Febuuaui 8, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



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A General View of the Twenty-sixth Annual Exhibition of the American Carnation Society, Indianapolis, January 31, I9I7. 



till' ccrtiliiato of merit. This was j;raiit 

 '■'I, with the result of a score of eii'lity 

 tw<i points. 



The Banqtuet. 



As tlie haii(|uet was <fi\i'ii in tlie Riley 

 ruoni. wlier<> tlu' sliow was lielil, the ex- 

 hihitiiiii ildwers -were used as docora- 

 tidiis, making an elahorate disjilay. 

 I)uriiig the cveninii: the eiitei tainment 

 nududed an ondiestra and eaharet (hin«- 

 iiit^. Tlie speeial feature cd" tlie cNcniiig 

 was a (diariot (d" eariiations and sweet 

 I'las cirawn }>\ two little girls, in whii li 

 i\as seated the maid (d' honor represent 

 iii^- thr American < 'aiiiat ion Society. 

 \tteudinj; her and seate(| at hei' feet 

 '\asa smaller maid, re]iresent in^ the In 

 liana State l-'lorists" Asso<dation. V.. 

 ' '. Hill, acting as toastmaspT. iniio 

 liiced in Ids humorous way the follnw 

 'lu: Irwin Bertermann, to speak lor the 

 'iidiaiia State Florists' Ass(j(dat ion : d. 

 .\mm;nin, to speak tor the Atmrican 

 ■ iination Societv; lion. <'h:i^. \\'. Hook 

 ■' •dtei , III speak l'o|- I lo- (it \ ; I )a \ id 

 ^■■ird, til sjieaJi till the carnation; dohn 

 ' '■ I 'iildiip. til ■-peak foi ( 'anada : l'a\ id 

 ■• 'Ml-;, to -.peak for the St. Lniii^ -prin^ 

 '"'\\ : A. r. .1. IJaiir. In ^pe;ik as seen 

 'I \ ; Win. d. Xe^ey. .1 r., tiie president 

 ''■'■'; \iigM>t roelilniaiiii, ;i- an iuter- 

 "''■d \isitor: Ailu'it i'oidichm, to speak 

 'I the r. T. |»., ;niil Will. Nicholson, ;is 

 ' |'i'oseiitati\e of tlie old guard. Vv'iii. 

 • . •iiide teli'giapheil his regrets. 



\V . d. \C>ey, dr., as retii'ing |iresideiit 

 '' the Indi.-ina State I-dorists" A<-;ocia- 

 '"II •'iii'l iiicoiniiio ]iresi,|ent oi' tlu' 

 \"i'iicaii < 'ani;it ion Smdety, thanked 

 '!> ciPMimit tees in general. es|u'ciall\ 

 ■ oniniendiiig the (dforts of dohn lierter 

 "'I'lii, Jlenry W. hNeiiian, liotiier 1.. 

 Wie-;ini|, Fn^il |p Lemon, (>. !•:. Stein 

 |V""1'. dnseph 11. Hill .-iiid Clareii.-e 

 'I'honiav. J'idlowing this, the repmt dii 

 '"'■d lesiihitions w.as read ;iiii| the eiiier 



tainment was (dosed hy a \crse from 

 d;inies Wdiitcoinl. Riley's ••Old Sweet 

 lie;tii ol' .Mine,'' in honor ot' the holie--. 



Excursions. 



While the men were attending the 

 li?ial session dining the morning of the 

 (dosing day, the ladies were shown the 

 interesting sights oi' the (dty. In the 

 afternoon the l;idies and gentlemen 

 /|(dne(| in an aiitn trip that was tille(| 

 with e.\(dtenient. .Iii^t as the ji.arty was 

 ]ea\ ing, a lire hroke out m the liase- 

 meiit of the hol(d ;inil the lire depart 

 meiit ga\(' an exhiliition run. Later, on 

 the return tiiji, the i|ri\cr ol' one of the 

 nuKdiines \\as arrested for >ipeeding and 

 the occupants of the c,-ir walked the re- 

 inaiioler of the way to the .\I aeiinerclidr, 

 where a lillffet llllKdieoll \\a> -erv ed. 



