The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-20
MAN OF ROSES
HON0REO BY ALL
(. G. Hill Has Brought Distinc-
ton to Horticulture in
Indiana.
SPECIAL ARTICLE WRITTEN.
THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS DEALS
WITH RIcHMOND'S PLACE IN
THE FLOWER WORLD AND
GIVES HIGH PRAISE.


The floral industry Of this city has
been made the object of a special fea
ture article in the indianapolis News.
Richmond is placed in the flower belt
of Indiana. which extends westward
from here to indianapolis. along the
National road. New Castle is selected
as the buckle of the belt. In regard
TO matters of local interest the article
says:
Few persons realize the magnitude Of
the flower industry along the National
road between Richmond and Indian
apolis. 1t is a development that has
covered wears Of effort. One of the pi-
oneers of the business. E. G. Hill. of
the E G. Hill company. this city. has
made the belt" have a world wide re p
utation. In the years of his young
manhood-the silver is in his hair now
Mr.. Hill a lover and student Of flow
ers, began the cultivation of roses in a
small way,
flCnHlOHO Man OF Roses, is
known and honored by every florist in
Indiana. There is none that does not
praise him for the honor he has
brought to Horticulture in Indiana
through his long. untiring efforts to
develop new varieties. He is called
wizard at rose culture and many of
his blooms are to be found in the pal
aces and castles Of the old world. He
Is best known as a developer of plants
and serves the retail trade in only a
small way. Almost every express
train carries his rose plants out of
Richmond to scatter them among
flower lovers in all parts Of America
and Europe.
Names Rose for Sailors Wife.
Among several new roses that Rich
rtnond's flower wizard has just devel-
oped is magnificent bloom that he is
to name for Capt. Aaron Ward com
mander of the United States batteship
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Hill credits
Captain Ward with being one of the
best informed men in America regard
ing roses. He has written several
valuable books concerning rose cul-
ture. To show his appreciation Mr..
! Hill named his most recent develop
ment after the sea fighter The two
men met at Mr.. Hills greenhouses here
a few months ago, Captain Ward max
ing special trip to Richmond for a
brief visit with Mr.. Hill. They had a
pleasant time together for both are
rose lovers in the superlative degree.
Mr.. Hill also has a rose that bears the
name of the captains wife and prom
Uses to make the flower named after
the Pennsylvania commander look to
its laurels.
A Hill rose that is very popular in
England is called the Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. Mr.. Hill is also interested
in the chrysanthemum, and in Novem-
Der days his big greenhouses, which
have an area of 100000 square feet of
glass, glow with the big blossoms. He
grows flowers of almost every variety.
but his experiments are principally
with roses and ChrysanthemumS He
has won many awards at national flow
er shows. Mr.. Hill. has gone beyond
the borders of America several times in
Z.
Once while touring Alsace- Lorraine.
Immediately after the F'ranco-Prussian
war. he was arrested as spy because
of his actions in peeping in at the rose
gardens of the people. He was able
to explain, but not until he had suffer
ed considerable embarrassment. He
was escorted to the border and he has
not since seen the rose gardens of AL !
SAGE Lorraine.
Engineer Becomes Florist.
Richmond has other floricuturists
who are adding to the name and fame
of the Flower belt" One Of them f. !
n, Graves. was formerly an engineer
on the Pennsylvania railroad. Mrs. |
Graves was lover of flowers and es
tablished a small greenhouse in West
Richmond, During his time at home
Mr.. Graves assisted in the work. Grad !
ually the project grew until Mr.. |
Graves finally abandoned the throttle ,
and the rail for a life among the flow
srs. The Graves greenhouses now
have an area of 6o.0OO square feet of
glass. Fulle Brothers. Cause X Co.. !
and the Gift Floral company. all of
Richmond. have greenhouses in the
Flower Belt" that cover 10000 square
feet each. Edward Ruch, another
Richmond florist, has 5000 square feet
of ground under glass. Bullerdick.
knopf and Bullerdick have 10000
square feet of glass in their green
houses.