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LARGE as it was, the second floor of 

 the Ninth Garage was crowded with 

 trade exhibits. After all spaces had 

 been sold once, allotments were rear- 

 ranged and aisles narrowed so that more 

 might be accommodated. Even after 

 tbese additional spaces had been taken, 

 there were more applicants. Secretary 

 Young Te-poTpe>dlhd>t more space was sold 

 than had Veen in the big Coliseum at 

 Chicago in/l912. The total was in excess 

 of 17,000 s/quare feet. 



The largest areas were covered by the 

 supply houses, who had a lavish assort- 

 ment of retailers' accessories, in staples 

 and nov/elties, domestic and imported, 

 fancy and plain, and at all prices. The 

 plantsmen, as a rule, had small displays, 

 when o4e recalls the great groups of 

 other ye^rs. They have not so many to 

 sell as thJBy had then, and their fine speci- 

 mens arej particularly valuable. 



The construction companies and boiler 

 manufacturers were not so conspicuous 

 as at other conventions. One greenhouse 

 was set up for inspection, but besides 

 that there was little in mechanical lines. 

 Transportation difficulties and the neces- 

 sity of keeping the workmen on the erec- 

 tion jobs accounted for their absence. 



Probably the average area was smaller 

 than before in the exhibits this year. 

 But the number of firms represented was 

 larger. In addition to those on the con- 

 vention floor, some others had headquar- 

 ters, with samples, at one or another 

 hotel. 



The exhibits of gladioli lent a decided- 

 ly attractive note of color to the fiall 

 and drew the notice of all the visitors. 

 The Ohio and Michigan growers showed 

 some fine stock. 



Good business was anticipated and 

 ample provision was made to care for it. 

 In some cases the list of those in at- 

 tendance on an exhibit would be as long 

 as that of the wares shown. But that 

 made it the more interesting. 



Brief descriptions of the various ex- 

 hibits follow: 



Acorn Befining Co., Cleveland. 



Glaseal is a black glazing compound 

 for greenhouse use put out by the Acorn 

 Befining Co., Cleveland. Nuroof, for 

 gutters and leaky channels, acts as a 

 roof and structural preservative, put on 

 with a brush in semi-plastic form. Boiler- 

 seal is an air-proofing material for cover- 

 ing brick settings about boilers, thus 

 aiding combustion. Samples of these 

 materials and of their forms when ap- 

 plied were included in the exhibit. 



Alabama Evergreen Excliange, 

 Cleveland. 



A rustic shelter decorated with greens 

 and ornamented by carved bark vessels 

 in odd shapes was the exhibit of the 

 Alabama Evergreen Exchange, Cleve- 

 land. 



American Bulb Co., Chicago. 



Named varieties of gladiolus and tulip 

 bnlbs and cases of fine Paper Whites 

 and Soleil d'Or were conspicuous in the 

 exhibit of the American Bulb Co., Chi- 

 cago. Some Godfrey calla. Purity free- 



sia, hyacinth and crocus bulbs also 

 looked wkjll. Baskets and other re- 

 tailers ' supplies occupied several tables, 

 and some pots of well grown rubrum 

 lilies woh much notice. 



A number of vases of gladioli from 

 the firm 's growers attracted much notice 

 by their excellent quality. 



Atlantic Machine Mfg. Co., Cleveland. 



The Merry Garden auto-cultivator, 

 with its lawn-mower attachment, and 

 cultivating' tools, were shown by the 

 Atlantic Machine Mfg. Co., Cleveland. 

 The machine is run by gasoline and has 

 been found useful by those cultivating 

 a fair-sized acreage. It can straddle a 

 12-inch row or work between 24-inch 

 rows. 



W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago. 



Some fine tulip bulbs, just from Hol- 

 land, and excellent hyacinth bulbs were 

 shown by the W. W. Barnard Co., Chi- 

 cago, as well as some crocuses and nar- 

 cissi. 



Baum's Home of Flowers, Knoxville, 

 Tenn. 



Three huge baskets of gladiolus stalks 

 of the same sort occupied the table of 

 Baum's Home of Flowers, Knoxvilk, 

 Tenn. They were the Wilhelmina Gude 

 variety, a deep pink fading in the throat 

 to a lighter shade. Plants showing the 

 bulbs were also shown. 



