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The Florists^ Review 



March 23, 1916. 



MICHiaANDEBS MEET. 



Saginaw-Bay City Society. 



The annual meeting and banquet of 

 the Saginaw-Bay City Floricultural 

 Society was held March 14, at Teutonia 

 hall, Saginaw. From this meeting will 

 spring the initiative for the organiza- 

 tion of a state association of florists 

 and gardeners. The annual business 

 and election of officers were postponed 

 until the next monthly meeting of the 

 society, April 3. The April meeting 

 will be held at the Boehringer Bros, 

 store, Bay City, and the members will 

 be the guests of John Irvine. The 

 postponement'of the annual election was 

 made on account of the large number 

 of out-of-town attendants. The after- 

 noon was largely spent in getting ac- 

 quainted, many of the attending florists 

 having never met before. 



The meeting was held on the second 

 floor of the building, and the entire 

 hall was handsomely decorated by Sag- 



gathering was for the appointment of 

 a committee by the society to confer 

 with other local clubs or societies on 

 the formation of a state organization. 

 This committee will be selected at the 

 next meeting of the society. 



The Saginaw-Bay City Floricultural 

 Society was organized in 1913 at a 

 meeting held in Saginaw, and has grown 

 rapidly in numbers and in popularity. 



BOSTON SPEINO EXHIBITION. 



Successful Despite Cold. 



In spite of a'^much restricted sched- 

 ule in deference to the Philadelphia 

 show and unusually severe climatic con- 

 ditions, roads being blocked with snow 

 and the temperature down to zero both 

 March 17 and 18, the spring show held 

 at Horticultural hall March 17 to 

 March 19 was an excellent one, all halls 

 being well filled. The large rambler 

 roses and hard-wooded plants were 



The First Prize Bulb Display at the Boston Spring Show. 



missed, but groups, bulbous plants, 

 cyclamens, carnations and orchids were 

 particularly good. The skow was well 

 staged and every credit is due the ex- 

 hibitors who sent in their plants under 

 such adverse weather conditions. The 

 awards follow: 



Specimen acacia — VS^. W. Edgar Co., first, with 

 a plant of A. taeterophylla ; William Thatcher, 

 gardener to Mrs. J. L. Gardner, second. 



Six cinerarias, grandiflora type — Henry Stewart, 

 gardener to Miss Cornelia Warren, first; W. C. 

 Rust, gardener to Mrs. C. 0. Weld, second. 



Specimen Cineraria grandiflora — W. C. Rust, 

 first. 



Six cinerarias, stellata type — William Thatcher, 

 first; Duncao Finlaysou, gardener for Weld Gar- 

 den, second. 



Specimen Clneiarla stellata — William Thatcher, 

 first; Duncan Flnlayson, second. 



Cyclamens, eight plants — B. H. Wetterlow, 

 gardener to Mrs. Lester Leland, first; William 

 Thatcher, second. 



Cyclamens, sir plants — William Thatcher, first ; 

 Donald McKenzie, gardener to £. B. Dane, second. 



Cyclamens, ten plants, $50 cup ofTered by Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club of Boston— E. H. Wet- 

 terlow. 



Six cytlaus and six ericas — Henry Stewart, first 

 in each class. 



Six hard-wooded plants other than acacias and 

 ericas — W. W. £dgar Co., first; Duncan Flnlay- 

 son, second. 



Six pans hyacinths — Duncan Flnlayson, first. 



One pan hyacinths — J. L. Smith, gardener to 

 A. W. Preston, first and second. 



Twelve lilies— W. W. Edgar Co., first. 



Six Illy of the valley— J. I>. Smith, first; Ed- 

 ward Parker, gardener to Oliver Ames, second. 



Narcissi, large trumpet, twelve pots — J. L. 

 Smith, first, tdth a splendid lot consisting of 

 Vanda, Van Waveren's Giant, King Alfred, Samp- 

 son, Etnpress, Mrs. J. B. M. Camm, Glory of 

 Noordwljli, Spring Glory and Glory of Leiden; 

 Duncan Flnlayson, second. 



Narcissi, large trumpet, four pots — Duncan 

 Flnlayson, first. 



Narcissi, short trumpet, twelve pots — J. L. 

 Smith, first, with Gloria Mundi, Lucifer, Stella 

 superba, Mrs. Langtry, Leedsil Grand Duchess, 

 Minnie Hume, Lulwortfa Beauty, Princess Mary, 

 Cynosure, Sir Watkin and poeticus Grand Prae- 

 cox; Duncan Flnlayson, second. 



Orchid group, arranged for effect — W. C. Rust, 

 first. 



Six palms — Duncan Flnlayson, first. 



Six schizanthus— Henry Stewart, first; Dun- 

 can Flnlayson, second. 



Six pans tulips — J. L. Smith, first; William 

 Thatcher, second. 



Three pans white tulips — William Thatcher, 

 first; J. L. Smith, second. 



Three pans red tulips — Duncan Flnlayson, first; 

 William Thatcher, second. 



Three pans pink tulips — William Thatcher, 

 first, with Le Reve; Duncan Flnlayson, second, 

 with Pink Beauty. 



Three pans yellow tulips — William Thatcher, 

 first, with Canary Bird; J. L. Smith, second, with 

 Golden King. 



Three pans any other color tulips — Duncan Fln- 

 layson, first; William Thatcher, second. 



G«neral display of spring bulbous plants ar- 

 ranged with ferns and foliage plants — Duncan 

 Finlayson, first; William Thatcher, second. 



Display forced hardy shrubs — Duncan Flnlay- 

 son, first. 



inaw florists. A large emblem of the 

 society, about three feet in diameter, 

 was cleverly made of carnations and 

 ferns. 



Tbe Banquet. 



At 7 'clock the assemblage sat down 

 to the annual banquet. The decora- 

 tions of the tables were unique, being 

 made up of red, pink and white carna- 

 tions and roses. Each of the ladies 

 was presented with a corsage bouquet 

 of violets. After the serving, Eudolph 

 Boehringer, of Bay City, president of 

 the society, assumed the role of toast- 

 master, and called upon a number of 

 those present for toasts in "flower lan- 

 guage." Many things of interest to 

 the profession were discussed at length, 

 both by the members of the club and 

 by the guests, prominent among these 

 being Harry Balsley, of Detroit. Mr. 

 Balsley spoke primarily on the possi- 

 bilities of a state organization, offer- 

 ing as an example the accomplishment 

 by the Illinois State Florists' Associa- 

 tion of securing a plant disease college. 

 He also spoke of the necessity for the 

 florist to inventory his physical strength, 

 as well as his business strength, yearly. 

 Following this toast a vote was taken, 

 and the unanimous approval of the 



View in One of the Halls at the Bostoa Spring Show. 



