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MAECH Q. 1018. 



The Florists' Review 



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fall of 1894, we were again ready to 

 <jo business. Being situated, as we were, 

 out in the country, we had to open a 

 store in the city, so we located at 1133 

 street, opening for business Septem- 

 ber 1 1894, and from the first day our 

 trade' was satisfactory, and continued 

 to increase, so that we had to buy more 

 land and build more houses to meet 

 this increased demand, until today we 

 own forty-four acres of land adjoining 

 the five acres bought in 1894, have a 

 greenhouse plant consisting of twenty- 

 nine large houses, many of these being 

 28x200 feet in size, the plant contain- 

 ing over 150,000 square feet of glass, 

 devoted exclusively to the growing of 

 cut flowers and potted plants. This 

 plant requires five large steam boilers 

 to furnish steam for heating same, 

 three windmills and a large electric 

 motor to furnish water, large packing 

 sheds, pot sheds, building for wagons, 

 tools, etc. Close to the plant we have 

 our residence, also eight cottages for 

 the men. 



"To make a long story short, we 

 will briefly state that from the two 

 small houses erected in 1887 we" have 

 grown to our mammoth plant of today, 

 requiring an investment of close to 

 $100,000,. thirty men the year around as 

 growers, packers and salesmen, 2,500 

 tons of coal to furnish heat, thousands 

 of boxes and cases for the shipment of 

 flowers and plants. 



"Where do all these flowers gof We 

 are often asked this question, and will 

 say here that, besides a large retail 

 trade in Lincoln and the western 

 states, we do a large wholesale busi- 

 ness over the whole country, shipping 

 to hundreds of other greenhouses in 

 almost everv state of the Union." 



INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



With the opening of the Interna- 

 tional Flower Show only one month 

 away, the management and the various 

 committees are, naturally, most active 

 in their work of preparation for the big 

 event. 



Wm. Duckham, Madison, N. J., has 

 been appointed manager of the compet- 

 itive section of the show, and his ap- 

 pointment meets with the hearty ap- 

 proval of the trade. 



Some changes have been made in the 

 dates of staging exhibits in certain sec- 

 tions of the show. Exhibits in Division 

 F, which cover retail florists' rose dis- 

 plays, will be staged Saturday, April 5, 

 instead of Monday, April 7. Division 

 O, covering collections of roses and 

 open to private gardeners and amateurs 

 only, will also be staged April 5, in- 

 stead of April 7. Division B, covering 

 cut roses, will be staged April 7, instead 



f -^Pril 5. These divisions form part 

 of the section allotted to the American 

 ■Kose Society. A supplementary sched- 



V u ^^^^ published and sent out, in 

 which these changes are noted, as well 

 • ^^ Jl^a^iy new prize offers. 



The judging of all the exhibits staged 

 on the opening day will be completed 

 prior to the formal opening of the show, 

 seventy judges will pass on the ex- 

 ploits during the afternoon, the judg- 

 A 1? ^o™nience promptly at 3 o 'clock, 

 ana by 6 o 'clock, when the doors open, 

 cards will be found on all the exhibits. 

 r«= ^^^.^^ °* judges will include rep- 

 resentative men from all sections of this 

 1°"°"^' and twelve or more from Eng- 

 land and Holland. 



oti +^ ®'^°''"ious attendance is expected 

 ^^^ opening night, and it can be re- 



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WilliAm Duckham. 



(Juat appointed Manafirer of the National Flower Show, Competitive Section.) 



lied upon that the exhibition will be 

 entirely in order and in readiness for 

 the public. 



Those in the trade who intend mak- 

 ing exhibits in the trade exhibition, a 

 feature of the show, should lose no time 

 in arranging for space. Secretary John 

 Young can still provide some excellent 

 locations and will be pleased to furnish 

 any information regarding accommoda- 

 tion on application to him at 54 West 

 Twenty-eighth street, New York. 



A meeting of the bowling committee 

 of the National Association of Garden- 

 ers was held at the Murray Hill hotel, 

 New York city, February 25. The fol- 

 lowing members were present: John 

 Dodds, Wyncote, Pa.; William Eob- 

 ertson, Jenkintown, Pa.; James Stuart, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y.; John Everett, Glen 

 Cove, N. Y.; A. Bauer, Deal, N. J. 

 President W. H. Waite, Yonkers, N. Y., 

 and Secretary M. C. Ebel, of Madison, 

 N. J., also were present. 



All arrangements were completed to 

 hold the bowling tournament on 

 Thumm's alleys, Broadway and Thirty- 

 first street, Wednesday, April 9. One 

 entire floor, consisting of twelve alleys, 

 has been engaged and additional alleys 

 reserved on the next floor if they are 

 required. The entire day will be given 

 over to the tournament. As has al- 

 ready been reported, the bowling will 

 be open to members of the Society of 

 American Florists and members of the 

 National Association of Gardeners. 

 Teams of three men, members of any 



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local florists' or gardeners' society or 

 club, and members either of the N. A. 

 G. or S. A. F., will be eligible in the 

 team tournament. 



Some of the members of the com- 

 mittee reported that they have had ad- 

 vice from several southern and west- 

 ern cities that local club teams are prac- 

 ticing to enter, and it is the hope of the 

 association that every local society, or 

 club, will be represented by a team. 



President Waite offers a piece of silver, value 

 of $50, as a sweepstake prize, to be competed 

 for by the tliree members of the S. A. F. and 

 three members of the N. A. G. making the high- 

 est scores of the tournament. 



Ex-President Logan offers a silver cup for 

 the greatest number of strikes made in the tour- 

 nament in three gatties, the sweepstake contest 

 excluded. 



Secretary Ebel offers a silver cup for the high- 

 est score made in the tournament, the sweep- 

 stake contest excluded. 



Treasurer James Stuart offers three prizes of 

 the value of $30 for the winning team of three 

 men members from a local gardening or florists' 

 club, and members of either the N. A. G. or 

 S. A. F. 



A sliver cup Is offered for the highest number 

 of spares in the tournament In three games, the 

 sweepstake contest excluded. 



A long list of prizes Is offered for the indi- 

 vidual tournament, to which the committee ex- 

 pects to add considerably before the event. 



Everything indicates that the tour- 

 nament, which will occur during the 

 week of the International Flower Show, 

 will be an interesting affair. It will 

 probably bring together a greater num- 

 ber of the bowlers among the gardeners 

 and florists than were ever before gath- 

 ered in a bowling tournament. 



Further information, if desired, can 

 be obtained by addressing M. C. Ebel, 

 secretary of the N. A. G., Madison, 

 N. J. 



