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The Florists^ Review 



Maucii 2:!. 191G. 



MICHIGANDERS MEET. 



.Saginaw-Bay City Society. 



Tlic aiiiiiial iiicft iiii: and li;uH|Ut't (if 

 llic Saginaw P-ay t'ity l'"l(>iirult uial 

 Soi-icty was liclil Maicli It, at 'IV'utoiiia. 

 hall, Sa;;iHa\\. l''roiii tliis niccliiiL; will 

 spriiiii till' iiiitiat'nt' tdr tlic (iryaai/a- 

 lion ut' ji state association ol' iioi'ists 

 and ^ardciicis. The annual Imsiness 

 ainl election ol' otlieeis wefe ]Mist|ioned 

 until the next nionthly ineetin;^' of the 

 soc-iety, April '.'>. The ,\|iiil met^tiii^' 

 will lie lielil at the I ioehiiiiuer Mnis. 

 stoit\ liay <'ity. and tli(> aicMilieis will 

 lie the Liuests ol' .lohn Irvine. The 

 )iost |ionenieiit "ol' the annu;il election was 

 in.'ide on account ol the lar;:<' niiinlier 

 of out (if tow n attendants. The aftcf 

 noon was l;irt;el\ s|ient in i^ettiiiL;' ac 

 i|uainted, many of the attendiiiL;' tlorists 

 liaxin;^' ne\cr met liefme. 



The nieetillL; w;i- held on the second 

 lloof of the hnildiiiL:. .'lud the entire 

 hall \\,•l^ hand^iiimdx decorated li\' ISai: 



i^atluMiiio- was foi- the aiiiiointincMit of 

 ;i eoininittoo liy th(^ .socit^ty to cout'ei' 

 with otlier local chilis or societies ou 

 the foniiafi(_iu of a state organization. 

 This committer will be solectoil at tlii' 

 next ineetinj.'' of the society. 



The .Saj:iiiaw-Bay CJity Floricultural 

 .Society was orj^auizcd in I'JI,'! at a 

 meeting- held in Saj^iiiaw, and has grown 

 rapidly in numbers and in popularity. 



BOSTON SPRING EXHIBITION. 



Successful Despite Cold. 



In sjiite of ;i much restiictecl sched- 

 uh> in dtd'erence to the I 'hi ladelphia 

 -how and unusually sescie idimatie con- 

 ditions, loads beiii;;' blocked with snow 

 and the tein|ierat lire down to zero both 

 Manli 17 and 1^. the sjuiiii; show held 

 at Horticultural hall .Mar(di 17 to 

 Man h !!• was an e\c(dlent one, all halls 

 liein^ w(dl tilled. The larye rambler 

 roses ;iiid hard wooded jdants wore 



The First Prize Bulb Display at the Boston Spring Show. 



missed, but j^roups, bulbous plants, 

 cyclamens, carnations and orchids were 

 liarticularly good. The show was well 

 .stapjed and every credit is due the ex- 

 hibitors who sent in their plants uud|r 

 such adverse weather conilitions. Tffe- 

 awards follow: 



Siicciiuon acacia— W. \V. KdRiir Co., lirst, with 

 !i plant of A. iicteroiiliylla; AVilliaiii Tliatclior, 

 ^'arileucr to Mrs. .1. L. Cardner, second. 



Six cinerarias, j;r.indill()ra t.v|ic —Henry Stewart, 

 ijardeuer to .Miss Cornelia Warren, lirst: W. C. 

 Itust, gardener to Mrs. C. (i. Weld, second. 



Spcciuien Cineraria grandiUoru — W. C. Rust, 

 lirst. 



Six cinerarias, stellata type — William Tliatclier, 

 lirst; Dnncan I'inlayson, gardener for Weld Car- 

 deii, second. 



Specimen Cin<'i!iria stellata — William Tliatclier, 

 lirst; IJinuMii Kinlaysmi. secojid. 



Cyclamens, eight plants — ]•:. II. Wettcrlow, 

 gardener to Atrs. Lester Leiand, lirst; William 

 Tlialclier, second. 



Cyclamens, t^ix plants -Willi.'un Thatcher, (irsl; 

 Donald McKenzie, gardener to i:. 1!. Dane, second. 



Cyclamens, tfu pl.-uits. ;>."i() cup offer<'d by Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club of Boston — K. II. Wet- 

 terliiw. 



Si\ cytisiis anil six ericas -Henry Stewart, lirst 

 in each class. 



Six haril-wiKKled plants other than acacias and 

 ericas — W. W. iCdgar Co., lirst; Duncan I'inlay 

 son, second. 



