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The Florists^ Review 



Maiicii no, 191G. 



Jl K 1 liiclc rxliiliit s ni'c lic- 

 (■niniii;^ 1)111' (if Ill(^ iiiipor- 

 t;iJi1 Ic'itiiK's lit' the liii'}"'!'!' 

 lliiwcr shows in this country 

 ;in(| ('S|i('ci;i I ly stidii^i' js tlic 

 sh(i\\iii<; iiiikIc ;it 1 'hiljulcl- 

 ]^hi;i this wri'k. incjcrii. tiic cxiiiliition 

 is mach' ]i(issilih' (inly liy the tr;iii(.' dis- 

 I'lays, till' Liiininntois and tiic donoi's 

 dl' )iri/,cs, as the sah' of innidi s|iact' 

 was an oM'iilial where so lar^e an 

 (■\|i('nse was til lie riivci'i'd. 



The trade's dis|ilay, hir^ci' than at 

 either lit' the last three S. A. I-', i-im- 

 \en1iiins, is 111' mixed i hai'actcr. some 

 o1' the e.xliiliit iii> a |i]iea I in^' frankly to 

 llorists and to none other, while sunie 

 seek the ta\iir lit' the jiuhlic. A few 

 ]day lioth ends ayninst the middle liy 

 takine oiders lioni all comers, (dtlier 

 to lie tilled direct ol' tlll-on<;h a llolist. 

 'I'he trade s|iace is around the out- 

 side of the h.all, under the lialcony and 

 licdiind the staj^e. -Many ol' the settines 

 are (dalxiiate and the general idiaracter 

 of tlio exhiliits is the hest yet seen, 

 sliowine' that in this resjiect as \\ell 

 as others the trade is makin" progress. 

 In most cases (|uality ;ind iio\cdty li;i\e 

 lieea aimed at, latlier than a laii:*' 

 sliowiny. 



The exhiliitors are as follows: 



Advance Co., Richmond, Ind. - The 



Aihance \ cut ilat inj;- machine ;(Mii the 

 Adxance line of y icenlionse hardware, 

 liijie tittiiie>, etc., all iiictdy iiickel- 

 |ilatt'il foi- display ]iur|ioses. 



Alphano Humus Co., New York. 



Soil liuildine materials. 



American Rose Society, Beacon, N. Y. 



-—A liooth for the disjilay of literature 

 calculated to inci'ease the meml)erslii|i. 



American Seed Tape Co., New York. 



— Seeds ,att;iched to tape for i;ari|e:i 

 jilantiny. 



Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



— This is a display ot' exeriiieens, join 

 (dpally conifers. 



A. A. Arnold Paper Box Co., Chicago. 



— .\ lai';ie line of cut llowcr and desien 

 lioxt's in ;i \:iriety of luatorials, iin 

 islies ami colors. featurin<i a m \v ma 

 nila liox now axailalde in all standard 

 ti/es. .lo^e|ili Marks is in char;^!'. 



Battles' Vase Shop, Philadelphia. 



This is one ot the liranclies ot' tin' liusi- 

 ness of II. II. Hattles, conducted a-- an 

 adjunct to hi- two tlower stores. The 

 disjilay ini ludes some semes ot' \;ises. 

 nil two alike in iii;i t erial, color, si/.e. 

 shape or v.'ilue; ;i \ ;ise to lit any llowcr, 

 place 111' |.Ulse. 



Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. 



1-lecause this house has made a specialtx 

 ot' .l;i|ianese ^oods since Mr. Havers- 

 diirfer's tiip to .lapan last summei', (iini 

 sipnare t'eet ot' s|i;ire wa^ taken t'or the 

 erection of :i Japanese liandioo per 

 L;iila. \ine (|;i'k in whirli to show lias- 

 ]\ets of .lapane-e and A nierii-;i n make. 



\;ises, liild c.'li^es. wedding accessories 



••ind other l-lastei- ;ind sprin;;' novelties. 

 Board of Education, Philadelphia. 



.\ displiiy III' the Work ol' the pupils in 

 the divi-ion of physical edur.-ition in 

 the rit \ schools. 



W. J. Boas & Co., Philadelphia. — .\. 



lai'i^c line of llowor lioxos. 



Bon Arbor Chemical Co., Paterson, 

 N. J. — The lion Arbor humus and com- 

 morcial fertilizers. 



Burlington "Willow "Ware Shop, Bur- 

 lington, la. — A line of willow liaskets. 



Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. — As 



miyht he exjiected, sweet ]io;is are the 

 jiriii(dj)al featnic of this line display, 

 some twontx' xai'ieties of Foi-dliocdv 

 \\ intorddoomiuii' Sjiencei's and other 

 leadiiifi' and newer sorts. There are 

 two hiy liauks id' Sidii/.anthus ^Viseton- 

 ensis and a lar^^c collection of annuals 

 in jiots, plants llowcred in the <;reeu- 

 liouse for this ]iiirjiose. 



The Cloche Co., New York. This ex 



hiliitor has a wire ile\ ice foi- holding 

 jianes of jilass in a \ariety of positions 

 ;is a protection for small plants in the 

 garden. Literature rejfardinj^ other 

 j^arden accessories is ilis|ilay(>i|. 



Coldwell Lawn Mower Co., Newburgh, 

 N. Y. — The exhildt iniduded a lar^e 

 lino of lawn mowers of the various 

 types. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. 



