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The Florists' Review 



Ai GIST 2.'!, 1!)17. 



THE TRADES' DISPLAY AT NEW YORK 



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Til \] (■uiiililidiis ]ia\t' lircii s(i iin- 

 usunl tills year that Sfcrt'tarv 

 ^'^un.^. as iiiana^itT el' tin' traiics' dis- 

 |ilav, has had a iiKiri' dif'ticiilt task than 

 i'\iT hrfdit'. l*]xliihit(iis have licrii slow 

 t(i make ii|i their minds and many of 

 thiui ha\t' increased or doereast'd tlieir 

 s|iac('s durinj;- the last days before stajj;- 

 in;^. l)ut(di l>uli)s not Ixdnj; available 

 as hail been hoped was one of tlie jtriii- 

 (•i|iai reasons for tiiis and the seeds- 

 men 's displays are smaller than hereto- 

 fore at eastern conx cntions, bein>; lim- 

 ited to a few Frencii bnil>s, Jlarrisii 

 lilies and e(dil storage giganteiims. The 

 supply liouses have taken full advan- 

 ta.nc of tiie o])portnnity. It really is the 

 tirst good elianee they have had in four 

 years, as their imjiorls did not arrive 

 for the Boston convention in 1!»14 and 

 the W)!'^ and 1!U(5 meetings were too 

 far awav from the big supi)ly centers 

 to ]ierniit a full showing. Xow, how- 

 ever, tlie su|)idy houses have developed 

 American manufacture to a point never 

 attained with foreign goods and their 

 <lisplays arc the strong feature of the 

 convention exhibition. The plantsmen, 

 too, make splendid displays, some of 

 them large in size and all of them of 

 splendiil <piality. Considering that this 

 is commeiiial stock, it is open to (pies- 

 tiou if su(li uuit'ormly good stutT has 

 lieen seiMi at any ]irevious convention. 

 Tlie greenhouse builders also have come 

 to the front with large and comprehen- 

 sive exhibits. 



There are an even half-hundred trade 

 exhibitors. The total sj.ace used is 

 4,(1(10 square feet. Com])arisons some- 

 times ;ire said to be odious, but the man 

 who could not see it for himself per- 

 haps will get a (dearer idea if he is 

 t(dd that this is a little less than the 

 space sold f(M- the trades' <lisplay at the 

 Boston convention and a little more than 

 h.-ilf what was s(dd in the Chicago C(di- 

 seum I'or the record coii\entinn (d' 1!(12. 



On the whole it is a large, cdniiirehen- 

 si\c ;iiid widl staged exhildt imi. Those 

 wlm ha\t' di>id;iys are: 



American Greenhouse Mfg. Co., 

 Chicago. 



This booth contain^ enlarged, framed 

 l)hotogra)dis of some ot' the greenhouses 

 the exhiliitor li.a- luiilt in tlie miildle 

 We•^t. nnt.ably the I'ecellt additions to 

 the (lullett establishment ;it bincolii. 

 111. There also is a display of j.arts to 

 show the details of the const lUct ion. 



.^1 i;i! fuiidiasis is )iut on the ea \c anil 



on the company ■> new bar (dasp. I', b. 

 .\!<Kee, president oi the concern, is in 

 (di.-irgi-. 



Basket Novelty Co., New York. 



'I"hi- disiday consists of liaskets, vases 

 ;iiid lunl cages in considerable \ariety, 

 in chartze of Charle« Falkenheim. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. 



There is iiractically a <-omidete stock 

 of llorists' supplies in this space of H()() 

 scpiare feet of floor with two walls, the 

 latter covered with wreaths. The 

 stront: leader is the red, wliite and blue 



line ol' \ases an<l plant boxes, which is 

 said to have had perhaps the largest 

 sale of any specialty the house ever has 

 jiut out. Quite different in character, 

 but also a big seller, is the crcton line, 

 a variety of baskets and vases the 

 bodies of which are covered with va- 

 rious colored cretoiis. Something en- 

 tirely new is a line of baskets made of 

 cornstalks; these are said to have been 

 a great liit with the florist wlio hereto- 

 fore has had the exclusive sale. The 

 exhibit is in charge of S. H. Bayers- 

 dorfer, I, 15ayersdorfer, 8. D. Green, 

 .F(din Welsh and Robert Collum. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. 



There are four fine big bays at the 

 corners of this group, which includes 

 Draca'iia indivisa, ferns in variety, 

 Ficus elastica and otlier jiot plants for 

 retail .stores. Leo Oesternei is in 

 (diig-ge. 



Chicago Feed & Fertilizer Co. 



The display included large glass 

 globes, etc., tilled with samples of the 

 exhibitor's full line of commercial fer- 

 tilizers. The souvenir was a record 

 book for the use of growers. There 

 were feeding eh.arts and other litera- 

 ture. H. E. llumiston was in charge. 



John Lewis Cliilds, Flowerfield, N. Y. 



