. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 585. JULIUS ROEHRS CO.'S ROCK GARDEN AT THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. committee of the S. A. F., who have given so much of their time at the former shows for the preliminaries, such as schedule making, working up enthusiasm, providing for the finan- cial end, that one can scarcely name them all. Of the national flower show committee, Thos. Roland, John Young, George Asmus, Chas. H. Totty, Adolph Farenwald and Wm. Craig ap- peared to be always on the job. Ar- thur Herrington, the manag
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 585. JULIUS ROEHRS CO.'S ROCK GARDEN AT THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. committee of the S. A. F., who have given so much of their time at the former shows for the preliminaries, such as schedule making, working up enthusiasm, providing for the finan- cial end, that one can scarcely name them all. Of the national flower show committee, Thos. Roland, John Young, George Asmus, Chas. H. Totty, Adolph Farenwald and Wm. Craig ap- peared to be always on the job. Ar- thur Herrington, the manager, who was called upon at the last minute, was the right man in the right place, and straightened out the congestion after the first day, very much improv- ing the appearance of the show. Wm. Kleinheinz secured exhibits from everywhere—his work was most valua- ble. W. P. Therkildson was the man who brought the people there; no such efforts in awakening the public to any similar enterprise on this or other lines have ever aroused half the enthusiasm shown here. Very much of the success is due tc his great efforts. The trade ticket committee, with E. J. Fancourt chairman, and Mark P. Mills, W. K. Harris, E. C. Dungan. Alfred Burton and others, worked very hard and proiluced phe- nomenal results—all honor to them. Fred Cowperthwaite and his commit- tee were also a great factor after the show opened. Mlchell's Dutch Garden. The exhibit of Michell's Seed House might truly be termed "A Leedle Bit of ; The rear was formed by a beautiful oil painting depicting mas- sive beds of tulips and hyacinths in bloom. Even the quaint windmill had not been overlooked, with its revolv- ing wheel of four paddles, each out- lined with miniature electric lights, producing a novel effect that attract- ed the eye as one came into Conven- tion hall at the main entrance. At the base of the landscape scene was a row of boxwood in front of which were planted in tasteful form, lily of
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