Dkcembku 14, 191<!. 



The Florists' Review 



41 



Jl^ 



CS„KKK 



;i coiisiiler- 

 :iljle parly is to sil ;it ta- 

 ble, llie coriuiionest airaimenieii^ 

 is to have a lout,', strai^lit biiard with ~"^ 



tiuests on each side. Theii the llui'ist, iiicicly 



has to i)i]t on flowers in proi)uvlnjn to the nioiif.\ piiiccd "~" -^ 



at his dispjsal. Bui anoliier kind of arraii t-'iirut.t ^tJ^\^h;(■h 

 Lhe florist's services are essential is where Itie tai)lis are arran^'eil in 



■-■'' plants a- 



\v;i - d ') iM 

 \-; the k'ay-l)!^ 

 ni'Mid Co., N'oniiu's 

 tow II, (X. lor Ihi' dfi - 

 'alion -h iw n in this il- 

 , '' ]ii-.tra1i')ii. It is n;il ^o easy 



as it Miit-'ht loolc to niakr a ^ood 

 decorati'iM by iinMrly i.arkin:.' ii 

 st0(d< in till' rciitral space. 'I'lic flo- 

 i-i^t usually iini:ilcs liini-elf on one oi 

 the ijther 'd' two liorns of this dilcniina. 

 Eillicr lie makes his uironp Hat and hiinrhy or 

 else he niakr-, ihe phiiits stand so ITmh that they 



th;^ form of a square or a paralle]ot,'raiii. tiie quests hein^,' seated on the ou'- cut olV the vision aero-,-- lhe table, which m l^_'J*'i'- 



side only. In such a oa^e tliere are two standard treatments; ttie florist day decoratiii'-; is the iiniiani'iiiabli- s;n. 1 hi.- 



may make Ins decorations on the table and festoon Ihe u.iuccupied inner picture will rcpiy mure than a |ia-.-inL; yhuce; tht- 



side with smilax, wild or cultivated, or he may fill the inner space wiili derorator who -Indies it wil I !-';iin. some use! ul hinl- 



•-•Miin building' in lironx park and that hopes to issii.' th' |u idiniinai y jprcmium 



the date will be about the same as that list rmlv in .laniiary, with tlie lar^'cst 



of the coinciit ion of the Society of list of prizrs i'\ .t olfi-icd l.v th" .-<i- 



American J'lorists. Socretarv Youell i'iit\. 



I THE GARDENERS MEET 



I _ ______ 



CONVENTION AT WASHINGTON. 



Officers cllected. 



President -Thomas W. Ibad, Laki' 

 Kori'st, 111. 



Vice-presidfiit - Theodora' Wirth, Min 

 iieajxdis, Minn. 



Secretary — ^^. C. Kind, Madison, X. .1. 



Treasurer — .l.ames ."^tiiart, Mamaro 

 neck, N. \ . 



Trustees- William Kh-inheinz, .lohn 

 V. IIuss, William TurinT, William Duck- 

 ham, Peter DiilT. 



Place of Meetim: in l'.M7 -<'hicaii0. 



.1. Parnrt, of .Smvickloy. Pa., an 

 iiouiiced that Pittsburgh would bo ;i ■an 

 didate i*'>v thr I'.MH convrntion. 



The Business Sessions. 



The annual convention of the Na 

 tional Assoriation of (larclcnms was 

 hold in Washinoton. D. (J., Dfrcmlni' ."> 

 ;<»n.| (i. Tlh' tiist business mission was 

 ■ •ailed to or.fei- bv William V. (iude, tei's. et.'.. in -pi'ri;il p.-imidilet foini w;i- 



iiiid till' sns|. elision ol' \'-Vl I'or nonjiay- 



niellt ol' dues. Was read aiol ap'i'lONe.j. 

 '!!:■■ t I-easiiver 's repol't, sliovsi'.;^ ;( bal 

 aiiee ill bank of .■fj.op}, was widl re 

 i-eixt^l. l-J'-ports wiM'i -nomittt^d by the 

 national riMJperat i\ e eommittcc, W. .\ . 

 ('laii;, rli;i irimi n ; the eoiniiiittee on 

 meritorious exhifdts, Wiliiam Klcin- 

 licin/, ehairnian, and the committee on 

 biid protection and propn<^;it ion, L. P. 

 .lenseii, efi.airm.an, all indii-atin^ aiti\ 

 ity within the association. 



Secretarv l!bel referred to the ii.-ces- 

 sit\- I'or suitable icpi'eseiitat ion at the 

 ii.-tl ion;il capital and sUL:;:i'sted that 

 (leur^e W. Hess, siipeiiiitendent of the 

 botanic e.'ir.jens ami a director of the 

 a-.-oci.-it ion, wonid pro\e a most capable 

 representative. His unanimous election 

 followed. 



W. V. (Jiide wa- i.dei'te.l an honnrai \ 

 ineiriber. 



