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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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THE AUTUMN 



EXHIBITIONS 



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INDIANAPOLIS, 



The last week was a feast of flowers 

 and fine weather, with the State Asso- 

 ciation giving its annual show at A. 

 Wiegand & Son 's conservatories and with 

 the openings at the establishments of 

 Bertermann Bros, Co. and H. W. Eieman. 

 Flower lovers had the time of their 

 lives, and all for nothing, and the weath- 

 er was on its best behavior to help make 

 all a success. During the two days of 

 the State Florists' show over 6,000 peo- 

 ple passed through the buildings, which 

 were tastefully decorated and well il- 

 luminated. An orchestra was on hand 

 and added to the enjoyment of the 

 throngs. The exhibits were of high qual- 

 ity, and the awards were as follows: 



Twenty-five blooms, any one variety, 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, first; P. O. 

 Tauer, Lebanon, Ind., second; Baur & 

 Smith, third. 



TenlDlooms, white, E. G. Hill Co., first. 



Ten blooms, pink, W. A. Bitler, Koko- 

 mo, Ind., first ; E. G. Hill Co., second. 



Ten blooms, yellow, E. G. Hill Co., 

 first; W. A. Bitler, second. 



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Ton blooms, any other color, K. G. Hill 

 Co., first; Baur & Smith, second. 



Twenty-five spraj-s pompons, E. G. Hill 

 Co., first; Baur & Smith, second. 



Twelve Bride roses, Heller Bros., 

 Castle, Ind., first; Weiland & Oli 

 New Castle, second. 



Twelve Bridesmaid, Heller Bros., first ; 

 Weiland & Olinger, second. 



Twelve American Beauty, Weiland & 

 Olinger, first. 



Twelve any variety not named in list, 

 Heller Bros., first; Weiland & Olinger, 

 second. 



Twenty-five white carnations, B., K. & 

 B. Floral Co., Richmond, first; Baur & 

 Smith, second. 



Twenty-five light pink carnations, B., 

 K. & B. Floral Co., first; Baur & Smith, 

 second. 



Twenty-five dark pink carnations, R. 

 Witterstaetter, Cincinnati, first; Stuart 

 & Haugh, Anderson, Ind., second. 



Twenty-five scarlet carnations, B., K. 

 & B. Floral Co., first; E. G. Hill Co., 

 second. 



Twenty-five any other color carnations, 

 Stuart & Haugh, second. 





One hundred double violetS; Smith & 

 Young Co., first; A. Wiegand & Son, 

 second. 



One hundred single violets, A. Wie- 

 gand & Son. 



Three Begonia Gloiro do Lorraine, .1. 

 A. Peterson, Cincinnati, first; A. Wie- 

 gand & Son, second. 



Three cyclamens, A. Wiegand & Son. 



A certificate of merit was awarded 

 p 'the E. G, Hill Co. for its new rose, 

 ^hea Reid. 



Nathan Smith & >S(in, Adrian, Midi., 

 staged a fine lot of blooms, not for com- 

 petition. 



The new rose, Wui. R. Smith, oxhilt- 

 *it;cd by Heller Bros,, attracted much at- 

 tention. From all appearances it is :i 

 fiae rose and will be in great demand. 

 Another great attraction was a pink rose 

 shown by the E. G. Hill Co. The color 

 is a beautiful shade of bright pink. 

 It should fill a long-felt want. 



Among the out-of-town members at- 

 tending the show the following were 

 noted: Charles Knopf. George Cause 

 and H. W. Sheppard, Richmond; Paul 

 Tauer, Lebanon; W. A. Bitler, Kokomo; 

 H. Heller, New Castle; George Moore, 

 Rushville; A. B. Hyatt, Anderson, and 

 A. I. Pett, Crawfordsville. The visitors 

 from out of town were L. J. Renter, 

 Westerly, R. L; W. F. Gude and A. 

 Gude, Washington, D. C; S. A. Baur, 

 Los Angeles, Cal. S. 





MONTREAL. 



The annual exhibition of the Mon- 

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At the Entrance to the Viegand Conservatory, Indianapolis, Durinj Last Week's Exhibition. 



