FlBBOABT 8, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



33 



Plenty of violets are seen, but the de- 

 mand is only moderate. They are of 

 fine quality. Sweet peas are not at all 

 plentiful, only a few of them arriving 

 daily. Calendulas are seen, but the sup- 

 ply is quite limited. They have a good 

 sale. Green stock is plentiful, but the 

 demand is not at all large. Plenty of 

 potted hyacinths are seen and are sell- 

 ing fairly well. 



Various Notes. 



The White delivery truck belonging 

 to George B. Hart was severely dam- 

 aged by fire Thursday morning, Jan- 

 uary 27, which was caused by the en- 

 gine back-firing. Fortunately, the ma- 

 chine was fully insured. 



Visitors to the trade last week were 

 Morris M. Cohen, of Cohen & Hiller, 

 New York; Stephen D. Green, of H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia; Val 

 Gatz, of Albion, N. Y., and H. J. Moore, 

 of the Sefton Manufacturing Co., Chi- 

 cago, 111. 



Charles H. Vick, who has been con- 

 fined to his home for nearly two weeks, 

 is not making the satisfactory gain 

 hoped for. His physician says his con- 

 dition is good and it is hoped that he 

 may quickly recover. 



.Tacob Thomann & Sons have been ex- 

 ceptionally busy during the last week, 

 with a large amount of funeral work 

 each day. Their store trade is good and 

 their greenhouses are looking well at 

 this time of the year. Easter stock is 

 showing well. H. J. H. 



AMERICAN IJIGION. 



Rose growers in the vicinity of Phila- 

 delphia and visitors from other centers 

 have been giving much attention to Ed- 

 ward Towill's new rose, American 

 Legion. Not only is Mr. Towill known 

 as an enthusiastic and able rose grower, 

 but he already has won a debt of grati- 

 tude from American rose growers by 

 sending out Milady, leader in its color 

 all the way from Chicago to Salt Lake 

 City. The new rose, a seedling whose 

 forbears include Hadley and Milady 

 and Bosalind Orr English, is described 

 as cerise in color. Its strong points 

 are said to be that it is believed to be 

 as free as Columbia; that it has no blind 

 wood in January and that it is not sub- 

 ject to black spot. The plants of it at 

 Mr. Towill 's range, at Eoslyn, Pa., have 

 been the mark of much admiration. 



Arrangement has been made by which 

 Myers & Samtman, of Chestnut Hill, 

 Pa., will propagate the new rose and 

 send it out jointly with Mr. Towill. 

 Myers & Samtman will plant 5,000 or 

 more of the plants. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



Flowers are none too plentiful. Roses 

 continue scarce. The supply is by no 

 means adequate and all available stock 

 is daily cleaned up. Prices remain 

 stationary. The supply of carnations 

 has increased. The demand, however, 

 keeps the market well cleared. The 

 prices range from $5 to $8 for ordinary 

 varieties, while fancies bring from $10 

 to $12 per hundred. 



For this time of year sweet peas have 

 been quite short. While great numbers 

 could be used, only a few are appearing. 

 Prices on these have been $2.50 and $3 

 per hundred. Many freesias are in evi- 

 dence and are popular. The call for 



Rose American Legion. 



these has been unusually heavy, because 

 of their general fitness for any floral 

 purpose. Calla lilies have been in heavy 

 demand for funeral work. These have 

 been bringing $2.50 per dozen. 



Other available stock includes calen- 

 dulas, mignonette, violets and orchids. 

 Potted plants are popular while cut 

 stock is so limited. Begonias, cycla- 

 mens, primroses, ferns and a few 

 cinerarias are on the market. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. H. Junge were at Rich- 

 mond, Ind., last week to select planting 

 stock for next season. While there, 

 they visited the establishments of the 

 E. G. Hill Co., Joseph H. Hill Co. and 

 Fred Lemon. Mr. Junge says that all 

 the roses are nearing perfection. Mr. 

 Lemon's Angelus is undoubtedly the 

 coming white rose and the next sensa- 

 tional novelty in colored roses will 

 probably be Mr. Hill's America. At 

 Fred Lemon's place, in addition to good 

 roses, was a wonderfully fine line of 

 primulas and cyclamens. 



Mr. Siebrecht, who took over the 

 Wilson greenhouses at Marion, Ind., 

 about two months ago, suffered a severe 

 loss by fire recently. His boiler shed 

 was destroyed and much of his stock 



ruined. The loss in buildings was cov- 

 ered by insurance. 



John Grande has been bringing in 

 some good potted hyacinths. 



Fred Ross, of Greenwood, Ind., has 

 been in a serious condition as the result 

 of running a rusty nail into his foot. 



A. Wiegand's Sons Co. entertained 

 its employees and their wives at a 

 theater party at Keith's last week. 



Anders Rasmussen, of New Albany, 

 Ind., and Theodore Dorner, of Lafay- 

 ette, Ind., attended the Carnation So- 

 ciety convention at Washington, D. C. 



A. D. Ruble, of Bridgeport, Ind., is 

 cutting some good calla lilies. 



Congratulations are being given Carl 

 Hack, who was married last week. 



Walter Bertermann is in New York. 



Edward Dale, W. A. Beatty and 

 William Dale, of Brampton, Ont., were 

 in the city l&st week. 



The Indiana State Florists' Associa- 

 tion meeting was held Tuesday night, 

 February 1, at the Circle Flower Store. 



E. E. T. 



Charleston, S. C. — The Charleston Flo- 

 ral Co., recently incorporated for $100,- 

 000, named Robert Millican president 

 and Susan Frost secretary-treasurer. 



