February 7, 1914 



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the visitors would soon come again to 

 Cleveland. President Brown of the 

 American Carnation Society next made 

 a short address, voicing appreciation 

 of the kindness and hospitality of the 

 florists of Cleveland. Adam Graham 

 was then introduced by him as toast- 

 master. Those who know this versa- 

 tile and eloquent veteran need no as- 

 surance that he kept things going 

 lively. His introductions were inimi- 

 table, full of humor and characteristic 

 Scottish wit. He spoke incidentally of 

 John Thorpe, who was the father of 

 the present chain of florists' organiza- 

 tions, as having made his first home in 

 Cleveland when he came, a young man, 

 to this country from England, and 

 paying a warm tribute to his genius 

 and horticultural ability. He "brought 

 down the house" with a most comical 

 reference to E. G. Hill's pre-eminence 

 in business shrewdness and the declar- 

 ation that Mr. Hill's son Joe was in 

 no respects his inferior, having, ac- 

 cording to his paper read the previous 

 day, "got every plant on the place so 

 educated that they all have to ring 

 the time clock every morning." 



George Asmus of Chicago, responded 

 for the National Flower Show, telling 

 of the successes of the past and fore- 

 casting the future development not 

 only in indoor shows, but in outdoor 

 exhibiting as at Minneapolis last sum- 

 mer and as contemplated for next 

 summer in Boston. 



Wm. J. Stewart, of Boston, respond- 

 ed with inborn enthuiasm to the toast 

 for the Ladies. His illustrations of 

 the helplessness of the sterner sex 

 when deprived of the companionship 

 and ministrations of mothers, sisters, 

 daughters and sweethearts drew forth 

 a veritable whirlwind of applause and 

 merriment. Mrs. E. G. Wilson, who re- 

 sponded for the Men was equally suc- 

 cessful In eliciting uproarious applause 

 with her apt and comical allusions to 

 man's place as a perpetual care, yet 

 most delightful luxury in woman's ex- 

 istence. 



Charles Gibson, a local celebrity long 

 known as "Carnation Charley," proved 

 a very entertaining speaker and story- 

 teller. H. B. Howard of Chicago, said 

 a few words for the Horticultural 

 Press and J. W. Rodgers of Dayton, 

 said some pleasant complimentary 

 things for Our Hosts. 



W. P. Kasting was received with 

 long-continued applause as the new 

 postmaster of Buffalo. He urged that 

 everyone do all possible to advance 

 floriculture and bring it to its right- 

 ful position as the peer of any in- 

 dustry in the world. He invited all 

 to come to the Buffalo meeting next 

 year and promised to send any errant 

 husbands at that meeting back by par- 

 cel post on request from home. S. J. 

 Goddard, the newly elected president, 

 spoae in terms of praise of the show 

 which Cleveland had gotten together 

 and expressed high hopes for next 

 year's meeting. 



Telegrams of congratulation were 

 received from Theodore Wirth. Minn- 

 eapolis, and W. P. Gude, Washington, 

 and thQ. Tippecanoe Club of Cleveland, 

 who were having their eleventh cele- 

 bration of McKinley Day. sent thanks 

 for vases of carnations that had been 

 sent from the exhibition to grace 

 their tables. Final resolutions were 

 read by E. G. Gillett, Cincinnati, and 

 then came Auld Lang Syne" as the 

 close of a most enjoyable evening. 



TiiK J. M. Ga.sser Co. Table Decoeatiox at Cleveland Exiiiiution. 

 Carnation Philadelphia used. 



NOTES OF INTEREST. 



One of the most impressive object 

 lessons of the exhibition was the over- 

 whelming advantage in keeping qual- 

 ities shown by the eastern-grown 

 flowers over the majority of the ex- 

 hibits from the west. In fact much 

 of the latter was never put on the 

 tables, practically the entire shipments 

 of two of the large growers in that 

 section arriving in useless condition, as 

 stated in our notes of last week. Just 

 what part the sunless weather of late 

 and express companies' methods of 

 handling, had in the misfortune thus 

 sustained was a much discussed ques- 

 tion on all sides. The eastern growers 

 having traveled much the longer dis- 

 tance were naturally greatly elated. 



In the discussion of the recommen- 

 dations in the president's address, on 

 Thursday afternoon, W. N. Rudd. 

 speaking for the special committee, 

 recommended that in view of the ser- 

 ious complications that might develop 

 as a result of over active participation 

 with other bodies in any large show, 

 the Carnation Society should not of- 

 fer any very valuable trophy at the 

 New York Show this spring as creat- 

 ing a precedent for a similar demand 

 from other parts of the country which 

 the society would be unable to meet. 

 This and other recommendations were 

 unanimously adopted. 



were superb examples of modern car- 

 nation development. They were Match- 

 less, Gorgeous and Princess Dagmar, 

 and Matchless, entered by the Cottage 

 Gardens Company, won the prize. 

 These three exhibits were, on vote of 

 the society, sent to the Tippecanoe 

 Club of Cleveland on Thursday even- 

 ing, to adorn the tables at the eleventh 

 anniversary celebration of McKinley's 

 birthday. 



On Wednesday afternoon a party of 

 about 30 of the long-distance visitors 

 was taken in autos, under escort of 

 Messrs. C. J. Graham, Friedley, Bate 

 Bros, and other local florists, to see 

 the city and suburbs. Calls were made 

 at the greenhouses of Adam Graham 

 & Sons, F. R. Williams Co. and Frank 

 Friedley and finally the White auto- 

 mobile factory. Fully two hours were 

 consumed in a very superficial tour 

 through the various departments of 

 this great hive of mechanical industry. 



Much sympathy as well as wide- 

 spread disappointment was manifested 

 when practically the entire carnation 

 shipments of F. Dorner & Sons Co., 

 and H. Witterstaetter, proved to be un- 

 lit to stage, the flowers being all closed 

 up, the yellow variety. Yellow Prince, 

 being about the only thing saved from 

 the wreck. 



The three vases of 100 blooms 'each 

 eligible for the award of the Fred. 

 Dorner gold memorial medal for "any 

 undlsseminated seedling carnation." 



J. A. Peterson's display of twenty 

 specimen plants of his new begonia 

 Melior was a centre of attraction for 

 the trade and the public. In size and 

 luxuriance of bloom it is certainly a 

 marvel. We understand that Mr. 



