AuoUtiT 20, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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other plants. Tlie good color was a no- 

 ticeaole feature of all the plants in the 

 exhibit. 



Lager & Hurrell, of Summit, N. J., 

 made a very large display of orchid 

 plants, both freshly imported and estab- 

 lished plants. A large number of pieces 

 were staged, including about all the va- 

 rieties possible to show under such con- 

 ditions. Many were accompanied by 

 color plates to show the bloom. 



W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., 

 had a big display of plants — too many 

 to receive proper display in so crowded 

 an exhibition. Besides a large number 

 of cemmercial sizes in staple decorative 

 plants he had a large number of new 

 things, among which were the South 

 Orange variety of Boston fern, Dracaena 

 Eothiana, D. Mandiana, Asparagus elon- 

 gatus, Rudbeckia subtomentosa lutea, 

 dwarf Phlox Tapet Blanc, the golden 

 privet, and a Cattleya gigas carrying 

 ^ en fine flowers. 



lirist Winterich, Defiance, 0., had a 



^reenery stump, ' ' a frame for growing 

 aspkragus and small ferns. He had it 

 filled with moss and planted with stock 

 as in use. 



Harry C. Reeser, Springfield, O., 

 showed new Nephrolepis Springfield, 

 called the most erect crested fern to 

 date, to be disseminated in 1909. Also 

 small stock of Hydrangea arborescens 

 grandiflora, asparagus, crotons and roses. 



Henry Eichholz, Waynesboro, Pa., ex- 

 hibited seedling Carnation Alvina, a 

 cross of seedlings on Lawson, dark pink, 

 adapted to pot culture as well as for cut 

 flowers. It is to be disseminated in 

 1909. 



S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, had a fine 

 table of Begonia Glolre de Lorraine in 

 several sizes, and poinsettias. 



Lemuel Ball, Wissinoming, Pa., had a 

 group of well-grown kentias, crotons, ar- 

 disias, panduratas, pandanus, etc. Some 

 of the crotons were seedlings. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 

 had a large exhibit, but were forced to 

 be content with a place on the veranda, 

 where there was not much chance,, for 

 display. They had some big bays, some 

 good-sized kentias, a large line of coni- 

 fers in tubs, araucarias, pandanus, Bos- 

 tons, cibotiums, cocos, and other well 

 grown decorative plants. Jt was such 

 an exhibit as should have had 200 square 

 feet of good space, but they spoke too 

 late. 



The exhibit of the ilctairie Ridge 

 Nursery Co. came all the way from New 

 Orleans to get no fartiier than the 

 porch. It included kentias, rubbers and 

 latanias, probably the largest lot of sam- 

 ples the firm ever has sent to a conven- 

 tion, and the kentias especially Avcre 

 good. The made-up plants were fine. 



Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, sent a 

 variety of conifers in tubs, also a col- 

 lection of acers, but were too late to 

 secure space indoors. 



Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, O., 

 had an exhibit of field -grown roses on 

 the veranda. 



Jackson & Perkins were next to them 

 with standard hydrangeas, also H. Japo- 

 nica rosea, clematis and field-grown 

 roses. 



Building Material. 



The Lord & Burnham Co., New York, 

 exhibit was of special interest, as it 

 contained innumerable new things and 

 improvements on old ones. The new 

 round sectional boiler has a deep fire- 

 box, with largft crown sheet directly over 

 the fire, with large opening for water- 



ways into the side of the boiler, flue 

 travel three times across the boiler, burns 

 hard or soft coal. The standard sec- 

 tional boiler was shown with a new hub 

 section making a low connection possi- 

 ble for shallow cellars. With it was a 

 special hub with prongs that make it 

 possible to screw it up without large 

 pipe tongs. A section of cast-iron bench 

 was shown, strong, light, well drained, 

 easy of erection and parts interchange- 

 able, so that a bench of any size may be 

 made. There was also a wood bench on 

 single-fitting pipe supports with a 

 spreader to space and strengthen cross 

 boards in wide benches. Sasli was shown 

 with all joints blind mortise and double 

 shoulder tenon; a round tie rod across 

 the middle casts the minimum of shade. 

 The special greenhouse Avhite lead shown 

 was of finely ground bone-dry lead, which 

 takes more oil and therefore goes farth- 

 est; it is mixed with tank settled oil. A 

 special elastic putty was shown. A close 

 working ventilating apparatus for side 

 walls had the sash hinged directly to the 

 metal eave plate. A large line of fit- 

 tings was shown, all designed to reduce 

 the number of parts; a shelf bracket 

 with clamp for either double or single 

 arm ; a pipe hanger shaped to . reduce 

 friction, for ijood or iron posts; an ex- 

 tra deep spool pipe hanger; a purlin end 

 bearer, and dozens of others. A wrought 

 bar iron post is designed to resist rust 

 in the ground. And all about was the 

 new Handy Hand Book that tells all 

 about all the things the firm makes. 



The King Construction Co., North Ton- 

 awanda, N. Y., put up its new truss 

 house. This was not a model, but a 

 section of a 30-foot house, with all parts 

 exactly as used in this style of construc- 

 tion. The section was of such size that 

 it left room in the clear for a number 

 of exhibits of special parts. The truss 



iron gutter was shown in two styles, il- 

 lustrating wide spacing of posts. The 

 special attachment of sashbars to the 

 iron frame was displayed. There were 

 racks of brackets, pipe hangers, etc., also 

 a soil crushing machine. A section of 

 new iron gutter showed a bar attachment 

 that left the end of the bar free, also 

 held the glass neatly overlapping the 

 gutter to prevent ice breakage. 



J. A. Payne, Jersey. City, N. J., had 

 a section of wide house which embodied 

 four styles of construction : wood, semi- 

 iron and iron frame, the latter with the 

 Payne dripless steel bar and either small 

 eave plates and straight glasis, or curved 

 eaves. One section of the house was 

 trussed, the other supported by posts. 

 The house was complete with all fittings, 

 ventilating apparatus, etc. A Payne sec- 

 tional hot water boiler was in the house, 

 also an iron frame bench embodying the 

 grip-tight fittings. 



The John C. Moninger Co., Chicago, 

 put up a model greenhouse, embodying 

 many of its special features of construc- 

 tion. The new ventilator hinge was of 

 much interest. By its use top ventila- 

 tion is secured without the use of a 

 header, the sash being attached to each 

 bar in such a manner that the drip falls 

 on the warm glass where it cannot cause 

 trouble, as it does when it freezes on a 

 header. The exhibit also included a new 

 interlocking splice for gutters, purlins, 

 eave plates and long bars. 



The Foley Mfg. Co., Chicago, had a 

 neat pavilion in which the Foley venti- 

 lating apparatus was shown in opera- 

 tion, also sections of gutters, etc., em- 

 bodying the firm's ideas in greenhouse 

 material. A complete section of green- 

 house was shown in connection with the 

 ventilating apparatus. 



A. Dietsch Co., Chicago, had a table of 

 greenhouse gutters with drip conductor 



The Gentleman from Illinois. 



