Il'lBKUAUY ], 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



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fflcrmniEairiffl a annrjaniD a fflcnmimirDffl fflcmmiuin] 



THE PRESIDENT'S 



ANNUAL ADDRESS 



cunnmni] 



LumnniiD 



QHQIIDim 



ffl OIIIDinUD 



ot our ( rat't -w Im 



y prcsidiiiir oflii^er ol' this 

 organization, that has so 

 vastly advanced tlitj intor- 

 osts not only of caiiiatioii 

 culture, but floriculturo in 

 jj;eneral, 1 deoni it indeed an 

 honor to welcome you to 

 this, the 1 wenty-sixtii annual nieetin;^ 

 of the American Carnation Hociidy, in 

 this lieautiful and centrally locati'd 

 city ol' Indianaiiolis. 



It is not necessary for nie to ii']ieat 

 at this time the history of this or^aiii 

 zation. Sullicc it to say that 1 iCd 

 m()r(! and more, as I j^row (dih'r, the 

 touch of p;ood fejlowshii) that a iiici^t 

 iuc; like this l)rini;s with it. 



Making Life Worth Living. 



Here wc comininult! in hrotherlv h,\c 

 with fellow craftsmen from all oxn 

 this fair laud of ]ieace and ]U()S|iii ity. 

 IKre wc renew old acquaintances and 

 make new ones. Now and then we mi>~ 

 an old, familiar face; we ask the rea 

 son, and find that ho has ])assed ou in 

 the Gr(\at Beyond. As with the (dd \a 

 riidies of our beloved carnations, wc 

 miss them, but never fortrct them! It 

 is these fond greetings and menmries 

 that really make life worth living, 

 after all. 



To the members 

 are so diligently 

 working to produt'e 

 n e w varieties of 

 merit, we are prob- 

 ably moro indebted 

 than we realize, 

 for were it not for 

 something new occa- 

 sionally the public 

 interest would s(,oii 

 wane. Th(> Amer- 

 ican p e o p 1 e a r e 

 great ou fads, and, 

 in order to keep up 

 nn interest, new 

 things of sjiecial 

 merit ;ire always in 

 <leniand. 



A Good Example. 



I dare say noth- 

 ing lias popularized 

 the r(]se so mu(di 

 th<> last few years 

 as ilic (ouiiiig on of 

 so many now varie- 

 Hes ol" merit, and 

 tiie oii.i is not yet, 

 Avhicli r am sure 

 you will ])p p,,,!- 

 vii:ced of in your 

 visit to the ]•;'. (I. 

 Hill Co. place at 

 Kitdimond. A friend 

 recently told nie it 

 was worth a trip 

 across the continent 

 to sec the seedling 

 roses there, so I 

 went and I now tes- 

 tify that the state- 

 ment i.s true. Wo 

 seo here what one 



■| lif lull lc\t ..r l|]c n.lcln-^^ I.I .1. 1'. Amiiijiiii 

 prcsidi'iit (if till- Aincrli'.-m (':irM:itliiM Sm-ict.w cic 

 liviTfil :it ihr loiivi-ridiiri at l]iiliMi]:i|inli~, .I:iniia]i 

 .il, liilT. 



linn ran do iiv untiling elfurt in rose-, 

 i ciiiitciid tiif same must, be done -in 

 '■a mat ions in (uder to kt'('|i this tiowcr 

 .■I'- p(i|iiil:ii' in tlir I'utiiic as it lias bccii 

 111 till' pa>t. 



Is Something Lacking? 



Mindi, iinlecd, is being done aliu'ii; 

 this line by ([iiit<' a few ot" oui- trusty 

 old t'riend^, but wh.at seems just at this 

 time to be larking in the new jini'lin- 

 tioii ot' cariiat ions is that th(\\- lia\c not 

 '■nougli merit to i'e|i!ac(> maii\- ot' th.' 

 iildei \aiieties. Kilher they do not ]>\i< 

 diii-e enough to lie profitably grown a^ 

 -^tandai'ds, or the ([iiality is not good 

 enough to (■oinmand the extr.a pii •■• a 

 l'anc\- should. I'.ul all good thing- 

 eiiiin' to those who wait; so let us In- 

 I'atieut and I am sure wc shall ^ooii br 

 rewarded. 



