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The Florists^ Review 



Apbil 0. 1922 



nearly seven feet and in shades ranginj; 

 from pure white through the creams and 

 pinks to deep reds. A. N. I'ierson, Inc., 

 received the blue ribbon. In tliis dis- 

 play were Butterfly, Ophelia, Crusader, 

 Columbia, J'reniier, Mrs. Warren G. 

 Harding, Francis Scott Key and others. 



A sweet pea display of great merit by 

 a private gardener was shown by Mrs. 

 F. K. Lewis, of Eidgefield, Conn. The 

 blooms were perfect and on long, heavy 

 stems. Twenty-two varieties were 

 shown. f 



Tliat lovely new sweet pea(4)f Burjjee's, 

 named Mrs. George W. Kerr, was 

 awarded a gold medal. This is a lovely 

 butterfly type of a pleasing shade of 

 salmon, suffused with orange. 



A. L. Miller, of Jamaica, N. Y., pre- 

 sented his exhibit of elegant potted 

 |)lants and shrubs to the park board of 

 the city of Indianapolis. Tlie local flo- 

 rists greatly a])i)reciate such a gift to 

 their city and thank Mr. Miller. 



Wright 's Flower Shop, Los Angeles, 

 Cal., had an exhibit of the new adian- 

 tnm, Wrightii, wliich is an attractive 

 fern. It has large fronds and good 

 keeping qualities. A silver medal was 

 awarded this. 



A. Wiegand's Sons Co. staged an un- 

 usual table for Baur & Steinkamp. This 

 was for the class of an unusual carnation 

 dis])lay. A coal scuttle of carnations a])- 

 ])eared as if it had been carelessly 

 dumped upon a table, scattering its con- 

 tents. The suggestion that even the 

 most common thing can be made attrac- 

 tive by flowers was obvious. 



As a special feature on Friday a de- 

 sign for "Fathers' day" was ma<ie. 

 This being Men's Club day, the design 

 was especially appropriate. A floral 

 pipe, the bowl of which contained 

 cigars, cigarettes and tobacco, formed 

 the design. 



Lectures. 



Thursday afternoon, March 30, a free 

 lecture was giv«^n for the public at Caleb 

 Mills hall. I'rof. Arno II. Nehrling, of 

 Cornell University, gave a most interest- 

 ing talk, on "Continuous Bloom in the 

 (iarden." This was illustrated by col- 

 ored slides. Professor Victor Ries, of 

 Purdue, gave an instructive and inter- 

 esting talk, on "Gardens and Landscap- 

 ing,'' which was also illustrated by 

 colored slides. Harry Dietz, assistant 

 state entomologist, told of the common 

 jiesls of the garden and how to control 

 them. The lectures were all well illus- 

 trated and were not only instructive and 

 educational, but highly entertaining. 



E. E. T. 



CLOSING REMARKS. 



■'In this flower show, intended for 

 Clevidand," said Irwin Bertermann, 

 vice-chairman of the national flower 

 show committee and chairman of the 

 local committee, "it has been a pleas- 

 ui'c for me to be connected with the 

 work, and the source of that pleasure 

 is the spirit shown by Indiana and In- 

 dianapolis citizens. We asked for sup- 

 port for the show, and we got it, from 

 (Jovernor McCray down. We had occa- 

 sion to ask for nothing but what our 

 request was granted. That spirit means 

 a lot for this city. The exhibitors have 

 all taken to Indianapolis. They admire 

 it because it has helped put across the 

 biggest and best show of the national 

 society. The public has supported us 

 with a big attendance." 



Claude S. Wallin, secretary of the 

 executive committee, declared, "I con- 

 sider the show a wonderful . success. 

 The exhibits have been a rare treat and 

 from the attendance it seems the people 

 of Indiana have appreciated tlie oppor- 

 tunity of seeing such a large collection 

 of flowers and plants. In my experience 



in expositions 1 have never seen a more 

 appreciative or enthusiastic interest 

 shown than in this flower show. All of 

 the committeemen have done efficient 

 work, and local florists have made the 

 show possible by their faithful efforts." 



"The remarkable thing about the 

 present show," said George Asmus, "is 

 that, whereas in the past it has taken 

 two years to organize and promote a 

 national flower show, the present ex- 

 hibition was staged within a period of 

 seven weeks. While the weather has 

 been bad, attendance has been propor- 

 tionately three times as large as that of 

 the show in Philadelphia." 



"The attendance has been beyond 

 our expectations and we are all de- 

 lighted with the reception received 

 from the Indianapolis public," said Jo- 

 seph H. Hill, member of the national 

 flower show committee. 



"The show surpasses our expecta- 

 tions in every respect," said Arthur 

 Herrington, who laid out the show. "It 

 has certainly been one of the most pop- 

 ular and attractive shows in the coun- 

 try. If there is a more adaptable ex- 

 hibition hall in the country I haven't 

 seen it. The light and the division of 

 space is ideal. If is undoubtedly the 

 best national flower show ever held." 



Clarence R. Greene, chairman of the 

 special features committeQ, said, "I 

 am enthusiastic over the success of the 

 show and I want to thank members of 

 my committee for the support I re- 

 ceived. The Indianapolis people have 

 been loyal and the papers, especially 

 the Star, have been liberal with their 

 space." 



BANQUET AT INDIANAPOLIS. 



Celebrated Governor's Day. 



Thursday, Indiana day, was the day 

 of largest attendance at the national 



Prize- Winning Display of Cut Roses Staged by A. N. Pierson, Inc., at the National Flower Show. 



