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The Florists^ Review 



Februauy 8, 1917. 



.'III. I 'liUll 't li'---- Wcillhl li;i\(' Im'i'II |||(■^-(■|lt 

 t lii^ 1 illic ii;|i| I lirv t lie liMst ii|c;i (iT t he 

 l;ii:i! tir:il. llm ii-ii It n r;i I :iinl L;:i--t i niKini- 

 Ic.'ll, 1 11 i;|i:i II ' I I'lir ;iiii| (11 i(p\c.| \i\ tlinsi' 



I'l 'I t II ii;i I !■ cimiiil;!! t u I u' {ii c^i'ii t . 



< ai i I l.-im'iiliii I'l^rr, n[ M cntni-. ( )., 

 --lidWi'.l .-I few i.|;iiit> III his ilwiiiT sola 

 iiiiiii, wli'hli WiTv iii\rifi| with lu'iiics. 

 'I'liK \ a I ill \ is sii I !■ til Ii 11"! la \ III'. 



\'aii llurliiivc vV lliii., Ill' l\ a lama/ (HI. 

 Miili., -I'lit tlii'ii l:iii\\''I", a. West \ ccr. 

 just In -('!■ wliat \\as Ih'Iiil; iliiiu' li\ 

 lit Ihi-. ■ • J'lir. ■ ' I'.l.v.'iv I'll M r. W'i'vt 



\ I'll , ■ • t lli^ IS I lir ;^| allilrsi nil jcit Irssnll 

 til tlir L;|-ii\\rr wllii is i lltrli'st I'll ill till' 

 lii'W \ .a I art i('s. Till' ^inWiT llnti'S Ill(> 

 |i|ii.|llit. i|ui//i'^ lllr illt 1 lulllccr, aihl 

 sliiilllil il' lir i- tlir liL;llt Sdfl Icaiii 

 i'Iiiiul; Ii t u iiiiii c than pa v I nr t lii' rxiicii-^r 

 i iini n I' ! mi tlir t i i |i. 



Tlir 1- lia I ill i li'j iji'-lilav lit' swri't |ira^ 

 st;iL;i'l li\ I'ltrr Wiil.ainl. Ill' New lasf Ic. 

 Ili'l.. w a - llic .rlitrl' (iT .a 1 1 r.art ioll. .Idllll 

 1 > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . ill I ■ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 ' 1 1 1 i 1 1 l; nil the I ( I \ r 1 \ 

 liiDii 11 111' li'iiv,. (jiiua'ii. iiiiiiliMit.ally iih'Ii 

 tiiiiiiil tli.at 111' is IrviiiL: mit rliAcli \ .a 

 iiitii"- III ^'.a^la\\a t\l'i' .aii'l limiis I'm 

 I'Il; icsilhs, I lisiUssiii^; till' riri|iirlit 

 lailiiii' III ^wi'i't pi'.a si'i'iU 111 l;i'I mi iiat I'. 

 Ml. l>iiiilii|' s.a \ s ilii'\ Usually su.-ik tlu' 

 st'i'iU tor twriity rmii liuuis_ aial it tin 

 skill is liar. I riarl^ it. Tlir ijrnwci thru 

 1 11 \ a li.a I il \ nlilaiiis aliimst n lull |ii'i 



I'l'lltanr 111 :^i'MII i liaf inll. rS|ii'rial ly sn ill 



whitrs, till' shyest In scml aiiii tin' liai'l 



I's; In sjiriiiit. 



.Inhii I 'ii'i tri iiiaiiii rriii.aikfil that lii' i^ 

 lint wiHiyiiiL; ;iliiiul I'mi inii \;illi'y |'i|is. 

 .•is hr has 1 u siirii"- st'ul iu i.'iisini; his 



nW II st IM k. 



It W.as .'I t'lliiitnUs liinliii'Ul wlli'll, lilll 

 iii^; t In- \ isit tn t Im llill i st a 1 .1 ish mi'ut s 

 at lii I'll II 1 11 ml. .-1 111 I nil Hi nl' t Im p.a i t y su;_. 

 ni'sti-'l till' iiaiiin ' nl mil Ilia ini a ln\il\ 

 ■ li'liuta lit 1' rnsi' lit' iii'St \iav. 'I'lm su;^ 

 n stinii \\;is i 111)111'. I iati'l\ .•nlnpti'.] .-iiiil 

 lati'i |.|i''lui'.| .-it Ihi' -.at lim ill- at tin 



«(illllt|-\ ('lull. rnU|ilill- it with till' llallli' 

 nl lis pnjuij.ar n\\ lli'l , K. < < . llill. lic! 

 li'ilNl'l, ;i ^Inwilli; rlilllsnll, is til 111' il, 



liiiilurcil at ;lii' saiiii' tiiiii': an I'smit, 

 .as it wi'ic. (>tlirr lir.-nilirul s,.|',Hiii;_;s 



Wi'li' llntcl. t'lnin |iilli' wliiti' tlllnllijli 



1hi. ln\i'lii'si tints ami sha.lis tn i|i'c|. 

 iiiliisnn, siiiiii' 111' jHit'i.t t'niin .iml hnk 

 iiiij ill I 1 a l: i:i nil', ntln'is ihn inviis,.. 



