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Mabch 26. 1015. 



The Florists' Review 



The Rose Garden of A. N. Pienon, Inc., Cromwell, Conn.J Staged at the New York Spring Show. 



The Gardencraft Toy Co., New fork, 

 had samples of their gardencraft toys. 



I. J. Stringham, New Ybrk, exhibited 

 a hive of bees and jars of fancy honey. 



S. P. Tbwnsend & Co., of Orange, 

 N. J,, showed an assortment of their 

 new 86-inch triplex mowers and a full 

 line of hand mowers. P. A. Coleman 

 was in charge. 



The exhibit of the Autocar Co., Ard- 

 more, Pa., consisted of one of its auto- 

 mobiles, value, $1,600, of the style of 

 which Max Schling has four cars. 



Spraying apparatus was shown by 

 William F. Leary, New Eochelle, N. Y. 



Colin Campbell, New York, was pres- 

 ent in person with a collection of many 

 varieties of dracsenas, plants and canes, 

 as well as nursery stock and azaleas. 



The Garden Gateway Co., New York, 

 had an exhibit of tools, flower stands, 

 bronzes and garden novelties and ne- 

 cessities of many kinds. 



The "Wilson Products Co., Brooklyn, 

 had on exhibition insecticides, cement 

 window boxes, forcing frames, hose, etc. 



The V. & E. Industries, New York, 

 showed gardening aprons, kneeling pil- 

 lows, bonnets, etc., for rich amateurs. 



The Reade Mfg. Co., Hoboken, N, J., 

 exhibited samples of Herbicide, a weed 

 exterminator; Readeana, a rose-bug ex- 

 terminator, and the Electric Worm 

 Eradicator. 



Gladiolus bulbs of all kinds, of the 

 Cedar Acres brand, .were shown by B. 

 Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. 



Self-watering iron flower boxes and 

 baskets formed the exhibit of Miller 

 & Ding, Brooklyn, 



A. L. Miller, Jamaica, N. Y., had an 

 extensive exhibit of commercial potted 



plants, including many roses and rho- 

 dodendrons. 



Five members of the Alphano-Humus 

 Co., New York, were on hand to ex- 

 plain the merits of the company's prod- 

 uct, which was displayed in bulk and 

 in demonstrations. 



A full assortment of florists' supplies, 

 including many novelties, made up the 

 exhibit of Reed & Keller, New York. 



The Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co., 

 New York, showed its various mowers. 

 The factory of this concern is in Lans- 

 ing, Mich. 



A mammoth reel of Revero hose, 1,000 

 feet of it, with a center of cut flowers 

 renewed daily by Max Schling, was the 

 striking feature of the exhibit of the 

 Revere Rubber Co., Boston. Mogul and 

 Ajax, the company's novelties, were 

 also shown. E. W. Holt was in charge. 



Diamond-brand compost and demon- 

 strations of its manures formed the 

 exhibit of the New York Stable Manure 

 Co., Jersey City, N. J. 



Chemical insecticides and fertilizers 

 made up the display of the Bon Arbor 

 Chemical Co., of Paterson, N. J. 



The Aphine Mfg. Co., represented by 

 M. C. Ebel, showed samples of Aphine, 

 Fungine, Scaline, Vermine and Nico- 

 tiana. The bowling trophies for the 

 San Francisco convention were on dis- 

 play here, also. 



The Commission Shop for Women's 

 Work, New York, presided over by so- 

 ciety women, was decorated by A. T. 

 Bunyard, as was the room on the first 

 floor occupied by the New York Flo- 

 rists ' Club. 



Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, 

 N. Y.; Farm & Garden, New York, and 



F. A. Stokes & Co., New York, displayed 

 a line of gardening books and journals. 



A collection of dahlia roots was under 

 the personal charge of George L. Still- 

 man, Westerly, R. I. In it were a large 

 number of novelties. 



An extensive assortment of gladiolus 

 bulbs, including many new varieties, 

 composed the exhibit of Arthur Cowee, 

 Berlin, N. Y. Flowers of Gladiolus 

 Peace were also shown. 



Suction and glass flower vases for 

 florists were exhibited by A. F. Jerome, 

 Newark, N. J. 



Benjamin F. Hammond, Beacon, N. 

 Y., ' exhibited samples of Slug-shot, 

 Grape-dust, Bordeaux mixture, Thrip 

 Juice, paint, glazing putty and sward 

 food. 



From the Robert Craig Co., Phila- 

 delphia, was a large and splendid collec- 

 tion of foliage plants of many varieties. 

 Though not entered for competition, 

 it engaged the attention of many. Rob- 

 ert A. Craig was in charge. 



The International Garden Club, New 

 York, showed samples of rustic con- 

 struction. John .1. Howe was in charge. 



A full line of bulbous stock in bloom, 

 and spring flowering plants in many va- 

 rieties were shown by J, M, Thorburn 

 & Co., New York. W. C. Rickards was 

 in charge. 



An artistically arranged display of 

 many varieties of bulbous plants in 

 bloom made a fine showing for Stumpp 

 & Walter Co., New York. Al. Rickards 

 presided. 



Excellently grown roses in pots were 

 put on exhibition by the South Park 

 Floral Co., Newcastle, Ind. 



A fine display of heather and other 



