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11 (tirnCULTURE 



April 1, 11116 



THE TRADE SECTION 



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raiiKPd princtpally in the side aisles 

 and outlying s|)aces of the hall. Many 

 of the displays occupy spacious booths 

 elal)orntely constructed and luxurious- 

 ly furnished, some with Httraotive 

 young lady attendants and all alert to 

 talk business and brin^ In new custom- 

 ers. As usual in these trade exhibi- 

 tions many novelties and up-to-date in- 

 ventions are here given their first pub- 

 lic introduction and the tradespeople 

 swarm around them from morning un- 

 til night. 



Space will only permit a bare list of 

 these exhibits, but much might be said 

 In cordial praise of the goods and the 

 manner In which they were displayed 

 in many of the booths. 



It. & .1. Fariiuliar \ Co., Boston.— Ltltum 

 ri-triili' ill I>"19 iiiiil -Vzalca Kneiiipfcrl. 



W. K. Harris. I'liila<lvl[ilila. — Easter 

 plants and bird's nest furns. 



Lager & Ilurrell, Summit, N. J.— Orclild 

 plants. 



li. K. .Mli-hell Co., rblladelpbia.— Holland 

 liulb garden. 



Kobert Craig Co. — Dracaena pandurata, 

 crotons. dracaenas, etc. 



Strafford Flower Farms, Strafford, Pa. — 

 Plants, window Itoxcs, etc. 



A. C. Zvolaiiek, Bound Brook. N. J. — 

 Sweet peas, plants and cut llowers. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia.— 

 Sweet peas and scbizanthus. 



Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote. Pa. — 

 Palms. 



P. R. PlersoD Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. — 

 Nepbrolepls in variety. 



Wm. Tricker, Arlington, X. J. — Aquatic 

 flowers. 



Philadelphia School Gardens, under the 

 direction of the Board of Public Education. 



School of Horticulture. Ambler. Pa. 



A. W. Smith Co., Pittsburgh— Models of 

 landscape work. 



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

 Nursery stock and ro.ses. 



Floral Nurseries. Edgely. Pa. — Koses. 



W. U. Kapteyn. Sasscnheim, Holland. — 

 Bulbous flowers. 



Wni. Kieinbelnz. Ogontz. Pa. — American 

 flag represented in tulips. 



Lord & P.urnliam Co., Philadelphia Office. 

 — Section of greenhouse filled with plants. 



Coldwell Lawn Mower Co., Newburgh, 

 N. V. — Lawn mowers. 



Spencer Water Heater Co., Scranton, Pa. 

 — Two sectional boilers. 



Kroescliell Bros. Co., Chicago — Hot water 

 lieater apparatus. 



John C. Moninger Comp.iny, Chicago. — 

 Morlel of gr<'enbouse construction. 



HItchlng.s «: Co.. Elizabeth. N. J.— Green- 

 house section, with benches, photographs, 

 etc. 



Ailvance Co.. liichniond. Ind. — Ventilat- 

 ing apparatus. 



Mitrnpnlitan Material Co.. Brooklyn. — 

 Sec-rion of greenhouse filled with orchids. 



Jrdin .\. Evans Co.. Kiciiuiond. Ind. — Ven- 

 tilating apparatus. 



Supple Biddle Co. — I^nwn mowers. 



King Construction Co.. North Tonawanda, 

 N. Y. — Greenhouse and potting shed; house 

 tilled with Dreer's roses. 



S. P. Townsend A: <_'o.. Orange, N. J. — 

 Lawn mowers. 



Voltax Paint & Varnish Co.. Pittsburgh. 



New York Belting & Packing Co., New 

 York. — lEubber hose. 



Benjamin Hammond. Beacon. N. Y. — 

 Hammond's well known paints and insecti- 

 cides. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. Philadelphia.— 

 Florists' ribbons. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia.- 

 Comprehensive exhibit of florists' baskets 

 and other accessories. 



Schloss Bros., New York. — Ribbons. 