Till' ii n:i n i iniiiis \i'r.|irf \v;is that ri-lit 

 lii'ir is t'luiml !iiiii-h lli.at l;(k's tn iiiakt' 



till' i|U('rll 111' llnWi'ls sn justly |i(i|illlar. 



M r. llill l.-i tri i 11 a |inst iir.aiiili.a I talk 

 ui-i'.l tlinsi' |ui'S('iit tn ciiually iiitcii'st 

 ! hrijisrl \ cs ill tlin ;ii|\ a lircllii'lit nl' the 

 .jixiiii' lliiwcr. as he \\;is ilniiiu with the 



ins... W. M. 



Continuing the Discu.ssion. 



The t wi'iity sixth annual mcctiii^f iit' 

 thi' .\ ini-rica n Cariiatinii Snrirty, as ro- 

 uaiils iiuiiilii'i' aiiil (|iiality nl' I'xliihits, 

 iiiiiliiiiliti'illy was the iiinst siioconst'iil 

 i'\i'r hi'hl. One nl' tlin nut st andiiifj im- 

 |iri'ssiiiiis w.'is that nl' till' [ircxaiiiiii;' 

 mini] t'clliiw shi]) ami iinitx' nl" iiitcrost 

 ainniin iiii'inlicrs. it wniilil sccin that 

 thr liiisiiii'ss nii'i'tin-s arc tint a 1 1 i'IhIciI 

 liv .all nl' thr \ isit in-' iiii'inlicrs. as tlicy 

 shniilil !if. Maii\ 111' till' iiirinlicrs Insc 

 the licst [lart nl' tlu'sc cniu rut inns ]^y 

 lint attciiili iil; tlu' niri't iiiL;s anil tMitcr- 

 iii- intn the -ciimal liisciissidiis. WTiilo 

 thr snci.'il siili' nt' nur laUIX ClI t inilS shdillil 

 lint 111' Inst si-ht nl', it Wnllhl SOCHI illl 



lioit.ant. i r the raiiiatinii yrnwcrs aie 

 ilesifiins lit' |ilarin-' the tinwor l>nck nii 

 the ]icilest,al III' )iii|iiilar t'a\nr, that the\' 



shiiuM lint lle^lei-t lllC ei 1 Heat inlKI 1 slilc. 

 i llrlllilillL;' Ihnse n|ipnltllllit ies t'nr an ex 



rh.anne III' i.leas tli.at arc npen tn tin- 

 ineniliiTs at these iHcctiiii;s. 



'I"he ilisi-Hssinli nil tlic Hiaikct iiii; nt' 

