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The Florists^ Review 



Mauch 30. 1922 



Haiiit" ])l;iiits, .surrouiulcd by a small cir- 

 cular 1)011(1, l)()rtk'r('(l also with tuli|)is. 

 Two ohloii}^ l)C(ls at the rear arc cum- 

 jioacd of liyaciiilliH. 'I'hc disi)lay was 

 excellently set up and the ((uality of the 

 stock used was hif^h. 



Since it is close, we iiiitjht ski]) di- 

 rectly across the hall to the hull) >^ar 

 den of the Wayside Gardens Co., Men 

 tor, ()., wliicdi took second pii/.e. Nar- 

 cissi liorderecl eitiicr side and ever 

 fjreens t'ornied a sondxT hackjjroniid at 

 the lia<-k. Plots of tulips occupied the 

 middle (jistance and a border in front 

 lidded lo the finish. 



Knnime Azaleas. 



Hesinnin^ our walk down the ri^^ht 

 aisle, we see next the KnrniiU' a/.aleils 

 of Henry A. Dreer, Inc. The eleven 

 specimens shown arc lull of bloom, with 

 lai'^i' heaits, and win much attention. 

 This exhibit received ;i silver modal. 



Heddin^ l)lants of a wide variety 

 iii:ike up a display made by the Indian- 

 ajiolis Water (/O. 



Then comes the dis])lay of ^fiiistas 

 by Wii'K^md's, and next tlie six Hon 

 t,Minvillea Crimson Ijake of Henry A. 

 I)re(M-, Jiic, which won a silver medal. 



Lars .Anderson's lilies .are splendiil. 

 Next, them are the (^im-raria stellata 

 that captured first i)ri/,o for the A. Wie- 

 tr.-ind's Sons Co. Then the same firm's 

 dis|ilay of flowerin^^ and foliajic j)lants 

 arr.auKcd for effect, and in the corner 

 the twenty-five ])ots of lilies which took 

 first prize lor Hertermann Rros. Co., tall, 

 fine ])l;nits. 



Down the Left Aisle. 



If we follow the same course down 

 the left aisle, wc find, in the front cor 

 ner, II. W. KicTuan 's Hons' display of 

 flowering ;tn(l foliage jilanls, whi(di cap 

 lured second prize. 



Next is the splendid .array of hydran- 

 K'eas from WicKand's, ma>i;nificent 

 plants, with a huf;e urn filled with them 

 in the center of the K''0"i'- 



We have noted Merkel 's rose garden 

 and tlie bulb garden of the Wayside 

 (iardens Co. In between is the arch ar- 

 rangement of roses by A. N. J'ierson, 

 wliiidi took first ])rize. 



I'>eyond the Wayside (Iardens Co. 

 bulb garden are the pri/.e-winning tulips 

 of the t'riedley Co., Cleveland. Then 

 Merki'l 's s])lendid genistas. 



Adjoining is the HO-foot bulb dis]day 

 \vhi(di took first ])rize for the A. Wie- 

 g.nid 's Sons ('o. Daffodils form the 

 center, while .about them are j)ink and 

 red tulii)s, :nid .a border is formed by 

 blui\ white and blush hyacinths. 



Herterm.ann Rros. Co. h-AVo. a splendid 

 display of foli.age and flowering plants 

 ba(dv here, grou]ied .about a gazing 

 globe, and in the corner are lilies from 

 t he same firm. 



F. T. D. Booth. 



In the rocdieries that form the Irase 

 of the towering exhibit of the Florists' 

 Teb>grajih Delivery Association are ar- 

 ranged various conijietitive exhibits, in- 

 < lading the six Uougainvillea Sanderiana 

 of A. X. j'ierson and the cut orchids 

 and the v.alley i)ans of Bertermann 

 Dros. Co. Directly in front, a vase of 

 Jiose American Ijcgion, from the orig- 

 inator, Edw.ard Towill, Roslyn, Pa., w.as 

 ;i center of ;ittention. being much .ad- 

 mired bv the public. 



