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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Maech 11, 1909. 



Long Distance Phone 

 Central 6004 



Seedsmen Plantsmen 

 Nurserymen 



Winterson's Seed Store 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



For St. Patrick's Day 



use EMERALD GREEN CARNATION FLUID. The only 

 dye on the market that will color a beautiful emerald green 



and still allow the flower to retain its natural appearance. Money refunded if not aatisfactory. Complete 



inetructions free. Per quart, by express, $1.00. Can be had only from us. 



2000 ROSE-PINK ENCHANTRESS, strong rooted cuttings for 

 immediate delivery, at $15.00 per 1000; or will exchange for Winsor 

 or White Perfection. 



We are now receiving a full line of fresh supplies for Kastertide, including many 

 new novelties. Send us your orders early, before lines are broken. Remember, we 



'' CARRY EVERYTHING FOR THE FLORIST «* 



Write fi>r our new Supply Catalogue. It contains prices that are "MONEY SAVERS " 



''Bang Up'* Stock 

 For Easter 



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WASHINGTON. 



Inauguration Week. 



I'lir lirst (itlicial aot ot' I'lvsidcut Taft 

 \v;is iiui. as it ;:houl(l have boon, lo lire 

 the ueatlier man. ^"over diil a govern- 

 ment oilieial more rielily deserve ilis- 

 eiplim. lor not only did the forecaster 

 fail lo give \varuiii<:r of tlie unparalleled 

 storm whicli upset all the elaliorate plans 

 for inauguration day. but h(> actually jire- 

 ilieted tliat the drizzle of March o would 



pass on and that we should have clear 

 sk' •• ' 



131 on aim iii.iL \\ e ^niujui lui \ u eieai 



.,-ies for that (|uadrontiial day of days, 

 when all bu^inos Washin^ion counts ou 

 garnerii,^' wliat the highlu'ows rail dr^iss 

 and the shorthaiis know as dough. Tlie 

 rain, and -now. ami sleet, and wind sim- 

 ply ]iut an end lo all business of a 

 tian>ient nalure \\iih tlu' llori-l-. Of 

 e-oui>e the sorial tunctions, tor which 

 llo\\ers had lieeii ordered in ad\ance, 

 were ludd as sclieiluled. but the business 

 would have been much larger jiaij the 

 weather been good. It 



i-e.miei ijieii ;^i/iiii. JL OVeM WaS dilllcult 



to see-ure the stock for orders that had 

 h) be tilled .Marc h -l and ~>. Practically 

 evervthing that comes in liv rail was 



h 



oUl- 



that comes 

 ■hind time. 



The Inaugural Decorations. 



The lii^'' .iob ot' the week wa-^ tlie deco- 

 ration of i!ie I'ension building for the 

 I'all. J. H. Small A: Sons did this. It 

 was a rather more elaliorate decoration 

 iliaii u<ual and used uj) a great deal of 

 -lock. Tlo' ^reat inner court of the build- 

 ing wa- eanoined with deep cream bunt- 

 ing and the walls were draped in the 

 >an;e e-N.r. Everywhere the old ivory 

 tone wa< I'.irried out, the only notes of 

 color lieini_r ill iiif, iloral decorations 

 along the iiiiit>r wall of the cloistered 

 archway exii^niling around the ijuilding, 

 tier above tier, and in the massing tif 

 azaleas. l»ougainvilleas. rambler roses and 

 other plants, forming a mass of blossoms 

 about the fountain in the center. 



'Idle mural decoration of the (doistered 

 archway was juirely of grouped llowering 

 plants ami vines. Tliese clusters of 

 greens and brilliant lined blossoms 

 crowned the spaces between the short pil- 

 lars of the colonnade running around the 

 hall, surmounting every arch. The domi- 

 nant tioto of color was the l)rilliant pink 

 of azaleais, wiii<li were u'-ed profusely, 



Select your Ribbons 



from the largest and choicest 

 stocks in America. 



(iet sparkling, rich-toned effects with strong 

 bodies, and at prices that make them doubly 

 interesting. These are ribbons for Kaster trade. 

 We speak of 



Taffetas, Satins and Chiffons 



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being massed with other plants in trailing 

 smila.x. .aspaiagiis, ami festoons of south- 

 ern smiia.x and laurel. 



.\zale;is. bougaim illeas. with rhodo- 

 deiiclroiis of \ai'ious hues. I'rom shell pink 

 to magenta and niaux'e, were massed with 

 jialnis and tropical plants in the basin of 

 the fountain, which was iilled with water, 

 thouoli ili(. jet of the fountain itself did 

 not jd.-iy. I'lants and tioweis completely 

 co\ei('d the fountain [U'Liper, making a 

 small isl.and in the center of the basin, 

 and the outer circdo of plants was con- 

 nected with the island now and then by 

 tiny bridges of bark, the wh(de carrying 

 out a sort of grotto ell'ect. Acacia, spi- 

 raea, and other tall and graceful {dants 

 rose above the mass of clustered blossoms 

 here and there, giving the effect of a 

 suggestion of spring. 



The jiresiilent 's bo.x was made the 

 brightest spot in the great scene, and in 

 the supper and other rooms the florists 

 ha<l used much skill and stock. 



Oude Bros. Co. put up the decorations 

 in the court of honor on Pennsylvania 

 a\eiiue. where President Taft reviewed 

 the great parade in spiti' of slush and 

 storm. It is a joke that in ih" baskets 



that surmounted the masts the Gudes had 

 used artificial waterproof flowers and 

 plants. In many respects the storm lent 

 a new and une.xpected beauty to the set- 

 ting that framed the pageant. The White 

 llotise grounds presented an unbroken 

 slieet of snow and the trees all along the 

 loute of the procession were heavily 

 laden with the glistening covering. The 

 court of honor, with its four orange and 

 white pylons, and its myriad Venetian 

 masts, loojH'd together with hundreds of 

 yards of laurel garlands, stood out gay 

 and resplendent against a glittering 

 white background. iSnow fringed the 

 ^liitdds and the garlands, and icicles climg 

 to every staff from which floated the 

 streamers inscribed with the 

 "TS," for Taft and Sherman. 



All the leading stores, Shaeffer. Cooke, 

 Freeman, Kramer, Loose, Blackistone, 

 .Marche and others, had a share of the 

 work for the innumerable dinners and 

 other affairs of the week. 



There were any number of visitors in 

 town, and quite a few florists among 

 them, but the train service was so inter- 

 rupted tliat thousands of people never 

 left the station; having arrived too late 

 for the spectacle, they took the first train 