Six pans hyacinths — Huiicaii I'inlayson, lirst. 



One pan hyacinths ,1. 1.. Smith, gardener to 

 .\. \V. I'reston, lirst and .second. 



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



Six lily of the valley— J. I.. Smith, lirst; i;d- 

 ward I'jirlicr. g.inleiiiT to Oliver Ames, second. 



Narcissi, lariji' trumpet, twelve pots — .J. I,. 

 Smith, lirst, with a splendid lot consisting <>f 

 \ aiida. Van Waveriii's (iiaiit. King Alfred, Samp- 

 -'HI. Kinpicss, .Mr-i. .1. 1!. M. Camm. t;i(;ry of 

 \<M]rdwi,il<. .><pring (ilory and Clory of I.eideii: 

 Hiiiican I'inlayson, second. 



N.-ircissi, large trumpet, four pots — Dtiucan 

 I'inlayson. lirst. 



Narcissi, short trumpet, twelve pots — .7. I., 

 Smllli, lir-l. witli iJluria .Miindi, l.iicifer. SKdla 

 >nperl)a. .Mrs. l.aiigtry, I,<'edsii llrand lUKhess, 

 Minnie Hiiiiie, I.ulworlli I'.eaiit.v. I'riiiccss Mary, 

 ( .MiiiMire. Sir WalkiA ami poelicus Grand I'rae 

 ■ •i]\: Diiiican I'iiila vson. second. 



Orchid grou|i. anaiiged for eflfect — W. C. Uiist, 

 lirst. 



Six palms Dimcaii I'inlayson, lirst. 



Six schizaiitliiis Henry Stewart, lirst; liuii- 

 c:iii I'iiila.Nsoii. secoiol. 



Six pans tulips .1,. 1.. Smitli, lirst; William 

 'I'liatcher, second. 



Three pans while tulips — William Thatcher, 

 lirst: .1. 1,. Smith, se<ond. 



Three puns red tulips — Duncan Finlay.son, lirst; 

 Wilii.-iiii Thatcher, second. 



Three pans piiiU tiili|is -William Thatcher, 

 lir^t, with I.I' Iteve; Duncan I'inlayson, second, 

 with I'iiik Heaiily. 



Hire.- pans .\elln\v tulips — William Thatcher, 

 lirst, with Canary I'.ird; .). I.. Smith, second, with 

 (Johleii King. 



Three pans any etiiei lur tulips Duncan I"in- 



laysoii, lirst; William I'hatcher. second. 



ileneral disjilay of spring hiilhoiis plants ar 

 ranged willi ferns and fidiage plants —Duncan 

 linlayson, lirst: William Th.atcher. sec(jnil. 



Display forced liardv shrnhs — Duncan Kinlav- 

 -ell, lirst. 



inaw tlorists. A I.-iilic emblem of the 

 -iicicty. about three I'eid in diameter, 

 w;is cleNfily made of cain:ttions and 

 I'ei lis. 



The Baiifiuet. 



At 7 o'clock the assembl;iL;e sat down 

 to the :iiiiiual baiii|iiet. The decor:i 

 tions of the t;ddes wcie uiii()Ue, beili;: 

 in:ide up of led. jdhk :inil white c;irna 

 lions :ii[d loves. Ilioh ot the l:idie> 

 was ]ii ''--1 lit id with :i coisaoe bouipiet 

 ol' \iolet-. .\ftri' the sersin;^, ]\udolph 

 j-toidirin^ei . of I'.ay ('ity. president ot 



tile Societ\. assumed thi' role ol' t(i;i-l 



master, and called lipnii a number ol 

 those ]iresent Idr to;i>ts ill ••Ihiwcr Ian 

 .Liuaof. '■ ,\lan> thin^^s of interest to 

 tlie profession wtii' .li-cu-scl ;,t Icu^ith. 

 l)otll by the inelnbeis ot the ilub and 

 by the j,niests. |iroininent :ini(iiiL; these 

 beinu'' Harry I'-alsley. of Hetroit. .Mr. 

 iJ.'ilsley spoke prim;iril\" on the jmssi- 

 bilities of a state or;^ani/;it ion, oiler 

 iiio as an example the accoin]ilisliiiient 

 by tiie Illinois State Florists' Associa- 

 tion of securiii<r ;i jdaiit dis(>as(^ colleoe. 

 He also spol\e of the necessity for the 

 llorist to inventory his ]iliysical streiifrtli, 

 ;is well ,*is his business stren^^h, yearly. 

 Followintj this toast a vote was taken, 

 and the unanimous appro\'al ol' the 



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



