August 20, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



27 



The Trade Exhibits. 



Tlie following were those who had 

 ropresentatiou in the trade's display: 



Florists' Supplies. 



Kced & Keller, New York, had per- 

 haps the best space in the exhibition, a 

 straight-away table four feet wide and 

 over ninety feet long down one entire 

 Hide of the Cataract ballroom. With wall 

 space to match, it made the exhibit show 

 to full advantage, and yet it was crowd- 

 ed. Mr, Seed's special pride was a big 

 model of Wright Bros.' aeroplane, to be 

 trimmed with flowers. This firm's line 

 is unique. Dozens of its special wire 

 frames were ,shown, including a new one 

 for the so-called shower or cascade 

 wreath. There was a new light plant 

 stand, a new plant tub, a little wire de- 

 vice for tilting plants in a decoration 

 that can be folded up when not in use, 

 leather-bound pot covers, a variety of 

 birchbar)c plant receptacles, a big line of 

 baskets, a gardenia collar a patent on 

 which has been applied for, and a hun- 

 dred and one vases and other articles of 

 wood, wire, glass or pottery. Visitors 

 were given a dainty little .lapancse tea- 

 pot as a souvenir. 



M. Bice & Co., Philadelpliiti, this year 

 inaugurated a reform in that they left 

 the staples at home and only brought 

 the novelties. Pretty nuich everything in 

 their exhibit, except some regular num- 

 bers among ribbons, was of this season 's 

 production; also three-fourths of the 

 stock was of their own manufacture; 

 they no longer depend on Europe. A 

 specially attractive thing was a natural 

 willow flower basket, the woven part 

 4-oming up high on the handles at. the 

 sides. This was shown in many sizes and 

 several shapes. There were many natural 

 willow and bark effects in tall vases, 

 some with smaller vase pockets on the 

 sides. Square chip pot covers with high 

 handles were in many colors and styles. 

 Slender wicker Beauty vases with pecu- 

 liarly I'olled tops are specially graceful. 

 A ribbon ytost of white wicker was a 

 new idea. The ribbons included a new 

 orchid ribbon and a combination violet 

 and green in both violet ties and ribbon. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 made the largest display in their many 

 years of convention going. The samples 

 were far too numerous to permit men- 

 tion of more than a few of the special 

 features, but the showing of novelty bas- 

 kets calls for a word; their variety was 

 infinite. One that was shown in quantity 

 was a low-priced so-called French basket 

 that H. Bayersdorfer found in Italy this 

 summer. There was a big line of new 

 metallic designs. Prepared galax leaves 

 were shown in four colors. There was a 

 . variety of log-form hanging baskets 

 filled with prepared asparagus, maiden- 

 hair, etc., for decorative purposes. There 

 was a large assortment of log goods for 

 filling with plants. The popular tone- 

 ware was shown in a new steel gray col- 

 oring. New Italian pottery was shown. 

 The plant receptacles also included an 

 S-foot crocodile and a big turtle, the 

 backs of which are hinged so the florist 

 can fill the interior with stock like an 

 ordinary plant hamper. There was a 

 new 16-inch papier-mache plant stand 

 and, neither last nor least, an airship 

 swinging by an invisible wire, the pilot 

 one of those rocking figures that nod the 

 head anfl sway the body. 



L. Baumann & Co., Chicago, had their 

 usual line of metallic goods and wreaths 

 of prepared leaves, also a number of 



novelties, chief among which is the olec- 

 tra immortelle in several colors, the 

 process of preparing giving a brighter 

 hue. They also had a prepared cycas 

 leaf on which no paint is used. A va- 

 riety of shapes of pine bark logs, bas- 

 kets, boxes, etc., was shown, also a line 

 of Hallowe'en novelties, papier-jnache 

 pumpkin-heads, etc. An artificial poin- 

 settia is good, also natural prepare* I 

 adiantum, asparagus, etc. 



.1. G. Neidinger, Philadelphia, showed 

 a fine line of wax flowers and a iiunilx'r 

 of Christmas specialties, including a most 

 natural artificial poinsettia made up in 

 a variety of special arrangements. 



The Madison Basket Craft Co., Madi- 

 son, O., made a fine show of art and 

 craft baskets of willow, some of the 

 forms being described as boat center- 

 piece, Flemish, two-story, turnip-shape, 

 Tipperary carrying, etc. Pot covers of 

 willow were also shown in odd forms. 



Robert Kift, Philadelphia, showed his 

 latest idea, inverted fish-globe bowls on 

 bases, covering plant arrangements. 

 Some were small and contained checker- 

 berry sprays or small ferns, but others 

 were large enough to Jiold crotons, etc. 

 He also had cut. flower holders. The ex- 

 hibit attracted much attention. 



The Ever Ready Pot Cover Co.^ Buf- 

 falo, had an attractive .setting for a dis- 

 play of its ready-to-slip-on pot covers in 

 all sizes and many colors. 



H. D. Mann Co., Syracuse, N. Y., put 

 up a line of supjdies, including chiffons, 

 ribbons, baskets, Avheat sheaves, letters, 

 and a fine lot of fern dishes and novel- 

 ties in china and metal. 



C. S. Ford, Philadelphia, made a dis- 

 play of immortelle letters and tlesigns, 

 also of Christmas novelties. 



Ribbons. 



The S. S. Pennock-.Meehan Co., Phila- 

 delphia, had its usually fine ilispiay of 



staple ribbons and a number of new- 

 things, among which was a violet ribbon 

 in chameleon effet^ts, an orchid ribbon and 

 the now largely needed Killarney rib- 

 bon. They also had a narrow shaded 

 tatt'eta in eight colors. The line included 

 many chiffons, which are said to now be 

 so cheap that the leading stores do not 

 use them as freely as they once did, pre- 

 ferring something nu)rc exclusive. How- 

 ever, chifl'ons sell more largely than ever, 

 for the smaller stores that never used 

 ribbons now find they need tliem. Violet 

 ties and pins were shown, also cycas 

 leaves, etc. Visitors received a fine watch 

 fob souvenir. 



Wertheimer Bros, had a large display 

 of ribbons, including a citusiderable num- 

 ber of novelties, one of which they like 

 so well the visitor had to obey the sign 

 and ask to see "It," for it wils not on 

 j)ublic view. When the real name is 

 copyrighted it will be exploited. A new 

 idea Avas a heavy corded corsage ribbon 

 in several colors and two widths, also 

 made up into violet ties Avith the same 

 color combinations in the fringe. There 

 was a chiffon with (Srecian design and 

 one where the color shades from delicate 

 to dark. A wide, heavy ribbon with a 

 ribbon and rose leaf figure woven in wa.s 

 striking. Two corsage dress protectors 

 were good, one fan-shape«l of gauzy silk 

 and satin, the other real lace. 



Schloss Bros., New York, exhibited a 

 large line of riblwns and chiffons, but 

 their stock is particularly strong on vio- 

 let ties, of which they make a specialty. 

 These latter included, aniong dozens of 

 styles, one made up in shower effect in 

 both ribbon and chiffon, all ready for 

 attaching by the pin to the corsage bou- 

 quet. They also had a new lily of the 

 valley design in chiffon in a wide rangt- 

 of colors, an imported "novelty" ribbon 

 in many styles and some new wedding 

 searfs. 



Wm. C. Barry Tells About Outdoor Roses. 



