JUNE 30, 189S. 



The Weekly Florists* Review^ 



119 



OMAHA, NEB. 



The Exposition. 



Following is an official list of ex- 

 hibitors in the horticultural depart- 

 ment of the exposition. 



In Horticultural Building. 



California (Los Angeles Co.)— Grapes, 

 oranges, lemons, olives, nuts, etc. Frank 

 Wiggins and Chas. Wilson, superlnten- 

 lients. 



Missouri — Fruit, canned and fresh, of all 

 sorts, in season. G. A. Atwood. superin- 

 tendent; Arthur Nelson, acting superin- 

 tendent. On Missouri day. August 30. a 

 (carload of peaches will be given away. 



Montana — Canned fruit exhibit. W. A. 

 Sutherland, superintendent. 



Kansas— Canned fruit. A. H. Greff, su- 

 perintendent. 



Iowa — Canned and fresli fruits. A. F. 

 Coleman, superintendent. 



New Yorlc— Siebrecht & Son's exliibit of 

 palms and decorative plants. J. Austin 

 Shaw, superintendent. 



Idaho — Fruits. 



Nebraska— Fruits. Peter Younger, Jr., 

 superintendent. 



Nebraska— Flowers and plants. L. C. 

 Chapin, superintendent. 



Douglas County, Neb. — Flowers and 

 plants. J. J. Hess, superintendent. 



Illinois— Fruit. Henry M. Dunlap, su- 

 perintendent. 



Colorado— Fruits and plants. Martha A. 

 Shute, Supt. 



Oregon — Fruits. J. E. Courtney, super- 

 intendent. 



Wisconsin— Fruit. L. G. Kellogg, super- 

 intendent. 



On the "Bluff Tract." 



H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia.— Tliree Vic- 

 toria regia and twenty varieties of aquat- 

 ic plants. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia— 

 Cannas and roses. 



W. W. Wilmore, Denver. Colo.— Dah- 

 lias. 



Siebrecht & Son, New York— Cannas. 

 agaves, Japanese maples, evergreens, 

 rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. 



Nebraska Seed Company, Omaha— Cala- 

 diums, cannas. verbenas, pansies, phlox. 



J. C. Vaughan, Chicago — Cannas and 

 pansies. 



L. Henderson, Omaha— Geraniums and 

 petunias. 



B. Haas, Omaha— Ageratums. 



B. C. Erfiing, Omaha— Gladioli and ver- 

 benas. 



Hess & Swoboda, Omaha— Roses. 



R. H. Davey, Omaha— Cacti. 



J. F. Wilcox, Council Bluff.s— Bedding 

 plants. 



Chapin Bros., Lincoln. Neb. — Bedding 

 plants. 



Moon & Co., Morristown, Pa.— Dahlias. 



Douglas County, Neb. — Cacti, agaves, 

 lantanas, verbenas, cannas. petunias. 



You Will perceive that the East is 

 but sparingly represented. In the 

 building itself, of Eastern exhibitors, 

 Siebrecht & Son, of New York, have 

 the only display, and it is certainly a 

 credit to this enterprising house. It 

 consists of many of the finest plants 

 from their conservatories. In the 

 grounds are dahlias from Moon & Co., 

 cannas and roses from W. Atlee Bur- 

 pee & Co.., and aquatic plants from 

 Henry A. Dreer & Co., and so much to 

 my surprise, ends the practical inter- 

 est of eastern horticulturists in that 

 great enterprise. No such opportunity 

 for valuable and extensive advertising 

 is likely to occur here again for a 

 generation. 



The exhibits in this building are now 

 almost complete. In another week 



everything will be ship-shape and the 

 display as full and attractive as any 

 in the exposition. The management 

 have handicapped the horticultural 

 exhibitors by their failure to put ;in 

 entrance gate near the Building, but 

 they have promised to remedy this in 

 the near future, and with the prospec- 

 tive locating of the Indian tribes on 

 the "bluff tract" the attractions prom- 

 ise to equal any on the grounds, and 

 the necessary crowds that go so far to 

 make an exhibit encouraging, are like- 

 ly to move in this direction. 



Business and Weather. 



In another letter I will endeavor to 

 make you better acquainted with the 

 florists of this city, and its environs, 

 so that you will feel at home when you 

 come to the convention in August. 

