October 30, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



569 



THE FALL FLOWER SHOWS 



CHICAGO GRAND FLORAL 

 FESTIVAL. 



All the plans for the Grand Floral 

 Festival, to be held at the Coliseum, 

 November 9-14, were fully discussed 

 in a half-day meeting of the executive 

 committee, held at the Morrison hotel, 

 October 21, when A. Henderson, W. 

 N. Rudd, W. J. Keimel, August Poehl- 

 mann, N. J. Wietor, E. F. Kurowski, 

 Guy W. French, N. P. Miller, E'. A. 

 Kanst, Payne Jennings, Robert Bren- 

 ton, J. H. Burdett, August Koch, 

 James Morton and M. Barker were in 

 attendance. The final premium list 

 is in the hands of the printers and 

 will be ready for mailing this week. 

 Copies mav be had on application to 

 Secretary N. P. Miller, 179-1S3 North 

 Wabash avenue, Chicago. 



In addition to the handsome collec- 

 tion of cups donated by greenhouse 

 construction concerns in the vicinity 

 of Chicago a large number of other 

 special prizes have been received, in- 

 cluding the following: 



E. C. Araling Co., The Armour Fertilizer 

 Works, A. A. Arnold Paper Box Co., Tlie 

 W. W. Barnard Co., Bassett & Washburn, 

 Brant v>L- Noe Floral Co., Buchbinder Bros., 

 J. A. Budlong, Chicago Feed & Fertilizer 

 Co., Chicago Flower Growers' Assn., Dar- 

 ling Co., Erne & Klingel, Farmers' & 

 Florists' Fertilizer Co., M. C. Uunterberg, A. 

 Henderson & Co., Hoerber Bros., Interna- 

 tional Fertilizer Co., Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 KrocscliPlI lirips. Co.. Kyle i: Foerster. Fred 

 Lautensehlager. Miller & Musser, Nicotine 

 Mfg. Co., Ernst Oecbslin, Franli Oechslin, 

 Everett R. Peacock Co., Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., Pulverized Manure Co., Pyfer & Olseui, 

 A. L. Kandall & Co., Sefton Mfg. Co.. A. L. 

 Vaughan & Co., Wietor Bros., Winterson's 

 Seed Store, George N. Wright & Co.. 

 George Wittbobl Co.. Zccb & Mann, all tlir 

 foregoing from Chicago; Aphine Mfg. Co., 

 Madison, N. J.; P. Bonvallet & Co.. Wich- 

 art. 111.; W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa.; J. A. Evans Co., Richmond, Ind. : 

 BenJ. Hammond, Beacon, N. Y. ; Ionia 

 Pottery Co,. Ionia, Mich. ; W. .T. Keimel, 

 Elmhurst; P. It. Palethorpc & Co.. Clarks- 

 vllle, Tenn. ; M. Rice Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 W. N. Rudd, Morgan Park, 111.; Chas. 

 Sohwake & Co., New York; S. S. Skidelsky 

 & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. ; J. D. Tompson 

 Carnation Co.. .lolii-t ; Vaughan's Seed Store. 

 Weil & Riscli. Pi'lcr Keinlierg. Chicago 

 and New Y'ork. 



M. Babkeb, 

 Chairman Publicity Committee. 



Braun Mill Co., A. Dietsch & Co. and 

 John C. Moninger Co. 



Prior to the meeting the manufac- 

 turers had luncheon. The following 

 people were on hand to represent the 

 various firms: P. J. Foley, FVed 

 Sykes, Fred Dietsch, E. P. Kurowski, 

 D. B. Dulmage and P. L. McKee. 



It was the general opinion that this 

 being the first Chicago show for some 

 years, it was very necessary to make 

 it a success and that the greenhouse 

 manufacturers of this city ought to 

 contribute to it on account of its being 

 a local show and of direct interest to 

 the Chicago firms. A subscription 

 was taken and a fund of $500.00 was 

 made up for the purchase of the cups. 



