Sbptembkb 13, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



move peonies until the ground freezes 

 or even postpone the work until spring, 

 but for the best results plant in Septem- 

 ber. 



Save Some Seeds. 



Probably all florists are in the habit 

 of saving a few flower seeds each year 

 when they have a specially good strain. 

 There is now great need of this work 

 being extended. The almost overwhelm- 

 ing call for vegetable seeds, and the ces- 

 sation of most of the European importa- 

 tions of both flower and vegetable 

 seeds, have caused conditions in the seed 

 business unthought-of a year ago. There 

 is every likelihood that these conditions 

 will continue for another year, and 

 though America has land adapted for 

 the culture of nearly all flowers and 

 vegetables, there will undoubtedly be 

 some acute shortages the coming season. 

 Hence, florists who have good strains 



of annuals and perennials would do well 

 to save some of their own seeds. The 

 same statement is true, also, of beans, 

 sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and 

 some other vegetables; there is no good 

 reason why growers should not save at 

 least a part of their seeds of these for 

 next season. We are constantly being 

 urged to can or dry food crops. Let us 

 also save seeds wherever possible. 



Perennial Seedlings. 



Take advantage of suitable weather 

 for the transplanting of seedlings of 

 biennials and perennials. They grow 

 fast at this season. If they are planted 

 in nursery rows and kept constantly 

 cultivated, it is surprising how rapidly 

 they grow. Cloudy weather, with the 

 ground moist, is the ideal condition. If 

 such a condition does not exist, water 

 each row as set out, stir the soil about 

 the plants later and few will fail to 



grow. More growth is made by these 

 hardy seedlings in September than in 

 any other month of the year. 



THE PICTURE PROVES IT. 



When Thomas Fagan, of A. Hender- 

 son & Co., Chicago, tells about the 25- 

 pound "musky" he caught on his two 

 weeks' vacation at Moen lake, in Wis- 

 consin, there is no opportunity to look 

 askance, for he carries the proof in 

 the form of a snapshot reproduced here- 

 with, in his pocket. One can see from 

 the length of the fish that none of those 

 favorite methods have been resorted to 

 of making a fish gain weight rapidly af- 

 ter being caught. The man on the left is 

 Charles Zirzow, former retail florist 

 of Chicago, who now makes his home 

 in the Wisconsin woods and annually 

 sends large quantities of lycopodium 

 and Christmas trees to Chicago. 



THE STATE FAIR FLOWER SHOWS 



THE INDIANA STATE FAIR. 



Ploilsts' Exhibits at Hoosier Capital. 



The state fair, held this year from 

 September 3 to 7, broke all records, 

 with the attendance the greatest in the 

 history of the annual event and with 

 more money spent than ever before. In 

 every line the displays were better, and 

 in most cases larger. The flower dis- 

 play was especially good and the com- 

 petition most keen. The collections of 

 greenhouse plants to cover 100 square 

 feet of space attracted much attention. 

 There were numerous blooming plants, 

 variegated-leaved plants, exceptional 

 palms and ferns. 



The new or rare plants are always an 

 interesting item. E. H. Eieman, of In- 

 dianapolis, won first premium with a 

 rare fern of the curly type. Temper- 

 ley's, also of Indianapolis, was second 

 with a ne«v dark red dracsena. 



Perhaps the closest competition was 

 in the classes calling for a vase of flow- 

 ers and basket of flowers. The first 

 premium on the vase was won by Tem- 

 perley 's, with a vase of asters and lilies. 

 The' flowers shaded from white through 

 to a delicate pink in the asters and 

 from rubrum lilies to a rose-pink aster. 

 The Roepke Floral Co., of Indianapolis, 

 won the blue ribbon on the basket of 

 flowers. This was a pretty basket of 

 Ophelia roses and rubrum and Easter 

 lilies, with a draping of yellow taffeta 

 ribbon on the handle. 



Thursday, September 7, being the 

 largest day of the fair, was when the 

 large floral arrangements were staged. 

 The prizes usually are the most sought 

 after. The exhibits offer a good chance 

 to advertise and, incidentally, to receive 

 one of the two of the largest premiums. 

 Temperley's received first on a patriotic 

 piece, with Roepke Floral Ca second 

 for a large panel, with a frame of 

 bronze galax leaves surrounding a cen- 

 ter of white asters, on which was fea- 

 tured the American flag made of straw- 

 flowors. Above and bolow the flag was 

 a cluster of orchids. E. H. Rioman was 

 third with a lyre of yellow chrysanthe- 

 imums and Ophelia roses. 



Exhibitors and Awards. 



The following participated in the fair 

 this year: Baur & Steinkamp, Mrs. J. 

 H. Drake, John R. Fohl, Franklin B. 

 Meade, E. H. Rieman, Roepke Floral 



With Bouquet Green Man for Guide. 



