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March 30. 1022 



The Florists^ Review 



57 



One of the Bulb Gardens of Bertermann Bros. Co. in the Front of the Hall and, Beyond, a View of Sul ken Area. 



I)ride'8 scarfs, a lovely novelty; open- 

 weave corsage ribbon, variegated metal- 

 lic ombre shades of ribbons and colonial 

 liouquet fringed holders. The display 

 was tastefully arranged l)v George 

 TaflFel. 



Sefton Mfg. Co., Chicago. 



The line of boxes widely used by flo- 

 rists was shown by the Sefton Mfg. Co. 

 under the direction of J. H. Mock. 



S. S, Skidelsky & Co., New York. 



The desk which S. S. Skidelsky made 

 his headquarters was decorate(l by a 

 vase of Carnation Betty Jane, A. .rablon- 

 sky 's new pink. 



Skinner Irrigation Co., Troy, O. 



A line of irrigating equipment 

 showed the type of apparatus that has 

 made the Skinner system so widely used 

 by florists and nurserymen. 



Smith & Young Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Luster ware, baskets, chiffons, rii)- 

 bons and standard supplies were shown 

 hy the Smith & Young Co. 



Standard OU Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 



The booth of the Standard Oil Co. w:is 

 designated the "House of 1,000 Can- 

 dles," for the displav was of candles, 

 big and little, in charge of F. A. Woods, 

 of the candle sales department of this 

 company. 



Irring Stein Co., Chicago. 



The hand-painted metal baskets 

 which have become popular in the trade 

 were shown by the Irving Stein Co., 

 with the head of the firm present. 



L. C. Stroh & Sons, Batavia, N. Y. 



Thoro-Mix, Jr., stood by Thoro-Mix, 

 the soil shredder seen by florists at the 

 Washington convention of the S. A. F. 

 The smaller size does the same work and 

 is designed for the florists whose needs 

 are not on a scale with the large ma- 

 chine. X. J. Kemp explained its work- 

 ings. 



Tobacco By-Froducts & Chemical Co., 

 Louisville, Ky. 



The makers of Nico-Fume are so well 

 known to the trade that a small space 

 was sufficient to meet the needs of the 

 Tobacco By-Produets & Chemical Co. 



Charles H. Totty Co., Madison, N. J. 



Vases of roses of the leading varie- 

 ties, such as Premier, Columbia, Butter- 

 fly, etc., were on display at the bootli 

 of the Charles H. Totty Co. Boxes of 

 tuli)>s and hyacinths formed a colorful 

 border. Miss Anna L. Moran was pres- 

 ent while Mr. Totty assisted in show 

 matters. 



B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. 



B. Hammond Tracy, in person, showed 

 gladiolus bulbs and also some luster 

 ware and other pottery such as is car- 

 ried in the retail store at Wenham, 

 Mass. 



W. T. Usinger, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



How considerable a place candle- 

 sticks have made for themselves in the 

 florists' business was indicated by the 

 booth of W, T. Usinger, where they 

 were shown, of glass and of metal. A 

 table decoration gave an example of 

 their use. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago. 



Tiie exhibit of Vaughan's Seed Store 

 showed the i)roducts of its seeds and 

 l)uli)s, as well as some of the latter, 

 (iladiolus blooms from Mississippi made 

 a. gorgeous showing. Ferns, sweet peas, 

 daffodils, lilies, pandanus, etc., were 

 colorful. M. A. Fierstein and Walter S. 

 Puffer were present. 



Wertheimer Bros., New York. 



Milady is equipped for the dance if 

 the florist backs a corsage with the 

 Vanity Fair holder made by Wertheimer 

 Bros.; it holds mirror, puff and powder, 

 easily accessible. Embroidered flowered 

 and hand-tinted ribbons were features 

 of the display. Chiffons of attractive 

 weaves were shown. Saul M. Rosenfeld, 

 Herbert A. Hecht and Julius Dilloff at- 

 tended. 



Wright's Flower Shop, Los Angeles, Cal. 



Superb large sjiccimens of the new 

 fern Adiantum Wrightii were shown by 

 Wright's Flower Shop, as well as some 

 in small pots. Robert Newcomb at- 

 tended the exhibit. 



Zane Pottery Co., South Zanesville, O. 



Greystone jardinieres and hanging 

 ]iots, as well as the well known Moss 

 Astec line, were shown by the Zane Pot- 

 tery Co. The gray pottery is quite at- 

 tractive. E. F. Delancy was present. 



WOULD COMPILE STATISTICS. 



The conference of representatives of 

 the larger trade association.s with 

 Secretary Hoover, called for April 

 12 at the Department of Com- 