I ha\'e but a few >ugge>tion< to nl)\'y 

 at this titiu'. Oiu' iiM-onimeudat ion 1 

 would (dfer is that the number ot 

 lilooms iieres<aiy for a ]irelimiii;iiv ccr- 

 tilii-ate I'di- the Doiiiei- memorial iiu'-dal 

 be rhailLjed t'ldlll fit't,\- to t w r n t \' fi \-e. 

 It ha- been su^gestcil that maii>- times 

 it i- haul to get lifty good bbxuns from 



J. F. Ammann. 



O'lvsiileni AiiiiMiran CaiMali.in .Society.) 



n new \;iric'l\ wiirri nut -n ni;ni\' plants 

 arc gidwij, 



\\ '■ li;i\i' an evergrow in g ilcniaiid for 

 till' siH-iety's rmiperation with local 

 lliiwer ^liiiw^; wliirli 1 am sure we eae 

 not al'idid til JLinnii'. .\ t the iiieeting of 

 the Imaid III' iliri'itiirs in <'li'\i'laiid Xn 

 \ ember li'. ]|il.",, ;i motion was passcii 

 to the etl'nt tli.it the board ii'i-oinmeml 

 to the i-iin \ I'lit ion t'ollowiim' in .lanuar\ 

 'hat the A. ( '. .-;. lend its rui.j.i'i-a t ion In 



loral llower shows. p!'o\i,|rd tin- ^I'licd 



ule. the , indices nnd the ninlcrw lit i ng ot' 

 said show bi' approved bv the prc-^ident 

 and s(^cret;i ry nt' t his smiet \'. 



To Encourage Exhibitors. 



1 t.aki^ it tli;it the inti-nti'm was tu 

 !ia\e the society otVer its ii<ii,'ii midai- 

 and certilieates. However. thi~ matter 

 iii'N'er r.anie before the regnlai- .lanuar\- 

 niei'ting ot' the soeietx-. owin^', [ "•uess. 

 to an oversight. I t'erl it is ol' surh im 



|ioitanre that I \\oulil n mmend that 



at this meeting the (dheers be autiior 

 ized to carry out the intent nf this reso- 

 lution, or that at least som.' action ]),■ 

 taken toward such coi;|iei;it imi. I'or tlu' 



more we can increase t! \hibits oi' 



carnati(uis the more we cnn poimlariz.' 

 the tlowers. 



' would I eioinineud. .-iNn. tl,;ii (]),. 



-ccii'tary be authori/ed tn place .an ad- 

 \erti-emi'nt in i ach 

 of the tradi^ paper- 

 when the pii'miiiTi: 

 schedule is reiulv. 

 '•ailing attention to 

 the fact that pre 

 mium li.sts are to be 

 had for the applica- 

 tion, and aslving 

 those ^\ ho are not 

 member- to incbidc 

 the membi'i-.-hip fee. 

 so as to 1,,' eligilde 

 to exhibit. 



Words of Thanks. 



r brlie\,. - ■: ,. h 

 l'ulilicit\- will not 

 only help !i< fn get 

 m o r e ("xiiiliiturs. 

 but a I -I I ]ii'\\' nii'in- 

 ber<. ' )ll beii.i; i' or' 

 the -ociefy I want 



j to e\tel.,i ] |,;i.'i I.., tn 



I the tr;i.l.' pie-s for 

 the \a-t ;iii;iiu!it of 

 fr(^' piiMicit\- L;:veu 

 the carnat inn w hen- 

 e V e r o|ipoit unity 

 presented it'-^eli'. 



In closing [ want 

 to heartilv thank 

 the st'ci'etarv, \[v, 

 P>aur, ifi- his Icin^! 

 coiipcrat inn and ad- 

 vice in 111 a n v 

 things; .also .\rr. 

 Vesey, our worthy 

 vice-president, for 

 his untiring efforts 

 in leading on tho 

 preliminary work of 

 this meeting and 



