AUGVST 18. lOL'l 



The Rorists^ Review 



29 





In the Plants Section of the Washington Show, with Exhibits of Henry A. Dreer and Robert Craig Co. 



iiiili pots adorned tlu' dosU wIhmo A. 

 Ili'uilerson presided. 



Henshaw Floral Co., New York. 



Strikingly attractive in tlie exhibit of 

 the Henshaw Floral Co. was an assorl- 

 Mient of glassware in a wide variety of 

 lints and shapes, for use as flower eoii- 

 I Miners. Goldfish stands were a uni(|U(' 

 offering. Baskets and other florists' suji- 

 |ilies of standard cliaracter were sliowii 

 ill flood assortment. 



Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, N. J. 



Photographs and des('ii[)ti\e litera- 

 ture formed the exhibit of Hitehings Ac 

 Co.. Elizabeth, X. .7. 



Allan N. Humason, Chicago. 



Ill thi- display of tlie Hacdleiu Basket 

 Co. a table of staple retailers' supjilies 

 was shown by Allan X. Huinasoii. .lajian- 

 ese hats, painted and plain, for pot 

 covi'rs, were one of the sevei'al no\elties 

 iiH-hided. 



Roman J. Irwin, New York. 



■ ' .\ new Mothers' ila.v plant "■ wa^ 

 the central feature of a table full of 

 plants shown by Roman J. Irwin. It is 

 ■I jilaiit brought from South America by 

 a sailor not long ago, on tiie name of 

 ^viiich botanists do not agree, rrimulas, 

 ferns and other small jtlants were ex- 

 liibited. R. J. Irwin, R. A. Cahill ami 

 Henry I. Xeubrand were with the dis 

 play. 



Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. 



Kosc jilaiits ot' tlic lanililei- \aiictirs, 

 particularly intei-est iiig to llorists since 

 'lie growing demand for this stock. 

 lorined a princijial pari of the exhibit 

 "f .Jackson & Perkins Co. French hy 

 '''■••ingeas were likewise prominent, and 

 'Iso ])lants of Deut/ia gracilis and speci- 

 'liens of v;irious e\ciurccii>; and arbor- 

 ^ita■^. 



W. F. Kastiiig Co., Buffalo, N. Y. 



I'hc Kost soil ))ulveiizer first shown 

 't th<' Cleveland convention was exhib- 

 'fed again by th.' \V. !'. K'asting Co.. 



being mounted on a truck with an Olin 

 engine, which thus might be used also 

 for pumping water, etc. This ])ulverizer 

 turns out fine material for seeding and 

 jiotting. A new ])ulverizer just per- 

 fected by Stephen A. Kost will mix ami 

 jjulverize wet material, such as barnyard 

 fertilizer, and will be especially useful 

 for soil to fill benches or for use out- 

 doors. A handy tool for opening wooden 

 boxes and such uses was also shown; it 

 is used by many llorists. The appliance 

 for filling putty bulbs and glazing guns 

 which Chas. X. Cotter said saved a 

 month in glazing this year at the Lake- 

 view Rose (Jardens, was also exhibited, 

 Stephen A. Kost and William L. Kasting 

 were present. 



Kervan Co., New York. 



In the exhibit of the Kervan Co. the 

 I'oiest brand riblxms were most ]iromi- 

 nent, a line that appeals to the retailer 

 for year-in-year-out work. Ruscus, jjie 

 pared foliages, chiffons and miscellane- 

 ous supplies also were shown. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., Chicago. 



Without his usual boiler, Fred Lauten- 

 s(dilager was equipped instead with ]iho- 

 fogrjiphs and literature to demonstrate 

 the excellencies of the Kroeschell boilers 

 .and Kroeschell refrigtMafing systems. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. 



A great \ariety of orchid jilants occu- 

 pied the table of Lager \- Hurrell. Tlie 

 show of tliese is not so great as in the 

 days "before Quarantine 37, but lack of 

 number is compensated bv inereased in- 

 terest taken in the [ilants that are shown, 

 •fohn K. Lager was with the exhibit. 



M. H. Levine Co., New York. 



The brand of ribbons known as 

 ■'Klco,'' which com]irised some quite 

 attractive novelty weaves, and (diitfons 

 of which the same ina\' be said, tilled 

 the tables of the M. II. Levine Co. .\ 

 new metallic cloth corsage ribbon was 

 a feature of the display, as wi-re also 

 the feather-weight shield and the ombre 

 chifl'ons. In charge of the display wa-^ 

 .Morris H. Li'\iiie liiniself. 



C. TJ. liiggit, Philadelphia. 



As one of the leading jilant dealers of 

 the country, C. I'. Liggit 's disphiy is al- 

 ways of interest, for it shows what is 

 good and what is new. Home splendid 

 ferns, of the Macawii, Scottii, Boston 

 and Bird's-Xest varieties, were shown, 

 and some splendid foliage jilants. Span 

 ish iris bulbs and baby gladiolus conns 

 tilled a number of baskets. ^I r. Lie^it 

 was present in person. 



Lion & Co., New York. 



Xoxelty chiffons in many colors, lib- 

 boiis in both ])lain and fanc\- weaves, 

 and corsage shields of frilled chiffon 

 composed the exhibit of Lion &, (':<>. The 

 corsage ribbons of this firm are an espe 

 <-ial feature and wider basket ribbons 

 ;ire also a long suit. With the exhibit 

 were Harcdd S. I.,ion and .1. A. Lewis. 



Lord & Burnham Co., Irvington, N. J. 



Without a greenhouse to demonstrate, 

 ;is iias lieen customary before, the Lord 

 ^- Burnham Co. rcdied on photographs 

 and descriptive literature to show the 

 ipialities of L. A; B. construction to 

 \isitors. 



McCallum Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



H(dps for the florist were prominent 

 in the display of the McCallum Co., in 

 the form of metal signs for flu* window, 

 veloui'i for decoration, b.askets for 

 plants and piinted matter containing 

 many, many suggestions for entori>risiny 

 ret:i iters. Some ])leasing specimens of 

 trimmed magnolia wreaths were on view. 

 The basketwar(> and reed furniture of 

 the company's manufacture came in for 

 particular notice. .\utoniobilists were 

 given slogan pennants. Re]iresontatives 

 of the company jiresent were K. .1. Mc- 

 Callum. (ieo. C. .McCallum, Henry L. 

 Blend. Wm. T. I'siiiger, Ross H. Adgate, 

 K. C. Tiptnii, .s. s. Purveai ,iiid K. M. 

 Xigel. 



Macaw Bros., Norwood, Pa. 



S|il,'ndid speciiiKMis of four \aiieties 

 of iieplin)]epi< Afacawii. Scotfii. Bov- 



