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The Northeist Corner of the Coliseum, Chicago, as it Appeared August 20. 



liani sectional boilers ami a large (lis 

 play of l)ii)e carriers. The exhibit was 

 in chavfje of (Jeorjie Sykes, of the Chi- 

 cago office, but L. W". C. Tuthill, the 

 advertisiny manager, ami W. H. Cobb, 

 general sales manager, both from New 

 VorK', were ]iresent. 



McFarland Organizations, Harrisburg, 

 Pennsylvania. 



A table ot horticultural printed mat- 

 ter, iiriiicipaliy catalogues and mailing 

 < ards. In charge of O. I'. Ueckley. 



W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J. 



The feature was Polyjiodium Mandai- 

 anum, first shown at tlie National 

 Flower Sli()w in Ciiicago and to be dis- 

 seminated in August. i!»i;i. DracaMia 

 Kothiana also attracted attention and 

 line alsophihis were included. There 

 were some handsome orchid [ilants in 

 bhu.ni and a larg<' sample line of the 

 ordinary i-ommercial decorati\e plants 

 and numerous evergreens in tubs. Rob- 

 '•rt KarJstrom was in charge. 



Mead & Suydam, East Orange, N. J. 



'i'his exhiliit consiste(l of a section of 

 the Wilsmi lloyt concrete bench, show- 

 ing the metal molds emploved in its 

 cnnstructi(.n. In charge of F. .1. Mead. 



Means & Thatcher, Boston. 



Tills rxhibit consisted of the Winner 

 '"■'•'"' "1' paints and putty manufac- 

 lurecl iCi- ;^reeiilious<' work. ' K. V.. Dun 

 liip in cliaige. 



H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia. 



I his .■xiijldt i-onsist<'d inincipalh- of 

 bulbs, in, hiding I'aper \Vhit(>s, K'omans. 

 'I rump,. t Major-. c;indidiims. tulips, liv 



acinths, crocus, JIarrisii and freesias. 

 'fhe Paragon sprayer was sliowii. spliag 

 luiin moss and bamlioo canes. The new 

 geranium, Helen Michell, occupied a 

 conspicuous place; cl(>ar scarlet, semi- 

 dwarf, floiiferous, the large trusses car- 

 lieil e\enly well abo\'e the foliage, shown 

 for the first time. \'ases of a number 

 of the newer gliidioli were stag<>d. In 

 cliaige of F. .1. Mi(diell, .Ir., 1. Rosnosl<y, 

 M;iurice Fiild and (ieorge Hampton. 



John C. Moninger Co., Chicago. 



This exhibit was co\-eretl by gla/ed 

 si'ctioiis of two greenhouse's, eaidi thirty 

 fei^t witle. ()ne section sIiowimI the steel 

 trussed construction, with a wooil gut- 

 ter on one side and a cast iron gutter 

 on till' other. Tiie second section 

 showed the steel flat rafter construc- 

 tion, with steel gutters, as a<lopted !>>' 

 liassett c^; Washburn for tjie new plant 

 at (ireggs Station, III., five houses, .'i4x 

 liOi). which it is umk^rstood will shortly 

 Ite increased to twenty houses of the 

 saint» si/e. In both models, sashbars 

 l'sxl"| ;ire useil. The exhibits insid<' 

 the houses included a ^[onillger sec- 

 tional boiler of the largest size, at- 

 taidied to pijdng underneath a jiecky 

 <ypress beiudi, and also a gaUani/.eil 

 jiipe frame bench. The \ents were 0)ier- 

 ated by i he Chicago lifter and the 

 ^loninger lifter. The watering system 

 imduili^d liasoline inimps. ]ineumntie 

 tanks and all ;ip]iiut(Miani-es. The (ex- 

 hibit was in cliari:i^ of I-'. F. Kur(")wsi<i, 

 1'. I.. McKee. X. .1. \'xU]<]< and \V. 

 l.onber. 



Morehead Mfg. Co., Detroit. 



Two styles o1' the well known ]\lor<> 

 head iTtiiMi trap: Wrii^lit s wafer ccd 



innn; the ('urtis recjiicing vah'e. In 

 (harge of McMasters. Carr Supply (.'o., 

 < 'liicago. 



Natural Guano Co., Aurora, 111. 



This exhibit consisted of glass jars 

 of Sheepshead brand pulverized sheep 

 manure. in (harge of \. F. Cramley. 



Frank Oechslin, Chicago. 



I'alms. araucarias and ferns were 

 -liown in the ordinary sizes for retail 

 iiig. also wtdl finished l*h(enix Roebel 

 eiiii and pamlanus. Cyclamens, Jiep- 

 peis, jioiiisettias and primulas were 

 shown in sizes f'or growing on. I\. ^V. 

 S(dimiilt was in iharge. 



Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia. 



This exhibit consisted of the com- 

 ]iany's better (|ualities of ribbons, chief 

 foils and nettings, with sjtecial atten- 

 tion gi\en to colors to mat(di the newer 

 roses; a s]iecialty is made of the tlower 

 colors, the latest being Mrs. Ward. A 

 ni>w I'aille ribbon in (dianudeon siiading'* 

 was shown in twenty-eight color com- 

 binations, including those of the now 

 roses. A new '^-imh silk netting with 

 satin striped edges was shown in four- 

 teen colors. The line included an im- 

 mense variety of corsage pins and ties, 

 for a constantly increasing demand is 

 found for corsage accessories. The ex- 

 hibit was in charge of F. .T. Fancourt 

 and .r. i;. ■Nrori(diard. 



J. A. Peterson & Sons, Cincinnati. 



Here the golden \ari(>gation of Dru- 

 '•■ina Victoria contrasting with Pan- 

 danus \'eit(hii made a striking group. 



I'lio'iiix luicbelonii was widl tini-In^d. 



I'll' fc; II- \\c:r ni' the llarri-ii t\'pe. 



