March 2, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



15 



luptcy February 22, the treasurer de- 

 ilaring that the company did not have 

 the money to pay the filinjf fees. The 

 liabilities are listed at $12,143.80, of 

 which $10,965.55 are unsecured. Assets 

 consist of stock, valued at $5,000; 

 debts duo on open account, $350; tools, 

 $100; automobile, $100. 



New Bedford, Mass. — A petition in 

 liankruptcy lias been filed by Post & 

 Gray. Liabilities are given at 

 $4,938.13, and assets $2,035.02, whidi 

 include stock valued at $1,000 and bills 

 receivable amounting to $622.62. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. — .James Dusnianos, a 

 retailor at 360 De Kalb avenue, lias 

 iicen declared bankrupt at his own re- 

 quest, lie lists Ills liabilities at 

 $2,648.88 and assets at $166. 



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ATTENTION, ILLINOIS FLORISTS. 



President C. W. Johnson, of the Illi- 

 nois State Florists' Association, has ap- 

 pointed the following to act as judges 

 of exhibits at the eleventh annual 

 meeting of the association, to be held 

 at Turner hall, Moline, 111., :\rareh 7 

 and 8: Charles Loveridge, of Peoria; 

 Kmil Buettiier, of Park Kidge; George 

 A. Washburn, of Bloomington. .Judg- 

 ing will begin promptly at 1 p. m., 

 Tuesday, March 7. All novelties ex- 

 hibited will be judged according to the 

 national society's scale of points, and 

 any entry scoring eighty-five points or 

 more will be given a certificate of 

 merit by the association. Entries 

 should be sent to .John Staaek, Turner 

 hall. Sixth avenue and Fourteenth 

 street, Moline. 



The program for the first day of the 

 meeting is as follows: 



Wcloomo. I)y Miirtin U. ("iirlsoii. iiiMvor. 



I'ri'sidont's iiddrcss, liv C. \V. .T.ilins i' 



M.>i;;iin Tai-k. 



Sccrotiiry's i-o|)<.it. Uy J. I". Aiiniiiuiii, ..i 

 I 'Iwardsvillo. 



Troasiirci's rciiort, liy I". I,. Wiislibinii, "f 

 l!!<niniinKtoii. 



Heport on fiitilizcr work, l.y 1'. W. Muiiric. 

 "f I'rliana. 



ItojKirt on itatliolosical work, by C. I.. I'cliiii-. 

 • f I'rfmnn. 



! iitinislicd .ind now bnsinoss. 



• lonoral discussion. 



I'innor, at (> p. ni. 



"f'liristnins anil Kastir riowcrini; .njil l-dliai:!' 

 I'l.-ints," liy \\. v.. Trirkor. of Wtslcrn SprinL'^. 



"Wliat tlio IMvisiim of Fldriiiilliin' Is Iioin;;," 

 i y II. H. Ixirnor. of I'rhnna. 



".^oils," by W. K. Taylor, of IiLiina, 



lUpotion of otlicers. 



Wednesday, AJarch 8, will be spent 

 in a tour of the greenhouses in ^loline 

 Mild vicinity. All members are corilially 

 invited to attend the meeting nnd also 

 to make exhibits. 



TO KEWITES IN AMERICA. 



A reunion ;ind banf|uet is lii'ing ;\v 

 'aiiged for Ivew men, tlieii- wi\es and 

 tiiends, to be held at Xew Vork .\\<r\] 

 ''. during the week of the International 

 I'lower Show. It is hoped that all 

 Kew men will make a big effort to at- 

 'end, for this will be the first reunion 

 "f this cliaracter held in the United 

 ^tntes. For full jiarticulars address 

 Willijiiii J'^ree. head gardener of the 

 P.rooklvii I'.otanic Gardens, Prooklvn, 

 X. Y. ' 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The g(>ntlemen who have accepted in- 

 vitations to act as judges for the Amer- 

 i''aii }{ose Societv at the coming Xa- 

 fional Flower Show, to be held in Phil- 

 adclphi^i Mar(di 2.' to April 2. are: 

 '"lioik H. Traendly. Xew York; W. .1. 

 ''aimer, Riiff;ilo; Kngene n;iilledou/e. 



i WHO'S WHO 



IN THE 

 TRADE- 



AND WHY I 



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GEORGE C. THURLOW. 



Til K name ot 'I'lnirlow i.-. known in llie trmlc w lin i'\ cr jieonies ;iie yrown. also 

 wher<'\t>r the fortunes of the iri-; and t'ne phlnx are lollowecl. The Thuriow 

 nurseries, on ('lierry Hill, at West Ne\\liui\. .\l:iss.. are in the hands of th(^ third 

 generation. lia\ing been established in l^.il'. The title passcj to a corporation in 

 I9II9. (ieoroe ( '. Thuriow being pr«'sident, l>a\id < '. Sti:inger \ i>-e-]iresident and 

 AN'inthrop 11. Thuilow tr('asui<'r. (ieoigi' ( '. Thuriow al<o is iu'esiiU'iit of the Xew 

 i^nglaiicl Xuiserypien "s Association. lb' is .".4 xcais ot' ;im'. ni;irriei| and the 

 father of ti\e chihlren. He is a ineniber ot' the H(»ston (Iiirdeners" and l-'lorists" 

 • lull, tlu' .\nierican Assoriation of Xuiserymen, the Anieiii-an Peon\- ."^ot-ietv and 

 other trade oiojmi/.at ions; is a trustee ot the Essex County A^ri.ult ural S.hool 

 and iliairinan of the IJep\ililiran town i-onimittee of West XiwIumn. 



i'latliush. \. v.: K'oliert «'iaig. Pliila- t'uii-cy and (JeorL;'' < . Thouias. .fi.. has 

 delphia; Philip I'.reit ineyer, Detroit: i n sulmiitted to \\\,- .■xcciit iv e idin- 



Alex. 1?. Siott. Sharon Hill. Pa.; Win. 

 P. K'lnk, Kansas City; liinil Puettner, 

 Park b'idy.'. 111.; .lames I'orbes, Port- 

 land. Ore.; .\diiiiral Aaron Waicl, Hos- 

 lyn. L. P; Fred Hurki, (Jibsoiiia, Pa.; 

 .i. H. Dunloi., K'i.liinond Hill. Out.; 

 (ieorge (,'. Thoiii;is. .Ir., Chestnut Hill. 

 Pa.; Victor Grosheiis, K'oslyn, Pa. 



There will be submitted at the an 

 niial meeting of the society the leport 

 of the committee on standardizing tli(^ 

 length of steins of roses and the ques 



inittei'. 



P-eiij. Haniiiiond, ."^i 



c V. 



SNAPDRAGONS FOR CUTTING. 



I would like .-I little adv i<-e on sn:i])- 

 dragons for cut tlowers. Is Ramslnirg's 

 Si her Pink a i^ood \ariety.' Are hia 



white and yelhiw :; I for that purpose? 



When W(uil(l you ad\ i-e to sow them so 

 as to have tlieiii blooming in the field 

 as early as possible.' A. P. — Mo. 



The K'amsburg snajulragons nu'ii- 

 tion concerning the renaming of roses. tioiied are all ouod. The earlier the 

 A pidi>os"d staiulard foi- outdoor ros<'s seed can be suw n now tin' better tor 

 made by i)i-. Pobert Hiiey, .lesse A. an early outdooi- ciup. C. W, 



