May 4, l!tl<!. 



The Florists^ Review 



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stornso and sent to the retailer, "iced up," and 

 he keeps thein in uiucli the same condition until 

 sold. A couple of hours in a wiirni room destroys 

 theii' loveliness, where a fresh llower would have 

 lasted days, with ordinary care. The fault is 

 mainly with the New York niiddlemiin, and thou- 

 sands of customers are heiu); lost to florists by 

 the iiractice. Those retailers who buy directly 

 from llie grower and avoid the New York dealers 

 pive their customers what they should have, a 

 fresh-cut flower, but the tiiide is nionoi)ollzed 

 to a dangerous extent by tlu- metropolitan com- 

 mission houses. As an instance of the difference 

 in the prices of flowers, a month before Kaster 

 orchids could be liad for $10 a hundred at Lake- 

 wcxid. and the day before Kaster they were selllnj; 

 for $2 apiece. 



"Whereupon William G. Badgley, grow- 

 er, coniniisKiou man and publifist, took 

 his pen in hand and indited the follow- 

 ing epistle to the editor of the Call: 



In reply to the above editorial, entitled '"Ire- 

 inendous Sale of Easter Flowers," I advise von 

 that there is not a wholesale commission floiist 

 in New York city who "pickles" American 

 Beauty roses or any other cut flowers for three 

 weeks, and none, to my knowledge, for even one 

 day, unless the demand for tliem on tlii' dnv 

 they come in is not great enough to cause them 

 to clean up. 



If there is any "pickling" done. It is absolutely 

 done by the grower, and such "pickling" on their 

 part has been vigorously condemned by the whole 

 salcr for the past twenty-one years to mv 

 knowledge. 



The particular case that you have come in con- 

 tH't with no doubt was a retailer who liad pur- 

 chased "pickled" goods at a low price and eu 

 deavored to sell them at the true value of fresh 

 goods, and, having been caught in the act, has 

 undertaken to shift the responsibility to others, 

 as I do not know one retailer in Newark who 

 lould 1)0 fooled into buying "pickled" flowers if 

 he did not want them. 



Tlie wholesale florists of New York are not a 

 monopfdy to any dangerous extent; in fact, thev 

 are not a monopoly at all. There is as mucii 

 competition In our trade as there is in any busi- 

 ness that ever existed, aside from the fact that 

 the goo<is we handle are so perishable that thev 

 cannot be held for fixed prices. 



I do not see, either, how our l)usiness could be 

 monopolized, tmless a few growers could control 

 the glass market, which I consider quite remote, 

 for should it come to n point where a few did 

 get control and fix prices that would make their 

 dealings profitable, there would be nothing to 

 lirevent anybody from building greenhouses anil 

 [■articipating in those profits. 



The prices we obtained for orchids and lllv 

 of the valley for Kaster were not made possible 

 by any fixed agreement by anybody, hut were 

 caused by the long established principle of sui)plv 

 and demand, and cannot l)e traced to any other 

 source. 



Y'our editorial is absolutely contrary to true 

 conditions that exist In our business, and abso- 

 lutely unjustified, and I further advise you that 

 if all lines of industry were conducted on a 

 principle as fair as ours, and by men as high in 

 principle as those engaged in our business, there 

 would not he much cause for complaint from the 

 buying public. Wm. G. Padglev. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Amendments to Constitution. 



In the notice appearing in the trade 

 papers of the amendments approved by 

 the executive board for presentation at 

 the Houston convention, the following 

 was omitted: 



AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II. 

 Artii-le II. .Section 2. Elections and Appoint- 

 ments. Add to Paragraph (B): 

 Trie president shall also appoint on the first 

 day of January of each year a representative at 

 Washington. I). ('., who shall as such also lie a 

 member of the board of directors, and whose term 

 of office shall be for one year. 



Members' Buttons. 



