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The Florists^ Review 



Apbil 10, 1913. 



hibitors have kept the commereial «nd 

 In the background, so that their displays 

 are as attractive as those entered for 

 the blue ribbons instead of for the gold 

 dollars. This feature of the show was 

 handled by Secretary John Young, and 

 he is to be credited with having de- 

 veloped one of the best departments of 

 the show. A brief review of the ex- 

 hibits follows: 



Baskets and Sibbons. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Phila- 

 delphia, shows a general line of the 

 better qualities of ribbons and corsage 

 ties, a feature being made of colors to 

 match the newer varietus of flowers, 

 such as Mrs. Eussell asd Irish Fire 

 Flame roses. In the ties the increasing 

 popularity of sweet peas for corsage 

 wear is recognized by a range of colors 

 affording a match for all the newer 

 varieties of Spencer peas. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 brought a large auto truckload by road 

 ninety miles. The display includes a 

 line of baskets, bouquet holders, per- 

 petuated foliages, metal wreaths and 

 Memorial day supplies. Among the 

 newer things is an arm batsket finished 

 in gold, for wedding us«s, decorated 

 baskets with colored flowrer garlands, 

 the Ideal basket for long-stemmed flow- 

 ers, a tumbler basket in colors, shown 

 filled with cut flowers; also curled-edge 

 waterproof crepe paper in all colors for 

 pot covers. 



Lion & Co., New York, show^a line of 

 ribbons and chiffons, featuring a new 

 glase ribbon, a jaequard ribbon to 

 match the leading flower colors, and a 

 double band chiffon. 



Reed & Keller, New York, have a 

 large display of baskets, wirework, 

 vases, foliage wreaths, pot covers and 

 metal designs, using 300 square feet of 

 space. A new wire design is a model 

 of the battleship New York. A new 

 plant stand is called the Ecclesiastical. 

 Baskets are shown in the popular Bul- 

 garian colors, and the bright tints are 

 said to take surprisingly well. Several 

 light, graceful forms of Parisian plant 

 baskets and cut flower vases for table 

 and other decorations are shown. 



Schloss Bros., New York, have a fine 

 display of ribbons, chiffons, corsage 

 ties and bouquet holders. A novelty is 

 figured chiffon over ribbon. A table 

 decoration centerpiece of ribbon also is 

 new. 



Bussin & Hanfling, New York, show 

 a large line of novelty baskets, featur- 

 ing an antique finish in green and pink. 

 They have a considerable showing of 

 Princess baskets, favor baskets and 

 decorated baskets, also a decorated 

 American Beauty vase. In addition to 

 metal wreaths they have a new thistle 

 wreath in several colors. 



H. G. Dreyer & Son, Cleveland, stage 

 a large line of decorating plant stands 

 -and attachments. 



M. Adler, New York, has a table ex- 



clusively of corsage pins in many 

 styles. 



J. G. Neidinger, Philadelphia, has a 

 large display of wreaths of wax flowers, 

 wreaths of prepared foliage, trimmed 

 with artificial flowers, and some special 

 shapes in tall baskets and vases for 

 long-stemmed flowers. 



Wertheimer Bros., New York, have 

 a booth with desks, chairs and a sten- 

 ographer for the use of the trade vis- 

 itors, with salesmen to extend any 

 courtesies to those who may not know 

 where to find the things they want in 

 New York. 



Plants. 



A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn., has 

 a beautifully arranged group occupy- 

 ing a corner and extending high on the 

 wall. The staging necessary was built 

 at home and shipped with the plants. 

 The place of honor in the center, sur- 

 rounded by splendid Farleyense ferns,, 

 is, of course, occupied by Milady rose. 

 There are rambler roses in variety, 

 some of them trained with special skill 

 and profusely flowered. Cattleyas 

 show up well, as do hydrangeas, azaleas, 

 both Indica and mollis; bougainvilleas 

 and spiraeas. Many palms are used in 

 the background and the lower staging 

 is used to display bedding stock in va- 

 riety. Carnation blooms show the stock 

 now being cut at Cromwell. 



Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia, has a 

 display of plants principally of the 



Genttal Vfew of the Orchid Section of the National Flower Show, This Week at Ne^^ York. 



(Qfoap of JuUu8 Roehrs Oo. In the left center, ^ronp of Jamea Ooodler In the right center, beyond theae the group of Lager & Harrell, 

 with W. A. Manda'e table in the foreground and the single plante and cat blooms on the smaller tables.) 



