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The Florists^ Review 



Skpthmueu 20, 1917. 



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M THE STATE FAIR FLOWER SHOWS 9S 



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NEBRASKA STATE FAIR. 



Tlic Xcliraska state Tali', held in Liii- 

 cdlii, Sr|itriiili('r .'1 to 7, was u wliiihviiul 

 siicri'ss. JSovcr licforc in tho history of 

 Nebraska I'airs was tlic interest of tlic 

 exhiliitors shown .as kct'iily as tliis year. 



The trade disphiys were staj^ed in 

 Ajiricultiire-JIortienlture liall. This per- 

 manent buildijiji', erected exj)ressly for 

 the disj)lay (d' tiie |)rodnets of tlie eartii, 

 is one of tlie ])est show liouses in tlie 

 conntry. It is not oidy lifjht, but its 

 crow niny 1'eat iire is room. 



On enteriiii; t lie ))iiildin<r the visitor 

 f(nind liiinself in a spacious <farden, 

 witii the |iatri(die eobirs liun<i; overliead 

 in jireat stret(dies. The central feature 

 of the inarden was a larjije fountain tiiat 

 spouted some twenty feet liiu.di, to fall 

 anion^ tlie i<icks aiol on the acjuatic 

 jilants that set the ])ool otf most wonder- 

 fully. Hadiatinii out from this pool 

 were i;;irden \vaii<s. iiordered liy tlu» well 

 :iiranij:ed <,rrouiis of <iecorat ive ]ilants. 



Lewis llendei'son. of Omaha, scored 

 I'.ijijhest with tlie be'<t collect ion of <j;reen- 

 lious<> ]ilants, I'rey >Jc Fre\' secojid and 

 lliltner P>ros. tliird, both of Lincoln. 

 Fi'ey iV: I'lcy carrieil honors with their 

 disphay of Moominii' ]ilants, Henderson 

 second ;ind Ililtner itros. third. H(>n 

 derson returned to Omaha witii the l)lue 

 tat; for his coll(»ction of ferns, wliile 

 Hiltner liros. came in second, fcdlowed 

 by I'rey \- I'rey. Tiie ju'i/.e money foi- 

 the best (-(dlectiiin of IdliaLje plants went 

 to Henderson, Lrey \- I'l-ey and Ililtner 

 liros. in ♦he nnler named. 



Jn addition to the <i;eneral display of 

 jilants, the disjilay ot' cut llowers called 

 foi'th mu( h iiininient. The liuf^e display 

 ice clie-t was packe<| with the choicest 

 of cut llowers and designs, l-'rey & I'M'ey 

 were aw.arded the diplmna on the best 

 collection of cut llowers and Ilendi^rson 

 on the best cidlectioii of plants. 



WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. 



Trade Entries Finest Ever. 



Last week tlie stilt e t'air A\.Ms held at 

 ^lihvaukee, ]»rin;^inL; in thousands of 

 visitors from ;ill parts of the state, 

 including' many tlorists. Milwaukee 

 miMnbers ot' tiie trade ilid their bit 

 tow.ard m.akinir the f.air a success by 

 exhibiting,' specimens and <;rou|)s of 

 ]ilants .and cut sto(d<. This year there 

 was more enthusiasm than has obtained 

 in the jiast, and from comments by 

 monibers of the trade the cxliibition 

 w;is the ])est so far. There is still room 

 for improvement, however, and it is to 

 be lioped tli.at next year will see more 

 retailers exhibiting' ami competing for 

 the prizes offered. Wo can think of no 

 cheajier way fd' advertisiiifj, and an cx- 

 liibition ot' this nature cannot help but 

 benetit the entire business. 



The .indices api'ointed to make tin 

 awards to tlorists wer(> X. Zweiftd an<l 

 J. (i. Ileitm.an, Milwaukee, and J. K. 

 ^latthewson. ot' Slicdioxyan, Wis. The 

 aw.ards wi re well distributed, and fol- 

 lowing; is a list ot' the (lasses and the 

 winners in e.ach: 



Collocliiiii (if iil.iiit^. not li'ss tliim twctit y-fivc 

 v.'irictic^, '" covir nut liv^ tluiii fifty siimirc feet 

 — Ildluii »V Iliiiik'l ( ■' . lir-t, C. (". rolhvorth 



I'd., siciiiid; A. 1'. Ivclliicr Co., tliird: A. Klock- 

 licr, fourlli. 



I'alms, covcrin); not loss tliaii fifty s(iiiar(? foot 

 — Hdltuii & Hiiiil<cl ("(>., first; \. V. Kclliicr Co., 

 second; C. (". I'ollwortli Co., tliird. 



Kerns, covering not less than fifty s(iiiar(> feet 

 — A. V. Kcllnt>r Co.. first; lloltoii iV Ilimlicl Co., 

 second; C. C. I'ollwortli Co., tliird; Edwin llain 

 uie, fourth. 



KoliaKc iilaiits, coverint; nof less than fifty 

 s(iiiare feet — C C. roUworth Co., first; llolton 

 iV lliinkcl Co., second; A. F. Kellner I'o., tliird; 

 A. Klockner, fourtli. 



riants in bloom, to cover not less than twenty- 

 five s(iiiare feet — No first; llolton & lldilkel Co., 

 second; A. Klockner, third. 



