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?HE Florists of tf^e United Stales t\ave for a long tlrne felt tt^e qGcessity of 

 an ofgaqizat'On, qatlonal ^n ch[aracler, hor^est ar^d progressive 'T purpose 

 Suc^l an orgaqiiation is r^ow an accomplished fact. 

 Who are /fftensted ?—Tt\e 15.000 peopte directly and iqdirecHy en- 

 gaged Iq tl^e business, are certainly iqteresied iri a Society t^at will studij 

 aqd further if^elr gerie'al good, t^e an^ateur. lady or geritlerrian; t^e lovet of 

 flowers iri towri or country, ttie gentleiTian's garderier, will all be interested it 

 our Society, as If^e w^\o!e range of horticulture will be reviewed froni year to year, 

 ar^d garderjing in all its phases w.ll be discussed iri a manner tf^at can riot fail to 

 prort all. 



mo will be BenefiM.~M<Ue. t^e Florist, with ^is acres of glass, ar^d f\'S 

 liumbler brot^ier, wlt^ a few hundred feet; tf^c decorative florist aqd dealer iq flow- 

 ers, th^e n^ariufacturer and dealer \i\ supplies of alt sorts; tf\e greenhouse builder 

 ar^d heating apparatus niaqufacturer. aqd all t^ose iriterested iq floriculture, 

 w^lether for pleasure or proOt 



The Aim of the Society—ts to lift up aqd carry forward all tl\at tends to ad- 

 varjce t^^e growth of suc^ a delightful occupation, to coMect aqd rff'use frorr) 

 t^e best sources ir|forpriatiori i^at shall be berieticial to all >ls rrier^bers, to care for 

 aqd iristruct a'l iq l^e best niodes of carrying on a successful busqess. lo f\elp 

 those overtaUeq by n-|lsfoftur)e arjd fornri a brotherhood worthy o' t^e godd>;?s F'ora. 



The Plan of Action — Is to l^avQ a yearly n^eeting at oqe of tt\e larger cities; 

 iq conr]ectiOA wiU^ ^ese t^ere will be aq exhibition — at Sucq rqeetmgs the bus^qess 

 of t^ie Soc-ety w<ll be conducted. \*\s traqsactions of tt^e year previous vjIII be 

 preseqtcd. aqd iqe prograniniQ for the eqsuing year laid down. T^e ejif\ibi(ioqs 

 will be eqtirely qovel, and of sucf\ iqterest as will be worthy of the Society of Anieri- 

 caq Florists. Tfje desirability of forn^ing either a Ha-I Fuqd or a Hail Insuraqce 

 Corqpany is geqerally coqceded. aqd it will receive careful tf\0ught aqd prompt 

 actioq on tf\e part of 1^8 Society at its first aqqual rqecting iqCiqciqnati 



Losses by Hail. — Oqe of t^e first intentioqs ot the Society of Amerlcaq Florists 

 is to provide iq tf^e best manner an insurance agairist loss of glass by hail. To ad- 

 vise the best plaqs for this insurance it will be necessary that all information re- 



.garding losses by hail duriqg the years '82, *83 and '84 be furnished tl\e Secretary 

 as sooq as possible. We wish to iqvestigate t^fs thoroughly aqd ask our frieqds to 

 report any losses aqd to state the name of the syfferer, date of occureqce, quaqtity 

 aqd PER CENT, of glass broken. Thiis is a matter of vital importance to the Society 

 and a compliance with the above is urgently reauested that the Society n^ay have 

 facts and data as a basis for action. 



Who are Eligible. — "All Florists, Gardeqers, Seedsmeq, Nurserymen, Superiq- 

 teqdents of Parks, Manufacturers of Heating Apparatus. Greeqhouse Builders and 

 dealers in Florists' Supplies in the United States and Canada shall be eligible to 

 membership in this Society." 



■The fact that the large membership here given of representative men of the 

 trade is voluqtary and received almost without effort, proves that with the ex- 

 tended circulation kiqdly given our announcemeqt through the various trade jourqals 

 aqd catalogues we shall procure for our qext membership list, the name of qearly 

 every man connected with our business. Your name should be sent to the Sec- 



iretary, or to the Vice-Presideqt of your State, or other officer of the Society and the 

 regular nun^bered receipt of the Treasurer will be sent. LET US HEAR FROM YOU. 



Annual Subscription. — The annual subscription is $200. entitllqg members to 

 all the privileges of t^e Society. Most of our members so far, wishing to give the 

 Society a good impetus in the shape of an iqcideqtal fund, have paid $3.00 

 extra, maklqg a subscriptloq of $5.00. We s^all be glad of many other $5.00 

 subscribers. 



For all particulars address: 



E. G. HILL, Seoy, 



Richmond, Ind. 



lilSIt OP CQEMBEI^S SUBSGI^IBIHS $6.00. 



W. G, Newitt. 

 Herman H. Ritter. 

