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HORTICULTURE 



August 19, 1916 



tilators; J. A. Peterson & Sons, Cin- 

 cinnati: M. Rice Co., Pliila.: H. L. 

 Doesclier, New Orleans; A. L. Randall 

 Co., Chicago: Wertheimer Bros., New 

 York; Gullett & Sons, Lincoln, 111.: 

 Cottage Gardens Nursery Co.. Eureka. 

 Cal.: American Bulb Co., Chicago; 

 C. E. Falls; Cohen & Hiller. 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF 

 AMERICA 



The meeting of the Hail Association 

 took place on Wednesday, August 16. 

 .1. J. Hess of Omaha and Anders Ras- 

 mussen of New Albany, Ind., were 

 elected directors. The amendment to 

 the constitution as to extra hazardous 

 risks was adopted. Officers were not 

 elected, there not being a sufficient 

 number of directors present. 



Summary of Secretary's Report for 

 Year Ending Aug. 1, 1916. 



The insurance on glass, effective 

 August 1, 1916, in the Florists' Hail 

 Association, totals an insurance upon 

 43,101,590 sq. ft. of glass. The num- 

 ber of members at date of closing this 

 report is 1,65S. The total receipts for 

 the year ending August 1, 1916, and 

 including last year's balance, as per 

 treasurer's report, are $73,780.37. The 

 losses paid from August 1, 1915, to 

 .•August 1, 1916, amount to $55,3 1 2.74. 



The total expenditures, as per 

 treasurer's report, for the year ending 

 August 1, 1916 are $64,572.52. 



The cash balance on hand is 

 $9,207.85, of which $743.04 belongs to 

 the reserve fund. 



The reserve fund now amounts to 

 $38,743.04. of which $38,000 is invested 

 in first-class municipal bonds, and 

 $743.04 cash in hands of the treasurer. 



The amount of interest collected on 

 bank deposits for the year is $426.86. 



The amount of interest collected on 

 reserve fund investments for the year 

 is $1,912.50. 



Two thousand, three hundred and 

 eighty-five losses have been adjusted 

 since the organization of the F. H. A., 

 involving a total expenditure of over 

 $370,000. 



An equivalent of 270,913 sq. ft. of 

 single thick glass was broken by hail 

 during the past year, for which the 

 association paid $13,545.65. And an 

 equivalent of 597.530 sq. ft. of double 

 thick glass was broken, which cost the 

 association $41,827.10. 



The only liabilities of the associa- 

 tion at the close of this report are 

 three unadjusted losses, amounting to 

 less than $200. 



The F. H. A. has paid out more 

 money for losses during the past year 

 than in any previous year since its or- 

 ganization. 



It has more glass insured than at 

 any previous time. It has taken in 

 more new business than in any pre- 

 vious year of its history. 



The F. H. A. is equalizing risks by 

 charging a greater premium upon 

 risks that have entered the hazardous 

 class. 



It has a large reserve fund, which 

 is rapidly growing, increasing therebv 

 its stability. 



The F. H. A. stands for a square 

 deal, and a prompt adjustment of 

 losses; and the oflicials of the organ- 

 ization desire to extend their thanks 

 for the many letters of commendation 

 which they have received from the 

 members who approve of their meth- 

 ods of administration. 



TEXAS STATE FLORISTS' ASSOCI- 

 ATION. 



The third annual convention of the 

 Texas State Florists opened in the 

 banquet hall of the Houston City Audi- 

 torium on Monday forenoon, August 

 14. The meeting was called to order 

 by President R. C. Kerr and after in- 

 vocation by Dr. Peter G. Sears an ad- 

 dress of welcome was made by J. J. 

 Pastoriza and E. E. Stone of Dickin- 

 son responded. Then followed the 

 president's address which was char- 

 acteristicaly enthusiastic, the reports 

 of secretary-treasurer and various 

 committees. Reports from the various 

 city florists' clubs were made by Louis 

 Oesch for Dallas; W. J. Baker for Fort 

 Worth: Mrs. G. Jung for San Antonio: 

 Chas. Alff for Austin; C. L. Brock for 

 Houston. San Antonio was chosen tor 

 the State Convention of 1917 and Dal- 

 las for the 1916 flower show. 



Mr. Kerr complimented the Texas 

 florists on their great progress in the 

 past two years. He urged the need of 

 more large flower growing establish- 

 ments in the state and hoped that 

 Texas would soon grow every flower 

 needed. State flower show, publicity 

 campaign, credit bureau. State experi- 

 mental greenhouses were all advocat- 

 ed and an eloquent appeal was made 

 for whole-souled supix)rt of the S. A. 

 P.. and especially the F. T. D. section. 

 In conclusion he said. I ask. regardless 

 of the duties and responsibilities that 

 fall on you, do not fail to progress. 

 Keep moving with those about you or 

 you will find yourself isolated and 

 alone. Keep yourself on a mental par- 

 ity with your co-workers and friends. 

