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Ili;it tlic 'IctaiK <it' ,-iil III I II i^t i;it iiiii .'iri' 

 cIcMily cIctiiK"!. 



The t'lilldW ill V nt'lii-cr-- were iiii;iiii 

 iniiiisl\- 1 iM'Irit !■', : I 'rcsiilriit , v.. li. Ilill, 

 Kicllllliiiiil, hid.: \ ice |irc--ii|rll1 , .1. 1". 

 A iiiiii.'i II II, K(i w ;i riU\ i lie, 111.; 1 ic;i^iiri'i . 

 .I(isr|ili llciiciM U, W v nciit r, l';i.; mtIc 

 l;n-.\, .1. C. INIcr, s';i,|,ll,. K'i\rr, \. .1. 

 'I'lir 'i| i I'crt iiiv .-lie: Kiir tliirr yc;ir>, .1. 

 .\ . \':i l.'ii 1 iiii-, l)rii\rr; S;iiiiiii'l .\linr;iv. 

 K,•lll-^,■^^ <'it\, M(i.: .Inline l\iM'lir^. I\ii 

 tlicirdi.l, \. .1.; .), ( '. \';iiil;1i:iii, ( 'Ii i i-;il;ii. 

 Tor twii \c;ii^, K. (i. Hill, li' icli iiinnd. 

 Iiiil.: .). I". A iiiiii;i II II, l'",i| \\ ;i III ^\ i III', 111. 

 I'm ulli- \r:il', I'. ( '. W . llriiWII, ('|i\c 

 IimhI. 



Till' ;iiiiiii:il lr|Hii'1s -^llll\\(•ll tli;it the 

 iiicii'a^r in till' r;iti' i<\' .-i --^r^-^iiifii t l;i^I 

 \<';ii' iili\ i;it cil llic iicifs-,it y I'lir an cxti;! 

 as.si'ssiiii'nt In iiii'cl tlic heavy lii-.-~r< ol' 

 tlif year ami tlir -.jiiiic r.atc w.a^ IcvicW 

 t'df till' t lii It ii't li .a>M'S'^inciil . 



Tlic iHMik^ shuucil: 



l;r.ii|.|- l.il- .N.'.-u- SIH.II.M.Xl 



lApi'iivc^ i.siiri.i^ 



I.i.-srs :i7.:.lT.ii:; 



IllVI'-lrJ Hindis n.lHMI.IIII 



Cell on iijiiii u.'.i:tL',in 



Till' .assiir i;i t inn iiow lia> l,tiL'l iiiciii 

 l)i-rs .aliil iiisiircN l.".,ll(l(l,l iM >(|ii;iii' 1'itT 

 nt' L;l;e-^ an.aiiist lnrak.aur hy li.ail. 

 Siiici' i t .^ ui L;.a II i/.at ion i!,."!!!." lueses liavi' 

 Ih'.'Ii .ailjiistel I'm- .-^ liiti,niiii. Diiriiio tlic 

 last yc.ar i."il,llI7 si|iiaii' t'crt ol' single 

 lliick ylass were ludki'ii, t'or wliicli f~, 

 •")71..U was |i,aiil, .and 1L'7.S(I4 si|n;na' t'cct 

 dl' doll Me st I (■!i;i1 li i^lass, for wliirli 

 .tL'!t.!Mt;.L's w.as paid. 



I'litTc \\,as disciissinii at tlic meet in<i', 

 as tliere had Keen ,a t .a |ire\ ioie meeting 

 (if the lioard (it' di reetiiis, ol' liiiiadeiiiiiL; 

 the .associ.atioM "v ,aeti\itie^ li\' writine 

 wind stiiiiii i iisii la lire, lull il was a;^aiii 

 jMiiiited (lilt that the law ol' the --tate 

 (it' .New .leisey under which the .assd 

 (•i;iti(iii is (di.a rt eicd ,alliiws niily iiisiir 

 arice ,aLi,ainst d.ani.aue tn yljiss liy hail 



;illil dues not peruiit the a -^^11 111 | it ii ill lit' 



cycidiie risks. 



l^iie new liy Laws |iriiviile tHr hnldiiiL; 

 tlie .aiiim.al nieetiii;^ in the .aiitiiiiiii, in 

 stead lit' diiriiie the S. .\ . I', i-mi vent inn 

 as in the p.ast tliirt\' \'e;irs. 



FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY 



With that .adiii i I ,a I lie iirexi.lino nfti 

 rer. Will. I', (illde, ill the i-h.ail, the 1'". 

 T. I), held a three hmir-' -e--iiin ,at New 



York .\ui;i|st L' 1 . I'lesidellt <.|lde lie^.an 



liy saying th.at the .annual meeting; will 

 take |il;iie .at hetinit in ()rt(ilier .and 

 tli.at tlii^ line w.a-- mily .a t;i--te nt' wli.at 

 is to ciiine. .Neither 'I'l'ijeii rer l^u-k nor 

 Secictarv I '(iclnddii was |iresent, Imt 

 eacJ! sent ,a letter iireiii^ ;i l,ar;^e .at 

 telid.alli-e .at 1 )et Idit . 



