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The Florists^ Review 



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WIND-UP or CHICAaO SHOW. 



Second Day's Exhibits. 



After the judging of the exhibits was 

 completed November 16 at the C. S. A. 

 show at the Auditorium hotel, Chicago, 

 the retailers assisted in the rearrange- 

 ment of some of the competing flowers 

 so that the effect for the public might 

 be more pleasing. The cooperation of 

 George Wienhoeber was especially ap- 

 preciated by the management. He ar- 

 ranged many of Hans Jepsen's chrys- 

 anthemums, as well as some of other 

 growers. He did the same in behalf of 

 Eobert J. Windier, who brought some 

 of the white daisies which he grows at 

 his greenhouses on the north side twelve 

 months in the year. Mr. Windier also 

 had some sprays of Ficus repens, an 

 economically grown plant, which he 

 thinks would be an attractive novelty 

 for retailers' use in baskets, etc. 



On the second day of the show George 

 J. Ball, of Glen Ellyn, exhibited blooms 

 of his pompon, named Glen Ellyn, a 

 sport of Mrs. Wilcox, of a pleasing 

 shape and yellow shade. He has grown 

 it two years and plans to send it out 

 when he has sufficient stock. A vase of 

 Ball's giant calendulas was also on ex- 

 hibition. 



A seedling anemone mum, named 

 Evelyn Bonsey, was sent by A. E. 

 Bonsey, of Sewickley, Pa. 



White Bros., Medina, N. Y., sent fifty 

 blooms of the new white rose they have 



named Medina for inspection by the 

 rose growers present. 



Some splendid specimens of cyclamens 

 in large sizes were exhibited, from the 

 Illinois Plant Co., at Batavia. 



A vase of Chrysanthemum Sunshine 

 arrived at a late hour from J. B. Goetz 

 Sons, Saginaw, Mich. 



The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La 

 Crosse, Wis., sent four vases of chrysan- 

 themums, which did not arrive till late. 



The chrysanthemums of the Angel 

 Guardian Florist, Chicago, entered in six 

 classes, were of good commercial qual- 

 ity. Large-flowering varieties only were 

 exhibited. Charles Elliott, of Park 

 Ridge, also showed stock of good quality 

 in commercial varieties. 



The Banquet. 



The exhibition hall at the Auditorium 

 hotel was cleared Thursday evening, No- 

 vember 17, for the banquet, held in 

 honor of the visit of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society by the Chicago Florists' 

 Club. Like the show, the banquet 

 proved to be an even greater attraction 

 to the trade than was expected. Extra 

 tables had to be brought in and the head 

 waiter counted 219 persons present. 

 T. E. Waters, master of ceremonies for 

 the occasion, announced there would be 

 no speeches. Several entertainers and 

 community singing passed the time be- 

 tween the courses. Edward Hunt, of 

 the staff of the Chicago Flower Grow- 

 ers' Association, rendered a vocal num- 

 ber with such skill that he was ener- 



getically encored. During the evening 

 Mr. Waters auctioned off the chrysan- 

 themum plant shown by E. L. Ford, con- 

 taining several hundred blooms, the re- 

 ceipts to go to charity. Several retail- 

 ers bid for the opportunity of having 

 the plant to display in their respective 

 windows. It went to H. N. Bruns for 

 $30. At the conclusion of the excellent 

 repast the floor was cleared for dancing. 

 The ladies were provided with flowers. 

 At the conclusion of the evening the r8- 

 maining blooms were distributed to local 

 hospitals. 



Mlscellaneoas. 



After the C. S. A. meeting President 

 S. S. Pennock, with George Asmus, 

 Thomas Roland, John Young and A. F. 

 J. Baur, left for Cleveland for the meet- 

 ing of the national flower show commit- 

 tee. 



The local committee in charge of the 

 show came in for much congratulation 

 for the successful show. The members 

 of the committee were Fred Lauten- 

 schlager, N. J. Wietor, A. H. Schneider, 

 C. C. PoUworth and W. N. Rudd. 



The St. Louis florists told of plans to 

 stage a 5-day or a full week's show in 

 conjunction with the meeting of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society there next fall. 

 It is proposed to raise a large guarantee 

 fund and publish an extensive premium 

 list that will draw enough exhibits for a 

 great public exhibition. 



Since no registration of visitors was 

 made and many spent but a brief time at 





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Chrysanthemum Show at Chicago, Competitive Classes in Center and Exhibition Groups Along Walls. 



