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The Florists' Review 



OCTOBEK 24, 1912. 



out, th« large-flowering chrysaatbe- 

 mums, of the true type that our home 

 raiflers have long been striving for, can 

 not be beaten; they are perfect in 

 every way. 



The Pompons. 



While they are largely grown for 

 the purpose, pompon varieties are not 

 a success as cut flowers. The true pom- 

 pon i6 too hard in outline, too much 

 like the old incurved or Chinese chrys- 

 anthemum of past days to be pretty as a 

 cut bloom. But as a pot plant the 

 pompon is a decided improvement on 

 anything else in the family. When 

 the variety is properly selected the 

 habit is good, and in almost every case 

 the color of the flowers is showy and 

 distinct and the plants are extremely 

 free blooming. Get your grower to 

 prepare, the plants in different sizes, 

 large plants for special purposes, and 

 small, late rooted stock that will come 

 in useful for filling baskets, pans and 

 like receptacles. Customers "fall" 

 for them on sight, especially where 

 they have not been grown or shown 

 before, and they show a better profit 

 than most things, both to retailer and 

 grower. 



THE PRESIDENT'S BOUQUET. 



The accompanying illustration was 

 prepared from a photograph of a bou- 



quet of Pacific Supreme chrysantbe^ 

 mums, tied with pink Sprinkle-proof 

 chiffon to match, that was presented by 

 the eight different ladies' societies of 

 the town to President and Mrs. Will- 

 iam H. Taft, on the event of the visit 

 paid to Brattleboro, Vt., October 7. 

 The bouquet stood three feet high and 

 was eight feet in circumference. The 

 chrysanthemums were grown and the 

 bouquet made by Carl S. Hopkins, of 

 Brattleboro. 



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NOBTHEBN INDIANA FLORISTS. 



The Northern Indiana Florists' Asso- 

 ciation met at Kendallville October 16, 

 broke the bounds of its name and an- 

 nexed a part of Chicago and also spread 

 eastward into Ohio, when it added- to 

 its menibership the following .new 

 names: Christ Winterich, Defiance; O.; 

 Theodore Haserodt, Mt. Gilead, O.; A. 

 W. Herre, of A. L. Eandall Co., Chi- 

 cago; C. O. Wilcox, of W. W. Barnard 

 Co., Chicago; S. H. Ten Eyck, Auburn, 

 Ind.; Otto O. Shrock, Ligonier, Ind., and 

 Arthur E. Sumner, Garrett, Ind. .,• 



The usual routine of business 'was 

 transacted at the First M. E. church,'* 

 where, in the church kitchen, the ladies 

 of the church prepared and spread a 

 sumptuous repast, which all present 

 enjoyed. Afterward a number of auto- 

 mobiles took the party to the following 



Bouquet of Chrysanthemum* Presen'ed to Piejident and Mrs. Taft. 



. points of interest: First, the Kendall- 

 ' ville Celery Gardens, which were models 

 of neatness and system, and many isaw 

 celery handled as they never sa,^ it 

 before; second, the famous Flint & 

 Walling Pump & Windmill factories, 

 which were hives of industry; then the 

 celebrated McCray Refrigerator Co., 

 where were acres and acres of refriger- 

 ators- in all stages of construction. 



At the meeting room were the follow- 

 ing exhibits: 



Frank & Son, of Portland, Ind., a fine 

 vase each of the foUoyving roses: 

 Kaiserin, Killarney, White Killarney, 

 W. R. Smith and Maryland. , 



W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind., Kaiserin 

 roses on 4-foot stems and flower^ to 

 matcTi; also W. E. Smith and 'Killarney. 



Johnson Floral Co., Kendallville, Ind., 

 a fine vase each of Rose-pink Enchant- 

 ress aid Enchantress carnations. 



L. A.' Coles, Kokomo, Ind., eieellent 

 vases of Bonfire, Enchantress and White 

 Enchantress carnations. 



W. W. Dederick, Warsaw, Ind., fine 

 vases each of Dorothy Gordon, White 

 Perfection, Enchantress and White 

 Wonder carnations. 



Ten Eyck & Son, Auburn, Ind., an 

 assortment of chrysanthemums. 



The South Bend Floral Co., South 

 Bend, Ind., vase of chrysanthemums. 



Christ Winterich, Defiance, O., speci- 

 men plants of cyclamen in 6-inch and 8- 

 inch pots. 



Johnson Floral Co., Kendallville, fine 

 specimens of Begonia Glory of Cincin- 

 nati, ferns and cyclamens. 



Simon Humfeld, Muncie, Ind., had 

 sample plants and supplies. 



The Mt. Gilead Pottery Co., Mt. 

 Gilead, O., had a sample line of flower 

 pots and pans. 



A. A. Arnold, Chi<;ago, showed a large 

 line of cut flower boxes. • ": 



A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, showed 

 fine ruscus and other florists' supplies. 



W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, staged 

 florists' supplies and bulbs. 



On invitation it was voted to hold 

 the next meeting in Columbia City, 

 Ind., January 15, 1913. 



Business being concluded, a vote of 

 thanks was tendered the Johnson Floral 

 Co., for the entertainment furnished. 



A. J. W. 



FALL PLANTING. 



[A paper by Thomas Beattle, read before the 

 Detroit FlorlBts' Club, October 21, 1912.] 



Fall planting of shrubs and hardy 

 perennials might be divided into two 

 classes, early and late, with the pref- 

 erence strongly in favor of the former. 

 While the majority of the stock planted 

 late in the season may pull through 

 the winter and start into growth in 

 spring, it is a decided advantage to 

 have the roots established before severe 

 weather sets in. More especially is this 

 the case with herbaceous stock, many 

 varieties of which are sure to winter 

 poorly if left until the end of the 

 season. September and early October 

 are the ideal months for almost all of 

 this class. 



The grounds surrounding Scripps' 

 Library, corner Trumbull and Grand 

 River avenues, are an example of early 

 planting, where most of the stock, both 

 shrubs and perennials, was put in place 

 during August and September, with 

 great success. The perennials grew lux- 

 uriantly and flowered profusely during 

 the first season, and the shrubs made 

 much more than an average growth. 

 This was noticeable in the case of the 



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