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The Florists^ Review 



NOVRMBEB 10, 1014. 



NOTES OF THE AUTUMN SHOWS 



QUALITY THE KEYNOTE OF THE SHOWS THIS YEAR 



HOUSTON, TEX. 



First Annual State Show. ' 



The first state show ever undertaken 

 by the florists of Texas proved to be 

 as successful as if they had had a 

 long experience in the promotion of 

 flower exhibitions. Thursday, Novem- 

 ber 12, was the opening day, although 

 the opening ceremonies in connection 

 with the No-Tsu-Oh festival did not 

 take place until the following day. 

 The large crowds which had come to 

 Houston to celebrate the week's fes- 

 tivities undoubtedly added to the suc- 

 cess of the show in the matter of 

 attendance. But the large number and 

 high quality of the trade's exhibits, 

 competitive and display, were the re- 

 sult of hard work by the florists who 

 had the affair in charge. So successful 

 were the three days for which the 

 show was scheduled that it was decided 

 to continue it for two days longer. 



The slogan of the Texas State Flo- 

 rists' Association, "Texas-grown Flow- 

 ers for Texas People," was that of 

 the show as well, and in order to 

 acquaint the people of Texas more par- 

 ticularly with the products of the 

 growers of their own state, induce- 

 ments for growers in that territory 

 were strong. Those from outside the 

 state were well taken care of, also, and 

 a large number of non-competitive ex- 

 hibits were shown which had come 

 from a distance. 



Chrysanthemums were, of course, the 

 principal constituent of the exhibits, 

 although roses were well and largely 

 shown. Plants, particularly decorative 

 stock, were in large numbers. Profiting 

 by the experience of other shows, 

 which have shown that the retailer is 

 a strong factor in interesting the pub- 

 lic, the management included a number 

 of classes for retailers' work, which 

 drew the expected attention and ad- 

 miration. 



The Awards. 



Probably the most interesting part 

 of the show to the visitors was the 

 retailers' work and there was a great 

 deal of this, of first-class quality. The 

 leaders in this were Robert C. Kerr 

 and H. H. Kuhlmann, of Houston, while 

 Gus Radetzki, of the Forestdale Flower 

 Shop, Houston, and T. J. Wolfe, of 

 Waco, took several prizes, and the 

 Brown-Dawson Co., of Dallas, furnished 

 some good work. The decorations were 

 for mantels, tables and altars, and the 

 bouquets and baskets were of every 

 kind. 



In the cut flower classes, T. J. Wolfe 

 was by far the leader. H. H. Kuhl- 

 mann took a large number of prizes, 

 also, and Bird Forrest, of Waxahachie, 

 cut into the awards. Chrysanthemums, 

 carnations and roses were shown. 



The plant classes did not have many 

 entries. John Mickelsen, gardener for 

 Miss Harriet Levy, of Houston, had 

 several prize-winning displays of 



foliage plants and pot mums. H. H. 

 Kuhlmann, R. C. Kerr, the Forestdale 

 Flower Shop and Bird Forrest also 

 figured on the list of awards. 



The sweepstakes cup for the local 

 exhibitor capturing the most prizes 

 went to H. H. Kuhlmann. The sweep- 

 stakes cup for the Texas exhibitor not 

 less than 100 miles from Houston tak- 

 ing the most prizes was won by T. J. 

 Wolfe. 



Non-Competitive Displays. 



Many florists, from inside and out- 

 side the state, who made no entries 

 in the premium classes put up displays 

 for exhibition purposes which added 

 greatly to the effectiveness of the show. 

 Baker Bros., of Fort Worth, exhibited 

 excellent chrysanthemum pot plants, as 

 well as some cut blooms. The Green 

 Floral Co., of Dallas, showed geraniums 

 and cut flowers of various kinds. 



Stevens & Stevens, Mrs. J. W. Car- 

 lisle and Mrs. W. C. Steele, all of 

 Alvin, combined to send an exhibit of 

 cut flowers, flowering plants and fruit 

 trees. Griffing Bros. Co., of Port Ar- 

 thur, had a display of nursery stock 

 in charge of Henk Dirken, of Houston, 

 in which were palms, evergreens and 

 small citrus fruit trees. E. E. Stone, 

 of Dickinson, made an exhibit, mainly 

 of foliage plants. H. J. Condren, also 

 of Dickinson, had a display of amaryl- 

 lis bulbs. O. H. Hannah &- Son, of 

 Sherman, and Bird Forrest, of Waxa- 

 hachie, also put up exhibits, "f. .J. 

 Wolfe, of Waco, had a non-competitive 

 display in addition to his many prize- 

 winning entries. 



Most of the Houston florists showed 

 their wares, in addition to making a 

 strong appearance in the competitive 

 classes. Among the most prominent 

 were the displays of R. C. Kerr and 

 H. H. Kuhlmann. John Mickelsen, gar- 

 dener for Miss Harriet Levy, showed 

 some good decorative stock. C. L. 

 Brock, city superintendent of parks, 

 had on exhibition a model of George 

 Hermann park as it will appear when 

 completed. 



From Outside the State. 



Of points outside the state Chicago 

 was in all probability the best repre- 

 sented. The A. L. Randall Co. sent 

 some excellent roses and other cut 

 flowers, and had a good supplies ex- 

 hibit. Poehlmann Bros. Co. and Peter 

 Reinberg had fine displays of cut flow- 

 ers, and Vaughan's Seed Store was 

 also represented. 



From Madison, N. J., came an exhibit 

 of Chas. H. Totty's chrysanthemum 

 novelties. Elmer I). Smith & Co., of 

 Adrian, Mich., had a display of the 

 same flower. The Pikes Peak Floral 

 Co., of Denver, Colo.; the Stuppy 

 Floral Co., of St. Joseph, Mo.; C. H. 

 Frey, of Lincoln, Neb.; J. F. Wilcox & 

 Sons, of Council Bluffs, la., and Fur- 

 row & Co., of Guthrie, Okla., were 

 others who sent noteworthy exhibits 

 of cut flowers of various kinds. 



The Management. 



Credit for the successful showing of 

 this first show held by the florists of 

 Texas belongs to a large extent to 



The Pahud Booth at the Recent Indianapolis Flower Show. 



