September 1, 1906 



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month of November, 190S, iu the city 

 of Chicago, and that the date of the 

 annual meeting shall be changed from 

 August to November so that the ex- 

 hibition and annual meeting shall be 

 held at the same time and place, and 

 that tlie executive committee be em- 

 powered to prepare for and to hold the 

 proposed exhibition. 



On Friday morning a short session 

 was held out doors under the shade of 

 a big oak. The committee on final 

 resolutions, Messrs. HallocU, Haus- 

 wirth and Bisset presented their re- 

 port as follows: 



The membei-3 of the Soeiet.v of Amer- 

 ieaii Flonsts and Oniamental Horticul- 

 turists, assembled iu auuual couveuticm 

 iu the city of Daytou, desire to hereliy 

 express to tlie N'atioual Casli Regis. er 

 C'ouipauy our sense t)f gratitude and ap- 

 preciatiou for tlie spl.udid liospitallty 

 lavished upou us at the bauipiet and 

 stereoptieon entertainment, in Welfare 

 Hall, the object lesson of which will 

 never tie lost upou any person whose good 

 fortune it was to be present on that oc- 

 casion, and there partake of the liounty 

 and consideralion of the Nativmal Cash 

 Register Company. 



It is resolved, that the thanks of the 

 Society be tendered to rresident J. B. 

 Heiss and other luemliers of the Dayton 

 Florists' Club, for the exce.lent manner 

 in which they have carried out the work 

 that devolved upou them in ciinuect.on 

 with this convention. Their labors have 

 tendi'd to make the meetings and cxhllii- 

 tion the great success they h:n*e bet-n. 



liesolved. that to the ladies vt the Day- 

 tou Florists' Club, our thanks be extended 

 for their endeavoi's to promote the cum- 

 foit and delectation of the visitiag ladies 

 of the Soeiet.v. 



Uesolvcd, that the thanks of the Society 

 be tendered to H. M. Altick for his mas- 

 terful handling of the sports and pastimes 

 couuocted \vith the convention. 



Resolved, that to Horace .M. Frank. 

 SniKiinteiuIent of Trade Display. our 

 th.-iuks lie tendfred for his exc^i.ent man- 

 agenicKt iif his department. His unfail- 

 ing cniiriesv and attention to details are 

 greatly ap]jreciated. 



Ri'solved. that the society extend its 

 thanks to Mr. Henry Hasse for his de- 

 voted interest and care of the outdiior ex- 

 hibits, and who has worked faithfully to 

 make this feature a success. 



Kesolved. that we tender our thanks to 

 the daily press of Dayton for their ex- 

 tended and instructive reports of our 

 meetiug. 



Rt'soived. that to the postmaster of 

 Dayton, we return our thanks, and appre- 

 ciation for the postal facilities afforded 

 our Society, which proved of the utmost 

 « onvenieuce. 



Kesolved, that to the Bell Telephone 

 <.'omi)aiiy, and the Home Telephone Com- 

 pany, we give our thanks for the free 

 use of their respective telephone Instru- 

 ments, which they installed in the office 

 of tile secretar.v. and which have beeu of 

 the greatest service to our members. 



Resolved, that we tender our thanks 

 to the members of the Dayton Merchant 

 Police, f<ir their faithfulness and zeal in 

 caring fttr the exhibits in Exhibition Hall. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the Society 

 be extended to Gen. Thomas of the Sol- 

 diers' Home for his courtesy In receiving 

 ami welcoming our members to the beauti- 

 ful gro'iiids in his care. 



Also ihat our thanks be extended to the 

 gardener of the Soldiers' Home. Mr. II. 

 Haerlein, for his kind and niu-i'mitting 

 courtesy to our members who visited the 

 grounds. 



The local program for Friday was 

 carried out to the letter. The visit to 

 the Cash Register works in the fore- 

 noon was an experience never to be 

 forgotten. In the afternoon, the 

 Soldiers' Home with its hundreds of 

 acres of fine grounds, its brilliant 

 flower beds, its conservatories, its 

 splendid buildings, its band uf music, 

 the address of welcome by the gov- 

 ernor. Gen. J. B. Thomas, and lastly 

 the thousands of blue coated veterans 

 whom Uncle Sam is so gratclully car- 

 ing for, awakened the patriotic en- 

 thusiasm of every visitor. The music 



and dancing at the fair grounds in 

 the evening was a fitting close of a 

 most enjoyable day. 



REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 



OF TRADE EXHIBITION. 

 Mr. President and Gentlemen: 



I herewith submit the following re- 

 port of the trades display, in connec- 

 tion with the twenty-second annual 

 convention of the Society of American 

 Florists and Ornamental Horticultur- 

 ists, at Fair Grounds, Dayton, Ohio, 

 August 21st to 24th, 1901; : 



CLASS A. 

 Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 collection of palms, ferns, araucarias, 

 etc. 



J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 Begonias, Adiautum Farleyense and 

 Pandanus Veitchii. 



Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., collection of palms and 

 decorative plants. 



Vaughans Seed Store, Chicago and 

 New York, palms, ferns, etc. 



