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The Florists' Review 



MABCH 9, 1916. 



down in the evening at the tables in 

 the large banquet hall of the Moline 

 Commercial Club. • After a most satis- 

 fying repast, the company was re- 

 galed with a paper on Christmas and 

 Easter flowering and foliage plants, 

 read by W. E. Tricker, of Western 

 Springs. The banqueters showed their 

 appreciation by a rising vote of thanks. 

 Then came a treat in the form of a 

 serenade by a local glee club. 



Prof. Dorner's talks are always most 

 welcome, and his remarks on what the 

 Division of Floriculture is doing were 

 received with close attention. He 

 spoke briefly of the development of the 

 floricultural department of the uni- 

 versity and otHhe instructional meth- 

 ods. There are now twenty-three 

 undergraduate And twp gfaduat^ stu- 

 dents in his departoienl, andi'iifiven 

 will receive their degrees .thip year. 

 W. K. Palmer, a graduate^ of 1913, 

 is now in charge of the greenhouses and 

 is also doing instructional work. E. 

 Lauterbach is assisting G. L. Peltier in 

 plant pathology. 



The talk by W. E. Taylor, M. D., 



o'clock and proceeded on a motor tour 

 of inspection through the three cities. 



The Exhibits. 



It was generally agreed that the flis- 

 play this year was fully equal to that 

 of former years, and though not large, 

 it made up in variety and excellence 

 whatever it lacked in size. The dis- 

 play of blooming plants and novelties 

 was particularly striking. 



The judges were C. Loveridge, of 

 Peoria, H. E. Smith, of Danville, and 

 J. S. Wilson, of Des Moines, who re- 

 ported on the exhibits during the course 

 of the evening and made the following 

 awards: 



Bassett & Washburn, Chicago, staged 

 an excellent exhibit of Ophelia^ Sun- 

 burst and Shawyer roses. A large vase 

 of their carnation^' Belle Washburn, oc- 

 cupied a prominent place in the ex- 

 hibit. They also sent a vase of calen- 

 dulas, several vases of fancy sweet peas 

 and a number of young grafted rose 

 plants and Belle Washburn cuttings in 

 3-inch pots. 



J. Staack & Sons, Moline, showed 



Frank L. Washburn. 

 (Treasnrer of the Illinois State FlorisU* Asaociation.) 



proved to be one of the most enter- 

 taining features of the evening. He 

 declined to confine himself to the topic 

 assigned and indulged in highly inter- 

 esting bits of florist and floricultural 

 history. His talk throughout was in- 

 terspersed with wit and humor. 



Before closing the evening session, 

 the association offered a vote of thanks 

 to the Tri-City florists for their efforts 

 in promoting the success of the con- 

 vention and for their royal entertain- 

 ment. 



The following morning the visitors 

 met in the Manufacturers' hotel at 9 



some fine pot-grown lilacs, azaleas and 

 boxwoods. Received special mention. 



William Knees & Sons, Moline, had 

 an attractive display of retinospora, 

 begonias, lilies and amaryllif. 



The Davis Floral Co., Davenport, la., 

 exhibited palms, ferns, cinerarias and 

 cyclamens of excellent quality. 



A large and well-grown group of 

 flowering plants was staged by Henry 

 Qaethje, Rock Island. His exhibit was 

 highly commended. 



From Henry Baer, Peoria, came sev- 

 eral vases of carnations, among them 

 Ward, Philadelphia, Enchantress Su- 



preme, Benora, Pink Sensation. Com- 

 modore, White Wonder and White En- 

 chantress. 



Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association, 

 Morgan Park, 111., sent a vase each of 

 the following: Red seedling No. 24- 

 12A; white seedling No. 140.09; white 

 seedling No. 140.09A; pink seedling No. 

 39.12 A; pink seedling No. 1.12A. White 

 seedling No. 140.09 scored 87 points, 

 entitled to association's certificate oi 

 merit. 



Firebird, the new canna sent by 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, attracted much 

 attention. 



A vase of Mrs. C. H. Deere, a new 

 red carnation, was staged by Arvid An- 

 derson, Moline, together with a white 

 seedling No. 100, Mrs. Deere received 

 honorable mention and seedling No. 

 100 scored 88 points. Entitled to cer- 

 tificate. 



A center of interest was created by 

 several vases of Alois Frey's Rainbow 

 freesia, staged by the E. C. Amling 

 Co., of Chicago. They also exhibited 

 several vases of excellent roses grown 

 by Wendland & Keimel Co., of Elm- 

 hurst. They were Killarney Brilliant, 

 White Killarney, Milady and Sunburst. 

 Vases of Killarney Brilliant and Ophe- 

 lia roses, grown by Meyer & Dramm 

 Co., of Elmhurst, also found a place 

 in the exhibit. Special mention was 

 awarded. 



Its new pink seedling carnation No. 

 1 (12) was shown by the floricultural 

 department of the University of Illi- 

 nois. This scored 90 points. Entitled 

 to certificate. 



C. Loveridge, Peoria, showed two 

 vases of forget-me-nots and snap- 

 dragons. 



A table of well-grown violets and 

 sweet peas belonged to A. Washburn & 

 Sons, Bloomington. 



F. B. Smith & Sons, Danville, staged 

 their pink seedling carnation, No. C. 

 208. Scored 88 points. Entitled to cer- 

 tificate. 



H. G. Pauli, Davenport, la., was rep- 

 resented by a well-chosen display of 

 miscellaneous plants. 



Not to be outdone, the City Park 

 Greenhouses, Davenport, exhibited a 

 splendid lot of cyclamens and prim- 

 roses. Considered worthy of certificate 

 of merit. 



A group of cinerarias of excellent 

 quality was shown by C. D. Wiman, of 

 Moline. 



Not satisfied with one exhibit, Henry 

 Gaethje, of Rock Island, had a com- 

 pletely equipped house and garden in 

 miniature, which proved one of the 

 striking features of the exhibition. 



The Gordan-Van Tine Co., of Daven- 

 port, displayed a number of hotbed 

 sashes and greenhouse material. 



A full line of pots and hanging bas- 

 kets represented the Ionia Pottery Co., 

 Ionia, Mich. 



The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. ex- 

 hibited paints, insecticides, glass and 

 putty. 



A wide assortment of baskets and 

 florists' novelties and accessories was 

 on display in the booth of the A. L. 

 Randall Co., Chicago. 



Self-watering flower boxes were 

 shown by the Ideal Lighting Co., of 

 Davenport. 



Florists' baskets in many shapes were 

 exhibited by the Willow Ware Shops, 

 Burlington, la, 



Philip Foley, of the Foley Mfg. Co., 

 of Chicago, was there with a table full 