 Peter Hendersoq, 

 J. M. Jordan, 

 Joseph HeinI, - 

 Myron A. Hunt, 

 Wm, H- Boomkamp, 

 George R. Mumma, 

 Alexander Murdoch, 

 J. D. Carmody. 

 H. W. Buckbee. 

 Luther Armstroqg, 

 F. R. Piersoq, 

 Charles A, Reeser, 

 A, Whitcomb, - 

 John Thorpe, 

 Robert George. 



Chicago. 111. 

 Dayton, Ohio, 

 Jersey City, N. J. 

 St. Louis, Mo, 

 Jack'sonviUe, MI. 

 Chicago, 111. 

 N. Y. City. 

 Dayton, O^io. 

 Pittsburgh, Pa. 

 Evansville, Ind. 

 Rockford. III. 

 Kirkwood. Mo, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 

 Springfield, O. 

 Lawrence, Kan. 

 Queens. N, Y. 

 Painesvrlle, O, 



Frank Huston, - 

 R. W. Cog Ian. 

 J. C. Vaug^aq. - 

 Anthoqy Wiegand, 



B. P, Critchell, 

 W, L Smith, - 

 Johq Goode &. Co, 

 James Klqg, - 

 Ellwanger & Barry. 

 Robert J, Halliday, 

 Alfred Neuqer, ■ 



C. B. Whltnall, 

 Robert S. Brown, 

 Henry Michel, 

 Robert Craig, - 

 Edwin Lonsdale, ■ 

 H. A. Dreer, - 



- Chicago. III. 

 Niles Centre, 111. 



- Chicago. III. 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



- Clqciqnati, O. 

 Aurora, III. 

 Hyde Park, 111. 

 Chicago, III. 



- Rochester, N. Y. 

 Baltimore, Md. 



- Louisville, Ky. 

 Milwaukee, Wis. 



- Kansas. City. Mo. 

 St. Louis. Mo. 



- Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Philadelphia, Pa, 



- Ph\iladelphia, Pa. 



Practical Papers, s^ort, coqcise aqd full of "qstruction will bo read at tf\e 

 nqeetings, aqd priqted with\ the reports of tl\e Society eacf\ year. No qew plaqt or 

 flowQr, qo device or iqventioq of nrieritwill go uqrewarded. Medals aqd certificates- 

 vjlll be glvoq for deserving exf\lbtts, Tf\e Society will lake especial care to t\ava 

 cverythi'-ng reported iq the best niaqner. The Coqstitutioq and By-Laws are in pre- 

 paration, aqd will be preseqted at our first geqeral nqeeting. 



MctiOn Taken. — At a nqeeting of representatives fronr\ eight different States, 

 field in C^\icago on Juqe 19th. 1884. t^^is Society was orgaqized by the electioq of 

 thie following 



OFFICERS. 



JOHN THORPE, President, 



J. M. JORDAN, First Vice-Preside qt, 



M. A. HUNT, Treasurer, 



E G. HILL. Secretary. 



Queeqs, N. Y, 

 St Louis, Mo._ 

 Wrigf|t*s Grove. Cfiicago. 

 Richrqoqd, Iqd. ' 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



HARRY SUNOERBRUCH, 



VTCE-PRESI DENTS. 



. Our First Meeting. — ^The first meeting will beheld at Cincinnati. O,. between 

 tl^e 12th and 25th of August, 1885. We can promise even at this early date a more 

 qumerous attendance than has ever been accorded to any similar organization. 



Our plans are rqaturiqg for aq ex?\ibltloq, qoble iq its conceptioq and dlfferlqg 

 iq cf\aracter f,-orr\ any before attempted. Ti\e interest already manifested by rqany 

 of the members warrants t^\Is positive statemeqt. A schedule of premlun^s with 

 rules aqd regulatioqs aqd a complete list of rienibers to date will be ready early iq 

 January. 



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E. G. Hill, - ^ .' Richmond, Ind, 

 Fraqcis Moral, - Louisville, Ky. 



Frederick Sulzer. - Chicago, Ml. 

 Exeter Macf^ine Works, Exeter, N. H. 

 B, K. Bliss & Soq. N. Y. Dty. N. Y. 



Wm. and Jqs. Murdock. Plttsburgf\. Pa. 

 Harry Sunderbruck, Ciqcinqali, O. 

 William C Wilson, 

 James Tapliq, 

 John May, 

 Aqtolne Wiqtjer, - 

 T. and R. Ferguson, 

 S' A. Nutl, Esq., 



John Henderson, 

 Young aqd Elliot, 

 William Hamilton, 

 Charles Anderson, 

 A. LeMoult. - 

 F. E, McAllister, 

 Louis Seibrecht, 

 August Rolker. - 

 Ernest Asmus, 



Astoria, N. Y. 

 Maywood. N, J, 

 Summit, N. J, 

 West Grove, Pa. 

 Philadelphia. Pa. 

 New York City. 

 Flushing, N. Y, 

 N. Y, City. 

 AlleghenyCity.Pa. 

 Flushiqg, L. I. 

