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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mat 16. 1901. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



News Items. 



The State Florists' Association met 

 on the evening of the 8th at the Com- 

 mercial Club rooms with Vice-President 

 Alley in the chair. Heretofore we have 

 been meeting at just any place selected 

 by the secretary, but after some dis- 

 cussion it was decided to meet regularly 

 in these rooms. They are centrally lo- 

 cated, and the light and ventilation are 

 good, and no more pleasant meeting 

 place could be found anywhere. 



The main topic for discussion was 

 "The Street Fakir," who has swooped 

 down on our city in full force during the 

 past month or so. Up to this time our 

 city has been free from these parasites, 

 but as one grower said, they are in all 

 large cities, and I guess our beautiful 

 city of 200,000 is getting to be a big 

 town, too. How willing we would be to 

 remain a little smaller if it would only 

 keep away the fakirs and a few other 

 evils which are found only in large cit- 

 ies. 



Tlie warm weather which prevailed 

 during the last part of April drove out 

 thousands of carnations, which made it 

 easy for the fakirs to find all the stock 

 they wanted, and the store men are loud 

 in denouncing the growers who have 

 been selling to them. One grower espe- 

 cially has been and is still selling them 

 all he can spare, and the store men say 

 he will have to do the same next win- 

 ter unless he ships his blooms out of 

 town.^ Nearly every one present took 

 part in the discussion, and it lasted over 

 an hour, but no definite understanding 

 was reached except that everybody 

 should work together to force the fakirs 

 out of business in this city. John 

 Hartje especially became very eloquent 

 at times while discussing the situation. 

 Better slate John for a speech next Feb- 

 ruary. 



Mr Hughey, of the Capitol Lumber 

 Co., had on exhibition a plank of peck 

 cypress which he says is used in the 

 south in building government wharves 

 and piers, and which he says never rots 



It is the 



same as is used in greenhouse 



construction, except that it is full of 

 small holes, made apparently by some 

 mseet, but Mr. Hughey says it does not 

 impair its lasting qualities a bit. Sev- 

 eral tlHiusaml feet were engaged at once 

 lor trial, and if it lasts it will become 

 popular, us the price is quite low. 



Ihere was a nice exhibit of carnations 

 in connection. Bertermann Bros, showed 

 a vase of Mrs. Lawson which looked 

 nice. E. A. Nelson showed a nice bunch 

 of his seedling. John Hartje showed a 

 bunch of large pink seedling and several 

 blooms of other varieties. Baur & Smith 

 showed a vase of first year seedlinog 

 among which were some fine things, 

 iwo hlooms of a cross between F Hill 

 and White Cloud looked as though they 

 would be heard from again. 



New members elected were E Hyatt 

 of Anderson, and Wm. Bradley, of El- 

 wood. 



Out-of-town visHors were J A E 

 Haugh, Anderson, and W. W. Coles' 

 Kokomo. 



The bedding season is in full swing, 

 and everybody is busy. The demand is 

 nne and prices are good. A. B. 



Er.wooD, iND.— The residence and 

 greenhouse of B. F. Randall was de- 

 stroyed by fire May 2. 



Grafted 

 Roses. 



LIBERTY, $18.00 per 100. 

 BRIDESMAIDS, BRIDES, 

 GOLDEN GATES, $ J 2.00 

 per 100. 



ClKiice plants, 3-iiich pots, ready for imme- 

 diate planting. Ten sample plants (to 

 florists only) for $1.00. 



Verbenas 



3-inch pots $3.00 per J 00. 



2}^ " 2.00 " 



NEW 

 CARNATION 



Queen Louise. 



Rooted Cuttings, 

 $ J 0.00 per too, $75.00 per 1000. 



J.L.DILLON 



BLOOMSBIRG, PA. 



cuttlng8.$l.*i6porllK). poHt 



Cash witli oi-Uer pleaw-' 



TON. 85 ^V. lath St.. 



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