April 13, 1916. - 



The Florists' Review 



51 



A General View of the Trade Show in the Town Hall at Scranton, Pa.« April 6 to 8. 



artistic exhibit with an arch as a back- 

 ground. His exhibit was made distinc- 

 tive by the use of large and rare 

 hydrangeas. Lilies, tulips, primroses 

 and hyacinths were also in the exhibit. 

 Silver Pink snapdragons and Rosette 

 carnations were exceptionally fine. 



John W. Beagle showed a large group 

 of bulbous and bedding plants. 



D. W. Evans had a large collection 

 of azaleas, hyacinths, primroses and 

 cinerarias. 



T. W. Mackey had a choice group of 

 Boston ferns, tulips, hyacinths and daf- 

 fodils. 



B. E. & J. T. Cokely had a large 

 exhibit of bulbs, seeds, garden and farm 

 implements. 



William MacDonald, of Moosic, 

 showed a large group of acacias, which 

 was admired by many. 



The most artistic exhibit was that of 

 A. Li. Besancon & Co. It consisted of 

 a woodland garden with a background 

 of spruce, pine, hemlock, birch and 

 flowering almonds, and a border of 

 tulips. There was a rustic summer 

 house and in the foreground a lawn, 

 with crocuses, tulips, daffodils, pussy 

 willows and baskets of plants and 

 cut flowery. This concern also had a 

 table decofb.tion of yellow daisies and 

 cornflowers, _and a picture arranged 

 with Farleyense ferns and Sweet Marie 

 roses. 



The Out-of-Town Exhibitors. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, 

 Conn., exhibited a vase of twenty-five 

 of their Philadelphia prize-winning 

 Hadley roses and fifty Killarney Bril- 

 liant. 



The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., of 

 Philadelphia, showed a vase of fifty 

 Prancis Scott Key roses, fifty Ophelia, 

 fifty Killarney and a vase of pink 

 roses; also a vase each of White Won- 

 der, Enchantress and Ward carnations, 

 and a vase of 100 lilies. They also had 

 a fine display of fancy baskets. 



Mrs. J. J. Wade, of Carbondale, had 

 a vase of Bussell roses. 



J. L. Dillon, of Bloomsburg, showed 

 a vase of fifty Sunburst, twenty-five 

 White Killarney and twenty-five Rich- 

 mond roses; twenty -five Enchantress 

 carnations and fifty Formosa lilies. 



The Leo Niessen Co^ of Philadelphia, 

 had a vase of fifty long-stemmed Rus- 

 sell, fifty Thora and fifty Fireflame 

 roses; also a vase each of ^cornflowers, 

 stocks and Sweet Marie roses. 



The M. Rice Co., Philadelphia, exhib- 

 ited a large variety of baskets and sup- 

 plies. The exhibit was in charge of S. 

 Edelman and was much admired for its 

 artistic arrangement. 



The Edwards Folding Box Co., of 

 Philadelphia, exhibited a large variety 

 of boxes. The display was in charge of 

 W. P. Snyder. 



An innovation this year was the tea 

 room, conducted under the auspices of 

 the Home of the Friendless. It was 

 located at the far end of the hall and 

 was decorated with tall evergreens. 

 Hardy plants, azaleas, Crimson Rambler 

 roses, maples, cherries, hydrangeas and 

 many other plants and shrubs of varied 

 shades formed the screen. They were 

 exhibited by William MacDonald, of 

 Moosic, Pa. 



G. R. Clarke had a garden with a 



lawn and seats. There were effective 

 beds of tulips and hyacinths. The rest 

 of the exhibit consisted of a number 

 of bird houses, which attracted a great 

 deal of attention. He also had fine 

 baskets of -Hadley and Sunburst roses. 



One of the most artistic private ex- 

 hibits was a basket of orchids suspend- 

 ed above a group of schizanthus. This 

 came from the conservatory of Mrs. H. 

 M. Boies. Another private exhibit wa» 

 from Mrs. J. B. Dimmick, whose display 

 was unique in arrangement. 



One of the most conspicuous groups 

 of calceolarias was from the conserva- 

 tories of Mrs. C. S. Weston, of Waverly, 

 Pa. This exhibit was attractively ar- 

 ranged, massed in a thick bank, with 

 ferns, begonias, lilies, coleus, daffodils, 

 marguerites and crotons. F. J. M. 



Muscatine, la. — The handsomely be- 

 crimsoned and gold belettered delivery 

 automobile of George Kranz & Son now 

 is one of the familiar sights of the 

 city. 



Display of A. L. Besancon & G)., in the Scranton Flower Show. 



