one side and 

 the overhanging eave construction on 

 the other, and ventilating apparatus 

 for both side and top. They also ex- 

 hibited one of their new cast iron sec- 

 tional hot water boilers of large size, 

 fitted with rocking and dumping 

 grates, the side of boiler being re- 

 moved so as to show the flre surface; 

 and one of their standard corrugated 

 boilers. 



Thos. W. Weathered's Sons, New 

 York, were also in line with a section 

 of a greenhouse of iron construction, 

 fitted with their new iron gutter and 

 iron trellis support for graperies, etc. 

 They also showed one of their large 

 sectional boilers, two conical boilers 

 and two self feeders. 



Geo. M. Garland, iJes Plaines, 111., 

 displayed a section of his iron gutter, 

 erected on iron posts and showing 

 bow sash bars were attached to same, 

 etc. So much has been said and writ- 

 ten about this gutter that it attracted 

 a good deal of attention, and many 

 favorable comments were made. 



John A. Scollay, Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 displayed his Invincible boiler, a port- 

 able boiler, pipe fittings, the Scollay 

 pipe joint, a draught controller and 

 fuel economizer, and the well known 

 putty bulbs and sprinklers. 



Jennings Bros., Olney, Philadel- 

 phia, showed their bench fittings, 

 brace and purlin fittings, and their 

 iron gutter. 



H. W. Gibbons, New York, showed 

 his Standard boiler. 



A. H. Hews & Co., North Cam- 

 bridge, Mass., made a very interesting 

 display of flower pots, vases, etc., 

 many of the latter very handsomely 

 decorated. Several of the pots were 

 of the largest size manufactured, and 

 they were truly imposing. The ware 

 was uniformly excellent. 



The Whilldin Pottery Co., Philadel- 

 phia, also made a very comprehensive 

 exhibit of standard pots in many sizes 

 and of first class quality. They had 

 made up a big batch of little baby 

 pots, to which t)ins were attached, anil 

 these souvenirs were pinned to the 

 coats of visitors. 



The Quaker City Machine Co., Rich- 

 mond, Ind., displayed the well known 

 Challenge Ventilating apparatus, and 

 Mr. Evans says the demand for ma- 

 chines is increasing as steadily as 

 ever. 



Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, made 

 a large and comprehensive display of 

 palms, ferns and other decorative 

 plants of trade sizes, also a collection 

 of their fine double petunia fiowers. 

 A most attractive feature was two 

 tanks of aquatic flowers, including 

 blooms of Nymphaeas Geo. Huster, 

 Deaniana, rubra-rosea, Smithiana, 

 O'Marana, gloriosa, delicalissima, den- 

 tata, Zanzibarensis, Zanzibarensis 

 rosea and devoniensis; Nelumbiums 

 speciosum and album striatum, and 

 Victoria Tuckeri. 



Clucas & Boddington Co., New York, 

 made a large display of bulbs in great 



variety, including Lilium Harr'sii, 

 grown in the Azores, where this lily 

 is said to grow wild. It is believed 

 that a supply of bulbs absolu'.ely fre? 

 from any taint of disease is to b? se- 

 cured from this new source of supply. 

 They also showed a fine collection oi 

 imported palms and other plants. 



The Cottage Gardens, Queens, N, Y., 

 made a splendid display of new 

 geraniums in bloom, a most interest- 

 ing collection, the bed being edged by 

 ferns, while at the back were mass;d 

 blooming cannas and also the foliag? 

 canna Black Beauty, whose dark foli- 

 age is wonderfully effective. This dis- 

 play was an exceedingly educational 

 one. ., 



Robert Kift, Philadelphia, had a 

 large mirror very effectively decorated 

 with flowers in his patent adjustable 

 vase holders, which are certainly in- 

 dispensable to the decorator. The 

 effect secured is excellent, the flowers 

 keeping finely in the little vases, 

 which are entirely hidden by th? 

 flowers and foliage. 



Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Phila- 

 delphia, made a display of finely 

 grown palms, ferns and other decorat- 

 ive plants, as did also Lemuel Ball, 

 Wissinoming. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 

 displayed a fine lot of bulbs in variety, 

 fine imported evergreens, in tubs, and 

 ferns in flats, and a lot of Hasselt pot- 

 tery in many handsome shapes and 

 designs. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, 

 made a large display of bulbs, seeds 

 and general supplies, as did also Peter 

 Henderson & Co., Stumpp & Walter 

 Co., and Wm. Elliott & Sons. 



C. H. Joosten, New York, showed 

 bulbs, supplies, dormant rose plants, 

 and young palms. 



W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., 

 displayed the numerous medals he 

 had won and photographs of his 

 greenhouses, nursery and specimen 

 plants. 



Ed. Jansen, New York, showed a 

 selection of novelties in baskets, 

 stands, pot covers, etc. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 made a very large display of baskets 

 and other supplies in great variety. 



A. Herrmann. New York, showed 

 baskets, sheaves, and metal designs, in 

 variety. 



Aug. Rolker & Sons, New York 

 showed baskets and general supplies, 

 as did also Sigmund Geller and S. J. 

 Limprecht, both of New York. 



The Florists' Supply Co., N. Tona- 

 wanda, N. Y., displayed their sod 

 crushers in three sizes. 



W. C. Krick, Brooklyn, N. Y., dis- 

 played a full line of his immortelle 

 letters and inscriptions, and his pot 

 hangers. 



Reed & Keller, New York, made a 

 lomprehensive exhibit of their wire 

 work and a full line of supplies. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., 

 made a large display of orchids in 

 bloom. 



Siebrecht & Son, New Rochelle, 

 N, Y.; R. Craig & Son, Philadelphia; 

 Julius Roehrs, Carlton Hill, N. J.; 

 J. M. Keller, Brooklyn, N. Y.; F. H. 

 Dressel, Weehawken Heights, N. J., 

 and R. Dreyer. Woodside, L. I., each 

 made large displays of palms and 

 other decorative plants. 



The Geo. Wittbold Co., Chicago, 

 displayed various sized specimens of 

 their new fern Nephrolepis Witt- 

 boldii. a decided improvement upon 

 the Boston fern. 



Benj. Hammond, Fishkill-on-Hud- 

 son, N, Y., displayed his various in- 

 secticides and his greenhouse white 

 paint, etc. 



Henry Bird, Newark, N. J., exhibit- 

 ed his self-watering pot, to which 

 water is conveyed by a woolen cord 

 through capillary attraction. It is for 

 use in germinating fine seeds where 

 watering over the surface is objec- 

 tionable. 



The Rustic Construction Co., New 

 York, displayed rustic seats, tables, 

 arbors, etc. 



Lehman Bros., New York, showed 

 their wagon heaters in operation. The 