 Business feels the effect of summer 

 weather and dullness. Weddings are 

 not numerous, and the state and city 

 are so healthy that funerals are few. 

 The breezes blow, every day and gen- 

 erally all day, and the air is full of 

 ozone, clear and sweet from the moun- 

 tains. No matter how hot the days, the 

 nights are cool and refreshing. The 

 sun is hotter than any sun I ever met 

 before, and since the three weeks of 

 rain are over, has looked out of cloud- 

 less skies. 



The Convention. 



This city is young — only -W years 

 since its birth — and yet it has pro- 

 gressed like a young giant. To those 

 of you who have never visited the so- 

 called "west" it will be a genuine sur- 

 prise. Here, one dare not call this 

 "the west." Look at your map and 

 see that it is the very centre of this 

 great country. Boston is no longer the 

 "hub." 



I trust the enthusiasm will grow 

 east as to the convention. It will be 

 the most enjoyable ever held in this 

 country and no one who can spare tlie 

 time and money, can afford to miss it. 

 The florists here are united and en- 

 thusiastic, and will work hard in your 

 behalf. But you must all hold up their 

 hands. Write Mr. Donaghue, Sr., your 

 Vice-President, and Mr. Stewart, the 

 superintendent of exhibits, for infor- 

 mation. The church secured for the 

 convention meetings and exhibits, is 

 just the place for such a gathering. 

 Tliere is ample room for all purposes, 

 especially if the schoolroom is utilized 

 for the palms and plants. All parts 

 of the building are light and conven- 

 ient, and I am confident the best 

 peop'.e here can be interested and will 

 lend their patronage. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. Hess is entertaining his brother 

 from Germany this week, and contem- 

 plates a pleasure and business trip 

 next month to Philadelphia, Washing- 

 ton, Boston and New York. 



Mr. DeLaney, of South Omaha, is 

 building a greenhouse this summer 

 and preparing facilities for his increas- 

 ing business. 



The exposition has provided a good 

 deal of extra and remunerative work 

 for many of the Omaha florists, and 

 most of them look happy and prosper- 

 ous. Mr. Henderson is decorating the 

 Kansas building for "Kansas Day," 

 Wednesday, and Hess & Swoboda have 

 the decorative work for "Illinois Day," 

 Tuesday. New York Day is July tith. 

 The New York building is approach- 

 ing completion. The New York state 

 florists will find this haven a restful 

 one when they visit the exposition in 

 August. 



Mr. Wilcox, of Council Bluffs, "the 

 young giant of the west," is as busy 

 as ever, and his business is apparently 

 limitless. He is building three more 

 immense rosehouses this summer, and 

 next season contemplates a range of 

 houses for the exclusive cultivation 

 of palms. It looks like a good busi- 

 ness venture, and Wilcox has the repu- 

 tation of "never having made a mis- 

 take." If he had he couldn't have his 

 foot on over yo(i,(i(H» sq. feet of prof- 

 itable glass. 



Bowling. 



You will see by the bowling reports 

 that Mr. Wilcox believes in occasional 

 recreation, in fact the bowling club 

 here has made up its mind to capture 

 the trophy this year, if St. Louis will 

 ever let up on its phenomenal work. 

 They think they have Chicago and 

 Buffalo whipped already, and are keep- 

 ing their eyes on Flatbush. 



Following are recent scores by the 

 Omaha Florists: 



Monday, June 13. 



Wilcox 112 165 1S9 191 213 



Davey 126 155 202 214 



Chapin. L. C..1S3 139 152 155 206 



Shaw 144 144 178 



Stewart 141 143 147 173 



Henderson .... 133 13S l.i4 15'J 



Hadkinson . . . . 12U 1B4 ' ... 



Donaghue, Sr..l33 152 



I'hapin, H. A. 106 114 136 137 



Hodson ...:.. ..104 149 



Thursday, June 16. 



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Donaghue, Sr..l26 114 21.". 16C 166 



Wilcox 173 139 170 1.54 149 



Davey 175 134 171 154 14S : 



Shaw 157 114 132 192 167 : 



Stewart 151 130 116 136 178 : 



Henderson ....13; 132 103 



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