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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



November 19, 1908. 



for tliis occasion, flnirdi rostrums have 

 boon loiidt'd with piiiiij)kiiis. slioaves of 

 ^vhcat, CDrn and fruits, tlio inoro kinds 

 the merrier. Any of those are good, if 

 used ivith some discriminatuin. One 

 iiind. uith lloA\ers, is suflieient for a 

 sinjile ocoasion. Use inorc llnwers and 

 foliage than fruit or vegetal)lcs. For in- 

 stance, use wheat witli pink mums, and 

 abundance of green. Have the slieaves 

 fidl and loose and the mums i)ound in 

 ^vith the wlieat. With grapes use fes- 

 toons of green, with a fancy basket of 

 grapes suspended from each and a strik- 

 ingly tall vase or basket of yellow mums 

 flanking each end of the platform. If 

 a lower front decoration is desired, out- 

 line the ])latform with Boston ferns, with 

 nnnns inters]iersed. 



Corn stalks stacked, up in the style of a 

 wigwam, with dark red and old gold 

 mums emerging from the top, will dis- 

 ]day historical iuteiest and novelty of 



Certridk Bl.AlR. 



APID DELIVERY. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 the special delivery operated by K. A. 

 I^atham, INIinneapolis, wjio limls the mo- 



torcycle the most convenient and econom- 

 ical form of quick delivery he ever has 

 tried. The carrier is large enough so 

 that a number of boxes can be carrietl 

 for ordinary deliv(>i-v purposes, or so 

 that a large design can be carried if de- 

 sired. 



Every retailer finds himself frequently 

 confronted with the necessity for making 

 deliveries ou short notice, and with a 

 machine of this kind he can gain time 

 in the store for making up work, or 

 can make deliveries on shortest notice. 



SPRAY OF ROSES. 



The spray, the favorite form of fu- 

 neral design with Charles Ifenry Fox, 

 the Sign of tlie Kose. Philadeliiliia. 

 is hap]>ily illustrated by a bunch of 

 white roses tied with a loose bow of 

 broad white satin ribbon. Cibotium 

 Hchiedei may be used effectively as a 

 background for this spray. Another 

 method of carrying out tlie same idea 

 would be to use selected blooms of Kil- 

 larney roses, chosen from the paler 

 shade, and tied with a large bow of soft 

 pink ribbon. riiii.. 



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THE NATIONAL 



FLOWER SHOW 



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A GREAT SUCCESS. 



• Tiie uational flower show was taxored 

 with splendid weather for all its nine 

 days and the attendance was good 

 throughout. The gate itM-eipts were 

 greater than for any jirevious flower show 

 ever held in America. The exjienses were 

 heavy, especially as it was the initial un- 

 dertaking of the S. A. F. along this line, 

 and al)out an even break is expected. The 

 guarantors are sure to get their money 

 back and tliere may be a small dividend. 

 The management was successful in 

 keeping up intt>rest toward the (dose of 

 the show, by nvw features added eaidi 

 day. 



Carnations. 



K'unniug the sliox\ for nine days made 

 it necessary to rephi'-e most of the stock 

 and there was a sei-oud slmwing of car 

 nations staged .Xoxemlier li'. which 

 eclijised the graiiil disjpjay staged Xo\ein 

 ber U. >sever in the history of (lower 

 shows in this country have so libeial jtre- 

 miunis been aw.arded as for the carna- 

 tions staged at this time. There was. for 

 instance, a premium of $100 for the best 

 100 carnati(uis, and .$i^."i for the best 100 

 blooms staged l)y a grower operating not 

 over 2;~,fiO() feet of gl.ass. These pre- 

 miums naturally brought out the best 

 stock tliat could be ]iroduced, ;nid better 

 quabty never was showii at this date. 

 There were eight entries for the $100 

 prize. I'remiums of .$5(», $40 and $30 

 were offered for the best display of car- 

 nations, but this brought out only two 

 entries. Tliere were ten entries for tht> 

 best fifty blooms of White Kucha ntress 

 and nine of Victory. 



The showing of novelties, while it did 

 not include so many \aiieties ;is fin the 

 first <lay the caiuat ioii^ were staged. 



brought out some good vases. The O. 1'. 

 Bassett stood up well and the Mr.<. ,1. c. 

 A'aughan made a favorable imjiression. 

 President Taft was in good shape ami at 

 tracts by its form as well as its color. 

 F. Dorner & Sons showed a fin(> vase of 

 Delight, their new light pink. It is not 

 a large flower, but of bright color, and a 



good many growers think its commercial 

 ])ossibilities are great. W. A. Ilarkett, 

 I)ubuquo, la., showed a good vase of a 

 pink sport of Rose-pink Enchantress. 



The awards were as follows: 



Display of carnations, quality, variety 

 and quantity to be considered, Poehlmann 

 ]?ros. Co. first vrith fourteen vases, about 

 fifty flowers of each variety; Chicago 

 Carnation Co.^ second with sixteen varie- 

 ties; two entries. 



Vase assorted carnations, Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. first, Poehlmann Bros. Co. sec- 

 ond ; five entries. 



Not less than twenty-five blooms, any 

 variety in commerce, grown in houses 

 warmed by hot water, Nick Zweifel first 

 with Enchantress; nine entries. 



Fifty Sarah Hill, C. C. Pollworth Co. 

 first, Chicago Carnation Co. second; four 

 entries. 



Fifty TiawsonEnchantress, Chicago 

 Carnation Co. first, C. C. Pollworth Co. 

 second ; three entries. 



Fifty Victory, C. C. Pollworth Co. first. 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co. second, E. (>. Ilill 

 Co. third; nine entries. 



Fifty White Enchantress, Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. first, E. G. Hill Co. second, 

 i'oehlmann Bros. Co. third; ten entries. 



Fiftv Winsor. Bassett & AVashburn 

 first, Nick Zweifel second, C. C. Poll- 

 worth Co. third; seven entries. 



Fifty Defiance, Chicago Carnation Co. 

 first; one entrv. 



Fifty Afterglow;. E. Ct. Hill Co. first, 

 Chicago Carnation Co!~second, F. K. Pier- 

 son Co. third; four entries. 



Fifty Winona, E. (J. Hill Co. first, F. 

 li. Pierson Co. second ; two entries. 



liest vase of 100 blooms, variety 

 either imt yet in commerce or not intro- 

 duced to comuK rce prior to 1906, Chi- 

 cago Carnation ( o. first on White Per- 

 fection, Bassett tic Washburn second on 

 (). P. Bassett; eight entries. 



One hundred blooms any variety in 

 commerce, competition limited to those 

 operating not over 125,000 square feet 

 of glass, Mueller & Schroeder Co., Mil- 

 waukee, first on Enchantress. 



Motorcycle Delivery of R. A. Latham, Minneapolis. 



