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SEEING THE SIGHTS 



IN WASHINGTON 



Historical and political places of interest in the national capital arc 

 described in handy guide hooks for visitors' easy reference. Here are noted 

 the places of trade interest for the henefil of floruits ivho irill attend the fi. A . 

 F. convention at Washington August 16 to 1^. 



HH tiorists of Washington 

 are preparing a royal wel- 

 come for the visitors whe 

 attend the convention of 

 the 8. A. F. and are ex- 

 tending a general invita- 

 tion to all to "come np 

 and see us and chat a 

 bit." They want to talk 

 over things with the fel- 

 lows from the other places because they 

 know in swapping news and views they 

 are bound to get a lot of helpful infor- 

 mation. 



The entertainment committee is 

 headed by Adolph E. Gude, Jr., son of 

 Adolph Gude, vice-president of the S. 

 A. F. and member of the firm of Gude 

 Bros. Co. The former has been assured 

 by the individual florists of Washing- 

 ton that visits are desired, and so that 

 the tourists will not lose their way and 

 will know in advance the appearance of 

 the stores they are going to see, The 

 Review presents photographs of a num- 

 ber of representative places. 



Wholesale Houses. 



It is fitting, no doubt, to start with 

 the establishment presided over by the 

 president of the Florists' Club of Wash 

 ington. Otto Bauer is manager of the 



wholesale tlower l)usiiii-ss maintained 

 by the S. S. Pennock Co., at 1216 II 

 street, northwest. Mr. Bauer was for- 

 merly a retailer and is well informed 

 on all sub.jeets pertaining to tiic dis 

 fribution end of the business. 



This estal)lishment shows the growth 

 of tlie firm's business during the years 

 it has been located here. The great sue 

 <'ess of this branch led the Pennock Co. 

 to move from 1212 New York avenue to 

 its own l)uilding at the ])resent loca 

 tion. This is a new and (piilc modern 

 structure, with an a(le(|uatf ice making 

 anc^i^ling plant and a big, roomy sales 

 di'I)Tn'tnu>nt. The ice cooling rooms in 

 the iiasenient are of sufficient size to 

 ])crmit the storage of an entire holi 

 day crop. 



in addition to handling cut flowers, 

 this concern carries a full line of acces 

 sories, including ribbons, b.-iskets, ]iapcr. 

 boxes, wire, etc. 



Adjacent to this store is the head- 

 quarters of the Leo Niessen Co., inau 

 gurated coincidently witli the inaugura 

 tion of President Wm. H. Taft, at 120s 

 H street, northwest. It is presided over 

 l)y Albert Mchnell, who has been con 

 nected with the flower business in 

 W.'isiiington for many years. 



Tiiis store has recently undergone ;i 



number of ini[ii(>\ eiii(iit>, niMkiiig it oin 

 of the most m<«leni estal)iisliinents in 

 town. It has am]tle storage facilities, 

 and carries a full line of cut flovver> 

 j>roduced by some of the best known 

 growers in this locality. Mr. Hchnell 

 refers to his establishment as "The 

 House of Service.'" .and his custonier.- 

 agree that he is ;il\vays anxious to 

 please and willing to cooperate to the 

 fullest extent. This store was the first 

 in Washington to put in its own ie. 

 milking ])lant. 



Big Growers. 



'I'lie W.isliingt oil I'Moral <'(>., ;it tli< 

 cornel' of I'ourtetiit li street and New 

 ^'(irk avenue, li;ts iis its man.ager J 

 ll;tr|ier Iletheriiigton, the predecessor 

 of Mr. Bauer as president of the Flo 

 rists' Club of Washington. This con 

 eern does a thriving wholesale and 

 retail business, growing its own flow 

 ers at Alexandria, Va., where it has 

 about a quarter of a million feet of 

 glass. D;ivi(l G. Grillbortzer is presi 

 dent of the conct-rn. He devotes his en 

 tire .-ittention to the production end ot 

 the liusiness. This establishment i^^ 

 noted fur being the diily local growei 

 lit oreliids :ind during the season ofTerv 



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Two Washington Wholesale Houses, Both Worthy Offspring of Famous Philadelphia Firms. 



