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OCTOBEB 20, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



1059 



a dark brown willow basket, oval in 

 sb&pe, about eighteen inches long and a 

 foot wide. There waa a low handle the 

 long way of the basket. The basket was 

 first filled rounding full of sphagnum, 

 packed solidly and covered with ferns. 

 Then a lot of Adiantum Croweanum was 

 stemmed, two or three fronds on a pick. 

 Next fine large Shasta daisies were 

 stemmed singly on picks, the stems being 

 a little longer than the adiantum. The 

 filling was done so that the shorter dais- 

 ies were on the sides and hung down, 

 nearly hiding the basket from sight. A 

 good deal of green waa used, but not 

 80 much as to make the flowers seem few. 

 The effect was loose and free but fin- 

 ished. 



FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH, 



Put a neat sign in your window : ' ' Fu- 

 neral or gift flowers delivered by tele- 

 graph anywhere in the United States." 

 When you have taken an order refer to 

 the page of "Leading Eetail norists" 

 in the Eeview and select a man to whom 

 to telegraph the order. You will find it 

 a very satisfactory source of new busi- 

 ness. 



WORLD'S FAIR FLOWER SHOW. 



A party of leading men in the trade 

 met at the Sherman House, Chicago, last 

 Saturday and organized the World's Fair 

 Flower Show Association for the pur- 

 pose of giving floriculture a boost by 

 means of an exhibition of the first mag- 

 nitude on the grounds of the St. Louis 

 World's Fair. The dates chosen were 

 November 7 to 12. 



Among those present were President 

 Philip Breitmeyer, of the S. A. F., De- 

 troit; E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind.; El- 

 mer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich.; Fred 

 Dorner, Jr., Lafayette, Ind.; H. W. 

 Buckbee, John T. Buckbee, Chas. W. 

 Johnson, Rockford, 111., the principal 

 growers in the vicinity of Chicago and 

 other interested parties. E. G. Hill oc- 

 cupied the chair. 



It was stated that President Francis, 

 of the World's Fair, had authorized 

 Chief Taylor to arrange with responsible 

 parties to hold a flower show in the 

 great conservatory adjoining the Palace 

 of Horticulture, the Fair providing 

 room, light, attendants and advertising 

 without charge, the show management 

 to pay the cash premiums and to be 

 entitled to charge and retain an admis- 

 sion fee of 25 cents. Chief Taylor 

 stated that the exposition gold, silver 

 and bronze medals would be awarded to 

 exhibits in this show the same as in 

 other departments of the Fair. Henry 

 Shaw medals will also be available. 



The proposition being fully canvassed 

 and the possibilities for the advancement 

 of trade interests ofl'set by the difficul- 

 ties of accomplishing much work in a 

 brief period, the question of ways and 

 means came up. The only logical way 

 seemed to be to raise a guarantee fund 

 equal to the footings of the premium list 

 to insure exhibitors the payment of their 

 cash awards in full. This was the 

 course pursued in the World's Fair Show 

 at Chicago in 1893, when a dividend 

 was paid instead of an assessment made. 

 A canvass of the men at the table gave 

 a total of $2,800. During the day this 

 was augmented somewhat and it was 

 voted to invite all horticulturists to unite 

 with the present guarantors in making 

 this a World's Exposition flower show. 



The first step was the organization of 



P. J. Hauswirth. 

 (Director, World's Fair Flower Show, St. Loals, November 7-12. 



the World's Fair Flower Show Associa- 

 tion, with the following executive com- 

 mittee: Philip Breitmeyer, E. G. Hill, 

 Leonard Kill, W. N. Rudd, Elmer D. 

 Smith, Fred C. Weber and J. C. 

 Vaughan. P. J. Hauswirth was engagied 

 as director of the exhibition, headquar- 

 ters to be at 227 Michigan avenue, Chi- 

 cago, until about the first of November, 

 after which Mr. Hauswirth will be at 

 the exposition grounds. 



The show having been determined upon 

 and the funds in sight, the great essential 

 was a premium list of sufficient scope 

 to include all departments of the trade 

 and with the money at hand so distrib- 

 uted in liberal sums as to bring out 

 what all confidently expect will 'be the 

 finest lot of exhibits staged anywhere 

 this year and perhaps the finest display 

 ever seen in this country, for there is 

 any amount of good stock only waiting 

 for a chance at World's Fair gold 

 medals, with all expenses paid. 



The following committee on premium 

 list was appointed: Elmer D. Smith, 

 W. N. Rudd, Jas. Hartshorne, C. W. 

 Johnson and N. J. Wietor. They have 

 prepared a list carrying a total of $6,000 

 divided into the most liberal premiums 

 offered anywhere in this country this 

 season. The list is all ready for publi- 

 cation save for the "0. K.'*^ of the ex- 

 position officials on the oflfers of 

 World's Fair gold and silver medals. 

 These are assured but will be awarded 

 by exposition jurors under the same 

 terms and restrictions as for any other 

 exhibits. Doubtless the exposition will 



accept the same judges as are engaged 

 to award the cash premiums, thus re- 

 ducing the work. 



Proofs of the premium list, which is 

 already in type, afford the opportunity 

 of selecting the following as illustrating 

 the very liberal cash premiums: 



One hundred cut blooms chrysanthe- 

 mums, white, $75, $50, $25; same pre- 

 miums for yellow and pink. 



Three standard plants, $75, $50. 



Collection cut blooms orchids, $100. 

 $60. Same amounts for collections of 

 orchid plants. 



Beet groups ferns, $75, $50, $25. 



One hundred Beauties, $100, $75, $50, 

 $25. 



Best collection roses, not less than 

 eight varieties, $75, $50, $25. 



Vase 100 Beauties arranged for effect, 

 $100, $75, $50, $25. Same amounts for 

 vase of 100 mums arranged for effect. 



One hundred blooms carnations, $25, 

 $15, $10. 



Chief Taylor writes that in every way 

 in which he can further the show's in- 

 terests he will use his beat endeavors 

 and in point of exhibits the success of 

 the exhibition is already assured. All 

 the big growers will be there in full 

 force. With the rapidly increasing at- 

 tendance at the fair, backed by liberal 

 advertising, it is hoped to make an un- 

 qualified financial success as well. 



Every interested party is requested to 

 write P. J. Hauswirth, 227 Michigan 

 avenue, Chicago, at once. 



