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The Florists' Review 



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New rose, Rosalie, exhibited by ttie South Park 

 Floral Co., Newcastle, Ind.; a baby Chatenay of 

 pleaBlng color; a fine rose in its class. 



Rose Ophelia, shown by A. F. AmlinK Co., 

 Maywood; long, stiff stems, well grown stock, 

 large flowers. 



vase of Mrs. Charles Russell, grown by French 

 & Salm, Union Grove, Wis., exhibited by George 



Wienhoeber; exceptionally well grown stock on 

 long, stiff stems, large, full and well shaped 

 flowers, good color and fragrance. 



Other exhibits were: 0. 0. Pollworth Co.. 

 Milwaukee, Wis., young plants of the new 

 chrysanthemum, Mrs. O. C. Pollworth; Chicago 

 Flower Growers' Association, "ever-blooming" 

 pussy willows; University of Illinois, schizanthus. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadel- 

 phia, sent an exhibit of Golden Gem 

 rose, a seedling of Henry Kirk and 

 Lady Towill, grown by Edward Towill, 

 which arrived too late for the show. 



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INDIANA ASSOCIATION AT LA FAYETTE 



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HOOSIERS DISCUSS PRICES. 



Dorner Brothers Gracious Hosts. 



At 8:15 a. m. March 7 a jolly party 

 of Indianapolis florists left by special 

 train for La Fayette to attend the 

 meeting of the State Florists' Asso- 

 ciation of Indiana. At the destination 

 they were met by the Corner brothers, 

 of the F. Dorner & Sons Co., and 

 motored to the Dorner establishment. 

 Everything at this establishment was 

 in excellent shape. The new carnation, 

 Laddie, which the Dorners class as the 

 greatest carnation they have ever put 

 out, was the admiration of all. Another 

 great sight was a bed of seedling car- 

 nations, in which there were about 1,200 

 varieties, ranging in colors from almost 

 black to palest shades of pink and 

 white. These also included striped, 

 flaked and plain colors. 



The roses were in fine crop. A new 

 seedling rose, a feature, is a pleasing 

 shade of pink and highly perfumed. 

 The Dorners are contemplating putting 

 Kose Marie, as they call it, on the mar- 

 ket next year. Hoosier Beauty and 

 Eussell roses looked well. Ophelia was 

 in largest crop of all — 2-year-old stock 

 replanted. Prince of Wales violets were 

 in excellent flower and had been so since 

 before Christmas. 



Entomologist's Ofllce Retained. 



The first part of the association meet- 

 ing was held at the Dorner greenhouses. 

 The minutes of the January meeting 

 were read and approved, and also the 

 report on the carnation show and meet- 

 ing. The following were proposed for 

 membership: F. W. and B. A. Blubaugh, 

 C. B. Durram, L L. Totten, E. B. Sted- 

 dum and C. L. Griffith. Daniel Bash 

 and Thomas D. Hepler were elected to 

 membership. 



The committee appointed to cooperate 

 with the state entomologist was absent, 

 and its report was held over until the 

 next meeting. The members were 

 pleased to learn that their efforts had 

 been rewarded and that the office of 

 state entomologist would be retained in 

 Indiana. Irwin Bertermann stated 

 that, as pre^dent of the State Florists' 

 Association, he had written to the 

 governor, asking that this office be re- 

 tained. 



After adjournment there was a pleas- 

 ant motor trip to the club house, where 

 a splendid banquet was served. The 

 Dorners put forth every effort to make 

 this a success. The tables were artis- 

 tically decorated with Laddie carna- 

 tions. Incidentally any kind of liquor 

 the members desired was forthcoming, 

 as there would be only one more chance 

 to "treat," the state having gone dry. 



"Get Higher Prices!" 



After the banquet the business ses- 

 sion was resumed. President Berter- 



mann introduced the subject, "Get 

 Higher Prices," which he said was a 

 topic near to his heart. He maintained 

 that in view of the increased cost of 

 everything, an advance in prices was 

 necessary. Men in the employ of the 

 florists were not making enough to 

 keep their families, yet florists could 

 not give them higher wages with the 

 present selling prices of flowers. He 

 claimed that, considering hours, florists 

 are the poorest paid men in the working 

 class, averaging only $2 to $2.25 per 

 day. He stated that his company had 

 raised some of their prices, and that the 

 public had not objected. He therefore 

 felt that flowers have ceased to be a 

 luxury, and are a commodity. 



W. W. Coles agreed with the presi- 

 dent and felt that it was high time that 

 florists were pulling together. "With 

 coal at pky-high prices and overhead ex- 

 penses great, growers would have to 

 charge more. Eeferring to some large 

 blooms of Laddie, Mr. Cole said that 

 such stock ought to bring $2 per dozen 

 retail. 



