The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-01
THE FLORAL FESTIVAL
PROGRESS OF THE Ian O THE
NOVEMBER EXHIBITION.
Programme for the Weck-Awards 20
BE Madc-The scheme for
Decorations

William q. Berterman, secretary of the
Indiana Floral Festival. will the last Of
this week issue the programme of the
flower show to be held at Tomlinson Hall.
beginning Nov. >. 1t will give the musical
programmes for the afternoon and evening
orchestra concerts that are to be given
during the five days. when indianapolis
s%oloists Will appear. The programme will
also include the special floral exhibits and
the days on which they will be shown. The
secretary has distributed 5000 premium
lists over Indiana and adjoining States. and
one has been sent to every florist of i'm
portance in the United States. About fifty
premiums are TO be awarded for chrysan-
themums, including cut flowers and plants,
the highest premium of the festival being
for $50. which Will go to the best five
chrysanthemums of any variety. Ten rib
bons will be awarded for single-stem
chrysanthemums. and each of these exhib-
it's will be required to show thirty plants
with white. yellow. pink or flowers of other
colors. Forty AWARDS are TO be made for
cut flowers. and Secretary Berterman says
this class viii bring out the newest vari-
cites Of blooms, including many that have
never been seen in indianapolis. He says
the chrysanthemums will range in size
from a teacup to a h~alf-gallon measure.
and 5000 cut chrysanthemums Will be
shown here during the week.
Public favor, the secretary says, is going
TO be well divided during the winter be-
tween roses and carnations, and he expects
these two flowers TO appear at the festival
in greater number and beauty than in any
previous year. Each exhibit of roses viii
have 10 include twenty blooms. and Amer
lean Beauties. Brides, Bridesmaids, Mar
gUies. kaiserin Augusta Victoria and the
Liberty are a few of the varieties that will
receive awards. Each carnation exhibit of
cut blooms Will have fifty flowers. and
there viii be several hundred of these ex-
nibitS, including about 200 varieties. There
Will be a special prize for a vase contain
ing 100 carnations. 1t will be shown at the
November festival, Mr.. Berterman says,
tnat the carnaticn has kept pace with the
chrysanthemum in the development of it's
g0SSl2lIues anu that power,growers are
sun faT from the limit I'm their eXplOra-
tons. of both chrysanthemum and carna-
ton beauties
THE DECORATIONS.
The management of the festival will this
year depart from the common rule at IN
dianapolis flower shows and let a contract
for the general decoration Of Tomlinson
Hall to one florist. instead Of each exhibitor
taking a hand in the work. 1t is the inten-
ton to turn the hall into more of a flower
garden than was ever attempted before.
Besides the quantities Of cut flowers, bloom
ing plants and palms and foliage that will
be woven into the whole decoration scheme
~ exhibitors, the general decorations will
be lavish all over the hall, and at night
there will be electric Examinations to add
TO the floral beauty. The stage is to be
occupied by the chrysanthemums, where a
Japanese garden is TO be arranged. From
this garden a broad stairway will lead TO
the main han: 1t is TO be ornamente
with palms and flowers, and this idea will
be continued through the length of the
main floor by a broad avenue of palms on
rustic pedestals. Decorative features I'm
new designs VIII be along the balconies.
The balcony columns will support palms.
gariands of green and bright flowers. The
special exhibits during the week will in
clude orchid shows, floral emblems, tables
Of selected flowers and plants and groups
OF choice palms and decorative plants.
During the week of the festival there is to
be a railroad rate of one and one-third fare
from all points within seventy-fve miles
of this city.