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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Auausx 17, 1011. 



the f«ature of whu>h is that they are 

 not only practically indestructible, but 

 ornamental; also window boxes, vases, 

 etc, H. L. Lauscher was in charge. 



Ribbons. 



Wertheimer Bros., New York, had 

 twQ stands for the display of their 

 line of, 8tai)le and novelty ribbons, 

 chiflfons antl corsage ties, and large 

 assortment of corsage [)ins. The 8prin- 

 klei)roof ribbons and chiffons were 

 featured, as usual, with many new pat- 

 terns and colors, and there were sev- 

 eral new corsage effects. The Werbro 

 shield is a new flexible, invisible dress 

 j)rotector. There was a new shower 

 ribbon for bridal work. S. B. Wert- 

 heimer arrived August 15^ having 

 landed the day before from a Euro- 

 j)eau tour, bringing a number of novel- 

 ties that are to follow in quantity. 



The Pennock-Meehjin Co., Philadel- 

 l)hia, staged its usual large line of 

 ribbons, chiffons, corsage ties, pins and 

 novelties. The ribbon department 

 shows the addition of a new shade in 

 both satiinS and taffetas, that of the Melo- 

 dy rose. A new moire' taffeta ribbon 

 shades from dark at the edge to light 

 at the center in tones to match 

 autumn foliage. There are several new 

 shades in corsage ties of their own 

 origination. A .jewel corsage pin and 

 clasp is new; it grasps the stems of 

 the flowers and pins to the dress; an 

 attractive article. The exhibit was in 

 charge of K. .1. Fancourt, assisted by 

 A. W. Swan and .1. E. H. Morichard. 



Lion & Co., New York, had an excep- 

 tionally attractive booth for the display 

 of their large line of Colonial brand rib- 

 bons, featuring American-made chiffon, 

 an article they put on the market a little 

 over a year ago with one pattern and 

 which achieved such quick success that 

 they now have eight patterns. A novelty 

 was Chiffon de liiberty ribbon, with chif- 

 fon center edged with double faced satin, 

 in ten colors and two widths. A new 

 featherweight, flexible, waterproof cor- 

 sage shield and a transparent celluloid 

 shield were shown in addition to last sea- 

 son's invisible shield, ('orsage bouquet 

 ties were shown in variety. Oscar Lion 

 was in charge, with two assistants. The 

 souvenirs were large, black TIavanas. 



Schloss Bros., New York, showed their 

 usual large line of ribbons, chiffons and 

 (•orsage effects, to which the new season 

 has added several novelties. A satin rib- 

 bon in six colors has 3-leaved and 4- 

 leaved clovers and <dover blossoms woven 

 in, and the same effects wore shown with 

 rose foliage and blooms. A new stem 

 holder to l)e used in i)lace of foil is 

 waterproof. A novelty was a line of rib- 

 lions bearing the inscriptions usually re- 

 <|uired on funeral designs. Emil Schloss 

 was in charge, assisted by Julius Dilloff. 

 The souvenir was a tape measure. 



M, Adler, New York, had a large as- 

 sortment of corsage pins. 



Paper Boxes. 



W. J. Boas & Co., Philadelphia, showed 

 their line of square lock cut flower boxes, 

 including a new gray color corresponding 

 to the popular "London smoke" color 

 of the dry goods stores. .las. F. Smith 

 was in charge. 



Lord's Frost-Proof Plant Box Co., 

 Minneapolis, the exhibitor farthest from 

 home, had a large table of patented 

 folding one-piece corrugated fiber-board 

 boxes for shipping plants, cut flowers and 

 designs. L. P. Lord was in charge. 



The Edwards Folding Box Co., Phila- 



delphia, showed its line of folding cut 

 flower boxes, to which has been added 

 several new greens and grays, as well as 

 a new finish in white. W. P. Snyder was 

 in charge. 



The Janesville Florists' Box Co., 

 Janesville, Wis., showed samples of a 

 patented frost-proof paper box for 

 plant deliveries. It was stated that 

 one double box, felt lined, had with- 

 stood a below zero temperature for 

 hours. Edward Amerpohl was demon- 

 strating how easily plants go in and 

 out of the box. 



Cut Flowers. " 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., had en- 

 gaged three tables, each of 100 square 

 feet, for his display of gladioli and 

 staged his exhibit, although ho canceled 

 all his ten entries for the prizes of the 

 American Gladiolus Society because his 

 blooms had heated during a twenty-four 

 iiours ' delay on the road. He had between 

 5,000 and 6,000 spikes, including about 

 400 varieties, many being unnamed seed- 

 lings of promise. Because of heating, the 

 blooms did not open properly. In the 

 collection were Peace, pure white with 

 peacock feather in the throat, and Luna, 

 cream white with carmine throat, that 

 Mr. Cowee considers his finest florists' 

 varieties and which he intends to offer to 

 the trade this season. Mr. Cowee had 



his usual staff of young lady assistants. 



•John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. Y., 

 staged 115 varieties of gladioli, one or 

 more vases of each. One large table was 

 given entirely to the Childsii varieties, 

 with another for the Gandavensis, Le- 

 moinei and hybrids. The Childs col- 

 lection of seedlings has of late run 

 strongly to yellows and of these Safra- 

 no, in this color, was never before shown. 

 I. S. Hendrickson and S. C. Parnell were 

 in charge. 



B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass., 

 assisted by Mrs. Tracy, staged a fine lot 

 of gladiolus blooms, many of them seed- 

 lings raised on their place. Dawn, shell 

 pink, ^vas conspicuous among them. 

 Mr. Tracy spoke well of Niagara, yellow, 

 and showed it well. 



Wilhelm Pfitzer, Stuttgart, Germany, 

 showed twelve varieties of. gladioli, a vase 

 of each, all named sorts and including 

 some striking things. The feature of the 

 lot, however, was Europa, pure white. 

 The flowers were grown for Mr. Pfitzer 

 by J. B. Hutchinson, of Haddonfield, N. 

 J., and for himself Mr. Hutchinson 

 showed vases of ten of the best varieties 

 now in commerce. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh, Md., had a fine display of cut 

 blooms of garden flowers. Big heads 

 of hydrangeas were conspicuous. There 

 were a large number of dahlias of all 



Wm. F. Kaitioe. 



(TrpasnrtT Snoli-ty of Amorican FIorlBte.) 



