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The Florists^ Review 



Ai'GiST 2G, 1920 



mark aiiplaiio iiiailj as can 1k' seen fioiii 

 till' I'livelojte n'jirodiu-ed on pau;e lit. If 

 you iH'i a li'ttcr by air|>liim' mail, you 

 will know it by the cancellation stain]). 

 The jiostaj,u' is the same as on ordinai'v 

 mail. Tlic stamps on the cnvclopf that 

 carrii'd S. A. i*\ conxcntion news to Tlic 

 Kovicw ari' ri'niovcd, since l'nite<l States 

 statnte forbids the reprodnclion of our 

 conntiy's jiosta^e staiii]is. 



TRADE EXHIBITS. 



Largest on Record. 



When all was said and done, Secre- 

 tary Young stated that whereas 17,000 

 square feet of exhibition space had 

 been the larj:;est total sold hitherto, 

 at Chicago in 1912. this year the fig- 

 ure exceeded 17,M(K It is to be re- 

 membered, also, that the rate is fifty 

 per cent larger this year than in 1912. 

 The luimber of exhibitors was close to 

 ICH) on the convention floor. 



Those who staged exhibits after the 

 report was sent for last week's I'leview 

 were as follows: 



J. W. Davis Co., Terre Haute, Ind. 



Some fine-looking cvclaiiieiis in M iindi 

 to ."inch pots gractMJ the taldes of the 

 .1. W. Davis Co., Terre Haute, Ind. A 

 large photograj)h and a w.'itcr i-oior 

 sketch of Hie range, Daxis (lardens, 

 showe(l where they grew. 



Domoto Bros., San Francisco, Cal. 



After eight days in an express car 

 Avithout refrigerator service, the blooms 

 of chrysanthemums, asters, hydrangeas, 

 riibrum lilies and strawtloweis that ar- 

 ri\'ed I'rom Domoto Bros., San Fran- 



cisco, the last day of the coiivention^^ 

 were in remarkably line condition. Thf' 

 mums were Karly Frost and Chrysolora. 

 The hydrangeas were a new variety of 

 the firm's own, called Domotoiii. There 

 weri' jiotted .la])anesi' dwarf cedars, no 

 more than twidve to eighteen inches 

 high, though said to be many years old. 



Florists' Ptiblicity Service Bureau, 

 Chicago. 



Adjoining the oflicial S. A. F. sanc- 

 tum, meaning Secretary Young's desk, 

 was the headquarters of the Florists' 

 Publicity Service Bureau, Chicago. The 

 large S. A. F. billboard was the back- 

 ground and on the desk was a slogan 

 sign with electric light flashing ajipara- 

 tiis, a new device for the retiiiler's 

 window. 



Florists' Telegraph Delivery 

 Association, Detroit. 



Near Secretary John Y'oung's oflicial 

 quarters the F. T. D. had its (piarters, 

 for the reception of jiossible members 

 and the transaction of the association's 

 increasing act ivitit's. 



Roman J. Irwin, New York. 



Literature and jirice lists regarding 

 !iis (dferings fiiniishe(l the sole decor.'i- 

 tioiis of IJomaii .). Irwin's space. 



Lindley Box & Paper Co., Marion, Ind. 



The regular line of the Lindley Box 

 A; Paper (,"o., ^Marion, Ind., was shown 

 by a number of sanijile boxes, on which 

 aj'iteared the names of florists whosi; 

 well known names furnished am])le evi- 

 dence of the excellent trade enjoyed 

 by this company. dray, green and 

 white boxes were exhibited and the 



-page advertisement in The Revie 

 served as price list. 



Newton Floral Co., Newton, Kan. 



Photograjdis of the new seedling gei, 

 nium, Kansas, were shown by the Ne\ 

 ton Floral Co., Newton, Kan. This pii 

 dwarf double geranium grows, it 

 stated, as many as (deven blooms in 

 .1 inch ])ot. It is reported to be i 

 pccially good for pot culture. Plan 

 will be on sale in the fall of 1921 a> 

 the following sjiring. 



W. J. Palmer & Son, Buffalo, N. Y. 



On the F. T. I), table was a vase , 

 the new summer and winter violet, S'. 

 Paulina's, which is to be sent out ne 

 spring by AV. .7. I'almer & Son, Buffal , 

 N. Y., and .1. (iammag? & Sons, Londo, , 

 Ont. It is a pleasing color and report >i 

 to lie a real acquisition. 



F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Kaihoad del;iv jirevenfed the arrival 

 fill the last day of F. K. Pierson 's ex 

 hibit, from Tarrytown, N. Y. This con, 

 prised some excellent specimens of fern- 

 in various sizes, among them Victory, 

 comj)acta and elegantissima. 



Quality Brands Co., Cleveland. 



How the glazing compound, Vifapla- 

 tic, makes glass stick was shown at tin 

 exhibit of the Qualify Brands Co., 

 Cleveland, not only by literature anil 

 j>]iotograplis, but also by a section of 

 sash. The gun for ajiplying it and the 

 new machine to fill the guns were their 

 for insjiecfion also. Roofing material 

 and greenhouse jtaint are others of tin' 

 firm "s jiroducts. 



Frank A. Volz, Cincinnati, O. 



(^oloi-ed photogr.'iphs showed the fonn 

 and ((ualities of Frank A. Volz's doubl,: 

 <-inerarias, wliicli he tliinks will be an 

 a<(piisition for the trade's Easter sale^. 



White Bros., Medina, N. Y. 



A basket of white roses in the midst 

 of Carl Hageiiburger 's display attracft d 

 niu(di notice. They were blooms of tin' 

 new rose. White Sunburst, from Whit' 

 Bros.. .Medina, N. Y. 



AWARDS TO TRADE EXHIBITS 



Carl Hagenburjjer. 



(( iciMTiil (ImiriiKiii "f ( 'IrvilaiHl AiianL'cuiijit- (;(>nin)lttcc, Klectcil ,';. \. K. Director.) 



Judges Have Hard Task. 



The .iudges ot" tlit> trad(> exhibits hii'l 

 a big j(di to cover in most section-, 

 though not in all. In sections A, li anl 

 F, iiududing plants, cut flowers, bull -. 

 seeds and garden recpiisites, the jud;^' - 

 were Irwin Bertermaiiii, (leorge Ba ' 

 and Thomas .Toy. In sections E and '•, 

 including florists' su]iplies and niisct 

 laneous exhibits, E. A. Fetters, Kidxr! 

 C. Kerr and Charles E. Riisscdl we" 

 the ,jiidges. In sections C .niid D, coi> 

 ]irisiiig boilers and heating aiqtar.'iti ^ 

 and greenhouse structures, Josejdi 1 

 Hill, E. Allan Peirce and Robert Sini; 

 son ofliciatcd. 



In the jdant section, hoTuuable iii< 

 tioii was awarded to Henry A. Drc , 

 Inc., Philadelphia; Robert Craig C- , 

 Philadelphia; Joseph Heacock Co., Wy 

 cote. Pa.; W. A. Manda. Inc., Soir 

 Orange, N. J., and Carl Hagenburg' . 

 West Mentor, O. A certificate of niei 

 w;is awarded the Robert Craig Co. <' ' 

 DracHMia Longii. The Storrs ic Harris' i 

 < 'o., Paiiiesville, O., .and .Jackson «Jl P' 

 kins Co., Newark, N. Y., were high'' 

 commended on the production of forcii -J 

 shrubbery. 



