August 30, "1913 



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extensive display of cannas and gladioli 

 in new and standard varieties. 



Nortiirupi King & Co., Minneapolis, 

 ilinn. — A collection of gladioli embracing 

 many of the newer sorts. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. — 

 *rhree liig beds of eannas including Meteor, 

 a startling red, in the opinion of the 

 judges the best canna shown on the 

 grounds. . Also Panama, a giant salmon, 

 Blanche Wintzer, pure white, Olympia, 

 rosy citfnaluon. Beacon, flaming scarlet, 

 these with many other sorts forming a 

 splendid set of novelties. 



H, F. Mlchell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.^ 

 An t'xhibit of canna King Humbert and 

 their new scarlet geranium Helen Michell. 

 Wni. Tricker, Arlington. N. J. — A bed of 

 terry's lythrum, liordered with the new 

 hardy golden vima. This lythrum is an 

 improvement over the old L. salicaria, be- 

 ing much more compact. 



K. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, 

 Md. — (Jeranium Scarlet Bedder, a variety 

 well worthy of a place among the leading 

 scarlets. 



G. Malmquist, Minneapolis, Minn. — A 

 planting of petunia Rosamond, quite 

 similar to and possibly identical with the 

 variety known as Bar Harbor Beauty. 



K. H. DeWitt & Co., Wooster, b.— An 

 exhibit of geranium Ruby and everbloom- 

 ing show pelargoniums Wurtemhergia and 

 Easter Greeting, planted June 13, and still 

 in flower. 



A. Henderson & Co., Chicago, 111.— An ex- 

 hibit of double petunias and geraniums. 



C. A. Sehaefer. La Crosse, Wis. — Gera- 

 nium Scarlet Bedder and canna King Hum- 

 bert. 



Merriam Park Greenhouses, Minneapolis. 

 Minn. — Geraniums Alphonse Eicard and 

 Heinricb. 



Nagel Greenhouses, Minneapolis, Minn. — 

 Geranium Gloire de France, double pink. 



L, S. Donaldson & Co., Minneapolis. 

 Minn. — Two very artistic formal beds and 

 standard vases. 



H. B. Whitted, Minneapolis, Minn.— A 

 formal bed, very artistically and at- 

 tractively arranged; also vases well filled. 

 Will Bros.. Minneapolis, Minn.— Speci- 

 osuni lilies and verbenas, the latter form- 

 ing an impressive ground cover. 



W. F. Kastlng Co., Buffalo, N. Y.— A bed 

 of canna Mrs. W. F. Kastlng, bordered 

 with pennisetum. 



Erie Floral Co. — Bed of canna Alphonse 

 Bouvier. 



E. F. Wintersou Co., Cliicago, 111.— An 

 exhibit of canna King Humbert. 



L. L. May & Co., St. Paul.— An excellent 

 collection of hardy evergreens, shrubs and 

 trees. 



Thos. Meehan & Sons, Dresha, Pa. — Col- 

 lection of conifers. 



Lakewood Cemetery Greenhouse, Min- 

 neapolis, Minn. — Four standard vases, well 

 filled. 



Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, 

 Minn. — Pair of standard vases, well filled. 

 iJoard of Park Commissioners, .Minne- 

 apolis, Minn. — A very extensive and at- 

 tractive exhibit of conifers, geraniums, 

 cannas, asters and hardy herbaceous ma 

 terial. 



La Crosse Floi-al Co., La Crosse, Wis. — 

 Fine beds of zonal geraniums and King 

 Humbert cannas. 



•John Hawkins, Rose Hill Nurseries, 

 Minne.-i polls, Minn. — Pretty little cnnifers 

 and ornamental shrubbery. 



The judges in their report gave 

 great credit to Theodore Wirth. Supt. 

 of Parks, Minneapolis, for the arduous 

 task of getting the exhibits together, 

 arranging same so artistically and ef- 

 fectively, and for the excellent care 

 shown in the condition of all exhibits. 

 This plan of out-door exhibits so satis- 

 factorily carried out should, in the 

 opinion of the judges, be made an an 

 nual feature of the conventions. 



Cincinnati, Ohio — It is reported that 

 Mr. Anderson, of Dayton, Ohio, is to 

 open a flower store in the Emery Ar- 

 cade in this city. 



Joe Beran, of the J. M. McCuUough 

 Sons C'o., has returned from his vaca- 

 tion, spent in fishing near Remington, 

 Ohio. 



Visitors: Mrs. Mulford, Lebanon, 

 Ohio; and Fred Kupp, Lawreneeburg, 

 Ind. 



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