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The Florists^ Review 



23 



Approaching the National Flower Show from Broad Street. 



class for display of not less than 1,000 

 or more than 1,500 blooms, arranged 

 for effect, Edward A. Stroud, of the 

 Strafford Flower Farm, taking first with 

 an exhibit that was accorded a place 

 of honor near the entrance. William 

 Kleinheinz and the Cottage Gardens 

 Co. made particularly fine exhibits in 

 their respective classes. 

 The awards were as follows: 



PRIVATE GROWERS. 

 Vase of carnations, not to exceed ISO 

 blooms — Wm. Kleinheinz, Ogronts, Pa., first; 

 Miss Ann Thomson, Merlon, Pa., aecond. 

 COMMERCIAL. GROWERS. 



Display of carnation blooms, covering 150 

 square feet — etrafford Flower Farm, Straf- 

 ford, Pa., first. 



Vase of carnations, not to exceed 800 

 blooms, one or more varieties — Cottage Gar- 

 dens Co., Queens, N. T., first. 



RETAIL FLORISTS' EXHIBITS. 



Table decorations, carnations being the 

 principal flower used — Forrest Flower Shop, 

 Philadelphia, Pa., ninety points; Oude Bros. 

 Co., Washington, D. C, eighty-eight points; 

 London Flower Shop, Philadelphia. Pa., 

 eighty-six points; L. P. Vollers, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., seventy-eight points. 



Basket arrangements, carnations being the 

 principal flower used — London Flower Shop, 

 ninety-three' points; L. P. Vollers, ninety 

 points; Forrest Flower Shop, eighty-two 

 points. 



The B«tall Florists. 



As the show progressed the retail 

 florists came out strongly. Sweet peas, 

 baskets and tables March 29; table 

 decorations March 30 and carnation dis- 

 plays March 31 drew and held admir- 

 ing throngs of people all day and all 

 evening. Qude Bros. Co., of Washing- 

 ton, T>. C; J. M. Nitzschke, of the 

 Forrest Flower Shop; the London 

 Flower Shop, Ludwig P. Vollers and 

 Charles Henry Fox all showed beauti- 

 ful examples of artistic work that were 

 highly praised. 



In the art gallery the cards of Louis 

 Burk, Victor I. Eidenour and Elmer W. 

 Gaehring were added to those named 

 last week. 



The retailers have cause to be proud 

 of their part in the exhibition. 



Following are the awards: 



Corsage bouQuet of roses— Lndwlg P. Vol- 

 lers. Philadelphia, Pa., first; Forrest Flower 

 Shop. Philadelphia, Pa., second. 



Bride's bouquet of roses — ^Forrest Flower 

 Shop, first; Ludwig P. Vollers, second. 



Basket bouquet of roses — Charles Henry 

 Fox, Philadelphia, Pa., first; London Flower 

 Shop, Philadelphia, Pa., second. 



Table decoration of rosea — Forrest Flower 

 Shop, first; London Flower Shop, second. 



Bouquet of miniature roses — E. H. Slat- 

 tery, Buffalo, N. Y., first. 



Phlladelpliians and Sunday Closing. 



S. S. Skidelsky points to the follow- 

 ing editorial from the Public Ledger as 

 indicative of the attitude of the ma- 

 jority of Philadelphians on the matter 

 of closing the show on Sundays: 



THE IMMORALITY OF FLOWERS. 

 The Flower Show must bo a wicked thing, 

 cf course, or the laws of Pennsylvania, stu- 

 pidly interpreted by local authority, would 

 not have closed it to the public on Sunday 

 afternoon — the one time when most of the 

 people were able to go to see it. To every 

 visitor, it may safely be said, this gorgeous 

 exhibition has been a revelation of the beau- 

 ty and the glory of the flower world. Yet 

 all day long while thousands from, far and 

 near pleaded at the doors for a chance to 

 see them these flowers wasted their loveli- 

 ness on the deserted Interior of the Con- 

 vention hall simply because a blue law, the 

 mortmain of the crass and narrow attitude 

 of bygone times, decreed that it is wrong 

 to go to any form of entertainment on Sun- 

 day for which one has to pay. The course 

 for the people of any community thus fet- 

 tered to take is to do away with a statute 



that sins against the light by forbidding 

 flowers or music or pictures or any other 

 source of moral and spiritual elevation on 

 Sunday or any other day. It Is farclciA to 

 pretend that we are civilized when we sub- 

 mit to such a preposterous Imposition while 

 legislatures exist to reflect the will of the 

 people of today and not the decision of dark 

 ages of bigotry and superstition. 



The Banquet. 



Five hundred persons gathered in 

 Horticultural hall Wednesday evening, 

 March 29, when the Philadelphia Flo- 

 rists' club entertained the visitors to 

 the National Flower Show. About 300 

 of those present were visitors. The 

 remaining 200 were club members and 

 their wives or daughters. About one- 

 third of those present were ladies. The 

 banquet was held in the main hall, 

 where all the big shows and balls take 

 place. The speaker's table was placed 

 parallel with the stage. From it, at 

 right angles, ran five long tables. The 

 decorations were beautifully arranged 

 by J. J. Habermehl's Sons. The din- 

 ner was excellent and well served. The 

 menu was: 



Grape Fruit 



Mock Turtle Soup 



Olives Celery Radishes Almonds 



Baked Shad With Cucumbers 



Fillet of Beef Mushroom Sauce 



New Potatoes Peas 



Orange Sherbet 



Terrapin Dressed Snapper 



Tomato Salad 



Cheese and Crackers 



Vanilla Ice Cream and Fresh Strawberries 



Rolls Coffee Fancy Cakes 



- Great Bear Spring Water 



Despite the danger of being water- 

 logged, the wets showed a fine spirit by 

 coming in number. One after another 

 they glanced at their menu cards, only 

 to be confronted by "Great Bear 

 Water." Sherbet was a mild form of 

 olive branch, which was accepted, and 

 they added much to the pleasure of the 

 evening by their hearty good will. 

 George Burton presided. On his right 

 sat Mayor Thomas B. Smith, who ar- 

 rived punctually and made the first 

 speech. The mayor spoke with regret 

 of the necessity of closing the show 

 Sunday. The law was clear and there 

 was nothing to do but to enforce it. In 

 his speech ~Wm. F. Gude discussed this 

 portion of the mayor's address, sharply 

 condemning the blue laws In so far as 

 they affected the closing of a flower 

 show and urging that no sermon could 

 teach a better, truer, purer lesson than 



Exhibit of H. Bayefsdorfer & Co.» In the Trade's Section of the National Show. 



