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HORTICULTURE 



August 9, 1913 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNA- 

 MENT ALJiORTlCUyTURISTS 



Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting and Exhibition 



A state of preparedness for the Con- 

 vention of the S. A. F. & O. H. may 

 be said to exist at this time — the be- 

 ginning of the Convention month. All 

 the local committees have been and 

 are working in harmony, and all de- 

 tails are so arranged that no one ex- 

 pects the slightest hitch to occur dur- 

 ing convention week. 



The main hall of the Armory, where 

 the trade exhibits are to be located, 

 is ideal for exhibition purposes. The 

 plantings in the outdoor exhibition 

 have progressed well, and should be 

 just right when the convention opens. 

 Intending visitors should avoid the 

 possibility of disappointment in ob- 

 taining hotel accommodation to their 

 liking by making room reservations at 

 once. Minneapolis has many good ho- 

 tels, but at this time of the year they 

 are generally well patronized by tour- 

 ists, hence the wisdom of booking ac- 

 commodations early. 



The halls and rooms where the Con- 

 vention sessions, committee meetings, 

 and society meetings will be held, are 

 pleasant and well adapted for meeting 

 purposes. Hours for all meetings have 

 been arranged with a view to avoid 

 confliction with general functions. 



Great preparation has been made to 

 care for the comfort and pleasure of 

 the visiting ladies. The Minnikahda 

 Club, where the luncheon will be given 

 on the Wednesday afternoon, is one 

 of the attractions of Minneapolis. The 

 ladies' trip to St. Paul on Friday, 

 starting at 9.15 A. M.. instead of 10 

 A. M., as mentioned in the program, 

 will be made by trolley instead of 

 automobiles. On arrival in St. Paul 

 the visitors will be taken in automo- 

 biles on a trip through the city and 

 its surroundings, returning to Hotel 

 Radisson. Minneapolis, at 5 P. M. The 

 St. Paul boys are making every en- 

 deavor to ensure that this day shall 

 be a red letter one. 



Tonka Bay, where the outing will be 

 beld, is a lovely place, and nothing 

 ■will be left undone which will in any 

 ■way contribute to the pleasure and 

 comfort of the guests. One of the 

 commodious boats plying on Lake Min- 

 netonka has been chartered, and It 

 will make hourly trips around the 

 lake, affording opportunity for a sight 

 of the many beautiful residences on 

 the shores of this beautiful body of 

 water. Arrangements have been made 

 for a series of water sports, in addi- 

 tion to the sports on shore as outlined 

 Sn the program. There will also be 

 plenty of opportunities for boating, 

 fishing and bathing. There is a splen- 

 did bathing beach and excellent 

 grounds for the sports and ball game. 

 The bowlers have been well pro- 

 vided for. Fourteen of the best alleys 

 in the country, centrally located, are 

 at the service of all who wish to take 

 part in the bowling tournament. 



Thf local committees, headed by 

 Vice-President Wirth, have worked 

 hard on the preparations for the Con- 

 vention, and deserve every success. 

 It will not be their fault if the 1913 

 Convention does not pass as one of 

 the most enjoyable and instructive in 

 the history of the Society. Your Sec- 

 retary has been privileged to be 

 among the workers for a month or 

 more in advance of the Convention, 

 and is deeply impressed by the en- 

 thusiasm displayed. He is delighted 

 with the city as a Convention city, its 

 attractions are so many. With Its 

 beautiful lakes, parks, and miles of 

 boulevards, it is well worth a visit at 

 any time, whether a visitor come from 

 the far East or the tar West. What, 

 then, will it prove to the florists, who 

 will come in their numbers, and In 

 addition to the beauties of the city 

 that fraternal spirit which character- 

 izes all our Conventions and results in 

 friendships that are only broken by 

 o\ir passing over the border which we 

 all must pass? 