The j)rinuilinus hybrids are featured 

 in this dis|d;iy of cut gladiolus Idooms, 

 hut it also cont.ains many (d' the Childsii 

 ty|>e. There are about thirty-five va- 

 rieties in the collection, a commercial 

 sidection. 1. S. H(>ndri(d<son is in 

 ch.arge, assisted liy Carleton Childs, son 

 of Jolin Lewis Childs, who this year is 

 forming his first business actpiaintance 

 with gla<ii(di. 



Robt. Craig Co., Philadelphia. 



This is a disjilay of' ])lants of more 

 than ordinary (diar.acter. It contains 

 crotons of 12." Aurieties, several ])ieces 

 l>{ each of m;iny id" them, incduding 

 some Large jdants. But the number and 

 ipiality (d' the ]ilaiits are not nuir(^ nota- 

 I'h' th.an is the fact that nearly all ari' 

 seedlings r.aised in the; Craig green 

 houses. The Norwood fern, another 

 Cr.aig novelty, also is shown in quan- 

 tity, in from biiich to (bincli ]>ots. Some- 

 thing new to nmst of the visit<irs is a 

 \;niegatetl piiieai'ple in fruit. OtluM- 

 - imples iindude di'acienas, begonias and 

 ticus ill \-ariety. I'reiuh hydiiin^c'is, ami 

 nianv represeiitatixes of the neplnvde 

 pis I'.'imily (d' ferns, in all the largest 

 disjday id' fine jiot pl.ants in the h.all. 

 The exhibit is in charge of Kidiert A. 

 Craig. C. Van and L. J. Seiger. 



Crowl Fern Co., Millington, Mass. 

 A displ.'iy <d' f.'iucy and d.agger ferns, 

 Laurel rojiing, etc. The exhibit is in 

 cliarg(^ of F. W. Vineca. 



Mrs. R. E. Darbee, San Francisco. 



This w;is a disjiLay of cut asters aTid 

 everlastifigs, the asters in several va- 

 rieties being in surprisingly fine shape 

 considering thtdr journey across the 

 continent. In charge was C. H. (ioocli. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. 



This was a large exhibit of sta[)le 

 jdants for retail stores and young stock 

 for growing on. I'erhaps the most note- 

 worthy feature was the collection of 

 crotons in many varieties and sizes; it 

 imdoubtedly was the best lot of crotons 

 tliis exhibitor ever has sent to a conven- 

 tion. The disjilay of palms included a 

 comjilete line of sizes, a notable point 

 in view of the impossibility of import- 

 ing during the last season. The ferns 

 were Hcottii and Teddy, Junior, unless 

 we include Cyrtoniium Kochfordianum 

 compactum, Asplenium Nidus-avis and 

 Adiantum gloriosum, whi(di latter is 

 said to be a sjiecially pojuilar Christmas 

 ])lant with New York retailers. There 

 also were ferns for dishes, small dra- 

 ca'uas in many fancy varieties and the 

 usual display of Cocos Weddelliana, 

 glazing jioints, etc. .1. J. Karins and 

 J. J. Cloudy were in charge. 



Fritz Dressel, Weehawken, N. J. 



I'resident Wilson is tlie name of the 

 new nephrolepis staged by this exhib- 

 itor. There were nine fine plants in 

 various sizes. It is a sjiort of Teddy, 

 .funior, and has received the certificate 

 of the New York i'lorists' Club and of 

 the International Flower Show. It will 

 be distributed next year. The orig- 

 inator was in charge of the display. 



J. A. Evans Co., Riclimond, Ind. 



This is a disjday of the Challenge 

 \ cntilating ajiparatus, a line of fittings, 

 and the Hvans salt sjtrayer for red 

 sjiider. J. A. Evans is in charge. 



Expanded Wood Co., Evansville, Ind. 



The exhildt consists of samjdes of the 

 so callecl expanded woocl jmt cover and 

 demonstrations of the laige number of 

 ways in wlii(di it can lie used to cover 

 pots, jdant boxes, etc, 1'. ,1. Moore is 

 in (diarge. 



C. E. Falls Co., Kansas City. 



.\ booth for the displa\' of advertis- 

 ing liter;itui-e I'or retail llorists. ( '. E. 

 Falls in di.arge. 



J. H. Fiesser, North Bergen, N. J. 



This is a gl'oUJi of eXceeiliugly well 

 gi-own ferns, ;in unn.'imed ne|ihrolepis 

 s|ioit on the order ot' .an attenuated 

 Te<|<|y, .liinior. Thei'e .also ari' some 

 dr.acicnas in the display. Mr. Fiesser, 

 who is in (diarge, has n<it announced 

 his pLans for the fern. 



General Rubber Co., Cleveland. 



The display is of samples ot" Vit.alic 

 br.and greenhouse hose, .a two years' 

 s(>rvice gr.ade. (u-orge A. Field is in 



idi.ai'ge. 



Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa. 



The exhibit include] Kentia Bel 

 moreana from 2C, '"^'l' I'ots to 0-inch 

 tubs, Kenti.'i Forsteriana from t! inch 

 pots to 12-incli tubs, Areca lutescens 

 and Cocos Weddelliana. It was the 

 usual Wyncote quality. J.ames Heacock 

 was in charge. 



