November 16, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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A. T. Pyfer & Co., Chicago, showed 

 White Wonder carnations, and Ophelia, 

 Sunburst and Mrs. Chas. Russell roses, 

 all fine. 



A. L. Eandall Co., Chicago, occupied 

 a space in front of the stage with a 

 large line of baskets and supplies. It 

 also had a basket of Thenanthos carna- 

 tions, which was awarded a certificate 

 on a score of ninety points. 



A. Henderson & Co., Chicago, staged a 

 display of bulbs. 



Burlington Willowware Shops, Bur- 

 lington, la., occupied a booth with a 

 large assortment of willow baskets. 



J. iL. Bennett, Bloomington, 111., had 

 a booth of plants and baskets of cut 

 flowers pleasingly displayed. 



Eaedlein Basket Co., Chicago, filled a 

 booth with a large assortment of 

 baskets. 



Eichmond Cedar Works, Eichmond, 

 Va., had a display of plant tubs. 



Lion & Co., New York, occupied a 

 booth with novelties in chiffons and 

 ribbons. 



Maplewood Greenhouses, Bloomington, 

 m., occupied a booth wherein they dis- 

 played an assortment of cut flowers. 



Zech & Mann, Chicago, showed excel- 

 lent vases of Eussell, Sunburst and 

 Ophelia roses, and a vase of mixed 

 pompons. 



C. D. Wiman, Moline, 111., Arvid An- 

 derson, gardener, showed several vases 

 of pompons and singles, a vase of as- 

 sorted exhibition chrysanthemums and 

 one large standard form chrysanthemum 

 plant. 



Wm. Butterworth, Moline, 111., C. 

 Sorenson, gardener, showed a vase of 

 exhibition Wm. Turner chrysanthemums 

 and a large standard form of Luxford 

 chrysanthemum plant. 



J. E. Yeats, Champaign, 111., showed 

 his new red rose, Mrs. Yeats, which 

 scored eighty-six points. 



Eidgewood Gardens, Highland Park, 

 111., showed Bouvardia Humboldtii. 



The entire stage of the Coliseum was 

 occupied with an exhibit of pot-grown 

 chrysanthemum plants grown by the 

 school children of Bloomington, 111., 

 many of which would be a credit to 

 commercial growers. These plants were 

 distributed to the children by A. Wash- 

 burn & Sons, Bloomington, last spring 

 and they awarded a number of cash 

 prizes for the best grown plants. 



The Division of Horticulture, Univer- 

 sity of Illinois, showed a large variety 

 of seedling mums. A certificate of 

 merit was awarded for this collection. 



The McCallum Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 showed a fine vase of Mrs. M. R. Mor- 

 gan chrysanthemums. 



Bohannon Floral Co., Chicago, showed 

 a basket of Ophelia roses and bouvar- 

 dias, with handle decorations of cat- 

 tleyas and Sweetheart roses. 



The Banquet. 



November 9 a banquet was held at 

 the Bloomington Club and a happier 

 ending to a successful day could not 

 have been desired. Many of the guests 

 brought ladies, which helped to make 

 the affair even more enjoyable. After 

 an excellent dinner, C. W. Johnson, pres- 

 ident of the association, introduced J. 

 H. Hudson, secretary of the Blooming- 

 ton Club, who, in behalf of the club and 

 Bloomington, extended a hearty wel- 

 come to the guests. 



The next speaker was Ernst Wienhoe- 

 ber, Chicago, who spoke on "The Re- 



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JOHN COOK. 



THIS issue of The Eeview has come into existence just in time to participate 

 in the celebration of the eighty-third birthday of John Cook, the Baltimore 

 rosarian. Perhaps some florists scarcely realize how greatly the trade is indebted to 

 Mr. Cook, for we are prone to receive even the best new roses as we accept the gifts 

 of nature, without much thought about their origin. But consider the Cook roses. 

 Here are a few of them: Souvenir of Wootton, Marion Dingee, White Maman 

 Cochet, Mrs. Eobert Garrett, Admiral Schley, Enchanter, Cardinal, Radiance, My 

 Maryland, Panama, Francis Scott Key and — well, the next one is somewhere on 

 the benches where Mr. Cook is still engaged in his wizard-like manipulations. Re- 

 member, too, that he introduced to America the Marie Louise Violet, and the rosea 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria and La France. This business man and wonder-worker 

 was born at Freiburg, Germany, November 16, 1833. He came to America about 

 twenty years later, and was employed chiefly as superintendent of large estates for 

 another twenty years. In 1873 he founded his business at Baltimore, Md. 



