Mabch 30, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



63 



CmOAOO'S WEST SIDE SHOW. 



Flowers the Big Feature. 



"Oh, is this going to be a flower 

 show?" This interrogation, simul- 

 taneously chorused by a group of young 

 people entering the scene of Chicago's 

 West Town Exposition Monday night, 

 March 27, shows that the flower section 

 of the local loyalty exposition is accom- 

 plishing its purpose — interesting the 

 public in flowers. 



As one enters the Second Infantry 

 armory, at 2653 Madison street, the 

 building in which the local loyalty show 

 is being held, the first thing to meet 

 the eye is a good-sized electric "Say It 

 with Flowers" sign that gleams on the 

 end of an arbor, within whose length all 

 the exhibits are placed, with the ex- 

 ceptions of the displays of H. N. Bruns, 

 to the left, and Schiller's, to the right 

 of the arbor. 



Eight under the electric sign is a neat 

 poster bearing the name of Frank 

 Oechslin. Mr. Oechslin's exhibit is 

 certainly "a sight for sore eyes," 

 and its comprehensiveness is a 

 constant delight to the eyes that 

 read each sign on every plant and 

 flower. Among other plants and flow- 

 ers Mr. Oechslin is showing Ficus 

 elastica, Ficus pandurata, Spirasa Glad- 

 stone, Azalea Van der Cruyssen, Azalea 

 Hexe, Sansevieria zeylanica, Cibotium 

 Schiedei, Couronne d'Or tulips, Dra- 

 caena Massangeana, Primula obconica, 

 polypodiums, Nephrolepis Whitmanii, 

 cinerarias, roses, sweet peas, jonquils, 

 daisies, ferns, and many others. 



A part of Mr. Oechslin's display is 

 grouped about a pretty fountain that 

 has been furnished for the occasion by 

 the A. L. Randall Co. 



The most admired features of the dis- 

 play by Peter Pearson, Chicago, are the 

 tulips, although he is also showing a 

 fine lot of cinerarias, stellata among 

 them, and hydrangeas, along with other 

 plants. He showed a brand-new tulip, 

 which has been christened "Loyalty." 

 This is a bi-flowering sport of a Darwin 

 and can be described as a mottled brown 

 and mahogany, mingled with wine red, 

 \yith a number of red and white divi- 

 sions. It has stability of stem and looks 

 substantial. Another striking tulip 



This Proves Magnetic to Chicago's West Siders.^ .; E^ > 



shown is Bacchus, a deep, almost blood 

 red, and St. Patrick, Mr. Pearson's 

 green tulip. 



Henry D. Neve, of Des Plaines, who 

 started as a grower last June by erect- 

 ing a house, 70x100, was on hand with 

 a basket of English catkins, more than 

 four feet in height and prettily spaced. 

 Mr. Neve said that he is planning to 

 force them, though those displayed were 

 not forced. Out at Des Plaines Mr. 

 Neve specializes in sweet peas. 



The Wallace Floral Co., Chicago, is 

 present with a large assortment of cut 

 flowers and plants, including tulips, 

 ferns, roses, etc. This company has co- 

 operated to a great degree and did fine 

 work in furnishing a number of requi- 

 sites at the last moment. 



A Telegraphic Note at West Side Show. 



The Ove Gnatt Co., La Porte, Ind., 

 has sent up a quantity of prepared 

 foliage. 



Others Who Helped. 



H. N. Bruns has a tasteful display of 

 pretty and seasonable baskets. A pam- 

 phlet is handed out at the booth, in 

 which is outlined Mr. Bruns' career as 

 a local florist, along with a few special- 

 ties and their prices. 



Schiller the Florist showed some 

 handsome baskets and bouquets. A 

 basket for the new mother occasioned 

 much comment, and another, "A Wil- 

 derness of Roses," was also an attrac- 

 tion. This firm had the decorations for 

 the entire hall. Smilax was the prin- 

 cipal item of the decorations. 



August Jurgens, Ridgeland, Miss., 

 sent some exceptionally fine jonquils 

 and other bulbous stock for display. 



The Premier Rose Gardens, Maywood, 

 111., sent some splendid roses in the 

 popular varieties. 



A splendid lot of Premier roses are 

 being displayed by the Weiss & Meyer 

 Co., of Maywood. 



The Wendland & Keimel Co., Elm- 

 hurst, has some fine roses in the varie- 

 ties Premier, Columbia and Butterfly. 



Butterfly roses of excellent quality 

 are exhibited by the Dramm Green- 

 houses, Elmhurst. 



•Joseph Kohout, Libertyville, is dis- 

 playing an excellent lot of Premier. 



Considering the proximity and the 

 temporal conflict caused by the show at 

 Indianapolis, this show is, indeed, note- 

 worthy and the committee, of which 

 Paul Weiss is chairman, is to be con- 

 gratulated. Other members of the com- 

 mittee are: A. Setterberg, Fred Lau- 

 tensehlager, T. E. Waters, Herman 

 Schiller, Otto Amling and Peter Pear- 

 son. John J. Walsh and Arthur Chris- 

 tensen were responsible for getting all 

 the display^ in place and they did it 

 well, although it took practically two 

 d.avs to do it. 



