AicrsT 11, lOL'l 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



CHICAGO'S SHOW 



PAGEANT MAKES PROGRESS. 



Chicago Florists Getting Publicity. 



Till' r;i}.;c:iiit of ]'r(i^;iT~- :it "'li'u-n^o 

 is ;it t r;ict in;; crdwds liir licyoinl :iiiv 

 .iiii'V cxpiM I III idiis. Sdinr tliiT( iiiilliiiii 

 |ic(i|ilr .-lilTnily li:i\r ;it t cihlcil :iiii| tlii-ri' 

 ,till .'H'c sc\-c'i-al ilays 1(i ;;(i. Tlic s|irc- 



i.-iiiilar I'Vciits ilUTC'lsc daily, and Ir 



■■■irly inornilifi' until iiiidni;^lit r;i(di d;iy 

 I li(' ]ii('i' is crowilrd. 



'I'lic idTdft t(i |iii1 till' lliii-isis" iiidiisir\ 

 111 till' triiiit is lirin^' iiKirknl with sue- 

 ii'ss ill many \v;iys. 'i'lir llowir show 

 IS dill' df till' iiidsl attrartixf sriliinis in 

 ; 111' I'Xpdsitidn ;iiid is i-(i|i"i'drd as siiili 

 ii\' till' aiit lidrit ii's. Ki;^lii laij^r lludd 



';:ni|is tlll'dW li^llt t'l'dlll ,'iliii\r. 'I'lli'y 

 iii.'ikc till' lldwcrs stand out sn that tliry 

 .i|(|i('al Id iNcryoiic, The • ■ Sa \ It with 

 I'idWi'l's ' ' sldo;in rri-ri\ I's its sh;il'i' dt' 

 illnnii]i;it idii and it i-an hr lirard ii'|irat 

 I'dly (III till' lips dl' the \isit Ill's. 



In till' ncitihlidiliddil df hull' a iiiillidn 

 lldvVrrs, inrliidin;; .'ill 'In- x.-iriitirs now 

 nil the ni.'ii'ki't. wi'i'i' ddiiatrd Ky the 

 ;;iii\'va'rs, .\ii;^iist I. ,'iiid disi ri I uit I'd 

 ur.'itis td till' \isitdrs. .\u;.;iist il Sitit 

 i:iry \V. A. Iliiiisin d ist rilmt cd aliinit 

 •_'(iii,ii(iil tldwcrs t'l'dlll till' llviiii: lidal 

 s.'inta .M;iri;i, and tin' li\i| idpl.-i iir N ',». 



Ail dl' tlirsi' r\i'llts lia\i' ImiIi lirl-- 

 :ildi'il liy till' ]iri"^s. luit tin' lldWiT ii'iiwii 

 lirstdwi'd iipdii till' (,)iii'i'n III' till' I'au;- 

 I'.-iiit at till' cdrdii.'itidn Aiiuiist li was 

 di'sri'ilii'd clalidi'at I'ly in nil thr f'hicaLld 

 newspapers. Mrs. j.illinn < '. Stuart, 

 iii.'iiiajicr dl' P)dli.'iii iidii I'Idinl < 'n.. wa-^ 

 the .'irtist wild ni.'ide the ii'dwii n I' tlow 

 ers. 'riie (|lleeii Wdl'e .'I Ridden u.'il'li and 

 the T'dses in the el'dWII were rlldsen ai- 



edrdintrly. It is pidli.-ildv the lirst tinn.' 

 tli;it (Mddeii ()|dii'lia has Ineii used for 

 n pllldic ex'ent. Its stroll;.; yellow idldr 

 w.'is just what ^vas wanted. Tliis ruse, 

 wliii-li is a specialty with W'eiidland iV 

 Keiinel ('d.. is liciiiy ludked iipini with 

 niiudi expert , -I ni'\' in the tr.'ide, as it 

 in-dinises to lie the liest yelhiW I'dse td 

 d;ite. The t'r;iiiie used with t ho ruses 

 ler the iTdWii was made tn dider liv 

 .Idscph /;isl<a \' Sdiis, with three pcdnts 

 in the trout. 



The hourly siiieino- of ''Siiv It \sitli 

 l-'ldwers"" ill the tldwer slmw sei-tioii is 

 heillj;' eontinued .'Hid draws hi;: crowds. 



Awards to Exhibitors. 



Auj;iist '.'• there were two rontests. 