H.^ayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. 



Strong as was the showing of H. Bay- 

 ersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, of baskets, 

 there was still ample room in their large 

 space for a liberal display of the other 

 lines the firm handles, including wreaths, 

 foliage and beaded; dyed grasses and 

 ruscus, favors, chiffons, artificial flow- 

 ers, etc. Among them were many im- 

 ported novelties that awakened admira- 

 tion. In the extensive groups of bas- 

 kets were ivory, two-tone, rustic and 

 some delicately shaded finishes that ap- 

 pealed to the visitors. 



Bergmann-Koropp Co., Chicago. 



The brightly colored dyed grasses and 

 foliage of the Bergmann-Koropp Co., 

 Chicago, lightened up one end of the 

 hall. Silvered and tinted tropical ferns 

 were a novelty of the exhibit. 



B. S. Blake & Son, Rochester, N. Y. 



B. 8. Blake & Son showed their aew 

 lever loop clips, which act as stake hold- 

 ers for roses, mums, carnations, etc., sav- 

 ing much labor in the greenhouse. 



Botanical Nursery Co., Lapeer, Mich. 



A white birch tent-frame structure 

 was the attractive setting of the wild 

 flowers exhibited by the Botanical Nurs- 

 ery Co., Lapeer, Mich. 



Burlington Willow Ware Shops, Burling- 

 ton, la. 



The products of the Burlington Wil- 

 low Ware Shops, at Burlington, la., in- 

 cluded a line of icebox and display bas- 

 kets for use in the flower store. They 



provide a means of avoiding the bare 

 appearance of the florists' icebox. In 

 them are heavy galvanized liners, so that 

 long use may be had from them. An 

 extensive variety of handle baskets was 

 shown, comprising many tones and 

 styles. 



Chicago Printed String Co., Chicago. 



Sample rolls of the many different col- 

 ors and patterns of printed tape used 

 for tying florists' bundles were in the 

 exhibit of the Chicago Printed String 

 Co., Chicago. There were also spools of 

 ribbonette, a higher grade of tape in 

 different colors. 



Cohen ft Hiller, New York. 



Fancy weaves of many sorts composed 

 the novelty ribbons that occupied the 

 tables of Cohen & Hiller, New York. 

 Staple lines of ribbons, chiffons, pins, 

 etc., made a good showing also. 



Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia. 



In the two large groups of foliage 

 plants from the Robert Craig Co., Phila- 

 delphia, were a number of interesting 

 things. All showed excellent culture. 

 Nephrolepis ferns were numerous, as 

 were nicely colored crotons. The ken- 

 tias and pandanus looked fine. Ficus 

 elastica, begonias and a number of other 

 foliage plants also were worthy of note. 



Crowl Fern Co., Millington, Mass. 



Hardy cut ferns and mountain laurel, 

 in wreaths and festooning, from the 

 Crowl Fern Co., Millington, Mass., cov- 

 ered one of the pillars of the exhibition 

 hall and an adjoining table. 



A. T. De La Mare Co., New York. 



A table filled with horticultural books 

 and pamphlets constituted the exhibit 

 of the A. T. De La Mare Co., New York. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. 



Excellent collections of kentias and 

 crotons were shown by Henry A. Dreer, 

 liQC, Philadelphia. Handsome speci 

 mens of phoenix, ficus and nephrolepis 

 in large sizes were also included. A ta 

 ble of small kentias, selaginellas, adiau 

 tum and other ferns also attracted mu«h 

 interest. 



Durable Products Co., Cleveland. 



Samples of Duroplastic and the glaz 

 ing gun furnished by the Durable Prod 

 ucts Co., Cleveland, were on view, to 

 gether with excerpts from the trad.' 

 press regarding the officers of the com 

 pany, L. M. Greene and Henry Dunker, 

 and other literature for prospective 

 users. 



Duro Paper Products Co., Chicago. 



Boxes in all the sizes and colors useil 

 by florists were exhibited by the Dure 

 Paper Products Co., Chicago. 



W. H Elverson Pottery Co., New Brigh- 

 ton, Pa. 



Red pottery in all the sizes in gen 

 eral use among florists was shown by 

 the W. H. Elverson Pottery Co., New 

 Brighton, Pa. Some jardinieres of the 



