August 23, 1913 



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OUTDOOR PLANT EXHIBIT AT MINNEAPOLIS. 



The accompanying illustration gives 

 an excellent idea of the appearance of 

 thev grounds where the outdoor exhib- 

 its are placed at Minneapolis. The 

 terrace directly in front of the Ar- 

 mory bears the inscription, "Welcome 

 Society of American Florists and Or- 

 namental Horticulturists," and flanking 

 this are many groups that do not ap- 



pear in the picture. Local firms have 

 prominent beds in which their name 

 appears in bright foliage. The lily 

 pond seen in the centre of the pic- 

 ture contains the Dreer aquatic ex- 

 hibit and is a beautiful feature. There 

 are many groups of cannas, among 

 them many new and improved varie- 

 ties. Holm & Olson have taken up 

 the entire length along the boulevard 



for a display of ornamental shrubbery. 

 Geraniums from R. Vincent, Jr. & Co. 

 make a brilliant show and there is no 

 end of gladioli, petunias and other 

 bright denizens of the summer garden. 

 A more complete description of this 

 novel exhibition feature will be forth- 

 coming next week. The names of the 

 various exhibitors we have already 

 published. 



Trade Exhibition Awards. 



In the Trade Section of the National 

 Flower Show, New York, April 5-12, 

 1913. a Certificate of Merit was award- 

 ed to Henry F. Michell Co.. for Geran- 

 ium "Helen Michell," Honorable Men- 

 tion to the same firm for New Hybrid 

 Freesias. Honorable Mention to Jo- 

 seph G. Neidinger for a new device for 

 showing violets, pansies, sweet peas 

 and all other short-stemmed flowers. 

 Highly Commended to Hontsch & Co. 

 for their exhibit of greenhouse boilers. 

 Highly Commended to Kroeschell 

 Brothers Co., for improved greenhouse 

 boiler. Honorable Mention to the King 

 Construction Co. for improved flat- 

 rafter greenhouse. Highly Commended 

 to same firm for new Iron Eave Plate 

 for greenhouses. Highly Commended 

 to same firm for superior arrangement 

 of drip pan and improved shape of 

 eave throwing water away from side 

 of the house. Honorable Mention to 

 Schloss Brothers- for novelties ex- 

 hibited in the florists' supply line. 

 Certificate of Merit to Coldwell Lawn 



Mower Co. for their exhibit of de- 

 mountable and interchangeable lawn 

 mowers. Silver Medal to J. M. Thor- 

 burn Co. for general display. Silver 

 Medal to W. E. Marshall Co. for gen- 

 eral display. Certificate of Merit to 

 Max Schling for excellence of floral 

 art, shown in his exhibit in trade sec- 

 tion. National Flower Show Gold 

 Medal to Peter Henderson & Co. for 

 general display. Silver Medal and 

 Certificate of Merit to Mt. Desert Nur- 

 series for display of astilbes and 

 spiraeas. 



The other awards will appear in the 

 report of the Chairman of the National 

 Flower Show Committee. 

 Other Medals. 



Silver Medal awarded through the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 November 7, 1912, to George Melvin, 

 South Framingham, Mass., for Sola- 

 num Capsicastrum, var. Melvinii. Sil- 

 ver Medal awarded through the Horti- 

 cultural Society of Chicago, April 1, 

 1913, to Fritz Bahr. for display of 

 specimen flowering plants. Bronze 



Medal awarded through the Horticul- 

 tural Society of Chicago, April 1, 1913< 

 to C. W. Johnson for display of speci- 

 men flowering plants. 



W. F. Gude next read reports as 

 Washington representative, on W. R. 

 Smith memorial, on Hartford rose gar- 

 den and as chairman on tariff com- 

 mittee. 



Report of Washington Representative 

 S. A. F. and O. H. 



The past year has been a busy one 

 for your representative in the Na- 

 tional Capital, particularly as to tariff 

 matters affecting the members of our 

 organization. I have tried to keep 

 constantly in touch with what was go- 

 ing on in that line, and a full report 

 of what has been accomplished will 

 be made by our tariff committee at 

 this session. By this time, I had hoped 

 we would be able to report a success- 

 ful experimental rose garden in Wash- 

 ington under the direction of the 