Siiecimeii neiihrolepis — C. C. roUworth Co., 

 first; llolton iSc lliinkel Co., second; A. Klockner, 

 third. 



.Specimen palm — A. V. Kellner Co., first; C. C. 

 I'ollwortli Co., second; llolton iV llunkel Co., 

 tliird. 



Wreatli. not less than 111 -inch fram(> -.T. V. 

 Arnold, first; E. Eberhardt, second; E. llumme, 

 third. 



Kasket of cut flowers - E. Elierhardt, first; E. 

 Ilainine. second; .T. Arnold, third. 



'I'wentyfive iiiiik roses — C. C. I'ollwortli Co., 

 first; llolton iV lliiiik(d Co., second. 



'J'weiity five wliite roses — C. C. I'olhvorth Co.. 

 first; llolton & llunkel Co., second. 



Twenty five red roses -llolton & llunkel Co., 

 first; C. C. l'<dlwortli Co., second. 



'I'went.v-five any other color -ll(dton & Iliinkel 

 Co.. first; C. C. roUworth Co., second. 



'rwenty-live Easter lilies llolton & Ilnnkel 

 Co.. first; (', C. l'(dlw(irfli Co., second. 



'luclve (■lir\ saiitheiiinius — C. C. r(dl\\()rlli Co., 

 first. 



r.nisies W'ni. 'Idole & .Son, 1!.umIioo, Wis., 

 first. 



I'crcnnial jdiloxcs. not less than li\e named 

 varieties .\. Klockner, first. 



Ilcliaiithiis, named variet ics--\Viii. Eschricli, 

 third. 



Delpliiniiims, named— ..\. Klockner, s(M-()nd ; 

 AVm. lOschrich, third. 



tJaillardias — A. Klockner. first; W. Eschricli. 

 second; E. Elierhardt, third. 



Hardy iierennials, correctly named .\. Klock- 

 ner, first; W. Eschricli, second, 



.\slers -.\. Klockner. first. 



'I'wo liundred gladioli ~-E. Elierhardt. first; 

 W. .1. Moyle, Union Grove, Wis., second; Wm. 

 Eschricli, third. 



One hundred nnd fifty (lalili.is — E. Eherhardl . 

 first; Mrs. K. I). (Jooilearle, Whitewater. Wis., 

 second; A. Klockner, tliird. 11. .1. S. 



MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. 



The jircfiiiums ;ii the .Minnesota state 

 fair llower show, held diirino the week 

 of .September 10, were divideil amono 

 four Twin City tlorists, Holm iV: Olson, of 

 8t. r;iul. and the Chica<xo A\cune (ireeii 

 houses. Swanson's, inc., and Herniaii 

 Swanson, of MinneajKdis. Aujf. Swan 

 son, ot' Minneapolis, was fjie .jiid;;!' of 

 the exhibits. The awards other tluiii 

 those published in the last issue of The 

 J{e\iew were as follows: 



Itlooiniin: iilanfs. covering 100 sijiiare feet — 

 Holm & Olson, first; Cliicauo Aveiuie Green- 

 houses, secoinl. 



Hlooniiiit; plants, covering fifty si|uarc feet — 

 Holm A: Ols(Ui, first; Cliicai;(j Avenue Green- 

 lioiises, second. 



Ferns, coverintr fift.v s(|uare feet -Holm & 

 Olson, first; Chicago .Vveiiue (Jreciilnpiises, sec 

 ond. 



Ferns, coveriim twenty five sc|nare fei't II(dm 

 it Olson, first; Chicago .\veniie Greenhouses, 

 second. 



Caladiiinis. covering' twenty live sriuare feet - 

 Holm A; Olson, first; Chica;:o .\ venue tJrcen- 

 houses, second. 



Specimen I'lio'nix Itoehehiiii Holm & Olson, 

 first; Cliicimo .\venne Grecnliouses. second. 



.\iiy other palm — Holm »V: Olson, first; Chic.'ico 

 .\vcniie (Jreenhoiises, second. 



I'air pyr.imiil hay trees Holm A.- Olson, first; 

 Cliicauo .\ venue i; reenhiuises, second. 



Pair st.indard lia,\ trees -Holm iV Olson, first: 

 Cliica;.'0 .\veniie (i reeiihoiises, sei'ond. 



Fern dish, filled llidm A: Olson, first; Chicapo 

 Avenue lireenlionses, sc^cond. 



One liun(lre(l asters — Holm ^ Olson, first: H(>r- 

 man Swanson, second: Swanson's, Inc , tliird. 



Fifty asters- Herman Swans,, n. first; H(dm <S. 

 Olson, second; Swanson's. Inc.. Iliinl. 



Twenty-five asters — Holm \ Olsoti. first; 

 Sw.'inson's, Inc., second; Herman Swanson, third. 



'I'wenty Mrs. Charles Kiissell roses — Swanson's, 

 liii .. first; Chicatro .Vveniie (ireciihouses, second. 



