The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-12
CLOSE OF FLOWER SHOW
THE ATTENDANCE LAST NIGHT WAS
THE LARGEST OF THE WEEK.
The Exhibit May Not BE Given Here
Next Year-SaIe of
Plants.

The chrysanthemum show closed last
night with the largest attendance of the
week At o'clock this evening Tomlnson
Hall will be an ordinary large room instead
of a home for fairies. The flowers which so
many saw last night will be scattered far
and wide to-day. A good programme
brought the show to an end. Louis F.
Dochez sang a solo which stopped for ten
minutes the busy shutting of feet, and Miss
Maud Langstaff closed the programme by
singing the STARS and Stripes" in the
chorus of which she was joined by the au-
dience The orchestra also received many
compliments for the music it furnished.
Everyone seemed to be pleased with every
thing. great many said the show was
the best that had ever been held in Indian
apolis. The rose display seemed to receive
enthusiastic admiration from all and took
fully its share of the praise with the chrys-
anthemums. The members of the associa-
ton were especially pleased last night, be-
cause they felt that they would not lose
quite so much money as seemed probable
two days before.
The florists say that a curious ignorance
was sometimes shown by some of the spec
tators. Some visitors asked whether the
chrysanthemums were grown in water or
in the outdoor soil Some asked how many
years it takes to grow the large plants, and
they could not understand that one season
had produced such results. 1t was also odd
to see some of the ladies go from chrysan-
themum to chrysanthemum, bending their
faces to each flower to catch the scent. IL
was not that they cared SO much for the
somewhat unpleasant odof, but they had
become so accustomed to smelling every
flower they had ever seen that they uncon-
scously followed the habit.
The Free kindergarten is credited with
accomplishing a great deal for the show
Its members took hold of the flower booths
and sold possibly $50 worth of flowers, plants
and bulbs. At night the cut flowers were
the favorites, but during the afternoons a
great many of the potted plants were sold
the city nearly always attended in the aft
ernoon and it was to them that nearly all
These plants We're sold. great deal OF
credit is also due the Free Kindergarten
II anagers for their efforts in selling the
tickets. They made a thorough and success
full canvass. In appreciation OF the cause
for which the ladies of the society are
working, the merchants who were to re-
ceive flowers for the premiums they donated
have presented large proportion of the
flowers to the society in order that the pro-
ceeds may go to the Free kindergarten
work. The total amount of the premiums is
nearly q thousand dollars, and a consider
able sum will be realized from the donation
of the merchants The ladies have also real
lied about 500 from the lunches they have
furnished The supplies for these were
largely donated.
The auction at which nearly all of the
flowers now in the hall will be sold opens
this morning at oclock. No admission will
be charged and it is thought the hall will
be crowded The Free kindergarten Will
get 20 per cent. of the sales of all plants
besides what is realized from those donated
by the merchants. If the day is favorable
the loss of the Indiana Floral
Association will be reduced to d
minimum. 1t is claimed at present that
the loss will reach about 70 per cent
The members of the association are still in>
clined to believe that indianapolis will not
get the chrysanthemum show next year.
The florist7 of this city are particularly OPP
posed to having it here again. They say
that the larger portion of the work falls
to them and the smaller part OF the profit.
The outside florists send their specimens
here and that is about all they have to do.
But the home dealers have all the pre-
liminary arrangements to take care of. one
prominent indianapolis florist said last night
that the display in the hall was not the
kind to make the best kind of an advertise
ment IT was not arranged to let people see
how the flowers would be helpful al dim
event. He said that his firm could make
display at the store that would show their
flowers to an advantage as good as in the
too large room. At the same time they
could be selling as we'll as advertising.
Nearly all of the florists from other cities
tend the flower shows in other cities. P. G.
Hill of Richmond, was the most prominent
arrival yesterday. Quite a number of his
plants were on exhibition here. OF the
prizes awarded in the show the largest share
fell to the Bertermann Floral Company,
aYo1 Hub io6n a.