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The Weekly Florists* Review, 



MARCH 24, 1S9S. 



society members and the trade in gen- 

 eral. The most radical departure from 

 the past policy of the society was the 

 adoption of resolutions establishing a 

 number of departments under the so- 

 ciety's management, calculated to se- 

 cure to members of the society direct 

 benefits which are likely to make 

 membership in the organization desii'- 

 able and necessary to every one iden- 

 titied with the florist's trade. These 

 departments are to be established un- 

 der the following titles; Department 

 of Credit Information, Purchasing De- 

 partment, Legislative Department, Ar- 

 bitration Department and Claims De- 

 partment. Each of these departments 

 is to be under a committee appointed 

 by the president, with the approval of 

 the society and the title, in each case, 

 indicates its work. 



The duty of the committee on credits 

 will be to furnish information concern- 

 ing the business standing of persons 

 in the trade; said information to be 

 supplied to members of the society at 

 one dollar per annum and all other 

 applicants at five dollars per annum. 

 This committee was constituted to 

 consist of the secretary with Messrs. 

 H. B. Beatty and Adam Graham, and 

 was instructed to proceed at once to 

 secure necessary data for putting the 

 department in opnration. 



It was decided that the Purchasing 

 Department should also begin work at 

 once to secure for members of the so- 

 ciety through co-operation and the 

 purchasing of large (^uantit-^s of ma- 

 terial, lower rates upon such sup- 

 plies as glass, iron pipe. coal. etc. 

 Messrs. E. M. Wood, W. W. Coles and 

 W. K. Harris were constituted the 

 committee. 



The legislative committee will be 

 entrusted with the duty of watching 

 for and discouraging adverse legisla- 

 tion, either state or national, and en- 

 couraging such legislation as shall be 

 considered favorable to the trade. The 

 committee already acting for the New 

 York Florists' Club on similar work, 

 consisting of Messs. Patrick O'Mara, 

 J. N. ]\Iay and C. H. .\llen, were en- 

 dorsed and appointed to represent the 

 Society of American Florists in a sim- 

 ilar capacity. 



The purpose of the Claim Depart- 

 ment is to act on behalf of the mem- 

 bers of the society, to look after the 

 adjustment of claims against transpor- 

 tation companies. 



The arbitration committee will be 

 entrusted with the duty of helping 

 members to settle mutual differences 

 without recourse to law. 



The two latter committees were not 

 constituted by the executive commit- 

 tee — the necessity for immediate ac- 

 tion not being apparent, but the com- 

 mittee will recommend to the society 

 at its meeting in August that they be 

 established — the secretary to be a 

 member, ex-ofticio, of the committee 

 in each of these departments. 



In response to what seemed to be a 

 general demand for a revision of the 



method of making awards at the trade 

 exhibitions, it was decided that the 

 past system of awarding certificates 

 should be discontinued and the com- 

 petitive features heretofore encouraged 

 elininated. The old lule in referT.ce 

 to the making of awards was replaced 

 by the following: "Judges shall ex- 

 amine all exhibits and make mention 

 of such as are, in their opinion, of spe- 

 cial value, and shall only award cer- 

 titicates to new plants, improved ap- 

 pliances, and approved florists' requi- 

 sites, not previously exhibited before 

 tins society." It was also voted that 

 all parties hereafter, who win awards 

 of value, shall qualify themselves as 

 members in good standing before re- 

 ceiving such awards. 



All other matters relative to the 

 management of the trade exhibition 

 at Omaha was left to a committee con- 

 sisting of the president, vice-president 

 and secretary, who will visit Omaha 

 ea:'ly in May and make all necessary 

 arrangements towards securing a suc- 

 cessful convention in all its depart- 

 ments. Propositions looking to the 

 securing of a special train to travel 

 from some eastern centre to Omaha 

 and take up delegates at various points 

 en route, were also referred to the 

 s;aue committee. 



The following subjects for discussion 

 at the sessions of the convention were 

 selected: The Ameiican Bulb Indus- 

 try (and, incidentally, the Lily disease; 

 its cause and its remedy), discussion 

 to be opened by Mv. M. G. Raines, of 

 the Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington; Trade Exhibitions, their value 

 to the florist's trade, to be opened by 

 Ml. E. H. Cushman. Euclid, O.; The 

 ! Influence of Public Parks. Grafted 

 Koses for growing under Glass, the 

 Effect of Improvement in Varieties 

 and of Improvement in Cultural Meth- 

 ods, were all selected as subjects to 

 be discussed, and to be assigned at a 

 later date to competent persons. How 

 to interest the retail trade in artistic 

 decorative work was a subject dis- 

 cussed at length, and a general invita- 

 tion will be sent out for a contribution 

 of photographs of such work, to be 

 shown at the exhibition hall in Oma- 

 ha. 



The carnation, chrysanthemum and 

 dahlia societies will be invited to pro- 

 vide one essayist each on subjects con- 

 nected with their special work. It was 

 decided to offer the same number of 

 silver and bronze medals for compe- 

 tition at Omaha as was offered at 

 Providence last year, one of which will 

 be given to the best exhibit of Ameri- 

 can grown bulbs and the balance of the 

 schedule to be announced later. 



The treasurer's report showed the 

 gratifying fact that there is a balance 

 of ?135 more in the treasury than at 

 a corresponding date last year. 



On the committee table was a vase 

 of magnificent blooms of the rose Gol- 

 den Gate, grown and contributed by 

 Gude Brothers, of Washington. 



W. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



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