The Weekly Florists' Review, 



1025 



Arthur Herrington, President Chrysanthemum Society of America. 



(Re-elected for a fourth term at New York, November 11. 11103.) 



to the fact that stock at that season can 

 by a night or two at an increased tem- 

 perature be so reduced in vitality that 

 the future crop may be endangered. 



Crops which require a little pushing 

 should have a gentle stimulant in the 

 form of liquid manure, with a little ni- 

 trate of potash added, and this must be, 

 to begin with, about half the usual 

 Strength. If the weather is bright an 

 increase of 5 or 6 degrees during the 

 daj is more preferable to raising the 

 night temperature. 



. Since my connection with The Review 

 I have noted that about three weeks 

 after holiday time letters began to pour 

 in about trouble with stock. They are 

 mostly in the same vein, stock having 

 been good or fair up till that season, 



tained h\ ■losing the \entilatnrs tight. 

 Imt li\ turning on more pipes, as this 

 is the most frequent cause of these 

 conditions just described. 



A carefully apportioned supply of 

 manure water will now have a beneficial 

 effect, but great care must be exercised 



is dry, nor to apply it when the bench 

 is too wet. as any approach to saturation 

 will cause a decided cheek to root action. 



•Select bright, sunny days for this opera- 

 tion and the plants will show by their 

 increased vigor crispness of foliage and 

 wiriness of stem how much they appreci- 

 ate your intelligent care. Eibes. 



THE C. S. A. MEETING. 



There was a large and enthusiastic 

 business meeting of the Chrysanthemum 

 Societj of America on Wednesday after- 

 noon. Arthur Herrington was re- 

 elected to the presidency for the third 

 time. Elmer D. Smith was elected vice- 

 president, and Secretary F. H. Lemon 

 and Treasurer J. N. May were re- 

 elected. Professor George E. Stone lec- 

 tured on ' ' The Diseases of the Chry- 

 santhemum. " In the evening a banquet 

 was tendered to Mr. Herrington. 



PRESIDENT HERRINGTON'S 

 ADDRESS. 



The following is the address of Presi- 

 dent A. Herrington, read at the C. S. A. 

 meeting in New York Wednesday after- 

 noon, November 11: 



A year ago, in Chicago, in first con- 

 vention assembled, we reviewed tin- 

 past so far as it pertained to the work 

 of the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica from its inception, took a eareful 

 survey of our position as a national so- 

 ciety and imbued with enthusiasm by 

 the support accorded that meeting, re- 

 solved that its annual fixity was from 

 henceforth an assured fact. 



\ desire long cherished in the minds 

 of many had at last been consummated, 



and the consummation was justified by 

 the results attained, as shown then in 

 the general interest manifested in the 



In all undertakings diligence in the 

 advocacy of aim and object is usually a 

 stepping stone to recognition, and a 

 well-directed effort to give a larger na- 

 tional significance to the work of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society has already met 

 with such marked encouragement and 

 responsive support as to justify the be- 

 lie! that there is a bright and useful 

 future assured the society. 



The general interest in the chrysan- 

 themum is well sustained, and there is 

 no apparent reason for any abatement 

 thereof in a flower of such inherent. 

 variability. If "variety is the spice of 

 life," how richly endowed with this 

 particular trait is the life and history 

 and the unknown future development 

 oi tin (lower for which we stand as 

 sponsors, endeavoring to obtain for it a 

 larger measure of popularity, exceeding 

 even that which it receives today. 



Coincident with this, in fact a neces- 

 sity toward its attainments, is the or- 

 ganized effort for which the society ex- 

 ists, and dealing with a subject so com- 

 prehensive, so rich in latent charm, it 

 behooves us to rise equal to the exigen- 

 cies of our day, to pursue our aims dili- 

 gently and thoroughly, to keep a care- 

 ful record of what American growers 

 have done in the past, to see that the 

 trend of the present efforts are upward- 

 ly progressive, and to foster future de- 

 velopment along all possible lines, so 

 that more and more the chrysanthemum 

 may become a people's flower, a flower 

 for the amateur as well as for the pro- 

 fessional florist and the wealthy owner 

 of a finely-equipped estate employing a 

 skilled gardener. 



Giving honor to whom honor is due, 

 we must admit, professional men, flor- 

 ists and gardeners have been the pio- 

 neer workers in the chrysanthemum 

 field, and that they, too, were the or- 

 ganizers, and are today the main sup- 

 port of the societv, as they saw con- 

 certed effort materially enhanced prog- 

 ress. It jhould lie the ambition of us 

 all to work for a boader development, 

 and our society can only be truly na- 

 tional in its work by taking cognizance 

 of all types of the flower, of all condi- 

 tions ot culture, thus centering in itself, 

 and work, the interest,, and command- 

 ing the support of chrysanthemum lov- 

 ers, professional and amateur, of the 

 greenhouse and the open air. 



The thoughts herein expressed are 

 perhaps a repetition of those uttered a. 

 year ago, and are intentionally repeated 

 in the hope that other minds will delib- 

 erate upon them, as it must in truth be 

 admitted we cannot ignore any part or 

 aspect of the work to which we are 

 committed. Where we lead others will 

 follow, and a generous co-operation is 

 assured to us. We have ample evidence 

 of this, as demonstrated by the united 

 effort that has culminated in the grand 

 exhibition amassed to celebrate this oc- 

 casion. When the invitation of the 

 American Institute of Xew York was 

 accepted your president, on behalf of 

 the Chrysanthemum Society, visited a 

 number ot' the local societies and in- 



