JANI'ARX i'3, 101 y. 



The Florists^ Review 



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INDIANA FLORISTS MEET. 



"the finnual meeting of the Indiana 

 State Plprists' Association was held in 

 the Coinmercial Club, Indianapolis, Jan- 

 uary 14, with about forty members 

 present. From the standpoint of ex- 

 hibits and attendance this was one of 

 the best meetings the association has 

 had. , The following officers were 

 elected: 



President — W. W, Coles, of Kokomo. 



First vice-president — John Hartje, 

 Indianapolis 



Second vice-president — W. J. Vesey, 

 Jr., Fort Wayne. 



Secretary — Oliver Steinkamp, Indian- 

 apolis. 



Treasurer — H. L. Wiegand, Indian- 

 apolis. 



One of the topics before the meeting 

 was whether the association should 

 have four instead of twelve meetings a 

 year. After much discussion it was de- 

 cided to let it stand as it always has 

 been, twelve meetings a year. An in- 

 vitation by Theodore Dorner to hold 

 the February meeting at the Dorner 

 establishment, in Lafayette, was ac- 

 cepted. Mr. Dorner stated that thfe 

 carnations were never in better shape; 

 also that they have 12,000 seedling car- 

 nations in the bench at this time. Stu- 

 art & Haugh's invitation to meet in 

 Anderson in March also was accepted, 

 as was Mr. Vesey 's invitation to meet 

 in Fort Wayne in April. The meeting 

 was followed by a banquet. 



There was an unusually good lot of 

 exhibits. W. J. Vesey, Jr., Paul O. 

 Tauer and W. W. Coles were appointed 

 to judge them and submitted the fol- 

 lowing report: 



Stuart & Haugh, of Anderson, showed a white 

 carnation named Merry Go Round, a fair flower, 

 stem and calyx; also White Enchantress, Winter 

 Cheer, Rose-pink Enchantress and Washington, 

 excellent stems and colors, flowers of good size. 



The B. G. Hill Co., of Richmond, showed 

 Carnation Commodore, red, color and stem yery 

 good; flowers appeared to have been picked pre~ 

 maturely. 



Baur & Steinkamp, of Indianapolis, showed 

 Carnation St. . Nicholas, color, size and stem 

 excellent; also Carnation Radiance, color and 

 size extra good; flowers held up by an exceed- 

 ingly good stem; would say it is good com- 

 mercially. Some good vases of Rose-pink En- 

 chantress, Enchantress and Dorothy Gordon were 

 shown by this firm, also Shasta, a good fringed 

 white. 



Scott Bros., of Elmsford, N. Y., sent British 

 Triumph, arrived in poor condition; also Lady 

 Northcllffe, pink, color and stem good, but flower 

 small; also William Eccles, red, arrived in poor 

 condition, although from appearances It must 

 be a good carnation, as it has an extra strong 

 stem, good calyx and size. 



Hartje & Elder, of Indianapolis, staged the 

 best display of carnations, consisting of some 

 exceedingly fine White Enchantress. 



The Chicago Carnation Co., Chicago, III., 

 showed The Herald, deep red, good stem and 

 color. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, showed 

 seedling No. 271, a flesh-pink of excellent 

 texture, stem, calyx and ideal form, having 

 tlie appearance of a good commercial variety; 

 also Yellow Prince, an exceedingly good yellow 

 carnation; also seedling No. 31, the best cerise 

 pink that has come under our notice; also Yel- 

 lowstone, good color, calyx and stem; also seed- 

 ling No. 138, deep flesh color, extra large in 

 size, and we consider It the best carnation we 

 have noticed In that color, an exceedingly goo<l 

 exhibition carnation, a strong 4-inch flower; also 

 seedling No. 254, an exceedingly good red with 

 an exceptional stem, extra large, looking like a 

 winner In the red class; also No. 251, a rose- 

 pink In color, deserving of honorable mention: 

 also No. Ill, very good red; also No. 42, a good 

 light pink; also a vase of good mixed seedlings, 

 some of colors that will be heard from later. 

 The F. Dorner & Sons Co. seedlings are an 

 advance In the right direction and have created 

 comment among all the members present. 



W. W. Coles, of Kokomo, showed several vases 

 of good commercial carnations. 



Traendly & Schenck, New York city, showed 

 Carnation Salmon Beauty, a beautiful salmon 

 color, but It arrived In poor condition. 



