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The Florists^ Review 



March 22, 1917. 



Rhododendron, specimen — Bourdet Floral Co.. 

 first. 



Spiraea, twelve plants in three varieties — Bour- 

 det Floral Co., first. 



SpiriBa, six ])lMnts in three varieties— Bourdet 

 Floial Co., first. 



Flowering plants, staged for effect, 100 sauare 

 feet — Wni. Scliray & Sons, first. 



Roses, riimbler, best collection — Bourdet Flo- 

 ral Co., first. 



Roses, any variety— Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



ItlLBOUS PLANTS. 



Best display Dutch bulbs, accessories allowed. 

 100 square feet— Bourdet Floral Co., first; G. B. 

 Windier, second. 



Hyacinths, best group, fift.v square feet — 

 Bourdet Floral Co., first. 



Tulips, best group, fifty square feet — Bourdet 

 Floral Co., first; G. B. Windier, second. 



Hyacinths, single, not less than 10-inch can. 

 white — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



Hyacinths, single, not less than 10-inch pan. 

 blue — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



Tulips, single or double, not less than 10-inch 

 pan, whitf —Bourdet Floral Co., second: no first. 



Tulips, single or double, not less than 10-incli 

 pan, pink — Bourdet Floral Oo., first; Wm. Schrav 

 & Sons, .second. 



Tulips, single or double, not less than 10-incb 

 pan, scarlet or red — Bourdet Floral Co.. first. 



Tulips, single or double, not less than 10-inch 

 pan, white and pink — Wm. Schray & Sons, first: 

 Bourdet Floral Co., second. 



Tulips, single or double, not less than 10-inch 

 pan, red and yellow — Wm. Schray & Sons. 



Callas, three plants in one variety — I'hil (1. 

 Goebel, .Ir.. first: W'm. Schray & Sons, second. 



Callas. s|H'cinien — I'hil O. Goebel. first: Wm. 

 Schray & Sons, second. 



Lilies, twelve pots, any other variety, speci- 

 men — Bourdet Floral Co., first; Wm. Schrav & 

 Sous, second. 



Lilies, best collection, staged for effect, twenty- 

 five square feet — Bourdet Floral Co., first; Wm. 

 Schray & Sons, second. 



FERNS. 



Best group staged for effect, 100 square feet — 

 W. H. Kruse, second; no first. 



Specimen Cibotlum Schiedel — F. H. Weber, 

 first; St. I.ouis Wholesale Cut Flower Co., second. 



Specimen Nephrolepis Bostoniensis — Bourdet 

 Floral Co., first. 



Specimen Nephrolepis Whitmanil — Wm. Schrav 

 & Sons, second; no first. 



PALMS. 



Collection staged for effect, 100 square feet — 

 W. H. Kruse, first. 



Collection twelve species, twelve plants — Wm. 

 Schray & Sons, first. 



Areca lutescens — Koenig Floral Co., first; Wm. 

 Schray & Sons, second. 



Cocos plumosa — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



Kentia Belmoreana — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



Kentia Forsteriana — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



Collection foliage plants, staged for effect. 

 fifty square feet — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



Asparagus plumosus nanus — Wm. Sclirav & 

 Sons, second; no first. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, specimen — II. J. Welnr 



& Sons Nursery Co., first; Wm. Schray & Sons, 

 second. 



Ficus elastica — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



Ficus pandurata — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



Bay trees, pair of pyramidal — H. J. Weber & 

 Sons Nursery Co., first. 



Bay trees, pair standard — St. Louis Wholesale 

 Cut Flower Co., first; F. H. Weber, second: H. J. 

 Weber & Sons Nursery Co., third. 



Box trees, pair of pyramidal — Max Schiller, 

 gardener to Missouri Botanical Garden, first. 



Box trees, collection of trained, not less than 

 six plants — Max Schiller, first. ' 



Lemon trees — Wm. Schray & Sons, first. 



MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS. 



Best foliage plant not previously exhibited in 

 the U. S. — C. H. Pring, gardener to Missouri 

 Botanical Garden. 



Best window box — W. H. Kruse, first; Wm. 

 Schray & Sons, second. 



Best hanging basket — Wm. Schray & Sons, 

 first. 