It is expected that the action of the 



An item of unusual interest in con- 

 nection with the Chicago Fall Flower 

 Festival is the 25 silver cups being 

 donated by the greenhouse manufac- 

 turers of Chicago. Instead of taking 

 space in the Coliseum Annex, making 

 trade exhibits of greenho\ises and 

 greenhouse appliances, the same as is 

 usually done at the Annual Conven- 

 tion of the S. A. P., the greenhouse 

 manufacturers of Chicago suggested 

 that the space be sold to others and 

 that a contribution of $500. On be col- 

 lected among the manufacturers and 

 donated to the show to be used as 

 prizes. 



The following greenhouse manufac- 

 turers held a meeting Wednesday, 

 October 1.3, at noon, at the Grand Paci- 

 fic Hotel: Lord & Burnham Co., Foley 

 Mfg. Co., Garland Mfg. Co., Ickes 



greenhouse manufacturers in getting 

 together in this way and making a 

 bulk contribution will set a precedent 

 for others of the allied trades and the 

 future may bring more concerted 

 action in this direction. 



P. L. McKee was given authority to 

 collect the funds, arrange for publicity 

 and distribution of the prizes. The 

 cups will be made shortly and it is ex- 

 pected that they will be exhibited in 

 one of the large stores downtown prior 

 to the opening of the show. When 

 the show opens, the plan is to have 

 the cups in a large glass case on ex- 

 hibition. The names of all of the 

 donors will be engraved on the cups 

 as well as the name of the prize and 

 a space left for the name of the win- 

 ner. Winners of the prizes can have 

 their names engraved on the cups 

 without any charge. 



More complete details as to prizes 

 on which the various cups have been 

 placed, kind of cups, values, etc., will 

 be given later. 



John C. Mosisger Co. 



CLEVELAND FLOWER SHOW. 



Christening the chrysanthemum is 

 the latest duty assumed by the Presi- 

 dent of the United States. During 

 tiie present week President Wilson is 

 to lay aside the job of successfully 

 steering of the Ship of State long 

 enough to gave a name to a new 

 variety of chrysanthemum that will 

 be exhibited for the first time at the 

 Cleveland Flower Show. 



Specimen blooms of the latest prod- 

 uct of Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich., were sent to the White House 

 the past week. A letter received by 

 E. Prentiss Baldwin, chairman of the 

 executive committee of the Cleveland 

 Show states that the president will 

 take pleasure in selecting a name for 

 the flower. The announcement of the 

 new variety will be made prior to 

 the opening of the show. The flower 

 is a rich golden color differing from 

 the usual yellow varieties in that the 

 color deepens at the centre of the 

 blossom. Cleveland florists who have 

 seen blooms say it is one of the most 

 beautiful yet produced. Samples 

 were received at the oflice of the 

 Flower Show Committee in Cleveland 

 the past week. 



The local committees have com- 

 pleted the program for the week of 

 the Show and provision is made for 

 the entertainment of the delegates to 

 the several organization meetings to 

 be held in Cleveland during the Show. 



The complete program follows: 



Outline of Meetings. 



November 10. — Olficial opening of 

 .-how to the public at 1 P. M. 



November 11.— -Meeting of Florists' 

 Telegraph Delivery at 11 A. M. The 

 Bowling Tournament will be held at 

 the Erie Bowling Alleys; time to be 

 announced next week. Visiting lady 

 florists and wives of exhibitors to be 

 given a "Pink Tea" with some novel 

 entertainment features. 



November 12. — Jleeting of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society. Meeting of Execu- 

 tive Committee of the American Car- 

 nation Society. In the evening a ban- 

 quet to the visiting florists and ex- 

 hibitors. Also on Friday the adjourned 

 meeting of the Ohio Gladiolus Society. 



November 13. — Saturday evening, a 

 smoker for all visiting florists and ex- 

 hibitors. 



November 14.— Sunday; the show 

 \vill close at 10 P. M. 



Meetings of all societies will be held 

 in the rooms of Cleveland Florists' 

 Club at Hollenden Hotel. Schedule of 

 time of meetings will be anounced 

 next week. 



\mong the manv additional classes 

 in the prize list for the Cleveland 