.1 <;. Nel. linger A: Co., Phllndelpliln.- - 



1-lttrlHtN' NllppllcH. 



'"'•I Id Ci'dar Works, Itichmond, Vu.— 



Plant tubs. 



F. II. Lemon & Co., lllchmond, Ind. - 

 Plants and bnlliH. 



S. s. Skl.lelsky & Co., Phllodclphio.— 

 I' l"rlf.i»' plants, etc. 



Iluwa Waterer, Phlladclpbla.— Bulbs and 

 graMH Heeds. 



Knight *: Struck Co., Now Y'ork,— Hard 

 wooded flowering plants. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and New 

 lork. I'.ulbH, etc. 



liallowaj I'erra Cottn Co., Phllndelphla.— 

 i'l'rra c.ilta window boxes, fountalnH, etc. 



Whlllilln Pottery C'o., Phlla.lelphln.— 



Flower polH. 



W. J. I'.oas & Co., Philadelphia.— Florists' 



liwXeM. 



<>. !■'. Hurn Co.. Shaderlne. 



SklnniM- irrigation Co., Troy, O.— Sprink- 

 ling apparatus. 



.M:itthew8 (Jarden Craft.— Pergolas and 

 trellises. 



Alphano Humus Co.. New Y'ork.- Samples 

 "f lawn grass fertilized with their ma- 

 i<>rlals. 



W. H. Dugan, New Uocheile, N. Y.— 

 Greenhouse and porch shading. 



C. S. Ford, Philadelphia.— Florists' sup- 

 plies. 



Pfaitzgrair I'ottery Co., York, Pa.— 

 Flower pots and vases. 



II. V. Penrce. Detroit, Mich.— Return 

 steam traps. 



Vim .Motor Truck Co.— Autos. 



Edwanis Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. 



Paper bo.xes. 



I ileal Lighting Co. — Vacuum Dower 

 lnj.xes. 



.\mericnn Seed Tape Co., New York — 

 .Sei'd tape. 



.\. A. Arnold. Chicago. — Paper boxes. 



A. L. Randall Co.. Chicago.— Baskets and 

 suppliers. A very large exhibit. 



Wertheimer Bros.. .New York.— Ribbons. 



Thomas .Median & Sons. Drcshertown. 

 I'a. --Japanese maples. 



J. (i. Harrison &: Sons. Berlin, Md. — 

 Evergreens. 



New York Staliie Manure Co.. Je.-sev City. 

 •'^'. J.— Fertilizing specialties. 



Charles F. Meyer. .New Y'ork.- Bulbs. 



Kirke Chemical Co.. Brooklyn, N. Y. — 

 Fertilizer distributors. 



Peacock Dahlia Farms. Berlin, N. J. — 

 Dahlia tubers. 



(;eorge L. Stillmaii. Westerly, K. I.— 

 Dahlia tubers. 



A. Cowee. I'.erlin, N. Y.— Gladiolus bulbs, 



B. Hammond Tracy. Wenham, Mass. — 

 Gladiolus bulbs. 



Cloilie I' pany. New Y'ork. — Plant forc- 

 ing ilevices. 



Davey Tree i;.\pert Co.. Kent. O. — Tree 

 surgery. 



A. T. I)e La Marc Ptg. & Pub. Co., New 

 ^ ork. -Publications. 



Doubleday. Page & Co., Garden City. 

 N. Y. — Publications. 



National Floral Corporation. .New Y'ork.- 

 I'.ooth ami (iemonstration. 



Bon Arbor Chemical Co.. Paterson, N. J. 

 — Fertilizers. 



Women's National Agricultural and Hor- 

 ticultural Association. 



Florists' Telegraph Deiiverv, A. Pochelon. 

 Secretary. Detroit.— Booth with telegraphic 

 demonstration of flower distribution. 



M. Rice Co., Philaiielpliia — Florists' sup- 

 plies. 



The following retail establishments had 

 beautiful booths flower decorated and illus- 

 trative of the goods they deal In: 



G. E. M. Stunipp. New York.— Art vases, 

 flower b.'iskets. etc. 



