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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw53amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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igi6. The American Florist. 523
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ROBERT CRAIG CO.'S ITALIAN GARDEN AT THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. sideboard and dining- room table were decorated witti cut flowers appropriate for use with various flower days. Cal- enders were presented as souvenirs. Voller's House of Flowers had a space prettily fitted up in colonial style, with white arbor, furniture and pedestals, on which were placed filled rose floats. Tausendschon roses added color to the general arrangement. Harry Betz dec- orated his space with blooming plants, artistically arranged, as did John Kuhn, his neighbor, whose exhibit was aglow with choice blooming stock. The London Flower Shop displayed flower floats and iridescent bowls; also poster flower pots and filled bowls added color. John Gracey had a roomy space, which was decorated with choice plants in fancy baskets. These were g-iven plenty of display room and made a fine appearance. The "outside garden" or lawn at the entrance in front of the building was an attractive feature. On one side were specimen evergreens plant- ed by Henry A. Dreer. Inc., and oppo- site the Henry F. Michell Co., Inc., had also planted evergreens and had a bed of hyacinths arranged as a flag ■with appropriate colors. Banks of ev- ergreens immediately in front of the columns separating the several en- trances were by Adolph MuUer of the DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa. The Pennsylvania Horticultural So- ciety had a nicely arranged and roomy space just inside the entrance, which provided a comfortable rest room and meeting place for members and their friends. The society tea garden, conducted under the auspices of the various so- cial organizations was thronged at all times. Each day the young ladies who assisted in conducting the gar- den and sold flowers wore fancy cos- tumes, which distinguished them from the visitors. They were a picturesque feature of the show. Wonderfully interesting was the aquarium exhibit in the rear of the hall. Many of the tanks were orna- mental and their interior arrange- ment was like the work of a land- scape architect. The placing of the rocks, castles, pebbles and growing water plants was very artistic. The various large and small aquariums were illuminated with concealed lights, showing every movement of the brilliantly colored and wonderful look- ing occupants of these water cages. Every "pet" fish, if they may be so called, was to be found here. Very curious and interesting was the dis- play. The lion heads, arandas, celes- tial telescopes, telescopes, Japs, nymphs, comets, fish without tails and others that seemed all tails and eyes, were seen in bewildering array. They were constantly in motion, parading, as it were, back and forth to show off their glorious and wonderful "plum- age." This display was a great fea- ture of the show. One hundred Radiance roses, which won the first prize for the Joseph Heacock Co., were packed in a four- foot hamper, tied with ribbons and sent by special messenger to Jefferson hospital, Philadelphia, for Baby Sayre. President Wilson's new granddaugh- ter, with the compliments of the man- agement of the Fourth National Flow- er Show. The Carnation Display. The carnation display, imder the auspices of the American Carnation Society, was all that was expected of it and more. It was staged on the rear sloping platform, which afforded sufEcient space to do justice to each exhibit. Looking from the main floor the rising tiers of vases were a beau- tiful sight. R. C. Brown, of the Cot- tage Gardens Co., Queens, N. T., a high authority, pronounced the ex- hibit high class in every respect and competition was very keen in all classes. There was a very good show- ing in all the colors, the whites and pinks being particularly striking in their high quality. Crystal White beat out Matchless with a splendid vase of 100. Peace, apparently equally as strong as either, received nothing. Pink Delight made a fine showing, but seemed only half the size of the other pinks. One hun- dred Pink Sensation, in an adjoining vase, was considered by good judges the best vase of any color in the show. They were wonderfully large flowers, many of them four inches In diameter, borne on stems almost four feet in length. They were staged by A. A. Pembroke, Beverly, Mass. A vase of Cottage Maid, superb flowers, won second. A vase of well-grown Alice Coombs was also in the compe- tition. Mrs. C. W. Ward, dark pink, was beaten by Gorgeous, staged by A. A. Pembroke. A well-groomed vase of Rosette also ran. In the crimson class, J. W. Minnot Co., Inc., Portland, Me., won with a superb vase of 50 Pocahontas, while A. N. Pierson, Inc., received second for a vase of Arawana. In the flesh-colored section, the Halifax Gardens Company, Halifax, Mass., won with Enchantress Su- preme. Alice also stood out fine in all the entries. The pink or red striped sorts included seven vases of fifty Benora. first prize going to A. A. Pembroke, while Halifax Gardens also won with 100 of the same. The table of 25 to a vase, three dozen vases in assortment, made a fine showing. Two vases of 100 each Flaked Beauty, a flower resembling Old Prosperity, and Alice, were much admired. Evenden Brothers, Wil- liamsport. Pa., had a Giant White that looked good. J. D. Thompson Carnation Com- pany, Joliet, 111., staged vases of Su- perb and Aviator, both in splendid condition. Baur & Steinkamp, Indian-

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