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H K T 1 C U L T U R li 



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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND 

 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 



The attention of the nipinbers oi tin- 

 soclt'ly. mid of tlie lr;nli' at larse. Is 

 now (iiiitf niittirally diviTli-d to the 

 Tliirly-Kirst Aiiiiiiul t'onvi'iition lo be 

 lu'ld Id San Krancisco. August 17. IS. 

 19 next. Reports received from the 

 transportation coniinittees of tlie vari- 

 ous local organizations throughout the 

 I'diintry indic-att-s that tlie attendance 

 at the convention will be considerably 

 larger than was at first anticipated. 



President Welch expects that tlie 

 delegation from Boston and the Kast 

 will be large enough to fill a car. The 

 New York delegation as already 

 booked numbers fifteen, and in all 

 probability this booking will be at 

 least doubled. These bookings are. 

 of course, exclusive of the attendance 

 of those whose duties will require 

 them to be in San Francisco in ad- 

 vance of the convention dates. The 

 glowing reports concerning horticul- 

 tural features of the great Exposition 

 in progress in San Francisco, as pre- 

 sented by ('has. H. Totty and others 

 who have returned from the coast, 

 will undoubtedly influence many in 

 their decision to attend the conven- 

 tion, so that a good average general 

 attendance is confidently expected. 



Floor plans of the Memorial Audi- 

 torium, where the business sessions 

 of the convention and the trade ex- 

 hibition are to be held, have been sent 

 to all members. These plans show 

 the spaces allotted to exhibitors, and 

 the great adaptability of the building 

 for exhibition purposes. While ex- 

 hibitors from the far East, owing to 

 distance and high transportation 

 charges, will not occupy such gener- 

 ous display spaces as they have done 

 at other exhibitions, the following 

 have contracted for liberal areas and 

 will make fine displays: H. Bayers- 

 dorfer & Co., Philadelphia; M. Rice 

 Co.. Philadelphia; John A. Evans. 

 Richmond, Ind.; The Advance Co., 

 Richmond. Ind. 



The secretary will be in San Fran- 

 cisco considerably in advance of the 

 convention and will cheerfully care 

 for and arrange exhibits sent by ex- 

 hibitors who are unable to attend the 

 exhibition i)ersonally. The only re- 

 quest he makes is that such exhibitors 

 communicate with him at once. After 

 .July 15. all communications should be 

 addressed to him in care of Daniel 

 MacRorie, vice-president of the So- 

 ciety, 430 Phelan Building. San Fran- 

 cisco, Cal. Any commission entrust- 

 ed to him will be executed to the best 

 of his ability while in the convention 

 city. 



The Welch Prize. 



Vice-President Daniel MacRorie is 

 the only one to comply with the rules 

 and regulations governing the Presi- 

 dent Welch prize offered for the mem- 

 ber sending in the greatest number 

 of applications for members before 

 July 1. Mr. MacRorie has already 

 sent in almost one hundred names, 

 and reports that he will complete the 

 hundred by July 1. 



The S. A. F. Badge. 



The S. A. F. annual badge button 



lias been sent to all membiT> "ii.i 

 have remitted for the l'.il."> assess 

 menl. There are a few life members' 

 buttons still available for those en- 

 titled to them and same will lie sent 

 upon receipt of 75c. It would be a 

 convenience to the secretary if tlif 

 members who have not already done 

 so will send in their liHa assessment 

 at once. The receipts to date for dues 

 compare favorably with those of other 

 years. 



The printed 191.S Annual Report has 

 also been distributed and a copy 

 should be in the hands of every mem- 

 ber in good standing. 



John Youmi, Sec'y. 



53 W. 28th street. New York. 



After July 15. care Daniel MacRorie. 

 tnii Phelan Bldg.. S:m Francisco, Cal 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. PHILA- 

 DELPHIA. 



During the past six months much 

 important work has been done by the 

 National Flower Show Committee of 

 the S. A. F. and O. H.. in connection 

 with the Fourth National Flower Show- 

 to be held in Convention Hall. Phila- 

 delphia. March 25 to .\pril 2 next, and 

 arrangements are rapidly assuming 

 definite form. Chairman George Asnius 

 of Chicago, has been in attendance at 

 several of the meetings of the local 

 executive committee in an advisory 

 capacity, and the committee has had 

 the full benefit of his past experience 

 with such exhibitions. The local ex- 

 ecutive committee is well organized, 

 and in no other city have the different 

 horticultural interests been so well 

 represented on an exhibition hoard as 

 in this instance in Philadelphia. This 

 committee will hold regular meetings 

 from the present time until the close 

 of the show. 



The various sub-committees, too. are 

 well organized, and are working on the 

 many details of jirei.'aratory w^ork 

 harmoniously and w-ith a zeal which 

 leaves no doubt as to a successful out- 

 come. These committees, with their 

 chairmen, are as follows: 



Press. Put)liiity and Aiivcrl isintr. \V. V 

 Tlierklldson: Securing Kxliil)lts. Williiiin 

 Kleliilicliiz ; Decorations. .Tolin llahiTiiiclil : 

