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The Florists^ Review 



AuQUST 19, 1830 



M. Bice Ck)^ PhUadelpUa. 



America affords a great variety in 

 florists' supplies, novel and unusual 

 enough to be of great attraction to re- 

 tailers, to judge from the "ma«le-in- 

 America" wares in the exhibit of the 

 M. Eice Co., Philadelphia. Baskets in 

 the new polychrome and Parisian fin- 

 ishes, with braid handles, were most 

 attractive. Other sorts in two-tone fin- 

 ishes were novel. "Made-in-America" 

 wreaths of natural prepared materials 

 made a splendid showing against the 

 blue background of the Eice display. 

 Two tables were occupied with vases 

 of prepared grasses; oriental spiraea 

 and African bark were colorful and at- 

 tractive. A pair of large wicker stands 

 for store decoration won much admira- 

 tion. 



Jtillas Boelirs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 



Three potted cattleyas in the exhibit 

 of the Julius Eoehrs Co., Eutherford, 

 N. J., drew much attention. Cattleya 

 Memoria Eoehrs Lowe, a cross of Prince 

 Edward and Dowiana, was in flower for 

 the first time, having yellow petals and 

 a deep red cup. The others were Cat- 

 tleya Hardyana alba and C. fabia rubra. 

 The usual excellent showing of palms, 

 spiraeas and other foliage plants of the 

 Julius Eoehrs Co. was on hand. 



J. K. Eugowski Seed Co., Manitowoc, 

 Wis. 



Vases of J. K. Eugowski's big asters, 

 Pure Honor, Purpje Honor and Meri- 

 torious Pink, with photographs of them 

 in the field, drew notice to the booth of 

 the J. K. Eugowski Seed Co., Mani- 

 towoc, Wis. Some of his pansies were 

 also on view. 



Sam Sellgman, New York. 



In the exhibit of Sam Seligman, New 

 York, were some ribbons of merit, in- 

 cluding American-made silver shower 

 ribbon, metallic finish corsage ribbons 

 and ties and a full line of metallic 

 ribbons in floral colors. An appropriate 

 selection of artificial flowers and of 

 baskets was shown. In addition, there 

 were white wooden easels, corsage 

 pins, prepared grasses and bouquet 

 ^ holders. 



Ii. S. Shaw & Co., Cleveland. 



Various heating devices, parts of the 

 Shaw System, were exhibited by L. S. 

 Shaw & Co., Cleveland. They included 

 Betson plastic fire brick, the Winner 

 steam trap, a combination flue brush 

 and scraper, and a draft gauge. There 

 were also blue prints and sketches 

 showing other parts of the Shaw equip- 

 ment. 



Schloss Bros., Ribbons, Inc., New York. 



Eibbons and chiffons and similar sup- 

 plies for florists were comprehensively 

 displayed by Schloss Bros., Eibbons, 

 Inc., New York. Some fancy weaves 

 were shown, as well as a complete line 

 of staples. 



Skinner Irrigation Co., Troy, O. 



Enough equipment to show the work- 

 ings of the Skinner system was set up 

 at the booth of the Skinner Irrigation 

 Co., Troy, O. 



Joseph M. Stem ft Co., Cleveland. 



Artistic latticework enabled Joseph 

 M. Stern & Co., Cleveland, to show to 

 fine advantage their general line of arti- 



ficial flowers. The firm's rose blooms 

 were especially noteworthy. Wreaths 

 and artificial pine trees were also shown. 



Storrs & Harrison Co., Palnesvllle, O. 



Besides the evergreens at the en- 

 trance of the display hall, the Storrs 

 & Harrison Co., Painesville, O., had 

 some small specimens for admiration 

 at its booth. A fine collection of ferns 

 of many varieties in small pots was 

 on the tables, with specimens of a dozen 

 or more different kinda of rose bushes. 

 Some small kentias and other foliage 

 plants showed excellent culture. 



United Bulb Co., Mt. Clemens, Mich. 



About thirty-five varieties of gladi- 

 olus blooms occupied the tables of the 

 United Bulb Co., Mt. Clemens, Mich. 

 In the vases were some unusual colors 

 that drew considerable notice. Among 

 the best were Goliath, Maine, Pride of 

 Hillegom, Mr. Mark, L 'Immaculee, Eed 

 Emperor, Prince of Wales. Wilbrink 

 and Lisse. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, ex- 

 hibited cases of newly arrived I>ii±ch 

 and French bulbs, as well as some cold 

 storage giganteums. Some ferns and 

 caladiums came from the nurseries, and 

 bunches of raffia were shown also. 



