April 13, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



49 



A General View of the New York Flower Show, April 7, Looking from the Balcony. 



Matthews' Garden Craft Co., Cleve- 

 land, O., Herbert Matthews in charge, 

 had a large line of garden furniture. 



Schloss Bros., New York, Emil Schloss 

 in charge, showed a line of ribbons and 

 novelties. 



The Mountain Community, New York, 

 showed decorative designs for porches, 

 lawns, etc. 



The Sharonware Work Shop, New 

 York, showed window boxes, porous 

 cement pots and jardinieres. 



The Wilson Products Co., Brooklyn, 

 N. Y., showed soil sifters and a new 

 sprinkling system. 



Miller & Doing, Brooklyn, N. Y., self- 

 watering iron flower baskets and boxes. 



A. L. Miller, Jamaica, N. Y., had an 

 exhibit of commercial blooming plants 

 of many varieties. 



The Alphano-Humus Co., New Yprk, 

 had a large display of its products, with 

 illustrations of its value in lawn-mak- 

 ing, etc. 



The Kevere Eubber Co., of, Boston, 

 E. W. Holt in charge, showed rubber 

 hose. 



A. F. Jerome, Newark, N. J., showed 

 glass and suction flower vases. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., Chicago, repre- 

 sented by Fred Lautenschlager, showed 

 illustrations of boilers, blue prints, etc. 



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

 made splendid exhibits of roses and car- 

 nations, changed daily. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., 

 showed artistic groupings of roses and 

 other flowers in great profusion, 

 changed daily. 



Chas. H. Totty, of Madison, N. J., 

 had an exhibit of his new roses and 

 specialties, with fresh groups of cut 

 flowers daily. 



Arthur T. Boddington Co., New York, 



had display of bulbs in flower in many 

 varieties. 



George Reich, New York, had an in- 

 teresting exhibit of song birds and Jap- 

 anese goldfish. 



Peterson, Sinclaire & Miller, Inc., New 

 York, showed Carter's seeds and Rex 

 humus. 



The Pierson U-Bar Co., New York, W. 

 C. McCollon in charge, had a reception 

 booth showing moving lantern slides 

 of greenhouses. 



The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey 

 City, N. J., showed greenhouse pipe 

 paints, automobile lubricants, etc. 



The E. C. Brown Co., Rochester, 

 showed various styles of sprayers. 



The Cloche Co., New York, showed 

 devices for holding panes of glass in 

 various positions as a protection to 

 early plants in the garden. 



Levis & Valentine Co., Eoslyn, L. I., 

 illustrated methods of moving large 

 trees. 



The American Seed Tape Co., New 

 York, showed paper tape . containing 

 seeds for garden planting. 



There also were numerous booths for 

 the advertising of horticultural jour- 

 nals, gardening books, etc. 



There also were a number of art ware, 

 perfume, lamp and other exhibits not 

 in any way related to the trade, but 

 attracted by the prospect of a large 

 attendance. 



where to secure a start of seed or plant- 

 ing stock! I am trying these as an ex- 

 periment and shall appreciate the infor- 

 mation. S. W. — N. C. 



rANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. 



Will you kindly give me information 

 as to the propagation and culture of 

 fancy-leaved caladiums? I mean the 

 production of bulbs. How are the named 

 varieties grown? Could you advise me 



Start the tubers in a mixture of 

 chopped sphagnum moss and sharp 

 sand, in flats, placing the flats where 

 there is a good bottom heat and an 

 overhead temperature not less than 60 

 degrees at night. Cover the tubers en- 

 tirely, as the roots start from the tops. 

 Put them in small pots when the growth 

 of roots and leaves has started. Use a 

 compost of sandy leaf-mold. At later 

 shifts use a heavier compost, consisting 

 of two-thirds fibrous loam, one-sixth 

 leaf-mold and one-sixth old cow manure 

 well dried; also a dash of coarse sand. 

 Grow them in a warm house. Gradually 

 withhold water in the fall as the leaves 

 start to decay and lay the pots in a 

 warm, dry location, in a temperature 

 not below 60 degrees at night, during 

 the winter. 



These caladiums will bed out well 

 with you and can be set out dormant, 

 if required, in soil that is light, rich 

 and well pulverized. Do not plant them 

 out until the weather is warm and set- 

 tled, as fancy-leaved caladiums are deli- 

 cate. C. W. 



Grand Island, Neb.— F. W. Blaise, 

 who has grown gw^en truck outdoors 

 for the last ten yeai^, expects to erect 

 greenhouses this sumiaer and become a 

 florist. :^"'^<:, 



Winona, Minn.— The Winona Floral 

 Co., which has purchased the Kirchner 

 houses and leased the Voelker tiange, 

 has opened a downtown store at 66 

 West Fourth street. 



