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The Florists^ Review 



OrTOBER 2, 1!)19. 



KaiK'.v ilispliiy of diililiiis, K. Stanley Hrowii 

 prize— Max Kcliliiij:. New York. 



Display of diililiiis. Miiriictt Itros. prize— C. 

 Ixiiis AiliiiK, Wist llavfii. Coiiii. 



Display of dahlias, Wecbcr & Don prize — C. 

 Ix)iiis Ailinn, West Haven, Conn. 



The awards of tlie American Institute 

 to eonimercial growers were as follows: 



Fifty varieties, one Hower of eaeli, at least 

 four tvpes -W. F. .lost. New Haven, ("onn., 

 tirst; \V. D. Hathaway, New Uedford, Mass., 



se(<in<l. 



Twentv-tive varieties, one flowef of each, at 

 least three types— W. F. Jost, first; W. C. 

 Noonan. second. 



Ten varieties, one flower of each — W. F. Jost, 

 Hrst; W. (". Noonan. second. 



Display of single dahlias. 100 flowers — Mills 

 & Co.. Mnmaroneck, N. Y., first; N. H. Cottam, 

 & Son. second. 



Display of cactus dahlias, 100 flowers— W. D. 

 Hathaway, first. 



Display of i>ompon dahlias. 100 flowers — A. W. 

 Davidson", Ansonla, ("onn., first; W. D. Hatha- 

 way, second. 



Twenty-five blooms, show dahlias, yellow, one 

 named variety — N. H. Cottam & Son, first. 



Twenty-five blooms, show dahlias, white, one 

 named variet.v^S. M. Wakeman, New Haven, 

 Conn, first: N. H. Cottam & Son, second. 



Twenty-five blooms, show dahlias, pink, one 

 named variety — N. H. Cottam & Son, first. 



Twenty-'five blooms, .show dahlias, any other 

 color, one named variety — N. H. Cottam & Son, 

 first. 



Twenty-five blooms, decorative dahliaR, yellow, 

 one named variety — N. H. Cottam & Son. first; 

 Emily Slopombe. New Haven, Conn., second. 

 , Twenty-five blooms, decorative dahlias, white, 

 one named varlet.v — W. F. Jost, first. 



Twenty-five blooms, decorative dahlias, pink, 

 one named varlet.v— N. H. Cottam & Son, first. 



Twenty-five blooms, decorative dahlias, any 

 other color, one named variety — N. H. Cottam & 

 Son, first; S. M. Wakeman, second. 



Twenty-five blooms, cactus dahlias, yellow, 

 one named variety — N. H. Cottam & Son, first. 



Twenty-five blooms, cactus xlahlias, white, one 

 named variety — N. H. Cottam & Son, first. 



Twenty-flve blooms, cactus dahlias, pink, one 

 named variety — N. H, Cottam & Son, first. 



Twenty-five blooms cactus dahlias, any other 

 color, one named variety — Emily Slocombe, first; 

 N. H. Cottam & Son, second. 



Ten varieties, peony-flowered dahlias, three 

 each, long stems — W. C. Noonan, first; N. H. 

 Cottam & Son, second. 



Ten varieties, cactus, three each, lonK stems — 

 W. C. Noonan, first: N. H. Cottam & Son, second. 



Ten varieties, show and fancy, three each, 

 long stems— N. H. Cottam & Son. first; C. Louis 

 AllinK. second. 



Ten varieties decorative, three each, lonsr 

 stems— S. M. Wakeman, first; N. H. Cottam & 

 Son. second. 



EiKlit varieties pompons, three each, lonjf 

 stems— A. W. Davidson, first; C. Louis Ailing, 

 second. 



Eight varieties single, three each, long stems 

 —Mills & Co., first; N. H. Cottam & Son, second. 



Vase show and fancy dahlias, six varieties — 

 S. M. Wakeman, first. 



Vase decorative dahlias, six varieties — S. M. 

 Wakeman. first; W. C. Noonan, second. 



Vase single dahlias, six varieties — Mills & 

 Co., first; W. C. Noonan, second. 



