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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AlHiLST lit. lUO'.t. 



ton ;iiiil ScdttU t't'iii. Mr. I'ctcr^nu ]h\ 

 soiially wiis <»ii haiul. 



IjU^ct (!k: lliiiTcll, Siiimiiit. X. .1., liinl 

 a table of oiiliiiN, iiicluiliiiy alumt 1 no 

 estaljlishcd |)laiits ami four or lixc c-ascs 

 of frt'slily iiiipoiti'il stork. In the ccii- 

 It^r of the (!is|(lay was a ]iai'ticulai'ly '^mul 

 plant <if l';pi<lfii(lruni X'itellinuni, tlic 

 scarlet starlluwereij cui-hid. in iildnin. 

 J. v.. Lajicr was on liic <;roiinil. with 

 deorye W. Strange in i-liar<;e uf ilie 

 cxliilut. 



Tlioinas .larkson. l.alonia. Ky.. rxliili 

 ited a new yellow alternantliera. 



.1. I>. I'rnesviii'r. ( ial\ t'sten. Tex., sent 

 a sjiecinien plant i>\' liis new Xephrolepis 

 l'rues.vneii in a •") inch put, with phntn 

 Liiaplis lit' otiier sizes. 



it iiin^^ist ed cif I'lueni.K J\oelielenii. <iio\\n 

 lint dt' deois, for the ]»lant is p<'rfectly 

 haidy in New C_)rloans ami t-an he brought 

 In salable si/.e ont<loors more (piii-kly 

 I hail in a yreenln>nse in the north. ( '. W. 

 laiddiny was in eharye. 



A. < '. IJidwii. S[irinjrfield, 111., showed 

 iweiiiy (i\e plants of his carnation. !Saii- 

 ■^aiiKi. in pots. The color is u jilisteniii^ 

 I ink. ami sexcral of the jilauts showed 

 ^niid blo(nn. althonyli the display was in- 

 lemled to show the eliaracter of jfrowth 

 lather than the (jnality of flower, which 

 of course conld not bo representative at 

 this season. Mr. Urowii was always liov- 

 1 ring' around. 



(•rdinuv. Itnis., Madisnn. X. J., had a 

 table of both established and freshlv ini- 



Boddington's Long Table of French, Dutch and Bermuda Bulbs. 



« . I I. I'.all. .ii I'hiladi'lphia. practically i 

 confines hiinscit tu ki'iilias and showeil 

 w(dl liiii>;|ie<l plants in ;ill i-iiniim'r(dal 

 >izes, alsri ;i few latanias and cdcds. Mr. 

 P.all had with him his s(ni. < . !). I'.all. .Ii-. 



W . A. Manda. S(nitli (iiaiii^c X. .\ .. 

 hail L;iiai \aiii-ly in hi> ixhiliit. TIh'Ic ] 



\\a> a c;i^r df drc|ii(|v. ;iiid a IMinibcr ()1 



\arifiii>^ df Ki^e--. witli >-aniph'^ df ;il! 

 the idmmercia! [palm'- and dc:-diai i\ !• 

 plants. Anidii;; the sjn^cia It ic'^ wei-e A-< 

 paragns i-hinyat ns, g(ddcn pii\it. a large i 

 collectidn dt i\ c|o|-ci'n- in inl.s. |)ra 

 Ciena Mandaiaua. I i. lllack Heaiity. I ). 

 I'l'dii/.e r.eaiity. 1 >. K'dlhiaiia. I'.nchysandr.a I 

 leriniiiiilis. Iicii>< |iaiidiiiata. and I'teris 

 treiniila ciista?,;. b'dberl K;iiKtidm was 

 in chai-gc. 



Stdii> iV ll.aiiisdn « d.. raiiic-\ illc. ' )., 



had a t.abh'dt tiehiiirnwH msc-- fd)- t'orc ; 



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iiiii. ;i raiicaria>. kenli.'i^. |iri iiiiila^. a>^para ' 



^ns and geni>!a^ fur d i(]\\ i no dn. adian 

 tnm^ and Miiall fdiis. S. il. Welch and 

 ( . II. Shumaker wcic in diargi'. 



