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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



485 



F. R. Pierson Co.'s Exhibit ot N^phrolepis Piersoni at the Milwaukee Convention. 



ton, was adopted on motion of P. 

 O 'Mara. It is as follows : 



Article VI. A registration linok shall be kept 



other plant 



distribution 



Prof. L. C. Corbett, of the Departmenl 

 of Agriculture, told of the efforts madi 

 by him to collect accurate data «s to the 

 area of glass in the greenhouses of the 

 United States and the meager success of 

 an endeavor to keep track of the increase 

 in glass and the areas devoted to special 

 crops. He asked the co-operation of the 

 society in his work, arguing that the in- 

 formation would be of large value to the 

 whole trade. On motion of George C. 

 Watson the president was given power to 

 appoint a committee of three to assist 

 Prof. Corbett. 



The exhibitors put themselves on rec- 

 ord in thanks to F. H. Holton for his 

 efficiency and courtesy in the manage- 

 ment of the trades display and later 

 they presented him with a little token 

 in further evidence of their appreciation. 



In the five-minute talks which fol- 

 lowed L. H. Foster, of Dorchester, 

 Mass., spoke for the parcels post. He 

 urged that the society take action in 

 support of the movement, which he'be- 

 lieves of incalculable importance to all 

 of us and on motion of Mr. Watson the 

 Postal Progress League was given the 

 society's indorsement, upon which E. G. 

 Hill moved the appropriation of a sum 

 of money to enable the society to join 

 in the movement. 



The opening of the question box 

 brought up several pertinent topics, 



principal i g which was the matter 



ut' establishing a standard grade for 

 plants and other stock, along the lines 

 "f tin- establishment some years ago of 

 standard sizes for pots. It was rec- 

 ognized as a difficult proposition but 

 after seme debate a motion, offered by 

 Hugh Wood, of Chicago, prevailed, in- 

 structing the president to appoint a 



■ mittee of five to see what can be 



done to fix a uniform grade for plants. 

 K. II. I'ushmau moved to add to this 

 ■ ut Bowers and bulbs, and this motion 



< of election reported the 

 the result of the ballot for 



Jno. I'. Cowell, Buffalo, 52. 



.1.1... T. Temple, Davenport, 24. 



Before Mr. Esler could announce the 

 unanimous election of Vice-President 

 J. J. Beneke, Secretary Wm. J. Stewart 

 anil Treasurer H. B. Beatty the friends 

 of the successful candidate came march- 

 ing in with the popular Detroiter on 

 their shoulders and the boys let loose 

 their voices in glad acclaim. When the 

 uproar was stilled and Mr. Breitmeyer 

 had sufficiently recovered bis breath be 

 thanked his friends for their hearty sup- 

 port and pledged his best efforts to the 

 society as an evidence of his apprecia- 

 tion of the honor conferred upon him. 



Thursday afternoon was devoted to- 

 the shooting tournament and the 



session of the convention came that 

 evening when final resolutions were 

 adopted and W. E. Beattie, of Washing- 

 ton, read his paper on ' ' Substitutes fnr 

 Coal," illustrating his remarks with 

 stereopticon views of the coal and oil 

 fields and drawings showing apparatus 

 for burning petroleum. Mr. Peattie was 

 followed by J. D. Carmody, who dis- 

 cussed one side of the florists ' business 

 in a humorous way. 



Tbe Trade Exhibition. 



A detailed description of the trade 



exhibits, smii as would be necessary to 



do justice tn the subjei-t, would fill many 



the eighty-three exhibitors ard each one 

 deserves much credit for his display: 



Herendeen Mfg. Co., Geneva, N. Y., 

 and Riemer & Kadmer, Milwaukee, Fur- 

 man boilers. 



Lord & Burnham Co., Irvington-on- 

 Hudson, N. Y., round and sectional boil- 

 ers and a model of greenhouse construc- 

 tion. 



Kroeschcll Bros. Co., Chicago, boiler. 



Chadborn Manufacturing Co., New- 

 burg, X V., automatic ventilator. 



J. A. Evans, Richmond, Ind., ventilat- 

 ing apparatus. 



Dillon Mfg. Co., Bloomsburg, Pa., sec- 

 tion of greenhouse roof and concrete 

 gutter. 



A. Dietsch & Co., Chicago, model of 

 greenhouse construction. 



John C. Moninger Co., Chicago, model 

 of greenhouse construction. 



Geo. M. Garland, Des Plaines, HI., 

 iron gutter. 



Foley Mfg. Co., Chicago, model of 

 greenhouse construction, iron gutter and 

 ventilator lifter. 



I. N. Kramer & Sons, Cedar Rapids, 

 la., metal gutter and iron frame green- 

 house. 



Leopold Koropp, Chicago, pot hanpr™ 



H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, seeds 

 and glazing points. 



A. Klokner. Milwaukee, vase holder. 



C. E. Finley, Joliet, 111., pot washer 

 and Thisteline. 