.\t'ti r e.aeli |ieisdii |ireseiit li ,a 1 1 risen 

 and ;i II iidii need his n.anie .and Imsiiiesv. 

 I'resident .Stiiin|i|i, nt' the .New ^'iiik 

 l'''l()rists ' <'!iili, made an address ot' wad 

 coinc. lie nri;('d nieinliers td iii.ake 

 ;^i'e;iter elTnrts to secure (irdcr^ t'rdiii 

 the [iiildic td seiiii diit, st.atiiiL; th.at the 

 incdMiiiiL; diders then wmild increase as 

 .a n.atiiral result. 



\' ice |irc^ii|ciit .\^niiis read .a niinilier 

 dt' cdMiiii II n i c.a t inns, niie t'ldin .\1 is. K. \\. 

 n.ariiec. lit' S;iii i'r.a iiciscd, c.ansine ciin 

 si(|('r;i Idc i| isciissinii. \V. |{. I'icisnii, ,a 

 noil rneiiiliei, liroii<;lit ii|i tiie subject nt' 

 Idsses ill e\|ircss slii[inients hy ihday 

 and t'riist. 'I'liere w;is ycnt'ijil discus 

 siim ami the consensus w.as tliat the 

 tiiide is not i^cttin^^ wli.at it pays foi' in 

 tile ni.atter nt' express sei\i(a'. .\I r. 

 I'iersoii said he intends tn del'cnd his 

 own, wliich .are tiie trade's, interests. 



The Florists' Review 



Ai cisr 



I'll' 



liel'nre tile llllcrst.ate ('nninierce ("olll 

 iiii'-sioil i I' necessary, and he receix'eil 

 ;e-iiraiice th.at the !•'. 'V. D. .also will 

 cninli.at .any attempt to olit.ain rnlin^s 

 relieving the carriers rrnin lialiility I'nr 

 delay nr neglect. 



'I'he prner;iin t'nr the hetldit cdlivell 

 tinii was disciisseii, .a lai'ni' niimlier nt' 

 sii^L;e^t inns lieilli; lll.ade, nut nt' wliiidl a 

 jirn^r.a 111 cniii in it t ee will seek In sided 

 the iiiiet .a \ .a i l.a lile m.ateii.al. 



In the talk it w.as apii.areiit that 

 iiinst (if tlinse jiresent endorsed I'resi 

 dent (Inde's st.atemeiit that Inisiness is 

 ^iidil, iidt heavy, |ierli.aps, Imt at least 



as '^ 1 .as in previdiis siinimers, and 



th.at the retailers' chief fidiilile is in 

 ^(■ttiii^ and Uee|iiiiii (MidU^ili caiui 

 Ide .assist.ants. The speakers, diie at'ter 

 .aiidtlu'r, refenaal tn the necessity el' 

 piishiiiL;' t'lir orders to send out rather 

 than setd\ine' lUily tlinse cdiniii^^ in. 



There were fifty present, nieinliers 

 and others interi'stcal. 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



'I'he .annual nieetinn nt' the Ladies' 

 s. .\. I', w.as ludil at 1(1 a. m. .\iieiist I'L'. 

 I'resiiliint I'erle P>. Kiilnier presided .and 

 delivered the president's .annii.al .ad- 

 dress, wlii(di w.as as t'dlhiws: 



■'It affnials nie milch pleasure to 

 stand liefnre ynii tiid.ay as yiiur jiresid 

 iii^ dl'iicer. Ten years .aj^ii in I'hilaihd 

 pliia We lndd niir first annu.al meetine', 

 ,a small alV.air cdiiip.arcd in numliers 

 with th.at (if tdd.av, Imt l.ackine' in \[i) 

 ntlier resjiect. Tn me, li(a-.ause I li.ad 

 i^diie td (Miiiveiitidiis fur sdine years 

 when we li.ad no society, that first meet 

 iiiL; w.as iiKleed a |ile.asnre. 1 had seen 

 the meiiiliers ot' the .*<. .\, I', ^laad each 

 other xcar after year and, although the 

 Ladies were not t'oi'iidtteii at the coincii 

 tioiis, the feidini^ of (andi.ality .ainon^i 

 them w.as lackiny liec.anse there v\as no 

 cdinnion interost. 



■'Now for ten years that has ;ill been 

 (di.aneed. We meet .as meiiiliers iit' ;i 

 sdcietv, e,a(di vc.ar we hidk I'nrw.ard to 



iiieetin;^ the s.aine ones .and we, too, 

 have a (Miminon interest the desire to 

 see our society pidsper. 



''We .are met this year for a ].ar<ic 

 purpose the adoiitioii of a new consti- 

 Intioii .and Ly-Laws. WliiMi we were or- 

 yani/ial, the const it lit ion then .adopted 

 was taitindy .adeijuate, Imt with addcil 

 V c.a rs li.avc come added net'ds, and it 

 lemains tor the sessinn of 1!M7 to see 

 that tlidse needs are |ir(i\i(le(l for. 