Tlid .spriiidfiild I'Idial id.. Sprnidhcld. 

 n.. exhibited a ni w ncphi dlepi>;. named 



Sprillgliehl. It i^ the nidSt el'ecl ;;rd\\ - 

 ing df the cicvtid fei n^. b. r>i-adfdi'(l 

 wa'^ in <-h;irge. 



.hok-^dn iV Perkins < d.. XCwaik, .X. V.. 

 had a taiile el' Held ^low n rd-^i"-. tree 

 hvdrangeas, lilacs, clematis and |ih|d\. 

 < '. 11. I'erkins 11 was in cliargc. 



bemnel l'>all. l>hil;olel]diia. Iia<l a 

 groii|i dt' well grown keiitias. ci'iitdiis. 

 Panax Veit(diii, I'hn'nix Koelxdeiiii. J''i(ais 

 |iandiirata and other plants and wa> him- 

 ->elf in charge. a< nsnal. 



Charles Kbie. Xew (nieans. ha. I the I 

 didv exiiibit ot plants fi.uii ttie far simth; | 



pditeil cattleyas. Mannel ( Irdoin'/. was 

 in charge. 



Bulbs and Sundries. 



Henry !•". Mich.'ll. Phiholelphia. had 

 .lapanese callas as the central feature of 

 his bnlb exhibit, w ITndi imdnded Dutch, 

 Preuidi and Jierinml.a stock as well, lb' 

 >howed a large line of sundrie.'^, imdmling 

 pots, insect iiddes, s|irayers. mowers, tools 

 dl' all sdrts, and a reed cd' ."iilO feet ol' 

 l-llectric lidsi' on which tiie labid was at- 

 laidii'd i\eiy six imdies; one of the sali'S- 

 iiien cnl oil' ;i labeled sample for ;iny who 

 weie interested. Isiacd liosm>sky ;iml 

 I'reil .1. Michcdl were in (diarge. They 

 had a sonxenir, ''Watch us jump."' 



Ailliiir T. I Socldingtoii. Xew York, iiad 

 a large display ol' bulbs; •M^uality 

 Unlbs,"' the sign saiil in large letters. 

 'I'here \\;is a t'lill line ot' l''i-emdi stock 

 • iiid a fi'w cases (d' |)ut(di lailbs just in, 

 tor >hipments are late this ye.ar. The 

 llarii>ii im Indeil .all sizes from ."> tu 7 up 

 Id Id inch. There also was a <lisp|;iv df 

 seeds id' winter flowering sweet peas, of 

 wliiili Mr. P.dildington has made a s[ie 

 ci.alty. The exhibit was in cdiarge of 

 Harry A. P.nnyard and P. \V. ('reighton. 



The llidiert i!ulb<'o.. Portsmonth, \a.. 

 s'addd fifteen \:irieties of' narcissi and 

 lif'teen of tulips, .all home grown, .-nnl 

 were not witlidiil an interesteil yrimji of 

 liiciwers ;it any hour the hall \\as ojien. 

 The display was in (diarge (d" .1. (Inille 

 and his son, \V. (inille. 



1). .\. Huscoiii, ('imdnnati. showed 

 Pieiich bulbs, Harrisii ami freesia bulbs 

 just ri'c-ei\cd from P.ermuda, eandidnms 

 and Sdim' cohl storage giganteiims. He 

 aNo ^lidweil sduii' gig.anteum jdants in 



lldwers from his cold storage stock. T 

 bak inc and spray pumps, grass seeds ai.. 

 jilant tubs were al.so on las stand. M 

 li'usconi personally greetcMl visitors. 



