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H irn U U L T U R K 



May 11. 1918 



The campiilRD 18 most woriliy of ihf 

 varDost consideration of all llorlsts ul 

 this time. If you, Mr. llt'aiier, havr 

 not yet subsiTlbed, put yourself on 

 reconi with u contribution to the fuml 

 as one wlllinK and anxious to get th<' 

 best out of your chosen vocation, ami 

 to consider this campnign as your 

 aKent — and an Inexpensive one — in the 

 production of business in which every- 

 one can and will share. 



Take advantage of tlie direct serv- 

 ice aids offered by the Promotion Bu- 

 reau — lantern slides for the movies, 

 signs, stickers, booklets and newspa- 

 per cuts. If you have not received a 

 folder describing these, sit down and 

 write a postal request for one — don't 

 delay, do It now. 



The following are among the sub- 

 scriptions to the fund reported for the 

 week just passed: 



Annually for Four Yenrii -Miller Bros.. 

 Aulcno, KODB., t3'. Rudolpb Preuss. MM 

 waukco. WIb., J-I; W. T. lIiiUBir. IhiUBtnn. 

 Tex., 110; U, V. Campbell Est., Shaniokln. 

 Pn.. ja; Oiiv W. Frenoh, Morton Grove. 

 111., ja5; MartlnBvllIe Floral Co.. Martins- 

 ville. Incl., V; Knud Nlelson. EverRreen. 

 Ala.. SIO; Peter A. Chopin, New Orleani, 

 La.. $20; Rosendale Flower Shop, Schenec- 

 tady, N. Y., 15. 



For One Year— Reading Florists' Assocla 

 tlon. JTifl; New York Cut Flower Co.. New 

 York City. JCTiO. 



ToUl, tauS.OO. Previously reported from 

 all sourceB, »33,364.0O. Grand Total. 

 »33,750.00. 



In the subscription list recently pub- 

 lished, the fi.ll.iwliii; oriilKsioiis an- sup- 

 plied : Ilenshaw Floral Co., 127 W. 28th 

 St.. New York. 2 subscriptions— »50 and J15 

 respectively : Schloss Bros. Co.. Ribbons. 

 Inc., .31 B. 28th St., New York. JIOO. These 

 companies were among the early sub- 

 •crlbers. 



John Young. Sec'y. 

 ino Broadway, New York, May }. 19 1 H 



STAMFORD (CONN.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



There was a large attendance at the 

 last meeting of this above society, on 

 May 3rd. A committee was appointe<i 

 to co-operate with the Service Bureau 

 of the N. A. of G. All correspondence 

 pertaining to this should be ad- 

 dressed to our secretary, O. A. Hun- 

 wick, whose new address is Clapboard 

 Ridge Rd., Greenwich. Conn. Several 

 prizes were offered for a free midsum- 

 mer show, to be held at Moose Hall, 

 Stamford, on July 3rd. A prize was 

 also offered by one of the members for 

 the best paper on a horticultural sub- 

 ject by an assistant gardener to be 

 read at the meeting after the show. It 

 was also decided to hold a fall show in 

 October or November on a small scale. 

 The co-operation of the Red Cross will 

 be asked. 



C. F. Wegner of Noroton Heights en- 

 tertained the members with a paper on 

 "The Mole." This proved interesting 

 and was well received. The awards 

 were as follows: Roses by Anthon 

 Pedersdn. honorable mention. Carna- 

 tion Matchless by James Foster, cul- 

 tural certificate. Sea kale by M. 

 Smith, vote of thanks. Richardia by 

 Wm. Whitton. cultural certificate. 

 Myosotis Victoria by Thomas Harvey, 

 vote of thanks. Antirrhinum Garnet 

 and Carnation Belle Washburn by A. 

 P. Wezel. honorable mention. 



Three new members were elected 

 and four applications for membership 

 received. 



A. P. Wkzei.. 



yoroton. Conn. 



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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



Meetings Next Week 



Monday, May 13. 



tiurd<-ners' ainl Florists' <'Uib of 

 llalliiiion', KlorlKlH' Exchau);e Ilall, 

 llalllinore. Md. 



.New York FlorlMis' Club, ilrand 

 ' 'I"'ra House, Ni'W York I'Uy. 



UiKhesier Florists' Assoilalion, 

 ■i.'i Main St., East Uoehester, N. Y. 



<'iii<'lniiati Florists' Soclelv, Hotel 

 <;ili.sMn. Clncliniatl, (>. 



Tuesday, May 14. 



.Newport ilorlloultural Soclilv. 

 N.wport. H. I. 



Wednesday, May 15. 



Rhode Island Uorllcultural So- 

 ■U-ly, Public Library, Providence, 

 K. I. 



I'arrytown Horticultural Society. 

 Tarry town, N. Y. 



Thursday, May 16. 



i:.HSf.\ County Florists' Club, 

 KreuKcr-.Vudilorluuj, Newark, N. J. 