 S|.c(liil Pronniiims. Win. I'. Cr.ilg: .Speci:il 

 I'i'.i Hires. Chas. Grakelow: I.eusi- aiKl Con 

 Irarts. A. I'arenwald : Miisli'. lyoo Niosspii ; 

 rrinting. S. S. Pennock : Coni-essloiis, Henry 

 F. Michel": Trade Tickets, E. ,T. Fanronrt'; 

 I.eetures. .T. Otto Tlillow : Rnreau of Infor 

 inatioM. Frederick Cow|ii>iiliwailp: .Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer. A. A. Niessen ; Coin- 

 iniitee-.it-I,ar;.'e. George linrton. Louis 

 Hiirke. Unliert Craig. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety has been invited to assist in the 

 work of the exhibition and, through 

 Hartman Kuhn, its president, the la- 

 dies of the different garden clubs in 

 the vicinity of Philadelphia have been 

 invited to take part in the exhibition, 

 and are already at work on plans to 

 have a tea garden, or something simi- 

 lar, on lines followed by the ladies of 

 the Red Cross at the recent New York 

 show. Sufl[icient space will be allotted 

 to them by the management for the 

 purpose. An unusual feature and at- 

 traction will be exhibits by different 



societies devoii d lo a<|uarium flxh and 

 aquarium plants. This section of the 

 show Is being taken care of by Frank- 

 lin Barrett, whose personal i-xhiblt 

 alone will cost almost $60U to stage. 



The trade exhibition in connection 

 with the show will be most extensive 

 and comprehensive, and applications 

 for space are coining in rapidlv. The 

 H. P. Mlchell Co.. Philadelphia, have 

 booked up lor Block No, 3n, and Henry 

 A. Dreer. Inc., Uiverton, N. J., and 

 Philadelphia, for Block No. 1, each con- 

 taining 1.026 square feet. A. N. Pier- 

 son, Inc., Cromwell. Conn., is among 

 other large exhibitors in this section. 

 Floor plans have been distributed, and 

 extra copies may be had upon appli- 

 cation to the superintendent of the 

 trade exhibition. 



The guarantors' list will soon reach 

 Sl'o.iioo. the amount authorized to be 

 raised by the National Flower Show 

 Committee. Subscribers to the guar- 

 antors' list, by states, are, so far, as 

 follows: 



Caltfornla--llaiis I'hitli. Daniel .MacRorie, 



E. James, Ant. /.volanek. 

 Connccthni— A. X. Plerson, Inc. 

 Indiana— lierierinann Bros. Co., Bnuer 4- 



.'<lelnkamp. .luliii A. Erans. 



Kansas — ("has. 1". Mueller. 



Illinois (ieorge Asinus. W. N. Uudil 

 I'liillp .T. Foley. Kroeschell Bros. Co., Basselt 

 .», Wasliliiirn, The Florists' Review, Erneiit 

 Welnhoeher Co., Fred Lnutenschlager, 

 .Tnhn C. Monlnger Co., Enill Bui-ttuer, 

 .Schiller Co., The American Florist, r.relil- 

 niann Bros. Co.. C. .M. Hamilton. 



MassailuLSCtls— Patrick Welch. I.. Merlon 

 Cage, Harry I, Itandall. Wni. O. Ilahii, 

 A. N. Cooley. M. A. Patten, Thomas Ko- 

 laiid, S. .r. f.otlilard. li. Hammond Tracv. 



Minnesota— Some Florists of .Mhiiieapolls. 



Mls.soiirl-W. T>, Uock Flower Co.. Samuel 

 .Murray, F. .7. Fillmore, Fred H. Melnhardt. 

 • '. O. Kuehn. 



.Mlchlgiu— Philip lireltmeyer. Albert 

 Pochelon. ('has. H. Plumh. 



Ni-w York -Peter Henderson & Co.. Iten- 

 jamiii Hanimoiid. .V. S. Bnrn.s. ,Tr.. Mc- 

 Hiitchiscin & Co., W. J. Cowee, Arthur 

 i'<iwc«", Chas. A. Dards. S. A. Anderson, 

 l.icksoii & Perkins Co.. Wm. H. Slebrecht. 



F. It. Plerson. Traendly & Scheuck, H. A. 

 liiinyard. Florists' Exchange. Moore, Ilentz 

 A: Nash. C. T. (Juenther. .Tohn Lewis Cbllds. 



N'ew .lersey— ,Tullus Uoehrs Co., Chas. C 

 Koebllng. L. B. Coddlngtou, Chas. H. Totty. 



.Nebraska — ,1. .T. Hess. 



Illilo— H. P. Kiioble. C. E. Critchcll, C. L. 

 Humphries. 



Pennsylvania— W. Atlee Burpee, H. F. 

 .Michell Co.. A. Fareuwald. Leo Niessen Co.. 

 Conard & .Tones Co., S. S. Pennock-Me<'han 

 Co., Heniy A. Dreer, Inc.. Henry Elclihnlz. 

 S. S. Skldclsky. Harry K. Rohrer. Pltts- 

 burgh Cut Flower Co., Geo. Burton, Win. 

 Klelnheinz, Wm. R. Gibson, Joseph Hea- 

 <ock. 



Washington. D. C. — Gude Bros. Co. 



So it may be truly said. "The Big- 

 gest Floricultural Event of 191 fi will be 

 the Fourth National Flower Show in 

 Philadelphia." 



John Yoi'.NG. Sec'v. 



CHICAGO FLOWER SHOW. 



At a meting of the executive com- 

 mittee representing the Horticul- 

 tural Society and the Florists' Club, 

 held June 21, arrangements were ma- 

 terially advanced for the big fall 

 flower show to be held at the Coli- 

 seum, November 9 to 14 inclusive. A 

 large part of the $10,000 guarantee 

 fund has already been subscribed. 



MiCHAEI. B.VKKU, 



Chairman Publicity Committee. 



