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The Florists' Review 



April 13, 1916. 



John F. Hubs, Hartford, Conn. 



John F. Johnson, Glen Cove, N. Y. 



Edwin Jenkins, Lenox, Mass. 



Wm. F. Kastlngr, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Bdw. Kirk, Bar Harbor, Me. 



C. W. Knight, Oakdale, N. Y. 



A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass. 



Jas. Macmachan, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. 



Daniel MacKorle, San Francisco, Cal. 



Donald Mackenzie, Chestnut Hill. Mass. 



A. Mackenzie, Highland Falls, N. Y. 



Jos. Mills, Lakewood, N. J. 



J. S. Melrose, Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. 



Aler. Mlchle, Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. 



Geo. F. Moore, St. Louis, Mo. 



Colin B. Ogston. Rochester, N. Y. 



Edw. Reagan, Morrlstown, N. J. 



W. L. Rock. Kansas City, Mo. 



Samuel Redstone, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Edw. Sceery, Paterson, N. J. 



Jos. Tansey, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. 



A. E. Thatcher. Bar Harbor. Me. 



Wm. Turner, Mendbam, N. J. 



Alfred Townsend, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. 



Wm. Vert, Port Washington, N. Y. 



A. H. Wlngett, Lenox, Mass. 



0. Henry Fox, Philadelphia, Pa. 



The Banquet. 



The grand ball room, of the Hotel 

 Biltmore was chosen by the committee 

 as the scene of the annual banquet of 

 the New York Florists' Club April 8, 

 and, as the illustration on this page in- 

 dicates, no mistake was made by Chair- 

 man De Forest and his eflScient lieu- 

 tenants. Notwithstanding the rain and 

 snow of the day and evening, over 200 

 of the club 's memberB, ladies and guests 

 attended. By many it was conceded 

 that this season's celebration excelled 

 any of its predecessors in beauty, en- 

 thusiasm and novelty. The event was 

 called a din-dan. Dancing was enjoyed 

 by the diners for an hour before the 

 feast began and between the courses 

 and afterwards, some remaining until 4 

 a. m.,Tt\is said. An excellent orchestra 

 and soloists added greatly to the enjoy- 

 ment of the evening. 



There was an almost total elimination 

 of oratory. Robert Craig, of Phila- 

 delphia, made an address, end Patrick 

 O'Mara for the members presented a 

 gold watch to the retiring president, H. 

 A. Bunyard. 



The Trade Exhibits. 



Because of the excellent results ob- 

 tained last year, a large number of con- 

 cerns bought space for trade displays. 

 The retailers, because of the artistic 

 character of their exhibits, were given 

 some of the most conspicuous space on 

 the main floor, and some of the plants- 

 men also had fine locations, but most 

 of the trade space was on the second 



floor. A few exhibitors sought to reach 

 florists, but the majority of the displays 

 were planned for the single purpose of 

 attracting the public. So well did the 

 order-taking progress that probably the 

 day is not far distant when three floors 

 will be none too small for the proper 

 staging of the New York flower show. 

 The trade exhibitors were: 



Stumpp & Walter Co., New York, 

 showed many kinds of bulbous stock in 

 new varieties, with lilies, tulips, hya- 

 cinths, and narcissi, a large and com- 

 prehensive display, all carefully labeled. 

 W. E. Cook and A. J. Eickards were in 

 charge. 



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

 represented by Messrs. MuUer, Sealy, 

 Rudolph and Julius Roehrs, showed 

 commercial plants, trees, shrubs, palms, 

 etc., in great variety. 



Reed & Keller, New York, with Geo. 

 Maunz and Herman Kurth in charge, 

 showed baskets, vases, bird cages and 

 many of Mr. Reed*s novelties and in- 

 ventions. 



Lord & Burnham Co., New York, with 

 T. B. De Forest in charge, had a hand- 

 somely furnished booth for its friends 

 and patrons. 



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

 with Samuel Redstone and John Mc- 

 Arthur in charge, showed a curved eave 

 greenhouse with up-to-date heating ap- 

 paratus, ventilators, etc. 



The Metropolitan Material Co., 

 Brooklyn, erected a complete green- 

 house, with all accessories. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 

 had many exhibits of specimen ever- 

 greens, trained boxwood, nursery stock, 

 and a large variety of other essentials 

 for landscape effects. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., 

 staged a splendid group of orchid plants 

 in numerous varieties. 



Wm. H. Lutton Co., Jersey City, 

 N. J., Messrs. Burns and Ward in 

 charge, showed a curved eave green- 

 house, with galvanized iron frame, tile 

 combination benches, etc. 



Bon Arbor Chemical Co., Paterson, 

 N. J., with E. Earnshaw in charge, 

 showed a full line of insecticides, weed 

 killer, fertilizers, etc. 



The Coldwell Lawn Mower Co., New- 

 burgh, N. Y., with Messrs. Coldwell and 

 Robinson in charge, showed motor and 

 standard lawn mowers in large variety. 



B. Hammond Tracy, of Wenham, 

 Mass., showed gladiolus bulbs and 'gift 

 boxes of gladioli in many new varieties. 



Thorburn & Co., New York, with W. 

 C. Rickards in charge^ showed novelties 

 in Holland bulbs, * tulips, blooming 

 plants, etc., an artistic display. 



Geo. L. Stillman, of Westerly, R. T., 

 showed dahlia seeds, dahlia roots and 

 dahlia literature. 



The Autocar Co., New York, showed 

 a standard chassis for florists, with W. 

 L. Meek in charge. 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., with 

 Mrs. Cowee and Miss Chandler in 

 charge, showed gladiolus bulbs in va- 

 riety, also cut blooms and boxed col- 

 lections. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, New York, 

 showed seeds, bulbs, blooming plants, 

 etc. 



Wm. F. Leary, New Rochelle, N. Y., 

 showed spraying machines in variety 

 and an automatic gun for Herbicide, 

 Weedena powder, etc. 



The Kirke Chemical Co., • Brooklyn, 

 G. Kirkegaard in charge, demonstrated 

 the Kirke system of watering for in- 

 sect destruction and for applying fer- 

 tilizer. 



The Davey Tree Expert Co., Kent, 

 O., P. B. Hudson in charge, showed 

 methods of tree preservation. 



Knight & Struck Co., New York, 

 Thos. Knight in charge, had a hand- 

 some booth, rock garden, heather in 

 many sizes in pots, boronias, acacias, 

 etc. 



The Fulper Pottery Co., Flemington, 

 N. J., showed art pottery, with J. H. 

 Koenig in charge. 



The Reade Mfg. Co., Hoboken, N. J., 

 C. H. Reade in charge, showed Herbi- 

 cide, an electric worm eradicator and 

 a rose bug exterminator. 



The National Floral Corporation, New 

 York, represented by A. M. Dreifuss 

 and assistants, had a booth for explain- 

 ing the system whereby one florist in 

 each city may be known as the National 

 Florist. 



S. P. Townsend & Co., Orange, N. J., 

 P. A. Coleman in charge, showed lawn 

 mowers of many kinds. 



1. J. Stringham, Glen Cove, N. Y., 

 Miss O'Connell in charge, had an ex- 

 hibit of honey and swarm of bees, busy 

 as usual. 



Din-Dan of the New Yotk Floristk' Club at the Hotel Biltmore for the Entertainment of Flower Show Vlaitors. 



