Apbil 6, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



47 



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CLOSING DAYS AT INDIANAPOLIS. 



Bain Doesn't Dampen Enthusiasln. 



Bain, rain, rain! It rained the entire 

 week. Not just a shower, but a heavy- 

 downpour. The latter part of the week 

 was cold and raw. But in spite of the 

 inclement weather, a constant stream of 

 people poured into the Manufacturers' 

 building at Indianapolis to see the 

 national flower show. 



Checking of the attendance statistics 

 Saturday night, April 1, revealed that 

 more than 104,000 persons thronged the 

 aisles of the Manufacturers' building to 

 view the exhibition. George Asmus, 

 chairman of the national flower show 

 committee, announced that up to Friday 

 night 61,000 persons had bought tickets 

 for the show. In addition to these paid 

 admissions, he said that more than 10,000 

 passes were in use, each of which was 

 presented on an average of at least three 

 times. Bright, sunny weather I'riday 

 attracted a crowd, estimated by door 

 men at 25,000 persons, that shot the total 

 figures over the 100,000 mark. 



Carnation Exhibits. 



Special displays of carnations were 

 the feature Thursday, March 30. For the 

 display of carnation blooms covering 

 eighty square feet of space, the award 

 was won by Baur & Steinkamp, Indian- 

 apolis. A lovely urn of Laddie as a cen- 

 tral group was surrounded by Red Rosa- 

 lia, Ruth Baur and Edna. 



A large and unusual flower is the 

 Mcrveille Fran^aise carnation, which 

 was sent from the M. B. Marinelli 

 Floral Co., of New York. The blooms 



were set up in glass tubes to show them 

 off to an advantage. These are so double 

 that some of them resemble peonies. 

 There were white, pink, lavender, blue 

 and variegated varieties. 



The private gardens of Joseph E. 

 Weidener, of Elkins Park, Pa., exhibited 

 a lovely group of carnations in the class 

 of 200 blooms or more, which received 

 the blue ribbon. These were wonder- 

 fully well grown and included the fol- 

 lowing varieties: White Wonder, Ward, 

 Crystal White, Ethel Fisher and Laddie. 

 This exhibit also received the Hitchings 

 silver cup. 



The superiority of Laddie was evident 

 in the basket display. The three first 

 prizes were baskets of Laddie tastefully 

 arranged. Also in the competitive class 

 for twelve carnation blooms Laddie 

 proved that it was in a class by itself. 



The novel arrangement of carnations 

 other than a basket had but two entries. 

 The Pahud Floral Co. had a striking 

 piece featuring governor's day, with the 

 picture of the governor inserted. This 

 received the blue ribbon and was later 

 presented to Governor McCray. The 

 Pahud Floral Co. also won the blue rib- 

 bon with its table decorations. The 

 table was lovely, with a vase of Laddie 

 in the center and small corsages at each 

 plate featuring other flowers. 



Judges of the carnation displays were 

 John H. Dunlop, of Toronto; W. D. How- 

 ard, of Milford, Mass., and Carl Hagen- 

 burger, of Mentor, O. 



The awards Thursday were as follows: 

 Display of carnations covering eighty square 



feet— Uaur & Steinkamp, first, winning prize of 



$31)0 and gold medal. 

 Basket containing from 100 to 200 carnations 



— W. A. Kowe, Kirkwood, Mo., first; B. B. Tem- 

 perley, second; Paliud Floral Co., third. 



Novel arrangement of carnations — Pahud Flo- 

 ral Co., first; Baur & Steinkamp, second. 



Table decorations of carnutions— Pahud Floral 

 Co., first; A. Wlegand's Sons Co., second. 



Special Classes. 



As a supplement to the regular list of 

 premiums, six special classes were ar- 

 ranged by the chairman of the special 

 premiums committee. The following 

 florists subscribed to the premium list: 

 W. C. Hamant, E. A. Nelson, H. W. Rie- 

 man's Sons, Smith & Young Co., John 

 Heidenreich, Pahud Floral Co., Roepke 

 Floral Co., Bertermann Bros. Co., C. R. 

 Greene, Temperley 's, Hartje & Elder, D. 

 Bash, Joseph Mock, J. A. Grande, B. C, 

 Hitz, August Rieman, all of Indian- 

 apolis; Edwin Morner, Shelbyville, Ind.; 

 L. A. Coles, Kokomo, Ind.; L. E. Hitz, 

 Madison, Ind., and Harry White, North 

 Manchester, Ind. 



The awards in these classes were as 

 follows: 



Cyclamen, twelve plants — C. A. Schwomeyer, 

 first. 



Cineraria stellata. twelve plants — A. Wle- 

 gand's Sons Co., first; Bertermann Bros. Co., 

 second. 



Cineraria hybrids, twelve plants — E. H. Ble- 

 man, first; Temperley's, second. 



Display of fifty square feet of miscellaneous 

 bulbous plants — A. Wiegand's Sons Co., first; 

 Bertermann Bros. Co., second. 



Display of flowering begonia plants, covering 

 fifty s<|uare feet — C. A. Schwomeyer, first; Tem- 

 perley's, second. 



Display of Easter lily plants, covering sixty 

 square feet — Roepke Floral Co., first. 



Noteworthy Displays. 



The displays of cut roses covering 300 

 square feet of space and containing not 

 less than 500 or more than 1,000 blooms 

 were certainly feasts for the eyes. They 

 included roses with stems measuring 



Fred H. L«mon'i Cat Rose Display, Staged amid F. R. Plerson's Ferns. 



