March 8, 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



17 



Flowers at the Funeral of General Funston, Arranged by Pelicano> Rossi & Co., San Francisco, Cal. 



$3.50 for room with bath. A large num- 

 ber of entries have already been re- 

 ceived. Many prominent florists from 

 other cities have stated their intention 

 of visiting Philadelphia during the show 

 week. Phil. 



SOCIETY OF AMEEICAN FLORISTS. 



Executive Board to Meet. 



The meeting of the executive board 

 of the Society of American Florists will 

 be held at the Hotel Biltmore, New 

 York, March 16 and 17, with the first 

 session at 9 a. m., Friday, March 16. 

 Any committee or members of the so- 

 ciety desiring to present any business to 

 the board should communicate with the 

 secretary immediately. 



The National Flower Show Commit- 

 tee will meet at the same place March 17 

 John Young, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



Under date of March 1 Secretary Gray 

 mailed the following letter to members 

 of the society, requesting that each 

 member cooperate with the executive 

 committee of the society in furthering 

 the interests of the organization: 



Dear Sir: A strong effort will be made durinB 

 the year to increase the interest and raise the 

 society to the position of importance our popular 

 flower deserves. 



Your present executive committee stands as a 

 unit In doing everything possible towards this 

 end, and the support of each and every member 

 will greatly help the committee in this work. ■ 



In the past much loss of Interest has been due 

 to the feeling that the members have not re- 

 ceived an adequate return for membership in the 

 society, but your committee Is hopeful to be 

 able to issue an annual to the members early 

 in January of next year, which will be well worth 

 the cost of membership. The annual will contain 

 cultural articles on sweet pea growing, both out- 

 doors and under glass, from all sections of the 

 United States; live notes on varieties; best va- 

 rieties for greenhouse culture; full data of our 

 exhibitions, giving the number of vases shown 

 and number of varieties shown; names of varieties 

 suitable for exhibition, garden decoration, cut- 

 ting, etc.; a list of the members with an audited 

 financial report on the condition of the society. 



Now, each and every member can greatly help 

 the committee in this work by contributing ar- 

 ticles and live notes on sweet peas from his sec- 

 tion, by Interesting others In becoming members 

 of the society, and by giving the "Announce- 

 ment to Members," herein enclosed, his prompt 

 consideration. 



New Iwoks are being opened, to whicli tlie 

 names of the members will be transferred as re- 

 sponses are received. 



Our ninth annual exhibition and convention 

 will be held under the auspices of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, Horticultural hall. 

 Hoston, July 7 and 8, 1917. It is the intention 

 to alternate these exhibitions held In the east 

 between Boston, New York and Philadelphia, 

 but this will depend on the Invitations received 

 lit the convention. An attractive schedule of 

 prizes will soon be issued to members and others 

 interested. 



It is hoped that all members will continue their 

 support and give the committee the power to 

 carry out the plans proposed. 



The "Announcement to Members" 

 referred to in the foregoing follows: 



ANNOUNCEMENT TO MEMBERS. 



The executive committee, in order that the 

 society may be given a thorough business man- 

 agement, has approved the following changes: 



That the business year end January 1, instead 

 of July, in order that an audited statement of 

 the financial condition may appear annually in 

 the official bulletin to be Issued early in January. 



That under this plan, members who have paid 

 dues to July 1, 1917, receive an official receipt 

 to January 1, 1918, on the payment of $1. 



Tliat all other members whose names appear 

 on the roll of the society be asked to renew their 

 interest and receive an official receipt in full to 

 January 1, 1918, on the payment of $2. 



Members approving of this plan will please fill 

 out the coupon attached and mall same with dues 

 to William Gray, secretary, Bellevue avenue, 

 Newport, R. I. 



The executive committee respectfully solicits 

 the support of the members to this plan, and 

 pledges Itself to an economical business manage- 

 ment of the society's affairs. 

 Signed by the executive committee: 



Geo. W. Kerr, president. 



Edwin Jenkins, vice-president. 



William Gray, secretary. 



William Sim, treasurer. 



John H. Stalford. 



W. A. Sperling. 



J. Harrison Dick. 



Bedford, O. — There are many success- 

 ful women florists and Bedford has one 

 of them in Mrs. A. J. Washko. But Mrs. 

 Washko has the assistance of her sons, 

 the firm name being Mrs. A. J. Washko 

 & Sons. 



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Erfurt, Germany. — The seed growers 

 are receiving government support in the 

 matter of vegetable seed production as 

 a means of maintaining food supplies, 

 but export business has ceased. 



Rotterdam, Holland.— The Dutch-Bel- 

 gian frontier has been closed by the 

 Germans, in preparation for the spring 

 campaign, and for the time being it is 

 impossible to communicate with the 

 plantsmen at Ghent. Shipments have 

 ceased. 



Haarlem, Holland. — Although it is 

 several months to shipping time and 

 conditions may change at any moment, 

 bulb exporters are worrying over the 

 practical suspension of shipping as a 

 result of the U-boat activities. The fear 

 is that shipping space may not be avail- 

 able when the bulb crop is ready to 

 move. 



Ghent, Belgium.— This is the worst 

 winter of the war. Labor is scarce and 

 fuel has been so difficult to obtain that 

 many nurseries have been unable to keep 

 going. 



Iiondon, England. — One of the new 

 things that has grown out of the war 

 is the purchase of space in trade jour- 

 nals for an advertising campaign to in- 

 crease the membership of the Horticul- 

 tural Trades' Association. 



Wiesbaden, Germany. — Ferd. Fischer 

 says the censorship permits only an oc- 

 casional letter to pass and that the 

 blockade has prevented shipments of 

 cyclamen seeds to America since May, 

 1916. With few orders permitted to 

 come in and no shipments permitted to 

 go out, Mr. Fischer wonders what his 

 American customers think of the situa- 

 tion. 