The party ioiirne\cd to the Baur A: 

 >-teinkamp est;i Idishment , where there 

 were se\ei;il t'e;i t li res nf interest, tile 

 llio-t not e\\ (lit h V lieillL; a lie.autiflll lied 



111' .\Ieiiy ('hri^tnias ca rii.at ioii, a hed of 

 see, nine-- that provoked eii-at adniir.a 

 tioii ;ini| a new piii]iag;it i iil; lioii^e in 

 w hi(di w ere ;io,oiHi c-ntl ine-. 



.\ n i iit( rest i n^ trip \ i:i the Imulev ;i rds 



1 loleil .'it I lei t el ma II M '- t ' lUII 1 lel l;i 10 I 



range. Although the i o-.i - .■md ciriia 



tlon-,, wlliidl .-lie the I hiel cliip-. Weli 



111 excellent cmi . 1 1 1 I on , there were nther 

 interesting siliIiIs, i ncliiil iiil;' a house ol 

 swi-et pea-- ;ini| violets and a house of 

 delphinium-., cent a ii ic.-i-, -iia pd ra^dii-, 

 wintertlow cii lie ei^ini p:in--ies ainl iiii 

 UMonet t e. ]•;. i;. T. 



Notes hy Another Observer. 



,\ ft'w notes taken during the iiathei 

 ing of the id.ans at the .\inericaii ' ;inia 

 tioii Sdciety's annii.al nieetine at In 

 dian.'ijiidis, danuaiv '.'<\ , iii;ty lie of in 

 terest .'It this time. 



S. d. (duddard, of l-^ainiiij.;ham. .Mass., 

 stated, while nnpaidviiig his jiri/e win 



ning carnations, that the Idoonis were 

 pitdied .laiinary l'."), jiacdved danuary L'9 

 and uniia(d\ed danuary ■'>! at liidian- 

 apidis. Although no ii'o was used, when 

 the bo.xes were (>pen(>(i the Idooms lookt>(| 

 perfect. This reinai'k.alde condit ion was 

 noted ill practically all other shipments, 

 and the at mos|iheric conilitious at the 

 exhiliitioii were liigliK t'avorable to the 



Idoollis. 



A stiiUiiie iMUitrast between the way 

 <ai nation Melle Washburn was :;rowii 

 by two local e|-|,\\,.rs proved that this 

 varietv ni.-iv lie well grown b v one 

 erower and less so bv another, even in 



I he ^.-l me loc;i lit v . 



Tli;it old faviirite. l.awson. as seen at 

 the 1 le It eiina 11 u I'.io--. ('ii. place, sliiiw'od 

 itself .a- full of V iLim- .•md ;is llorit'erous 

 ;is when it vvas more largely grown. 

 I)i(l the siLzht of this uraiid a(dor in 

 ^piie -(line to (jue-lion as to whether 

 vnrietie- ol' more rt'ceiit introduction 

 |ii)sse-'- the -lamina of tlndr predeees- 

 -ois .' The line beds (if \ ioh't I'rilicess 

 ot' W;iles seen at the I !e It e mi.'i 11 II range 

 Were iiiiich ;elii]irei|. .1. <■. Ileiid, of 



relTe llnllte. Ind., s,-|i,| lie Wa- |ir(illd 

 ol' the |';ict th.-it he bldlieilt the tirsf 

 plant- uiown here, I'loni I'aris, .aioi 

 Iiiined tiieiii (iver to .1. A. I'etei-oii, of 

 « ilK i II n.lt i, wllii ei|..,\ iheiii even lillei' 



t hnii the 1 '.-I lisia II-. ' " This was in I s7 I , ' ' 

 oliserveil Mr. lleini, •"and just ^ee how 

 V ieiii on- i- t he I ihl III Vet . ' ' 



didiii II. l'iinlo]i, (it Tdi'diito, ably 

 represent e, I the liomiiiidii .and, in com- 

 ineiitine iip(Mi lliis. thi> best exhibition 

 \('t, he -aid that biisiiie-s wiis remark- 

 ;iMy -oo'l :it liouie, iiuMih'iit ally meiitioii- 

 iiiii that the wholesale departllleiil for 

 the iiioiith of |)ec('mber shovved an in- 

 (•re.a-e of twelltv three Jiei- cent and 

 the retnil (Mill an ;iilv;ince in I'ldport ion . 



Albeit lle;-r, of b.-iiica-ter, I'a., ob- 

 -ei\ e.l I h;it posit i V el V all hi- I'elluw 



II :i 1 1 -iiieii Wdiild be a! I'.d-ldii next vcar. 



