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The Florists^ Review 



March 15, 1917. 



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CHICAGO CLUB HOLDS NOVELTY SHOW i 



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STUDENTS AS GITESTS. 



Fine Exhibits. 



., There may have been novelty shows 

 wherd the number of exhibits was larg- 

 er, the variety greater, or the attend- 

 ance better, but never has there been a 

 novelty show where there was more en- 

 thusiasm than in the one held in con- 

 junction with the regular monthly meet- 

 ing of the Chicago Florists ' Club, at the 

 Morrison hotel, March 8. From the 

 time the first visitors arrived, at 4 p. m., 

 through the excellent dinner with the 

 accompanying speeches and until, fa- 

 tigued by animated discussions and de- 

 bates, the meeting was called to an end 

 shortly before midnight, was this spirit 

 detectable. 



The afternoon hours were spent in 

 viewing the various exhibits which had 

 been previously arranged under the 

 management of Guy French and to 

 which the public was invited. 



A delegation from the University of 

 Illinois, consisting of fourteen students 

 in the floricultural courses and Profes- 

 sor H. B. Dorner and Assistant Profes- 

 sor Hecht, were the special guests of the 

 club. C. C. Pollworth and H. V. Hunkel, 

 of Milwaukee, both of whom staged ex- 

 hibits, also were present. 



The Banquet. 



At 6:30 the members and guests ad- 

 journed to the dining hall, where a fine 

 dinner was awaiting them. 



At the conclusion of the meal, Fred 

 Lautenschlager introduced Philip J. 

 Foley, who extended a welcome to the 

 visitors and expressed his pleasure in 

 seeing such a large number of members 

 present. 



Professor H. B. Dorner next ad- 

 dressed the club on the work that was 

 being done in floriculture at the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois. He spoke of the 

 great advances made by science in the 

 breeding of flowers, and said that at 

 the university there are men constantly 

 at work on the laws and problems of 

 plant growing. In relation to this se- 

 lection and pedigree breeding, he said 

 that he could remember at La Fayette, 

 Ind., not many years ago, there were 

 g'rown in the houses carnations of all 

 the hues and colors of Jacob's coat, but 

 how certain strains had been eliminated, 

 until today only a comparatively small 

 number of color strains are grown. 

 There are many ills, he further stated, 

 which in former years were viewed with 

 the utmost alarm, but which are now 

 quickly being relieved by the man who 

 is doing the breeding work and who so 

 selects his plants as to propagate the 

 disease-resisting varieties. As examples 

 of ills which no longer are dreaded he 

 mentioned carnation and snapdragon 

 rust. From the possibilities thus opened, 

 the breeder has before him a great fu- 

 ture. Viewed from another perspective, 

 growing to please the public, he said 

 that he also thought there still are great 

 possibilities in working up the charac- 

 ter of the plants, their color and fra- 

 grance. This work, he stated, always 



had a peculiar fascination for him. 

 Professor Dorner briefly referred to the 

 good time the few who had attended 

 the state florists' meeting at Cham- 

 paign had enjoyed. In conclusion, he 

 reminded all that the university green- 

 houses are for their benefit and that he 

 hoped all will make use of such help as 

 the university offers. He urged that all 

 who can do so come to Champaign and 

 see the work that is being done and 

 give to him their valued advice or criti- 

 cism, or on the other hand to bring their 

 problems before him, so that the uni- 

 versity can serve in solving them. 



President William H. Amling next 

 appointed committees to report the va- 

 rious exhibits, as follows: Committee 

 on roses: W. Keimel, Joseph Kohaut, 

 Ernst Amling; on bulbous stock, Albert 

 H. Schneider, Edward H. Goldenstein, 

 Albert Erickson; on carnations. Profes- 

 sor H. B. Dorner, W. F. Dunteman, Fred 

 Schramm. 



The Meeting. 



The speeches over, the members took 

 a brief breathing spell before President 

 Amling called the business meeting to 

 order. Over 100 members were present. 

 This being the first meeting he has been 

 able to attend since his election as presi- 

 dent, he opened with a consideration of 

 what should be accomplished by the 

 club in the next year. He urged upon 

 all members the duty of attending the 

 meetings, and said that it was disap- 

 pointing, indeed, when the club commit- 

 tees worked so hard, to find members 

 staying at home, expounding pessimistic 

 views, but still unwilling to give that 

 cooperation which would make for an 

 amelioration of conditions. He pleaded 

 that all do their best in increasing the 

 membership list and said that if all 

 would take as their byword the slogan 

 of the great Chicago market, "I Will," 

 tlie comrng year can not help but be a 

 banner one. For, he concluded, "United 

 we stand, divided we fall," and "In 

 unity there is strength." 



Applications were received from H. G. 

 MacLellan, JIammond, Ind.; E. A. Bebb, 

 Mount Greenwood Cemetery Associa- 

 tion; Eugene C. Bowen, 8167 Broadway, 

 and Hilmer V. Swenson, 624 South Mich- 

 igan avenue. The following were elec- 

 ted to membership: John Sinner, M. C. 

