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HORTICULTURE 



August 26, 1916 



■ his allotted port toward making this earth 

 better and brighter. , ,, ^ 



All men may be born free and equal, but 

 it comes about that through environment 

 and development some men become pre- 

 eminently distinguished above their fel- 

 lows for certain talents, although not 

 necessarily superior in all things. 



W. Atlee Burpee was pre-eminently dis- 

 tinguished among men. Possessed of tal- 

 ents in every direction and with ability to 

 make himself famous in whatever avoca- 

 tion he might choose to take up, his won- 

 derful understanding of men, his magnet- 

 ism with men. individuals if not in the 

 mass: his highest gift of endearing him- 

 self to others, will always remain fixed m 

 the memory of those whose good fortune 

 it was to know him. No man was ever 

 better loved by his friends. ^ , ,, . 



For the rest, a highly successful busi- 

 ness man of unblemished reputation; a de- 

 voted father and husband ; a man and a 

 friend whose loss is irreparable; we 

 mourn his death, and spread this brief 

 tribute to his memory in the pages of our 

 Proceedings that all who read may gauge 

 the affection in which we held bim while 

 he was living and would hallow his mem- 

 ory now that he has gone. 

 A. T. De La Mare, Chairman: Joseph Hea- 



"cock, Frank Stuppy, Committee. 

 John W. Poehlmann. 



John William Poehlmann. president of 

 the Poehlmann Bros. Co.. well-known Chi- 

 cago florists, died at his late residence, 472S 

 Beacon street, July 14, aged 49 years. He 

 was born in Milwaukee, Wis., of German 

 parentage, and was associated with his 

 father, John George Poehlmann, in the re- 

 tail grocerv trade in that city until 18!)0. 

 when he and his brothers. Adolph and 

 August, formed a partnership and engaged 

 in the florist business at Morton Grove, Ills. 



In the death of Mr. Poehlmann the 

 Society of American Florists has lost one of 

 its most successful members. Starting only 

 a few years ago with very limited means, 

 he was largely instrumental in the develop- 

 ment of his tirm's splendid business, said 

 to be the largest of its kind in existence. 

 He was a hard worker, constantly at his 

 post and always kindlv to bis associates 

 and employees.' Mr. Poehlmann's industry 

 has left deep, lasting imprints on the sands 

 of American floriculture and his many 

 friends deeply mourn the early passing of 

 one so gifted and so unassuming. 



Signed. Michael Barker. Philip J. Foley, 

 T. J. Wolfe, Henry Berning, Committee. 



Secretary Yourg then read the Re- 

 port of the Committee on Pinal Reso- 

 lutions, as follows: 



Final Resolutions. 



Where.\s: The members and guests 

 and ladies in attendance on the Thirty- 

 second Annual Convention of the S. A. 

 P. & O. H. have now for four days en- 

 joyed the hospitality of Houston and 

 Its citizens, and have been over- 

 whelmed with liindness and cour- 

 tesy at every turn; expecting to 

 find the weather warm we have 

 been agreeably disappointed by find- 

 ing that the friendship of our Hous- 

 ton brethren is as pure as their at- 

 mosphere, and their hearts as warm 

 as we had expected to find the weath- 

 er; our experience being that we have 

 been disappointed in all that we ex- 

 pected to suffer and only surpassed in 

 our expectations by all that is agree- 

 able, now desire to record as best we 

 may our gratitude to those who have 

 so well and pleasantly entertained us; 

 therefore. 



Resolved; That we tender a spec- 

 ial and unanimous rising Tote ot 

 thanks in commemoration of this oc- 

 casion to the following: To Rer. W. S. 

 Jacobs, who opened our convention by 

 asking the divine blessing on our de- 

 liberations; to Hon. Ben Campbell, 

 Mayor, who so beautifully welcomed us 

 and who taught us new lessons of the 

 ennobling influences of our chosen 

 calling in life; to the City of Houston 

 for its liberality in housing us in the 



ample and commodious auditorium 

 where our meetings were held; to the 

 Rice Hotel management and attaches 

 for many courtesies; to the Chamber 

 of Commerce, for elaborate entertain- 

 ment given us; to the Interurban for 

 special rates for our outing; to the 

 Queen Theater for theater party; to 

 the Houston florists and their efficient 

 committees in charge of convention ar- 

 rangements; to C. L. Brock, Park 

 Supt., for his arduous labors and un- 

 tiring work in the matter of the Con- 

 vention Garden; to the various exhib- 

 itors who brought here a trade exhibit 

 of great interest to the trade and to 

 each of us who attended it; to the 

 daily and technical press for full and 

 painstaking reports ot our various 

 sessions; and to all who have con- 

 tributed to our comfort and enjoyment 

 while here. 



E. G. Hill, A. T. De La Mare, Frank 

 Stuppy, Committee. 



The Convention then adjourned to 

 meet a year hence in New York City. 



REPORT OF NATIONAL FLOWER 

 SHOW COMMITTEE. 



