April 16, 1915. 



The Florists' I^view 



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Flowers at a St Paul Funeral, Showing Gusket Opened Witliout Removing tfie Floral Blanket. 



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ous exhibits. Certificates of merit were 

 recommended for Baur & Steinkamp's 

 pink antirrhinum and for vase of Alice 

 Coombs carnation staged by the E. G. 

 Hill Co. 



The Exhibits. 

 The exhibits were as follows: 



By Williams & Clarke, Munde. Ind., a table of 

 well grown plants In assortment; vases of fine 

 blooms of Enchantress, White EJnchantress, Mrs. 

 Ward, White Wonder and Victory carnations; 

 also some nice mixed snapdragons. 



By the Hartford City Greenhouses, Hartford 

 City, Ind., Easter Greeting and other varieties 

 of pelargoniums. 



By Stuart & Haugb, Anderson, Ind., a fine 

 plant of Splrsea Queen Alexandra; a mixed vase 

 of carnations; fern plants. 



By the Miller Flower Shop, Muncle, Ind., hy- 

 drangea plants, geraniums, palms, pelargoniums 

 and a vase of mixed carnations. 



By the E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., vases 

 of Alice Coombs and Matchless carnations; 

 Ophelia and Hoosler Beauty roses. 



By Baur & Steinkamp, Indianapolis, Ind., a 

 vase of long-stemmed spikes of their new pink 

 snapdragon; a large vase of Enchantress Supreme 

 carnations. 



By Heller Bros., New Castle, Ind., a basket of 

 George Elgar roses. 



By P. J. Benthey, New Castle, Ind., a vase of 

 Mrs. Shawyer roses. 



By W. J. & M. S. Vesey, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 

 two vases of mixed carnations. 



By Hartje & Elder, Indianapolis, Ind., a large 

 vase of mixed carnations of extra good quality. 



By Riverside Greenhouses, Muncle, ind., vases 

 of mixed roses and carnations. 



All the exhibits were of extremely 

 high quality. 



The Visitors. 



Among those present were: 



Baker, E. G., Muncle, Ind. 

 Barick, M. A., Seymour, Ind. 

 Baur, A. F. J., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Beyersdorfer, W. C, Anderson, Ind. 

 Blake, B. C, Springfield, O. 

 Blizzard. W. E., New York. N. Y. 

 Brennecke, W. A., New Castle, Ind. 

 Clark, C. C, Muncle. Ind. 

 Clark, Ira, Greensburg, Ind. 

 Coles, L. A., Kokomo. Ind. 

 Connor, Jr., J. D., Wabash. Ind. 

 Elder, L., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Eisner, 3. J., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Plsher, W. H., Anderson, Ind. 

 Frank, H. C, Portland, Ind. 



Frank, W., Portland, Ind. 

 Gardner, William, New Castle, Ind. 

 Gause, G. R., Richmond, Ind. 

 Grande, fMward, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Grande, J. A., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Grande, J., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Hack, H. H., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Haugh, J. A. E., Anderson, Ind. 

 Heller, Myer, New Castle, Ind. 

 Henley, R. M., Hartford City, Ind. 

 Hill, D. G., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Humfeld, S., Muncle, Ind. 

 Hyatt, E. M., Anderson, Ind. 

 Isenhardt, W. O., Portland, Ind. 

 Jones, J. E., Richmond, Ind. 

 Kircher, R. W., Fairmount, Ind. 

 Klus, William, Anderson, Ind. 

 Knecht, F. J., Fort Wayne, Ind. 

 I*ltz, H. J., New Haven, Ind. 

 Lemon, F. H., Richmond, Ind. 

 I.ongren, A. F., Chicago, 111. 

 Maddux, C, Muncle, Ind. 

 Marer, M., Indianapolis. Ind. 

 Marsh, J. W., Muncle, Ind. 

 Melkel, H. O., Frankfort, Ind. 

 Morris, F. L., Bloomlngton, Ind. 

 Olinger, P. J., Cincinnati, O. 

 Pahud, Cbas., Indianaitolis, Ind. 

 Pastor, George, Huntington, Ind. 

 Rlchlson, S. A., Muncle, Ind. 

 Rieman, Aug., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Rodenbeck, H. C, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Seaton, E. A., Muncle, Ind. 

 Steinkamp, O. E., Indianapolis. Ind. 

 Straaling, C, Muncle, Ind. 

 Stuart, J. E., Anderson, In'd. 

 TreflJnger, C. W., Van Wert, O. 

 Trefflnger, William, Muncle, Ind. 

 Turner, J. S., Rushvllle, Ind. 

 Vesey, Jr., W. J., Fort Wayne, Ind. 

 Webb, Rowland, Muncle, Ind. 

 White, Harry, North Manchester, Ind. 

 Wiegand. H. L., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Wilkin, J. N.. Connersville. Ind. 

 Willman, Peter, Hartford City. Ind. 



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MINNESOTA FLORISTS MEET. 



Interesting Gathering at St. Paul. 



The Minnesota State Florists' Asso- 

 ciation met in the Palm room of the 

 St. Paul hotel, St. Paul, Thursday, 

 April 8. A gorgeous display of plants 

 and cut flowers encircled the room, the 

 two largest displays being from the 

 L. S. Donaldson Co., of Minneapolis, 

 and Holm & Olson, of St. Paul. O. J. 



Olson presided. The Men's Garden 

 Club and Ladies' Auxiliary of St., Paul 

 and the Minnesota Garden Flower As- 

 sociation participated in the meeting. 



Morton Barrows spoke on "How Can 

 the Commercial Florist Be of Assist- 

 ance to the Amateur Gardener?" In 

 the discussion that followed, Theodore 

 Wirth said that if florists would clear 

 their grounds and plant them, the ama- 

 teur could get many ideas from them. 

 8. D. Dysinger, of Holm & Olson, em- 

 phasized the fact that the clerks in 

 the average florist's shop are without 

 knowledge as to the care of outdoor 

 plants and shrubs, not knowing which 

 are hardy and which are not. 



O. C. Swanson, in answering the 

 question, how to kill aphis on aster 

 plants, stated that the aphis came after 

 a long wet spell followed by a dry spell, 

 and the epidemic of the aster disease 

 was due to climatic conditions. He 

 said that asters sent to Pennsylvania 

 did well, while those out of the same 

 batch grown in Minnesota were a fail- 

 ure. Growing asters in part shade was 

 also discussed. Most florists were in 

 favor of growing them in the shade. 

 C. B. Livingston spoke on The ways in 

 which different nurseries grow asters, 

 stating that the fiaast^ outdoor asters 

 are grown in an orchard. 



A. Miller, of A. Henderson & Co., 

 Chicago, replying to the query, why 

 sweet peas damp off, said sweet peas 

 outdoors should be watered only in a 

 dry spell, in greenhouses only once a 

 week. 



The Exhibition. 



A spring flower exhibition was held 

 in connection with the meeting. A 

 number of premiums were offered, con- 



