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The Florists' Review 



Makoi 8, 1917, 



I THE ILLINOIS FLORISTS HOLD MEETING 



rvi]t7^^^^^l^lfnii?^it?^ir>ii?ritir^i?rriffi^^ 



AT URBANA AGAIN. 



Officers Elected. 



At tlic t\v(>ll'tli ;uiiin.nl niot'tiiij;' of tin- 

 IlliiiiHs .'>tat(^ Florists' Associiitioii, liclil 

 .-(t ri-l);ina, Man-li <i. tin' tdllow Jul; olli- 

 ciTs \vor(> elected : 



President — 1. L. rillsliuw, (lalesbur;/, 

 111. 



N'ifC-presJileiit --W. .'. l\eiiiiel, I-^liii 

 hurst. 111. 



Secretary— J. F. Aiiiinaiiii, Filwards- 

 ville, 111., reelected. 



Treasurer — V. L. Washl'^ni, I'dnoni 

 ington, ]1]., rceloctc'.l 



It ■v.vus rk''''oi);::;ciide(l to tlio exei'Uti\'i' 

 committee that a fall ilower sluiw and 

 nieetinir lie held at Caleshurg in Xoveni- 

 ber and that a fee l>e diarjjjod for ex 

 liibition sjiace. 



The Program. 



The purpose of the periodical meet 

 iiif^s at briiana is to kecj' in toucdi witli 

 the work for lloriculture being done at 



ItiM'oit of Fertilizer Work, F. W. Muiuio. 

 ri-li:iii.i. 



Kcpurt oC I'litiioloyiial W()rl<, K. M. K. L.am- 

 kvy. rrluiim. 



l!('P(irt of Iiistrurtidiiiil Willie. II. 1'.. Dnrnor. 

 I'rliaiiii, 



iJi'iiiTal Disnissioii. 



Noinin.'itioii ;imi1 Kli'<-tii>n of Otliccrs. 



DiscMssiim, "J low Can We Increase Flower and 

 I'larit .Sales? (a I It.v I'.etter Arraiiueinents, (b) 

 J'..v Jleller .'^ale.siiiaiishii)." 



^\"Ku^■l:sl»AY, .\i.\it(ii 7. 



riitiiiislieil liusincss. 

 -New liusincss. 



After the nieetino^ the jireerdiouses 



were ojien for iiisjiect inn. Tiu» research 



and instruction.al stall's were on duty 



to answer ipiestions. 



Those Present. 



'J'lie .attendance was not so large as 

 ;it jirexious meetings of the association. 

 Tliose present were: 



Aniline, I'mil. Mii.vwooil. 111. 

 .\nilin),', AViilter A.. Maywood, 

 Arnniann. J. F., Kiiwardsvillo, 

 i'.arker, M., riiiciiKo. 

 I'.nnliani, F. F., Maeonili, HI. 

 I'.ritz, I'eter Danville, 111. 

 heainuil, .1. It., New York. 

 Dinner, 11. U., Vrbana. 111. 

 He. lit, A. G., Urbana, III. 



III. 

 111. 



Ira L. Pillsbury. 



the state ex[ieriiiient station and the 

 program related thereto. It was as fol- 

 lows: 



TUESDAY, MAUCn C. 



W( leonip. ,1. C: Blair, Head of Dep.irtmcnt 

 of Ilertieiilturo. 



I'resiUent's Address, C. W. Jolinson, Morgan 

 I'ark. 



Keport of .Sccretnrv, J. F. Ainniann, Fihvards- 

 vllle. 



Keport of Treasurer, V. L. Washburn, IJlooni- 

 Ington. 



111. 



Iley. A. T., Cliiiaco. 

 Iliiti hinsoii, J., I'rbann, HI. 

 .laeobs, (J. AV., Canton, III. 

 .lolinson, ('. AV., Morjran I'ark, 

 Keiniel, AV. .T., Kliiilinrst, 111. 

 I.anike, F., Urbana, 111. 

 I.auterbaeli. K. C, I'lhana, 111. 

 Mann, M. II., Cliie.af:". 

 Minieio, F., I'rb.'iiia, 111. 

 I'illsliurv, I. h., (Jalesburg, HI. 

 Smitli, II., Danville, III. 

 Waslihiirn, ('., lUcMiniinKton, III. 

 Washbiini, F. I,., Dlooininpton, 111. 

 Yates, J. U., Cliainiiion, 111. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



ITIie address of Prosidont C. AV. .Toliiison in 

 openiii); the animal nieetinj; of the Illinois State 

 I'lorists' Association at I'rbana, March (i. ] 



AVc are now assembled for our twelfth 

 annual meeting. A year ago A\e had a 

 successful meeting at ^loline, in tho 

 extreme western part of the state, and 

 now we meet again here at Urbana under 

 the auspices of the Department of Horti- 

 culture of the University of Illinois. I 

 ;im sure every member joins me in ex- 

 jiressing our ajiprcciation of the priv- 

 ilege Ave have in meeting here at this 

 institution. Here at Urbana we come 

 in touch Avitli the Avork that is being 

 undertaken by the University of Illinois 

 to solve some of the problems Avhich Ave 

 as indi\iduals have to contend Avith in 

 our Avork connected Avith the cultivation 

 of plants and flowers. Not only this, but 

 the AVork being carried out along the 

 lines of landscape gardening affords 

 much of interest to the landscaiie gar- 

 dener as Avell as to the retail florist 

 whose business is partly of this order. 



Every florist of this state, whether he 

 i-^ a grower or a retailer, should feel it 

 his duty to t.akc a great deal of interest 

 in Avhat is being done here for floricul- 

 ture, and the Illinois State Florists' As- 

 sociation as a body should never be 

 neglectful in giving its .aid and support 

 to those in charge of tho Avork. The 

 young nien who are devoting four years 

 of their lives to be especially trained in 

 the work we represent are going to bo 

 a poAver, not only in the business but 

 also in tho societies allied thereto. 



The Bloomington Show. 



As your president it gives me pleasure 

 to congratulate you on your efforts of 

 the past year. It has been a fruitful 

 one. At Bloomington last November our 

 first fall flower show Avas held, a flower 

 shoAv that Avas remarkable in many 

 Avays. First and foremost, it Avas well 

 supported by the members, not onh' by 

 their presence but by contributing 

 largely of exhibits. Every part of the 

 state was well represented'; not only the 

 members with large establishments to 

 make their selection from, but those not 

 so well equipfied did their part bv either 

 sending or bringing along an "exhibit. 

 The exhibits were of the highest order," 

 receiA-ing much commendation from the 

 visiting public, and we are proud to 

 say that every exhibit was contributed 

 for the good of the cause without anA' 

 chance of remuneration, it being a free 

 Avill show in every respect. 



I feel it my duty to call the attention 

 of the memlicrs of the association to the 

 good work done by our fellow members, 

 the Washburn brothers, of Blooming- 

 ton, in their efforts to make the shoAV 

 the success it Avas and to them we owe a 

 vote of thanks. The Commercial Club 

 of Bloomington also \\as untiring in its 

 efforts to make our visit both pleasant 

 and profitable, and to it we owe our 

 thanks. 



The purpose of the meeting at this 

 time is tho nomination and election of 

 officers, to hear reports of the work of 

 the different departments by the pro- 

 fessors in charge and to transact such 



