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August 23, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



845 



medals for landscape plans: J. F. Uo- 

 well, Buffalo; Edwin Lonsdale, Phila- 

 delphia; H. D. Seele, Elkhart, Ind. 



To award the prizes in the essay com- 

 petition: Chas. T. Guenther, Hamburg, 

 N. Y.; J?\ C. Weber, St. Louis j B. F. 

 "Winterson, Chicago. 



The Trade Exhibits. 



Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, the 

 usual large line of palms, ferns, aranca- 

 rias, and other decorative plants in sizes 

 from small to specimen; also the new 

 variegated bougainvillea, bulbs, Peerless 

 glazing points, etc. 



Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, O., 

 a sport of Piersoni fern, with finely di- 

 vided pinnae; also field-grown rose 

 plants. 



Metairie Eidge Nursery Co., New Or- 

 leans, palms and ferns in several sizes, 

 and an especially fine line of Pandanus 

 Veitchii, 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, palms, 

 ferns and other plants in variety; also 

 Bermuda and French bulbs. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., 

 palms, crotons, pandanuses, ferns, etc., 

 in variety and of all sizes. 



Lemtiel Ball, Wissinoming, .Philadel- 

 phia, kentias in many sizes, arecas, livis- 

 tonas, dracaenas, crotons, etc., including 

 Ficus pandurata. 



H. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, 

 Mass., fine plants of their latest novelty, 

 Nephrolepis Whitmani, in several sizes. 



Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia, a large 

 display of palms in variety, also a fine 

 table of crotons and plants of Ficus 

 pandurata in several sizes. 



George A. Kuhl, Pekin, III., Boston 

 fern and its sports, solanums, palms, 

 cyclamen, begonias, etc. 



Hinode Florist Co., Whitestone, N. Y., 

 a variety of Japanese plants and other 

 specialties. 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., 

 Elegantissima fern in several sizes, also 

 a new type of same with fronds alike on 

 both sides; also table of French bulbs. 



Davis Bros., Morrison, 111., ferns, in- 

 cluding Boston, Piersoni and its descend- 

 ants in various sizes. 



Joseph Heacock, Wyncote, Pa., ken- 

 tias, specimen plants, also smaller sizes. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., 

 fleshly imported and established orchids 

 in variety- 

 Chris Winterich, Defiance, O., a large 

 table of especially fine, clean cyclamen 

 plants in several sizes. 



A. T. Boddington, New York, Bermu- 

 da lily bulbs, French bulbs, small ferns, 

 etc. 



Lewis Ullrich, TiflSn, 0., fine new 

 scarlet geranium, Tiffla; also Asparagus 

 plumosus. 



J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, Lorraine 

 begonias, Pandanus Veitchii, Boston, 

 Piersoni and Elegantissima ferns and 

 Adiantum Farleyense, small plants and 

 fine specimens. 



Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, O., be- 

 gonias, geraniums, asparagus, etc. 



C. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, 

 his usual line of well-grown kentias, 

 arecas, etc., showing various sizes. 



Edward Amerpohl, Janesville, Wis., 

 the new Piersoni sport, Nephrolepis 

 Amerpohlii, in several sizes. 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., large 

 table of cut spikes of gladioli, embrac- 

 ing all the well-known hybrid strains 

 and a wide variety of forms and colors. 



John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., 

 a big show of cut gladioli of many 

 strains, conspicuous being America, light 

 pink, grown by Frank Banning, Kins- 



man, O., but controlled by • Mr. Childs ; 

 also Phoenix Roebelenii in several sizes. 

 L. B. Brague, Hinsdale, Mass., hardy 

 cut ferns, etc. 



H. J. ^mith, Hinsdale, Mass., hardy 

 cut ferns, etc. 



M. Rice & Co., Philadelphia, the usual 

 fine line of florists' supplies, including 

 a few samples of staple articles, but 

 largely made up of novelties, among 

 which was a lace bouquet holder which 

 revives the fashion of thirty years ago 

 and takes splendidly with the best 

 trade; also adjustable novelty baskets 

 for all sorts of decorations, broad- 

 strand Porto Rican mats, two-toned 

 crepe paper, bouquet boxes like hat 

 boxes, " plaited birch-bark ware, bark 

 sleighs, bamboo hampers in nests, rib- 

 bon novelties, etc. Mr. Eschner sold the 

 entire exhibit as it stood within a few 

 hours after putting it on display. 



