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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



and fhe Midway at tract ions. VViiitoison, 

 Asmus, HtUhilV. rolhvnrdi and their as- 

 sociates, l)C tli(\ ill ii|Ki-f or astir, de- 

 serve the g■r^■;U^■^t nc'dil for their ef- 

 forts to make lliis ciiiiv.iition memor- 

 able. Theirs is the spiiil that made Chi- 

 cago what it is, and iK'hiiid tlieir noise 

 there are liearis of goculnoss and ex- 

 haustlcss pusli which arc destined to be 

 of the utmost value to American llori- 

 oulturc. J- 1- DONI.AN. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL 

 ASSOCIATION CONVENTION. 



['tiMi; 



chbscli iind officers 



rts to 



Society 111'. -I "t III.' . IT. Ill I 



niako^cvcry one feel iiuitc at home. 



Another good feature of the convention 

 was that there was a good deal more 

 discussion in session than on former 

 occasions; quiet, inquiring discussions, 

 that brinf; out just the points necessary 

 to tlie proper understanding of the sub- 

 ject in hand. The only thing to be re- 

 gretted was the comparatively small 

 number who thought it their duty to the 

 profession to attend. Those who did at- 

 tend will. 1 aiii >iiH. iiltend again and 

 IniiiLj ..iliii- vMili III. III. When once the 

 prut. --1.. 11 liii.l- ..111 Hi.' good that is be- 

 ing .iml ran In- .u i ..mitlislicd by the asso- 

 ciation, tlic traveling expenses, of which 

 one hears so much now, will appear to be 

 a trifle compared with the benefit ob- 

 tained. A considerable number of new 

 inembers from parts hitherto unrepre- 

 sented were on hand, which is a good 

 omen for fiiturr coiiventions. 



At the tii-i t..iiii.il .-i--iou the conven- 

 il\ Hilcomed by the 

 11,1- Alanton gracefully 

 i-id.iit, Mr. J. H, Dun- 

 oqncut address, which 

 d on the table and left 



bu 



tion was h. 

 mayor, Mr. 

 replying. J li 

 lop, made ai 

 was as usual 

 there. The secretary reported and want- 

 fil ti, ..ivi. nil III- V'h til a lietter man, 

 ..,\. L.....II, kiii.llv sc.iils that 

 „.,i,|,l n..i li.ai ..1 il and gave 

 liini a I... nil- in -|.it.' ..I lii^- plotr>t.s. The 

 tifa>m.i I. I I I'll cveiytliing lovely and 



iv .J I l.al: ■ it the bank. 



.\i th.' .\. iiiiiu' session, which was an 

 open uiK', 1)1. isithune lectured most in- 

 terestingiv and iii-l i n. I ivrly ..u "those 

 horrid little Ikhc-." i la 111-..1-. and Mr. 

 W. J. Lawrence, ut Miiinn.. mear To- 

 ronto), expatiated on ilie advancement 

 of horticulture, to the enjoyment of all 

 present. Some of the boys, however, 

 thought that however much the cut- 

 flower trade had advanced, there was not 

 much to be said about the plant trade 

 in that connection. 



On Tuesday morning the local eominit- 

 tee treated the company to a ear ride 

 around the city and out to "Spring- 

 bank," a city park of most desirable 

 paiis all.. Ill Novell miles out, where an 

 app.ti/ini: liiii.li was spread on the bal- 

 cony ..I 111.' 1.11^0 pavilion. The lunch 

 wa-; s,,i.ii .1. nnilished, when speeches and 

 sonos were indulged in. The trolley ear 

 had" been ].iofusely ond tastefully deco- 

 rated with flowers and maple boughs. 



At the afternoon and evening sessions 

 1 he papers were read and discussed, ques- 

 t ions were asked and answered, the place 



for n.. 

 elected. 



On Wednesday live or si.\ of the boys 

 dejwrteii for the S. A. F. convention and 

 the ran-.Vmericnn. They have not been 

 heard of to the date of this writing and 

 great anxiety is felt amongst their 

 friends as to whether thev have 'been 

 able to resist the wiles of the «irens of 

 the Jli.hvay. Iiii. lii.wvrr. as .Mr. .Ii.jin- 

 ston, lit Kiii^;>l..n, \\.i- .liaj.ria.niiiL: the 

 party, llicy Irc-I siiii- llial a man -.1 ex- 

 perienced in such shows will not allow 

 his trusting brother florists to be led 

 astray. 



I shonld not foraet to mention that 

 Ihe members pai.l a v i-it 1.. .\li. W illiam 



and the quantity ut .^liA-k tontained 

 therein. Mr. Gammage is in the throes 

 of building four or five large, new, up- 

 to-date houses, which, when in opera- 

 tion, will .nal.l.. him lo k.cp up with his 

 greatlv in. 1 ..,-1111; l.iiMiir-. 



Mr. K1..I Di.k-- |.la.,. l...ndon South, 

 was alsi. \i>.ili..l: il i- ilev.ited almost 

 exclusively to carnations. Some had 

 been planted in the houses, the rest were 

 still in the field; all were looking the 

 picture of health and strength. Mr. 

 Dicks does not believe in indiscriminate 

 early planting, but plants those sorts 

 early which he has found by experience 

 do better for it. Eldorado is one sort 

 that grows to perfection with him and 

 without a speck of rust. 



Hamilton, "the ambitious city" at the 

 western point of Lake Ontario, the city 

 with a mountain, will be the place of 

 meeting next year. 



The oflicers elected for 1902 are as 

 follows: President, Joseph Bennett, 

 Montreal; first vice-president, C. Vveb- 

 ster, Hamilton: second vice-president, G. 