 N. Y. Ctty. 

 N. Y. City. 

 Hinsdale, N. Y. 

 H. Y. City. 

 W. Hoboken.N.J, 



David Clark, 

 Willlani J. Stewart, 

 Isaac Buchanan, 

 H. J. DeVry, 

 John S. Forster, 

 C. F, W. Geqtemaqq, 

 Gardqer &, Huntsman. 

 Walter Coles, 

 A. Brackenrldge, 

 Relmers Bros,, 

 John G, Helnl, - 

 C. L Alleq. • 

 Robert H, Heath, 



A. Donaghue, 



B. A, Elliot, 

 Alfred Ray, Esq., • 

 Frederick Hahrniaq, - 

 Albert Fischer, 



S. S. Jackson, - 

 Charles F. Evaqs, 

 A. Blaqc. 

 Jof\n Young, 



Br'dwy N. Y. Clti/ 

 Boston, Mass. . 

 N, Y. City. 



Chicago, 111. 

 Evanston, HI. 

 Quincy. III. 

 Cincinqati, O. 

 Claymont, Del. 

 Govanston. Md. 

 Louisville. Ky. 

 Terre H^ute, Ind. 

 Gardeq City.N.Y. 

 Woodstock, Ont, 

 Omaha, Neb. 

 Pittsburgh, Pa. 

 Moqtreal, Oqt. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Ciqciqqati, O. 

 C'qclnqati, O. ' 

 P^^lladelp^\ia", Pa, 

 Pfliladelphia. Pa. 

 St. Louis. Mo. 



I^EGULAI^ CDEMBEI^SHIP IXISIf, $2.00 BflGH. 



J. D. Treadway, 

 Fraqk Goode. 

 Paul F, Lau. ■ 

 S. M. Tracy. 

 John R. Hsilenthal 

 Gustave DrobiscH[, 

 Charles Neuner, 

 Edward Cornell. 

 Charles Relmaq, 

 Charles A. Getz. 

 August Sunderbrucl\, 

 Mrs. Tl^eo. Schustei 

 David R, Woods, • 

 Thomas Tait, 

 W, F. Fancourt, 

 A. D. L. Farson, 

 Johq Burtoq, 

 Thorburn &.Titus, 

 Jol\n Spaldiqg, 

 Edward Eliot, 

 Walter Gray, 

 Josepl^ Gleqq &. Sons, 

 Frederick KoltVf. 

 F. P^xilip Hasp, 

 J, N, Underwood. 

 W. T. League, 

 Cl^s, Reissig, i 

 Aygust Drese'. 

 Marcus Ellis, 



Brandt, O- 

 Spriqgfield, O.. 

 River Park, 111. 

 Columbia. Mo. 

 Columbus, O. 

 Columbus, 0. 

 Louisville. Ky.. 

 Iqdianapolis, tnd. 



• Ciqctqnatt, O. 



Brooklyn. N. Y, 

 NewBrigl^lon.Pa. 

 Port Rlcl^d N. Y. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



. N, Y. City. 

 New London, Conq. 

 Milwaukee, Wis, 

 - Ciqclnnati, Ot\io. 



ClT,evlot. Of\io. 

 Hannibal, Mo. 

 Chicago, III. 

 Chicago, III. 

 Keeqe, N. H, 



Thomas Youqg, Jr. - N. Y. City, 



Victor Dorval, - Woodslde, N. Y. 



Joseph Towell, - - Paterson. N. J. 



George Welch. - Madisoq, N. J. 



William Benqett, - Flatbush, N. Y. 



Paul Bul2. - - New Castle, Pa. 



R. Maitre, - . . New Orleaqs, La, 



C. E. Alleq, • • Brattleboro, Vt. 



Jol\n Bader - • AlleghenyCity.Pa. 



J. F. Gibbs, - . Perrysvllle, Pa.- 



Thos. Jacksoq, - ■ Cincinnati, O. ■^ 

 WllliarnC. Nolan, - ■ 



Alfred Forder, - • .... 

 David Kqott, - - 



Cl\arles Hartwlg,* - Cf\icago, 111, 



E. Wienhioeber, - Chicago 111, 

 N. Singler, - Wash'ngtoq Heigt^ts, 111. 



Scl\lller and Kuske, Nlles Ceqter, III. 

 William Uqderwood, 

 Jof\n Fries, - 

 Mrs. O, P. Fairc^lild, 

 Wni, McKellar, 



Corbetti Wilsoq, 

 Jof\n Feqq, - 

 Heqry SeebrigJit, 

 R. J, Doqovan, 

 R. J, Purvis, ■ 

 E. Boqqer, 

 E. W. Guy, - 



Ludlow, Ky. 

 Newport. Ky. 

 Covingtoq, Ky. 



- Cf|illicothie, O. 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 N. Y. City, N. Y. 



- NewRochiell, N.Y. 



Havelock, 111. 



- Havelock, 111. , 

 - Xeqia, Ofiio. ' 



Belleville, HI. 