Co. and Temperley's. W. W. Coles, of 

 Kokomo, was judge, and A. F. J. Baur 

 managed the exhibits. 



The awards in the plant classes were 

 as follows: 



Plants to cover 100 square feet — Roepke Floral 

 Co., first; Temperley's, second; E. H. Rieman, 

 third. 



Ferns, ten plants — Temperley's, first; B. H. 

 Rieman, second; Roepke Floral Co., third. 



Coleus, ten plants. — Temperley's, first; Baur 

 & Stoinkamp, Indianapolis, second; E. H. Bie- 

 nian, tliird. 



Geraniums, ten plants -Temperley's, first; E. 

 H. Uieman, second; John Fohl, Indianapolis, 

 third. 



Begonias, ten plants — Temperley's, first; 

 Roepke Floral Co., second; B. H. Rieman, third. 



Varlegated-leaved plants, ten — Temperley's, 



first; Roepke Floral Co., second; B. H. Rieman, 

 third. 



Crotons In assortment, ten plants, not ovei 

 S-inch pots — Temperley's, first; Roepke Floral 

 Co., second; E. H. Rieman, third. 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, ten plants, not 

 over 7-lnch pots — Temperley's, first; Roepke Flo- 

 ral Co., second. 



Lilium longlflorum, twelve plants — Roepke Flo- 

 ral Co., first; Temperley's, second. 



Lilium speciosum rubrum, twelve plants — 

 Roepke Floral Co., first. 



Latania borbonica — Roepke Floral Co., first; 

 Temperley's, second; B. H. Rieman, third. 



Kentia— B. H. Rieman, first; Roepke Floral 

 Co., second; Temperley's, third. 



Araucaria — E. H. Rieman, first; Temperley's, 

 second; Roepke Floral Co., third. 



Asparagus Sprengeri — E. H. Rieman, first; 

 Roepke Floral Co., second; Mrs. Jennie Drake, 

 third. 



Boston fern, not over 14-inch pot — Baur & 

 Steinkamp, first; Temperley's second; Roepke 

 Floral Co., third. 



Nephrolepis, crested form, not over l-l-inch 

 pot — E. H. Rieman, first; Temperley's, second; 

 Roepke Floral Co., third. 



Adiantum cuneatum — Baur & Steinkamp, first; 

 E. H. Rieman, second; Roepke Floral Co., third. 



Adiantum Farleyense — Temperley's, first; 

 Roepke Floral Co., second. 



Pandanus Veitchii — Roepke Floral Co., first; 

 B. H. Rieman, second; Temperley's, third. 



Specimen new or rare plant — B. H. RIcraan, 

 first; Temperley's, second; Roepke Floral Co., 

 third. 



Hanging basket — Roepke Floral Co., first: 

 Temperley's, second; John R. Fohl, third. 



CUT FLOWERS. 



Floral arrangement — Temperley's, first; Roepke 

 Floral Co., second; E. H. Rieman, third. 



Bride's bouquet — Roepke Floral Co., first; E. 

 H. Rieman, third. 



Bridesmaid's bouquet — Roepke Floral Co., first: 

 B. H. Rieman, second. 



Basket of flowers — Roepke Floral Co., first; 

 Temperley's, second; E. H. Rieman, third. 



Vase of flowers — Temperley's, first; Roepke 

 Floral Co., second; E. H. Rieman, third. 



Wreath, on easel — Roepke Floral Co., first: 

 Temperley's, second; E. R. Rieman, third. 



Cut flowers — Temperley's, first; Roepke Floral 

 Co., second; E. H. Rieman, third. 



Gladioli, twenty-five vases, six spikes in each 

 vase, not less than twenty-five varieties — Roepke 

 Floral Co., first; Temperley's, second; E. H. 

 Rieman, third. 



Asters — Roepke Floral Co., first; Temperley's, 

 second; E. H. Rieman, third. 



Cannas — Baur & Steinkamp, first; Roepke Flo- 

 ral Co., second; Temperley's, third. 



Zinnias — Roepke Floral Co., first; Temperley's, 

 second; E. H. Rieman, third. 



Dahlias — Franklin B. Meade, first; Temper- 

 ley's, second; Roepke Floral Co., third. 



Twenty-five American Beauties — Roepke Flo- 

 ral Co., first; E. H. Rieman, second; Temper- 

 ley's, third. 



Twenty-five red roses, other than American 

 Beauty — E. H. Rieman, first; Roepke Floral Co., 

 second; Temperley's, third. 



Twenty-flve white roses — Roepke FlornI Co., 

 first; E. H. Rieman, second: Teinperle.v"s, third. 



Twenty-five pink roses — E. 11. liiciiiiin, lirst: 

 Temperley's, second; Roepke Floral (d , third. 



Twenty-five yellow roses— Roepke Floral Co.. 

 first; B. H. Rieman, second; Temperley's. third. 



Twenty-flve assorteil roses -E. II. Hii'iiinii. 



