FEBRUARY 23, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



321 



Red Flower 



Pots 



••• 



OUR 



OWN MAKE 



These pots do not turn green and become 

 slimy as white pots do. They being at all 

 times clean, promote a healthy growth to your 

 plants, and prevent spreading of disease and 

 vermin. To introduce these red pots we will 

 place them on the market at the following 

 low rates: 



Our Imroved Cut Flower Box is the best folding box on the 

 market. Being full telescope and with improved corner lock makes 

 it firm and strong for shipping purposes. It is finished in white 

 and^neat in appearance. We print 500 or over free of charge with 

 one color ink. Proofs of printing and Cuts on application. 



Note Low Prices for this Improved and Superior Box. 



No. 



Order Your Ea.ster Supply Now. 



Si/e and prices on design boxes on application. 



Per 1000 Per .500 



2 inch $3.00 $1.75 



2', ■ 3 50 2.00 



3 4. SO 2. so 



3'. 5 50 3.00 



4 • 7 00 3 75 



5 ' 12 00 6 50 



6 " 18. 00 9. 50 



ELLIS & POLLWORTH, Milwaukee, wis. 



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INDIANAPOLIS. 



Trade Review. 



Trade has been fairly good of late, 

 funeral work and decorations taking 

 the lead, while plants and cut flowers 

 went a little slow. The general stock 

 of flowers here is of good quality, as 

 everyone seems to be growing a better 

 class than formerly. Carnations are 

 exceptionally fine and bring good 

 prices, especially the red and fancies. 

 Roses are also of good quality, de- 

 mand being mostly for Beauties. Me- 

 teor and Maids. Bulbous stock is now 

 coming in, but not selling very brisk, 

 with the exception of Harrisii, callas, 

 daffodils and fancy tulips, which al- 

 ways seem in demand. Violets are 

 good, supply being greater than de- 

 mand. 



Plants do not seem to be in it at 

 present, there being some fine azaleas, 

 cinerarias, begonias and pans of tulips 

 to be seen. 



Club Meeting. 



The State Florists' Association of In- 

 diana held its first regular monthly 

 meeting since it consolidated with the 

 Indianapolis Florist Club, on Tuesday 

 evening, February 7. The committee 

 on constitution and by-laws reported 

 changes in same. The legislative com- 

 mittee interviewed the ways and 

 means committee of the legislature, 

 asking an appropriation of ?500 from 



the state. No definite action has yet 

 been taken. 



A communication was read frem Mr. 

 William Bertermann, now at Pacific 

 Grove, Cal., to the effect that he is con- 

 valescing and expects to be with us 

 again about April 1. 



There was a discussion in regard to 

 the printed reports of the exhibition 

 January 9. In justice to myself, will 

 state that only those exhibitors re- 

 ceiving awards, and Mr. Dorner's new 

 variety G. H. Crane, were mentioned, 

 owing to limited space. Probably ref- 

 erence was made to the local papers. 

 as they did not give a correct report. 



As this meeting was set forth as a 

 carnation meeting a fine display was 

 made. Herman Junge and Fred Huk- 

 riede were appointed judges and made 

 following awards: Best pink, Indian- 

 apolis Plant & Flower Co., with spoit 

 from Daybreak; form same as Day- 

 break, but deep pink in color; Beiter- 

 man Floral Co., with Jubilee; white, 

 H. Rieman, with a seedling of good 

 quality and stem; John Hp.rtie was a 

 close competitor in this class with 

 White Cloud; fancy, H. Rieman with 

 Bradt; Berterman Floral Co. a close 

 competitor with same. Honorable men- 

 tion: John Hartje, for Farquhar vio- 

 lets. Mr. Rieman had a vase of fine 

 roses and a collection of plants that 

 were excellent, among them well 

 grown plants of Bougainvillea Sanderi- 

 ana, cyclamens. Primula obconica and 

 Isabella floribunda, and a large azalea. 



Berterman Floral Co. showed a large 

 cyclamen, a white variety, with some 

 of the petals a delicate pink. 



Notes. 



The weather was exceedingly cold 

 here, going as low as 18 degrees below- 

 zero, with zero weather for nearly a 

 week, causing many hardships. Fol- 

 lowing is a list of those having report- 

 ed stock frozen: A. Wiegand & Son. 

 Berterman Floral Co., Mrs. Chas. Rie- 

 man, Mrs. J. Larsen, J. J. Vondersaar, 

 H. Rieman, J. Heidenreich, and oth- 

 ers, the two first named firms being 

 the heaviest losers. 



E. A. Nelson has a seedling pink 

 carnation that the boys are all talk- 

 ing about. It is in its second year, 

 shows up well, and will undoubtedly 

 be heard from later. 



John Heidenreich is the proud pos- 

 sessor of a sport of his own raising in 

 the shape of a bouncing boy. If it is as 

 good as John predicts, it will score a 

 good many points. 



Boys, do your best on roses and vio- 

 lets, as the next meeting will be de- 

 voted to same. FRED. 



CINCINNATI, O.— It is reported that 

 Mr. Paul Dailledouze, Flatbush, N. Y., 

 Ernest Asmus, W. Hoboken, N. J., and 

 Robt. Craig of Philadelphia, recently 

 paid a visit to the establishment of the 

 Hoffmelster Floral Co. in order to see 

 the much talked of Maid of Honor 

 rose. 



