February 17, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



205 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS and ORNA- 

 MENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 



The arrangements for the Trade Ex- 

 hibition in connection with the con- 

 vention to be held in New York next 

 August are progressing satisfactorily. 

 The florists' supply trade and others 

 doing business with growers and re- 

 tailers are evincing a keen interest in 

 the exhibition, as will be seen by the 

 following list of those who have al- 

 ready reserved space on the exhibition 

 floor. John G. Scheepers, Inc.. George 

 L. Stillnian. B. Hammond Tracy. John 

 Lewis Childs, Arthur Cowee, Schloss 

 Bros., H. Bayersdorter & Co.. Reed & 

 Keller, Arthur T. Boddington, Inc., 

 John C. Jloninger Co., John A. Evans 

 Co., The Advance Co., King Construc- 

 tion Co.. Jackson & Perkins Co.. 

 American Greenhouse Co.. Lord & 

 Burnham Co.. Russin & Hanfling. A 

 very large attendance of representa- 

 tives of the trade from all sections of 

 the country is assured, consequently 

 the Trade Exhibition will be unusually 

 large. 



The Convention Garden which has 

 been laid out in the Botanical Gar- 

 dens at Bronx Park, under the super- 

 vision of Dr. N. L. Britton. is an under- 

 taking worthy of New York. Prepara- 

 tory work was engaged in until the 

 ground became too much frozen to 

 make the continuation possible. Be- 

 sides serving the purpose of the so- 

 ciety the garden will be an object of 

 interest to hundreds of thousands of 

 the public, all horticultural enthusi- 

 asts. With this in view Dr. Britton 

 has spared no effort to make the gar- 

 den attractive. So far. the following 

 have arranged for planting: W. A 

 Manda. Maurice Fuld. John G. Scheep 

 ers. Inc., Bobbink & Atkins. Henry A 

 Dreer. A. N. Pierson. Conard & Jones 

 Co., John Lewis Childs, Raymond W 

 Swett, Arthur Cowee, B. Hammond 

 Tracy. Arthur T. Boddington, Inc. 



The annual report of proceedings of 

 the society will be mailed to members 

 of the society about Feb. 20. Condi- 

 tions without control of the society 

 have caused some little delay in the 

 publication of the volume this year, 

 but it will be worthy of close study, 

 being more than usually interesting. 

 One thing particularly the society is 

 to be congratulated upon is that the 

 list of members in good standing pub- 

 lished in the book is much larger than 

 ever before recorded in the history of 

 the society. 



Rules Relating to the Management of 



the Trade Exhibition, New York 



City, August 21, 22, 23, 1917. 



1. Tlie Society sh,ill. through Its Execu- 

 tivp Bo.ard control .ill the features of the 

 tr.Tfle exhibition. 



2. The Secret.Try sh.ill act as a Superin- 

 tendent of trade exhibits with an Advisory 

 Committee of Three, said Secretary shall 

 have genera! charge of all details of the 

 Annual Exhibition. He shall receive all ap- 

 plirntions for space and assign the same In 

 the order in which they are received by 

 him. He shall furnish the Judges a list of 

 the exhibitors and exhibits by 1.00 P. M. 

 on the day of opening the convention. He 

 shall niso furnish the Judges with a list of 

 novelties and new devices submitted for 

 awards. 



He shall make no expenditure exceeding 



$10 in amount without the consent of the 

 Advisory Committee. He shall keep full de- 

 tailed records of receipts and expenditures 

 and other 'natters of importance relating 

 to the exhibition. Immediately after the 

 close of the convention, he shall make a 

 complete report, which, after having been 

 audited and approved by the Advisory 

 Committee, shall be Bled with the records 

 of tlie Secretary. All the moneys collected 

 by him shall be forwarded from time to 

 time, without undue delay to the Treasurer. 

 .\ll bills incurred shall be indorsed by him 

 iHid submitted to the Advisory Committee 

 lor approval, after which they shall be paid 

 in the usual manner as provided. 



The Ailvisor.y Committee shall act as an 

 advisory board and audit board, subject to 

 instructions of the Executive Board, and in 

 case of disagreement between them and the 

 Secretary, their decision shall be final ex- 

 cept it be reviewed by the Executive Board. 



:5. Exhibition space shall be designated 

 in square feet. The charge for space shall 

 t)e as foIl(iws ; 



Mii]imnm charge $20.00 



Flat rate, per square foot.... 40 ets. 



Exhibition space shall be limited to six 

 feet six inches above the tloor. except for 

 plants, greenhouse structures or other ex- 

 hibits which necessarily extend to a greater 

 lieight. Plant and cut flower exhibits may 

 be also built up to any height authorized 

 by the Superintendent. All exhibits, except 

 ;is alxive specihed. which extend above six 

 feet six inches in height, shall becharged 

 20 per cent, additional, on the exhibit. All 

 signs nuist be kept within the space limit. 

 Where tables are against the wall, wall 

 space up to six feet six inches above the 

 tloor and of the length of the table, will be 

 furnished the exiiibitor without extra 

 charge, ^^■all exhibits extending above this 

 lieight will be charged for the additional 

 space, at wall space rates. Signs on the 

 wall, or elsewhere, shall not extend higher 

 than six feet six inches above the floor in 

 niiy exhibit. • 



WiiW space, without floor or table space, 

 or when exceeding in dimensions the 

 aiiioiiiit allowed with the exhibition space, 

 shall be charged as follows: 



Miiiiiumii charge $8.00 



Fl.it rate, per square foot.... 15 cts. 