.Tohn C. Gracey. Philadelphia.— Bamboo 

 enclosed booth with plant baskets, etc. 



Battles Vase Shop. Philadelphia. — Fuiper 

 pottery. 



Chas. n. Grakelow. Philadelphia.— Floral 

 decorations. 



Foilers House of Flowers. Phlladelidila.— 

 Rose bower. 



H. S. Betz, Philadelphia.— Floral decora- 

 tions. 



John Kuhn, Philadelphia. — Floral deco- 

 rations. 



London Flower Shop, Philadelphia. — 

 Floral decorations. 



J. J. Connelly. Bryn Mawr. — Floral deco- 

 rations. 



J. Wolff Moore. Philadelphia.— Booth with 

 heart shaped table and mound of sweet 

 peas. 



MISCELLANEOUS FLOWER SHOW 

 COMMENTS. 

 Tim number of iiluiit classt-s for 

 wblili there were no entries seems to 

 have been unuHually large and there 

 were many more in which there was 

 no cumijelltion, so that the amount to 

 be paid out In cash and other trophies 

 win be scaled down to a considerable 

 extent as compared with the aggre- 

 gate value represented in the sched- 

 ule. It Is just as well that It so hap- 

 pened as the addition of more entries 

 would only have added to the task of 

 (Indiiig room for all. which on the 

 opening day seemed an almost hope- 

 less one. The space left for visitors, 

 as It was, was very inadequate for 

 comfort or for a proper inspection of 

 the exhibits. Mad the plants been 

 spaced so as to appear to best ad- 

 vantage there really would not have 

 been a foot of room left for passage- 

 way. It was the opinion of many visi- 

 tors that the material contributed 

 might have been made to fill two 

 such buildings as Convention Hall. 

 Yet. doubts were at one time ex- 

 pressed as to whether It would be 

 l)0ssible to get sufTicient together to 

 properly fill the vast structure, which 

 occupies an entire city square. It 

 was a huge affair indeed. 



The lectures have been well at- 

 tended and have proved an excellent 

 educational feature in connection with 

 the exhibition. On the opening eve- 

 ning W. N. Rudd. of Chicago, talked 

 entertainingly on Home Grounds. 

 Monday afternoon Richard Rothe, of 

 Glenside, Pa., gave a talk on his pet 

 subject — Rock Gardens, and on Mon- 

 day evening Prof. E. A. White of 

 Ithaca, gave a lecture on Orchids. On 

 Tuesday afternoon .Max Schling of 

 New York, on Flower Arrangement 

 and Color Combination, and in the 

 evening Robert Pyle. of West Grove. 

 Pa., on Roses, had large audiences. 

 Wednesday's lecturers were .Miss Caro 

 Miller on School Gardens and Frank 

 N. Meyer of the .\gricultural Depart- 

 ment at Washington, on Exploration 

 in China. Other interesting lectures 

 are scheduled tor the remaining days. 

 All the foregoing were illustrated with 

 stereopticon slides except Mr. 

 Schling's talk. Mr, Schling was his 

 own illustrator and demonstrator in 

 his Inimitable manner: 



The Florists' Telegraph Delivery 

 put through a big stunt in its plan for 

 telegraphing flowers to the mayors of 

 all cities in which it has members. 

 Telegrams of appreciation and praise 

 came in fast. .\nother act which 

 brought big publicity in the daily pa- 

 pers all over the country, was the send- 

 ing of a big bunch of Radiance roses 

 to the recently born granddaughter of 

 President Wilson. 



On Saturday evening .March 25. a 

 dinner was given to the Board of 

 .Jurors and other invited guests in the 

 basement of the Widener Building. 

 Chas. H. Totty, presided. On Wednes- 

 day night. March 29. a banquet was 

 given to the visitors, in Horticultural 

 Hall. It was a large, representative 

 and merry assemblage. 



Two rose novelties not mentioned in 

 the prize lists were Rosalie, of the 

 midget type, color similar to Mock, 