''In these tr.vin^- times we, followini; 

 l.arnidy the lead of one of the largest 

 florists' (dnlis in the country, ha\c pro- 

 vided for durs(dves iid t'diin (if enter- 

 t.ainmeiit as has Ween diir custom in 

 former years. 'I'he siiji'^cst ion has lieeii 

 lll.ade that we use the money for philan- 

 thropic purposes instead ^i\i' it to the 

 Ked ('ross, (ir td anv (ine (if the many 

 iKaals of' our soldiers now nidliili/.iii;^ fdr 

 tludr jdurney across the sea. Person 

 ally that side .ajijieals to me, Imt in that 

 as in .all other matters, it is for the 

 ma.jority to decide. 



''Since our work is .all liofnro us, it 



is deeds, not wdrds, th.at we lUM'd, and 



with these t'ew Wdiils df preface t'ldin 



ydiir jiresident, we will proceed to the 



routine of liiisiness for the mdrnin^. '' 



.\t the eveciitivc cdiiimittia' ineetiiie, 

 ludd .\uenst -- at the lie;id(piarters of 

 .Mrs. Charles II. .\I .ay n.a rd, secretary, 

 there were jireseiit I'resident |-'iilmer. 

 Secretary Mayu.ard and Mrs. ,1. T. D. 

 I'nlmer, Mrs. .Julius Rdelirs and .Mrs. 

 .\lliert Ileir. .Vfter the coiiimittee dis 

 jiosed of its Inrsiness, the nieinliers 

 were the quests of Mrs. I'r.ank H. 

 Tr.aeiidly for :in autoinoliile trip about 

 the city. Mr. Traeiidly actiii"' as (di.aiif- 

 feiir. I'ollow iiiy the ride, the ]iarty 

 w.as entertained .at dinner by Mrs. 

 Tr.aendlv. 



South Bethlehem, Pa. I'oiilsh.ain the 

 I'ldiist is the n.anie at the windows ot' 

 ,a vvadl eipiip|i(al new ret.ail store .just 

 bein;i opeiie(| .at tl!' West Wy.andotte 

 street. The piii|irietdr is (iedr;,rc I'oiil- 

 sham, .a meiiiber id' the S. .\. I'. 



THE CONVENTION GARDEN 



T 



I M coiiveiitidn u.ardcii this year is 

 a d isa|ip(iiii1 nieiit in si/e. but wli.at 

 it lacks in .area is ni.ade up bv the ipial 

 ity 111' the tr.ade exhibits. 'I'lie n.-irdeii 

 is Ideated .at liriiiix p.ark. .MthdU^h 



."il 1,(11 Ml S(pl,are t'eet nt' sp.ace were set 

 ;i|i.ait for the use of' the exhibilnrs, niily 

 lli.lHlll I'l'ct have bia'll Utili/.ed. 



The ap.atliy of the ;^rnwirs mar New 

 \ nik was a invstery tn Seret.ary ^ ouiil;, 

 who, in his .annual report, said that he 

 h.ad ni.ade strenuous efforts to .arouse 

 interest in the eardeii. However, he 

 said, interest laydtal to a siirprisine- ex 

 tent in spite of the ^jreat a Iv crtisiiiy 

 ii|ijiiirt nil it V present ed, and the t'.act tli.at 

 pLantin;^s (-1111111 be continuial without 

 cost t'nr sever.al seasniis. 



I'rnf. .N. L. iJrittnll .and ( bailee \'. 



Nash, (if the New 'S'oik I'lotanical 

 • i.aiden, wlin have (diarye nf the con- 

 vention ;farden, are o|itimistic as to an 

 .s. .\. F. peniianeiit fr.ardeii in Xcw 

 N'ork. The (xronnd allotte(| to this 

 vear's j^ranlen is available, they sav, 

 and its location is ideal for the pur 



jiose. There is a b.ackL;roiini| of old 

 t'orest tiia'^. .\ stream thidiiuh it .and 

 the iiiieviai t ojioe r.a |iliy of' the Lirouinls 

 iii.ake it .an attr.active spot. 



l-'iftiaUl exhibitol's have |d.ailtei| in the 

 ii.ardeii .and all of' the lis|il,avs h.ave 

 cdiile aldlie sd as td be ill e\(adlent con 

 ditidii. I'lidiix p.ark can be reaidiiai by 

 the subwa.v, the Third avenue (dev.atial 

 .and the snrf;i(a' lines. 



.\s will be s(a'ii by the illustrations, 

 (■.annas are the |irei|iunin.at iiiy; plants at 

 the e;ii-ilcii. The jiliotoiir.aphs were t.akeii 

 from opjiosite sides of the garden, and 

 show the lavdllt of the beds. 



Bobbink & Atkins. 



The exhibit of Hnbbillk \- .\tkins, nt' 

 Rut herfnrd, .N . .1., is a siiiel,., Larye bed 

 ilevot(a| to hybrid e i.aiit -tlo weriiij; 

 M.arshmallow hibiscus. 



A. T. Boddington, Inc. 



Two beds ((f ('anna I'irebrand in ]ier 

 feet blodin form the exhibit of A. T. 

 I'xi Idinnton, Inc., of .New York city. 