Wall exliildts shall not project over one 

 ii.ot from the wall. 



r:xliibitors' signs must be kept within the 

 limits of wall space. 



Exhibitors must furnish at their own ex- 

 pense all tables, cloth and other accessories 

 and incidentals. The Secretary will be will- 

 ing, so far as his other duties will permit, 

 to assist exhibitor in securing tables and 

 other needed articles: but neither the Sec- 

 retary nor the Society will pay for or as- 

 sume any financial responsibility for the 

 purchase or placing of such articles. 



Roll top desks will be furnished to those 

 requiring them at a rental of $5.00 each. 



All signs shall be uniform in character 

 and be furnished by the Superintendent of 

 the Exhibition, at a cost not to exceed $3.00, 

 and no other signs to be premitted. 



Charges for freight or expressage will not 

 be paid or guaranteed for exhibitors. 

 Goods shipped, charges collect, will be re- 

 fused unless the owner is on hand to pay 

 the charges. 



•1. Payments for space. Twenty-flve per 

 cent, of the total amount shall be paid on 

 signing the contract and the balance before 

 the exhibitor takes possession. Neither 

 the Superintendent nor the Advisory Com- 

 mittee shall have power to suspend or 

 change the above requirements as to pay- 

 ments. 



5. Exhibition classes to be arranged as 

 follows : 



A.— Plants. 

 B.— Cut Blooms. 



C. — Boilers and Heating Apparatus. 

 D. — Greenhouse Structures. 

 E. — Florists' Supplies (Including fancy 

 earthenware). 



F. — Bulbs. Seeds and Garden Requisites. 

 G. — Miscellaneous. 



6. Exhibitors showing novelties or other 

 Improved devices which they wish to have 

 examined by the Judges for such special 

 notice or award as they are deemed worthy 

 of. shall make an itemized entry thereof 

 with the Secretary in advance. Firms or 

 Corporations desiring their exhibits con- 

 sidered for award must state the name of 



a member of the firm or company who Is 

 a member of the Society. 



7. The President shall appoint in ad- 

 vance of the convention, the following 

 .iudges. 



Three for Classes A, B and F. 



Three for Classes C and D. 



And three for Classes E and G, 

 who shall serve without compensatloD. 

 They shall examine specially entered ex- 

 hibits and make detailed reports thereon 

 promptly to the Secretary on the afternoon 

 of the tirst day of the convention. The 

 Judges are authorized to recommend to the 

 Kxecutive Board any exhibits they deem 

 worthy for award of the Society's Medals, 

 such exhibits to be of unusual merit, but 

 such action not to be made public until 

 passed upon by the Executive Board. 



S. For exhibits deemed worthy thereof, 

 diplomas of thre grades may be given as 

 follows : Certificate of Merit, Honorable 

 Mention, Highly Commended. 



!>. No distinction as "First," "Second," 

 "Best," or "Largest," or other mention In- 

 dicating comparisons with other exhibits 

 shall bo made, and diplomas of equal value 

 Oiay be awarded to several exhibits In the 

 same class. 



10. Each award must be accompanied by 

 a statement indicating on what special 

 points of excellence it was based. 



11. In case any article or device bat) re- 

 ceived an award at a previous S. A. F. ex- 

 hibition, awards shall cover subsequent Im- 

 proveme:its only. 



12. No award shall be made covering the 

 quality of seeds, fertilizers, plants and 

 other articles of such a nature on which an 

 Intelligent opinion cannot be had without 

 a practical test. 



None but flower pots conforming to the 

 Society's standards will be considered for 

 award by the judges. 



13. No award shall be made to exhib- 

 itors who are not members of the Society 

 of American Florists and Ornamental Hor- 

 ticulturists. 



All protests and complaints must be pre 

 scnteil in writing before the close of the ex- 

 hibition, and complaints or protests not so 

 made will not be considered. 



14. The matter of opening or closing the 

 exhibition will be left to the discretion of 

 the Executive Board. 



15. Exhibits not In position before 1.00 

 p. m. of the first day of the convention, may 

 be excluded from mention In the Superin- 

 tendent's Report or consideration by the 

 judges. 



10. The exhibition shall be open not less 

 than two hours before the opening session, 

 to remain open until 10 P. M. each day ex- 

 cept as provided in Section 14. 



17. All articles exhibited must be left In 

 place until the close of the business session 

 of the Convention which shall be 10 o'clock 

 P. M. on the third day. 



IS. While the Society will exercise all 

 due care to safeguard the exhibits. It will 

 not assume any responsibility or liability 

 for any loss or damage to any of the ex- 

 hibits. 



in. The selling of goods by persons not 

 having engaged space shall be prohibited 

 unless such person or firm shall have se- 

 cured a permit or license from the Secre- 

 tarv, the same to cost not less than twenty 

 dollars (.$20). 



20. When more than one exhibitor joins 

 in the same space there shall be an addi- 

 tional charge of $20 for each additional ex- 

 hibitor. 



21. The Executive Board will make such 

 further rules as It may deem necessary for 

 the proper conduct of the exhibition. 



22. All adjustments not covered by rules 

 or published action of the Executive Board 

 shall be referred to that Board. 



23. To protect the floor from damage by 

 water, platforms and saucers must be placed 

 under exhibits of plants. 



Meeting of the Executive Board. 

 President Robert C. Kerr authorizes 

 me to call a meeting of the executive 

 board to be held in New York, March 

 16th and 17th, 1917. 



John Young. Secy. 

 February 8th. 1917. 



