August 7, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



107 



FROM BOSTON TO CLEVELAND. 

 Are you going to the National Con- 

 vention of the Society of American 

 Florists? Reservations must he made 

 at once. Fare from Boston, one way, 

 $22.01; lower berth. $4.59; total. $26.60. 

 Train leaves South Station. Monday. 

 August 16. 



Boston. 2 o'clock P. M. 

 Newtonville, 2.15 o'clock P. M. 

 Worcester 3.15 o'clock P. M. 

 Springfield, 4.35 P. M. 

 Pittsfield. 6.20 P. M. 



This Convention will be of vital in- 

 terest to every florist in the country. A 

 few of the subjects to be taken up are 

 "The Publicity Campaign," "The Coal 

 Situation." "Organization of National 

 Flower Growers' Association," 'Na- 

 tional Flower Show Reports" and other 

 important topics. There will also be an 

 unrivaled trade exhibit. 



New England is not doing her fair 

 share of this great work unless she is 

 represented by at least fifty live wire 

 representatives. The New York Flor- 

 ist Club will have an entire special 

 train and those who wish to go by this 

 route should make reservations at once 

 through C. Lowther. Box 100, Tim.-.s 

 Square Station. New York City. Here's 

 how they go; 



Leave New York — Barclay St. Ferry, 

 10 .\. M.; Christopher St. Ferry, 10 A. 

 M.; West 23rd St. Ferry, 10 A. M. 



Leave Hoboken, 10.20 A. M. 



Arrive Buffalo, 7.55 P. M. 



I^ave Buffalo, 9 P. M. (Boati. 



Arrive Cleveland, 6.30 A. M. 



Take It from me, there will be some- 

 thing doing all the way with this 

 bunch. 



Don't forget to make your hotel res- 

 ervations in advance. Here are some 

 of the best: Hollenden, Statler, Cleve- 

 land, Winton, and Olmsted. Rooms 

 from $3 up. The sky is the limit. 

 Yours, 

 E. Ai.r..\N Pkirck, 

 Waltham, Mass 



BOSTON 



Mr. P. Welch came up from OM 

 Orchard the first of the week and spent 

 two busy days at the store. A number 

 of Improvements are being made which 

 will give Welch Bros, more room and 

 an opportunity for better display. 



Mr. Henry Robinson is spending the 

 Rummer as usual at Green Harbor and 

 has with liim his son, Henry Jr., who 

 recently returned from a Western 

 ranch where he spent several weeks re 

 newing liis health. The young man 

 will return to Columbia, it is exi)ected, 

 in the fall. 



Charles Robinson returned early this 

 week from a well earned vacation at 

 Pemberton 



Mr. Charles -Margolis, of the Henry 

 Robinson Co.. is back from an enjoy- 

 able vacation in Maine, and his friends 

 are congratulating him on having 

 added several pounds of fiesh. 



Mr. Henry Penn is spending the 

 month of August in Maine, and prob- 

 ably will not leave his retreat even 

 long enough to attend the S. A. F. Con- 

 vention in Cleveland. 



Messrs. Rogean and Noyes re- 

 cently made an automobile trip to St. 

 ,Tohn. They covered 1,178 miles, and 

 had a very enjoyable trip. 



Mr. and Mrs. Edward Welch are be- 

 ing congratulated upon an addition to 

 their family. It is a girl. 



A. F. Hills has taken a position with 

 J. Bolgiano & Sons, of Baltimore, en- 

 tering his new work August 15. For 

 the past seven years Mr. Hills has had 

 charge of the flower seed and bulb de- 

 partment at the establishment of 

 Joseph Breck & Sons, and has made a 

 great many warm friends in Boston, 

 having been with Fottler, Fiske & Raw- 

 son before he entered the employ of 

 Breck. He will look after the seeds 

 and bulbs at the Bolgiano store. 



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WOODMONT NVRS£BIBS. INC. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



Notice of Annual Meeting 



Till- .\nnual Meetine of the Flori*t|H' 

 Unit AHsoclallon of Americu, will be 

 held ut Hie Ninth <iunige. Cleveland, 

 Ohio, At !* o'clock a. ni., on \Vedne*»- 

 day, AueiiHt 18, 19*^0, for the pur- 

 poHe of flretinc four Direetor*., iiinl 

 the tranouction of mh'Ii oilier bii'ii- 

 nef*** ihN may come heftire the 

 meetlnK- 



.lOHN G. E8LEK, Secretary. 



" F"RAIMK M. DUIML-OF^" 



We are now catching up with our orders, and now offer for immediate deHvery: 



5000 F. H. Dunlop, 2 J in. own root, per 1000 $300.00 



3000 F. H. Dunlop, 2 J in. grafted, per 1000 375.00 



5000 Columbia, 2i in. own root, per 1000 150.00 



1000 American Beauty, 4 in, own root, per 1000 200.00 



1100 Hoosier Beauty, 3 in., per 100 15.00 



300 Maryland, 3 in., per 100 15.00 



CHARLES H. TOTTY COMPANY 



MADISON .... NEW JERSEY 



