. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. • , ^!. ; "?'*."r '":' f;;f;m^'Tw*T'- 14 The Florists' Review SBPTBMBCa 2, 1915. knife around the lines of the figure; then they were placed against a panel of ferns with sixteen 8-candlepower electric lights around the oval frame shining on the green background, which made a most beautiful effect and set- ting, making the figures look almost alive. The store was filled with vases and baskets of cut fiowers in great variety and in such quantity as to remind the eastern visitors of Chrisluias aud Bia SHOW WITHOUT PRIZES. Atla
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. • , ^!. ; "?'*."r '":' f;;f;m^'Tw*T'- 14 The Florists' Review SBPTBMBCa 2, 1915. knife around the lines of the figure; then they were placed against a panel of ferns with sixteen 8-candlepower electric lights around the oval frame shining on the green background, which made a most beautiful effect and set- ting, making the figures look almost alive. The store was filled with vases and baskets of cut fiowers in great variety and in such quantity as to remind the eastern visitors of Chrisluias aud Bia SHOW WITHOUT PRIZES. Atlantic City Qladiolus Exhibition. The gladiolus show held August 26 to 29 under the auspices of the American Gladiolus Society in the Casino of the Royal Palace hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., was unique and artistic. Without ex- ception, commercial growers, seedsmen and florists were the exhibitors. No prizes were offered, and there was no class competition whatever; the object of the show was to bring the gladiolus before the public and to stimulate in- terest in it as a garden flower and as a cut flower. Atlantic City was selected on account of the great number of visi- tors from everywhere in the country. Perhaps never before have so many of one kind of flower been placed on view at one time. About 100,000 gla- dioli were used in the entire exhibit. To advertise the show, about 20,000 spikes were sent to the leading hotels free of charge, to be used in the dining rooms and exchanges. Part of the gate receipts, and the proceeds of the sale of about 10,000 spikes, were divided among four different charitable insti- tutions. Iioctuxes. Three lectures were given, the first one being by Max Schling, of New York, on '' How to Use Gladiolus Flow- ers Artistically at ; This talk was entertaining and instructive, and the speaker gave practical demonstra- tions by making a centerpiece and a corsage and filling two baskets with gladioli. Mr. Schling prefaced his re- marks with
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