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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



JULY 19, 1900. 



THE SIXTEENTH 



ANNUAL MEETING AND EXfflBITION OF THE 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



Will be held at the 



GRAND CENTRAL PALACE, NEW YORK CITY, 

 August 21, 22, 23 and 24, J 900. 



OFFICERS: 



President, EDMUND M. WOOD, Natick, Mass. 



Vice-President, F. R. PIERSON, Tarrytown, N. Y. 

 Secretary, WM. J. STEWART, 67 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. 



Treasurer, H. B. BEATTY, Oil City, Pa. 



Dues may be remitted to the secretary prior to the meeting and delays in secur- 

 ing badges at the meeting thereby avoided. On receipt of $3 trom those who have 

 paid membership dues for iSgrj, and of §5 from all oihers, certificate and badge for 

 iqoo will be mailed promptly from the secretary's office. 



A rate of one and one-third fares for the round trip has been granted by the rail- 

 roads. Pay full fare going, securing a certificate from the agent when you buy your 

 ticket. This certificate, after havmg been indorsed at the convention, entitles you to 

 a return ticket at one-third fare by same road. 



PRELIMINARY PROGRAM. 



Tuesday, August 21. 

 FIRST DAY— OPENING SESSION. 



10; 30 a. m. — Address of welcome. 



Response. 



President Wood's address. 



Appointment of exkibition judges. 



Reports — Secretary; treasurer; state 

 vice-presidents; purchase, legislative 

 claims and special committees. 



Miscellaneous business. 



FIRST DAY— AFTERNOON. 



2 p. m. — Ladies' drive. Conducted 

 by members and ladies of the N. Y. 

 Florists' Club. 



3 p. m. — Judges will examine and 

 prepare their reports upon Trade Ex- 

 hibit. Exhibition closed during judg- 

 ing. 



4:30 p. m. — Annual meeting of the 

 Florists' Hail Association of America. 



FIRST DAY'— EVENING. 



8 p. m. — President's reception at the 

 Convention Hall, under the auspices of 

 the New York Florists' Club. 



9 p. m. — Lecture. "Floral Decora- 

 tions," with stereopticou views, Robert 

 Kift, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Refreshments and dancing. 



Wednesday, August 22. 

 SECOND DAY— MORNING SESSION. 



10 a. m.— Reports of exhibition 

 judges. 



A paper, "Greenhouse Construction, 

 from the Open Land to the Finished 

 Structure," J. D. Carmody, Evansville, 

 Ind. 



Discussion. 



11 a. m. — Selection of place of meet- 

 ing for 1901. 



Nomination of officers. 



12 m.— Discussion— "The Welfare of 

 Our National Society," opened by Rob- 

 ert Craig. 



Discussion — "The Rose," opened by 

 E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind. 



SECOND DAY— AFTERNOON. 



3 p. m. — Annual meeting of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America. 



4:30 p. m. — Meeting of the AmeiTcan 

 Carnation Society. 



Shooting tournament. Full details 

 in official convention program. 



SECOND DAY— EVENING SESSION. 



8 p. m. — Address — "American Flori- 

 culture, Retrospective and Prospec- 

 tive," Prof. B. T. Galloway, Chief. Div. 

 Veg. Physiology and Pathology U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, Washing- 

 ton. 



9 p. m. — "The New York Botanical 

 Garden." with stereopticou views. Dr. 

 N. L. Britton, New York. 



Thursday, August 23. 

 THIRD DAY— MORNING SESSION. 



10 a. m. — Action on proposed amend- 

 ment to the constitution and by-laws. 

 Ex-President W. N. Rudd moves to 

 amend by striking out, wherever they 

 occur, the words "And Ornamental 

 Horticulturists." 



11 a. m. — Election of officers. 



A paper — "The Improvement of the 

 Carnation," Wm. Weber, Oakland, Md. 



Discussion. 



Address — "Come to Baltimore," 

 Wm. Frazer. Ruxton, Md. 



1 p. m. — Excursion to Glen Island, 

 by invitation of the New Y'ork Flor- 

 ists' Club. 



Friday, Ausust 24. 

 FOURTH DAY. 

 Bowling tournament under tbe man- 

 agement of the Florists' National 



Bowling League. Full details in of- 

 ficial convention program. 



HOTELS. 



August is the busy month with New 

 York hotels. A large number, how- 

 ever, are located in the immediate vi- 

 cinity of the convention hall, and there 

 will be no difficulty in accommodating 

 all who apply, comfortably and at rea- 

 sonable rates. Those wishing the 

 services of the local committee in se- 

 curing rooms should apply early by 

 mail to S. S. Butterfield, Box 1697, New 

 York City, Chairman of Hotel Com- 

 mittee, specifying grade of accommo- 

 dations desired. 



THE QUESTION BOX. 



The Question Box will be, as here- 

 tofore, an interesting feature of the 

 meetings. Members are requested to 

 forward inquiries intended for the Box 

 to the secretary previous to the meet- 

 ing, when practical, so that they may 

 appear in the regular program. 



THE TRADE EXHIBITION. 



Entries with the superintendent in- 

 dicate that this will be the grandest 

 exposition of the latest improvements 

 in all requisites for the greenhouse 

 and other departments of the florists' 

 business, models of greenhouses and 

 apparatus, new and rare plants, gar- 

 den implements, bulbs, seeds and sup- 

 plies, ever inaugurated. A very large 

 amount of space has already been 

 rented, and intending exhibitors 

 should make application at once to the 

 superintendents for such accommoda- 

 tions as they require. 



A GREAT HORTICULTURAL EXHI- 

 BITION 



Will be held at the same time and on 

 the same floor as the Trade Exhibi- 

 tion. With some exceptions the awards 

 will consist of the Society American 

 Florists' Silver and Bronze Medals, 

 and the New York Florists' Club's 

 Gold and Silver Medals and Certifi- 

 cates. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



Torrid weather and plenty of it. 

 Some days it would seem as if every 

 one in the city had gone to Coney or 

 other sea side resorts. About the only 

 business done is funeral work, steam- 

 ers and once in a while a few button- 

 holes for some Plattdeutsche fest. And 

 yet all the good roses coming in find a 

 ready outlet; perhaps it's because 

 they're few, and out of town customers 

 swell the demand. 



This week prices are far below those 

 of last. The very hot weather we are 

 having opens roses quicker, and it is 

 difficult to keep stock in condition any 

 length of time. Sweet peas, centau- 

 reas, Lilies auratum and longiflorum, 

 gladiolus and carnations and, yes. and 

 water lilies, form the great bulk of 



