February 3, 1910. 



The Florists^ Review 



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was next called on; ^Ir. Yoscy siiid it 

 Avas too early to talk of next yeaiV 

 show at Indianapolis, liut jironiisod tlir 

 time of tlioir lives to all wlio attend. 



Win. Nicholson, of Framinshani, 

 Mass., was called on and gave five niin- 

 ntes of ji;ood, sound talk on this and 

 lovnier exhibitions. One always can dc- 

 ]ieiid on Mr. Nicholson to l)e with tlic 

 society wlienever it holds its meeting. 



The next si>eaker was Kobert C. Kerr, 

 of Houston, Tex., vice-president of th<' 

 Society of American Florists. All'. Kerr 

 i;ave some good reasons why the mem- 

 bers slioubl attend this year's S. A. 1". 

 meeting at Houston. lie spoke par- 

 ticularly of the T(>xas weather coiidi 

 tions in the good old summer tim(> and 

 <'ited the case of his friend, Philip Fo 

 ley, who spent a month witli liim last 

 summer and lost no wciLjIit. '•Aiivoiic 

 <-oming to Houston next .\ugust,'' lie 

 said, ''will find tiie cooling gulf bri'c/cs 



next to a sumnuT i-csort and a good, big 

 time is assured. ' ' 



The Closing Day. 



Duiing the afternoon of the second 

 ilay the \isitors were taken in lumd by 

 the local committee for an automobile 

 trip through tiu' city, whicli (Uided at 

 the Missouri Hotanical CJardeii, wImmc 

 Manager \V. \V, Ohlweilcr supplied 

 guides t'lU' a tour througli the garden, 

 \vhi( h was miudi tuijo\ed by all. 



The Planters' hotcd was ne\er so 

 1 rowdt'd by St. Louis ]ie()ple ;is on the 

 two (hiys of the exiiibit ion. The local 

 retailers distribute. I I'djinii tickets to 

 their customers, ;ind. according to the 

 \isitiiig tlorists, it \\;is the !no--t sue- 

 cesst'nl Tueeting and exhibition the so- 

 cit>1 \- has e\ er held. 



THE BANQUET AT GLEN COVE. 



'I'lie nienibeis .-in. I fiieud-^ o l' the 



Nassau t'ouiity 1 1 o! t icwlt iii ii I So.-iety, 

 to tiie nundier oi' ^c\ iMit \ ti \ e. ;i<seni- 

 blcd at the ()i-ient;il liotcl. (ileu i 'ove. 

 • lannary 'J"', to I'elcbtate the ^o.-iety's 

 tenth annual dinner. 'I'iu inbles weri- 

 ilecorated \\ith plants of Pe^onia Ciloire 

 de Lt>rraine, Primula nialu'-.iiib's. frce- 

 sias, nai'cissi. etc. I'.ecausc ni illness, 

 rre--ident -laine^ M a'' 1 'oiia I ■ i was alis,>nt, 

 and Nice |iresi.|ciit .liKcpii A.ilei- pre- 

 sideil. Ml-. Adlei' n.adi' an a^i-lress of 

 wcli'ome to the L;uc-t> aiii members 

 and askc'l eaih one to .jo his full .sliare 

 towai'd di--poviii^ ,,! the dinner. His 

 biddiuL:' was st rirt h < a rind •>;;'. 



When tlie cii::ir- weii- in oi'.jer Mr. 

 Adler mtlolueee, ( lla'.lr~ II. 'I'otty as 



toast nia.--tei' oi' ih,' i'\.'nniu. Mr. 



'I'ottv's ,a iicr . lilt I'- aiM \.i^e^ wiTi' I'U- 

 |ii\ed b\ r\ i'r\ I .III', I'he lir-I ^pea'.cr 

 ralle.l on b\- M • . 'I'litt \ w a^ .lames ( 'hn, 

 --n I'ei'x i^or III Na^^aa 'iiiinl\, win ai'l\ 

 ropoii. Ic'l til til.' ; . la-t , ■ ■ I Mir • 'oi; nt r\' ' ' 



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