riEPTKMBEB 24, 1014. 



The FloristsVRcvicw 



19 



iitries in some of the rose classes, all 



„.al except for three exhibitors, Poehl- 



„ium Bros. (Jo., Chicago; Pyter & Olseni, 



r Wilinetto, and (Juilett & Sous, Lin- 



i!ii. The I'oehlniaiin entries made a 



,..111 sweej), takinij all th(^ first prizes 



1 the varieties siiovvn. Tiie principal 



li,.r exiiibitors were (i. J. Dinkel, A. C. 



Kjwn and llenihreiker & Cole, all of 



.rini^field. 



The Carnations. 

 riu' ■'. I). Thompson Carnation Co., 

 iict, a new exhibitor, Tiiade a fine 

 .,\\iii<j in tlie carnatiou classes, taking 

 '.oil first prizes on nine entries. Among 

 ■III w^ere the two big prizes, for the 

 ~t 100 blooms and for four vases, fifty 

 .Mills each of four varieties. Tlie prin- 

 il other exhiliitors were Poehlmann 

 ij,. Co., and CJullett & Sons. The Chi- 

 ^1) ('arnatioii Co. did uot set up its 

 ..mis, as thoy had suftered in transit. 



Miscellaneous Cut Flowers. 



11 spite of the early date there was 

 , _;.)od showing of mums, four entries 



1 tlie class calling for fifty blooms. 



I I'r 6c (Jlsem, Wilmette, were first, 

 i'nchlmann Bros. Co. put n[) a beauti- 



1 disjilay of cattleyas iind oncidiums 

 I 'ho class for cut orchids and also took 



ii -> for 100 s]>rays of valley, but the 



|ni-i' was not so much as tlie flowers 



\» I !!■ worth ill the market. 



Retailers' Work. 



! licre are few metropolitau exliibi- 

 ti'iix that can make tlie showing of re 

 l.ii! work that is seen at the Spring- 

 li- ! fair. It is in tiiis department tiiat 

 tii. I'xliibitors get the best publicity for 

 li'i (• consumption. This year there were 

 nine contestants, as many as eight of 

 III. Ill entering in the classes for sprays. 

 N' Illy all the Springfield florists put up 

 W'lK and from outside there were Geo. 

 .\ Kuhl, of Pekin; Gullett & Sons, of 

 I.I! "In; \. T. lley, of Maywood, and 

 IM.T & Olsem, of Wilmette. The local 

 'vi.hitors included llembreiker & Cole, 

 \ ' . Brown, C. J. Dinkel, G. M. Brink- 

 '1 ' "If and the .Tanssen Seed & Ploral Co. 

 ' "ii'lK'tit ion was keen and the awanls 

 '':iii l\ e(|iially divided. 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



Ill" show opened with the miscel- 

 I:" • nils plant classes, staged S('|iteniber 

 -' *'i»iiipetition here was not (piite so 

 1^1 ' II as usual, although Poehlmann Bros. 

 ' " i-iitered in these classes for the first 

 ''"■ and captured premiums on each 

 ''"'•> The awaids in these classes weif 

 ■I- '"Hows: 



^ ' ''liun of stove iiiid uipinlionse pliiiits - 

 .' . • •' I'iiikol. Spriiiirlii Id. 111., liist ; Cfofno 

 ' 'iikrilioff. SpriiiL'titdd. III., sc<<>nd: (JeofL'e .\ 

 '''■kill. 111.. Iliinl; .laiisstii Srcd ,S: llonil 

 ■••' iiiL'lii'ld. III., fourth. 



,, ^'' lu'lii's -«; no .?. Hiiikpl. tir-^t: iloorpo 



' iiiki'iliiifl'. second: CioiKe .\. Ktilil, tliiid. 



■■" s'eed Co., foiirtli. 



l.iliMs. tlireo v:iiletie-i— Coorci' .1, Dinkel, 



l'"elilln:iiin I'.ios. Ci.. M<,ilon Krove. III., 



■ i;i.i,ii;e .M. Itiiiik'ilicdT, tlilril: «;eor(;e A. 



I I'.ilin-i, iiinde lip — ,\. (". I'.rnwn. Siiriii^'tield. 



' ~l : Cioi^e .M. ISriiiki-iliofT, M'con.l; {'.u'lil 

 ''■'■•■*■ <'o., tlijid: CeoiL-e .\. Knhl. fninili, 

 '- ivvoliitM Cenrire .M. liriiikeiliotT, lirsl : 

 ' ^ Kiilil, second. 



' ■iiiiiiiiilMs Cnllett & Sons, I.ineoln. 111.. 

 '"•■'i-'e .\. Kiilil. M'cond; .Iiinssen Seeil Co.. 



i^e er<,|oiis. In vniiet.v— Ceoiiro .\. Kulil, 

 lo'oix'e .\I, P.iinkfihofr, .second; Cnllett & 

 'iiii'd. 



'.'iK'iitjl or foliiiiie pl.'int -flcort'c .7. Pinkel, 

 '"."is;" .\. Kiilil, <ccoiid; Gi.oinc M. Itrlnker- 



iinl. 



^c Im.._',,i,!;i>; tluwei In;; -Ce.iri.'e .M. Hrinker- 

 ^1. <.<ori;e .1. Dinkel, second; A. C. Itiown, 



'"''•11". ten pliints -I'iM'lilninnn Rros. Co., 

 ■'I Ij'tl \- Sons, second; neinln.lker \- Col.'. 

