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The Ronsts* Review 



Septembeu 15, 1921 



podium, also make good Christmas 

 wreaths. 



Baskets Are Better. 



Till' best use for strawflowers is in 

 baskets. Witli a earet'ul selection of 

 baskets and different varieties and 

 colors of flowers, and by variation in 

 the f^rouping, hundreds of arrange- 

 ments may be had without duplication. 

 IjOW baskets carefully filled with se- 

 h'ctcd llowers make beautiful ceuter- 

 jdeces for tlie dining table, to be «sed 

 when no fresh flowers are accessible. 

 Taller and more loosely arranged bas- 

 kets make suitable decorations for the 

 living room. Small baskets daintily 

 filled are also suitable for bedrooms. 



For this purpose baskets of all kinds 

 may bo used, but the smaller sizes arc 

 best for helichrysums, gomphrenas and 

 acrocliniums. Tumbler baskets of all 

 materials, birchbark baskets and boxes, 

 and the smaller, lower willow baskets 

 are all ideal. 



Filling the Basket. 



The basket is first filled with moist 

 sphagnum, which is firmly wired down 

 to prevent its shaking loose when the 

 moss shrinks. The moss may then be 

 covered with lycopodium and the bas- 

 ket filled with flowers. The lycopodium 

 and the weaker-stemmed strawflowers 

 may be wired to toothpicks and the 

 picks inserted in the moss. The picks 

 should be set firmly in the moss, to pre- 

 vent their loosening and falling out. 

 Flowers with stifif stems need not be 

 wired. The ends of the stems may be 

 sharpened and inserted directly into the 

 moss. 



Here, again, the large flowers may be 

 stemmed singly and the smaller ones 

 arranged in clusers. Where arranged 



in groups, use stems of different lengths 

 and keep the flowers spread to make 

 open clusters. Where the flowers are 

 bunched it requires more to fill the bas- 

 ket. Using flowers with varying lengths 

 of stem also makes the basket more 

 irregular and natural looking. 



The quantity of flowers required will 

 depend upon the amount of green used. 

 Where no green is used the flowers must 

 be set closer together to hide the moss 

 and toothpicks. Where strawflowers 

 in their natural colors are used, many 

 prefer to have them arranged without 

 the vivid green-dyed foliage. 



GUDE RANGES DIVIDED. 



Adolph Gude Withdraws from Finn. 



Adolph Gude, vice-president of the 

 S. A. F., announces his withdrawal from 

 the Gude Bros. Co., of Washington, D. 

 C, his connection with that corporation 

 terminating September 5. He held the 

 offices of vice-president and general 

 manager, devoting his attention exclu- 

 sively to the producing branch of the 

 business and operating the two big pro- 

 ducing establishments located in Ana- 

 costia and northeast Washington. Mr. 

 Gude has purchased from the corpora- 

 tion the Anacostia range. This occupies 

 thirty acres of ground and there are 

 200,000 feet of glass, which make this 

 the largest growing establishment in 

 Washington. 



A new corporation is being formed 

 to take care of this huge establishment, 

 Mr. Gude being its president. He will 

 have associated with him his three sons 

 and his daughter. Adolph E. Gude, who, 

 during the war, was in the aviation 

 service and since that time in charge 



of the wholesale department of the 

 Gudo Bros, store at 1214 F street, north- 

 west, will be vice-president. The twins, 

 Edgar K. and Edwin N., who have 

 been with their father at the Anacostia 

 houses, become general manager and 

 secretary, respectively, and Miss Esther 

 C. N. Gude will be treasurer. 



Founded in. 1887. 



Adolph Gude was the founder of the 

 present Gude Bros. Co., starting in the 

 buying and selling of flowers in 1887. 

 The following year he purchased four 

 acres of land and personally erected his 

 first three greenhouses, thereafter sell- 

 ing his own grown flowers. 



In 1889 he took his brother, William 

 F. Gude, into the business with him, 

 giving the latter a third interest in 

 the venture, later giving him an equal 

 share, whereupon the business became 

 known as A. Gude & Bro. William F. 

 Gude took charge of the selling end »f 

 the business, while Adolph Gude con- 

 tinued in charge of production. For 

 seventeen years the business remained 

 a partnership. The present existing 

 corporation was formed in 1906. 



Adolph Gude is one of the foremost 

 business men of Washington. He has 

 held the office of director in a number 

 of commercial associations and in bank- 

 ing institutions. Last year he was 

 vice-president of the S. A. F. "Dolph," 

 as he is familiarly known by thou- 

 sands of people all over the United 

 States, was never known to violate the 

 golden rule and those friends of his 

 who have heard of the change wish 

 him all kinds of luck in his new ven- 

 ture. 



The new corporation has secured the 

 property at 1318 I street, northwest, 

 where, after extensive alterations have 

 been completed, it will engage in a 

 wholesale business. This will be in 

 charge of Adolph E. Gude. 



The Gude Bros. Co., with William F. 

 Gude at its head, will continue the 

 operation of the retail establishment at 

 1214 F street, northwest, and the green- 

 houses on Bladensburg road. He will 

 have associated with him his two sons, 

 Ernest and Granville, and his daughter, 

 Amelia Gude. It is understood that he 

 will make extensive changes in the 

 greenhouse range, including the early 

 erection of a palm house. A. E. G. 



Christmas Basket of Strawflowers. 



THE TORONTO MEETING. 



Those desiring exhibition space at 

 the meeting of the F. T. D. at the King 

 Edward hotel, October 11 to 13, should 

 write the committee at once. Address 

 all letters for information to the Retail 

 C'lub rooms, 12 Adelaide street, west, 

 Toronto, Ont. There is a staff on hand 

 to make rejilics immediately. 



There will be a window-dressing con- 

 test during the convention, which will 

 be judged by a committee appointed by 

 President Breitmeyer. In this contest 

 40 points will be given for attention 

 compelling, 30 points for quality of 

 stock exhibited and 30 points for the 

 Florists' Telegraph Delivery Associa- 

 tion idea. The committee in charge of 

 tlic contest consists of Henry Penn Ira 

 C. Har])er and H. P. Knoblc. 



Soptenibcr t? Mrs. Percy Waters en- 

 tertained the chairmen of the local com- 

 mittees at dinner, following a business 

 meeting. The chairmen of the local 

 committees will meet at the club rooms 

 of the Retail Club every Tuesday night 

 from now until the convention. Thev 

 are greatly encouraged with the enthii- 



