NOVEMBER 16, 1899. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



615 



Non-Competitive display of the Anderson Floral Co. at the Chicago Show. 



in any other red and 50 New York. 

 Mrs. E. B. Graves took firsts for 50 

 Evelina and 50 Victor. Mt. Green- 

 wood Cemetery Association was first 

 for 50 Cerise Queen. Special honor- 

 able mention was given Wietor Bros., 

 Chicago, for a general display of roses 

 and carnations. 



Bassett & Washburn took first for 

 any other pink not lighter than Wm. 

 Scott with Painted Lady. They also 

 exhibited a very promising white 

 seedling of remarkable size and 

 beauty. 



In tested seedlings silver medals 

 were awarded to H. Weber & Sons for 

 a pink seedling, to Crabb & Hunter, 

 Grand Rapids, Mich., for Irene, pink; 

 H. Weber & Sons' Genevieve Lord 

 was also honored. J. M. Gasser, of 

 Cleveland, 0., displayed a vase of his 

 pink seedling Merrimac. 



Miscellaneous. 



On Thursday two handsome vases of 

 the Liberty rose were placed on exhi- 

 bition by Bassett & Washburn. 



E. G. Uihlein was first for display 

 of orchid flowers, for five foliage 

 plants and best hanging basket. Geo. 

 Wittbold won firsts for collection of 

 ferns and specimen palm. 



Eli Cross, Grand Rapids, was first 

 for display of violet flowers, and 

 Henry Smith, also of Grand Rapids, 

 was first for ten vio'.et plants in bloom. 



EXHIBITION DISPLAYS. 



We present in this issue views of 

 four displays not for competition seen 

 at the Chicago show this year. We 

 are pleased to note a tendency to in- 

 crease the number of these displays as 

 we believe it to be a very desirable 

 direction in which to have our exhibi- 

 tions expand. We noticed that the 

 general public seemed much interested 

 in these displays and as they were 

 changed daily the interest was well 

 maintained. 



They are not only an exceedingly 

 attractive feature of the exhibition, 

 but they bring the retail florist more 

 real benefit in an advertising way 

 than any entries in the competitive 

 classes. Here he can select his own 

 classes, show what he wishes, and 

 above all, can show his skill in com- 

 bining all his details into one harmo- 

 nious and artistic picture. And there 

 is no cavilling over the awards. The 

 public makes its award strictly in ac- 

 cord with the merit of the work, and 

 the reward will come in increased 

 patronage by the judges. 



The people who buy flowers are the 

 best judges of what they like. What 

 pleases one often does not please an- 

 other. Show a variety of arrange- 

 ments to suit all tastes, combine them 

 harmoniously and place them where 

 they can be seen by a great number 

 of flower lovers, which is of course in 

 the exhibition hall. You have helped 

 the exhibition and you have helped 



yourself to the very best kind of ad- 

 vertising that a retail florist can have. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



The Tarrytown Hort. Society held 

 their first annual exhibition on Nov. 

 10th and 11th. The society have very 

 great reason to congratulate them- 

 selves in this their first endeavor, for 

 it is very safe to say that their expec- 

 tations were more than realized. The 

 exhibition all through was a complete 

 success, and was as good as any one 

 could wish. 



District Attorney Geo. Andrews, 

 formally declared the show open in the 

 evening. He said among other things, 

 that he had just heard the society re- 

 ferred to as an infant, and if an infant 

 could produce such an effect, what 

 might they expect when the infant 

 reached maturer years. He was thank- 

 ful to the society for having brought 

 such pretty things to his own door, 

 instead of making him go to New York 

 or elsewhere. Also for the good which 

 such societies did; thanked the nume- 

 rous patrons for their generosity, and 

 hoped the society would never have to 

 shut down for lack of funds. 



The competition all through was 

 very keen, about 300 entries for 70 

 classes. Vegetables perhaps were the 

 hardest contested of all. The two 

 classes for celery had 28 contestants. 

 The show of vegetables all through 

 was very fine. 