— l\'ose jilants are the only stock sliow n, 

 liut tlieif is a lai'yc display of colored 

 )iictures of the wididy known Wintzer 

 i-annas as widl as of loses. 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y.— C.ladi 

 olus liiillis aie the one thiufj this ex- 

 hiliitor deals in and the display sliow(>il 

 s;nn]des of tlii^ hullis of his newest and 

 iiest \arieties. 



Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia. — In 



.addition to a l;n<;(' nundier (d' entries 

 in the competiti \ 1' classes, this I'.xhilii- 

 tor had a laryc ^rrouj) of l']aster ])ot 

 plants in the trade's display. It was 

 specially stronjf on dracii'iias, but cro- 

 tons, roses, ferns, lilies and hydranyfas 

 all were of liifjli (piality. 



Davey Tree Expert Co., Philadelphia. 



This exhibit consists cd' photoj^rajihs 

 of tree sur<;('ry done by the exhibitor. 



A. T. De La Mare Printing & Pub- 

 lishing Co., New York. Horticultural 



books. 



Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, 

 L. I. — Hort icult \ir;il and other books 

 .and ni;iy;i/.ines. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. 



The o;irden ot' hvbrid tea roses w;is 

 this company's display, usinji' .$l,l.''i(l of 

 tr.'ide space. It was singled (Hit tor 

 special honor, bidn;^ awarded two <iolil 

 medals, one by the show .judees and 

 one b\' the indycs of the American Ix'ose 

 Societ v. 



"W. H. Dugan, Philadelphia. — (ireen 

 house .and jiori h mo\;ible sh.adin",''. 



Edwards Folding Box Co., Philadel- 

 phia. .\ larye line of ;^l;i/ed foldin- 

 lUt llowei boxes. 



Farquhar & Co., Boston. — This is .a 



striking liionp ol' .\/;ile;i K;enipl'eri 

 .and I. ilium niN'iiophy Hum, the color 

 combination mak iiiy ex eiy visitor pause 

 to adnnre. 



Floral Nurseries, Edgely, Pa. This 

 whiiles;de "I'liwer of roses for the I'hil.a 



dcljdiia market lias liad the enterprise 

 to take space to show ,i vase of each 

 of the sc\en Anrioties of roses that are 

 <;rown, Shawyer, Ward, Sunburst, Kil- 

 larney, ^Maryland, Ophelia and Double 

 AVhito Killariiey. 



Florists' Telegraph Delivery, Detroit, 

 Mich. — A booth for the exj)loitation of 

 the quick deli\ery of fresh liowers at 

 distant ])]aces. Albert I'ochelon and 

 AV. F. Cude in charjie. 



Galloway Pottery Co., Philadelphia. 



— This is a disjday of jjarden furniture 

 and the space also includes the pot 

 display of the Whilldin Pottery Co., 

 a collection of antique tlower ]K)ts re- 

 calling the <i(»od old days l)efore Mr. 

 Whilldin be<ian the manufactuie of our 

 ]ii'esent standard jiots. 



F. R. Grey Co., Philadelphia. — Oar- 

 den fui'iiituic. 



Hammond's Slug Shot "Works, Bea- 

 con, N. Y.— This is, to the triule, the 

 familiar disjilay of packaj^es of paint, 

 jiutty and insecticides, and enjoyed the 

 distinetion of beinjj the first exhibit 

 completed in the sliow. B. Hammond 

 and Walter ]Mott in charjje. 



"Wm. K. Harris, Philadelphia. — One 



^roup liy this exhibitor included an 

 extremely wcdl grown collection of hy- 

 drangeas, loses, spira-as, rhododen- 

 drons, azaleas, bougaim illeas, ericas 

 and other Faster jdants, while a tabU' 

 at another jdace was devoted exclu- 

 si\(dy to As|ileiiium Nidiis-aA'is. 



J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, N. J. 



— This exhibitor had a. both for a dis- 

 play of shrubs and evergreens and had 

 ;i. number of large e\eigr<'eiis in tubs 

 scattered about the building. 



Joseph Heacock Co., "Wyncote, Pa. — 

 Kentias in various sizes are the princi- 

 pal feature of this disjday, wliich is 

 tojiped by a fine specimen ("ibotium 

 Si hiedid. I'hieiiix Koidndenii also is 

 )>roiiiinent in the group. 



A. Herrmann, New York. — A line of 

 staple artiides in llorists' su]>])lies, in 

 charge of Charles Ford, I'hiladelphia 



agent. 



Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, N. J.^ 



The details of this exhibitor's <-()iiser- 

 v.atorv and show house construction 

 .are shown by means of a full size 

 lurviij eavc greenhmise, with iron bench 

 fr.ame and slate bottomed benidies. 

 'I'here are numerous jdiotographs of 

 commeici.'il and private ranges the ex- 

 hibitor h;is built. .1. «'. Mc.\rthur is 

 in ch.arge. 



Ideal Lighting Co., Davenport, la.— 



The ideal metal sidfvvatering window 

 box. 



Japanese Perfume Co., New York.— 



Perfumes. 



Kapteyn & Son, Sassenheim.— This 



Holland exporter has ;i boidh in wliicdi 

 to i|is|ilay tulips, hyacinths and narcissi 

 in ciinsider.able v.ariety, the bulbs hav- 

 ing been lliiwered for the purjiose by a 

 I 'hiladel|iliia customer. 



King Construction Co., North Tona- 

 wanda, N. Y. .\ full size curved eavc 

 greenhouse was erected to show the de- 