 One was for cdrsajjcs fur street pur 

 Jidses. I'"irst jirize \V(>iit td A. I.aii;:e. 

 secdud Id Alliert Hall ;iiid third to 

 Schiller the i'lorist. Iloiioralde men 

 lidii was given lleury WittJudd tV !Son, 

 L. .\. Tonner and Rdhantiou I'loral Co. 

 The second class was fur lu'id.'il cor- 

 s:ijies. I''irst ]iri/.e went to .Mliert Hall, 

 seconil to liohannon I'doral ('<<. and 

 tliivd to Sidiiller the Flerist. Ildiidr- 



.\ c'lrd accdinpa n ied this entry indiiat 

 in^thnt it was a snourst inn I'dr I'.'ithers' 

 day. The newspapers featured this iid\ 

 elty, descriltili;; it nr priiitin;^' pictures 

 df it. Secdlid )iri/e Weill td t^clliller the 

 I'lorist , I'or a hoii \ iiy.'i;^i' t'rnil and 

 llower arraii;ienieiit . .\. I,an;;e w.'is 

 yi\eii third prize I'or .'in Aiinrlcan 

 l'>e,'int\' displ.'iy. The sniiie day \ase 

 lidiM|iiets alsd Wile shown. I'irst pri/,e 

 was ;ii\i'ii to A. L.'iii;:i', second to .\lliert 

 ll.'ill and third to Henry Wittliold iV 

 Soil. The jiid;ii's were Airs. Mary K. 

 \ iclor, .Vrthiij- ,\ . Wcit Inrwax and Miss 

 L'liliy N. l-]laiii. • 



.\ii,;;iist 7 a highly iuf erest in;,^ displa\' 

 of talde arra iiu;i'inent s nt t r;icl ed more 

 th.'ill h.'ilf of the .'.llll.lllMI people that 

 \isited the pier. Tallies were ai'rail^ed 

 for i'i;;ht, l-'ii'st prize was awarded to 

 .\lliert ll.'ill, who set ii]i nn a rra n;:emi';it 

 of iio\elt\' dolls, liirds and fldwers. The 

 secdiid prize Went to Scliiller the I'dorist, 

 I'di' a iiidst a rt ist ic,'ill\' wni ked mit decn 

 ratidii in ll.'irdin^ Idue, desiem d liy 

 Miss ( 'idst li w a it e. 'i'hird jirize went tn 

 lieiiry Wittlidld 1.V Sun. H diiiiriilile 

 mentidii was awarded to William .1 . 

 Smyth and A. Han;;e. .Xiidtlier class 



c:illed fur a liani|iiel t;i!de. 'I'lie lirs! 

 prize was nunrded In II. W'ittiudd \ 

 Son, sccdiid td Schiller l lo' I'leri-t .'iinl 

 Ihii.l to William .1. Sinylli, A L.'in^e 

 recei\ id h'iiidralde in. n! inn. The jinlecs 

 wi'e C.i.i-l;!- Mohn. I'liii Schnnl .'ind \. 

 1.. 11 iitt iii-i-r. 



.\lnn\- entries, were receixed .Xliellsf 

 s fi,i' t he contest I'or the I. est old fasli • 

 ioiicl colonial lioiiipiet. A. I.nnue w.'is 

 ,'1 w.'inled lii'st prize. il"iir\ Wittlmhl 

 ,^ >-ini iiff.-n d n mn-t art ist ic comliinn 

 tioii 111 ('ecili- r,niniier roses and l;i\'en- 

 dl r -t.'iticc, ulilcli w.'is ;:i\-en second 

 priz.'. S.diiller the fldi-ist i'ecei\-.'d third 

 prize ;ind hdiiiira Me mentimi w:is ui\eii 

 td Willinni .1. Siiivtli, Keddeii tin' I'le 

 rist, ''ldd\- 's fidwer shop. Allii-r; llnll 

 and I,. .\. Tdiiiier. 



Aii;.;iist '.I the liv-1 .-l.-lss w;is for l^oidell 

 weddin;; Inniil ilei s. Tiie preiniiim^ wen 



aw.'llded to .\. I..'lll'.;e, llelll'V Wittlidld 



ly Son .'ind Alliert llnll. in tin- order 

 n.'iiiied. .\1 . I'. ( ; II nt .'rliiTu \\ns ^i\en 

 hiiiiorn lile nieiition. The snine ipi.'irtelti 

 conle-teil with si|\,n' weddiii'.^' Iioiiipn't s, 

 the prizes lieiiii; nw.'irded in thi~ oi'der: 

 llenr\- Wittlidld \ Sun, lirst; .\ll.ert 

 llnll. second; .\1. i '. ( ■ ii n t eri le r^ , third 

 with lidiioralile meiiliiin In .\ . l,:inu:e. 

 The .indues wen I'nd .M . DnI'.oi-, IL 

 I >ien Sidiil ler n ml .1 . Sweiison. 



Secr.'tni'V W. A, Hansen w.-int- it 

 known tlint a iilieral coiit ri I nit ion was 

 receixrd from r'raiik' < lechslin ;iiid not 



heretofore ,'l c k II o \\ I ed ^ ed liy the com- 

 mitt ee. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS 



«fe^'sffi;Sf{)^?'^j^i^[?f^^ 



AT RIVERTON, N. J. 



