March ;;0, 1910. 



The Florists^ Review 



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tails of the exhibitor's construction. 

 The benches were filled with Dreer's 

 hybrid tea roses in bloom in pots and 

 attracted many visitors. 



Kirke Chemical Co., Brooklyn. — This 

 exhibitor manufactures fertilizers and 

 insecticides tliat arc put up in car- 

 tridge form, to be placed in the feeder 

 which is attached to the water faucet 

 before the liose is screwed on. The 

 display shows the various ])reparations 

 and how they are used. 



Knight & Struck Co., New York.— 

 ('horizcma corda^a was the striking 

 feature of this group, but there were 

 excellent .specimens of ericas and aca- 

 cias in variety. 



KroescheU Bros. Co., Chicago. — This 

 boiler manufacturer showed photo- 

 graphs of miiny greenhouse establish- 

 ments in which its steel hot water 

 boiler is operating; also pictures of its 

 new threewiiy lire travel steam boiler 

 and blueprints of installations of its 

 threaded tube system of pijung. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. — In 

 addition to a splendid group in the 

 competitive classes, this exhibitor had 

 a table in the trade's display showing 

 a large ^ariety of line orchid plants 

 in bloom. 



Lord & Burnham Co., New York.— 



A full-size curved ea\(; greenliouse was 

 erected such as is used for private con- 

 servatories or llorists' dis|)l;iy houses, 

 the construction embodying tlie latest 

 improvements and de\ elopments in tliis 

 class of liouse. There also were many 

 photographs of greenhouses erected by 

 this exhibitor. The display was in 

 charge of M. C. Wright and D. T. 

 Conner, of the Philadelphia office. 



Mathews Garden Craft Co., Cleve- 

 land. — Pergolas, trellises and garden 

 furniture. 



Meehan & Sons, Gennantown. — This 

 is a large group of evergreens, in bur- 

 laps, balled and in tubs; a variety of 

 Japanese maples and other ornamental 

 nursery stock. 



Metropolitan Material Co., Brooklyn, 



N. Y. — A eur\»'il ea\t' greenhouse show- 

 ing many patented points in construc- 

 tion; photogra]>hs, drawings and de- 

 tail sections illustrating commercial 

 and private houses. 



C. F. Meyer, Inc., New York. — A 



booth for the exploitation of T brand 

 lily bulbs, in charge of Chas. Xiemaii, 

 Philadelphia agent. 



H. F, Michell Co., Philadelphia. — 



The Dutch garden that captured one 

 of the lea<ling prizes of the show was 

 convcrte<l, after the judging, into a 

 business exhibit by the uncovering of 

 large electric signs. The beds of hya 

 oinths and tulij)s were surrounded l>y 

 a fence covered by rambler roses and 

 the exhibit is one of the best in the 

 whole siiow. It was the liandiwork of 

 Philip Freud. 



John C. Moninger Co., Chicago. -- 

 Here is an exhibit that takes the eye 

 of the commercial grower. It is a 

 model of a tiO-foot all steel greenhouse 

 complete in every detail and each ])art 

 exactly one eiglith actual size. Some 

 full-size details and many blueprints 

 also are shown. 



National Floral Corporation, New 

 York. — A booth to disseuiiiiate infor 

 mation with regard to the a|)pointinent 

 of a so called National Florist in eaih 

 citv. 



William Kleinbeinz. 



K'liiiirnicUi Coininittee on Kxhiblts for the Niitlonal Flower Show. 



J. G. Neidinger Co., Philadelphia. — 



Paslvcts, in kt'cj)ing with the trend of 

 demand in the trade, are the [)rincipal 

 feature of this display, but there also 

 is a large showing of wreaths, artificial 

 llowers and other staples of the tlorists' 

 supjtly business. 



New York Stable Manure Co., Jersey 

 City, N. J.--This exhibitor shows Dia- 

 mond Priin<l Comiiost and jiicpaicd 

 horse manure fertilizers. 



Peacock Dahlia Farms, Berlin, N. J. 



• — The tlis]ilay consisted of jihotograjilis 

 of the dahlia farms ami liter.-iturc <le 

 scriptive of \arieties. 



H. V. Pearce, Detroit.— Tlie I'ear.c 

 steam trap for returning condciisatiou 

 to greenhouse boilers. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadel- 

 phia. — WJiile the display is jirincijially 

 of the better gr.ades of ribbons, chif 

 fons anil corsage ties, baskets are given 

 more i>romineiicc than heretofore, ;is 

 tht> exhibitor is one of those who lias 

 found the tr.'ide eager to buy good 

 styles of ])lant and cut llowei' baskets. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 

 Philadelphia. — .V Itootli for tlie distri 

 bution ot' literature, the rece|)tion of 

 friends .and tiie enrollment of new 

 members. In charge of David iJnst. 



J. A. Peterson & Sons, Cincinnati, O. 



— This exhiliit consisted of well-flow 

 ered plants of the two ni'w begonias 

 origin.'itcil by the exiiibitor, Midior and 

 Mrs. .1. A. i'etersoi!. 



Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co., York, Pa. - 



A saniiile line .showing ail the sizes of 

 red (day jiots. 



A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.— In 



addition to a large iiuiidier of entries 

 in the competitixe (d.asses, (diief of 

 whiidi is the rose garden, this (>xhil)itor 

 has a booth to recei\(» fiiends, nia>le 



attractive by \as(^s of cut flowers of 

 Lady Alice Stanley, HvA Kadiance, 

 -Mrs. Hearst, lladley. Ward, Montrose 

 and other roses. j-llizabeth Ziegler, a 

 (dimbing sjiort, is to Ix^ sent out in I'Jl^. 

 A new maroon carnation. Arawana, is 

 shown for 1017 dissemination. Of 

 conise Farieyense was shown. 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. 



— if any iiiend>er of the neplircdepis 

 f.amily descended from Hostoniensis is 

 missing from this group it.s .absence 

 jiasses unnoticed because o\' tlie num- 

 l)er. The gi(Ui[( also iiudmles Cibotiuin 

 S(diie(|ei, luiilieis, ('vrtomimn falcatuin, 



.'tc. 



A. L. Randall Co., Chicago.- Tiie in- 

 teresting feature of this line of Itas- 

 kets, cut flower receptacdes and decor- 

 ators' m.aterials was that eacdi one of 

 tiie larg(! number of styles shown was 

 • lesigned and m.anufactured in the ex- 

 hibit<M-'s own factory, est.ablished since 

 the Muroiiean war liroke out. Maii\ 

 of' the styles are lieic sliown I'or the 

 first time. There also is a large dis 

 jilay of the tlower bowls that li;i\c so 

 i<i-eiitly c(uiit^ into \(igue. 



M. Rice Co., Philadelphia. It is sal 1 

 that the genuine ostrich plume .orsagc 

 shield shown by this exhibitor has had 

 the largest sale e\er scored by ;ui\ iio\ 

 idty the house has put out. Silver i>iit 

 terfiies ;ind hearts also aii^ liig stdlers. 

 The display of liaskets is huge and the 

 wedcling accessories are :i pioniiiieiit 

 featuie. .\(|uariniiis. Iiird rages an I 

 baskets for talile decoration receive 

 spei'ial attention. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. — 



Tills exhibitor shows a \> ide \aiiet\ of 

 sto(d; ill the conipetit i\ <' classes, Imt 

 also li;is ;i booth iMlclosecl with cxei 

 greens, palms, etc., in which there is 

 a haiidsouie display of' the lu'wci- win- 



