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The Florists' Review 



Mabcu 25, 1915. 



from White Wonder. These will be 

 introduced later. When one considera 

 the number discarded, it is realized 

 how the standard has been raised. 

 Among roses, Mrs. Russell is proving 

 a grand summer kind. Hoosier Beauty 

 is fulfilling all claim^made for it. 

 Theo. Corner assured £|^^no one would 

 ever regret planting 

 looks good. Chrysal 

 Frost is the strongest 

 class. Extensive and ij 

 been filled for this 

 fall season. I had all_ 

 mention Carnation Ghaic^pion, which 

 certainly stands at the top in the class 

 for scarlets. W. M. 



It certainly 



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e orders have 



ger of the 



forgotten to 



DAYTON, O. 



H« C. Ste^hoff's Group of Flowering Plants at the New York Show. 



done. The groups of George B. Schle- 

 gel, A. N. Cooley, Clement Moore and 

 others were all good. The amaryllis of 

 W. Duckham and A. J. Loveless merit 

 special mention, also the artistic group 

 of flowering plants from W. B. Thomp- 

 son, shown by E. M. Johnston. Reh- 

 mannia angulata was well flowered in 

 this latter group. 



Among flowering deciduous shrubs 

 the sweet scented Viburnum Carlesii 

 was the best among the newer varieties. 

 The specimen lilacs from P. W. Popp, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y., were the best I 

 had ever seen in pots. Jhe marguerites 

 of Madsen & Christensen were note- 

 worthy. 



In this hurried review no dpubt many 

 good things are inadvertently omitted, 

 but it is a great show, well managed 

 and a credit to those having it in 

 charge. W. N. Craig. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



Peter Weiland, Newcastle, Ind., has 

 changed his crops to sweet peas and 

 carnationp, after a long series of un- 

 satisfactory experiences with roses. 

 Beacon, the Enchantress family and 

 Benora are doing splendidly, showing 

 the soil is the thing for them. 



George Wiegand, of A. Wiegand s 

 Sons Co., Indianapolis, writing from 

 Ashville, tells of the glorious sunrise 

 there, but his brother. Homer, says at 

 home they also have an excellent 

 chance to see it, for the whole force 

 was busy at 4 a. m. on a big funeral 

 order, and this has happened more than 

 once of late. 



The Bertermann Bros. Co., Inaian- 

 apolis, has been extremely busy. I 

 noted a beautiful wreath ill which 

 lilies and rhododendrons were used, one 

 of several distinctive pieces. 



H. W. Rieman, Indianapolis, is having 

 his whole place repainted inside and 

 will look quite gay for Easter. 



John Heidenreich, Indianapolis, has 

 a record for growing the largest num- 

 ber of moonvines in the middle west. 



Christ. Winterich, Defiance, 0., is 

 well up in A, B, C, for asparagus, be- 



gonias and cyclamens are his special- 

 ties. The stock of cyclamens is in es- 

 pecially fine shape and, judging from 

 the quantity, the demand is expected 

 to be unusually large for this popular 

 plant. I observed Junior, the latest ad- 

 dition to the business, pricking off be- 

 gonias in flats. He has evidently im- 

 bibed the practical knowledge gained 

 from his industrious parent. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co., La Fayette, 

 Ind., is busy sending out Carnation 

 Sensation, classed as a fancy, and Good 

 Cheer, a commercial variety. Much in- 

 terest is taken in seedling No. 53-11, 

 a clove-scented salmon variety of beau- 

 tiful shade, termed "everybody's 

 choice," it is so free. Among the host 

 of seedlings is one from Rosette, an- 

 other from Pink Delight and one also 



. The Market. 

 Business last week was normal, with 

 plenty of flowers of all kinds to choose 

 from. There is every indication that 

 lilies, roses, carnations and bulbous 

 stock will be in prime condition for 

 Easter. A good many of the growers 

 are complaining that their lilies are 

 making nice pot plants but are too 

 short for decorative purposes, especially 

 for church and altar, where they re- 

 quire good, long stems. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists' and Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation perfected its organization 

 March 17, at the Y. M. C. A. building, 

 with a large and enthusiastic attend- 

 ance. Officers were elected as follows: 

 President, Horace M. Frank; vice- 

 president, Elmer Brame; secretary, 

 E. E. Schaeffer; treasurer, J. W. 

 Rodgers; directors, Mrs. L. D. Johnson, 

 M. L. Vogel, L. D. Polk. Meetings will 

 be held the first Tuesday after the first 

 Monday of each month. A committee 

 was appointed to secure a meeting place 

 at Memorial hall. 



It was decided by the florists to still 

 keep up the old Dayton Florists' Club 

 and a meeting will be called by the 

 president this week to elect new offi- 

 cers. 



F. Lembke, of Chicago, was a visitor. 



G. W. B. 



A G>rner of the New York Spring Flower Show. 