Best carpet bed — A. B. Mclntyre, gardener to 

 Missouri Botanical Garden, first; Wm. Scliray & 

 Sons, honorable mention. 



OUTDOOR EXHIBIT. 



Display of evergreens — H. J. Weber & Sons 

 -Nursery Co., first. 



Collection of arborvitse — H. J. Weber & Sons 

 .Nursery Co., first. 



Collection fir and spruce— H. J. Weber & Sons 

 .Nursery Co., second; no first. 



Collection of juniper — H. J. Weber & Sons 

 Nursery Co., first. 



PRIVATE GROWERS. 



Six anthuriums — G. H. Pring, gardener to Mis- 

 souri Botanical Garden, first. 



Specimein bougainvillea — 6. H. Pring, first. 



Twelve Cineraria stellata — Max Schiller, ear- 

 (lener to Missouri Botanical Garden, first. 



Twelve Cineraria hybrida — Max Schiller, first. 



Twelve cyclamens — Max Schiller, first. 



Specimen genista — Max Schiller, first. 



Collection of orchids — G. H. Pring, gardener to 

 Missouri Botanical Garden, first. 



Six orchid plants in variety — Q. B. Nicholson, 

 first. 



Specimen cattleya — G. H. Pring, first. 



Six cypripediums — G. H. Pring, first. 



Specimen cypripedium — G. H. Pring, first. 



Specimen vanda — G. H. Pring, first. 



Any other orchid— G. H. Pring, first. 



Specimen staghorn fern — G. H. Pring, gardener 

 to Missouri Botanical Garden, first. 



Collection dracsenas, fifty square feet — G. H. 

 Pring, first. 



Violets — Jos. Hauser, first, with Admiral Ava- 

 lene; Wm. Meyer, Jr., second, with Kaiser. 



Trade Displays. 



The A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, 

 showed a line of florists ' supplies in one 

 of the large rooms at the north end of 

 the hall. The exhibit was crowded with 

 visitors daily. The display was in 

 <'harge of H. W. Miller, F. M. Johnson, 

 C. W. Harris and E. G. Galavan. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, showed 

 its goods in a room at the north end 

 of the hall and had a large display of 

 supplies. T. E. Waters and Gus. Martial 

 were in charge. 



Lion & Co., New York, had a display 

 of ribbons. Morris Le Vine had charge. 



Lord & Burnham Co., Chicago, showed 

 a full size curved eave greenhouse con- 

 taining the latest improvements. M. C. 

 Wright and H. G. Miller were in charge. 



The American Bulb Co., Chicago, and 

 Schloss Bros., New York, had displays 

 in a room at the south end of the hall. 

 Robert Newcomb and Julius Dilloff had 

 charge of these exhibits. 



The St. Louis Seed Co., St. Louis, oc- 

 cupied a room on the east side of the 

 hall, showing seeds, bulbs, plants and 

 goldfish. August Hummert had charge. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 showed a line of Easter novelties and 

 florists' supplies. Martin Reukauf was 

 in charge. 



Other trade exhibitors were : 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, Carl 

 Vaughan in charge; Davey Tree Expert 

 Co., Kent, O., E. S. Lyon and G. F. 

 Brown in charge; Chicago Feed & Fer- 

 tilizer Co., Chicago, H. E. Humiston in 

 charge; Knight & Struck Co., New York, 

 W. J. Smart in charge; American Green- 

 house Mfg. Co., Chicago, greenhouse ma- 

 terials, P. L. McKee in charge; Burling- 

 ton Willow Ware Co., Burlington, la., 

 baskets, A. F. Longren in charge; C. 

 Young & Sons Co., St. Louis, bulbs, seeds 

 and plants, Walter Young and C. C. 

 Young in charge. 



Among the retailers who made fine 

 disi)Iavs not for competition were: Fred 

 C. Weber, Grimm & Gorly, St. Louis Re- 

 tail Florists' Association, all members 

 of which made daily display's, among 

 them being Geo. Waldbart, Jos. Witek, 

 Mullanphy Flower Co., F. C. Weber, 

 F. W. Weber and Ayres Horal Co. 

 Vandervoort 's floral department and the 

 Grand Leader floral department made 

 large displays, each having a room. 



A View of the First Spring Flower Show. Ever Held at St. Louis, Mo. 