Any member joining the society or 

 }>aying dues at T'hiladolphia, during tho 

 pi^riod of tho National Flower Show, 

 who did not receive the annual badge 

 button will receive one immediately 

 upon application to the secretary. 



Philadelphia National Show. 



Any exhibitor desiring duplicate ex- 

 liibitors' cards or ribbons won at the 

 sliow should communicate with the sec- 

 retary. 



All cuts and plates used in the ofTicial 

 souvenir program have been returned to 

 advertisers. 



Vouchers for all cash prizes awarded 

 at the show are now in hand for pay- 



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IRA L. PILLSBURY. 



tlTHEN you hear the name Pillsbury do you tiiink of Hour or ot carnation 

 "'' staples? Ira L. Pillsbury was born February 3, ISHi), at Macomb, 111. His 

 father was a minister, but the son became a gardener. Ho built the first green- 

 house in that part of the state. In 1894 he removed to Galesburg to got a larger 

 field. Growing a general stock for retail trade, he used tiny rubber bands to mend 

 carnation calyxes when they split. Feeling the need of something better, he 

 invented the first wire staple used for the purpose, which he had so perfected by 

 1908 that he patented it and introduced it to the tiinU'. Tdday it is known the 

 country over. Mr. Pillsbury is a member of the y. A. F., the I'.' T. D., the Carna- 

 tion Society and is first vice-president of the llliiidis St;itc Fifjiists' Association. 



iiicnt and chocks will be sent out in a 

 i'ow days. 



In the list of guarantors publislie<i 

 in the final schedule and official sou- 

 venir program, the entry "Some Flo 

 rists of ]VIiiineapolis" shouM have road 

 "Some Florists of the Twin Cities." 



At the National Flower Show, Phila- 

 delphia, the following awards wore 

 made in the trade section: 



Jos. C. Neidinger. Philailelphia. ccrtilicate of 

 merit for new styles in l)askets. 



Schloss Bros., New York, certificate of merit 

 fur florists' rihlK>ns. 



I'ulpcr Pottery Co., Kleniinpton. N. J., certifi- 

 cite of merit for florists' art pottery. 



W. H. Dugan, New Roclielle, N. Y., honorable 

 mention for shades for greenhouses. 



John O. Moninger Co., Chicago, 111., certificate 

 of merit for all-stecl-franie greenhouse construe 

 tion. 



Mathews C.ardcncraft Co., Cleveland, O., cer- 

 lilicate of merit for garden accessories. 



Kirke Clieinicnl Co., Brooklyn. New York, <'cr 

 tificate of merit for device for attachment to hose 

 for distribution of fertilizers and insecticides. 



PfaltzgralT Pottery Co., York. P:i., honorable 

 nienti(m for florists' flower pots. 



A. L. lianilall Co., Chicago, 111., certificate of 

 merit for original and uni(pie designs in flower 

 Mild filiint receptacles, vases and florists' designs. 



John Young, Sec 'y. 



FARFUGIUMS FOR POTTING. 



Will you please toll me liow to care 

 for farfiigiiims <luring the summer so 

 they vvill iii;iko large clumps for sepa- 

 rating.' When should they he separated 

 :ind what care should bo ijiven so as 

 to have nice plants in 4-inoh pots for 

 oarly spring trade.' What kind of soil 

 is best suited to them. A. B. C. — O. 



I'lant the farfugiums out in any good 

 garden soil now. They will make good- 

 sizt>d clumps, which can bo lifted and 

 separated before potting, about tho end 

 of September. Use a good fibrous loam, 

 with some sand and a little leaf-mold 

 added, when potting these divisions and 

 keep them in a close frame until estab- 

 lished. C. W. 



Cleveland, O.— One of th<' most at- 

 tractive spots in the Euclid- Kast Forty- 

 sixth street market house is the now 

 flower store of Timothy Smith. Mr. 

 Smith is one of the best known florists 

 ill the city, having been associated with 

 tiio Smith & Fetters Co. ffir iii.niiv voars. 



