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and representative Trade Exhibit. They 

 grasped the idea that a Trade Exhibit was 

 a necessary adjunct to a good Convention, 

 and they succeeded in materializing an Ex- 

 hibit such as has not been attempted at any 

 former Convention. 



Exhibits were secured not only from 

 florists, but from all manufacturers of and 

 dealers in florists' supplies that could be 

 persuaded to exhibit. The enthusiasm 

 which this Trade Exhibit called forth has 

 made each and all of the officers resolve to 

 carry this feature forward with renewed 

 vigor at the next Convention. 



The following firms appeared in the 

 Trade Exhibit : 



The H. Dale Estate, Brampton, cut 

 roses. 



R. Jennings, Brampton, carnations and 

 early chrysanthemums. 



The King Construction Co., Toronto, 

 two sections of their iron construction green- 

 house with two or three different styles of 

 ventilating apparatus attached. Models of 

 an automatic stoker and steam boiler were 

 also exhibited by this enterprising firm. 



John A. Campbell, Simcoe, gladiolus 

 bloom. 



F. A. Carpenter, Hamilton, Pilkington's 

 English greenhouse glass, rubber hose and 

 valves and pipe fittings. 



Cavers Bros., Gait, the Auto-Spray, 

 a spray pump for greenhouse use. 



R. G. Olmstead, Hamiton, ornamental 

 iron vases, iron garden seats, etc. 



David McLeod, Hamilton, florists' plants. 



D. J. Sinclair, Toronto, general florists' 

 supplies, wire designs, metal designs, fancy 

 baskets, wheat sheaves, etc. A very attrac- 

 tive exhibit. 



Hall & Robinson, Outremont, Que., ferns 

 and other florists' plants. 



Grimsby Manfg. Co., Grimsby, fruit and 

 vegetable baskets. 



Clucas & Boddington, New York, bulbs 

 and palm seeds of first-class quality. 



Fig. 2402. E. MtPSTCD, Ottawa. 



2nd Vice-President Canadian Horticultural Association. 



American Florist Co., Chicago, literature. 



Robt. Evans Seed Co., Hamilton, bulbs, 

 mushroom spawn, sprayers. 



Adam Dunn, Gait, Begonia Triomphe de 

 Lorraine and other varieties. 



Messrs. Van T'Hof & Blokker, Haerlem, 

 Holland, Dutch Bulbs in many varieties. 



The Foster Pottery Co., Hamilton, flower 

 pots, hanging baskets and fern pans. 



The Florists' Exchange, New York, flori- 

 cultural books. 



John A. Bruce & Co., Hamilton, bulbs 

 and florists' supplies. 



L. H. Foster, Dorchester, Mass., speci- 

 men of the new Nephrolepsis, Anna Foster. 



T. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, specimen 

 of Nephrolepsis Piersoni. Received special 

 attention. 



Walter Holt, Hamilton, carnations and 

 other florists' stock. 



S. S. Bain, Montreal, new Coleus and 

 rare plants. 



Webster Bros., Hamilton, perennial flow- 

 ers and florists' plants; an extensive exhibit. 



J. Gammage & Sons, London, Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine in splendid shape, also 

 general florists' stock. 



