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The Florists" Review 



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General View of the Flower Show at St. Paal, Miniu, November 8 to 12, 



orchids. It was extremely well exe- 

 cuted and showed to best advantage a 

 large number of varieties such as may 

 be had in flower at this season. 



The Merriam Park Floral Co. dis- 

 played its orchids arranged in a per- 

 gola that was extremely well done. 



Miss H. B. Whitted showed a Japan- 

 ese garden with a rustic bridge and a 

 pergola of bamboo. The flowers were 

 auratum lilies and Paper Whites, with 

 crotons and ferns. 



The State Agricultural College showed 

 an interesting lot of seedlings and seeds 

 in the process of germination, also 

 many diseased plants, with instructions 

 on how to treat them. 



C. N. Ruedlinger showed photographs 

 of tree surgery. A feature was the 

 photographic display of gardens and 

 home grounds. 



Among the special exhibits of Holm 

 & Olson were some Tausendschon roses, 

 poinsettias and lilacs, 



Oakland cemetery showed a fine spe- 

 cimen of Alphonse Ricard geranium, 

 exceptionally large and well flowered. 



Como park made a fine display of 

 tropical plants and chrysanthemums, 



L. W. Hill, president of the Great 

 Northern railroad, took an active inter- 

 eat in the show and was the principal 

 exhibitor in the classes for private 

 growers, 



Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, won 

 the sweepstakes for the best six mums, 

 with Elberon, scoring ninety-five points 

 on the commercial scale and ninety-six 

 points on the exhibition scale. 



The Minneapolis parks were given a 

 special award for a bed of celosias. 



The St. Paul parks received a silver 

 cup for their contribution to the show. 



(special mention was given Henry 

 Knnke & Son for a displav of the new 

 iobeha, Mrs. August Swanson, which is 



larger and finer than any previously 

 shown, 



C, G, Nordine, of Lake City, was 

 given special mention for a fine collec- 

 tion of mums not for competition, 



W, T, Symonds, of Decorah, la., re- 

 ceived honorable mention for a fine lot 

 of red carnations that arrived too late 

 to stage. 



J. K. M. L. Farquhar, of Boston, 

 president-elect of the S. A. F., gave an 

 illustrated lecture, November 11, on 

 "The Gardens of Japan." 



The Visitors, 



The following trade visitors were 

 noted: 



Clnuseii, G. A., Albert Lea. Minn. 



Farijiiliar, J. K. M. L., Boston. 



(ioltlsteln, Mr., Chicago. 



Ilaebich. W. G.. I.a Crosse, Wis. 



Hall. W. S.. Osage, la. 



Hart, W. H.. Owatonua. 



Hess, .T. J., Omaha. 



Holton, F. H., Mllwauljee. 



.Tamieson, S. A., Chicago. 



•Tohnson. Franlc, Chicago. 



Kinsman, C. D., Austin, Mlun. 



Lautensciilager, Fred, Chicago. 



Morton, A. F., New York. 



Nielsen, N., Maulcato. 



Nordine, C. G., Lalce City. Minn. 



Peterson, Victor, Anoka, Minn. 



Phllpott, H. E., Winnipeg. 



Poehlmann, Adolph, Chicago. 



Poehlmann, August, Chicago. 



Pollworth, C. C. and wife, Milwaukee. 



Held, Mr., Chicago. 



Hock, W. L., Kansas City. 



Rudd, W. N., Chicago. 



Rusch. G. J.. Milwaukee. 



Schaffer, C. E., La Crosse, Wis. 



Shotwell, A. T., Fargo, N. D. 



Smedley, J. P.. Fargo, N. D. 



Valker, Geo. E.. Mlnot,' N. P. 



Wagner, .Tolin, I.a Crosse. Wis. 



Wilcox, Roy. and wife. Council Bluffs. 



Wilson, .T. S.. Des Moines, la. 



WIndmiller, Miss, Mankato. 



Zender, Adam. Chicago. 



Zwelfel, Nlc, Milwaukee, Wis. 



The Management, 



The officers of the Minnesota State 



Florists' Association are: 



President — Hugh Will. Minneapolis. 

 Vice president— O. J: Olson, St. I'anl. 



Secretary— H. I). Dyslnger. St. Paul. 



Treasurer— E. P. Holm, St. I'nul. 



Executive Committee — Tlieo. Wlrth, Minne- 

 apolis; h. L. .May, St. Paul: C. N. Ruedlinger, 

 Minneapolis; I.. R. Cady, St. Paul. 



The oflScers of the St. Paul Flower 

 Show Association are: 



I'resldent — L. L. May. 



Vice-president — O. J. Olson. 



Secretary — S. P. Dj-singer. 



Treasurer — Chas. F. Vogt. 



Executive Committee— O. R. Eckhardt, X. C. 

 Hansen, Max Kaiser, I.. I.. Jlay, O. J. Olson, 

 E. W. Reld. 



General Superintendent— -Vugust S. Swanson. 



The judges were: J. J, Hess, Omaha, 

 Neb,; W. L. Rock, Kansas City, Mo.; 

 W, N. Rudd, Morgan Park, ill.; J. S. 

 Wilson, Des Moines, la. 



BUFFALO. 



The beautiful flower show staged and 

 managed by the Buffalo Florists' Club 

 was held November 6 to 10. The show 

 was arranged by the cooperative efforts 

 of the florists and was designed by 

 George W, McClure. Mr. McClure also 

 superintended the work of arrange- 

 ments, etc. The show itself was the 

 most beautiful sight ever staged in 

 Convention hall and the large crowds 

 which attended were amazed at the 

 magnitude and grandeur of the sight. 

 The general plan represented an Italian 

 garden and the details were carried out 

 exactly. The first view to the spectator 

 was the long, low arrangement, with 

 a fountain playing in the center and 

 at the extreme end a beautiful painting 

 of mountains, which gave the stage a 

 distant look and thereby added much 

 to the garden effect. Running parallel 

 with the garden were rows of tall cedars 

 thirty feet high, placed close together 

 so as to form a screen for the garden 

 and the side exhibits. The inner 

 spaces were beautifully arranged by 

 the park system. The outer side of the 



