AUGUST 17, 1899. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



277 



ance; no member to have over one 

 share. The profits of the business to 

 be divided in the following manner: 

 50 per cent to be paid to the purchas- 

 ers, or customers; 51 per cent of the 

 remaining 50 per cent to the society, 

 and the balance (49 per cent) to the 

 holders of the common stock other 

 than the society. 



Of course, it will require capital to 

 start the business properly, to insure 

 its success, and if it cannot be ob- 

 tained immediately upon the common 

 stock, we would suggest that the more 

 active members of the society sub- 

 scribe to a sufficient amount at once 

 to make up the $12,000, for which they 

 shall have issued to them preferred 

 stock drawing interest at the rate of 

 6 per cent per annum, cumulative. The 

 common stock holders reserving the 

 right to cancel the preferred stock at 

 any time upon the payment of princi- 

 pal and interest. Thus, the common 

 stock holders will have not only the 

 profit upon their stock, but also a 

 profit upon their purchases, and at the 

 same time enabling them to buy at a 

 less rate than elsewhere on account 

 of the large volume of business which 

 would come to the department, and 

 from the great expense saved in ob- 

 taining the business; the business to 

 be carried upon a cash basis, either by 

 prepayment of cash when sending the 

 order, or by cash draft, with bill of 

 lading attached, drawn upon the pur- 

 chaser; this department to transact 

 business not only with the members of 

 the society, but with those who are not 

 members. Only members of the so- 

 ciety and the society itself holding 

 common stock of the co-operative de- 

 partment of purchase shall participate 

 in the profits of their purchases. An 

 accounting of the business shall be 

 made at the end of every six months, 

 and the profits then declared and paid. 



We wish it understood that we have 

 discovered no new law or principle, 

 and only wish to urge the society in 

 carrying out what has already been at- 

 tempted and found to be successful. 



THE TRADE EXHIBIT. 



This exhibit had an excellent hall 

 this year, and the display was compre- 

 hensive and instructive. 



H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, had as 

 usual a large collection of palms, ferns 

 and other trade decorative plants, and 

 a tank of aquatic flowers that was 

 most interesting. They also displayed 

 the Van Reyper glazing points and 

 plant tubs. 



John C. Moninger Co., Chicago, had 

 a large model showing various styles 

 of greenhouse construction, all of cy- 

 press. 



E. H. Hunt, Chicago, had a fine dis- 

 play of florists' ribbons and wheat 

 sheaves of fine quality. 



Ellis fe Pollworth, Milwaukee, dis- 

 played a large collection of trade 

 palms, and all sizes of their cut flower 

 boxes. 



The Evans Challenge ventilating ap- 

 paratus was represented by a large 



working model that worked as smooth- 

 ly as ever. 



The Lockland Lumber Co., Lock- 

 land, O., displayed sections of their 

 well known sash bars and other con- 

 struction material. They also supplied 

 delegates with canes made from a cy- 

 press bar, a section of the bar being 

 left near the head. 



The Flower City Plant Food Co., 

 Rochester, N. Y., had a very pretty 

 display of the small packages of Walk- 

 er's Excelsior Plant Food, the litho- 

 graphed labels on the packages giving 

 opportunity for effective display. These 

 packages should make very attractive 

 shelf goods. 



Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Phila- 

 delphia, had a fine collection of trade 

 palms and other decorative plants, all 

 of extra fine quality. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit. N. J., 

 made a beautiful display of orchid 

 plants in bloom, mainly Cattleyas, that 

 attracted universal attention. 



H. F. Michell, Philadelphia, had a 

 general line of bulbs, implements, Ja- 

 doo, etc. 



W. C. Krick, Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 showed a collection of his immortelle 

 letters and designs. Also his pot 

 hanger and something new in the way 

 of a plant stand which can be folded up 

 in very compact form for convenience 

 in carrying. 



The Florists' Supply Co., No. Tona- 

 wanda, N. Y., had on exhibition one of 

 their soil crushers. It is unquestion- 

 ably a very useful implement. 



S. Taplin, Detroit, exhibited a model 

 of his double slack burning boiler and 

 some slack and clay mixed ready for 

 use as fuel. 



