FiBKDABY 3, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



15 



View in ttie Eztiiiiition of tiie American Carnation Society Last Week at St. Louis. 



was next called on, Mr. Vesey said it 

 was too early to talk of next year's 

 show at Indianapolis, but promised the 

 time of their lives to all who attend. 



Wm. Nicholson, of Framingham, 

 Mass., was called on and gave five min- 

 utes of good, sound talk on this and 

 former exhibitions. One always can de- 

 pend on Mr. Nicholson to be with the 

 society whenever it holds its meeting. 



The next speaker was Robert C. Kerr, 

 of Houston, Tex., vice-president of the 

 Society of American Florist^. Mr. Kerr 

 gave some good reasons why the mem- 

 bers should attend this year's S. A, F. 

 meeting at Houston. He spoke par- 

 ticularly of the Texas weather condi- 

 tions in the good old summer time and 

 cited the case of his friend, Philip Fo- 

 ley, who spent a month with him last 

 summer and lost no weight. "Anyone 

 coming to Houston next August," he 

 said, "will find the cooling gulf breezes 



next to a summer resort and a good, big 

 time is assured." 



Tlie Closing Day. 



During the afternoon of the second 

 day the visitors were taken in hand by 

 the local committee for an automobile 

 trip through the city, which ended at 

 the Missouri Botanical Garden, where 

 Manager W. W. Ohlweiler supplied 

 guides for a tour through the garden, 

 which was much enjoyed by all. 



The Planters' hotel was never so 

 crowded by "St. Louis people as on the 

 two days of the exhibition. The local 

 retailers distributed 20,000 tickets to 

 their customers, and, according to the 

 visiting florists, it was the most suc- 

 cessful meeting and exhibition the so- 

 ciety has ever held. 



THE BANQUET AT OLEN COVE. 



The members and friends of the 



Nassau County Horticultural Society, 

 to the number of seventy-five, assem- 

 bled at the Oriental hotel, Glen Cove, 

 January 25, to celebrate the society's 

 tenth annual dinner. The tables were 

 decoirated with plants of Begonia Gloire 

 de Lorraine, Primula malacoides, free- 

 sias, narcissi, etc. Because of illness, 

 President James MacDonald was absent, 

 and Vice-president Joseph Adler pre- 

 sided. Mr. Adler made an address of 

 welcome to the guests and members 

 and asked each one to do his full share 

 toward disposing of the dinner. His 

 bidding was strictly carried out. 



When the cigars were in order Mr. 

 \Adler introduced Charles H. Totty as 

 toafltmaster of the evening. Mr. 

 Totty 's anecdotes and verses wejre en- 

 joyed by everyone. The firist speaker 

 called on by Mr. Totty was Jame^ Cox, 

 supervisor of Nassau county, who ably 

 responded to the toast, "Our Country." 



View in tile Exhibition of the American Carnation Society Last Week at St. Louis. 



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