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The Florists^ Review 



January 20, 1921 



ally dwindling away. Some tulips, 

 principally Keizerskroon, aro to bo had 

 at $3 and $4. 



Various Notes. 



Out-oi'-town xisitors last week wore 

 I'Vank Stujjpy, of the Stuppy Floral Co.. 

 St. Josejih, Mo.; Ed. Williams, of Grand 

 Island, Neb.; Irwin Frey, of Froy & 

 Frey, Lincoln, -Neb., and Joseph' H. 

 Hill, Kichmond, Ind. 



J. J. Hess will leave Friday, January 

 21, for Washington, D. C, to attend the 

 S. A. F. directors' meeting. 



Janousek Bros, are cutting some won- 

 derful long-stemmed sweet i)eas, which 

 find ready sale at $4. 



Hess & Swoboda are supplying the 

 local trade with some extra fancy val- 

 ley. 



Cyclamens are still being brought in 

 and find a ready sale. E. T. 



TARNISHED PLANT BUG. 



I'lease let me know what kind of 

 spray to use for the aster bug that 

 stings my best and finest asters, as well 

 as destroying the center bud of my early 

 outdoor mums. T. J. V. — Ore. 



The ])est which has been stinging and 

 crippling your asters and chrysanthe- 



mums is unquestionably the chinch bug, 

 or tarnished plant bug, a destructive 

 insect and one difficult to fight. It also 

 works havoc on dahlias, Shasta daisies 

 and that popular perennial, Pyrethrum 

 uliginosum. I do not know of any 

 spray that will drive away or kill the 

 chinch bug;' a bitter spray made from a 

 solution of quassia chips has been tried 

 in Europe and worked well. I am not 

 aware that it has been tried here. 

 Cleanliness is a great factor in fighting 

 the chinch bug. Be sure in the fall to 

 cut down and burn all weeds grow- 

 ing near by. These make the best 

 • breeding quarters for this destructive 

 pest. W. C. 



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INDIANA STATE MEETING. 



Largest Exhibit in Years. 



The aiiinu!) meeting of the Indiiina 

 State Florists' Association was held 

 at the (Jatliiig Gun cluli, Indianaixilis, 

 January Vl. Tlio entire club house was 

 turned over to the florists for their busi- 

 ness session and exhibits. 



The exhibits tiiis ye;;r were good; in 

 fact, the largest in ten years. As is 

 usual at tills nu'etiiig, the caruMtiou and 

 rose trojihies were competed for. Be- 

 sides thesi' cut rtowers, there was a 

 splendid display of plants. 



II. W. Kienian disj)layed some fine 

 cyclamens of the rococo and Buskhill 

 jiioneer varieties, also some varicolored 

 begonias, double obconica ])rimroses 

 and a few orchids. His exhibit was 

 given honorable mention. 



A. Wiegaud 's Sons Co. had a disj)lay 

 of cyclamens, Golden S|)ur narcissi in 

 ))ots, and sf)ii\e attractive yellow prim- 

 roses. S]iecial 7iieiition was given to 

 these also. 



Bertermann Bros. Co. had some well 

 grown cyclamens and begonias of the 

 Lorraine family. This grouji was given 

 lutnoralile mention. This firm also dis- 

 played a vase of roses in competition 

 for the trophy. 



L. F. Hitz, of Madison, Tnd., dis- 

 played a seedling carnation ••ind some 

 violets, while Fred H. Lemon, of Kich- 

 mond. brought a vase of his new white 

 rose, Angelus. 



.Tohn Eitel & Sons, of Grconrasti^ 

 showed a new carnation, a sport of En- 

 <-hantrt^s Supreme, which was of a 

 salmon jiink color. He also dis]ilayed 

 a vase of carnations. 



Fr*iik k -Sons, of Portland, Ind., ex- 

 hibited a v.ase of roses ami one of car- 

 nations !iud went home with both of 

 the trophies. 



Teniperley's had an rxliibit of Ghate 

 laine begojiins. Primula obconica and 

 cyclamens. The last two were from their 

 own selection of seed. This showing 

 was given special mention for their ex- 

 ce]ifional culture and rpiality. This 

 firm also competed for the carnation 

 (rofiliy, and ran such a close second that 

 the decision was hard to render. 



New Disseminations. 



Several new disseminations "were 



brought to the mcetiniz. Baur & Stein- 



'kamp received a certificate of merit on 



the new red carnation, Edna. F. 

 Dorner & Sons Co., of La Fayette, 

 showed a vase of the new carnation, 

 Jla]ii)y Day. Hartje & Elder had a 

 vase of their late chrysanthemum, I'ink 

 Mistletoe. 



