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The Florists' Review 



Jlne 14, 1917. 



on his porch and looks over this scene 

 in the sunset of a most useful life, is it 

 any wonder that he looks upon these 

 trees and shrubs on this lawn much tlie 

 same as his own children? 



But we must be getting over to the 

 greenhouses. Here we find the two 

 young men, each of them married and 

 with homes on the place. Most of the 

 houses had been torn out and new stock 

 was being planted. On the side of a 

 fairly steep hill, lying well to the sun, 

 is about 60,000 feet of glass devoted to 

 carnations, violets, orchids, palms and 

 roses. Every rose that is grown here 

 was produced on the place. Now, I think 

 this is a record that would be hard to 

 duplicate in this country. 



Let us call the roll and see just what 

 he has of his own production to choose 

 from: Marion Dingee, Annie Cook, 

 Mrs. Robt. Garrett, Baltimore, Enchan- 

 ter, Cardinal, Madonna, My Maryland, 

 Eadiance, Francis Scott Key and Ad- 

 miral Schley. Then there is his latest 

 new one, which is something of the 

 color of La France, but a much 

 freer bloomer, with a better habit and 

 fine foliage. Perhaps J. Horace Mc- 

 Farland, whose business it is to de- 

 scribe flowers, came nearest to it when 

 he called it a glorified La France. This 

 new rose is to go out in the spring of 

 1918 and, as we sat and talked about it, 

 I told him if I were godfather for this 

 fine new addition to his already long list 

 of winners, I would name it John Cook. 

 For what could be more fitting than to 

 erect such a monument to the man who 

 has accomplished more in floriculture 

 than any other man I know Tate. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



There is a superabundance of stock in 

 the market. Roses are extremely plen- 

 tiful at from $2 to $8 per hundred, 

 while in large quantities they may be 

 had at practically the buyer 's own price. 

 Carnations, too, are in heavy supply 

 and good stock is obtainable at $2 per 

 hundred. Easter lilies are so numerous 

 that the bottom has dropped out of the 

 prices, $8 per hundred being the aver- 

 age. A few callas remain, but the sea- 

 son for them is at an end. Snapdragons 

 are in short supply, with practically no 

 demand. Peonies have loaded and re- 

 loaded the market. Only the finest 

 varieties are receiving any attention, 

 with festiva maxima in the lead. 



Orchids are scarce, but valley con- 

 tinues to hold an important place in the 

 market. As sweet peas have lost in 

 quality, they -also have lost in popularity 

 and other flowers have taken their place. 

 Daisies, pyrethrum and outdoor del- 

 phinium are becoming more popular and 

 plentiful. Gladioli in the inferior 

 grades are plentiful, but in small de- 

 mand, while the larger, fancy varieties 

 are less abundant and are in excellent 

 demand. 



No fancy ferns are to be had, but the 

 new southern ferns are in. Potted 

 plants are scarce, but those in the mar- 

 ket meet with ready sale. 



Various Notes. 



June weddings still are holding the 

 center of the stage, and upon these 

 locaj retailers are concentrating their 

 efforts. A number of unusual and at- 

 tractive decorations have been made, 

 causing much admiring comment. Out- 



door weddings have been popular, al- 

 lowing the use of the larger and more 

 effective flowers. Large-flowering peo- 

 nies, daisies and white roses have been 

 used as much as the traditional orchids 

 and valley. 



A. F. J. Baur has returned from St. 

 Louis, where he attended a meeting of 

 the National Flower Show committee 

 Mr. Baur is going to enjoy a month's 

 vacation — if a change of occupation can 

 be called such — as he has been called to 

 serve as a juror in the Superior court 

 during the next month. 



Rose Brandlein, daughter of Martin 

 Brandlein, and Harry Bohne were mar- 

 ried June 9. 



Bertermann Bros. Co. shipped 15,000 

 peonies to Chicago last week. The retail 

 store reports a busy week, trade holding 

 up well. 



Mr. Dudderstadt, of A. Wiegand's 

 Sons Co., has been ill. One of Mr. Dud- 

 derstadt 's twin babies also has been 

 seriously sick. 



John Grande, Jr., Gus Bookedis and 

 Edwin Temperley have returned from 

 an automobile trip to Chicago. The re- 

 turn trip was made in a steady down- 

 pour of rain. At Lebanon the roads 

 were under water and the streams all 

 but overflowing their banks. 



The city market has been having an 

 excellent business, especially in bedding 

 stock. The warm weather has helped 

 the plant business and porch boxes, beds 

 and hanging baskets are making the 

 city attractive. E. E. T. 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



The Market. 



Business has been most satisfactory 

 during the last week. The supply of 

 flowers of all kinds has been large 

 enough to meet the demand, which in 

 the main has consisted of wedding, com- 

 mencement and funeral work. Bedding 

 plants are in good demand, and orders 

 for window boxes are numerous. Land- 

 scape work, also, has continued well. 