 rarii.at iniis ^\.as Imth \i-nrnns and to the 

 pniiit .aiiil hiniinjit (Hit iii.aiiy \aliialile 

 iile.as. It is ipiite e\ iilent that Initll the 

 L;rn\vi'rs ;inil the wlidh^salei's can in many 

 instanees iinpinxc their inethdils d1' linn 

 illiiiL; c.a niat iniis, tn tlu^ end that tlipy 

 -II inin tile hands nt' the liuyers in jirnjier 

 iniiditimi. 'i'he l.aik nt' diMiiaiid I'or car- 



ll.atinlls lines lint Si'i'lll tn ])0 dllO tO ailV 



laelv III' \,aiieties pii>vess!iin' all the ad- 

 iiiir.alilc ipialitii'S nt' si/e, i-nlm-, I'raLiraiire 

 .ami keepiii- ipi:ilit irs, luit is ilue iniHa' tn 

 the smaller inarnin nt' pmlit reali/ed in 

 the hamllin- than is pussilde witji vdses 

 ;iii.|. in t;ii-t, iiian\ ntlier ilnwers haii 

 did li\ the ii't.aihr. Wnllhl it imt he 

 well I'nr the let.ailei tn delliand nllly the 

 I'.'st ill ipi.-ilitv, wlli'll liiixiiiL;, and then 

 .•isk a prii'i' that will -i\e him a prnper 

 iii;i r-iii 111 pi nlit .' It is a w nil know n 

 I'.art tli:i1 till' liettii -ladi's nl' rariiatidiis 

 ii;i\e siild ;it a Inwer prii-c than they 



shnuld. when cdst nt' |Hdiluct ion is taken 

 intn idiisiderat imi. il' the retailer will 

 put a ban nn the ]id(u-er j^rades of car- 

 nal inns, at the same time sliowiiifr a 

 willin-ness tn pay the <ir()wcr a fair 

 |Hice I'nr (|Hality, and insist on stock tliat 

 li.as lieeii prnpeily cut, pa(ds('(l and han- 

 dled hy hnth j^rnwcr and wholesalor, he 

 will snnn I'nrie liidli j^rowcr and wlude- 

 s;iler td dclixcr carnations that will 

 brill- a |ii'ice c(uiiinonsurate Avitli tho 

 (liiality. True, this will force an im- 

 meiis(> number nl' carnations into tlu> 

 li.ands of the street peddlers at a low 

 price and would mean practically no re- 

 turns to the -inwcrs nl' poor stdc'k, but 

 it Wdiild seem that it' the carnation is 

 td ret.aiii its jnaiper de-ree ot'*]H)|mlarit.\' 

 with the biiyin<x jniblic the laiffi! niun- 

 lier nl' -I'oucis of iniit'ormly inferior 

 stock are due in recei\e the J(dt of find- 

 in- their stock ]u-act iially unsalable, f 

 believe the wholesale men could do a 

 -real deal to aid by not i I'y ill;;' their con- 

 siliums iinmediately (m the i'ece])tion of 

 pddl- -lade ^ock that the stoidv ill (l|Ues- 

 tioii is jiractically niisalable. and im- 

 piessin-' upon their consifiiiois that ship- 

 ments nt' siiidi std(d\ will not pay for 

 the express and commissitin I'or s(dlin^'. 



II. 1]. Iliimiston. 



A CLUB AT COLUMBUS. 



Thiitei'ii enthusiastic tlorists asseiii- 

 Ided at the Neil House on the eviMiiiig of 

 .lanu.iiy !'!• and formed what will be 

 known ,as the « ■idiimbns Florists' Club. 

 .\t'ter scNcr.al hniiis of lixely discussion. 

 it ^\as ;i-reed that the club b(> c()nductod 

 nil a business basis, the object of the 

 ni-'ani/at i(Hi beiiiii' to study all ]diases 

 nt' the business, but particularly advor- 

 tisjne, si'lliiio; and crrowiiic;. At each of 

 the iiieetiH-s, wlii(di are sclu'duled to be 

 licM twice a month, a paper prepared by 

 a luembi'i- mi any siibji'ct of interest to 

 the tr.ide will be read. At difl'erent times 

 .an aH-eineiits will b(> maile with jiromi- 

 neiit tlmists lit' nther cities to address 

 the club members on florists' problems. 



The t'nlldwiii- wert> elected otlicers 

 inr niu' ye.ar: I'resident, Alfred C'. 

 Ilntt.'s. )irnfess,,i' in llnricultuie of the 

 <)liiii St.ate l'ni\ersity; \ice-president, 

 Walter Stephens, o\' S. F. Stephens & 

 .'^du: secietary, A. ^luiik, of Miink Flo- 

 ral Co.: treasurer. W.alter En>;el, super- 

 iiitendent nf the Munk Floral Co. ranc;e. 

 The \arimis committees and the wurk of 

 the cmnmittees will Ik^ worked mit by 

 the ntllcers liefdi'e the next meetine;. 



M I'liiberships in the club will be lim- 

 ited tn ]>ropi'ietors, managers .and ad- 

 -. aiice.l students ol' tldriculture. .\ny 

 I'.andid.at e t'or meniberslii]i [ireseiit at 

 thr iii'xt meetiiiix will be admitted. 

 Thereafter iiew" members will be clect- 

 I'.l. as iiistnmary. The fee fur charter 

 iiii'iiibeis will be si, .aft-er which the en 



1i;ince fee will be s.". with ''>' .Clits 

 mmitlilv' 'lues. 



New Carnation Radium in Table Decoration by Claypool Hotel Flor'st. 



Emporia, Kan. .\lis. K. i;. Lewis has 



li'.'isi'.l lim t iiaiisei, I'lnwer Shop and 

 fnr the time beiie^ is t.alUiiLJ a \a< iitioii. 



Mantorville. Minn. AV. ]■]. Fryer lias 



i.ii-e.l in;ii,e nus seedliii'^ phloxes and 

 has pin. 111. -e.; thiee imw \arieties that 

 .'lie sai.l t'l il.' nf siirpassiucj merit. 



Lisbon, O. .Inlin Smtt has been uii- 

 .ler-oiiiL; spi'i-iul treatment ;it a <'!e\('- 

 laii.j iii.spital fdi .a seriiuis skin trdiifile 

 nil the i.-ne. Mr. Sr, it t has sulVerod from 

 a diseasi' nt' tlie skin t'nr a nunilier of 

 \i','iis. Imt .liniii- the last t'cw mmitlis it 



li;ls - 1 nW 11 milch W nl'se. 



