The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-05
SWEET SMELLING ROSES
ENVELOPED COLD-HEARTED CHRYS-
ANTHEMUMs WITH FRAGRANCE.
Local Florists Fared the Better in the
Flower Show COMPETE
ton Yesterday.

The attendance at the flower show yester-
day afternoon and last night was larger
than on previous days, and the florists are
beginning to believe that the show may be
successful financially. The state society
does not expect to make any money out of
the show, but it must come out nearly even
on the venture or the shows cannot be con-
tinued. The admission fee is all the society
has to depend on. There is a booth in the
northeast corner of the hail where the So
ciety has flowers for SALE but the profits
from this will not pay the premiums which
the society is responsible for. There has
been some talk of charging the state soci-
ETY. to take in an honorary membership of
leading people. This has been done in other
States and has tended to keep alive the
interest in the annual exhibitions.
The competition in roses yesterday was
lively. The local florists had the better of
those outside the city. The great interest
conferred in the table displays of not less
than three hundred blooms each. Displays
were made by w. w. Coles. of Kokomo
w. j. & M. j. Vesey, of Fort Wayne; Stuart
| & Haugh, of Anderson; the South Park
Floral Company of New Castle; the Ber-
termann Floral Company and Henry RE
| man. The Bertermann Floral Company
second. The arrangement of the displays
was taken into consideration by the judges,
| and had as much to do with the decision
as the quality of the blooms. Being at
| home, these two firms were better prepared
| to give the display a green setting, which
added greatly to its beauty. The South
| Park Floral Company showed some beau
| tiful specimens of the Meteor rose. 1t re-
sembes the American Beauty in color, but
| is somewhat deeper. 1t is also smaller and
on a shorter stem, and the flower is slight
ly Halter. 1t attracted considerable atten-
ton.
The Bertermann Floral Company also won
| first prize for the show design. Theirs was
a design of two large hearts made of very
small white chTysanIhemums, and towering
above them cluster of Bridesmaid roses
Second prize was won by Ia schmidt, a
Virginia-avenue florist. His was a bicycle
made entirely of flowers 1t took a careful
inspection to see that the flowers were not
worked over real bicycle frame The de-
sign had been seen before, though 1t was
Mr. Schmidts work, it having taken first
premium at the recent state fair.
Table decorations attracted the attention
of many society women, for there were
ideas offered which were valuable TO enter
tanners. Under the chandelier at the ex-
IRENE southwest corner of the hall the dis
play of Wiegand & Son was exhibited. A
great bed of yellow chrysanthemums occu-
pied the center of the table and was con-
nected with streams of smilax and small
yellow chrysanthemums to the chandelier.
only were used, but they were tastefully ar
ranged and made a beautiful effect
The Bertermann Floral Company used
nothing but American Beauty roses, ana
made no effort at fancy display or design
ing At either end of the table was a low
capdelabra, containing six red shaded lights,
and set about among the lights were many
shOrt-stemmed flowers. In the center WAS
a large vase. with long-stemmed blooms ris
ing high above the table, At each plate
there was an individual vase holding a sim
gle stem, and there was a single bloom az
each plate, There was, no competition in
the table decoration, the society having
elected these two florists to make the ex-
The outside florists defeated the home tai
ent on the President Carnot roses There
was a first and second prize for the best
vase of this exceptionally fine variety. The
first went to stuart & Haugh and the sec
ond to w. w. Coles.
The roses displayed yesterday will be kept
in place to-day. and will be added to on az.
count of the competition in the Bridesmaid
variety. This daily competition keeps the
competitors busy, as they must receive the
supply of cut flowers fresh each day from
their greenhouses. This is no small matter
when those greenhouses are in kokomo,
Fort Wayne, New Castle or Terre Haute.
They are cut blooms displays. and the most
careful packing and handling is required
to bring the flowers here in condition to
compete with blooms cut on the morning
of the contest in local houses To-day there
will be competition for the best fifty Brides
maid cut blooms Baskets of carnations
will also be exhibited for prizes, and the
best three hundred violets, the quality of
the blooms and the taste of arrangement &c
be considered, will receive awards. There
will also be displays of cut cannas and bas-
kets of roses.
This is the last day of the flower show.
The rose display will be the finest ever
shown in Indiana. The competition in this
line is livelier than ever before known. The
admission for this afternoon and even
ing has been cut in two, so that
% cents, instead of 90, pays for
an admission to everything Tomorrow
morning the usual auction sale will take
place when all the cut flowers and most of
the potted plants will be sold, regardless of
the price offered. The admission Saturday
morning will be 10 cents.