Lemuel Ball, Wissinoming, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., collection of palms. 



The Hinode Florist Co., Whitestone, 

 Long Island, N. Y., Japanese miniature 

 trees. 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarry to wn-on- 

 Hudson, New York,, Tarrytown ferns 

 and bulbs. 



Lager & HuiTell, Summit, N. J., 

 Orchid plants. 



.Joseph Heacock, Wyncote, Pa., 

 palms. 



Metairie Ridge Nursery Co., New 

 Orleans, La., palms and decorative 

 plants. 



Henry H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, 

 Mass., Nephrolepis Whitmanii. 



Robt. Craig Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 

 palms, new pandanus, crotons, etc. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., 

 palms, orchids and foliage plants. 



Edw. Amerpohl, Janesville Floral 

 Co., Janesville, Wis., Nephrolepis 

 Amerpohlii. 



Lewis Ullrich, Tiffin, Ohio, new 

 Zonal geranium. 



The Storrs-Harrison Co., Painesville, 

 Ohio, ferns and dormant roses. 



Davis Bros., Morrison, 111., collection 

 of ferns. 



Christ. Winterich. Defiance, Ohio, 

 Cyclamen plants. 



C. S. Ford, Philadelphia, Pa., palms 

 and foliage plants. 



The Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, 

 Ohio, new begonia. 



John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y., Scotil 

 fern, palms and foliage plants. 



H. R. Carlton, Willoughby, Ohio, 

 violet. Gov. Herrick. 



Geo. A. Kuhl, Pekin, 111., collection 

 of ferns. 



Carl Hagenberger, W. Mentor, C, 

 collection of ferns, crotons and miscel- 

 laneous stock. 



Huntsman & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 collection of aspidistras. 

 A. C. Oelschig & Son, rubber plants. 

 William Sim. Cliftondale. Mass., 

 tomatoes. 



CLASS B. 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., display 

 of cut gladioli. 



E. H. Cushman, Sylvania. Ohio, dis- 

 play of cut gladioli. 



John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. 

 Y., display of cut gladioli. 



Southern Floral Nursery Co., Fruit- 

 dale, Ala., display of cut cannas. 



James Vicks' Sons. Rochester, N. Y., 

 display of cut asters. 



Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., 

 display of cut phlox. 



CLASS C. 



Holly-Castle Co.. Boston, Mass., elec- 

 tric circulator. 



The Herendeen Mfg. Co., Geneva, N. 

 Y., boilers. 



Morehead Mfg. Co., Detroit, Mich, 

 steam trap. 



Lord & Burnham Co.. New York, 

 boilers and ventilator. 



E. Hippard, Youngstown, Ohio, steam 

 trap. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., Chicago, 111., 

 boilers and chain wrench. 



CLASS D. 



A. Q. Wolf & Bro., Dayton, Ohio. 

 greenhouse ventilators. 



Ionia Pottery Co., Ionia, Mich., pots. 



Wm. F. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y., 

 patent cement benches. 



Advance Co., Richmond, Ind., green- 

 house ventilators. 



Lockland Lumber Co., Lockland, 

 Ohio, greenhouse material. 



A. H. Hews & Co., Inc., Cambridge. 

 Mass., pottery. 



A. Dietsch Co., Chicago, 111., green- 

 hou.se material. 



Quaker City Machine Co., Richmond, 

 Ind., greenhouse ventilator. 



H. Thaden & Co., Atlanta, Ga., 

 greenhouse material. 



W. H. Elverson Pottery Co., West 

 Brighton, Pa., pots. 



Foley Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111., green- 

 house material. 



Charles Manley, St. Johns, Mich., 

 greenhouse material. 



The King Construction Co.. North 

 Tonawanda, N. Y., greenhouse mate- 

 rial. 



CLASS E. 



M. Rice & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., rib- 

 bons, fancy baskets and general 

 florists' supplies. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa., fancy baskets, earthenware and 

 florists' supplies. 



Reed & Keller, New York, novelties 

 in glass flower-holders and florists' 

 supplies. 



Schloss Bros., New York, ribbons. 



Dayton Paper Novelty Co., Dayton. 

 Ohio, fine display of fancy flower 

 boxes. 



Roseville Pottery Co., Zanesville. 

 Ohio, jardinieres and fancy earthen- 

 ware. 



Hummel & Downing, Milwaukee, 

 Wis., display of fancy flower boxes. 



S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, Pa., rib- 

 bons and florists' supplies. 



B. Goetz's Sons, Oakwood Pottery. 

 Dayton. Ohio, fancy earthenware and 

 pots. 



L. Baumann & Co., Chicago, 111., 

 baskets, metal ware and general sup- 

 plies. 



D. B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y., flora! 

 photographs. 



C. S. Ford. Tioga, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 fancy jardinieres and general supplies. 



Wertheimer Bros.. New York, fancy 

 chiffons and ribbons 



J. Stern & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 

 liaskets, metal ware and general sup- 

 lilies. 



P. W. Griften, Cleveland, Ohio, Sabin 

 patent plant stand 



CLASS F. 



Arthur Boddington. New York, bulbs. 



