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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AUGUST U, 1898. 



accurate account of the number of 

 strictly A No. 1 flowers to compare 

 with those grown on benches. Kaiserin 

 is grown here to perfection, and two 

 houses, each liHJxll, which were plant- 

 ed a year ago, are now throwing about 

 :i(iO blooms daily, while another 

 house. liKix3(>. planted early in June, is 

 about ready to cut from. In addition 

 to these a lot of freshly planted Beau- 

 ties look very promising and bid fair 

 to equal the older plants. Another 

 house. lu>x25. contains !Jih_> President 

 Carnot. Mr. Cotter having a liking for 

 a rose of that color, discarding the old 

 Souvenir de la Malmaison, which he 

 tried last season. He has also a bench 

 of Meteor, which promises well. Mr. 

 Cotter is not a believer in chemical 

 fertilizers, a little bone flour and plen- 

 ty of good, well rotted cow manure is 

 good enough for him. 



...THE... 



Society of 

 American Florists 



WILL HOLD ITS 



Fourteenth Annual Meeting 



...AT... 



Omaha, Neb., August 16, 17, 18 and 19. 



orriGBRS. 



Pres.. WM F. GUDE. Washington. D. C. 



Vice-Pres . A. DONAGHUE. Omaha. Neb. 

 Sec>. WM. J. STEWART. 67 Bromfield St.. Boston. 

 Treas.. H. B. BEATTY. Oil City. Pa. 



Members may remit their annual dues in ad- 

 vance to the Secretary, who will mail receipt and 

 badge for 189S. 



For space in the trade exhibition address S. B. 

 Stew.\rt. Supt., 119 North 16th Street, Omaha, 

 Neb. 



REDUCED RAILROAD RATES TO 

 THE CONVENTION. 



From the West. 

 As announced in previous issues, 

 the Western Passenger Association 

 has now granted the requested rate of 

 one fare plus $2 for the round trip to 

 the convention of the S. A. F. at 

 Omaha, and a rate of only one fare 

 for the round trip from points within 

 a radius of 150 miles of Omaha. This 

 very favorable rate should insure a 

 large attendance at the convention 

 from western territory. Following is 

 the full text of the oflacial letter in the 

 matter: 



Cliieago. July 26. 1S98. 

 W. P. A. Circular Letter No. 1420. 

 .■\nnual Convention Society American Flor- 

 ists and Ornamental Horticulturists, Omaha, 

 Neb., Aug. 16-19. 1S98— Proposition submitted 

 for rate of one fare plus J2.00 for the round 

 trip from Association territory east of and 

 Including Utah, except that from points with- 

 in a radius of 150 miles of Omaha rate of one 



fare for the round trip to apply. Adopted. 

 To Lines Interested; 



Referring to W. P. A. Consultation Letter 

 No. 9-1. submitting the following proposition 

 for reduced rates for the above occasion: 



RATE— One lowest, regular first class nor- 

 mal tariff (not temporarily reduced) fare for 

 the round trip plus $2.00 from Association ter- 

 ritory east of and including Utah, except that 

 from points within a radius of 150 miles from 

 Omaha, rate of one fare for the round trip 

 will apply. The following selling and basing 

 rales to apply from terminals named, viz.; 

 Chicago. $14.75; Peoria, $13.25: St. Louis. $13.50. 



DATES OF SALE.— Tickets to be sold Au- 

 gust 14 and ir. from all points east of the 

 eastern state lines of Colorado and Wyoming, 

 and Aug. 13th from points west thereof, also 

 Aug. 16th from points within 150 miles of Oma- 

 ha for trains arriving in Omaha on the morn- 

 ing of that date. 



LIMITS OF TICKETS— Final return limit 

 .\ug. 25. 1S9S, with continuous passage transit 

 limits in each direction. 



FORM OF TICKET— All tickets sold from 

 or through St. Paul. Minneapolis, Chicago, St. 

 Louis, lower Missouri River points. Colorado, 

 common points or Cheyenne, to be of usual 

 ironclad signature and witness form requiring 

 execution in each case by Joint Agent at 

 Omaha. From other points ordinary excur- 

 sion form of ticket to be used. 



Rates named above from eastern gateways 

 of the Association to be tendered connecting 

 lines for basing purposes, under the conditions 

 named. 



No objection having been raised, the above 

 proposition is hereby declared adopted. 

 Respectfully, 



B. D. CALDWELL. 



Chairman. 