J. M. McCullough 's Sons Co., Cincinnat 

 had a birge display, including French ar 

 l)ut(di bulbs, insecticides, Mastica, puin; 

 and sprayers, brass bound oak tubs, 1- 

 brotta ware, etc. They also had a nun 

 ber of bay trees and keiitias, the latt. 

 in large sizes. The same firm also su, 

 (ilied stock for decorative purposes aboi 

 the secretary's office. W. ,1. Kenne. i 

 Avas in idiarge. 



Florists' Supplies. 



-M. J\'ice (S; Co., Philadelphia, have fj. 

 (|ueiitly taken hirger lines to convent icui 

 than wa.s the case this year, but the 

 never hiive shown anything better tha. 

 the novelties of tli(> current season. Prin 

 (dpal among these are the Etruscan gob 

 baskets of their own designing and niann 

 facture. These are either metal liiieil fo 

 ])lants or in handle shapes for cut flow 

 ers. They also make a tall Aniericai. 

 Iteauty vase in this line that is e.s[)eciallv 

 gracidul. -Xatnral willow baskets for boti 

 plants and cut llowers are an attractiv. 

 line. Airshijis and balloons are included 

 and it was reported quite a number ol 

 Sides were made on them. On(! line ot 

 twig hiimpers iiiid basket.s Wiis in a gr;iy 

 bine (dVect. .\ new line of [irejiared fern 

 fcdiiige wiis in autumn colors. The (lis 

 pliiy of ribbons imdnded severjil new td' 

 t'ects and there were many new shiipe^ 

 ami colors in biiskefs. A large line ol 

 mats Wiis shown. The entire exhibit was 

 sdid Momliiy to Fred Gear. B. Fschnei 

 Wiis in charge iis usuiil, with F. .(. Fariie\ 

 ami (ieorge Tromey and two assistants. 



II. J)ayersd(U-fer iVL Ca)., J'hiladelphiii. 

 iMWcr liiiM' showed a larger or mort; vii 

 ried line than at this convention. In ad 

 dition to a displiiy which embr;iced priic 

 tically iill the stiiph; articles, they had :> 

 number of new things. Occujiying a con 

 spiciious place was a line of Imperiiil 

 cliina, f(U' table decorations and for snnill 

 plants. They also showed :in a.ssortineiii 

 of cut glass fern dishes. A new lin(; ot 

 b;isk(ds in a \iiriety of slnipes is coloreil 

 ill imitation ot' the widl known toneware 

 this house has fciitiired. AnotluM- new- 

 line of biiskets Wiis in (hdicate tints ot 

 pink, green .ami red. The wall wa.s cov 

 ereil with ii liirge new line of' metallic 

 wreiiths iiiid there also w;is a line ol 

 iiiifiiiiil perpetuated woods foliiig' 

 wreaths. P>riiss flower recepta(des were 

 featured. The exhibit w!is in charge of 

 S. II. Bayersdorfer, Martin Keukauf, W. 

 (ireene :uid two of the boys from tin 

 store. Piuil Berkowitz was inquired for 

 by m.any. 



Penuo<-k.Meeliiin (.'o., Philiidel(diia, had 

 a long tiible of ribbons, including Siiin 

 pies of almost all the staple artichs. 

 Aimnig th(> iio\(dties wiis a line of (diame 

 leim (dfects in wide widths for funeral 

 work and narrower widths for cor.sagc 

 flowers, etc. A moire ribbon of satin 

 stri]>es was shown for basket work. .\ 

 two-tone silver green ribbon for us(> with 

 valley iiml Farleyense wiis noted. An 

 (dlier new thing was a ribbon to mat(di 

 the My Maryland rose color. K. J. Fan 

 cfuirt, as usual, had charge of thi.s dis 

 play. 



WiM'theiuKM' Bros., New York, showed 

 a large line of ribbons, chiffons and vio 

 let ties, including their last year's sue 

 cess, the Sparkling Dewdrop chiffon, but 

 the principal feature was the article de 

 scribed by its name, Sprinkleproof chif 

 ton, which they have trademark regis- 

 tered. They say it will repell moisture 