H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. 



The Cyclone soil shredder was exhib- 

 ited by the H. Weber & Sons Co., Oak- 

 land, Md., which calls it a shredder and 

 not a grinder to denote its real process 

 of working, which, it is stated, elim- 

 inates the objectionable featured which 

 hitherto have been found in such ma- 

 chines. 



Werthelmer Bros., New York. 



Samples of the extensive line of rib- 

 bons of Wertheimer Bros., New York, 

 were not so many as they would have 



been on the opening day had the ex- 

 press company forwarded the cases from 

 New York promptly. But the travel- 

 ers' samples showed an excellent vari- 

 ety, in some fancy weaves, that attract- 

 ed much attention from visitors. 



Wayside Gardens, Mentor, O. 



A gorgeous display of gladioli, to- 

 gether with some other perennials, 

 formed the display of the Wayside Gar- 

 dens, Mentor, O. There were about 

 eighty vases of distinct varieties, among 

 them thirty-five primulinus which had 

 received either a gold medal or a first- 

 class certificate from the Eoyal Hor- 

 ticultural Society in London. The dis- 

 play drew much notice by virture of its 

 artistic arrangement by J. J. Grulle- 

 maijLS. 



The White Co., Cleveland. 



A handsomely painted truck, bear- 

 ing the slogan and the insignia of "Pal- 

 mer's Flowers," formed the exhibit 

 of the White Co., Cleveland. 



Wing Seed Co., Mechanicsburg, O. 



Fifty or sixty distinct varieties of 

 gladioli from the fields of the Wing 

 Seed Co., Mechanicsburg, O., formed 

 another display of these flowers that 

 was much admired. Albert I, L 'Inno- 

 cence, Lutetia and General Kuropat- 

 kin were varieties that won special at- 

 tention. 



George Wittbold Co., Chicago. 



Kentias, nephrolepis, Ficus elastica, 

 crotons and some other foliage plants, 

 of various sizes, were sent by the 

 George Wittbold Co., Chicago. 



Bolf Zetlitz Co., Lima, O. 



A table of well-grown cyclamens, hy- 

 drangeas, geraniums and ferns gave vis- 

 iting florists indication of the high qual- 

 ity of stock grown by the Eolf Zetlitz 

 Co., at Lima, O. 



iyM2ti^jLum m2JftLM4^^ 



IT IS pleasing to report at this con- 

 vention that the society made consid- 

 erable headway in the year just closed. 

 Our membership has increased mate- 

 rially. From August 1, 1919, to August 

 10, 1920, we have taken in 609 new mem- 

 bers. Within the same period we have 

 added 848 to our life membership roll. 

 Our total membership is 3,311, of whom 

 1,509 are life members. This latter to- 

 tal necessarily includes a number of 

 members who have not yet made good 

 for their 1920 standing, but we have al- 

 ways this problem to contend with when 

 we have occasion to go into statistics. I 

 might say, however, that defections 

 from our membership are less now than 

 they have been for some years. There 

 evidently exists a better feeling in re- 

 gard to keeping up a membership in the 

 society and it is hoped that in the fu- 

 ture our dead wood will materially de- 

 crease. Our dues now are $5 per an- 

 num, but it has not yet been found that 

 the increase from $3 has been detrimen- 

 taL A great deal of missionary work 



The report of Secretary Young, presented at 

 tbe CleyeUnd coDyeotloTr Augast 17, 1020. 



has been carried out in the secretary's 

 office and the results are shown in the 

 increase in our membership and particu- 

 larly in the additions to our life mem- 

 bership list. A few of our state vice- 

 presidents this year have made consid- 

 erable effort to add to our membership 

 and their results are worthy of our ap- 

 preciation. 



The publicity campaign has again been 

 chief among the society's work for a 

 year. A separate report on this work 

 will, of course, be presented at the con- 

 vention session devoted largely to the 

 work of the campaign. 



The plant quarantine has been a lively 

 issue during the year, but little or noth- 

 ing has been accomplished of benefit to 

 the florists' trade. 



Administratioin Offices. 



The prospect of a material advance in 

 office rental and the need for more work- 

 ing room led last April to our taking 

 office quarters in the Sixth avenue build- 

 ing, in New York, in the part of the 

 building occupied by the new wholesale 