J. E. Yeats, Champaign, 111., had a 

 temperature alarm apparatus that 

 promises to be a useful addition to the 

 florists' safeguards against neglect of 

 the fires. 



Not a greenfly was to be met on any 

 of the plants in the hall, for in a com- 

 manding position stood a pile of vari- 

 ous sized packages of Nikoteen. 



C. H. Joosten, New York, displayed 

 bulbs and palm seeds. 



Hitchings & Co., New York, had on 

 exhibition one of their large green- 

 house heaters. 



J. A. Kramer, Cedar Rapids, la., ex- 

 hibited a model of an all iron pipe 

 greenhouse frame that was very inter- 

 esting. 



Siebrecht & Son, New York, had a 

 large display of palms and other deco- 

 rative plants. 



J. M. Gasser, Cleveland, O., showed 

 his zinc joints for butting glass, and 

 blooms of his new pink carnation Mer- 

 rimac. 



Harry Papworth. New Orleans, had a 

 group of large palms and other deco- 

 rative plants, and he was warmly con- 

 gratulated on bringing such a fine ex- 

 hibit such a long distance. 



D. B. Long, Buffalo, made his usual 

 exhibit of photographs of floral de- 

 signs and advertising novelties for 

 florists, having something new this 

 year in the way of record sheets and 

 books in which the grower may keep 



accurate account of his cut of flowers 

 from day to day. 



The Detroit Flower Pot Mfy. had on 

 lisplay a line of "those red pots," and 

 also samples of the new bottomless 

 violet pots with growing plants in 

 same. 



L. B. Brague, Hinsdale, Mass., dis- 

 played samples of his well known 

 cut hardy ferns, evergreen trees and 

 sphagnum moss. 



S. P. Conkling, Detroit, exhibited 

 pipes and fittings and steam pipe cov- 

 erings. 



The Lehman Wagon Heater was dis- 

 played in various styles by Mr. J. W. 

 Erringer, Chicago, the western sales 

 agent. One of the heaters, "in action'- 1 

 excited considerable interest. 



Several new refrigerators were 

 shown. 



Peter Crowe, Utica, N. Y., displayed 

 a vase of fronds of "The best adian- 

 tum for cutting." 



Partly completed copies of The Flor- 

 ists' Manual, by William Scott, were 

 shown by the Florists' Publishing Co. 



Geo. Wittbold, Chicago, made a dis- 

 play of palms, ferns and decorative 

 plants. 



A. Herrmann, New York, showed 

 samples of his metal floral designs. 



A. Fuchs, Chicago, displayed palms 

 and other decorative plants, and W. J. 

 Hesser, Plattsmouth, Neb., also had a 

 small display of same. 



Bobbink & Atkins displayed a line of 

 seasonable bulbs. 



A. Hupprich, Detroit, exhibited sam- 

 ples of flower pots, as did also the 

 Ionia Pottery Co., Ionia, Mich. 



J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, had a 

 display of fine trade specimens of Adi- 

 antum Farleyense and Pandanus 

 Veitchii. 



Geo. A. Rackham, Detroit, showed 

 some fine cyclamens, ferns and a plant 

 of Cattleya Hardyana in good bloom. 



Clucas & Boddington, New York, 

 showed a full line of bulbs. 



J. B. Moorhead, Moorhead, Tex., 

 sent some specimens of curious cacti 

 and resurrection plants. 



C. Eisele, Philadelphia, showed 

 blooms of his seedling carnation, Vul- 

 can, from open ground. 



E. H. Michel, St. Louis, displayed a 

 collection of ferns. 



The only certificate awarded by the 

 judges was to the Detroit Flower Pot 

 Manufactory for their new bottomless 

 pot. 



The adiantum shown by Peter Crowe, 

 Utica, N. Y., was highly recommended 

 as suitable for cut fronds. 



We missed the usual display of M. 

 Rice & Co., of Philadelphia, from the 

 trade exhibit at Detroit, but Mr. Rice 

 himself was on deck as usual. He says 

 they were too busy moving their large 

 stock to their handsome new building 

 to prepare a suitable display, but that 

 they will be stronger than ever next 

 year. 



There were other displays, and not 

 the least interesting were the groups 

 of decorative plants placed in advan- 

 tageous positions near the convention 

 hall. 



