August 21. 1902 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



387 



John Burton, Re-elected President Society of American Florists. 



November, 1897. In the same article 

 Kruger is stated to hare discovered au 

 artificial violet perfume in the iris root. 

 Whether the Lilium longiilorum and 

 its variety, Harrisii. can be grcfwn for 

 market purpcses in the state of Wash- 

 ington and state of Texas, as intelligent 

 correspondents seem to think, is still an 

 open question. With 6,159 intelligent 

 heads of commercial florists' establish- 

 ments scattered over the whole land, rep- 

 resenting, as they do, an investment of 

 $.50,708,671, urging them to vigilant 

 care for their best interests, it is not 

 to be doubted that a commercial home in 

 some of the various states and territories 

 ■will be found for tnose articles, so val- 

 uable in develoijing the esthetic soul cf 

 the American people. 



The discussion that will follow to-day, 

 and in the trade papers on this subject, 

 will soon ilissemicate all useful and in- 

 teresting information, and we will thus 

 add another wreath to the good old S. 

 A. F., which has, in my opinion, been 

 an important factor in improving our 

 profession. The following extract from 

 an advance sheet, kindly fiirnished by L. 

 G. Powers, Agricultural Division, Cen- 

 sus Office, shows the magnitude of the 

 commercial florist business: 



"The annual income from cut flowers 

 is estimated at $12,000,000 to $14,000,- 

 000. Upon tills basis the sale of roses 

 averages $6,000,000 annually, with an an- 

 nual productiou of 100,000,000. The vio- 

 let is third with sales of $750,000. and 

 an annual production of 75,000,000. The 



chrysanthemum sales equal $500,000, the 

 season for the sale of this flower being 

 .short. In another part of the report, it 

 is stated, the total product was $18,422,- 

 522, and the retail value would be at 

 least $30,000,000, since between the 

 grower and consumer there is sufiieienf 

 exjiense and waste to nearly double the 

 value." 



Prof. Massey was not present and the 

 subject assigned him was deferred. 



Written invitations for next year were 

 then read from Baltimore, Milwaukee, 

 Washington and Cincinnati, and variou.s 

 speakers urged reasons in favor of their 

 cities. Later Cincinnati withdrew from 

 the race and after a good deal of spirit- 

 ed speechmaking a ballot was taken re- 

 sulting in the selection of ililwaukee by 

 a large vote, that city receiving 140 bal- 

 lots, Baltimore 73 and Washington 24, a 

 total of 237 votes east which shows the 

 warm interest taken in the matter. 



■John Burton was unanimously nom- 

 inated for re-election as president. C. 

 C. Pollworth was the only nominee for 

 vice-president. For secretarj' W. J. 

 Stewart and E. A. Seidewitz were nom- 

 inated. Treasurer Beatty was renom- 

 inated and no other name was offered. 



On Wednesday evening there was a 

 large audience to listen to the interest- 

 ing lecture by Mr. Farquhar of Boston, 

 on foreign bulb and plant markets, 

 which was freely illustrated by stereop- 

 ticon views. 



In the bowling contest Philadelphia 

 practically sv.ept the board, or the alleys. 



They won the Detroit trophy, and this is 

 now their jiroperty, being the second time 

 they have won it. This was for the 

 greatest number of pins in any one game. 

 Iney also won the Lord & Burnham cup, 

 and as this is their second winning tne 

 cup is now theirs. They won the Hitch- 

 ings cup also, but tliis is their first win- 

 ning of this cup. The Halliday gold 

 medal for highest aggregate individual 

 score in three games was won by B. 

 Starkey, Philadelphia, with a total of 

 494. The Bayersdorfer gold medal for 

 secon<l highest aggregate indiridual 

 score in three games was won by E. Hal- 

 liday with a total of 475. The prize for 

 the third highest went to Geo. Moss of 

 Philadelphia on a total of 467. The 

 Stewart prize for greatest number of 

 strikes in three games went to Geo. 

 Moss, who made 12. The prize for the 

 greatest number of spares went to W. 

 Robertson, of Philadelphia, who made 15. 

 The scores in detail follow : 



PHILADELPHIA. 



1st. 2d. 3d. 



(Jeo. Moss i:i« 1G3 16S 



Geo. Anderson 114 105 134 



B. .Starkey 15 P 165 179 



Geo. Wat.son US 172 12S 



W. Robertson H« 163 126 



Robt. Kift 1-15 115 12S 



Totals S:U S83 863 



Grand total 2580 



CHICAGO. 



1st. 2d. 3d. 



J.S.Wilson 129 163 146 



E. F. Winterson 142 111 142 



Jas. Hartshorne 147 143 130 



E. Enders 116 175 110 



C. W. McKellar 1S2 144 134 



C. A. Samuelson 75 97 122 



Totals 791 S33 784 



Grand total '. ... 240S 



NEW YORK. 



1st. 2d. 3d. 



Tlu^o. Lang 1.33 146 158 



P. OMara 115 103 115 



P. Traendl.T 136 166 161 



W. U. Siebrerht 159 105 107 



.T. A. Shaw IWI 146 110 



J. Thcilnian 99 130 139 



Totals 742 796 790 



Grand total 232.S 



IJALTIMORE. 



1st. 2d. 3d. 



U. llallida.v 131 ISS 156 



H Welsh l.!4 107 100 



H. lyehr 124 125 155 



I. H. Moss 126 142 17C 



T. Patterson 116 loS 107 



J. Perry S7 91 92 



Totals 71.<! Sll 7S6 



Grand total 2'!15 



DETROIT. 



Isl. 2d. 3d. 



P. Hrcillnev.r 1K2 147 125 



J. llunii 126 92 133 



.7. K. Sullivan 144 140 118 



.1. Taylor )52 142 111 



W. Dilger 117 120 124 



II. Balsley lUS 122 104 



Totals son 763 715 



Grand total 2287 



In the indiodual contest played on the 

 Battery Park alleys, two games were 

 roUed by each contestant. In the class 

 for those over 55 years old, George Mc- 

 Clure, of Buffalo, won the Watson goiu 

 medal with a total of 271. In the class 

 for those from 25 to 55 years old, J. W. 

 Kodgers, of Cincinnati, won the Bayers- 

 dorfer medal with a total of 251. In the 

 class for those under 25 years, W. K. 

 Gibson, of Philadelphia, won the Berko- 

 Avitz medal with a total of 173. W. K. 

 Harris, of Philadelphia, won the conso- 

 lation prize for the highest score not 

 winning a prize, )us total being 262. The 

 prize was a set of silver-mounted brushes.' 

 The scores follow : 



