August 25, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



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RIMS 



We have a large stock of the fancy varieties of Nephrolepis 

 in extra fine shape for immediate shipment, and can offer the 

 following varieties and sizes, viz : — 



Elegantiasima, Elegantissima compacta, Smithii, and Muscosa, 



31 2-m- pots, $0.25 to $0.35 each 



Smithii and Muscosa, 5 in. pots .50 to .75 



Smithii, 6-in. pans .75 to 1 .00 



Elegantissima, Elegantissima compacta, Teddy, Jr. and Superb- 



issima, 6 in. pans .50 to .75 



Elegantissima, Elegantissima compacta, Teddy Jr., and Superb- 



issima, 8-in. pans 1 .00 to 1 .50 " 



Elegantissima and Elegantissima compacta, lO-in. pans 3.00 to 3.50 " 



Cyrtomium falcatum and Pteris in variety, in 3^^ in. pots .15 to .35 " 



SHIPMENTS IN POTS AT MAXIMUM PRICES ONLY 



F-. R. RIERSOIM 



Tairrytovi\/ri - - - IM^-xa/ V^rlc 



charge of H. S. DeForest and T. J. 

 Nolan. 



M. Rice Co., Philadelphia, florists' 

 supplies; a very extensive display. 



Crowl Fern Co., Jlillington, Mass., 

 florists' greens. 



Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y., 

 plants. 



B. Rosens, New York, holiday novel- 

 ties. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. This exhibit 

 was very extensive. Among the novel- 

 ties shown were cretonne-covered bas- 

 kets in many beautiful designs, red, 

 white and blue baskets and grass bas- 

 kets for ladies' knitting receptacles 

 after having been used for flowers. 

 The entire exhibit of baskets was 

 made in their own factory. Exhibit 

 was in charge of Stephen Green. I. M. 

 Bayersdorfer. Sydney Bayersdorfer 

 and John Walsh. 



One of the most interesting things 

 in the show was a series of Luraiere 

 process pictures of cyclamen and be- 

 gonias by J. A. Peterson, of Cincinnati. 

 They were very beautifully done. Mr. 

 Peterson has been developing a fancy 

 strain of cyclamen seed for the past 

 seven years and has now got it worked 

 up to a $12 per luiio seed grade. He 

 refused an offer of $10 apiece last 

 winter for his stock of 250 plants in 

 fi-in. and 8-in. pots. 



1: was voted to underwrite the carna- 

 tion premium list for that occasion. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 

 A special session of this Society was 

 held at the Grand Central Palace, 

 New York, on Wednesday afternoon, 

 August 22. The principal business 

 transacted was in connection with the 

 society's participation in the National 

 Flower Show in St. Louis, next spring. 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. 



At the annual meeting of the Hail 

 Association, held in Newark, N. J., on 

 August 20, the old ofBcers were re- 

 elected, together with the following 

 named directors, tor three years each: 

 J. A. Valentine. Samuel Murray, Julius 

 Roehrs, J. C. Vaughan; for two years, 

 E. G. Hill, J. F. Ammann; for one year, 

 Fi-ed W. C. Brown. 



Summary of Secretary Esler's Report 



The insurance on glass, effective 

 August 1, 1917, in the Florists' Hail 

 Association, is as stated below: 



SiiiKl,. tUipk fc'Ias.s. 4.043.6tS sq. ft. 



Doiilile tiiipk (.'liiss, 2S,5.30,.31!) sq. ft. 



Sinj:le thick glass. Extra one-half, alilj,- 

 711 an. ft. 



I>mil)le thick glass. E.xtra one-half, 

 :;,i:','.i.(K)L' sq. ft. 



Single thick glass. Extra whole, 1,194,- 

 :'..'« sii. ft. 



Doiilili" thick glass. Extra whole, 7,390,- 

 t"l S(l. ft. 



.\iiimint paid for lasses Aug. 1, 1916, to 

 .\uj.'. 1. i;il7. $:!7.."il7.r,2. 



Tin- Mhcive Is eciiiivalent to an insurance 

 iilK.ii CMKIILIST sq. ft. of glass. 



The number of members at date of clos- 

 ing this reimrt is l.Clil. 



The total receipts for the year ending 

 .\ugust 1, 1917. and including last years' 

 Iiahiiice. as per Treasurer's Report, were 

 .f."."i,lU.">.,SO. 



The total expenditures, as i>er Treasurer's 

 Iteport. for tlie year ending August 1, 1917, 

 were .f4."i.:(;;7.1.S. 



'I"he cash balance on hand is .?9.77.'?.fi2, of 

 whh'h !(;)(;:•,. (!7 b.'Iongs to the Reserve Funil. 



The liesei-ve I''und now amounts to .S-ll,- 

 ■lli:i,(;7, i>f which $11,000 Is invested in llrxt- 

 class Municipal and Government Trends, 

 and $4li:!.i>7 cash in hands of the Treasurer. 



.\n equivalent of l.''il.4i7 sq. ft. of single 

 thick glass was broken by hail during the 

 past year, for whlcli the Association paid 



.57,.j71.:'.4. Au equivalent o£ 427..S(I4 sq. ft. 

 of double thick glass was broken, which 

 cost the Association ?li9,946.2S. 



The equalization of assessments. !).v the 

 establisliment of Haz;u'dous Risks, is prov- 

 ing au equitable and satisfactory adjust- 

 ment of a once troublesome question. 



Tile Laws of Xew Jersey, under which 

 the Florists' Hail Association has been re- 

 itrgauized. allows onl.v insurance against 

 ilamage to glass by hail, and does not per- 

 mit the assumption of cyclone risks. 



FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY 

 ASSOCIATION. 



That promptness is a cardinal prin- 

 ciple with this very much alive organ- 

 ization was evidenced by the opening 

 of their meeting in the Grand Central 

 Palace on Tuesday, at the exact hour 

 announced — 8.30 a. m. sharp. There 

 were one hundred or more in attend- 

 ance, including many notable men 

 from all sections from the Atlantic to 

 tlie Pacific and from Maine to Texas. 

 A novel feature was put in operation 

 by President Gude's calling upon each 

 member present to come forward, face 

 the audience and announce his name 

 and place of business. A lengthy com- 

 munication from Secretary Pochelon 

 furnished material for a busy informal 

 two hours' session, principally on 

 laying out a good program for the 

 meeting to be held in Detroit in the 

 fall. A committee was appointed to 

 consider the need for a better express 

 delivery service also the advisability 

 of the starting of a monthly bulletin 

 giving reliable information as to condi- 

 tions in various sections. It was de- 

 cided to defer the election of officers 

 until the meeting in Detroit. 