As this was the annual meeting, it 

 was well attended. The names of two 

 new members were proposed, Christo- 

 ])her Eisner and Marion Elder, both of 

 Indianapelis. Otto W. Oberg, of 

 Wabash, was elected to niemberslii{>. 

 ]Mr. Oberg, who is now conducting the 

 .1. D. Conner establishment, recently 

 suffered severe loss by a fire, and the 

 secretary was instructed to communi- 

 cate with him e.Y})ressing the sympathy 

 of the association at this time. 



The treasurer's report was read and 

 the following auditing committee aji- 

 proved it: A. B. Warren, Otto H. Law-, 

 rence and Edwin Morner. The secrc- ■ 

 tary giive ;i satisfactory report of the 

 year's work and the iucrc!is(Ml member- 

 ship. 



.Tohn Hartje w;is reajipointed to serve 

 on the Purdue University experimental 

 committee. A. F. J. Baur gave a short 

 talk on the work being accomplished at 

 the university and urg(>d closer coiip- 

 er.ation with Professor Brown, who is 

 working on the culture of sweet yieas 

 to ]irevent their drop]iing their buds, 

 and with Professor .lackson, who is 

 working on the aster blight. 



Petition for Course at Purdue. 



The members signed the petition to 

 be sent to the Indiana state legislature* 

 for a floriculture ccuirse at I'urilue. 

 Irwin Berterm;;ini spoke of the accom- 

 ]ilishments of this cnurse at Cornell 

 uiii\'ersity. 



It was urged that the members tjike 

 more interest in the floral display at 

 the Indiana state fair and that the 

 fair commission be asked for a larger 

 and more suitable place in which to 

 st.'ige these exhibits. A motion w'as 

 made and carried to raise the number 

 of members on the fair committee from 

 fiiur to five, the new nu'Uiber to be 

 niip(iiiite<l bv the incoming presicleiit. 

 The advisability of having two iudges, 

 one for plants and one for cut flowers, 

 was discussed. The various questions 

 were left to be decided by the state 

 fair comniittee. 



A h^ter was read from .T. .1. Hatfield 

 exjiressing his regret at being unable 

 to attend the meeting on account of his 



illness. The secretary was instructed 

 to send him the best wishes of the as- 

 sociation and flowers from the display. 

 A telegram was sent to J. S. Stewart, 

 of Anderson, who is ill, and a letter to 

 M. A. Barick, of Seymour, who ha!*/ 

 also been confined to his bed for some 

 time. 



O. E. Steinkamp urged the publicity 

 committee to get busy. A great deal 

 that could be done in this line has been 

 left undone. 



A large membership in the S. A. F. 

 was advocated. Andjjrs Kasmussen, 

 the retiring president of the associa- 

 tion, was appointed to attend the S. A. 

 F. directors' meeting. 



Following these various discussicuis 

 of old and new business, the officers for 

 the new year were elected, as follows; 

 President, L. E. Hitz, Madison, Ind.; 

 vice-[)rcsidents, E. E. Teniijcrley, In- 

 iliaua])olis: L. A. Coles, Kokomo; secre- 

 tary, Oscar Carlstedt, Indianapolis; 

 treasurer, Arthur Hoidenreich, Indian- 

 apolis. The elections were unanimous. 



The retiring president gave a short 

 talk, covering his two years in office 

 and the growth of the organization 

 during that time. The new president 

 was escorted to the chair and made 

 a short address, expressing his desire 

 to make the coming year a successful 

 one for the association. His desire for 

 a larger membership and the need of 

 the hearty cooperation of the members 

 and of the committees were the salient 

 points. 



Professor Davis, of Purdue, told of 

 the work that this university would 

 like to do, if properly backed by the 

 state. He extended an invitation to 

 the .dissociation to meet there at any 

 time. 



E. G. Hill, treating the subject of 

 accomplishments in floriculture, told of 

 the wonderful accom])lishments in En- 

 rope. He laid especial stress on herlia 

 ceous plants and on the progress in 

 England and Ireland in bedding roses. 



It was .agreed that the exhibition 

 blooms be distributed among the sick 

 members and the hospitals. A bouquet 

 of the finest was sent to Indiana's new 

 governor. Warren T. McCray. 



Following the meeting, the members 

 enjoyed an excellent banquet and a 

 social meeting. The following members 

 acted as jiidires for the exhibits: Jcdni 

 Hartje. L. E.- Hitz and Carl Sonnen- 

 schmidt. E. E. T. 