 Robinson, Montreal; treasurer, H. Sim- 

 mers, Toronto; secretary, A. H. Ewing, 

 Berlin. Executive committee, three 

 years : W. J. Lawrence, Mimico : W. 

 Muston, Toronto; O. Johnston, Kings- 

 ton; for two years, in place of G. Rob- 

 inson, elected second vice-president, 

 Thomas Manton, Eglinton. 



Secretary's Report. 



I beg to report that the present num- 

 ber of paid-up member-. ..n I In l.....ks of 

 the association is a . ..n-i.l. lal.l.' in- 

 crease over the year l)ii..i. . Ii mn-t be 

 acknowledged, however, (hat. the increase 

 is chiefly due to the large number of 

 horticulturists in Montreal who took a 

 deep interest in the proceedings of the 

 convention. No doubt the attendance 

 from the western end of this province 

 would have been much larger but for 

 the great expense of traveling such a 

 long distance, and tlii< r\|i(ii-. il.iii i- 

 the great difficulty wlii. Ii iln- a--... laii. n 

 has to contend with. Tli.' .A.iuin. •..m 

 mittee ought certainly 1.. m..!. -.>. m 

 January or February. Iml a> iN inrin 

 bers are scattered all ..\.i (In- ...iiiiii\. 

 it is next to an impos-il.ilily to aiian-.. 

 a meeting in aiiv j.la. .' '.\ In 1 1' it would be 

 possible for all |.. a 11. ml. The delegates 

 to this eonvciiii..n n.. 1..1 Innate in be- 

 ing able to obtain lai.'^ i.duced to the 

 minimum, which will :illo\v many to at- 

 tend who would otherwise not be able to 

 stand the expense, and I have no doubt 

 but that there will be a still further in- 

 crease in the number of members for 

 the secretai-y to report at our next meet- 

 ing. 



I think when florists once learn the 

 sood thev set from attending these meet- 



ings the e\|>ense bugbear \\ill not be SO 



pniiiiiiiint. TInv uill fiini lluiL it pays 



tllelii 1.. all. 11. 1 111.-.' .. ii\. lili..lis. to as- 

 sisl I Im' a--.', nil. I. .11 . ii ..iil\ \,y their 

 pre-riiiri |.. Inn.- a lia.i.- . Tga nidation 

 worthy of their profession, that will use 

 all means to bring their business more 

 and more before the public. In these 

 days of organizations, combines and 

 trusts it is the duty of every florist in 

 the coimtry to assist by every means in 

 his power his own I ladi' organization. 

 Don'l sit ill \.iii |...iiiii- -lull and say, 

 "Oil, llial llim.^ I- I Nil l.v a .-Iniuc." The 

 "cli.|ii." I -..iih- ..ii.- Il I- 1.. mil llic show) 

 wants yi'ii ami '..111 Inip ami you want 

 to be in it. (Inly one "clique" is wanted, 

 and that is the whole trade. 



I tru.st I have not usurped the prerog- 

 ative of the president by saying these 

 few words. I am sorr.y to say we have 

 no Canadian tr:ide paper now in which 

 to let off any superabundant eloquence 

 whi.-li imn iia|i|.iii tu accumulate. 1 

 tin. I 11 ,1 -.11.111- Inss and I hope the 

 tiiii.' i- 11. .1 lai .li^tant when another al- 

 ti'iupt, will I.I- made on a more perma- 

 nent basis. Our trade in this countr.v 

 certainly ought to be able to support a 

 paper and I firmly believe that it is. 



In conclusion, I would strongly advise 

 the association to try a change of sec- 

 retary as a means of advancement; a 

 struggling country florist has not the 

 time to devote to the work that is nec- 

 essary, however much he likes it. A 

 yoimg man who has some time to give, 

 who has ambit inns to see our business 

 take its |ii<.|i.i place in the procession, 

 wciul.l I..- Ii.it. 1 able (though not more 

 williii;;. |i.ilia|.-i to lift the association 

 out of old rut-, and carry it along to the 

 it deserves. A. H, EwiNO. 



HOW CAN THE RELATION BE- 

 TWEEN GROWER AND RE- 

 TAILER BE IMPROVED. 



[COXTISIEO FHOM ISSUE OF .^UCIJST 8.] 



If we are to improve our own relation- 

 ship so as to bind ourselves in a bond of 

 lasting unity it appears then that we 

 should feel around for a radical change in 

 the present methods of marketing our 

 produce before hastily advancing or pass- 

 ing judgment on any of the systems pro- 

 pounded for that improvement; we must 

 carefully weigh all the why and where- 

 fores. The steps forward must be firm and 

 sure; we must not allow ourselves to em- 

 bark mi II. \v methods without the uni- 

 vi-i-al a--i-i I II. .- .if all growers and re- 

 tail, i- .111 .1 with the floral trade: 



clian..- iiiii-i I.. I. 'ft nut of the question. 



\V1 



Of 



;.all\- iiii|.i -.\ iirj ..iir ways for the dis- 



|...~al ..t -J I-. .1 i I...I- ami thoroughly re- 



lialilr sy-i.ni 1..1 |ila>iiig on the market 

 the stock in trade of a cut-flower grower. 

 The source of distribution, to my mind, 

 should take the form of a commission 

 house or go-bet ween, a place where the 

 stock in tra.l.- nt I In- i;rower could be 

 placed in tin- haml, ..f a person or per- 

 sons in a Ih'IIi'i |...~iii.iii to know the dif- 

 ferent classco into which the stock should 

 be "divided; they would naturall,y know 

 the proper value of the stock intrusted 

 to their care, and, always provided they 

 be perfectly upright and honorable men, 

 would. I ain sure, prove that such a sys- 



