Julv 31, 1920 



HORT I CULTURE 



83 



Come to think of it, very many of 

 our subsi-rilxjrs have objected to the 

 word "contribution" as meaninR a sub- 

 scription to the fund. There is a 

 charitable air about it, indicating a 

 feeling such as a florist has when giv- 

 ing an advertisement to a church 

 I)ul)lication, a fireman's picnic Pro- 

 gram, or some other publication whi<h 

 is more or less camouflage for a col- 

 lection. We have all experienced this. 

 It Is not so with our Publicity Cam- 

 paign. Every florist who subscribes to 

 the campaign fund should feel that he 

 is making an investment, and a good 

 one to. He has both right and reason 

 to expect a profitable return for this 

 investment. Very many fiorists are 

 enjoying such benefit prior to making 

 the investment, and these we would 

 refer again to the letter of the Krcbs 

 firm, with the devout hope that they 

 will take it to heart and follow tlie 

 good example set. 



As this article is written a tele- 

 graphic message is received to the 

 effect that the Texas fiorists at their 

 convention ♦.his week raised $1,000 for 

 the Publicity Fund. Let the good work 

 go on. 



The following subscriptions are in 

 addition to those previously an- 

 nounced; annually for four years un- 

 less otherwise stated: 



W. ir. Klviv Wi>nn6cickpt. R. I $10 fxi 



Wlinlisali' A; Ui'tail Klorists' .\ssopi- 



ntlnii of Wi'shTii IViinsylvjiuin. 



runxsiitawne.v. Pa. (1 yr.> .VI.ihi 



Ju.s4-iih Kotintit, Libertvville. III. 



(ndd'l) .Vtim 



I- M. Smith. I-aurel. DpI 10.(10 



11. V. Mast. MIIUTshurg. O .l.tlO 



11. Wclier & Sons Co.. Oaklanil. Md. lO.(X) 

 S<-liini<lt8 Flower Shop. W'lnfleld. 



Kas 5.00 



Louis V.'taiilt. East Ilaiiipton. N. Y. ij.OO 

 Fallon Florists. Itoanokp. Va. laild'n. 20.00 

 11. K. & ('. \V. Krrlis. Teilar Rapiils. 



lowH lo.nn 



Moss \V. ArmlslPiid, Inc., Ports- 

 mouth, Va n.iMt 



Arkansas Cltv Floral Co., Arkansas 



City (adill) 10.00 



$100 oo 



I'r.-vlously ri-portid 44.li.Tj!20 



Total J44.S22.20 



John Yot:sG, Secy. 

 43 West 18th Street, 

 New York. 



In little more than two weeks' time 

 those of us who have decided that it 

 is for our good to attend the conven- 

 tion in Cleveland, August 17, 18 and 

 19„ will be en route to the Convention 

 City. 



Many of us, no do\ibt, will carry 

 with us little problems pertaining to 

 our every day business life which we 

 are unable to solve to our own satis- 

 faction, owing, perhaps to a limited 

 experience, or absence of opportunity 

 in our own neighlxirhood to get in- 

 formation or advice which might help 

 u.<! in making decisions. 



The convention furnishes full and 



IF in oMd of RELIABLE NURSERY STOCK 



that is well grown, well dug and well padccd 

 Send to the BAY STATE NURSERIES 



VMtoUnU and R*taa NOnm-I ABINGTOM. MA&S^ 



PLEASE YOUR CUSTOMERS 



by furnishing them with 



Framingham Evergreens, Trees, 

 Shrubs and Roses 



FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES 



FramiDgham, Mass. 



We Have on Hand the I argest Stock of 



BOXWOOD 



RHODODENDRONS 



All Shape$ Parsons' Hardy American Seedlings 



1,000 BAY TREES ah size 



MONTROSE NURSERIES 



N. F. McCarthy co., Prop», 



Nurseries: "MONTROSE" 

 TVakefleld Center. Mass. 



URlc« and Salesroom: 112 Arch St. 

 BOSTON. MA88. 



THE ST. MARTIN STRAWBERRY 



WITH .V NEW KECOKI) 



The Newport Horticultural Society has Just awarded It First and Secoml 

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

 this now famous Strawberry. 



Potted plants during Angast and September at V'-OO per doien. 



LOUIS GRATON, 



WhitmaD, Mais. 



Originator and Introducer 



ample means for the discussion of any 

 subject pertaining to the trade. It is 

 not neces.sary that a subject be one 

 for presentation on the convention 

 floor: it may concern only the one 

 personally interested in it, and dis- 

 cussions in meeting are confined large- 

 ly to subjects of general Interest. 



The floor discussions do not em- 

 brace all the informative benefits ol 

 the convention, far from it. Our per- 

 sonal problems are matters for dis- 

 cussion with our brother florists whom 

 we meet at this annual galherinK. and 

 who are ever ready to detail their ex- 

 periences, good or bad, along particu- 

 lar lines. A planting may have gone 

 wrong; there may be a doubt as to 

 the advisability of growing a certain 

 product: a difficulty may exist in the 

 way of a profitable marketing: per- 

 haps a heating system is not working 

 well; a method of propagation may be 



faulty: Insect- troubles, disease, fer- 

 tilizers, plant varieties, all may entail 

 problems on which enlightenment Is 

 sought. The numerous little hands al- 

 ways at our convention will be found 

 ready and anxious to help us with 

 such questions, and we most assured- 

 ly will get what we seek. At the con- 

 vention we become one great family, 

 each member striving to help the 

 other when help is needed, and this 

 good fellowship is one of the greatest 

 charms of the gathering. 

 ■ It may be that many florists who 

 have not yet joined our society do not 

 look upon our organization from this 

 point of view. To all such I would 

 emphasize the tact that we are a 

 brotherhood as well as a business or- 

 ganization, and they can ill afford to 

 hold aloof. 



A. L. MiiXEB. Pres. 

 Jamaica, New York. 