By George Asmus, Chairman. 

 Mr. President and Members: 



I have the honor to report that the 

 Fourth National Flower Show, held 

 at Philadelphia, March 25 to April 2, 

 was a success from every point of 

 view. It was a success through the 

 influence the Society was able to exert 

 among its local members, through its 

 friends, in the trade and out of it. and 

 through the kindly patronage of the 

 thousands in and around Philadelphia 

 interested in horticulture and floricul- 

 ture. In comparison with previous 

 shows it showed a great advance in the 

 realization of the possibilities attach- 

 ing to such a show, your committee 

 not failing to profit by the experiences 

 resulting from the first three shows. 



Foremost was the matter ot organi- 

 zation, and to the extent of the ability 

 of your committee this was made as 

 perfect as to them seemed possible. It 

 is most gratifying to be able to state 

 that the local bodies established nobly 

 carried out the work assigned to them, 

 working most harmoniously to the 

 common end — success. 



Very long before the dates fixed for 

 the show, it was realized that the 

 space afforded by Convention Hall, the 

 only building in Philadelphia con- 

 sidered large enough for our project, 

 was inadequate for our purpose, yet 

 those in charge of the show were not 

 discouraged, and, by the conservative 

 use of discretionary powers, a huge 

 show was housed which entailed little 

 or no friction among the large number 

 of exhibitors in the different sections. 

 In this connection, the thanks of the 

 committee are extended to those ex- 

 hibitors in our trade section who 

 cheerfully consented to the different 

 changes in location of their exhibits 

 made necessary by construction of 

 space in order that our exhibits in the 

 competitive section might have due 

 prominence. 



Unfortunately for us, the laws in 

 force in Philadelphia prevented a pub- 

 lic opening of the show on the two 

 Sundays during the show period, and 

 we were not enabled to profit by the 

 large influx of visitors which we are 

 assured would have been in evidence 



on those days; although on the second 

 Sunday we were permitted to sell asso- 

 ciate members badges at 25c. each, and 

 the gross sale of these badges 

 amounted to $1217.00. In the arrange- 

 ment of the hall, its heating and light- 

 ing, the committee was confronted by 

 conditions the settlement of which en- 

 tailed much negotiation, but which re- 

 sulted to the great advantage ot the 

 Society. The minutes of our commit- 

 tee describe these fully, and they need 

 form no part of this report. 



This show was financed entirely by 

 the Society, through the guarantee 

 fund provided by those in its member- 

 ship who were and are confident that 

 the National Flower Show has become 

 an established feature of the work of 

 our Society. It is pleasing to be able 

 to state that those subscribing to this 

 fund have not only been reimbused, as 

 regards the fifty per cent, call made 

 upon their subscription, but have re- 

 ceived a dividend of ten per cent, upon 

 the entire amount subscribed. I would 

 make the suggestion, concurred in by 

 many, that these subscriptions remain 

 as a permanent support to National 

 Flower Shows, under such conditions 

 as the Society may determine upon. 

 This would obviate the necessity of in- 

 augurating a fund for each future 

 show, and thus entailing much un- 

 necessary work upon the part of the 

 committee and its officers. 



The thanks of the committee are ex- 

 tended to the subscribers to the 

 guarantee fund, for their endorsement 

 of our work in a pecuniary way, and 

 their willingness to share with the 

 Society the various liabilities attend- 

 ing the promotion of a National 

 Flower Show. In this expression, I am 

 sure the Society as a body will join us. 



(Here follows the list of subscribers to 

 the Guarantee Fund) : 



Without doubt, we go upon record as 

 offering at this show the largest and 

 most valuable premium list ever pre- 

 sented at a horticultural show in 

 America. This we could not have done 

 without the cheerful aid and support 

 of many of our friends in both private 

 and commercial circles. Your commit- 

 tee deeply appreciates the support from 

 these sources, and gratefully acknowl- 

 edges the various donations. 



(Here follows the list of special prizes, 

 including those collected by the American 

 Rose Society, and American Carnation So- 

 ciety) : 



To one outside the circle of those 

 actually engaged in the work of inau- 

 gurating a National Flower Show, the 

 labor involved in the staging of such 

 a show can hardly be realized. While 

 your committee conducts its work as a 

 directing body, much of the detail 

 must be accomplished by the local 

 organization, and, as chairman of your 

 committee, I have felt myself particu- 

 larly fortunate in having been able to 

 assist in effecting an organization in 

 Philadelphia whose work was a most 

 important factor in the success of the 

 show. I should feel that I were re- 

 miss did I not particularize in regard 

 to this work. 



To William Kleinheinz, chairman of 

 the committee on exhibits, our thanks 

 are extended for the work performed 

 by his committee in the securing of 

 exhibits in the competitive classes, and 

 for his personal effort in this direction. 

 We are gratefully mindful of the fact 

 that W. P. Therkildson, chairman of 

 the committee on publicity, was instru- 