The F. T. D. display itself was a fig- 

 ure of Meicury on .a jiillar surmounting 

 a globe against !i background of blue. 

 Wliite strings, decorated with rose buds, 

 ,'ind legends on the background were in- 

 tended to tyi)ify t(degrai)h service. 

 Modcds of flower stores, telegr;ii»h wires 

 and didivery cars in the foreground, as 

 illustr.ating dcdivery of flowers by wire. 



Prize- Winning Lilies of Bertermann Bros. Co. Made an Effective Group. 



•aroused the curiosity of the visitors. 

 Hehind and beneath this monumental 

 display were the association 's headquar- 

 ters, where messages might be tele- 

 grai)hed. 



At Eight of Hall. 



Ascending from the sunken area, we 

 shall start at the front and go down 

 the right side of the hall. Along the 

 wall are trade displays which are de- 

 scribed in .another place. A broad aisle 

 sei)arates these from a line of exhibits, 

 wdiicli in turn are separated by another 

 wide aisle from those which border on 

 the sunken space. 



First we encounter the display of cut 

 blooms made by the E. C. Amling Co., 

 Chicago, which shows the stock regu- 

 larly received by this firm from its 

 growers. Among the roses are some 

 splend.i(l I'remier, Columbia, Opludia, 

 Mnie. Butterfly and Double White Kil- 

 l.arney. Carnations, snapdragons and 

 daffodils fill other vases. On a table 

 near by arc smaller fiowers and season- 

 able stock, including pansies, freesias, 

 stocks, marguerites, sweet peas and 

 forget-me-nots. The wide variety and 

 the excellence of the display brought 

 much attention from the public, as Avoll 

 as from retailers and growers jiresent. 



Adjoining are some of the competi- 

 tive classes of miscellaneous cut flow- 

 ers. In them is excellent stock from a 

 number of Indian.apolis firms. The lilies 

 of the Roepke Floral Co., the snapdrag- 

 ons of Baur & Steinkamp, and Temper- 

 ley's calendulas and callas are particu- 

 larly fine. 



A plot of large specimens of Pan- 

 daiius Veitchii from the Indianapolis 

 park board separates these cut flowers 

 from .a group of primulas and cinerarias 

 from E. n. Rieman, Indianapolis, some 

 of which were among the prize-winners. 

 Ferns and geraniums combined with 

 these, and a background of larger fo- 

 liage jdants set off the whole to the best 

 ;id\','intage. 



The groni> of foliage and flowering 

 jil.ants whi(di came next is the only 

 one staged by a private grower in the 

 h.all. Mis. Hugh McK. Landon, one of 

 the w.arm suj)]iorters of the undertak- 

 ing, shows ]iot roses, ferns, bidbous 

 jd.ants, etc. 



l\-irther back are the ])rimulas, be- 

 gonias .and callas of E. E. Temperley, 

 which took prizes. Other ]il,ants are 

 mixed to give the desired ornamental 

 effect. 



Retailers ' Exhibits. 



Turning to the right and coming b.ack 

 along the row which stands midw.ay 

 betwe(>n the sunken area and the trade 

 exhibits along the wall, one finds chiefly 

 retailers' disjd.ays, put up for the i)ur- 

 ])(ise of interesting the public. 



Farthest b.ack is that of the Paliud 

 Floral Co., comi)oscd of a basket of 

 ciner.arias in the center, with daffo- 

 dils, tulips, hyacinths and ferns along 

 the front, and lilies and calendulas 

 among the ferns and blooms at the rear. 



An urn made of carnations, n white 

 body with a jiink neck, was decorated 

 with cattley.as and filled with roses by 

 (leorge R. Cause, Richmond, Ind. A 

 s]iray of roses at the base and trim- 

 mings of smilax .add to the effect, which 

 the visiting puldic found reason to ex- 

 claim over. 



.lohn Ilcidenreicli has filled a square 

 sp.ace with cinerarias of all colors, about 

 100 in all. The plants show excellent 

 culture. 



In the exhibit of the Roepke Floral 