American Beauty and Russell roses 

 are in good supply, thanks to the 

 warmer weather, the quality rating 

 good. Other roses also are plentiful, 

 especially Shawyer, Sunburst and Ward. 

 Carnations are in large supply, but the 

 demand for them is good. Sweet peas, 

 marguerites, yellow daisies and snap- 

 dragons are good property. Home- 

 grown peonies are in the market and 

 used largely on decorations. There is 

 a splendid demand for them. Easter 

 lilies are to be had in almost any quan- 

 tity and gladioli are becoming more and 

 more conspicuous. On tlie miscellaneous 

 list are outdoor valley, larkspurs, deut- 

 zias, irises and others. Orchids are in 

 fair supply, with Mossiae the most plen- 

 tiful of the cattleyas. Baby gladioli are 

 new to the local market. 



Various Notes. 



A. J. Lanternier & Co. are cutting a 

 fine lot of Spencer sweet peas. They 

 have been busy with a large amount of 

 wedding and funeral work. Mr. and 

 Mrs. E. Lanternier and Mr. and Mrs. 

 Clem Lanternier motored to Columbia 

 City last week, where they spent the 

 week end with relatives. 



F. J. Knecht & Co. are cutting a fine 

 lot of Russell roses, in Avhich they spe- 

 cialize. 



The landscape department of W. J. 

 & M. S. Vesey has been exceedingly 



busy this spring. It has just finished 

 a large piece of work at the summer 

 home of Jean Stratton Porter, the nov- 

 elist, at Rome City, Ind. 



Edgar WenningTioff reports the de- 

 mand for wedding flowers exceedingly 

 good. Potted plants of American Beau- 

 ty roses have been selling well and the 

 trade in hanging baskets and porch 

 boxes has been brisk. 



The Doswell Floral Co. has been hav- 

 ing its share of wedding work, having 

 had three large affairs in one day. Fu- 

 neral work has been good. 



The Flick Floral Co. is cutting a large 

 quantity of Shawyer roses, carnations 

 and peonies. The force has been busy 

 with weddings, the work last Sunday 

 requiring a full day. 



The wedding of Miss Mildred Louise 

 Flick, daughter of Mrs. Alice Flick- 

 Shive, to Leo Buchanan, took place at 

 St. Patrick's church June 6. Attending 

 the bride were her sisters, Mrs. Richard 

 Blossom, as matron of honor, and Miss 

 Marguerite Flick, as maid of honor. 

 Miss Georgia Alice Flick was flower girl. 

 The decorations at the church and house 

 were elaborate. After the wedding trip 

 the young couple will reside at 615 Oak- 

 wood place. Miss C. B. Flick and Miss 

 Helen F. Patten, of Toledo, O., were 

 here to attend the wedding. B. F. 



MONTREAL, CAN. 



Rapid strides have been made in this 

 busy city during the last decade. Flo- 

 rists have arrived in increasing numbers 

 and the old-timers are still in the van. 

 Few pretentious stores are seen, as much 

 of the business is done from the green- 

 houses. McKenna, Campbell and Bain 

 make attractive window displays. 

 George Hopton and Hall & Robinson are 

 downtown; the Wilshire boys uptown; 

 Joseph Bennett is at Lachine; and then 

 the Cut Flower Exchange. They seem 

 to do a more conservative business 

 than even their brethren in Toronto. 



I must not overlook the Murray es- 

 tablishment, the oldest, I believe, in the 

 Dominion, and ably conducted by the 

 daughter of the founder. 



The seedsmen report a busy season, 

 though backward. The "W. Rennie Co. 

 and Ewing & Co. report excellent busi- 

 ness. H. L. Dery has moved to more 

 commodious quarters at 21 Notre Dame, 

 east. Dupuy & Ferguson have taken 

 the adjoining store and intend making 

 the two into one during the summer. 

 This firm is located directly opposite 

 the French market, to which Archibald 

 Ferguson tells me farmers to the num- 

 ber of 700 bring their produce. "This 

 will convey some idea of the extent 

 of market gardening here," added 

 Mr. Ferguson, who, by the way, has 

 succeeded to the business, but will 

 retain the old firm name. A nursery has 

 been established some thirty-five miles 

 east, along the St. Lawrence river — 

 forty acres of rich, loamy soil that has 

 never been disturbed. It has been part- 

 ly planted to more than 300,000 shrubs 

 and hardy perennials, transplanted di- 

 rect from flats. To give an idea of the 

 secludedness of the place, a house stands 

 upon the grounds that has walls four 

 feet in thickness, a building believed 

 to be about 250 years old, which served 

 as a fort in Indian times. Mr. Fergu- 

 son mentioned that there is no nursery 

 in the province of Quebec and that he 

 believes his venture will fit in well 

 with the flourishing seed business. 



W. M. 