Reed & Keller, New York, a large line 

 of special wire designs, a fine line of 

 glass vases, a patented holder for cycas 

 leaves, a line of new tub baskets and a 

 general line of staple baskets, etc. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 probably the finest line this house has 

 ever shown, a conspicuous feature of the 

 display being the new toneware in a 

 wide range of size, shape and coloring, 

 much of it tied with ribbons to match; 

 also hand painted hampers, electroliers 

 in many shapes, a great yariety of 

 wreaths, baskets, bells, screeris, got cov- 

 ers and many cases of samples of new 

 and staple supplies. The arrangement 

 of the stock was excellent. 



Wertheimer Bros., New York, Conqueror 

 brand ribbons, foliage American Beauty 

 ribbons, lace chiffons, new ideas in vio- 

 let ties, etc. 



S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, a large 

 line of ribbons, including a new two- 

 toned ribbon for mums, on the foliage 

 type, also Dresden ribbon for violets, all 

 tastefully arranged. 



Schloss Bros., New York, a fine show- 

 ing of ribbons, including a line of satin 

 taffeta ribbons in flower shades, silk net 

 scarfs for various uses, new violet ties, 

 etc. 



J. Stern & Co., Philadelphia, baskets, 

 magnolia and artificial wreaths, wheat 

 sheaves, artificial Christmas trees, etc. 



Two cases of the Stern exhibit were lost 

 in transit, but a good show was made. 



L. Baumann & Co., Chicago, a large 

 line of staple supplies, also new birch- 

 bark wreaths, preserved green and 

 bronze magnolia leaves in hampers, metal 

 designs, baskets, chiffon £(carfs, etc. 



C. S. Fcwd, Philadelphft^v birch-bark 

 ware, Christmas bells, etc. 



A. Herrmann, New York, baskets and 

 miscellaneous supplies. 



Dayton Paper Novelty Co., Dayton, a 

 display of retailers' paper flower boxes. 



Hummel & Downing, Milwaukee, a 

 large line of paper boxes. 



Lord & Burnham, New York, model 

 greenhouse, embodying many of the 

 firm's patented devices, ventilating appa- 

 ratus, etc.; also the Burnham boiler. 



King Construction Co., North Tona- 

 wanda, N. Y., and Toronto, Ont., model 

 greenhouse, showing trussed roof, iron 

 gutter, ventilating apparatus, etc. 



Holly-Castle Co., Boston, electric ap- 

 paratus for accelerating the circulation 

 of hot water heating plants; operating. 



Herendeen Mfg. Co., Geneva, N. Y., 

 several sizes of the Furman boiler. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., Chicago, a Model 

 Kroeschell boiler, the Ideal chain wrench 

 and the new Kroeschell shaking grate. 



A. Dietsch Co., Chicago, greenhouse 

 building material, including several 

 styles of gutters, iron fittings, etc. 



The Advance Co., Richmond, Ind., 

 model greenhouse, showing its ventilat- 

 ing apparatus applied to top and side 

 sashes. 



A. Q. Wolf & Bro., Dayton, model 

 greenhouses, •showing six roller-bearing, 

 cable ventilating machines. An interest- 

 ing point was that the man who showed 

 the machines had never seen them him- 

 self, for the head of the firm is totally 

 blind. 



Quaker City Machine Co., Richmond, 

 Ind., model greenhouse, to show ventilat- 

 ing apparatus. 



Yankee Hose & Pipe Clamp Co., Day- 

 ton, hose menders. 



J. H. Broxey, Dayton, the Gem carna- 

 tion support, shown on growing plants 

 in bench; also Boston ferns. 



S. H. Shoup, Dayton, wire designs. 



Morehead Mfg. Co., Detroit, two sizes 

 of the Morehead steam trap. 



Mlstet M. and L. Johnson. 



(In chartre of the entertainment of the ladies.) 



