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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



Makch 3, 190-4. 



Late arrivals were good blooms of 

 Prosperity and Enchantress from the Park 

 Floral Co., Denver; a nice collection of 

 orchids from Lager & Hurrell and some 

 sample begonias from Clueas & Bodding- 

 ton Co. 



Meeting Place and Officers. 



Secretary Horr read an invitation 

 from the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society to meet in Boston in 1905, also 

 one from the Chicago Florists' Club on 

 behalf of Chicago. Mr. Peirce, of 

 Waltham, spoke enthusiastically for 

 Boston, but it developed that the Boston 

 growers prefer the meeting in 1906, and 

 William Gammagc said that Canada 

 wants it that year also. On motion of 

 E. G. Gillett, Chicago vpas chosen for 

 1905. 



The City Hall is emblazoned w-ith a 

 great electric sign, ' ' Welcome American 

 Carnation Society. ' ' 



Fred Corner lost his overcoat, but the 

 watches were safe. 



C. W. Skinner was on liand to show 

 the growers how to save the stock in the 

 field. 



Some people saw evidences that the 

 high feeding policy is apt to give a fine 

 crop of blasted hopes. 



One man brought good stock in a 

 trunk. Partridge had a double header 

 in his vase of Enchantress. Who was 

 it said Adonis wouldn't do? 



Wm. Murphy and the Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co. have secured joint control of 

 Witterstaettcr's good scarlet, the Car- 

 dinal. 



Wednesday was an ideal sjiring day. 



Carnation Daheim. — Pierscn. 



There was but one nomination for 

 president, James Hartshorne, of Joliet, 

 being named by E. G. Gillett, seconded 

 by Eugene Dailledouze. For vice-presi- 

 dent Peter Keinberg and William Gam- 

 mage were named. Secretary Herr and 

 Treasurer Dorner were, of course, named 

 again. The following directors were 

 placed in nomination: For one year, 

 William Weber; for two years, Eugene 

 Dailledouze; for three years, E. G. Gil- 

 lett; for four years, J. S. Wilson; for 

 five years, J. F." Wilcox and C. W. Ward. 



Vajious Items. 



In judging the vases of one hundred 

 <lark pink blooms Messrs. Holznagle, 

 Bayer and Hartje thought Hartshorne 's 

 Lawsons the best of six exhibits, but 

 when Messrs. Budd, TJlrich and Cushman 

 had narrowed the sweepstakes down to 

 the Lawsons they gave the blue ribbon 

 to a vase the other gentlemen had re- 

 jected, that of Ba?sett & Washburn. 



C. W. Ward arrived with a broken lit- 

 tle finger, the result of a fall on the ice. 



Thursday the blizzard blew. 



At no previous exhibition has there 

 been so much sleepiness in the exhibits 

 on the second day. 



Thursday's Session. 



Thursday's session the first business 

 was the election of officers. For vice- 

 president, Peter Keinberg received twen- 

 ty-five votes and Mr. Gammage twenty- 

 seven. Mr. Ward withdrew as candidate 

 for director and all other oiBcers nomi- 

 nated were elected unanimously. 



William Scott was presented to read 

 his paper on "Exhibiting Carnations,'' 

 which appears in full in another col- 

 umn. H. M. Altick opened the discus- 

 sion, supporting Mr. Scott's ideas. Mr. 

 Rudd took issue with the recommenda- 

 tions on the basis that the society's test 

 can never be wholly practical and suc- 

 cessful. Mr, Ward agreed with Mr. 

 Eudd and related some experiences of 

 the seedling raiser. Jlr. Valentine spoke 

 for a test under average condition, but 

 could see no hope of securing it. Mr. 



Peirce proved to be the laugh-provoker 

 of the society in his defense of the men 

 whose flowers went to sleep. Mr. Baur 

 and Mr. Hill spoke of the danger in, 

 and impracticability of, the test recom- 

 mended by Mr. Scott, 



E. H. Cushman reported for the com- 

 mittee on the president 's address ; that 

 part of the recommendations relating to 

 a class for pot plants was adopted. 



Mr. AVard introduced the subject of 

 convention date. It developed that the 

 late date tried this year was unpopular 

 for many reasons. Discussion showed 

 that the last Wednesday in January was 

 favored. The matter was left in the 

 hands of the directors. 



Mr. Budd brought up the matter of 

 judges and recommended that three be 

 elected, and one each year hereafter. A 

 committee nominated nine candidates. 

 The election resulted in the choice of 

 W, N. Eudd for three years. Wm. Scott 

 for two years, and Wm. Nicholson for 

 one year. Of 53 votes cast Eudd had 40. 



J. A. Valentine, Eugene Dailledouze 

 and E. G. Hill were appointed a com- 

 mittee on affiliation with the Bose So- 

 ciety. Wm. Scott, Wm. Weber and A. 

 F. J. Baur were appointed a committee 

 on final resolutions and reported at the 

 banquet. May 1 was adopteel as the 

 date upon which the newly electeel offi- 

 cers assume their duties. 



The society then adjourned. 



The Banquet. 



Thursday evening the Detroit Florists' 

 Club banqueted the visitors at Harmonia 

 Hall. Eobt. Flowerday presided. Those 

 who responded to toasts were E. G. Hill, 

 Wm. Scott, H. M. Altick, Alex. Wallace, 

 Lewis XJlrich, Wm. Gammage. W. J. 

 Stewart, W. N. Eudd, G. A. Eackham, 

 Philip Breitmever and others. 



For Friday. 



Breitmeyer's Sons have provided a spe- 

 cial train to take the society to Mt. Clem- 

 ens on Friday morning, where they will 

 be entertained with the well-known hos- 

 pitality of the firm. There will be a 

 large party, as all wish to see La Detroit 

 growing. It is stated that the bookings 

 are large on stock to be sent out April 1. 



EXHIBITING CARNATIONS 



On Lines Similar to Those of the American 

 Chrysanthemum Society. 



By William S(-0tt, of Buff.\lo. 



Since the time that I was asked, or 

 may be volunteered, to read a paper be- 

 fore this meeting, some change of the 

 subject has been made and, as those 

 changes were made without my consent, 

 it gives me the privilege to waneler a 

 little from the text. If I can bring 

 about by any thought or suggestion the 

 increased usefulness of the American Car- 

 nation Society, the title of my remarks 

 is of little consequence. 



Our society was formed and exists not 

 alone fof the benefit of, or usefulness 

 to, those who have new varieties to dis- 

 seminate, but for every member who 

 grows carnations. Whether large or 

 small growers, they look to this society 

 for its stamp of approval as a guide be- 

 fore investing in any new varieties. 

 Don 't think, yon gentlemen who are so 

 wonderfully improving every desirable at- 

 tribute of the carnation, that the writer 

 thinks for a moment that you are get- 

 ting any more glory and profit out of 

 the society than you deserve. You are 



