February 1, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



149 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLOR- 

 ISTS AND ORNAMENTAL 

 HORTICULTURISTS. 



Officers — President. J. K. M. L. Far- 

 quhar, Boston, Mass.; vice-president, 

 Tlieodore Wirth, Minneapolis. Minn. ; 

 secretary, Jobn Young, 54 W. 2Stli St., 

 New York; treasurer, W. F. Kasting, 

 Buffalo, N. Y. Next convention, Minne- 

 apolis, Minu.. Aug. 19-22, 1913. 



For Full Information, Schedules, 

 Space for Trade Exhibition, etc., write 

 to John Young, Secretary and Man- 

 ager for Trade Exhibition, 54 West 

 28th Street, New York City. 



President Parquhar has appointed 

 on the Tariff and Legislative Commit- 

 tee: Patrick Welch. Boston. Mass.; 

 Patrick O'Mara. New York City; 

 James McHutchison. New York City; 

 J. Charles McCulIough, Cincinnati, O. ; 

 Philip Breitmeyer. Detroit, Mich.; 

 Wm. F. Gude, Washington, D. C. 



JOHN YOUNG, Secretary. 



MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION PREP- 

 ARATIONS. 



Local affairs of the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists' convention to be held in August 

 next, this city, are to be conducted 

 under the name of the Convention As- 

 sociation of Minneapolis, acting under 

 the auspices of the Minneapolis Flor- 

 ists' Club and The Minnesota State 

 Florists' Association. 



A full list of committees has been 

 appointed and pamphlet of general 

 plans adopted by the local Executive 

 Committee. All arrangements are 

 made that can be done until the Ex- 

 ecutive Board of the Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists are here next month. After 

 their final actions other matters will 

 be taken in hand. 



It is the plan of the trade here to 

 make this convention one that will 

 go down in the annals of the Society 

 of American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists' conventions, as one 

 beneficial to the exhibitor, overcoming 

 the financial burden on the local trade 

 and entertaining the visiting trade in 

 a creditable way. 



Mr. Theodore Wirth, chairman of 

 the local Executive Committee, and 

 vice-president of the Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists has been working along these 

 lines that will give all concerned that 

 which the convention was intended 

 for, "Advancement of the trade." with- 

 out undo expenditure of money. 



A hearty welcome is extended to 

 the trade to be sure and make ar- 

 rangements early so that presence will 

 be seen with us at this twenty-ninth 

 annual convention of the Society of 

 American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists. 



The local Executive Committee is 

 composed of Theodore Wirth. chair- 

 man; W. D. Desmond, Hugh Will, C. 

 N. Ruedlinger and C. F. Rice, secre- 



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ROOTED CUTTINGS. 



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Princess Charmlns 3.00 25.00 



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Plants from 2-inch pots, $1.00 per 100 

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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



ROOTED CUTTINGS. 



Fifty Fine Commercial Varieties: 

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 per 1000. 



CANNAS 



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FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y. 



tary. The various sub-committees are 

 as follows: 



Finance; J. S. Mitcliell. chairman, and 

 .seven members. 



Kntertainnient : Hugh Will, chairman, 

 and forty-two members. 



Reception : W. H. Bofferdinsr, chairman, 

 and nineteen members. 



Information : Oust Malmquist, chair- 

 man, and four members. 



Souvenir Album: J. A. Ridgway, chair- 

 man, and six members. 



Press: C. F. Rich, chairman, and 

 seven members. 



Sports: C. N. Ruedlinger, chairman, and 

 eight members. 



Transportation: G. A. Will, chairman, 

 and eight members. 



Hotel and Depot: W. D. Desmond, 

 chairman, and six members. 



Badge and Tickets : Hans Rosacker, 

 chairman, and five members. 



Decoration : R. A. Latham, chairman, 

 and eleven members. 



Ladies' Reception : llrs. Theo. Wirth, 

 chairman, and twenty-nine members. 



St. Paul: O. J. Olson, chairman, and 

 five members. 



University: Prof. Leroy Cady. 



The chairmen of all the foregoing 

 sub-committees have power to add to 

 their number as desired, from amongst 

 members of the Minneapolis Florists' 

 Club and the Minnesota State Florists' 

 Association and the chairman of the 

 Executive Committee is a member ex- 

 offlcio of all. 



CAL. F. RICE, Secretary. 