 '"■I'l III.. Iliird. 



■•i.iiii.'e tr..es. in fi nit— I'ocldniiinn Pros. 

 . ,-,„,■'""""' II ^'-('il <'" . scc-,,nd; Ce.iife M 



'|"II. tliird 



THE MEN YOU MEET 



WILLIAM MURPHY. 



PKRH.M'S it IS li,i\ fever tll;il sen.ls \\'illi:iiii Siiiev||,,t .\|inpli\ to I.es (lieneau.v 

 islands excry year — aihi tlieii ;io;iiii | |.rli;i|is it isn't. I'eiliaps it's onlv lii> 

 love of the out-of-doors, the open ;iir. the lo.l and ouii. .Mr. Mur|div's t'rieii.U 

 will recognize the illust i;ir imi ;is c-lim ik ti i ist ii-. as the ( 'iiicimiiit i wholesale tlmist 

 is widely known as a woodsman. lie is ;it I.es ( lieiicaii \ this month ;is usual 

 dodging tlie snee/.es and stoiiii;: up eiieri^y I'm the busy season, for .Muirdiv 

 [lursues the elusive doll.-ir as iioletiitigably ten inontlis in the \e;ir ;is he does his 

 liobby the Other two. lie wdiks hard ;iimI pl;iys li;iri|. but he is the ii.'st nature. I 

 Uindt'st hearte.l an. I niost tolerant .it' men. 



I'w.-lv.. f.iiis (;iill..i| ,^ S..ri-. lii-I: <;i..ii:;|. \l. 

 Itiinki-rliolT, s...-..n.l; «;....r:.'e .\. Knhl. ihir.l, 



.Si\ ferns -llciiil.reik.-i iV ('•ijc, lii^l; i;iil|i-II .V 

 S..ns. s id: i;....i:.'e M. lii inkcrli.ilT. Iliir.l. 



l-.iiir ;i.li:intnin~ (ie.iii;e .\. Kiilil. lii^l: Cm! 

 li'tt .V S.iljs. vecinl; Cc.oL'.. M. I!i inkciii.ilT, third 



I'.iiir Neplirohpis I!,istoni..nsis - lUiiihi. IkiT .V 

 C.de, lirst: Ciilhtl \ S..iis. -..■i.n.l; <;cor:;c M . 

 Uriiikerli.iff, tliir.l. 



I'.iiir Ni'phr.dcpis I'iiM—.ni Il.nil.nik.r \- C.ilc, 

 tlr--l : (;nllett \ Si.iiv, v. con. I: i;...!;.'.- \l, I'.iinKcr 

 liolT. tlilr.l. 



I-'onr .\<'plir.'l. j'ls Wliitm..|i!i tlullcii .\; Smi- 

 lirst; (H'oi;;e .M. liiiiikirlnitl'. ......ii.l; <;,■,„::<■ A 



Kniil. tliir.l. 



I'-.iiir N..pliiiil.'pis S.-..ttil II. nil.r.-ik.r \ C.de. 

 lir^I ; (iiillcit ,V: S.'ii-. sci..nd, c ;,M)r:.'c .\, Kiild, 

 llili.l. 



S|ieciin.n Ni-plii ii|..|iis r,..si,ini.iisis Ciillcit ..V 

 Son^. lii-t; llcnii.'. 'ker .V t'..l.'. s..|...n.l: f.M'hl 

 iiiMiin liros. Co., tlilr(l. 



.Sp... nil. n \..plir.depis Piers.. ni Ileinl.rciker A 

 <;'l.-. lirst: (Jnll.-tt \- S,.i,s, s...-,,„.l; l'.,el,li,nu,n 

 I'l.'s. ( o., tliir.l. 



Sp..,.iinen Neplir.depis Wliil in:, m (,,.,„,;e \t 

 l'.riiikerli..tT, lirst: Cnllett ,V S..iis. >c,,,i,d IlIi.: 

 I.r.iker \ Cole, tliir.l. 



Specimen X.plirolepis Scottii ll.inl.reiker St 

 < <.le. tirst: (;iill<'tt ,\: .Sons, .-..-..n.i- Cc..!",. \l 

 lirinkerliotr, tliir.l. - ■< 



CilHitinni S.liie.l..i Cnllett .V,- S.nis. jlrst; (^e.irpe 

 M. r.rinkeih..lT, ve....nd: .I:iiis-.ii Se.-.l ( n.. Ihir.l. 



I'.iiir .1' ncieiiiis. f.iiir v. in. ti. s Ce..ri:e \t 

 Drink. ■ill. ifl. tirst: .Iiiii-s. n S..-d C. s,.,,)ii.l' 

 C.iii.'.^ .\. Kiilil. third 



lour I'jin.liiiins Xi^iti-iiii — Doehinirinn liros c<i 

 tirst; Ce.iri:.' .\l. Dnnki'rlH.IT. s....ii.|. C|.,,i-e \ 

 Kiilil, thir.l. 



Twelve r.tiliv nmililers. in M.i.,n; Ili'inhrelkiT .Sc 

 t ..h-. lir-t; Ciill.'tt .V Sons. s,.,,,n.l: <., ■.,:■■■,■ \t 

 DrinkerlK.ff. tliird. 