 This will make you a welcome com- 

 panion. 



Progress — keep moving — be modern. 

 The pathway of life is longest 

 and roughest to those who lag be- 

 hind the procession. Life is worth 

 living and it is worth living right up 

 to the minute. 



Officers were elected as follows: 

 President, T. J. Wolfe, Waco; Vice- 

 President, F. C. Suchy, San Antonio; 

 Secretary-Treasurer, W. J. Baker; Di- 

 rectors. Messrs. Forrest, Stone, Han- 

 nah. Koehler, McAdams and Beck. C. 

 L. Brock was chosen press representa- 

 tive and Mr. Hensel educational di- 

 rector. 



Addresses were made by S. A. F. vis- 

 itors already on the ground including 

 President D. MacRorie. San Francisco, 

 W. F. Gude, Washington, E. G. Hill, 

 Richmond, Ind., George W. Hess, 

 Washington and J. J. Hess, Omaha. 



Papers were read by W. J. Baker on 

 "Better Freight Rates for Texas Flor- 

 ists." Henry Greve, Dallas, on "The 

 Importance of Membership in the S. A. 

 F. and O. H., Prof. E. J. Kyle on 

 "Progress Towards Securing an Ex- 

 perimental Range of Glass, and A. P. 

 Koehler on "The Difficulties of Retail- 

 ers with Wholesalers on Damaged 

 Flower Shipments." 



The evening session of the conven- 

 tion was held at a banquet on the Rice 

 Hotel Roof Garden. 



Papers were read as follows: 

 "The Need of More Wholesale Glass 

 in Texas."— H. 0. Hannah. Sherman; 

 "What the Ladies are Doing for the 

 Florists' World— Mrs. Annie Wolfe 

 Bre?anre, Waco; "The Outlook for 

 Texas Florists for the Coming Year. 

 with Some Suegestions on What to 

 Expect"— Otto Lang. Dallas. 



Addresses were made by visitors as 

 follows: W. P. Gude, E. G. Hill, Mrs. 

 Darbee, P. J. Foley and J. S. Kerr. The 

 committee on resolutions reported, 

 thanking the retiring officers, railroads, 

 exhibitors, press. The president was 

 authorized to appoint committees to 

 carry out his recommendations, also 

 a committee to co-operate with the 

 American Association of Nurserymen 

 and Society of American Florists to 

 regulate the inspection of state and in- 

 terstate shipments of nursery and flor- 

 ists' stock, also for the improvement 

 of Texas state laws on the same 

 subject. 



DURING RECESS. 



Westchester and Fairfield Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



The Sixth Annual Outing and Field 

 Day of this Society was held Aug. 8th 

 at Rye Beach Inn in conjunction with 

 the members of the Tarrytown Horti- 

 cultural Society. It was a decided and 

 pleasing innovation and enabled many 

 old friends to meet. Over 200 people 

 sat down to the shore dinner. The 

 "sports" programme w^as somewhat 

 curtailed owing to a heavy thunder 

 storm, however the honors were divid- 

 ed by the members in most cases, 

 with the Fairfield contingent in the 

 lead; the game of quoits went to the 

 Tarrytown "boys." The athletic con- 

 tests for ladies only were both exciting 

 and picturesque. 



P. W. Popp. 



Boston Market Gardeners. 



The Boston Market Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation. 150 strong, left worries over 

 the high cost of living and this year's 

 crops at home last Saturday and took 

 a day off at Pemberton. James P. Es- 

 ty's selected baseball nine lined up 

 against E. J. Purcell's choicest and 

 trimmed them, 9 to 7. Pemberton Inn 

 clams and lobsters were mutilated be- 

 yond repair at 1 o'clock and in the 

 afternoon sports of various kinds were 

 run off, including a potato race. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 

 Des Moines, la.— Pratt Greenhouse 

 Co.. capital stock, $25,000. Incorpora- 

 tors, L. W. and B. E. Pratt. 



Wenatchee, Wash.— Trumble Con- 

 sulting Horticultural Co.. capital stock, 

 $5,000. Incorporators, R. Edwards and 

 M. E. Trumble. 



Tampa, Fla.— Allen & Reils Seed 

 Company, capital stock. $10,000. In- 

 corporators, D. C. Gillett, H. F. Reils 

 and A. L. Allen. 



Rock Island, III.— The L. Stapp Co.. 

 florists and growers, capital stock, 

 $20,000. Incorporators, L. Stapp. Min- 

 nie Stapp and E. H. Stapp. 



Chicago, III. — American Bulb Co.. 

 172 N. Wabash avenue, dealers in 

 bulbs and seeds, capital stock, $100,- 

 ii'lO. Incorporators, A. Miller. S. Selig- 

 man, Robert Newcomb, Wm. Newcorn. 

 -Vlbert Koehler and Benjamin Miller' 



The party from New York en route 

 fo the Houston Convention were hand- 

 somely entertained by the floricultural 

 iraternity at New Orleans. 



