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HOKTICULTURE 



November 17, 1906 



called upon to say something concern- 

 ing the growth of floriculture. He 

 reverted briefly to the changed condi- 

 tions from the time when Chicago de- 

 pended upon Boston for its best rose 

 supply until now when Chicago is the 

 largest grower and shipi>er of roses on 

 the continent. He claimed that the 

 advancement of the business found its 

 best manifestation in the growth and 

 prosperity of the national and local 

 organizations. 



J. N. May spoke on flower shows 

 and their educational value. He ex- 

 tolled the beneficent influence of 

 flowers in the exhibition and else- 

 where and urged the education of the 

 children in horticulture. 



John Burton spoke enthusiastically 

 of the retailers' efforts at the exhibi- 

 tion which he said had done more to 

 make it a success than any other 



templated national flower show. He 

 recognized in Chicago the most promis- 

 ing location for this event and urged 

 unity of purpose and harmony of 

 action as the great essentials to suc- 

 cess. 



E. V. Hallock spoke on banquets and 

 their uses. He touched upon the prac- 

 tical and romantic side of these 

 florists' reunions, which do so much 

 to make new acquaintances and renew 

 old friendships and asserted that no 

 young man can afford to stay away 

 from these occasions. 



J. F. Cowell spoke briefly in com- 

 mendation of the exhibition which he 

 pronounced better than any of its 

 predecessors. 



,1. F. Sullivan was also very com- 

 plimentary to the exhibitors and show 

 management, which he said was be- 

 yond criticism. He urged that retail- 



President J. F. Ammann of the State 

 Florists' Association of Illinois was 

 the last speaker. He enlarged on the 

 necessity of organization the best safe- 

 guard for which he declared to be in- 

 crease in the great family of societies. 



"Auld Lang Svne" .was chorused at 

 12.45 A. M. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 

 The annual meeting of the society 

 was scheduled for 3 o'clock P. M., No- 

 vember 7, and when President Duck- 

 ham called the gathering to order at 

 that time there was a goodly attend- 

 ance. Following the reading of the 

 president's address, which appeared in 

 our issue of last week, were the re- 



TiiE Chicago Banquet. 



element. Their enterprise and liber- 

 ality had impressed him more than 

 anything else and gratitude was due 

 them for their demonstration of how 

 best to put the growers' product be- 

 fore the eye of the public. 



J. T. Temple responded for the 

 judges who he said, had examined 

 critically everything except the as- 

 paragus on the roof, being minus 

 wings to get there. He advised 

 against too much specialization in 

 flower growing and recommended that 

 the young men take up the culture of 

 a more diversified stock. 



J. D. Carmody addressed his "fellow 

 travelers to eternity", with serious 

 mien and austere brow which 

 heightened by contrast the character- 

 istic comicalities in allusion and story 

 with which he regaled and enraptured 

 his audience. 



A. Herrington spoke for the con- 



ers should give more publicity to their 

 wares through newspaper advertising 

 and thus keep up with the product 

 which the growers are supplying. 



J. A. Valentine spoke in praise of 

 the "man behind the gun" — the earnest 

 worker for the exhibition and other 

 enterprises for the general good — and 

 the indispensable traveling salesman. 



Secretary-elect Hauswirth called at- 

 tention to the great advancement from 

 old-time methods, much of which is 

 due to organization and asked that 

 everyone enroll themselves as mem- 

 bers of the S. A. F. 



George Asmus followed with an ex- 

 planation of the great success of the 

 Chicago Flower Show which he said 

 was due to aide leadership and un- 

 selfish work. 



Mr. Klimmer made a hit with his 

 humorous demonstration of the propo- 

 sition that florists have no peers. 



ports of Secretary Eraser and Treas- 

 urer May, the latter showing a good 

 balance on hand. 



Officers were elected as follows: 

 President, Alfred J. Loveless. Lenox, 

 .Mass. ; vice-president, William Klein- 

 lieinz, Ogontz, Pa.; treasurer, John N. 

 May; secretary, David Fraser, Pitts- 

 liurg. The publication of an annual 

 report was decided upon. E. G. Hill 

 read a paper on the "Influence of Cli- 

 matic Conditions on Chrysanthemum 

 Culture," which was discussed at 

 length. Elmer D. Smith offered to 

 give the members of the society the 

 l)enefit of his data and asked for par- 

 ticulars regarding new varieties for 

 the purpose of making his records 

 complete and reliable. 



Invitations were received for holding 

 the next annual meeting from James- 

 town, Va., St. Louis and Indianapolis. 



