OCTOBKB 19, 1916, 



The Florists^ Review 



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Store of the E. G. HiU Floral Co^ Indianapolis^ During an Autumnal Opening, a Lady Demonstrator Occupying the Window. 



get the best results we can. "We shall 

 appreciate any information you think 

 will help us. W. A. L. — Va. 



Plant the iris bulbs out in beds a 

 yard wide and allow paths half this 

 width for convenience in picking. Set 

 the bulbs thrfee inches apart in the 

 rows and the rows can be five inches 

 apart. A bed will accommodate seven 

 rows. Planted on this basis, 500,000 

 bulbs will occupy a little over one and 

 one-half acres of ground. The bulbs 

 should be covered three inches deep. 

 To prevent heaving of the ground, a 



mulch of coarse, strawy manure can 

 be given when the ground freezes. 

 These irises are quite hardy and this 

 mulch can be removed as soon as the 

 weather breaks. 



If you have plenty of land and can 

 afford to plant the bulbs in rows a foot 

 apart, so as to permit cultivation while 

 growing, you can set the bulbs two 

 inches apart in the rows. Planted on 

 this basis it would take nearly two 

 acres to grow the irises, but the ad- 

 vantage of a fevi cultivations of the 

 soil is obvious. C. W. 



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ST. LOUIS, APRIL 6 TO 15, 1918 



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FIFTH NATIONAL FLOWEB SHOW. 



Date and Hall Chosen. 



Evidently there is not a particle of 

 superstition in the make-up of the 

 trade, for the national flower show 

 committee, consisting of George Asmus, 

 of Chicago; John Young, of New York; 

 Adolph Farenwald and Wm. P. Craig, 

 of Philadelphia; C. H. Totty, of Madi- 

 son, N. J.; J. J. Hess, of Omaha, and 

 R. C. Kerr, of Houston, Tex., met in 

 St. Louis Friday, October 13, to make 

 the final decision as to the place and 

 date for holding the Fifth National 

 Flower Show of the S. A. F. 



The committee was met that morn- 

 ing, at the Jefferson hotel, by a com- 

 mittee of local florists, but only pre- 



liminaries were discussed. The com- 

 mittee went into session at the Plant- 

 ers hotel that afternoon and there fixeil 

 the dates of holding the national show 

 as April 6 to 15, 1918. 



After settling the dates the commit- 

 tee inspected the different halls in 

 which the show might be held and de- 

 cided on the Coliseum. 



Local Enthusiasm High. 



In the evening a luncheon was served 

 at the Planters hotel, over which Presi- 

 dent King, of the Business Men 's 

 League, presided, with the secretary 

 and manager of the convention and 

 publicity bureau, who assured the com- 

 mittee they would do all in their power 

 to make the national show a big suc- 

 cess. 



After luncheon the local committee 

 had automobiles in waiting to take them 

 to the Coliseum building, where a meet- 

 ing was held by the local florists, who 

 numbered seventy-five at the arrival of 

 the national committee. President Bour- 

 det, of the St. Louis Florists' Club, 

 called the meeting to order and intro- 

 duced Chairman Asmus, who told the 

 local florists what the holding of the 

 National Flower Show meant to St. 

 Louis and to them, and also what was 

 expected of them. All present prom- 

 ised loyal support and that they would 

 follow his instructions to the letter. 



R. C. Kerr, president of the S. A. F., 

 followed Mr. Asmus in a talk for the 

 good of the society. He was followed 

 by C. H. Totty. Next came Adolph 

 Farenwald, president of the Philadel- 

 phia Florists' Club. Then came Wm. 

 P. Craig, John Young, secretary of the 

 S. A. F., and .1. .7. Hess, treasurer of 

 the S. A. F. All the speakers talked 

 enthusiastically of the coming show and 

 knew from the feeling that existed 

 among the local florists that success 

 was assured. 



After hearing from all the members 

 of the national committee. President 

 Bourdet called on some of the local 

 florists to say a few words regarding 

 the prospects for the show. W. W. 

 Ohlweiler, Otto Koenig, H. G. Berning, 

 C. C. Sanders, F. C. Weber, Jr., D. S. 

 Geddis, W. S. Wells, F. H. Meinhardt, 

 J. J. Windier, F. Windier, J. J. Beneke, 

 Vincent Gorly, August Hummert, W. J. 

 Pilcher, W. A. Rowe, F. J. Fillmore, 

 George Pring and Carl Beyer responded. 

 The meeting then adjourned and the 

 members of the committee were taken 

 in hand by the local coumittee for a 

 general good time. 



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