Septbmbbr 29. 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



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Originality Made the Exhibit of ^T'ollrath & Sons a Center of Interest at the Boston Show. 



went to George F. Stewart, head gar- 

 dener to Arthur Lyman, who showed 

 some grand specimens of cultural skill. 

 A superb Dipladenia splendens profusa, 

 nine feet high, was smothered with 

 flowers. Dipladenia Ella Lowell Lyman, 

 somewhat paler pink in color, was a 

 gem. Two large pyramidal specimens of 

 Clerodendron Balfourianum were cov- 

 ered with flowers. Other fine plants 

 were Allamanda Williamsii and Lasi- 

 andra macrantha. W. A. Manda, who 

 was second, had seme nice things, among 

 others Fourcroya Watsoniana, sanse- 

 viezia Laurenti and Mandaiauum, a new 

 philodendron, Draca-na Longii, Dra- 

 caena grandis, a crested form of Be- 

 gonia nianicata and Iledera versicolor. 



Show Notes. 



A luncheon was tendered exhibitors 

 and some others at Horticultural hall 

 on the opening day through the courtesy 

 of President Albert C. Burrage. 



W. A. Manda ]>ut in some strenuous 

 work preparing and arranging liis exten- 

 sive groups. He won no less than 

 twelve gold medals, nine silver medals, 

 twenty-four first i)rize8, six second 

 prizes and $1,150 in cash premiums. 

 Mr. Manda and Mr. Burrage were the 

 two giants of the show and I hope 

 both will show the Cleveland peojile 

 next spring how to set up groups .-irtisti- 

 cally. 



Ralph C. Benedict, of the Brooklyn 

 Botanical Gardens, delivered a stere- 

 opticon lecture on "Ferns," with nu- 

 merous slides, before a large and appre- 

 ciative audience September 24, under 

 the auspices of the American Fern So- 

 ciety. The lecture was most interest- 

 ing and held the close attention of the 

 audience. 



W. B. Maxon, of Washington, showed 

 herbarium specimens of ferns to many 

 members of the American Fern Society 

 and friends September 24. Quarantine 

 37 was well discussed. To thwart the 

 debarring of new ferns, there were 



opinions expressed that our tropical 

 colonies offered fine locations for the 

 propagation of new things and a botani- 

 cal garden in Porto Rico, Hawaii or 

 one of our island colonies was com- 

 mended heartily. 



Assisting the regular committee of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 in making awards were Robert Cam- 

 eron, Edwin Jenkins, Lenox, Mass.; A. 

 J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass.; W. R. Maxon, 

 R. C. Benedict and J. T. Butterworth. 



On the opening evening President A. 

 C. Burrage entertained the oflficors and 

 executive committee of the American 

 Orchid Society at dinner at the Algon- 

 quin Club. There was a full discussion 

 of the society's affairs. The member- 

 ship was reported to be nearly 100 and 

 steadily growing. It was decided to 

 issue a ]iamphlet on American native 

 orchids at an early date. Those pres- 

 ent were, in addition to Mr. Burrage, 

 Oakes Ames, (ieorge E. Baldwin, W. A. 

 Manda, J. A. Manda, L. D. Towle, Ed- 

 ward Roehrs, Oliver Lines, A. J. Love- 

 less, Thomas Roland and E. H. Ijincoln. 



Visitors from a distance were: 



Mnnd.T, .7. A., East OriiiiKO, X. J. 

 Ijigpr, J. E,, Summit, .\. .1. 

 M.ixon. W. !{.. Wiishinctdn, D. C. 

 Frcp, MontuKiiP. limoklvn. N. Y. 

 Hpiioilict. K. C, Rrooklyn. N. Y. 

 I'iprHon, F. It.. Tarrjtown. N. Y. 

 ItaliUvin, (JcorKC E., Mamaronpck, N". Y. 

 Manda. AUit-rl, .Ir., Soutli OraiiKo. N. J. 

 Mand.i, W. A., Soiitli Orangp. N. J. 

 llonstiaw. A. M., Npw York. 

 Thilow, J. O., Philadplphiii. 

 Tliilow. Missps. I'liiladplphia. 

 }Ia.v, J. S., PlilladPlpliia, 

 I.iscit, ('. I'., Philadplphia. 

 Moure, t'lprnpiit, IlackPnsack, N .T. 

 I.ineoln, E. H., rittsfield. Mass. 

 .TenkinH, Edwin, I^pnox, Mass, 

 Loveless. A. J., Lenox, Mass. 

 Lines, Oliver, Plttsflpld, Mass. 

 niprose, A. 11., Itocliester, N. Y. 

 Rophrs, Julius, Rutherford, N. J. 

 Hophrs, Edouard, Rutherford, N. .1. 

 Faulkner, A. F., New York. 



The hallways leading to the lecture 

 liall were effectively banked on each 

 side with Eucalyptus globulus with occa- 

 sional tall flexuosa rising above them. 

 These were contributed by Albert C. 

 Burrage. * W. N. C. 



AN EPITAPH. 



"He meant well, tried little and failed ranch. 

 "Erected by his loving Wife." 



Near Saratoga, a headstone in the cemetery 

 thus epitomizes a life's effort. In the files of 

 our war-time periodicals, some advertisements 

 now stand as mute evidence of similar weak 

 "try-outs of advertising" by well meaning but 

 short-winded corporations. 



National advertising need not be experimented 

 with — it works. 



Either advertise or don't advertise, but save 

 yourself the cost of "trying-out" advertising and 

 don't start for a run of less than five yon is 

 Butterlek— Publisher, 



The above well describes the needs 

 for a furtherance of our national adver- 

 tising campaign. It is necessary to per- 

 mit the efforts of our past four years 

 to continue so as to reap the dividends 

 of our investment. 



We agree with our Butteriek friends 

 that to experiment does not pay, but to 

 double our efforts will yield a handsome 

 reward to all florists who contribute to 

 the cause. Send your share to our sec- 

 retary, John Young, to help extend our 

 campaign. Henry Penn, Chairman, 

 National Publicity Campaign. 



BELGIAN GLASS TRADE. 



Manufacturers in Belgium are in 

 shape to export glass to any of the 

 world markets, including the United 

 States, and are hesitating only wliere 

 the rate of exchange makes trade un- 

 profitable, according to Richard Melch- 

 ers, European representative of the 

 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. and general 

 manager of this conipany's factory at 

 Charleroi, near Antwerp. Mr. Melchers 

 arrived on the Red Star liner Lapland 

 September 17 to confer with executive 

 heads of his company regarding condi- 

 tions in Europe. 



"More than 2.5,000,000 francs have 

 been spent in rebuilding the factory of 

 the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. at Char- 

 leroi, yet there is a good deal of work 

 still to be completed before operations 

 can be resumed, ' ' he said. ' ' This shows 

 how completely the Germans wrecked 

 this American factory, while leaving in- 

 tact the seven Belgian plate glass fac- 



