Apbil 18, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



31 



Over Sixty Varieties of Sv^^eet Peas Appeared in This Display at the Indianapolis Show. 



along in the spring, there is no reason 

 why you couhl not cut flowers from them 

 all summer and have them give you 

 splendid results. I have seen houses 

 treated in the manner you describe and 

 they have given wonderful crops all 

 summer. C. H. T. 



BUBPEE'S SWEET PEAS. 



One of the most interesting exhibits 

 to the public at the Indianapolis show 

 was the display of the W. Atlee Burpee 

 Co., Philadelphia. It was a flower show 

 in itself, with sw^eet peas the subject. 

 Arranged most artistically in vases, 

 against a purple velvet background, 

 were more than sixty varieties, an ag- 

 gregate of several thousand blooms. 

 This display was changed three times 

 during the week, necessitating four 

 separate shipments of this size halfway 

 across the continent. The display re- 

 ceived not only a first prize, but also 

 a gold medal. Included in the varieties 

 shown were the well known Burpee nov- 

 elties and particularly the following 

 six new ones, which each received a cer- 

 tificate of merit, as at the New York 

 show: Chevalier, Milkmaid, Spokane, 

 Lady Fair, Quaker Maid, Robin Hood. 

 The interest and value of this display, 

 to trade and public alike, were enhanced 

 by the presence of George W. Kerr 

 and W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., who imparted 

 much information regarding sweet peas 

 in general and the varieties shown in 

 particular. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



Stock is i)Iontiful. The market has 

 a varied assortment of all spring blooms 

 to offer for Easter. All colors of roses 

 are to be had and range in price from 

 $6 per hundred up. Stock is of good 

 (piality. Sweet peas are abundant, es- 

 pecially the short-stemmed varieties. 

 The majority of these are bringing from 

 "•■) cents to $1 per hundred. Good sweet 

 peas bring more. 



Bulbous stock is attractive. Jonquils 

 range from $4 to $6 per hmndred. Tulips 

 and cut hyacinths are bringing about 

 the same. 



Carnations are scarce. Prices have 

 been $5 and $6 per hundred and will 



probably be higher this week. Snap- 

 dragons are newcomers and are at- 

 tractive. Ijilies are going to be in good 

 sujiply for Easter, if present indications 

 materialize. Easter lilies have been 

 bringing $'.i per dozen. Callas are in 

 abundance and sell for $2 and $2.50 per 

 dozen. 



Business has been only fair, but this 

 is the usual lethargy before a holiday. 



Various Notes. 



A severe hail storm visited Indian- 

 apolis and vicinity Friday, April 7, and 

 did a great deal of damage in cer- 

 tain localities. The A. Wiegand's Sons 

 Co., Herterniann Bros. Co., Pahud Floral 

 Co. and Martin Brandlein suffered great 

 loss of glass. The storm was especially 

 severe in the central part of Indian- 

 apolis, and it also swept through 

 Hhelbyville and Connersville. A high 

 wind accompanied the storm. Many 

 large buildings in the heart of the city 

 lost a number of windows. 



Mr. Huddleson, of the Ove Gnatt Co., 

 La I'orte, Ind., was in the city and has 

 returned home for Easter. 



The H. W. itieman's Sons Co. has two 

 attractive new delivery cars. One of 

 these was on display at the national 

 flower show. 



That the national flower show was a 

 wonderful advertisement for the entire 

 business has been proven. The florists 

 and nurserymen have scores of calls a 

 day. Calls are continuous for stock 

 from grass seed to trees. Everyone is 

 endeavoring to beautify his place. An- 

 other result of the flower show was 

 shown in a recent advertisement of the 

 Bankers' Trust Co. Because of the 

 wonderfid success of the national 

 tlower show and the people's appre- 

 ciation of it, the Bankers' Trust Co. has 

 decided to have an amateur flower show 

 every month and to award prizes to the 

 contrilnitors. The premium list is quite 

 interesting. 



A mistake was made in the report 

 of the premiums received at the flower 

 show on Cineraria stellata. The second 

 award was given Martin Brandlein in- 

 stead of the Bertcrmann Bros. Co. 



The monthly meeting of the Indiana 

 State Florists' Association was held 

 at the Indianapolis Chamber of Com- 

 merce, Tuesday evening, April 11. At 



this time a full report of the flower 

 show was given. E. E. T. 



CINCINNATI GROWERS MEET. 



Those who had j)referred to pay a 

 dollar for missing the meeting of the 

 Cincinnati district of the National 

 I''lovver Growers' Association, held 

 A})ril 5 at the range of Frank A. Volz, 

 changed their minds in about five min- 

 utes when it began to rain that evening 

 and all were present except one mem- 

 ber. Several new members were admit- 

 ted and blank applications were taken 

 by some of the members, which would 

 indicate that there are other appli- 

 cants in view. 



From the reports of the committees 

 appointed to solicit subscriptions for 

 the advertising fund, it would seem 

 that practically the entire city and 

 suburbs have been canvassed. How- 

 evt-r, the out-of-town growers whose 

 products are sold through the Cincin- 

 nati market do not seem to appreciate 

 the value of advertising and are rather 

 slow in contributing. Surely they do 

 not expect the Cincinnati florists to 

 bear their burdens in this respect, and 

 we hope to hear from them before long. 

 As will be noticed from the following 

 list, only two out-of-town florists have 

 shown their willingness to help this 

 cause along and we hope the wholesale 

 man will take cognizance of this fact 

 in pushing the sale of the stock he has 

 to offer. 



The following subscriptions were re- 

 ceive<] since the last report: Joseph H. 

 Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., $.10; C. E. 

 Hawkins, Leesburg, Fla., $10. The re- 

 mainder are local subscriptions: Ray 

 Lindsey, $3 ])er month; George W. 

 Mack, $.') per month; 11. W. Sheppard, 

 $•■)(>: Tromev's Flower Shop. $r)0; Louis 

 E. Roth, $lil; William A. Berlier, $25; 

 E. W. Rntenschroer, $25; Philip T. 

 Pojip. $25; J. C. Rntenschroer, $15; 

 William Rntenschroer, $15; .\. .7. Horn- 

 ing, $15; Henrv Koster, $15; Fries Flo- 

 ral Co., $15; C. J. Jones, $25; Ed. A. 

 Schumann & Sons, $10; Ben Reidel, 

 $10; Mrs. C. Witterstaetter, $15; Cor- 

 bett Floral Co., $15; Herbert Green- 

 schmidt, $10; Peter Herb, $10; Burt- 

 schy Bros., $10; T. W. Hardesty & Co., 

 $60; Eck Bros., $50; Fred Gear, $50. 



We were fortunate in having with 



