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The Florists^ Review 



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RETAILERS' WORK AT TORONTO. 



Ill spite (if (lis[)l;iy facilities iKif liciii}^ 

 of the licsl, the wdik of the retail llo- 

 lists al the ('aiiailiaii .National Mxliilii- 

 lion, al 'I'oronto, was of a liii^h class. 

 'I'lie ciitiies of tlic rotailei's were nood 

 as a whole, and the exhibits of S. A. 

 frost, of Toronto, were part icularly ad- 

 aiireil. Anion;; iiis pii/.ewi n n in^^s Mr. 

 I'iosI was alile to count the; liliie ribhuns 

 in tile classes for decoiateil tables and 

 for lloral a rran;;-enient s for tables. His 

 exhibit in ihe latter class, which i.s 

 shown in the illustration on this pa;;e, 

 containeil siieciosuin lilies, \alley, terns 

 and ;;,vpsopliila. l''or dccorati\t' ell'ect 

 piec('s of coral ani! seaweed were iise<i. 



A iionconipC't il i\ e exhibit dis|)layed 

 b\ Mr. I'rost that was cxceedin^fly strik- 

 ing; was a life sized reprosent.al ion of 

 I wo war horses diawin;;' a chariot and 

 ilri\('ii b\- a female li;;nre rcproseiil i n;; 

 I'oit.annia. 'I'Jie lioises wevc. co\errd 

 with iiiaonolia b'avcs and t h(> (di.ariot 

 with moss, and t'erns and jialms wore 

 ii'-^ed to set oil' tlir- desi;;n, \vhi( h is 

 shown in one of the .accompain-intr illns 

 t rat ions. 



Floral Arrangement for Table, Shown by S. A. Frost, Toronto. 



M.- New N'ork retailer, (piotes a Irttei 



.■■ri\ed I'roni a (ierman liiu' in rcLiard 



■" an oi'der addics^ed to a |icrson 



■ ■Hiked to s;iil, bnt who wa'^ not on 



'lanl when the steward came to ilc 



Il the tloweis. It reads as l(dlo\\s: 



• ■ S. S. KroMpiiii/.essiii (Jecilie, (>a-<t- 



'■•■and. April 1' I . I!U4. 



• I 'a reel (heck No. 1117. 

 ■'We rel'er to your consiynnicnt (pi 



lii'wers addressed to in care of 



■■111 abo\e named steamer, and be^ to 

 i'lidiin you that we lun c been adxised 

 ■" the (liiid' steward tli.at this passen 

 j'T could n(d be located on boaiil ship 

 iiid the llowers lia\ e been t hcrcldi c 

 S-t roved. 



■ ' W (' Wdiild lliauk you to kiiii||_\ keep 



lo'iic on tile ill case ot' any iiKpiiiv 



lii'h iiii:jh| be made b\ \(iiir client.'' 



tiieie will be no retb'ctinii of f(tr(>i;;ii 

 objett^ ill the pi(dure, but sun sliiiiin;.' 

 on part ot' the window will tlirow tlie 

 re>t ol' it into siudi darkness tliat tlie 

 • •aniei;i will ;;('t notliiii;; theia\ 



.\ niitliod (d'ten ailofdeil with ;;-ooii 

 ^iicces-^ is as fidlows; Make a (doth 

 screen ot' blaij; cambric, sulliciently 

 larm' to vhnt oil' all r(dlectioiis when 

 raised betdic tlie window. I'^asten the 

 two ujiper corners to poles, and when 

 alxMit to t.ake the piidnii ha\e two 

 lio\s bai k ol llie camera. .\ll rellcc 

 tioll'^ will be a\oidcil. .•Mill a cic'ir jiic 

 turc -hoiild result. 



TO VISIT INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Indiana St.ate l'"lorists' .\s-cci;( 

 tioii li;is extended, thi'oil;;li its -ccii' 

 l.iry. an in\itation for the llliinds .^t.ite 

 florists' Asso(datio!i to meet with thcin 

 .it the .aiiiiiial (dirys.ant lieiiinin exhibi 

 ti(Hi of tlie Clirysanthemnm Societv of 

 America at Tndi.aiiapolis, I ml., No\em 

 bei- d to S, l!in, and b(> its -ite^ts at 

 a baiiipud on the ex-eniii!; ol' .Noxcm 



Ik'I- d. 



'There will be ,a mcM'tiuL;- of the cxecu 

 ti\e comiuittee of tlie Illinois State Klo 

 lists' .\ssoci;ition on tlu^ luornini; ol' 

 November 7, to arrange a d.ite :ini| 

 |dace for the ne.xt antiii.al meeting-. 



This is ati oppoitune tiiui" to take a 

 few days' \ric:itiou :\\\A uia^et our old 

 frieiuls and neii;li boi-^. So don't miss 

 it. lie <iire to come. Let's make a 

 t^ooil shdwini; and clo'er our lloosier 

 Il iciiiU .1 f A mma nn, Sit 'v. 



TO PHOTOGRAPH A WINDOW. 



M;iiiy expert [diot o;;iapheis, ;i^ W(dl 



I- nio>t llorist->. do not know how to 



Welcome the rellection> on the ;;las- 



^hi'ii t.akin^ pludoL: rapli^ of wiielow 



ii>|days. 



1 1 there i> ;i broad >l reel beloic the 

 iii'b'w. It will be .almost inipo-sible 

 " lake ;i piiture by day: it i^ always 

 ■i''^ei in the window than it i- out- 

 "'''• ''iii'l the opposite ciuelition should 

 ■"'^;iil. I''iit you can L:et it .at iiiulit. See 

 '"■■i' "ic idei-tric liolit>. while lloodiiiL: 

 '" \^ iiidow . :ire t heluseU cs hidden 

 """ 'lie stre(d. If y(ui have a .^ood 

 ' ""■ I riuii leu to t liii t \ minutes ' ex 



■■""'lie Uill be .•nou-h. People call 



\alk between tile camera and the win 

 '"\\ Without iujiirin;;- the pi'ture -\<vi> 



I'icl they dun't stop, 

 .\ ;;(io.| time to photo;;raph a window 

 - .i"st b(d'ore sunrise. The li;,dit is 

 '""i;;-. ami jienet rat in;;, ami u good 



"'ill'' vvill usually result. If flie\viii- 



"^^ I- darker than the street, the ;;lns< 

 "■'"^ ■•|^ a mirror, r(dieetin;; every tliiiii^ 



" ""■ opposite side of tlie streld. If 



ire -snii ^liiiies on tlie window and the 



' ''l"'-ite side of t}i.> str(>et i< dark. 



Novel Display of S. A. Frost, Toronto, at the Canadian National Exhibition. 



