. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 22 The Florists^ Review NOVBMRER 12, 1014. plants, as are almost all middle-western exhibitions. There were so many of them that they could not be admitted to the main hall, but they all were of the kind seen every autumn day in flower stores. The Retailers' Displays. high centerpiece. But the feature of the display was a wedding scene. The bride and her maid were repre- sented by two beautifully gowned wax -d^ures. The bride carried a big shower ^ouquet of valley, the maid a big JB)unch of Sunburst. The two figures The leading retailers of" I
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 22 The Florists^ Review NOVBMRER 12, 1014. plants, as are almost all middle-western exhibitions. There were so many of them that they could not be admitted to the main hall, but they all were of the kind seen every autumn day in flower stores. The Retailers' Displays. high centerpiece. But the feature of the display was a wedding scene. The bride and her maid were repre- sented by two beautifully gowned wax -d^ures. The bride carried a big shower ^ouquet of valley, the maid a big JB)unch of Sunburst. The two figures The leading retailers of" Indianapolis S^^^ surrounded with a typical wed- seized the opportunity to present them- -^.^"S ^^<loTa,Uon, with gates, kneeling solves to the public in an attractive light and put up displays that would ji have been a credit to the best men in- the largest cities in the United States. Indeed, it is doubtful if any retailer anywhere ever made a display that used as much stock, occupied so much space or represented so much labor as did thali^ of Bertermann Bros. Co. It was, in -v^fact, too large and too elaborate to be seen and appreciated. The exhibit oc- cupied all the space in one of the large parlors adjoining the main hall, the public being kept out by wedding ropes stretched across the double doors, which were the only point at which the splendid display could be seen, by not over a dozen people at a time. The title was "A Garden of ; A pergola semicircled the rear, with a dove cote, with loose live doves, in the center. In the foreground were various elaborate displays, including a garden pool, hedges and tables of choice plants and cut flowers, bouquets, and a dinner decoration. As a separate display the same exhibitor covered two walls with telegrams from florists ordering flowers delivered in Indianapolis. A. Wiegand's Sons Co. occupied the entire end of the hall with a display that seldom has been equaled. It was excellent save that, large as w
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