Twenty-four cactus dahlias, distinct varieties, 

 short stems— N. H. Cottam &*on, first; C. Louis 

 Ailing, second. 



Twenty-four decorative and hybrid show, dis- 

 tinct varieties, short stems- C. Louis Ailing, 

 fi»st. 



Twenty-four ball-shaped double dahlias, dis- 

 tinct varieties, short stems — S. M. Wakeman, 

 first; W. D. Hathaway, second. 



Vase, twelve scarlet dahlias, any one named 

 variety, long stems— F. t'tter. Harrison, N. Y., 

 first: J. L. Childs. second. 



Vase, twelve white dahlias, any one named 

 variety, long stems — S. M. Wakeman, first; A. 

 W. Davidson, second. 



Vase, twelve yellow dahlias, anv one named 

 variety, long stems— J. L. Childs, first; C. I»ui8 

 Ailing, second. 



Vase, twelve variegated dahlias, an.v one 

 named variety, long stems — J. \,. Childs. first; 

 Alfred E. Dohy. New Haven, Conn., second. 



Vase, ten variegated dahlias, ten named va- 

 rieties, long stems — N. H. Cottam & Son. first; 

 W. D. Hathaway, second. 



Certificates were given by the Ameri- 

 can Institute to Max Rchling for his 

 meritorious exhibit of dahlias; to the 

 C. H. Totty Co. for the roses F. W. 

 Dunlop and Mme. Butterfly, and to W. 

 A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., for 

 Dahlia Mandaiana. 



Special cash prizes were awarded to 

 Mills & Co., Mamaroneck, N. Y., for dis- 

 play of cactus dahlias, di8i)lay of pom- 

 pons, and collection of dahlias; W. D. 

 Hathaway, for display of sliort-stemmed 

 dahlias and collection of long-stemmed 

 dahlias; W. H. Duckham, for disjday of 

 roses; C. H. Totty Co., for display of 



roses; R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., for 

 collection of dahlias; C. Louis Ailing, 

 for display of dalilias; W. C. Noonan, 

 for collection of dahlias; N. H. Cottam 

 & Son, for display of dahlias; Geo. L. 

 Stillman, for collection of dahlias and 

 exhibit of pompons; L. B. Linsley, West 

 Haven, Conn., for collection of pom- 

 pons, exhibit of decorative and show 

 dahlias and exhibit of cactus dahlias. 



J. H. P. 



SCOTS MAY SAY IT. 



Albert Pochelon and his associate 

 boosters of the F. T. D. have spread the 

 name of the organization beyond the bor- 

 ders of this country and given it inter- 



national prestige. With it has gone 

 fame for the slogan of the S. A. F. In 

 the Evening Times of Glasgow, Scot- 

 land, for September 1 appeared the fol- 

 lowing: 



"SATT IT WITH FIX>WERS." 

 An excellMI system Is now In operation where- 

 by it is poiM|))le to immediately convey expres- 

 sions of eouKratulation or condolence in the 

 form of floPST tributes across the Atlantic. The 

 F. T. D., iltttich by interpretation means Flo- 

 rists' TelegEMh Delivery, Is an American organ- 

 ization, each' of whose 1,040 members Is pre- 

 pared to carry out at once the instructions of 

 people on this side of the Atlantic In sending 

 floral tributes to their friends in America, and 

 conversely, those dwellers in the States and Can- 

 ada who wish a similar service rendered here. 

 The association's motto is "Say It with Flowers." 

 Scotland's only representative Is Wm. Lelghton, 

 Renfield street, who lately received a commission 

 for over 500 wreaths to be laid upon the graves 

 of American soldiers in this country. 



As they say in Kansas City, ' ' do you 

 know" that the Alpha Floral Co. is a 

 big billboard advertiser and that its 

 elegant store downtown is a beehive of 

 business? That Arthur Newell has real- 

 ized the dream of his business career in 

 the new store, which is quite the latest 

 in floral architecture and equipment? 



