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IlOKTiCU LTUKE 



August 25, 1917 



All Florists going to or from the ConveDtion are Invited to Visit 



POEHLMANN BROS. GO'S 



INIMOUS 



THE LARGEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE GREENHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT IN AMERICA 



The above cut shows in the foreground our PLANT DEPARTMENT, which is five years old, 

 and consists of 150,000 square feet of glass. This is devoted to POT PLANTS, such as Palms, 

 Ferns, Pandanus, Dracaenas, and other Decorative Stock, as well as all the Blooming Plants for 

 Christmas and Elaster. We ship Plants and Cut Flowers all the year round. 



Take Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway from Union Depot, Chicago, 14 miles 

 northwest to Morton Grove, 111. 



S. A. F. to the fund thus started. It 

 was a session long to be remembered 

 by all who were present. 



Mr. Therkildson called attention to 

 the Bill No. 42811 now before the Sen- 

 ate in Washington placing a one-cent 

 extra war tax on all catalogues and 

 asked that the trade individually and 

 collectively take quick action in disap- 

 proval and opposition to this unfair 

 and oppressive measure. 



Robert Craig then took the floor to 

 open the discussion on the Florists' 

 Business in Its Relation to War Times. 

 Following Mr. Craig's pertinent re- 

 marks were talks by Max Schling. 

 J. F. Ammann, E. G. Hill and F. W. 

 C. Urown which we shall take occasion 

 to refer to in our next Issue. 



J. F. Ammann, August Poehlmann 

 and A. Niessen were appointed a com- 

 mittee on final resolutions. 



THURSDAY MORNING'S SESSION. 



The S. A. F. session on Thursday 

 morning brought out a large attend- 

 ance. Balloting started at 10 o'clock. 

 A good-natured audience was on hand 

 at 11.40 when President Kerr read the 



ic'sult of the balloting, showing the 

 total number of votes cast SL'l, of 

 \vhic:h 123 were for A. L. Miller and 

 l:iS for Chas H. Totty. Mr. Miller took 

 ihe platform and in a most felicitous 

 and cordial speech moved the unani- 

 mous election of his rival. Mr. Totty 

 followed with a few words of appre- 

 ciative gratitude and there was a wild 

 outburst of applause when the two 

 candidates clasped hands and prom- 

 ised loyal co-operation in the work 

 ahead. 



JoH.N Young, 



Re-elected Secretary S. A. F. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Oailledouze Brothers. Lenox Road and 

 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., submit 

 for registration the following new rose 

 described below. 



Raiser's Description. New Rose 

 Ophelia Supreme, Sport of Ophelia, 

 color light rose pink with darker shad- 

 ing In the center and yellow at the 

 base of each petal, much like Souv. 

 de la Malmaison, but decidedly bright- 

 er. Habit: same superb growth, foli- 

 age and quick cropping qualities as its 

 parent. Petelage; will average four 



