AUuUST 2-^, lyii'. 



The Florists^ Review 



31 



The West Side of the Coliseum Chicago, Just as the Trades' Display was Coming into Shape. 



vi-ai a ucu \\ cod liilliT was ]>ut in. hi 

 addition to tliosc tlio Mount Beacon 

 <lreen shading, Giocuhonse White paint. 

 Old English putty, Slug Shot. Grape 

 Dust, Bordeaux, anil a cojiper stdutiou 

 were shown. In charge of C. H. Hud 

 son, though Mr. Hammond was present. 



A. Henderson & Co., Chicago. 

 This exhibit included several vases ol' 

 i^ladioli and some colored plates show- 

 ing bulbous flowers, but consisted prin- 

 ci{)ally of bulbs. Formosa lily bulbs 

 were shown, not usually available at tlu> 

 date of the S. A. V. conventions. The 

 French stock included candidums, Paper 

 Whites and Romans. The Dutch line 

 'onsisted of tulips, narcissi, daffodils 

 and crocus. Callas and Chinese lilies 

 were also shown. The exhibit was in 

 •harge of A. Henderson. G. Kebnrn and 

 A. Miller. 



A. T. Hey Floral Co., Maywood, 111. 



A new hardy daisy, also cai»able ot 

 aeing forced, which has been nam<'i 

 Heyi. Mr. Hev personallv in charce. 



Hitchings & Co., New York. 



A section of an iron frame green 

 bouse twenty feet wide was erected, 

 with the curved eave on one side, show- 

 ing the metal reinforcement in the 

 curved bar from the first purlin to the 

 cast iron sill, the other side showing 

 the Z-bar eave as used on coiTimercial 

 houses. Th(> side ventilators were 

 shown oj.erated by a compact sliding 

 shaft machine capable of operating from 

 400 feet to 500 fe(>t of ventilators with 

 «>ne gear, either side or ridge. An iron 

 frame bench was shown with one fitting 

 boldine Icirs. cross liearer and side in 



plaic. The new .Xo. 3(i last-iron sec- 

 tional boiler showed flue ways increased 

 to get greater draught, affording five 

 jier cent additional fuel econinny. The 

 grates w<Me in independent lialves. The 

 exliiliit w;is in charge <if -1. X. McAr- 

 thiir. of i:ii/.abeth, X. -1. 



Holton & Huukel Co., Milwaukee. 



This firm's table of plants 'intdudccl 

 cvclaniens. rubbers, jiandanus, arauca 

 vias, ]ialms ami primulas, vigorous stuck 

 ill tile usual commercial si7,es. In i haiLie 

 of A. Hare. 



Illinois Flower Box Co., Chicago. 



The exhibit consisted of many si/.es 

 ;ind styles of the Illinois self watering 

 window ])0x, the designs for which re- 

 cently have been further strengthened. 

 In charge of ('. .\. Wooley. 



Illinois State Florists' Association. 



A table at which was distributed the 

 literature regarding the work for flo- 

 rists at the Illinois State Experiment 

 Station. In charge of C. L. Washburn, 

 .1. F. Ammann, I. L. Pillsbury, H. B. 

 Smith, Fri'il Washliurn and C I.ove- 

 ridge. 



Ionia Pottery Co., Ionia, Mich. 



This exhibit had changed color since 

 last year; the Ionia pot heretofore has 

 been a white pot, but by a new method 

 of burning the color has become red. 

 .\ full line of si/.es was shown. Lawn 

 vases, i>orch ])ots and a hirge line of 

 wire designs also were in the exhibit. 

 In charge of H. E. Kidder, general man- 

 ager, and George Dvsinger. 



Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. 



This exhibit consisted of hydrangeas 

 in pots in three varieties, Otaksa, Ava- 

 lanche and Souvenir de Claire; and 

 twenty-five varieti«>s of field-grown 

 roses, including hybrid teas, hybrid per- 

 ]ietuals and ramblers. In charge of 

 <'harles Perkins and C. G, l'i>rkins. 



C. Keur & Son, Hillegom, Holland. 



This firm nf bulb growers, which has 

 a Xew York office, showed Dutch bulbs 

 in upwards of 100 varieties, including 

 tulips, hyacinths, crocus, dalfodils, nar- 

 cissi, etc. The exhibit was in charge 

 of Thomas Cogger, of Boston. 



Klehm's Nursery, Arlington Heights, 

 Illinois. 

 A dozt'u blooms of Queen Victoria 

 lU'onies wore staged, with a card stat- 

 ing that they were cut .June 9 and had 

 been in cold storage ever since. 



Knight & Struck Co., New York. 



This concern specializes in ericas and 

 acacias. The exhibit included about a 

 dozen varieties of each, the sorts com- 

 monly forced. A novelty was Chironia 

 exifera, a hard-wooded plant, carrying 

 pink flowers somewhat resembling Lor- 

 raine begonia. It is a summer bloomer. 

 The exhibit was in charge of George F. 

 Struck. 



H. W. Koenier, Milwaukee. 



Except for a striking vase of Gla- 

 diolus White Lady, the varieties in tiiis 

 exhibit all were seedlings raised by 

 the exhibitor, and there were more than 

 twenty-five of them. The Cyclone car- 

 nation support also was shown in a 



