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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOUKR 7, lOO'.l. 



season iis jupssiblo, Ik'ciiusc cuttings taken 

 after tli(> spriiifj j^rowtli has started will 

 lia\c' Tniiri' ^■i^()r and \\ill be cli-aiicr than 

 the earlier ones. A. F. J. H. 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. 



PICTURES OF PROGRESS. 



'I'he tliree jtictures of the stores oceu- 

 })ied at dit'l'erent times by the San Ji»a- 

 (juin Floral (,'o., of Stockton, (Jal., i;ive 

 a clearer idea of the progress of the tirni 

 than could be conveyed by multitudes 

 of words. If Cook's progress toward 

 the pole, with his final triumph, could 

 have been as plainly •j)hotographcd, there 

 woidd liave ))een little room for doubt 

 as to the truth of his claims. 



The picture which is first in chrono- 



Flower Show a Feature. 



The cut liower display at the Illinois 

 state fair, which o]iened at Springlicdd, 

 October "). was the iiest which ever has 

 been preseiiteil to the Imndreds of thou- 

 sands of jieople who visit this big expo- 

 sition each year. The (jnality of the 

 stock, especially in roses, with all tin; 

 ndddle western growers is better this 

 year than it usually is at the opening 

 of October; also, tlie ])rizes offered by 

 the fair management this year were the 

 most liberal ever hung up at one of tlu! 

 big farmers' state expositions, liringing 

 out more entries than ever before liaxc 



First Store of the San Joaquin Floral Co., Stockton, Cal. 



logical order sliows a plain, narrow room, 

 with a .single shelf near the front, a 

 small wall-case farther back, on the oppo- 

 site side, and curtains at the rear. 

 "This," says a member of the firm, 

 ''was our first ilowntown office, as all 

 work hud previously been done at the 

 liouse. We moved into the second store 

 two years ago, and during the last six 

 months we remodeled it. The pictures, 

 therefore, .sliow only two different stores, 

 but there are two photographs of the 

 second store, one taken before the re- 

 modeling began and I lie other after tlie 

 transformation was completed. We have 

 l)een told that the remodeled store is as 

 neatly arranged as any in California. 

 The balcony is used for pots, jardinieres, 

 l)askets and other non-jierisiiable stock. 

 The store is finished in white enamel, 

 with green curtaias, etc." 



The San Joaquin Floral Co. now owns 

 about 7,000 square feet of glass and 

 is building at the rate of about 2,500 

 square feet per aniuun. ])aying the cost 

 of construction from the year's ])rotits. 

 The firm grows its own roses, carnations, 

 mums, ferns ami gener.al potted plants, 

 besides .sonn^ ornamental nursery stock. 

 The trade is largely 'ocal, but includes, 

 also, considerable shii(i)ing to near-by 

 mountain towns, for the dem;md is in- 

 creasing steadily throughout that section. 



Streator, III.— 0. G. Whitcomb, who 

 for several years ha.s conducted green- 

 houses south of the city, has taken into 

 partnership F. A. Hills, of Fulton, 111. 



been seen at the Illinois capital. Poehl- 

 inanii Bros. Co., Chicago, was the largest 

 exhibitor and i)rincipal prize winner. 

 'I'liey took a large majority of the first 

 )iremiums in both roses and carnations. 

 Tlie Chicago Carnation Co. entered in a 

 few of the carnation classes and took 

 either first or second on each entry. 

 Hassetl (ic Washburn, Chicago, exhibited 



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twenty-five Beauties of superior qu. 

 also a vase of O. P. Bassett carna 

 which were notably good, and a va 

 fifty Eliea Keid roses which were 

 These were not for competition. I 

 Eeinberg, Chicago, also had a fine 

 jilay of roses and carnations, not 

 competition. His varieties were Be.i 

 Fit'ld, Killanuw, Richmond, Maid, 11 

 I'orle and Maryland. These were st 

 by (ieorge Asnuis. 



The local growers, notably A. C. Bi 

 and A. C. ('anfield, canu> forward in ; 

 shape. 'J'hey entered in a cimsidei: 

 number of the cut flower classes 

 made creditable showing in competi 

 with the largest growers in the st 



The awards iu the cut flower da- 

 were : 



Fifty Beauties, Poehlmann Bros. i. 

 Chicago, first; A. C. Canficdd, Springfi .|, 

 ill., second; A. C. Brown, Springfiekl, i 1. 

 third. 



Fifty Eichmond, Poehlmann Bros, i ... 

 first; A. C. Brown, second. 



Fifty Golden Gate, A. C. Brown, fii-t. 



Fifty Bride, A. C. Canfield, fir^- 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., second. 



Fifty Bridesmaid, Poehlmann Bis. 

 Co.. first; A. C. Brown, second. 



Fifty Killarney, Poehlmann Bros. • ■., 

 first; A. C. Brown, second. 



Fifty any other rose than those having 

 separate classes, A. C. Canfield, first, with 

 White Maman Cochet; Poehlmann Bn^. 

 Co.. second, with Perle; A. C. lirown 

 third, with Carnot. 



Fifty Kaiserin, Poehlmann Bros. ( 'n . 

 first; A. C. Brown, second. 



Fifty My Marland, Poehlmann Bn- 

 Co., first; A. C. Brown, second. 



Fifty White Killarney, I'oehlmaim 

 Bros, Co., first; A. C. Brown, second. 



Twenty-five Beauty, Poehlmann Br'i< 

 Co., first; A. C. Canfield, second; A. ' . 

 lirown, third. 



Twenty-five Eichmond. Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first. 



Twentv five (iold(>ii (late, A. C. liro'w i . 

 first. 



Twenty-five Bride, Poehlmann Brc- 

 Co., first; A. C. Brown, second. 



Twenty-five ^laid, J'oehlniann Bre 

 Co., .irst ; A. C. Canfiehl, second; A. ■ 

 Brown, third. 



Twenty-five Killarney, Poehlmai 

 Bros. Co., first; A. C. I^rown, second. 

 Twentv-five White Killarnev. I'oeL 



Second Store of the San Joaquin Floral Co., Stockton, Cal. 



