OCTOBEB 12, 1916. 



urer, of the constitution and by-laws as 

 rewritten, and a discussion of the va- 

 rious points of divergence from the 

 ■original document, the following reso- 

 lution was adopted: 



Besolved: Be it resolved that whereas the con- 

 stitution and by-laws and amendments thereof 

 ■of this association are inadequate for the proper 

 goremment of the affairs of the association, and 

 whereas It is desired to adopt a constitution and 

 by-laws of the association adequate and complete 

 enough to cover the proper government of the 

 affairs of the association, now, therefore, be It 

 resolved that the constitution and by-laws and 

 all amendments thereof of the association now 

 In effect shall be replaced and the attached con- 

 stitution and by-laws enacted as the constitution 

 and by-laws of the association. Signed, W. F. 

 <Gude, president; "William Rock, treasurer. 



The new by-laws create an arbitra- 

 tion committee of three, but the princi- 

 pal changes are in the matter of an- 

 nual dues and payments into the guar- 

 antee fund. Under the new order the 

 annual dues of members are: 



In cities having a population of 



100,000 and less than 150,000 $20.00 



60,000 and less than 100,000 16.00 



25,000 and less than 50,000 10.00 



10,000 and less than 25,000 8.00 



10,000 and less 6.00 



The sum to be paid by each member 

 into the guarantee fund is increased to 

 the following: 



Members whose store or stores are located in 

 -cities having a population of 



600,000 and over $50.00 



250,000 and less than 500,000 30.00 



100,000 and less than 250,000 20.00 



60,000 and less than 100,000 15.00 



25,000 and less than 50,000 10.00 



25,000 and less 6.00 



Publicity. 



A new pubject for discussion was in- 

 troduced by George Schulz, of Louis- 

 ville, Ky. He talked on the attitude 

 ■of the F. T. D. member to the National 

 •Florist. Max Schling, Albert Pochelon 

 and others participated in the exchange 

 of opinions. The general belief was 

 that the methods of the National Floral 

 •Corporation were unimpeachable, but 

 still, it labored under the grave disad- 

 vantage of being a private institution 

 and not a mutual organization. 



This was followed by a round-table 

 discussion of the best means of secur- 

 ing publicity in newspapers and maga- 

 zines, and of what nature this publicity 

 should be. 



Luncheon was served in the meeting 

 room and a trip to the wholesale dis- 

 trict occupied the time of members un- 

 til 3 p. m., the hour for convening the 

 afternoon session. 



Trade Exhibits. 



In a room adjoining the place of 

 meeting, the Knight & Struck Co., of 

 New York, staged a display of heather, 

 chorizema and genista, in charge of 

 W. J. Smart. 



In the same room was a display of 

 books published by the A. T. De La 

 Mare Publishing Co., in charge of 

 James Morton, 



To the right of the entrance to the 

 meeting room was a most attractive 

 display of the novelty advertising serv- 

 ice of the Hilmer V. Swenson Co. 



Directly in front of the entrance, and 

 right where it could not be overlooked, 

 was a sign reading "Stenographic serv- 

 ice free of charge to members of the 

 F. T. D., furnished by the A. L. Randall 

 Co., Chicago." And back of the sign 

 was the machine and a prepossessing 

 operator. 



A large vase of American Beauties 

 that graced the front of the meeting 

 room was presented by the Poehlmann 

 Bros, Co. 



Robert Newcomb, of the American 

 Bulb Co., just home from a trip to 



The Florists^ Review 



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Albert Pochelon. 

 (Tireless Secretary of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association.) 



Lincoln, Neb., staged a handsome vase 

 of Carnation Nebraska with the compli- 

 ments of the C. H. Frey Co. 



Several vases of cut flowers were sup- 

 plied by the Chicago Flower Growers' 

 Association. 



Visitors. 



Considering the membership and age 

 of the organization, there was a good 

 attendance the first day, about sixty 

 persons being present during the open- 

 ing session. Among the out-of-town 

 visitors noted were: 



Anderson, W. H., I^ebanon, Tenn. 



Bancroft, Joseph, Cedar Falls, la. 



Baum, Karl P., Knoxville, Tenn. 



Bertermann, Irwin, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Bnrden, A. F., Los Angeles, Cal. 



Brown, F. O. W., Cleveland, O. 



Burkland, C, Toungstown, O. 



Coggan, S. W., Battle Creek, Mich. 



Craig, W. P., Philadelphia. 



Feast, Charles F., Baltimore, Md. 



Feast, Samuel, Baltimore, Md. 



Fetters, B. A., Detroit, Mich. 



Gloeckner, W. C, Albany, N. T. 



Gorly, Vincent, St. Louis, Mo. 



Gu1e. W. F., Washington, D. C. 



Harfnett, Miss Mary A., Grand Bapids, Mich. 



Ifess, J. J., Omaha, Neb. 



Hill, B. G., Richmond, Ind. 



Jean, Robert W.. Detroit, Mich. 



Joy, T., Nashville, Tenn. 



Kay, George W., Youngstown, O. 



Knoble, H. P., Cleveland, O. 



Langhans, Arthur, Wheeling, W. Va. 



Loverldge, C, Peoria, 111. 



Melnhardt, Fred A., St. Louis, Mo. 



Mueller, George P., Wichita, Kan. 



Plllsbury, I. L., Galesburg, 111. 



Pochelon, Albert, Detroit, Mich. 



Rock, W. L., Kansas City, Mo. 



Schling, Max, New York. 



Schulz, George, Louisville, Ky. 



Sheppard, H. W., Cincinnati, O. 



Smart, W. J., New York. 



Stuppy, F., St. Joseph, Mo. 



Taepke, Walter O., Detroit, Mich. 



Totty, Charles H., Madison, N. J. 



Turner, L., Jr., Kenosha, Wis. 



Valentine, J. A., Denver, Colo. ^ 



Washburn, George A., Bloomington, 111. 



Weber, Fred C, St. Louis, Mo. 



Wilcox, B. C, Council Bluffs, la. 



Wilson, J. S., Des Moines, la. 



Young, John, New York. 



ZetUtz, Thor, Lima, O. 



Thursday afternoon the visitors are 

 to be entertained by an automobile 

 tour of the parks and boulevards, with 

 dinner at the Bismarck Garden. 



Following the meeting the members 

 of the National Flower Show commit- 

 tee and a number of others interested 

 will go to St. Louis for a session of 

 that body. 



STORINO ISMENE CALATHINA. 



Please tell me how to care for the 

 bulbs of Ismene calathina. Are they 

 hardy f If not, how shall I keep them 

 over winter t H. L. G. — Kan. 



Ismene calathina, also called pancra- 

 tium and Hymenocallis calathina, is a 

 native of Peru and Bolivia and would 

 certainly not prove hardy in your lati- 

 tude. The bulbs are summer bloomers 

 and rest in winter. Lift them before 

 frost and store them in flats under a 

 greenhouse bench that is free from drip, 

 or in a shed or storehouse with a dry 

 atmosphere and a temperature a few 

 degrees above freezing. The same bulbs 

 will flower for years if well cared for. 

 C. W. 



Valparaiso, Ind. — The greenhouse 

 business operated by Fred Marquart 

 has reverted to its former owner, H. 

 Loudenberg. 



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