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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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lowed up in the crowd for a while un- 

 til the trade exhibit judges did their 

 work, meeting again at 4 p. m. As 

 :ime was short, the selection of place 

 for next convention and the election of 

 officers was at once proceeded with. 



Mr. Gammage set forth the beauties 

 and advantages of London, and Mr. 

 Bwing proposed Montreal, but Mr. Mc- 

 Kenna stated that he thought that if 

 it was held at Ottawa, two birds would 

 be killed with one stone in the east, 

 and it would be nearer for the western 

 men and catch the fair held there after 

 •he Toronto and Montreal fairs (which 

 are held in the same week), and also 

 catch the cheap railroad rates. So Mr. 



than tremula, a very promising vari- 

 ety. Pteris cretica magnifica variegata, 

 a decided novelty in the line of varie- 

 gated ferns, worthy of favorable no- 

 tice, 



"The exhibit of Manton Bros., Eg- 

 linton, embraces some well gix>WTi 

 palms, ferns and caladiums particular- 

 ly. A very good all round collection. 



"The exhibit of J. Gammage & Sons, 

 London, embraces a line of commer- 

 cial plants, chiefly palms and ferns, 

 showing evidence of cultural skill. 

 Especially noteworthy is a batch of 

 Cyclamen giganteum and violets. 

 Pteris tremula Smithiana is scarce, 

 and we are well pleased to see it so 



The Cincinnati Florists' Float in the Civic and Industrial Parade, September 8. 



Gammage and Mr. Ewing withdrew 

 and Ottawa will be the place for the 

 next convention. 



The election of officers, which was 

 conducted with the utmost good feel- 

 ing and anxiety to put the best men 

 where they would do the most good, 

 resulted as follows: Mr, Wm. Gam- 

 mage, president; Mr, C. Scrim, first 

 vice-president; Mr. P. McKenna, sec- 

 ond vice-president; Mr. A. Ewing, sec- 

 retary; Mr, J. H. Dunlop, treasurer. 

 Executive committee: For one year, 

 H. Dale, G. Mills, C. Campbell; for 

 two years, T. Manton, F. Mitchell, H. 

 H, Groff; for three years, W. Muston, 

 O. Johnston, W. Bennett. 



Professor Fletcher, a government 

 'weed and bug man." as he called 

 himself, then gave an extempore lect- 

 iire on "The Diseases of Plants." 

 which was listened to with rapt atten- 

 tion. The professor had to stand a 

 fire of questions, and answered them 

 according to his experience. H-e in- 

 vited florists to submit their trouble.^ 

 in this line to Mm. 



The Trade Exhibit committee, con- 

 sisting of Messrs. Jos, Bennett, Walter 

 Mott and John Suckling, read their re- 

 port, as follows: 



"The exhibit of A. Gilchrist, Toronto 

 Junction, consisting of palms, flcus 

 and ferns of useful sizes, very clean 

 and well grown. Worthy of special 

 mention is Pteris cretica Gilchristi, of 

 dense habit, crested, a decided acqui- 

 sition to this species. Pteris tremula 

 eompacta cristata is more compact 



well represented in this exhibit. 

 I "J. A. Simmers exhtbits a highly 

 creditable display of florists' supplies, 

 mushroom spawn and French bulbs." 

 Many votes of thanks were unani- 

 mously passed and this most success- 

 ful convention was adjourned to resur- 

 rect with increased vigor at Ottawa 

 next year. 



The Exhibition. 



The cut flower exhibit at the exhibi- 

 I tion according to report, was smaller 

 and not so good as last year, owing to 

 I the dry weather. Sweet peas, which 

 \ in former years have been quite a fea- 

 ture, were almost entirely absent. I 

 much regret that I was unable, owing 

 to business and the convention, to take 

 notes when the exhibits were fresh. 

 When I did see it everything was 

 wilted, with the exception of the glad- 

 ioli, which were magnificent, and I 

 should think better than usual. The 

 cannas had been very fine, too, and 

 the three entries of water lilies were 

 also very good. 



The crowds attending the exhibition 

 this year beat all former years. One 

 was reminded of the World's Fair at 

 Chicago. The city had not sufficient 

 hotel or boarding house accommoda- 

 tion to take them all in, and many 

 who would have stayed over a day or 

 two were forced to return home the 

 same day. Americans came over by 

 thousands and were enthusiastic over 

 what they saw. 



Notes. 



Mr. Scrim took it all back. 



There is still one officer to represent 

 Hog-town. 



Walter Mott is a daisy, and an acqui- 

 sition to any convention, more espe- 

 cially to the feminine portion of it. 



Mr. J. H. Dunlop does not smoke, 

 dhew — in fact, he has no bad habits — 

 but he took great pleasure in handing 

 around the cigars, and the boys were 

 tempted and did smoke. 



Lunches at the expense of the poor 

 down-trodden taxpayer are especially 

 toothsome. 



Mr. A. H. Ewing, of Berlin, please. 



There were no bowling or shooting 

 contests. 



High Park will soon rival the Bo is 

 de Boulogne. 



Mr. H. McLean, of St. Thomas, the 

 late secretary, goes to Cuba. 



The final meeting of the convention 

 was held in John Chambers' commo- 

 dious potting shed, the only quiet 

 place on the exhibition grounds: but 

 what more suitable place could be 

 found? Everyone felt at home and the 

 meeting was accordingly enthusiastic 

 and essentially horticultural, floricul- 

 tural and Jaggsicultural. E. 



BUFFALO. 



Trade and Stock. 



We are not dead but sleeping. It is 

 almost a short decade, Mr. Editor, 

 since I had the opportunity to address 

 you, and now, sir, first for the very 

 prosaic news of the trade. 



Gladiolus have sold better than last 

 year, because other summer flowers 

 have ceased to exist. Sweet peas have 

 passed away long ago, succumbing to 

 the dry weather and departing to the 

 happy hunting grounds. Asters are in 

 good demand, because the majority of 

 them died in infancy, victims of the 

 new disease known as "Blytimus As- 

 terianum," Roses are improving in 

 quality: orders can now be filled satis- 

 factorily. Our new crop of carnations 

 is beginning to tell and glad we are of 

 it, for without the divine flower we 

 feel like a man whose wife has gone to 

 Europe. Growers are very busy just 

 now, and lifting carnations is one of 

 the most important of the jobs. We 

 find that many parts of this extensive 

 land have received frequent rains and 

 even our city, though dry, has been re- 

 membered at long intervals, but in 

 some of the suiTounding villages there 

 has been but one heavy shower since 

 the middle of May. No further re- 

 marks are needed; you can guess how 

 we feel. We found last week a Cana- 

 da thistle leaning over to a burdock 

 • and sighing. "How long, oh Lord, how 

 long!" 



The Canada Fair. 



We were honored with an invitation 

 to judge the plant exhibit at Canada's 

 great fair, and it is an honor. Your 

 able correspondent will tell you all 

 about the fair; I will merely say the 

 collections of plants were superb: bet- 