New Orleans Hortlcultnral Society, 

 As.soclation of Commerce Hid)?., New 

 (irleaiiB, La. 



.North Westchester County Ilortl- 

 cullural Society. Mt. Klsco, N. Y. 



Tacoma Florists' Association, Mac- 

 cabec Hall, Tacoma, Wash. 



Friday, May 17. 



.North Shore Horticultural Society, 

 Maiiclifstcr. Maas. 



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FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 

 The regular monthly meeting was 

 lifeld in Grand Fraternity Hall on the 

 7th inst.. The feature of most inter- 

 t yl was an address by Mark J. MuUin 

 on the Parcel Post Service as it ap- 

 plies to the florist business. He told 

 the members that the department 

 had recently inaugurated a new auto- 

 truck service between Philadelphia. 

 Baltimore and Washington which is 

 of great service to those located some 

 distance from the railroad. There is 

 also in contemplation a similar serv- 

 ice between Philadelphia and Pitts- 

 burgh. The coal question was on the 

 program for discussion but the 

 speaker to whom this subject was as- 

 signed did not turn up. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 The next regular meeting of the 

 Club will be held on Monday, May 13th. 

 Among the exhibits promised for this 

 meeting will be one of lilacs and flow- 

 ering shrubs which will be staged by 

 T. .-V. Havemeyer. Brookville. L. I. 

 While the date. Mr. Havemeyer says, 

 is a little early for the finest varieties 

 of lilacs, he will do the best that can 

 be done to make a fine and comprehen- 

 sive exhibit. The essay committee 

 announces that W. H. Elliott of .Mad- 

 bury. .\'. H.. will talk on "Greenhouse 

 Business in Wartime," and Kenneth 

 Gillett. Southwick, Mass.. will speak 

 on ".Vative Plants." 



John Young, Sec'y. 



LADIES' SOCIETY OF AMERICAN 

 FLORISTS. 



.Mrs. Julius Hoehrs, President of the 

 Uidles' S. A. F.. has appointed Mrs. 

 .Mbert M. Ilerr. Lamaster, Pa., to 

 nil the unexpired term of .Mrs. Geo. W. 

 Smith. Clevelaiirl, Ohio (deceased). 

 All communicationK for the Secretary 

 should be addressed to Mrs. Albert M. 

 Ilerr, Lancaster, Pa. 



SAY IT WITH FLOWERS. 

 The Promotion Bureau of the Na- 

 tional Publicity Campaign has been 

 favored with the accompanying poem. 

 The author dedicates It to the use of 

 the trade. 



Say It With Flowers. 



Hy I,. B. .Mitchell. Hart, Michigan. 



."<iiy It with Sowers, you chlvalroUB lover 



true 

 It I hey seem to grow JuBt for the likes 



of you ; 

 Were It not for love the human rucc would 



be 

 .\ .soulless. almloBS, nature mockery. 

 Ah It never dies. Its klndergart<>n hours 

 -Vre the ones In which to blend It with tb» 



flowers. 



Say It with flowers when ring the wedding 



bells 

 For their lansuage. Oh! so eloquently telli 

 The spirit In which Is won the cholceat 



prize 

 That mortals know beneath the glowiog 



skies. 

 Hut If 'tis gold or a kindly gift you bring 

 Let a flower grace whate'er the offering. 



Say It with flowers as the birthdays hasten 



round, 

 "Speak your piece" with them, the heart 



can hear the sound. 

 -\nd twine them round the mile posts they 



go by, 

 For they'll sermons preach with which no 



words can vie. 

 Hrush the lines of care that the years may 



brjng. away. 

 If with nothing else, a little sweet bouquet. 



.Say it with flowers. there's a special 



place 

 For the ch.irni and cheer of nature'a 



sweetest grace, 

 For when they to the sulTerlng aiv given 

 They are saying things that may be heard 



to heaven. 

 Let the flowers in the sick room breathe 



the prayer 

 That you tried to say because you brought 



them there. 



Say it with U<iwers again and yet again, 

 Your angel waits to tell you ' where and 



when ; 

 They should not waste their sweetness on 



the air 

 When A "thank you" waits for you moBt 



any where. 

 .\nd remember that the price of your 



bouquet 

 May not measure what you'd reallv love 



to say. 



Say it with flowers. O wait not for the day 

 When you'll grieve because you did not 



with them saj' 

 What you might have said so oft adown 



the years 

 111 the game of life — its Joys and hopes 



and tears. 

 Now ia the time right here In nature's 



bowers 

 To indite the word and then SAY' IT 



WITH FLOWERS. 



Secretary John Young and Chairman 

 George Asmus of the Finance Com- 

 mittee have hit the trail this week to 

 campaign for the S. A. F. publicity 

 fund. Mr. Asmiis addressed a meet- 

 ing of the retail florists of Pittsburgh, 

 Pa., on Tuesday evening. May 7. 



