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The Floifets'' Review 



AucusT 19, 191C. ' ^ 



View in the S. A. F. Convention Garden, Golden, Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. 



McLaren Co., which has exerted itself 

 in every possible way to make the gar- 

 dens a success. Oi^ji^ the most inter- 

 esting exhibits is a "collection of fifty- 

 two varieties of acacias shown by this 

 house, something that has never been 

 exhibited before, and that well illus- 

 trates the wide divergence in type and 

 habit of the many members of the 

 acacia family. This company also has 

 exhibited a collection of about 200 va- 

 rieties of ornamental shrubs, many of 

 which ^exA new to the eastern visitors, 

 and another large plot has been occu- 

 pied with two varieties of hydrangeas; 

 while «iany other beds were planted by 

 this company in other parts of the 

 gardens! 



Another interesting collection of 

 shrubs is that of the Santa Barbara 

 Nursery, containing 100 specimens, all 

 different varieties. 



JThe Dahlias and Gladioli. 



The gardens are especially strong in 

 dahlias, this being no doubt due to the 

 fact that the growers of the San Fran- 

 cisco district have given much atten- 

 tion to tMa flower, which attains great 

 perfectirf^^nder California conditions. 

 Most of the dahlias are banked together 

 on a southern slope and had to be rigor- 

 ously held back to keep the best blooms 

 for the convention period. Here Henry 

 A. Dreer, Inc., of Philadelphia, Pa., has 

 a bed of tM new Kalif dahlia, which 

 shows up nicely. Adjoining this, Frank 

 Pelicano, of San Francisco, has a collec- 

 tion of 300 dahlias, in eight varieties, 

 Burgle predominating. Richard Loh- 

 nian, of San Rafael, Cal., exhibits two 

 varieties, EUse and Burgle. William 



Monroe has a collection of eighty-nine 

 varieties. 



Howard & Smith, of Los Angeles, 

 make a strong showing, including quite 

 a variety of stock. They show 117 va- 

 rieties of dahlias, about a dozen varie- 

 ties of fuchsias, all well grown and 

 blooming nicely; a large bed of del- 

 phiniums, and a bed of Crimson King 

 verbenas, which in size and brilliance 

 fully justify their name. 



Gladioli are not an especially promi- 

 nent feature. Vaughan's Seed Store is 

 exhibiting three varieties, which show 

 up fairly well, and C. Kooyman has a 

 nice miscellaneous collection. 



Miscellaneous Exhibits. 



Chrysanthemums for a large bed were 

 sent out by C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., 

 but it was not possible to show any 

 blooms by the convention week. 



Of the two important rose beds, 

 H. W. Turner's is of one variety, Sep- 

 tember Morn, while that of the Gill 

 Nursery Co. includes quite a collection 

 of varieties. 



The Germain Seed & Plant Co., Los 

 Angeles, occupies a good sized bed with 

 an exhibit of lobelias and gazanias, the 

 latter a plant that almost has disap- 

 peared from the trade in America. 



E. James, of Oakland, has an inter- 

 esting collection of cinerarias and 

 antirrhinums. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., of Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., and Lompoc, Cal., devote their 

 space to thirty-three new varieties of 

 sweet peas, which have never been 

 shown before and which, unfortunately, 

 could not be had in bloom at this date. 



Fred Grohe, Santa Rosa, occupies a 



small plot with dahlias in eight differ- 

 ent varieties, and a pleasing assortment 

 of petunias. 



The Swiss Floral Co., of Portland, 

 Ore., has a handsome display of Salvia 

 Red Cross. 



The salvia of the Cottage Gardens 

 Nursery is an eye catcher, while its ex- 

 tensive display of bedding begonias is 

 one of the brightest spots in the gar- 

 dens. 



W. F. Kasting Co., Buffalo, shows a 

 bed of cannas and the Hillsborough 

 Nurseries, of Burlingame, Cal., has a 

 large and attractive display. 



A few of the exhibits, such as those 

 of Donioto Bros., Ferrari Bros., the 

 Fancher Creek Nursery, etc., were in- 

 stalled from pots on the eve of the 

 convention, too late to be included in 

 this description. 



It should be remembered that a con- 

 siderable number of those who ordi- 

 narily would be leading exhibitors in 

 such an affair as the convention garden 

 are maintaining large all-season exhib- 

 its on the exposition grounds. 



NATIONAL PUBLICITY. 



[The following is tlie report of Irwin Berter- 

 iiiann. chairman of the committee on national 

 puhllcity, presented at the San Francisco con-_ 

 ventloD, August 18, 1915.] 



National publicity is a much talked 

 of problem, hard to solve, yet with 

 wonderful possibilities and a great fu- 

 ture, particularly in the field of the 

 florists' profession. 



As a result of the talk of Philip 

 Breitmeyer during the board of direc- 

 tors' meeting at Chicago, March 2, our 

 president appointed George Burton, 

 Irwin Bertermann and W. F. Kasting a 