Priiitine- the pr lin^s ,,f the an 



nnal n tiii:^, \earl\ npoit- of c(,iiimit- 



Washineton's ia'(>resentat i\ e of the 

 •S, A. P., whi> spoki' as representing' the 

 Washineton ('hamber ot' <'onimerce and 

 the florists of the city. His remark- 

 were cut husiast ic.'ill V rcctd\ect. 



Presiilent William .\. <'iaii; made a 

 Liricf .address, strikiii;,' the keynote when 

 be saiil: '"We will mal\e our sesvien- 

 as short .as circiunstaiices will jiermit, 

 lu order that we may have more time to 

 • 'iijoy the aridiitectui al and other fea- 

 tures of iiitei'est So .abund.aiit !>■ sjiread 

 tieforo us. ' ' 



The secridary 's report, -Ikiw inj,-' .an in 

 iM'oase in the mi'iidiership of iieai'ly l'>"ii 



iini\,',i. but owin^ to the present hii:h 

 rust of publication, it u as .ji'ci.fe.f to ,b' 

 fer act loll nil it . 



I ir. V . 1.. -Mnlfoi d, ol' the pepartmeiit 

 ol' .\^i icultme. twice addiesseii the eoii- 

 \cntioii with 11 fereiice to the work the 

 department i- doino th;it should inter- 

 est loivate -ardeiiers and eiili-t theii 



-lippolt. 



Sight-seeing Trips. 



.\ lltolnobiles coli\eyed the \i-itol- 



tlirou'di I'otnmac park, around the Lin 



lli;i .isioli. The .\ I liliu;! nil failll of tie 

 liepaitniint of .\^iicu It u i e was \isifei|, 

 wlieie th' N'arious matters refericil tc 

 bv |)r. .\luiford ;it the inornin;,' session 

 were pointed out. port .Mey.-r was thio. 

 \i-iti'd, w ith t he ret 111 n t li roii'.^'h (b'or^c 

 Niwn ;iiid out to the P.iireau of .'^tand 

 aids, wlo're a hi^lil\- i nt ei e-t in^;' di'inoii- 

 sir'.tion of lifpiid air \vas witnesseii 



The part>' then ]Mocee.|e,l to Riicl 



<'reid< park and the National .^iddiers 



Home, let lirnilli.'' to the hotef at •' 



o'tdock'. where tliev I ame luiiciicon 



jiuests of W. i'. (Iude. .\t the eoi.clu 

 -ion of the luncheon tie- party re--ntercit 

 the .automobile- and \ i-iti'd -nmo (if tiie 

 lai;/e t!ori-t-' I'-t .aldishnieiit s around 

 W.asliineton. 



Nt.'Xt da>' tlm ci.iixentii.ii party xisiteo 



the r. S. l!ot;illic 'dirdeii-, where tlioy 

 Were leceixed by Supt. (oi,!_;e \\ . lies-, 

 and Jiloceedcd to Mt. X'erieOi. where a 

 wre.atli was placed on W.a-h iiiu't"n '- 

 tomb, with a t'ew fittiii;,; remarks be V.\ 

 |. resident K lei nliein/, who oiiiciate 1 in 

 the ab-eiicc lit' I're-ident t'lni:.'. TIk' 

 home of W:i-liiiiL;ton w;is next \ i-ite.'.. 

 where till- part\' w;i- piioToL; i aplu d . Tl.i 



• •apitol w;is \i~ited .-ind the .-Senate, tin 

 Hoii-e ..!' b'epreseiitat i\ ■■- nrl the Si; 

 pieine < ii'.irt Well' seen in -e>si,,n. Pol 



lowim^' n \ i-it to the I nil _: I e--io|ia I 1.1 



brary the paitv pin,- l,..i to the 1 ), 



)iartment of .\e i i, ult iii e, wheie an ii 



spection of the l;1 een lioli -e- Olid o'le' 



department- pro\ ed of mucli interest. 



The eeiieral ilite|e-t ill tlie bu-ines- 



-essiniis, the cordi.il lio-idrality of Wi! 

 liam P. (bide, (Jeni-e W.' He~<. aie! tl^ei- 



cofle;|e|ie- ammiL; the llnli-ts .and ntliel 

 bi;-ine-s Iilell of W : I -I I i 11 _'t n n , toi,'-et!;ei 



with the ideal w.ather. ii,;i,ie tlie lop 



coliNelltioIl lit' the \;|tiii|ial .\ sso,- i a t i n I 

 nt' (lardeiiel's .-I p> niio;, in !■■ I -access, 



Chiiiicothe, O.- -The ('hillicothc Floral 



• o. Iia- been leoreani.'cd with the fol- 

 low in^ meiiibei-: S. 'f". "S'apb\ W. p 



• binther, IMwaid Merkle, Prani 

 Mathias, V. Manlv .\ctoii. .1. \\ I'liillijiS. 

 .Ii.. and Pred Kiaiin r. Mr. Ki'amei 

 has been made bu-iiiess n nnauer of tlo 



coin meinori.'il, and across the ri\fr to concern and Hubert b'hineliart supeiii. 



.VllillLrtoll cemetery and to the old Pee telidellt of the r.'lliue. 