A. Plttet, of Indianapolis, showed Sweet Pea 

 Rose Queen, one of the finest sweet peas to be 

 found on the market wherever you go, and we 

 certainly give It an exceedingly good recom- 

 mendation; also two other vases of sweet peas 

 showing good culture. 



Vaughan's Greenhouses, Western Springs, 111., 

 showed a collection of plants. 



W. W. Coles. 



(President Indiana State Florists' Association.) 



Having been invited by Baur & 

 Steinkamp to visit their place in the 

 morning of the annual meeting day, 

 about twenty-five of the members took 

 advantage of the opportunity to inspect 

 their stock. Mostly carnations are 

 grown here, both for cut blooms and 

 for cuttings. The carnations coming 

 from this place have a reputation of 

 being always of excellent quality and 

 the stock this year is quite up to their 

 usual standard. Everything is planted 

 on solid beds and the fine appearance 

 of the stock would indicate that, for 

 growing carnations at least, these beds 

 are the equal of any raised bench. The 

 bright particular star on the place just 

 now is their scarlet seedling. Radiance. 

 As a Christmas red this would be hard 

 to beat. It is slated for dissemination 

 next year, and a large stock is being 

 worked up. 



There are beds of all the standard 

 varieties, all in fine shape, including 

 St. Nicholas and Pocahontas. A bed 

 of Pink Delight carried over from last 

 year caught the eye of everyone. The 

 plants in the new house were especially 

 strong. These plants were planted in 

 beds in the open, where the house was 

 to be built, and the house was built 

 over them. 



The cutting bench, containing about 

 100,000 cuttings, had been full from 

 end to end, and a good start had been 

 made on filling it the second time. A 

 good demand is taking their cuttings 

 as fast as they are ready to ship. St, 

 Nicholas, Pocahontas, White Wonder, 

 Gloriosa, Pink Delight and Enchantress 

 seem to be especially in demand. 



Geraniums are being shipped from 2- 

 inch pots. Only about ten varieties are 

 grown, but these are grown in large 

 quantity and propagated in big 

 batches. The trip was followed by 

 luncheon at the Commercial Club. 



The following were present: 



Barlck, M. A., Seymour. 



Barnaby, C. S., Columbus. 



Barnaby, Lynn, Columbus. 



Baur, A. F. J., Indianapolis. 



Coles, W. W., Kokomo. 



Dorner, Theodore, Lafayette. 



Elder, Len, Indianapolis. 



Ellis, Robert, Indianapolis. 



Evans, J. A., Richmond. 



Cause, George R., Richmond. 



Glaubke, Robert, Indianapolis. 



Grande, John, Indianapolis. 



Hartje, John, Indianapolis. 



Haugh, J. A. E., Anderson. 



Hensley, B. F., Knightstown. 



HoCTman, Paul, Indianapolis. 



Huckleberry, Warren, North Vernon. 



Junge, Herman, Indianapolis. 



Kempe, Al, Indianapolis. 



Langstatr, William, Indianapolis. 



Lemcke, Mr., Chicago, 111. 



Lemon, Fred, Richmond. 



McKeand, R. A., Marlon. 



Mann, Earl, Richmond. 



Marer, Morris, Indianapolis. 



Marshall, Al, Indianapolis. 



Martin, Mr., Chicago Carnation Co.. Chicago. 



Maxiner, H. A., Alexandria. 



Morris, M. F., Bloomlngton. 



Pahud, Charles, Indianapolis. 



Plttet, Albert, Indianapolis. 



Rieman, H. W., Indianapolis. 



Schreiber, Al, Indianapolis. 



Steinkamp, 0. E., Indianapolis. 



Stuart, J. S., Anderson. 



Tauer, Paul. Lebanon. 



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



Warren, A. W., Indianapolis. 



Wiegand, H. L.. Indianapolis. 



Woodard, Thomas, Edinburg. 



LESS THAN TWO PER CENT. 



Little liners in the Classified depart- 

 ment of The Review are excellent busi- 

 ness bringers. Of course these adver- 

 tisements do not reach any except those 

 who are looking for an opportunity to 

 buy; if the advertiser is looking for 

 someone to sell to, he should use strong 

 display. But the liners give excellent 

 returns, like this: 



Please change my advertisement to the en- 

 closed as I have already sold over $100 worth of 

 the stock previously advertised In The Reriew. 

 — Hugo Kind, Hammonton, N. J., January 10, 



To sell "over $100 worth" cost Mr. 

 Kind $1.80, including the issue only 

 just out when he wrote. 