No one who is able to go to Minne- 

 apolis should miss the opportunity tc 

 do so. for the city is one of the most 

 beautiful In the United States, and its 

 florists from one of the most generous 

 and courteous sets of men to be met 

 with anywhere, men whose particular 

 aim at this time is to do everything 

 that could possibly be done to make 

 our Convention the success It Is bound 

 to be. 



Minneapolis is justly entitled to the 

 name "City of Homes." 



John Youno. Sec'y. 



August 1. 1913. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 Dear Fellow Member: — 

 Of course, you are going to the 

 Minneapolis Convention. 



I say "of course," because the con- 

 vention Is going to be so full of de- 

 lightful possibilities, that you and the 

 other members of your family includ- 

 ing ladies, can't afford not to afford 

 to go. The club committee have asked 

 me to be sure to ask you and your 

 friends to join our party and go out 

 with us in our special car. We are all 

 certain to have a jolly time. All the 

 various comforts that go to make such 

 a trip a pleasure have been looked 

 after very carefully. 



The railroad fare one way will be 

 $27. SO and the round trip fare by rail 

 will be $54.20. This does not include 

 the charge each way of $5.60 for upper 

 berth, or $7.00 for lower. If you are 

 considering coming back by boat, you 

 will flnd the cost, etc. in the "Official 

 Tour" folder, which fully describes 

 everything about the trip. 



We want you to go with us. 

 non't delay in writing your decision. 

 Send along the money so 1 can make 

 your reservation. None can be made 



without it. Don't do as some of the 



boys did last year — put off sending 

 word until the last minute, and then 

 feel put out because the special car 

 was full. 



Yours very truly, 

 Thos. B. De Forest, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The board of directors of the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society will hold Its 

 summer meeting at Minneapolis, Minn., 

 on Thursday morning, August 21st, in 

 committee room B of the S. A. F. & 

 O. H. convention hall. All members 

 of the Society who are in attendance 

 u|.on the Convention are invited to 

 this meeting. The meeting will be 

 called at 9.00 A. M. Members are re- 

 quested to assemble promptly at that 

 time as there are a number of meet- 

 ings of different societies to be held 

 during the morning and each must 

 hold its meeting during the allotted 

 time. 



R. T. Brown, Pres., 

 A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y. 



LADIES' SOCIETY OF AMERICAN 

 FLORISTS. 



Mi-rabers of above Society will lind 

 the Secretary at Committee Room D.; 

 the oHice will be open all of conven- 

 tion week. Annual meeting, Wednes- , 

 day, August 20th. at 10 A. M., Com- 

 mittee Room D. Reception at the Ho- 

 tel Radisson, Thursday evening, Au- 

 gust 21st. from 8.30 to 12. 



A meeting of ofllcers and board of 

 directors is called for Tuesday even- 

 ing, at the Hotel Radisson. Members 

 please wear your badge pin. 



Miis. Chas. H. Matnard, 

 Secretary. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



At the meeting of the Detroit Flor- 

 ist Club, August 4, J. R. Stock, who 

 grows a great number of fancy gladi- 

 oli, showed a wonderful specimen of 

 gladiolus Europe, a pure white variety 

 from Holland. The club meets now 

 regularly at the e.stablishment of A. 

 Pochelon. The following oflicers for 

 the coming year were elected as fol- 

 lows: President, Frank Danzer; vice- 

 president. Alb. Pochelon; secretary, 

 Ral. Wells; treasurer, Rob. Rahaley. 



The monthly meeting of the Lenox 

 Horticultural Society was held in the 

 Town Hall, Lenox, Mass.. on Saturday, 

 August 2nd. A vote of thanks was 

 accorded to Ed. Jenkins for an ex- 

 hibit of three new varieties of sweet 

 peas — namely, Burpee's Seedling. King 

 White and Floradale Fairy. August 

 13th was fixed as the date for the an- 

 nual field day. The summer show, 

 which falls due on the 20lh and 2Ist, 

 was freely discussed, and Messrs, 

 Harry Allan and Walter Angus are 

 the judges. 



John Mair, Ass't Sec'y. 



