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April 8. 191C 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



.\u ,:.., ..iiiiiliar ullli liortlculturul 

 matters during rcicnt years could 

 visit the Fourth National Flower Show 

 without being strongly impressed with 

 the fact that In the brief time since 

 the series of National Shows was In- 

 augurated by the Society of Ameriran 

 Florists the Flower Show idea has de- 

 veloped amazingly as a vital force In 

 horticultural progress and has already 

 become a landmark in the horticul- 

 tural history of our times. Its even- 

 tual effect on the time-honored mid- 

 summer convention cannot be fore- 

 seen but many wise heads have come 

 to the conclusion that ultimately the 

 spring flower show will entirely super- 

 sede the August meeting. The as- 

 tounding results of the Philadelphia 

 affair have nonplussed even the 

 shrewdest guessers and it is not out 

 of the way to say that the outcome of 

 the series of flower shows which have 

 now been held indicates that the S. A. 

 F. can successfully put through an 

 annual exhibition wherever it chooses 

 to go. Exact figures of the attend- 

 ance and the cash receipts up to clos- 

 ing time Sunday night have not yet 

 reached us but suffice it to say that 

 all records were broken in both re- 

 spects and that a generous surplus 

 will be realized after all accounts are 

 settled, and this. too. notwithstand- 

 ing the grievous disappointment in 

 the Sunday closing edict. The trade 

 exhibitors, who are so important a 

 factor in assuring a safe financial re- 

 sult, were pleased with the business 

 done, so far as we have ascertained, 

 the trade attendance exceeding nu- 

 merically as well as in extent of terri- 

 tory represented, some of the recent 

 August conventions. The Sunday dif- 

 ficulty was overcome, in part, on the 

 second Sunday by a plan put into 

 effect by the Executive Hoard where- 



by associated memberHhips were sold 

 to the public at 25 cents each at vari- 

 ous points on Saturday and badges 

 were issued accordingly which were 

 good for Sunday admission. Nearly 

 Id.don temporary members were thus 

 .•iirolled. lly 1 1'. .M. Sunday, most of the 

 badge holders had seen the show and 

 then word was sent broadcast that 

 the doors had been thrown open to 

 the general public and that everybody 

 could see the display free of charge 

 until 6 P. M. An hour after George 

 Asmus. chairman of the National 

 Flower Show committee, had tele- 

 phoned this announcement to the 

 newspaper information bureaus and 

 hotels. Broad street and Allegheny 

 avenue were jammed with eager 

 thousands on their way to the hall. 



During the week 80 policemen had 

 been on duty daily to handle the 

 crowds, but on S\inday the number 

 was raised to 100. To avoid congestion 

 the entire display was quickly re- 

 arranged and the main aisles widened 

 by at least six feet. This had hardly 

 been done before the advance guard of 

 the free list arrived, and for nearly 

 five hours the crowds surged through 

 the building like a flooded river. The 

 extra policemen, with 1.') detectives and 

 a dozen firemen, were scattered about 

 through the vast exhibit to hold the 

 throngs in check, but there was no dis- 

 order. So ended the great exhibition. 



CLOSING PRIZE AWARDS. 

 Our account of the exhibits and 

 awards, previously published, was com- 

 plete up to Wednesday night. March 

 2ft. On Thursday some big rose com- 

 petitions were scheduled. The three 

 l)rizes aggregating $500 for the best 

 display of cut roses covering 200 sq. ft. 

 by commercial growers, brought out 



some superb groups. A N. Plerson, 



Inc., w(ui Isi. his lliiwers being ar- 

 ranged by U. E. M. Stumpp. The display 

 by Joseph Heacoik Co. arranged by 

 Ilabermehl <'ami- in 2nd, and that by 

 F. H. Plerson Company , :!rd. There 

 Were some artistic rose decorations by 

 retailers. F. P. N'ollers taking Ist and 

 Forrest Flower Shop 2nd for corsage 

 bouquet: Forrest Flower Shop Ist and 

 Vollers 2nd for bridal bouquet, Cbaa. 

 Henry Fox 1st and London Flower 

 Shop 2nd for basket of roses, Forrest 

 Flower Shop 1st and Ix>ndon Flower 

 Shop 2nd for table de«-oralion, and E. 

 H. Slattery of Buffalo 1st for mantel 

 decoration. 



On Friday the carnation men had 

 their second innings. Wni. Kleinheinz 

 was Ist and Miss Ann Thomson 2nd 

 on vase of blooms by private growers. 

 Cottage Gardens Co. 1st on vase of 300 

 blooms and Strafford Flower Farm 

 1st. $200. for best display of carna- 

 tion blooms not to exceed lottO b|(X)ms. 

 In the retailers' carnation classes Ist, 

 2iid and :!rd for table decorations were 

 won by Forrest Flower Shop, Gude 

 Bros. Co. and T. P. Vollers, respec- 

 tively; on basket arrangements to Lon- 

 don Flower Shop, T. P. Vollers and 

 Forrest Flower Shop. 



Wm. Tricker won the Foley Mfg. 

 Co.'s silver cup for 100 square feet of 

 aquatic garden and one blue ribbon for 

 display of semi-aquatic plants. 



Dreer & Co. won two blue ribbons 

 for lace plant (Oiivirandra fenestralis). 

 and small aquatic garden. 



THE LECTURES. 



The lectures were very well attend- 

 ed, those toward the close of the 

 week attracting a crowd which taxed 

 the seating capacity of the room. The 

 lecturers and their subjects were at 

 follows: 



Thursday. March 30. 3.30 P. M., 

 Richard Vincent. Jr.— Dahlias. Illus- 

 trated. 8.00 P. .M.. J. Otto Thilow— 

 Flowers from Snow to Snow, Illus- 

 trated. Under the auspices of the 

 Garden Clubs of America. 



Friday, March 31, 3.30 P. M.. Misi 

 Elizabeth L. Lee — School of Horticul- 

 ture for Women. Illustrated. 8.00 P. 

 M.. J. Horace McFarland — Civics for 

 Home and Municipality. Illustrated. 



Saturday. Ai)ril 1. 3.30 P. M.. E. I. 

 Wilde — Bulbs for Summer Bloom, Il- 

 lustrated. 8.00 P. M.. Arthur Cowee — 

 Gladioli. Illustrated. 



P/iola by Bell fr" Fischer, Phila. 



Gbotp of Flowering Pi.a.ms Aiiiiaxged for Ei-fect isv Joii.n Di nx. L.vxsdowx, P.\. 



MISCELLANEOUS MENTION. 



The following communication was 

 received: 



riilladclplilii. Peniin.. March 30. 1916. 

 N:itlniinl FlowfT Show Committee (Now In 

 Coiivpntlon— I'lillailflphl.n). Mr. George 

 .\siniis. f'liniriiKin ; 

 Upar Sir: Clevpland desirps the honor 

 '.f h.ivliiB thp next ami Fifth National 

 KInwpr Klinw In the Spring of 1918. 



Thp ppiitral lopntlon of our city, making 

 It of easy !1P0PS8 to the Ea.it. West. North 

 ;inrl South, doe.i not have to be argued. 

 Tills also iDpanH a minimum of express and 

 fipifht rati-a for the pxlilhltors. 

 M'p liavp an orjranlzatlon tliat Is capable 



