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The Florists' Review 



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S presiding oflScer of this 

 organization, that has so 

 vastly advanced the inter- 

 ests not only of carnation 

 culture, but floriculture in 

 general, I deem it indeed an 

 honor to welcome you to 

 this, the twenty-sixth annual meeting 

 of the American Carnation Society, in 

 this beautiful and centrally located 

 city of Indianapolis. 



It is not necessary for me to repeat 

 at this time the history of this organi- 

 zation. SuflSce it to say that I feel 

 more and more, as I grow older, the 

 touch of good fellowship that a meet- 

 ing like this brings with it. 



Making Life Worth Living. 



Here we commingle in brotherly Jcvo 

 with fellow craftsmen from all aver 

 this fair land of peace and prosperity. 

 Here we renew old acquaintances and 

 make new ones. Now and then we miss 

 an old, familiar face; we ask the rea- 

 son, and find that he has passed on to 

 the Great Beyond. As with the old va- 

 rieties of our beloved carnations, wo 

 miss them, but never forget them! It 

 is these fond greetings and memories 

 that really make life worth living, 

 after all. 



To the members of our craft wlio 

 are so diligently 

 working to produce 

 new varieties of 

 merit, we are prob- 

 ably more indebted 

 than we realize, 

 for were it not for 

 something new occa- 

 sionally the public 

 interest would soon 

 wane. The Amer- 

 ican people are 

 great on fads, and, 

 in order to keep up 

 an interest, new 

 things of special 

 merit are always in 

 demand. 



A Good Example. 



I dare say noth- 

 ing has popularized 

 the rose so much 

 the last few years 

 as the coming on of 

 so many new varie- 

 ties of merit, and 

 the end is not yet, 

 which I am sure 

 you will be con- 

 vinced of in your 

 visit to the E. G. 

 Hill Co. place at 

 Richmond. A friend 

 recently told me it 

 was worth a trip 

 across the continent 

 to see the seedling 

 roses there, so I 

 went and I now tes- 

 tify that the state- 

 ment ia true. We 

 see here what one 



Tlie full text of the address of J. F. Animaiiii, 

 president of the Aniericun Carnation Society, de- 

 livered at the convention at Indianapolis, January 

 31. 1917. 



firm can do by untiring effort in roses. 

 I contend the same must be done in 

 I'arnations in order to keep this flower 

 as popular in the future as it has been 

 in the past. 



Is Something Lacking? 



Much, indeed, is being done along 

 this line by quite a few of our trusty 

 old friends, but what seems just at this 

 time to be lacking in the new produc- 

 tion of carnations is that they have not 

 enough merit to replace many of thu 

 older varieties. Either they do not pro- 

 duce enough to be profitably grown as 

 standards, or the quality is not good 

 (MiOugh to command the extra price a 

 fancy should. But all good things 

 come to those who wait; so let us be 

 l)atient and I am sure we shall soon be 

 rewarded. 



I have but a few suggestions to ofiFcr 

 at this time. One recommendation I 

 would offer is that the number of 

 blooms necessary for a preliminary cer- 

 tificate for the Dorner memorial medal 

 be changed from fifty to twenty-five. 

 It has been suggested that many "times 

 it is hard to get fifty good blooms from 



J. F. Ammann. 



(President American Carnation Society.) 



a new variety where not so many plants 

 are grown. 



We have an ever-growing demand for 

 the society's cooperation with local 

 flower shows, which I am sure we can 

 not afford to ignore. At the meeting of 

 the board of directors in Cleveland No- 

 vember 12, 1915, a motion Avas passed 

 to the effect that the board recommend 

 to the convention following in January 

 that the A. C. S. lend its cooperation to 

 local flower shows, provided the sched- 

 ule, the judges and the underwriting of 

 said show be approved by the president 

 and secretary of this society. 



To Encourage Exhibitors. 



I take it that the intention was to 

 liave the society offer its usual medals 

 and certificates. However, this matter 

 never came before the regular January 

 meeting of the society, owing, I guess, 

 to an oversight. I feel it is of such im- 

 portance that I would recommend that 

 at this meeting the officers be author- 

 ized to carry out the intent of this reso- 

 lution, or that at least some action be 

 taken toward such cooperation. For the 

 more we can increase the exhibits of 

 carnations the more we can popularize 

 the flowers. 



I would recommend, also, that the 

 secretary be authorized to place an ad- 

 vertisement in each 

 of the trade papers 

 when the premium 

 schedule is ready, 

 calling attention to 

 the fact that pre- 

 mium lists are to be 

 had for the applica- 

 tion, and asking 

 those who are not 

 members to include 

 the membership fee, 

 so as to be eligible 

 to exhibit. 



Words of Thanks. 



I believe s ;: c h 

 publicity will not 

 only help us to get 

 more exhibitors, 

 but also new mem- 

 bers. On behalf of 

 the society I want 

 to extend thanks to 

 the trade press for 

 the vast amount of 

 free publicity given 

 the carnation wben- 

 e v e r opportunity 

 presented itself. 



In closing I want 

 to heartily thank 

 the secretary, Mr. 

 Baur, for his kind 

 cooperation and ad- 

 vice in many 

 things; also Mr. 

 Vesey, our worthy 

 vice-president, for 

 his untiring efforts 

 in leading on the 

 preliminary work of 

 this meeting and 