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Samuel Murray has returned to Kan- 

 sas City from the oil fields and says the 

 trip rejuvenates. The Murray store has, 

 in the language of a visitor, ' ' the dig- 

 nity of simplicity," rich in foliage 

 plants, partly supplied from the green- 

 houses under the care of Colonel Sharp, 

 who has also a fine house of cattleyas 

 and Begonia Melior. One house is filled 

 with Exacum affina, a pretty, blue-flow- 

 ering annual, first received from the 

 MacBorie-McLaren Co., San Francisco, 

 Cal. It is of shrubby habit, free-flower- 

 ing, fragrant and easily grown from 

 seed. Mr. Murray says it sells at sight. 

 In borders leading to the houses. Petunia 

 Rosy Morn and King of the Blues were 

 sup'ferb. The famed grapevines have 

 given place to nectarines, which create 

 a sensation when, loaded with luscious 

 fruit, they adorn the store window. 

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"Do you know," observed W. L. 

 Rock, of the W. L. Rock Flower Co., 

 Kansas City, "that when I was in Min- 

 nesota recently, I found that the fame 

 of our duck window had reached so 

 far?" A feature of it is a .flock of 

 finches that fly around. The birds seem 

 to appreciate the situation, for a pair of 

 goldfinches have nested in full view of 

 the public, and, while they are not so 

 clever as Poll Tweedlepipe 's bullfinch, 

 they certainly are a drawing card. Re- 

 luctantly 4he scene must be changed to 

 prepare for the debut of the queen of 

 autumn. The advance shipment of 

 Chrysolora from California was not up 

 to expectations. Attention was called to 

 a grand lot of gladioli from Holm & 

 Olson, St. Paul, considered the finest 

 seen in town this season. 

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R. S. Brown & Son, Kansas City, Mo., 

 have sold their range located out of the 

 city, giving as primary cause difficulty 

 in procuring efficient help. The home 

 range is in plants for retail only. Our 

 veteran confrere of fourscore years is 

 seen daily at his corner of the potting 

 bench, where he has potted possibly mil- 

 lions of plants. 



W. J. Barnes, Kansas City, Mo., is 

 one of the fortunate few who are cut- 

 ting prime dahlias, which find good sale. 

 A pink cactus, Maude Adams, is espe- 

 cially popular. 



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"Always awake," observed W. H. 

 Englehart, of the Idlewild Greenhouses, 

 Memphis Tenn., in calling attention to 

 the legend on the window, "We never 

 sleep," above which on either side is the 

 adopted national slogan, "Say It with 

 Flowers." "A large part of the in- 

 crease in our business," continued Mr. 

 Englehart, "is credited to press pub- 

 licity and we are increasing advertising 

 space in the Pink Section of The Review 

 on that principle. Believe me, we are 

 watching the course of the trade stream 

 closely and have our launch fed with the 

 best material." Illustrative of the up- 

 to-date system followed here is the use 

 of the graphotype and addressograph to 

 save time in the office. Design work is 

 done on the second floor. A blanket 

 composed of cattleyas and valley, one of 

 several pieces for the obsequies of a 

 prominent local patron, was especially 

 beautiful. The best of flowers are 

 shipped from Chicago. Some fine Chrys- 

 olora chrysanthemums, cattleyas and 

 roses, first-class stock, were seen. The 

 suburban store and greenhouses adjoin 

 the bungalow of our "sleepless" 

 confrere, who is much pleased with this 

 means of employing his "spare" mo- 

 ments during enforced absence from the 



city store. 



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Featured on the store window and 

 the delivery cars of the American 

 Flower Shop, Joplin, Mo., is a globe 

 with the well-known slogan written 

 across it, "We give the earth with each 

 plant." Add to this the latest and now 

 universally popular "Say It with Flow- 

 ers," and the cycle is complete. 

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Laura H. Hubble, Springfield, Mo., is 

 especially successful with the combina- 

 tion of a novelty and flower shop. It is 

 entirely in keeping to suggest a corsage 

 bouquet to a patron who is selecting a 

 corsage. A Randall fountain in the 



window attracts much attention. 



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The J. W. Stokes Floral Co., Spring- 

 field, Mo., attributes its success to fol- 

 lowing the slogan, "We strive to 

 please," and proving to its customers 

 "not how cheap, but how good are our 

 products." W. M. 



