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to match the latest popular flowers. 

 Basket cages also were a feature of this 

 exhibit, which was in charge of E. J. 

 Fancourt, assisted by J. R. Fothering- 

 ham. 



J. A. Peterson & Sons, Cincinnati. 



On fifty feet of space this firm 

 showed several sizes of the begonias 

 for which it has a national reputation 

 and all of which were originated on 

 its home place. The varieties were 

 Glory of Cincinnati, Melior and Mrs. 

 J. A. Peterson. J. A. Peterson was in 

 personal charge of the exhibit. 



, H. ^l»>th, San I'rancisco. 



The Ferneries, the trade name under 

 which this exhibitor is known locally, 

 had eighty feet of space on which he 

 showed a large collection of ferns, in- 

 cluding a number of varieties not com- 

 mon in the east, and a line of palms, 

 principally kentias. 



A. L. Bandall Co., Chicago. 



This exhibit occupied 200 square feet. 

 It included a general line of florists' 

 supplies, with a special di^lay of bas- 

 kets nearly all of which were the prod- 

 uct of ^the exhibitor's own American 

 factory; many new and original shapes 

 and finishes were shown. The exhibit 

 also contained a line of sun parlor fur- 

 niture of willow, which has proved pop- 

 ular f«r flower stores. Frank McCabe 

 was in charge. 



Mrs. Francis J. Beidy, San Jose, Oal. 



This exhibitor had a fine table of 

 dahlia blooms, the collection containing 

 only seedling varieties of the exhib- 

 itor's own raising. Not only were the 

 flowers good but the colors were excel- 

 lent. 



M. Bice Co., Philadelphia. 



This exhibit, in charge of Arthur 

 Zirkman, occupied 200 square feet and 

 included a general line of florists' sup- 

 plies, but specialized on novelty bas- 

 kets and new ribbons. A conspicuous 

 feature was a new aisle post and center- 

 piece with high vase. 



Superior Nursery Co., Los Angeles. 



The exhibitor, who has a new neph- 

 rolepis to which the name Superior has 

 been given and which has already estab- 

 lished a local reputation, took this op- 

 portunity to show it to growers from a 

 distance, staging plants in a variety of 

 sizes on a table of twenty-four square 

 feet. 



Swiss Floral Co., Portland, Ore. 



A table of forty square feet was used 

 for the display of the exhibitor's new 

 petunias, Pride of Portland and Elks' 

 Pride. These originated at Portland 

 and are promising varieties. They were 

 shown in pots. J. Gr. Bacher was in 

 charge. 



THE CONVENTION GARDEN. 



Exhibitors and Space. 



The following are the exhibitors in 

 the S. A. F. convention garden planted 

 in Golden Gate park, San Francisco, 

 under the direction of Dan MacRorie 

 as superintendent: 



Hans Blath, San Francisco 250 sq. ft. 



Eric James. Oakland, Cal 250 sq. ft. 



Santa Barbara Nursery Co., Santa 



Barbara, Cal 250 sq. ft. 



Frank Pellcano, San Francisco, Cal. . . 250 sq. ft. 

 Cottage Gardens Nursery Co., Eureka, 



Cal 2,500 sq. ft. 



Domoto Bros., San Francisco 1,500 sq. ft. 



Hans Plath. 



(Chairman Finance Committee for' the San Francisco Convention.) 



Howard & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal. . .1,500 sq. ft. 



.MacRorie-McLaren Co., San Fran- 

 cisco 1,000 sq. ft. 



Henry W. Turner, Montt'bello, Cal... 500 sq. ft. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. 750 sq. ft. 



Hillsborough Nurseries, Burlingame, 

 Cal 500 sq. f t. 



W. F. Kastlug Co., Buffalo, N. Y 300 sq. ft. 



Ferrari Bros., San Francisco 250 sq.ft. 



Fred Grohe, Santa Rosa, Cal 200 sq. ft. 



Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J 500 eq. ft. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, 

 Pa 200 sq. f t. 



Swiss Floral Co., Portland, Ore 100 sq. ft. 



T aughan's Seed Store, Chicago 1,000 sq. ft. 



C. Kooyman, San Francisco 100 sq. ft. 



E. Gill Nursery Co., Oakland, Cal sq. ft. 



Schwerln Bros., Visitaclou Valley 

 Nurseries sq. ft. 



Fancher Creek Nursery Co sq. ft. 



Richard Lohman, San Rafael, Cal sq. ft. 



VVm. Monroe sq. ft. 



Considering the distance from the 

 great centers of business and popula- 

 tion, it is considered that the S. A. F. 

 convention gardens in Golden Gate 

 park at San Francisco make a decidedly 

 creditable showing; particularly so to 

 the growers and nurserymen of the Pa- 

 cific slope, many of whom have in- 

 stalled large, handsome and interesting 

 exhibits, and to Superintendent Mac- 

 Rorie. 



The Setting of the Garden. 



A large space was set aside for the 

 purpose on the south side of the park, 

 in a slight hollow sheltered from the 

 trade winds and making the most of the 

 sunshine. Plenty of space was avail- 

 able for any number of exhibits that 

 might have been offered and, as it 

 turned out, the plats were well scat- 

 tered. A notable feature of the garden 

 is the arrangement of the beds around 

 and among groups of California red- 

 woods and specimens of other conifers 

 planted in the park; and some flower 



beds, harmonizing nicely with the gen- 

 eral scheme, have also been planted by 

 the park, the space between being filled 

 with new lawn. The trees, though add- 

 ing not a little to the beauty ef the 

 gardens, so obstruct the view that it 

 is impossible to do the gardens justice 

 in a photograph, but the accompanying 

 illustrations will give a generaj idea of 

 their appearance from different points. 



The view on page 23 shows the scene 

 as the observer stands at the sweet pea 

 beds of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., which, 

 of course, do not appear. In the fore- 

 ground is a part of the rose garden 

 of Henry W. Turner, of Montebello, 

 Cal.; farther to the front are the roses 

 of the Gill Nursery Co., while still far- 

 ther is a large bed of brilliant petunias 

 put in by Schwerin Bros., of the Visita- 

 cion Valley Nursery, surrounding the 

 central redwood tree. A cornel- of a hand- 

 some bed of asters planted by H. Plath 

 also is seen to the left, and farther off 

 on this side, a large bed of mixed gladi- 

 oli, planted by C. Kooyman, of San 

 Francisco. In the distance to the right 

 is seen a bed of brilliant poppies, put 

 in by the park. 



The view on page 22 is as it appears 

 to the visitor standing at a large plant- 

 ing of salvias from the Cottage Gardens 

 Nursery, Eureka, Cal., and shows prin- 

 cipally two extensive beds of brilliant 

 begonias put in by the same exhibitor. 

 To the right, also, is shown a part of 

 a collection of dahlias by Fred Grohe, 

 of Santa Rosa. 



Notes on the Exhibits. 

 The most numerous exhibits by any 

 one house were those of the MacRorie- 



