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horticulture; 



August 18, 1906 



CONVENTION TOPICS 



DAYTON IS ALL READY. 



As soon as you arrive in Dayton, 

 Ohio, malie free use of the Informa- 

 tion Bureau at the Union Station. 

 You cannot miss it. Some members 

 of the Dayton Florists' Club will be 

 at the depot at all times to help you 

 along as much as possible. Leave 

 your baggage with the baggage mas- 

 ter at the Information Bureau, and he 

 will deliver it to your respective hotel 

 or boarding house at once. 



In the office of the Exhibition Build- 

 ing you will find a United States post- 

 office established, so address all your 

 letters to the Exhibition Hall, read- 

 ing: "Convention, Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists, Fairgrounds, Dayton, 

 Ohio." Furthermore, for your con- 

 venience you will find a telegraph 

 office at the Secretary's office, besides 

 the free use of telephones. 



A large bulletin board will be pro- 

 vided, where you may make your 

 notice if you want to meet some one. 

 Keep your eye on the bulletin board. 



A book of complaints you will also 

 find at the Secretary's office, and fur- 

 thermore, a box where you may de- 

 posit some suggestions for the run- 

 ning of future conventions. MaUe free 

 use of these sugestions, and do a lit- 

 tle thinking yourself, for a handful of 

 men can't do it all. You may know 

 something that will be to advantage 

 in the future. 



Patronize the exhibitors and adver- 

 tisers well. Have cheerful words for 

 everybody and at least make these 

 fellows feel good. A few nice words 

 don't cost you anything. Let this con- 

 vention be run a little more on the 

 patriarchial style and be one family. 

 Try to stay together and get acquaint- 

 ed with each other. 



Have as good a time as you possibly 

 can. The Dayton Florists' Club will 

 do all in its power to give you such a 

 time. Take free part in all discus- 



sions, and don't put your light under a 

 bushel. Boost the National Flower 

 Show. If there is anything you want, 

 make it known to the Chairman of the 

 Dayton Florists' Club, who will do his 

 best to see that you get what you are 

 missing if at all possible. 



We would like to direct your atten- 

 tion to a novel feature of this conven- 

 tion, that is the exhibition of plans 

 for parks and suburban and city 

 homes, of some of the largest con- 

 cerns in the United States, also of 

 some undiscovered talent. You will 

 be surprised what talent is slumbering 

 in the art of landscape gardening 'and 

 garden architecture. As the National 

 Association has made no provision 

 for prizes for such an exhibit, the Day- 

 ton Florists' Club will do so in the 

 shape of gold, silver and bronze 

 medals. Any young man who has not 

 exhibited yet should not fail to make 

 his entry but come forward. It may 

 be the making of him; it may bring 

 him fame and fortune. 



We regret to say that, through some 

 misunderstanding, a large Southern 

 concern has placed its exhibits of 

 cannas in the public parks. However, 

 the same concern will exhibit its cut 

 fiowers in the Exhibition Hall, and all 

 desiring to see these plants in the 

 beds will be taken into the respective 

 parks in a pi'ivate conveyance by our 

 genial Park Superintendent, Mr. Kill- 

 worth. 



Here is another point we would like 

 to call attention to. That is the street 

 ear service. Take the yellow car that 

 is called the Xenia Traction Line only 

 and don't crowd in the cars, for there 

 is plenty of facility. You will only 

 have to wait a minute or two for an- 

 other one. 



The Chairman of the Dayton Flor- 

 ists' Club has paid a great deal- of at- 

 tention to the musical program, and 

 has selected every piece personally, 



and is quite satisfied that you will 

 get, either in orchestra or band music, 

 the best that can be produced. We 

 have avoided the classics and only 

 chosen such pieces as will make you 

 feel good. Ladies, make free use b£ 

 the dancing platforms and select your 

 partners. 



As this is our last communication 



before the Convention, the Dayton 



Florists' Club hope to see you all, in 



person and have a good time together. 



J. B. HEISS. 



Some Dattox Rack ^ ai'.hs 



PHILADELPHIA NOTE& 



Forty-nine big cases full of Bayers- 

 dorfer novelties and staples left here 

 early this week for Dayton and will be 

 followed by the usual aggregation of 

 bright and engaging salesmen and 

 decorators. The Bayersdorfer end will 

 be kept up in the usual efficient style. 



Dreer's will be represented this year 

 by J. Otto Thilow, Mr. Ruppert, Mr. 

 Cairns and Mr. Goudy. Mr. Thilow 

 has kindly consented to give our club 

 a review of the convention from the 

 seedsman's standpoint and we look 

 forward to refreshing new thoughts 

 from his broad and original mind. I 

 do not remember of Mr. Thilow ever 

 having gone to an S. A. F. convention 

 before. He will therefore be keen and 

 unblunted by long usage in presenting 

 his impressions to us. 



The same may be said by Charles E. 

 Meehan, who has been appointed to 

 review things through the commission 

 man's spectacles. The gentlemen 

 who will respond on behalf of the 

 grower and retailer are not yet an- 

 nounced. 



The Philadelphia delegation will 

 leave by the 4.30 p. m. express from 

 Broad street station. Be sure to ask 

 for a certificate when you buy your 

 ticket. Also be there at least 30 min- 

 utes ahead of train time. And 'phone 

 or see Mr. Westcott at once about 

 Pullman accommodation. 



The personnel of the Philadelphia 

 bowling team for the convention is as 

 follows: Robertson, Connor, Falck, 

 Graham and Adelberger. Dunlap goes 

 as extra man. Several of our best 

 bowlers, including Moss, Polites and 

 Anderson, failed to qualify, but we 

 have a very fair team all the same. 

 The finals were rolled Aug. 9 with the 

 above result. 



The Robert Craig Co.'s stock never 

 looked better than at present. Their 

 leading feature this season is three 

 houses of the new Ficus pandurata, the 

 best new thing in house plants in 

 years. Majestic in appearance and 

 tough as leather. Messrs. Craig have 

 the finest stock of this plant in the 

 world, in fact the only stock worth 

 mentioning in quantity. They have 

 also a new dracena in training for next 

 Christmas. The most brilliantly col- 

 ored of any dracena to date and bound 

 to cause a furore. Will not show its 

 true character for some months yet. 

 Crotons and cyclamens are also strong 

 features here this year as usual. This 

 firm will have a display of samples of 

 their leading specialties at the con- 

 vention. Robert Craig and his son 

 William P. Craig will both be on hand 

 to greet old friends and welcome new 

 ones. 



