July 24, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



63 



of the Campaign, but appreciation of 

 their labors shown in a better re- 

 sponse to their appeals for funds 

 would be sweet indeed to them. It 

 is not believed that a cooperative pub 

 Ijcity campaign for any product was 

 ever promoted and carried on at an 

 expense so small for the wonderful 

 results obtained as our Campaign for 

 publicity for flowers. Many leading 

 experts in publicity are frank enoush 

 to tell us this, and to refer to it in 

 public print. With further funds, we 

 can obtain the maximum of our de- 

 sires, and it is up, to the trade to de- 

 termine whether we shall reach this 

 point or not. The only obstacle in 

 the way is insufliciency of funds, and 

 this is easily removed throuKh a bet- 

 ter support of our movement. 



John Yovng. Secy. 

 43 West 18th Street. New York City. 



THE SOCIETY AS A BUSINESS OR- 

 GANIiJATION 



Thirty-six years ago at this time a 

 small group of pioneers in our indus- 

 try were iireparin.e to hold, in Cin- 

 cinnati, the first convention of our So- 

 ciety. The convention was held in due 

 course, and was well attended, al- 

 though the membership during 1885 

 did not exceed 4'>(>. Today it is ad- 

 vancing rapidly toward the 4.000 mark. 



But as an organization representing 

 an industry of such magnitude as ours. 

 we ought to be at least .5,000 strong, 

 and even then we should embrace, 

 perhaps, only a quarter of those en- 

 gaged in the business. Of course, 

 there are men in every profession who 

 are so wrapped up in themselves that 

 they will hold aloof from everything; 

 let us look at them as something we 

 do not want to be. Every "live" florist 

 ought to be a member of the S. A. F. 

 and O. H. The dues. $5.00 per year, 

 certainly entail no hardship, and it 

 should be a pleasure to be able to pay 

 them for a partnership in such an or- 

 ganization. 



The Society has done lots of good, 

 and prevented lots of harm. It is the 

 "Spokesman" of the industry, and rec- 

 ognized as such, and its members 

 share in the recognition. It should be . 

 a r.i.'-.iter of pride with any florist to 

 become a member. As President John 

 Thorpe said in his address at the first 

 convention, "Just think of an industry 

 of such magnitude without a voice or 

 a word in its own interest." That con- 

 tingency is passed. We have a grand 

 and glorious organization, whose voice 

 is heard whenever there is occa.sion to 

 lift it, and whose representative quali- 

 fication is unquestioned. 



There are none too big or too little 

 to come into our Society It really 

 ought to be made a one hundred per 



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 Send to the BAY STATE NURSE31IES 



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by furnishing them with 



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THE ST. MARTIN STRAWBERRY 



\MTII A NEW RECOKK 



The Newport Horticultural Society has just awarded it First and Second 

 prizes, and a Silver Medal, making seven consecutive years of prize winning for 

 this now famous Strawberry. 



Potted plants during Aognst and September at $5.00 per dozen. 



LOUIS GRATON, Whitman, Mass. 



Originator and Introducer 



cent alliance. Our prime object is to 

 foster the interests of the trade at 

 large. Every florist shares in these 

 interests, therefore should join with 

 us. If you are not already a member, 

 why not send in your application to 

 the Secretary, addressed to the So- 

 ciety's own offices, 43 West 18th 

 street. New York, and if you can break 

 away from your business cares for a 

 few days, why not attend our thirty- 

 si.\th convention at Cleveland, .4ugust 

 17, 18 and 19? You will feel better 

 for It. A. L. MrLLER, Pres. 



Jamaica. X. Y. 



BRECK & SONS OUTING 



The annual outing of the Mutual 

 Benefit Association of the employees of 

 Joseph Breck & Sons Corporation of 

 Boston was held last Saturday on the 

 grounds of the Breck-Roblnson Com- 

 pany at Lexington. 



A baseball game between the men 

 of the seed department of the firm and 

 those employed at the nursery wa§ 

 the main feature of the outing. 



The teams ran even until the fifth 

 inning, when the seed men got two 

 runs and held this lead for an inning. 

 The following innings saw much bat- 

 ting and scoring, the nurserymen win- 

 ning out by a score of 11 to 5. 



A collation was served on the shores 

 of the duck pond. The guests of the 

 party were Charles H. Breck Jr., 

 Charles H. Breck 3rd and Thomas J. 

 Grey. A letter was read from Charles 

 H. Breck senior member of the firm, 

 who on account of Illness could not 

 be with the party. Alexander J. M. 

 Joiner, president of the association. 

 Miss Henrietta L. Riley, secretary, 

 and Sheldon Robinson of the Breck- 

 Robinson Company had the affair in 

 charge. 



