Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15
Pond of Aquatic Plants.

The great hall of the Masonic Temple Is
especially beautiful, with plants and cut
flowers. The first exhibit at the entrance
arrests progress Crotons of all shades of
green. yellow, red and bronze, cyclamen
and the immense leaves of tie new Ficus
Pandurata-beautiful, heavy, glossy and
graceful-create astonishment. Beyond, In
the center of the room. is a display of
about ten thousand varieties of gladiol,
among which are some of the wizard Bur-
banks blossoms. A new fern with a frond
like ostrich plume, full and graceful, oc-
cupies a great space.
A miniature pond shows aquatic plants
On the far side the United States Agricul-
tural Department has an exhibit of seed,
flowers, and especially cacti. in all the
weird shapes the desert plant assumes
Prof. Geo T. Moore by the use of these
plants, shows the results of soil inocuia
ton.
The first floor of the armory Is given over
to more solid and impressive materials The
eye first rests upon fine array Of green
pottery in artistic shapes, then travels TO
long line of terra Gotta and is halted at the
rear of the room by massive engines and
steam heaters The sides of the room look
truly horticultural. with garden implements
and apparatus, while the center shows the
business accessories of the florist.
The upper floor of the armory looks like
some great church fair. The center of tho
room is given up to plants and cut flowers.
Magnificent orchids and quantities of scar
let ramblers, ferns and palms attract the
eye. The stage in the rear is a display of
glittering glass. The sides of the hall are
like variety stores. The entire exhibition
is bizarre and novel.
Glass a" devoted to plan S, is particu-
larly pleasing. Crotons palms, cyclamen,
ferns, cact, aquattcs are in mass.
Pond Of Aquatic Plants.
Among the exhibitors are: L. NJ Lamb,
Fayetteville, N. c.; Joseph Heacock. Wynn
cote. Va. Siebrecht & Son, New York:
The Conrad & Jones Co, West Grove, Pa:
A. N. Pierson. Cromwell, Conn; Vaughan's
Seed Stores, Chicago and New York: The
Storrs ~ Harrison Co, gainesville. Ohio:
w. l. Schmiske, Binghampton, N. Y; Ju-
Illus Roehrs Rutherford n. J.; Robert
Craig, Philadelphia; II. H. Burrows, Whit
man. Mass. J. A. Peterson, CUR, Ohio;
Lager Hurrel, Summit, N. j.; Lemual
Bull, Philadelphia Charles Ball Phtladel-
phia; Henry A. Dreer Philadelphia; The
Quinn Co, Raleigh. N. c.: Scott Com
pany, Brooklyn, n. Y; F. r. Person. Tar
rytown, N. Y: Collins Company. Nathan
Studer Company District of Columbia.
Class b devoted to cut blooms, at
fords the growers of gladioli great oppor-
tunity. The exhibitors are John Lewis
Childs, Floral Park. N. Y; Arthur Cowee
Berlin, N. Y; Henry Eichholty, Pennsyl-
vania.
Glass c, placed az the further end of the
lower armory floor, contains boilers and
heating apparatus. Exhibitors ape: Burn
ham Hitchings-Peirson Co, N. y; Kroesch-
ell Bros. Co, Chicago; Holly-Castle Co,
Boston; the King Construction Co, North
Tonawanda; The Herenden Manufacturing
Co., Geneva. n. Y
Class D includes all greenhouse appli-
ances, including flower pots. The displays
are from the following companies: George
NJ Garland Co, Des PLANES, H.; John c.
Moniger Co. Chicago; Quaker City Ma
chine Co.; Cleveland Cut Flower Co; A
Deitch Co, Chicago; A. H. Hews G.
Co., North Cambridge, Mass; August Corti,
Philadelphia.
Glass E is the most varied exhibit All
florists supplies are included. from ribbons
to fancy earthenware. The exhibitors are:
S. B. Brayne Heindale, Mass. j. W. Sef-
ton Manufacturing Co, Anderson, Ind;
Reed & Keller, N Y; Schloss Brothers,
N. Y; NJ. Rice Co. Philadelphia; H. Bay
ersdorfer & Co, Philadelphia: w. J. Boas,
Philadelphia; Sager & Hurrel Summit
N. j.. Roseville Pottery Co., GAINESVILLE
Ohio; D. B. Long. Buffalo. n. Y; S. S.
Pnnock. Philadelphia; J. Stern & Co.. Phil
adelphia; Leon G. Werthefmer n. Y: Hum
mel & Downing Co, j. B. Owens Pottery
Co., the Dayton Paper Novelty Co.
Class F. given over to seeds and bulbs,
shows products from the world over. from
Bermuda to Japan. Exhibitors are Henry