AUOUST 4, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



Such a Basket of Summer Flowers Makes Buyers even When the Days Arc Hot. 



sweetest way." Pk-tiires were taken 

 at this time and also tliere were pie- 

 tures fjiveii to the daily press ot' this 

 tele{>rani. 



The Western Union Tele;;rai)h Co. has 

 its liea<l(|narters in the V. T. 1). booth. 



Another attraction heretofore un- 

 heard-of is the lidiiily siiij;iM<; of the 

 sonfj;, ''Say It with l-'lnwcrs," in the 

 Horists' section liy a professional lady 

 singer einiiloyi'd at the exiiositien bj' a 

 nnisie ])ubiislier. 



iJenerons contributions ha\c been 

 made by the <'liic,i^o wholesale hous(\s 

 and by a number of allied trades' firms 

 to pay for the space and de<'orations in 

 i.'onnection with tlie Howit ^how. Tliosp 

 include the following: 



Anii'iii.iii r.iilli I'l. 



Aini'rii'jii >'•> nli"iiM 



K. V. Aniliii.; <■), 

 Frank Aviis 

 I'.a-^s.'lt .V W:is|il,,;ili 

 W . \\ l'..irTi:inl C... 

 I. A. Hncll.iiii: Cm. 

 rliit-;l^M KInwci- 

 Knic \- C.i. 



.IciscIlM I'". .ITS 111- C. 



A. lli'iiil<'rs..ii ,v I .^ 

 IN'rcy .Inm-s. In.-. 

 Kinnicti r.ii.>. i ,., 

 ■Iiillll Knirlltcll <*<>. 

 r/inl & r.iniili.'Uii t'l 

 •F. ('. M'liiiimcT C.i. 



rofiiiiii;i Till r.r<»s, To. 



A. T. I'.vf.r & fi.. 

 Uaoillciii Itjiskc't Co. 

 O. A. Hi \.. A. ToiiiUT. 

 .Ii>si'|ili /.iskii & Soils. 



The flori>ts a 



Mi.: C 



\\ rl v' A<s|j 



inn' increasiiifr interest. Kntries have 

 been placed in practically every contest 

 (in the list. The secretary wishes it an 

 noiiiiced that these entries may be 

 HKiile at any time within tjii> twenty 

 t'oiir hours allowed. Increasint; interest 

 and iiicnaseil number of entries wil 

 iiiak(> possible a better and iiuiie ex 

 tensive show for the florists an. I al 

 elii;iblL' for prizes. 



I over I 111' i-it \ 



:ire sliuw 



NEW WAY TO SHIP FLOWERS. 



.\ London c.ible dispatch to the I'liiln- 

 .jeljilii.i Public l.edjrer .Inly 'JS i-dn 

 1;iined Mews i>[' a novel methnd of <liip- 

 pini: tlowei--;. Jt reacl : 



••A Mill, I block- of ice \\:is iji'livi'retl 

 here tod;i\- to I'rciiiier lliiylies, ot' .\u<- 

 tr.alia. The iilock contained .-i wr.ath 

 and two boUi|llets stMlt by the K'ilUIIIeil 



SoMicrs ' an. I Sailors ' Le:iyui- ol' I'lilli. 

 Wi'sleni .\usl i;ili;i. The ici- \\:i- melted 

 li\- pipuriii^ on c(di| water it ua- I', ar.'.l 

 it' hot w.iter was iiscMJ the flow .is would 



blacken .lllil till- lloWcrs \\. I'l lolllhl 

 .•IS fresh as uheii they st;ir1ed. Ilo' ic- 

 .■\i-u coiisi rvin^ their mlor. Tin' -wieath 

 ami boiKpK.ds were made of yellow wat 

 tie, red roses, carn.ations, \iolets and 

 shell ]iin lilies. 



''As soon as they wii-e thawe.l out 

 Premier lliii;lies ]il;ii'ed the wreath on 

 the toihli ot' )]].• iiiiknowii sidilicr in 



Westminster Abbey, one boiupiet on tlic 

 cenotaph in Whitehall .and gave flu 

 other iiouiiuet to Princess Marv ;it 

 Hnekiiigham ji.'ilace. ' ' 



BASKETS OF GLADIOLI. 



Snow .shoes .-tl the b.athiiig be.acli oi 

 bathiiiii suits for .\l]iine idiinbers .ire 

 lidiciilous suggestions, which cm In 

 I'orgotten when read, because they nieaii 

 iicdhiiig to Us. liiit there is .a, condition 

 ill the market today which tnany have 

 long thoiielil ♦'• be ill iiear^ proxiinit\ 

 to the rid iiMiloiis. .iioi it coiici-rns lis all. 

 State(l ill :i nutshell, the tact is that 

 gladioli, most be;iiitiliil ol' tlowers when 

 ]iroperiy ;niaiigei|, ure in anipK^ abnn 

 d.ance .aihl tli.' ]iiildie ilois not know 

 .■lioiigh to bu\ tlioui. What's more, a 

 great many ot' lis ha\e m/ d'one niiich 

 to .assist in eilucatiiig the juildic to a 

 |ioiiit wli.ii' the d.'in.-iii.l will iisi' up th' 

 supply. 



The Art l'lol;il Co., n( Sail Pi .ill.-lscO, 



is oil.' tiriii tli.it lias ;,ssisf,'d in showin;.' 

 what ;;l.idi(di can do. .1 u-^^. r. cent I v this 

 .•omiiaiiy arrangeil the excellent baskets 

 shown (>ii this ;ind an adjacent jiage 

 for the opening of the P.ank of Italy's 

 new lieaibpiarters in th.at city. In ev- 

 ery ease gl;i.|i(di are a cons|)ienoiis part 

 of' the b.askets. Tli.i t.ill white b.'sk.'i 

 is inoii' than s(\rii le.t m heighl Oi 



