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horticulture: 



August 14. 1909 



Cincinnati is a noble city with a 

 fame that is world-wide and a record 

 of which her people are justly proud. 

 To us, for present purposes, however, 

 that event in her history which gives 

 her especial distinction is the fact that 

 the first S. A. F. Convention and the 



J. A. Peterson 



President Cincinnati Florists' Society 



one which set the pace for all S. A. P. 

 Conventions since, was held within her 

 gates and under the auspices of her 

 florists who. although unorganized and 

 unfamiliar with the details of such un- 

 dertakings as we now understand them, 



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made a record for efficiency and com- 

 radeship which after the lapse of so 

 many years still stands undimmed in 

 the memory of everyone now living 

 who had the honor of being present 

 on that occasion. 



But few of the men who were ac- 

 tive in the detail work of. that first 

 convention are now on the scene, but 

 the same spirit that animated them 

 still pervades the busy floral com- 

 munity of which Cincinnati is the Hub, 

 and the visitors will meet with the 

 same hearty welcome that the pioneers 

 were given on that memorable occa- 

 sion when the banner of the S. A. F. 

 first waved. The same big commodi- 

 ous building which received us then 

 will receive us now, and no doubt those 

 of us who were in attendance at that 

 first event will find much still remain- 

 ing to remind us fondly of scenes and 

 incidents connected with that auspi- 

 cious occasion. It is our pleasure to 

 present herewith a few views of nota- 

 l)le spots in Cincinnati, our only re- 

 f,'ret being that we have not room for 

 many more, equally attractive and sig- 

 nificant of the growth and affluence 

 of the Convention City. We also pre- 

 sent the portraits of some of the men 

 who, In association with the official 

 representatives of the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists, have been working hard to 

 make this "Silver Jubilee" a success 

 and who will be found still "on the 

 .job" when the visitors get there. They 

 represent the best blood of the pro- 



fession in their territory — the men who 

 are awake to the welfare of their busi- 

 ness in its broader aspects and not re- 

 luctant to contribute liberally of their 

 own time, effort and means that their 

 fellows may De happy and their busi- 

 ness interests benefited in common. 

 From what we already know in ad- 



C. E. Ckitchell 



\'lio-ri-csi(lcnt Cincinnati Flori.sts' Society 



vance of what is to be done and pro- 

 vided we are sure that we need not 

 hesitate to felicitate them here, one 

 and all, and congratulate the horticul- 

 tural fraternity of Cincinnati on the 

 good judgment displayed in their selec- 

 tion. 



City Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio 



TvLiiK Davidson Fountain 