Frederick Dorner reported that the 

 Dorner & Sons Co. had raised prices 

 fifteen per cent this year and expected 

 to raise twenty-five per cent next year, 

 but he considered it wise to do this 

 gradually. This year the company ad- 

 vanced prices on bedding stock, and 

 if geraniums would not bring $2 per 

 dozen they would not be sold. 



"Act Now!" — Dorners' Slogan. 



Theodore Dorner said he believed the 

 time was ripe, that it would never be 

 more opportune. He stated that when 

 such things presented themselves to 

 other merchants, they acted imme- 

 diately. He said that many florists do 

 not figure overhead expenses accurately 

 enough. He felt that all petty jeal- 

 ousies should be set aside and a closer 

 cooperation maintained, while the time 

 was ripe. "Act now!" is his slogan. 



Allan Humason agreed with the 

 speaker, saying that in previous years, 

 before entering this business, he had 

 seen merchants raise prices at the least 

 provocation. Since florists' supplies 

 had increased in cost, why should not 

 florists and retailers advance the cost 

 of flowers, instead of waiting and trust- 

 ing to a brighter future, or expecting 

 things to adjust themselves? 



Dr. J. A. Haugh, recently of Stuart & 

 Haugh, agreed with all that had been 

 said, especially with what Mr. Berter- 

 mann said. His belief is that the man 

 who gets top-notch prices is more re- 

 spected by the buying public, and that 

 the cheap man leads himself to his own 

 end. 



Following the discussion, the secre- 

 tary read a partial report of the flower 

 show. It was decided that the next 

 meeting be held April 3 at Indianapolis. 

 This meeting will be of special interest 



to the retailers, as there will be a paid 

 lecturer to speak on "Salesmanship." 

 This lecture will be followed by an open 

 discussion. 



Three resignations were tendered, 

 those of A. P. Keynolds, and the 

 Lantner brothers. 3. D. Carmody, of 

 Evansville, and Doctor Haugh were 

 voted honorary members of the asso- 

 ciation. The latter, who is departing 

 for Florida, is one of the oldest mem- 

 bers. The provision for the two days' 

 outing, usually held in July at Winona 

 lake, was struck out of the constitution. 



Purdue Trip Finishes Day. 



W. W. Coles thanked the Dorners for 

 their entertainment. President Berter- 

 mann thanked Purdue in advance. Dr. 

 Haugh, who was called upon for a de- 

 parting speech, stated that he had been 

 a member of the association for twenty- 

 one years, had been president three 

 times and had twice acted on committees 

 for the American Carnation Society. 

 He stated that he felt near to the asso- 

 ciation — near to the old members and 

 fatherly to the young ones. 



Walter Fischer's scheme for Mothers' 

 day was explained. It includes stamps, 

 posters and newspaper cuts. 



A trip to the Purdue University green- 

 houses was enjoyed. There were quite a 

 variety of cut flowers and decorative 

 plants. There also was a section de- 

 voted to vegetable gardening — cauli- 

 flower and lettuce planted together — 

 and a section of winter tomatoes. The 

 tomato plants are said to produce about 

 eight pounds of fruit to a plant, for 

 which they receive 20 cents per pound. 

 One house was devoted to cucumbers, 

 which were in flower, except a few 

 English cucumbers of enormous size. 



Those Who Attended. 



Among those present were: 



Irwin Bertermann, Indianapolis. 

 Martin Brandlein, Indianapolis. 

 W. W. Coles, Kokomo. 



A. a. Delt, Crawfordsville. 

 P. B. Dorner, La Fayette. 

 Theodore Dorner, La Fayette. 

 .Tacob Eltel, Greencastle. 



L. Elder, Indianapolis. 

 Walter Fischer, Chicago. 

 II. F. Freese, New Haven. 

 J. A. Grande, Indianapolis. 

 W. H. Hack, Plalnfleld. 

 Karl Hack, Indianapolis. 

 John Hartje, Indianapolis. 

 J. A. B. Haugh, Anderson. 

 Allan Humason, Chicago. 

 W. a. Kercher, Attica. 

 R. W. Kircher, Falrmonnt. 

 C. W. Pahud, Indianapolis. 

 CJeorge Pastor, Huntington. 

 W. II. Robertson, La Fayette. 

 Charles B. Sayre, La Fayette. 

 George Smith, Marion. 



0. B. ateinkamp, Indianapolis. 



B. B. Temperley, Indianapolis. 



1. L. Totten, Knox. 

 Peter Weiland, Newcastle. 



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Detroit, Mich.— Sidney F. Beard, head 

 of the Beard greenhouses and store, is 

 being sued for $15,000 for breach of 

 promise to marry. 