 Wright, Arthur M. Luedtke, George F. 

 Kastelink, Charles Niemann and T. E. 

 Walters. Fred Lautenschlager gave a 

 preliminary report on the work done by 

 the posterette committee, which showed 

 sales of 83,084 posters and 362,395 post- 

 erettes, amounting to $1,751.60, or an ap- 

 proximate profit of $1,178.85. He said 

 that the committee had decided that it 

 was unnecessary to do anything for 

 Easter, this being an acknowledged flow- 

 er day, and that it suggested awaiting 

 the action of the S. A. F. directors, who 

 will meet in New York March 15, before 

 doing anything as concerns Mothers' 

 day. A vote of thanks was extended to 

 the committee, as well as a voucher for 

 $100 payable to Fred Tiautenschlager 

 for the successful work done. 



A motion was passed that President 



Amling be empowered to appoint a sub- 

 stitute to attend the S. A. F, directors' 

 meeting in New York should he be un- 

 able to go, if this were in accordance 

 with the by-laws of the S. A. F. H. N. 

 Bruns was appointed chairman of a com- 

 mittee to entertain the S. A. F. directors 

 who come through Chicago. A letter 

 was read from Mrs. Lyman A. Walton, 

 president of the Chicago chapter of the 

 Wild Flower Preservation Society of 

 America, asking for cooperation and 

 petitioning the florists of this city not to 

 sell wild flowers. It was decided to 

 endorse this request. Guy French asked 

 for the sentiment of the club in regard 

 to national advertising, suggesting that 

 it be put in the hands of the S. A. F. 



After long discussion it was decided 

 that the Chicago Florists * Club continue 

 the work along this line, at the same 

 time advising the S. A. F, of what was 

 being done, and stating its willingness 

 to relinquish such campaigns should the 

 S. A. F. take the matter up. 



In conclusion, the treasurer read his 

 report, which showed a balance of 

 $331.41 on hand, aside from $263 re- 

 ceived that night and $40.77 in bills to 

 be paid. 



The Exhibits. 



The show was not large, nor were the 

 exhibits novelties, except in a few cases, 

 but the quality was excellent and the 

 display was large enough to make a 

 creditable showing. Specially commend- 

 able were the King Alfred and Glory of 

 Leiden narcissi of Alfred Jurgens, the 

 Imperator carnations of W. H. Amling, 

 the Rosalie roses of the South Park 

 Floral Co., the Ophelia roses of the A. F. 

 Amling Co., the Champ Weiland roses 

 of Weiland & Risch, and the new pink 

 roses of Holton & Hunkel Co. The 

 following are the reports of the judges: 



Carnation Radium, grown and pxhibited by 

 P. J. Olinper, Newcastle, Ind.; color deep red 

 with fringed edge. 



Carnation Superb, grown and exliibited by 

 .T. D. Tliompson Carnation Co., Joliet, 111.; shows 

 up well, with long and stiff stom. 



Carnation No. 1-12, grown and exhibited by the 

 University of Illinois; large pink, of Enchantress 

 color; excellent. 



Carnation Imperator, grown and exhibited by 

 W. H. Amling, Maywood, 111. : looks like a cer- 

 tain winner; color not judged because of poor 

 light. 



Fine vase of Carnation Belle Washburn, shown 

 by Bassett & Washburn; too well known to re- 

 quire description. 



Narcissus Glory of Leiden, large: Narcissus 

 King Alfred, large; Narcissus poeticus King 

 George, first; Narcissus Minimus, first, shown by 

 August Jurgens. 



Colored tulips and narcissi. Narcissus poetaz 

 Vanity, fine collection of tulips, hyacinths and 

 snowdrops in pots, shown by Peter Pearson. 



Collection of flowering plants. Including tulips, 

 hyacinths, grape hyacinths, crocuses, snowdrops, 

 rhododendrons, genistas, lilies, marguerites, 

 azaleas, heather, Cineraria stellata, lilacs and 

 Funkia variegata, shown by Frank Oechslin. 



Two vases of excellent mignonette, shown by 

 Zech & Mann. 



Rainbow freesias and the named variety. 

 Amethyst, were exhibited by Alois Frey, Crown 

 Point, Ind., the latter being the first of the many 

 bright colored varieties to be named. 



Cannas Firebird, Yellow King Humbert and 

 Gold Bird, shown by Vaughan's Seed Store, 



Milwaukee's new rose, not named, exhibited 

 by Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee; a seedling 

 of Richmond crossed on Antoine Rivoire, of 

 pleasing rose-pink color, foliage good and clean, 

 stem strong and wiry, a rose worthy of further 

 trial. 



Champ Weiland, exhibited by Weiland & Risch: 

 fine stock on long, stiff stems, brilliant color 

 ;iud strong fragrance. 



