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will continue to send roses to this 

 garden. We ask that anyone hav- 

 ing new stock to be tested, or any 

 varieties of roses that are not already 

 planted in the test gardens at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, will caajtribute such plants 

 to the Departmein of Agriculture, 

 which will have them properly placed 

 and tested. This JMirticular garden is 

 for the benefit of ^1 the members of 

 the society and in due time it will 

 prove of untold value to all concerned. 

 Your committee lirges that, whenever 

 practical, names fof all plants, and par- 

 ticularly roses, be confined to two 

 words. 



It is pleasing to, note that at the na- 



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tional capital the parks and schpol 

 grounds are being more and more Em- 

 bellished with artistic plantings '' of 

 flowers and shrubbery, all of whjch 

 tend, to create a love for the beautiful, 

 not only in the residents of Washiiig- 

 ton, but also in the thousands of visi- 

 tors who come to the national capital 

 from every section of the country. 



A notable step in the right direction 

 was taken May 31 of this year by the 

 introduction in the Senate of a billf to 

 increase the area of the United States 

 Botanic Garden at Washington. *rhe 

 bill provides for adding some twefity 

 acres of ground to the present site'i of 

 the garden. After thorough considQra- 



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tion by men qualified ^ know, this 

 would seem to be the proper place for 

 the Botanic Garden. To remove it five 

 or six miles from the present location, 

 where it would be inaccessible to the 

 thousands who visit Washington «a<^h 

 year, would be most unwise, yet such 

 a move has been advocated. We hope 

 the bill will pass at thia session. 



Business in all lines in the national 

 capital during the last year has been 

 generally good, and the- reports from 

 all sections of the country indicate that 

 business has improved wonderfully and 

 that brighter days are in store for 

 florists and their profession. 



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THE trades ' display presents a 

 marked contrast to the exhibi- 

 tions one is accusitomed to in northern 

 and eastern cities.' Of course the show 

 is smaller, for fiothing else could be ex- 

 pected at so great a distance from the 

 homes and principal market-place of 

 the large exhibitors, but the point that 

 first strikes the visitor is the absence 

 of the plantsmen. Frequently Philadel- 

 phia houses supply the greater part of 

 the exhibition — not one of the Philadel- 

 phia plantsmen lias made the trip to 

 Texas and the plant growers from other 



sections who usually put up attractive 

 groups mostly are absent. One big Chi- 

 cago grower has a large display, but Ihie 

 other plant groups are small and mostly 

 from those not regular attendants. 



In all there are twenty exhibitor^ as 

 against 108 at the society's high-witter 

 mark in Chicago. The supply hoiises 

 make relatively the best showing; they 

 have come out strongly and seem to be 

 doing an excellent biimneits. 



The show never has been staged in 

 a better hall. It is large, light and 

 airy; the display made an especially 



Qarence L. Brock. 



(Superintendent of the Convention Oanlen.) 



good general effect and to a large per- 

 centage of those present it was the 

 largest showing of trade commodities 

 they had ever seen brought together in 

 one place. The exhibitors were as fol- 

 lows: 



Advance Co., Biclunond, Ind. 

 This exhibitor manufactures the Ad- 

 vance ventilating apparatus and a com- 

 plete line of greenhouse castings, pipe 

 carriers, etc. The display shows the 

 vent lifter in operation and samples of 

 the fittings. 



American Btilb Co., Chicago. »> 



The announcement of the organiza- 

 tion of the American Bulb Co. appear- 

 ed in last week 's issue of The Review 

 and it is, perhaps, indicative of the en- 

 thuiiasm its members. are putting into 

 the business that it. is paking an ex- 

 hibit at the convention the same week 

 it is opening its headquarters in Chicago. 

 The display represents- the accessories 

 department, in charge; of Samuel Selig- 

 man. A large line of fancy and popular- 

 priced baskets is shown, also a number 

 of H^w ideas for use iiwWcorating tables 

 and in corsage work, including an agate 

 head pin and a collapsible, folding, fan- 

 shaped canopy. '^ 



H. Bayersdprf er & Qa., Philadelphia. 



Distance does not ,p«ncern this firm; 

 the whole world contributes to its sup- 

 ply and the whole o|. America is its 

 selling ground; at SaH Francisci* last 

 year Bayersdorfer, of AiladeUj|hi», was 

 the largest exhibitor.^ The di^Iay last 

 year was largely Japanese goods, on 

 which the firm specialized immediately 

 after the outbreak of7<l|^e war, but this 

 year the exhibit is Iftigely of German 

 origin, it having receStly been possible 

 to obtain, through Botterdam, shipments 

 long held up; 1,291 caws arrived on one 

 boat and the British government gave 

 a shipping permit covmng about three 

 times this number. !IJie samples show 

 a specially large line of German bas- 

 kets, but a g ener al stoc^ is exhibited. 

 Buirllngton Wflf9^iu|^liop8, Burling- 

 ton, I^ 



This exhibitor maii^actures a line 

 of willow baskets in aTlarge variety of 

 unique shapes. The c(Horings nearly all 

 are dark and the shapes aid in creat- 

 ing the impression of weight. A. F. 

 Longren is in charge^ 



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