S.it iird.'iy ;i ;'t eriiodii, liein^ .'i holid.'ix' 

 .'It the Henry A. Dreer, Inc., cstaldisli- 

 meiit, afforded excellent oiipoi'tiinity to 

 pay ,'i leisurely visit to tins hi\-e of lior 

 t iciill ui'.'il industry, where we were for- 

 tiin.'ite to meet \' ice president (o'liree 

 .\. Strdhleiii and l.'iter .lames ('lark', 

 wild, li\' the w.'iy, is iiiakinef the siilijec 

 tidU df the da]i;inese lieetle, alidiit 

 ^\llil•ll iinicli ;,dd has been made, his 

 es]ieci;il care, .and the area of so called 

 iiifest.ation is so restricted that it would 

 di'diiiarily receixe but passing notice. 

 I'>\' the irdiiy ot' fate, this lat(^st tnldi- 

 tioii to the bug t'amily is locited ,at 

 Locust t'.'irin and is found to ]iret'er 

 Weeds, ]iai'f icubirly the smartweed, to 

 ciiltiv.'ited veget.ation. Tt was noted on 

 (dose inspection that the iiretty, d;irk 

 bine \;irniint by the way, a handsome 

 companion to t li"<- I'otato bug — ]>refers 

 the fdliagi< df the I'dse ]dant and does 

 not affect the buds. It att.acks some 

 t'ruits, iiret'er.-ibly (dierry and apple 

 trees, ;ind in shrubs, the altlue. t'.iit. 

 Id repeat, tlu^ entiri> infi'sted ;irea is 

 exeeediiigly limited ;iud the damage is 

 small. Tris jdjiuts. in wdiicli the Ix^etle 

 is claimed to have In'en ini])ortei1. ;ire ill 

 the affecte(l areti, yet eould h;irdly be 

 in ;i more luvilthv condition. This n 



.'ilde mention was given Heiirv Wittlidld m;irk may apjily td till stock ]ilante(l 



& Son and A. I.aiige. The jiid-es w('r(^ outdoors gener.nily. Weeds, partienlar- 



•T. T. Johnson, Miss Kuby X. l-dani, Mrs. ]y the smartweed, upon which tliis bug 



10. Austin ami A. H. Schneider. seems to thrive, ;ire conspieuouslv ;ib- 



Augnst ."), prizes were dffered fur orig- sent. Various leading scientists are 



inal ideas in set floral arrangement. working upon a contact poison ,ind are 



Albert ITall was awarded first ]irize for in a way to sueeeed. 



a jiipe arrangement, in wlii(di cigarettes, On our way we passed a gr;ind pl.iiit 



figars, matches and flowers were used. ing of Caiinii The President, most aii 



priiprint el ',' n.-inied. innni; the ic.-mi'i' in. 

 its clnss. It hns cle:in trusses dt liei'\- 

 red. Well c;irried Upon llenxx'. Iil'iglil 

 ;ireen t'oH.'ige. In tlo- dist.-llice older 

 kinds, siicli .'Is King Hninliert. made .-i 



strikinu show. The gnuip nt' s Hint;- 



cdiitains many that will iiuddiilit edl\' 

 add to the list of di'siralde kinds. 



A Wdiiderfnl bed nl' s;i|\i;is. sdini 

 /icri's ill extent, planted tur seed, is now 

 in t'lill bloom. :i liery mass 1li;ii attracts 

 .'ind rivets the attention ot' the passer- 

 by by rail or ant oinoliile. .\nd, speak- 

 ing ot' seed saviiiL;. the oh| time method 

 ot' growing petiinins outdoors for seeil 

 has been cli;iiigei|. since the indoor 

 metlidd li.'is been tdiind mure ;id\'an- 

 tagi'diis bdlli till' I'ei't il iz.'it idii ;iiid gath- 

 ering. 



Anidiig the acr(.'s df p.'ilnis gruwii un- 

 der glass, the keiilia le;ii|s. t'rom the 

 seedling st age t d the bii; decdr.l t i \"e' si/i's 



now so r.'irely seen. I'lio'iiix Koebelenii 

 is tilso liiudy grown. Cocos WeddelliaiKi 

 is grown I'lir fern dishes and small terie^ 

 ill large iiiiiiiber and x.'iriely for the 

 same ]iur]idse. In hardy terns the new 

 X'ariety, .Vspleiiium viridescens, resem 

 bliiig sdinewhat that old favorite, 

 Tddea superb;i. prdinises to be a tiiu 

 acipiisit ion. The list of new exotii' 

 plants is beconiing depbirably less, ow- 

 ing to the embargd. .\ipiatics are as 

 ]idpiilar as e\-er, or nidre so, .judging by 

 the stdcK" being grown and the space 

 given fur the tiiu^ show they are mak- 

 ing ;it this time. 



President .1. D. Kisele, who is en route 

 td the P.'icitic coast aeeom]uinied by 

 Mrs. Eisele, ex]iressei| the lid]>e. before 