Twenty K.iiserin roses — ChicaKO Avenue 

 (ireeiihouscs, first; .Swanson's, Inc., second; Holm 

 \- olscui. third. 



r«cnl,\ any pink roses, except Itussell — Chi- 



cago .\venue Greeiilioiises. first; Swanson's, Inc., 



second. 



Twenty yellow roses — Swanson's, Inc., first; 

 CliicaKo .\venu(! Greenhouses, second; Holm & 

 Olson, third. 



HauKiiiK basket of folia«e plants -Holm & 

 Olson, first; CliicaKo AveniU! (Jreenhoiises, sec- 

 ond. 



Window box. five feet — Holm & Olson, first; 

 CliicaKO Avenue Greenhouses, second. 



Itridal iKUKiuet Holm & Olson, first; Swan- 

 son's, Inc., second; Chicago Avenue Greenhouses, 

 third. 



Cotsage boiKiuet^^Holm & Olson, first: Swan- 

 sou's, Inc., second; Chicago Avf-nue Greenhouses, 

 third. 



Oriuiual design — Holm & Olson, first; Swan- 

 sou's, Inc., second; Chicago Avenue Greenhouses, 

 third. 



Itasket of cut flowers, sixteen inches — Holm 

 A: Olson, first: Swanson's. Inc., second; Cliicago 

 Avenue Greenhouses, third. 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. 



The Cut Flo'wer Awards. 



The exhibit of ]ilaiits by tlorists at the 

 Illinois 8tate fair, at Sjirinojlitdd, was 

 staffed Sejitember ]0, as reported in last 

 week's Kcview, the cut llowers and 

 designs following on the succeeding 

 da.vs. Owing to the destruction of the 

 Dome building liy tire a few weeks ago, 

 the tlorists juit tip their displays in 

 "Machiner.v hall. The only firms repre- 

 sented from outside the citv were Hem- 

 breiker Hros., of Ijincoln, and Albert T. 

 Hey. Those of the Springfield florists 

 who exhibited were A. C. Brown, the 

 Brinkerholf (Ireenhouses, the Lewis H. 

 Wise grecnliouses, the Jtinssen Seed i.^' 

 Floral Co., Hembreiker & Cole and the 

 Sjiringfield Floral Co. 



J. l'\ Ammaiin, of Ldwardsxille, w.as a 

 fair and impartial judge. The bride's 

 bouquet seemed to bother him :i little 

 l)it, atid, being of modest taste, he gave 

 the first ])ri/.e to the least elaborate. In 

 ;i number of cases ^Ir. Ammann ruled 

 out an exhibit wheti not fullilling the re- 

 (piirements; and if there was only one 

 entr.v, and it did not deserve first, he 

 awarded it second or thir(l premium, as 

 the case might be. 



There were renewals in several (dasses 

 on succeeding days. The awnrds follow: 



Twenty-five American Heaiities — Hembreiker & 

 C(de. first; A. C. Hrown. second. 



Fifty Kuss.dl— Hembreiker \ Cole, first; .\. C. 

 r.rown, seciuid. 



Fifty Eichniond — Hembreiker A: Cole, first; A. 

 C. Itrowii. second. 



Fifty Opliclia— Hembreiker A; Cole, first; A. C. 

 I'rowii, second. 



Fifty Killarney — Ilciiihrcikcr & Cole, first; A. 

 C. Hrown, second. 



Fifty Whiti' Killarney \. C. I'.rown, first; 

 Ilemlireiker iV Cole, second. 



Fifty roses, l.ist season's introduction — A. C. 

 r.rown, first; Hcnibrcikcr it Cole, second. 



Fifty Killarney I'.rilliant — .No first; A. C. 

 Hrown. second. 



Fifty Milady— No first; Hembreiker <fe Cole, 

 second. 



Si.\ varieties of roses, twenty five blooms 

 each. I'.iauties excepted Hcmluiiker & Cole, 

 first; A. C. I'.rowu. second. 



One hundred dahlias -No first; .I.inssen .Seed & 

 Floral Co.. second: .\. Janssen. third. 



Twenty-five dahlias, double .\. ('. Hrown, 

 first; no second; E. .1. Nott. third. 



Ilard.v pereiitiials, twelve vases -.No first; .\. 

 T. Mt^y. second. 



Asters — ,Ianssen Seed & Floral Co., lirst; A. C. 

 Hrown, second; .\. T. Hey, third. 



(iladioli — \. C. Hrown. first. 



Fift.v mums, two varieties of twiity five each 

 — .lanssen Seed & Floral Co., first. 



Fifty mums, any variety — .\. C. Hrown, first; 

 .\. T. \U-y, second; Janssen Seeil A: Floral Co., 

 thinl. 



Fift.v white carnations — Hembreiker Hros.. of 

 Linc<dn. first: Hembreiker \- Cole, second; Jans- 

 sen Seed & Floral Co.. third. 



Fifty flesh iiink carnatioiis Ibiubr.iker & 

 Cole, first; no scrond: .lanssen Seiwl ,v Floral Co., 

 third. 



Fifty light pink Jaiiss,.n S 1 & Floral Co.. 



tliird ; no tirst or sccuid. 