Since the above concession was 

 granted the western roads have in- 

 augurated a little rate war that may 

 develop into a big one shortl.v. The re- 

 gular rate from Chicago to Omaha has 

 been reduced from $12.75 to |9.25 and 

 further cuts may be made. This re- 

 duction will not affect the special 

 round trip rate granted the S. A. F., 

 which is based on the normal tariff, 

 but the managers of the Omaha Ex- 

 position have taken advantage of the 

 situation to urge a rate of one cent a 

 mile to Omaha and if this should be 

 granted the round trip rate from Chi- 

 cago would be only a trifle over S]0. 



From the East. 



The Central Passenger Association 

 has now granted the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists a rate of a fare and a 

 third for the round trip, on the certifi- 

 cate plan. This now covers the whole 

 country as far west as Chicago and St. 

 Louis and north of West Virginia. For 

 the territory we»t of Chicago and St. 

 Louis a still lower rate has been made, 

 as announced above. 



Now that the railroads have granted 

 the concessions that have been so vig- 

 orously urged, there should be a grand 

 outpouring at the convention. 



FROM THE EAST TO OMAHA. 



The Florists' Club of Philadelphia 

 has arranged to take the Southwestern 

 Express on the Pennsylvania railroad, 

 leaving New York Sunday, Aug. 14. at 

 2 p. m.; Philadelphia. 4:30 p. m.; Har- 

 risburg. 7:30 p. m.; Washington, 3:30 

 p. m.; Baltimore, 4:35 p. m.; arriving 

 in Chicago Aug. 15 at 5 p. m.; leaving 

 Chicago by Burlington Route at 5:50 p. 

 m., and reaching Omaha at 8:10 a. m., 

 Tuesday Aug. 16, the opening day of 

 the convention. 



Another party will leave New York 

 by New York Central H. R. at 8:45 p. 



m.. Saturday. August 13, spending 

 Sunday at Niagara Falls. Monday in 

 Chicago and reaching Omaha at 8:25 

 d. m.. Tuesday. Full information re- 

 garding this party may be had from 

 W. E. Arnold, care New York Central 

 K. R., 413 Broadway, or Alex. Wal- 

 lace, care Florists' Exchange 2 to 8 

 Duane St., New York. 



OMAHA HOTELS. 



Below is given full information 

 about the hotels of Omaha that are 

 convenient to the convention hall: 



Hotel. 

 Her Grand, 



16th and Howard. $1.00-1.50 



The Millard. 



13th and Douglas. 100 $3.00 up. $1.50 up. 



Arcade Hotel. 



13th and Douglas, 100 2.00 



Hotel Dellone. 



14th and Capitol av. 450 2.00 up. LOO up. 



300 2.00-2.50 1.00-1.50 



The New Mercer, 



12th and Howard, 

 Hotel Barker. 



13th and Jones. 

 The Midland, 



16th and Chicago, 

 Drexel Hotel, 



16th and Webster. 

 Murray Hotel, 



14th and Harney, 

 Victoria Hotel, 



Dodge St., nr. 13th. 50 1.50 up. 

 Dodge European (gentlemen only), 



101-111 So. 13th, 40 l.OO 



Hotel Vendome, 



414 So. 13th. 40 LOO-1.50 



The Windsor. 



10th and Jackson. 50 2.00 



Hotel Garfield. 



1515 Howard. 200 .25 up. 



The Brunswick. 



16th and Jackson. 200 2.00-3.00 l.OO up. 



WESTERN FLORISTS. 



It devolves upon you to turn out in 

 force and make the Omaha conven- 

 tion an overwhelming success. By so 

 doing you will derive both pleasure 

 and profit, but what is in many ways 

 of equal importance, you will have 

 demonstrated the error of certain east- 

 ern friends in holding that the western 

 florists lack in that broad interest in 

 the national organization so essential 

 to its success. Western florists yield 

 to none in public spiritedness and in 

 an appreciation of the value of organ- 

 ized work for the common good. 



In the past the conventions have 

 been held mainly in eastern territory, 

 and the expense of attendance from 

 the west has been a serious item. This 

 year the position is reversed and the 

 expense of attendance from the great 

 middle west will be slight. Never be- 

 fore have such extensive concessions 

 in railroad rates been granted by west- 

 ern roads. Within a radius of 150 

 miles of Omaha a rate of only one 

 fare for the round trip has been made, 

 and from Chicago and St. Louis to as 

 tar west as Utah the rate of one fare 

 plus ?2 for the round trip has been 

 conceded. The expense of attendance 

 has been reduced to the lowest notch 

 that could be expected. You can never 

 attend a meeting of the national soci- 

 ety at so moderate an outlay. 



Every florist in the territory noted 

 ought to report at Omaha the morning 

 of Aug. iri. They should assemble in 

 such numbers as to make the Omaha 



