NOVEMBER 10, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



613 



Another View of the Chicago Show. 



M. A. Ryerson. Just back of it is a 

 table of choice stove plants. In the 

 left foreground are seen some of 

 Vaughan's specimen chrysanthemum 

 plants and his circular group of Ane- 

 mone flowered mums. In the center of 

 the floor is the superb group of deco- 

 rative plants shown by John Algots, 

 gardener for Mrs. George M. Pull- 

 man. 



To the right of this group is the 

 non-competitive display of E. Wien- 

 hoeber, and back of that is a similar 

 display by George Wittbold. To the 

 left of the central group is seen the 

 non-competitive display of Charles A. 

 Samuelson, while beyond that appears 

 the display made by the Anderson 

 Floral Company. The immense group 

 of palms extending clear across the 

 back of the stage was from George 

 Wittbold, and the chrysanthemum 

 plants in front of it were mainly from 

 the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Associa- 

 tion. 



One very interesting fact about the 

 photograph from which this engrav- 

 ing was made is thai it was taken 



while crowds of people were passing 

 around examining the exhibits. It 

 was a time exposure, without any 

 flashlight to assist, and the reason 

 the people do not show in the picture 

 is that they did not stand still long 

 enough in one place to "take" or to 

 interfere seriously with the photo- 

 graphing of the plants. 



The vases of cut blooms were dis- 

 played in the large foyer, and the 

 table decorations, etc., were on the 

 broad promenade space at the back of 

 the parquet circle. Here also was 

 Mr. Uihlein's splendid display of or- 

 chids in bloom. And groups of deco- 

 rative and flowering plants were 

 placed in effective positions in the 

 foyer, on the stairs, leading to the 

 main promenade, and elsewhere. Cer- 

 tainly the great Auditorium was never 

 so magnificently decorated before. 



CHICAGO. 



For the first time since the reign 

 of Rameses II fair weather prevailed 

 during the whole of the Chicago show. 



There must be something wrong some- 

 where. It don't seem natural not to 

 have torrents of cold rain, cutting 

 sleet, melting snows and sloppy 

 streets, blizzards or hurricanes, or 

 something equally pleasant and cheer- 

 ful in flower show week. 



The attendance was good, but far 

 short of what it ought to have been 

 considering the ideal weather, the plac- 

 ing of the display in such attractive 

 (and expensive) surroundings, the way 

 in which "society" had been interest- 

 ed, and all the various drawing cards 

 that had been provided. 



Nothing but praise was heard re- 

 garding the exhibits, and in addition 

 to the plants and cut blooms the dis- 

 play of table decorations and floral ar- 

 rangements was in itself an exhibition, 

 the competition being decidedly sharp. 



The floral decorations seem to ap- 

 peal most forcibly to the people. They 

 examine the big chrysanthemum 

 blooms with interest, they give more 

 than a passing glance to the specimen 

 plants, the curiosities they inspect 

 minutely, the decorative plants are 



