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The Florists^ Review 



27 



General View of the Middle Section of the Convention Garden, Bronx Park, New York. 



M;iiiy (if (111)- ict;iilcis liiiNc alicmlx' 

 seen tlif ilcsir.-ihility nf iiitcicst in^ tlic 

 (•ii>tniHcr in sniiict li i 11^ Ix'ttcr :inil dit' 

 t't'icnt tli;iii tlic (inli iiaiy luiiicli i>\' v;\v 

 ii;iti(»iis mill arc >li(iuiiiy many thinj^s 

 to take tlic iilai-c ol' i-arnations t'(ir 

 Miitlici's" ilaw I iliMiiiii 111; plaiitN lia\c 

 liccii a lii;^ aiil in lliis, and it' \\i' will 

 make the ctTurt alonj; this liiir it will 

 lifl|i ^(ihc the |pi(ililcin lit' sii]i|il\'ini; tlic 

 lirniand fur llnwcis, .•(■> widl as tn linid 

 diiwii the rxiiiliilant jirii-r nt' i-a fiia t inns 

 wliiidi the ui'inaiid callers. 



'riiiTc was mil fill' lii^' |iiTccii tayr 

 id' i-all I'nr wliiti' ca mat inn-' this year 

 that has liceii ex |ifriciiri'd in t'nnnfi- 

 vracs. This is tlir result nt' ihe use til' 

 the sld^aii, ''I!riy;ht tlnwcivs t'nr iinithers 

 li\iny; white llnwers t'nr ninthi'i's nieni 

 'iry,'' used hy niaii\' llmists in ad\'ei' 

 tisin;; t'nr Mothers' dav. 



On ari-muit of the lark of a definite 

 |irii;;rani, due to there lieiii^ im o|i|inr 

 I unity for the widely scattered niem 

 hers (it' this cominittce to nitM^t and for 

 niiilatc one, little has lieeii an-oni 

 jdislied. The cidlertion of a t'liiid til lie 

 tufned o\-ei- to Miss Anna .lac\is has 

 Hot had the res|iiinse from the trade 

 that it should have had. .\ii idTott to 

 sccui'e jiromises of yearly suliscri)it ions 

 has not |iro\'ed successful so f;n-. Imt it 

 is li(i|ied that this plan will still iiiii\-e 

 successful. 



.Many tlorists lia\e expressed a desire 

 that this committee endeaxor to secure 



the coiiiierat inn ot' all those inter- 

 ested ill I'lirtlierini; the sale ot' ll(iv\ers 

 tor .Miitheis' d.ay, and to concentrate 

 our efforts on oni- tii'iieral jdaii. An 

 other expression hearil t'luni retailers i- 

 the desire to yet the growers to snppl\' 

 more snitalile st(iid\ t'or Mothers" i|;i\, 

 and also to eliminate the so called 

 pi(d\lei| stock as t'ar as |i(isMlile. 



I reyret that ci icii iiist .a iices |ire\'ent 

 me t'riiin lieiliy plescnt at the enliven 

 tinll tn make a lllnle cniniilete lepnlt, 



and also to discuss matters pert ;i i n iiiy 

 to Mothers' day. 



i-iNAM lAi, s lAi i:.\ii;\ I . 



l;iil'i|Pl^ Im .|m|\ .'',1 llolll Slllis,|-ipl inn... . STiTl nil 



lApiiiciil III-,- Icii- I'l'iiitiiii;. |i(ist:ii.'i-. •■ti-.... :.1i;.."iii 



i;i;i i;ii'rs. 



r..i I:i Ir-i' 



.s .-, l.-.il 



S. A. F. FINANCIAL CONDITION. 



The lepolt of Tleasiiii-r .1. .1. Ili-sv 

 showed that the total assets of the so 

 ciety had shrunk from *4!i,L:iin.7 1 to 

 .* t.'!,ii2.'i.(i 1 duriiio; the year, the perma 

 nieiit fund makin;; a yaiii of $L',L'."'ii'i.7ti, 

 while the ;;«'iieral fuiol is .-^L', J:;7.'.lii less 

 than .Inly •', HMfl. .\ summary ot' the 

 icjiort, wlii(di was for the nei-iod lie- 

 tween January I, 1!»17, and .Inly :'.l, 

 l!M 7, is as t'ollows: 



HAI.AM K .lAM AKY 1. till 7. 



I'l TIIIMIlClll I'll III! .SJ1 . IsC. 1 I 



(iiiMTnl fiiiiil lI.'i.'.Kt.'i.Ts 



\'i riii:i unit I'll ml 

 I li'iH r.i I fiiinl . 



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I'.AI A M i: (i\ HANK 



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l.ih.Tty liiiiii|> lii.ilL'7,l'L' 



ri-ij|ili'v I'.MiiU, I'.iilTalci. s,(;s7 7,-, 



le-al .-^tal.- iiinrt L'a:;i- 1 1'.ds.-, (Ml 



I HI in.-iiiia SaiiiiL:-- I'.aiik. 1 'i 1 1 -iHirL'li . . siil.r.j 



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(Inialia Natlmial liaiik I . 1 -_'7.."',7 



;i:i.iiL'."..iil 



Tiital 



THE DEATH ROLL. 



Included ill Secnllliy N'nllliy's re- 

 port was the t'nllnwillL; list nt' lllemliers 

 i>i' the S. A. r. W ho ha\ e di.'d -ince the 

 con \ent inn nt' |,-|st \e;ii-: 



William r. I'.an\. I;.., h.-i. r \ ^ |i,., ) _• 

 I!lH;. 



.lllllll .\. I'.M|.|.. Ciiinli.Tlaml. M;| , Aiii;. 1. 1;iI7. 



Law rcii.r (-..It, -J-. .laiiM-^|..u II. N . ^ Mar.li 



L'l. 1'.I17 



riiiiMia^ M. Kilzirri-aM. I'.iavir, I'a \.,\ n 



linii. 



.\. I., lilac. T. Iiiilpui|iii-. la.. .\|ir. 1 L'. mi7 

 (;. I.. Ililsii-nfl, Sti'iilMin ill.'. (».. O, I. -Jl. tlilC. 

 T. ('. .I.i.\, .Nasjivillc. 'rciiii.. Ni.v. 1(1, lHlf. 

 W. I.. Kroisclii'll. (-Iii.at'ii, III.. N..\. SA. litlC. 

 Il.'iir.v .\l. K.'lir. l!n«.kl,VM. .Mil.. Manli I'o. I!tl7. 

 .\. (-, Oflschit'. Savaiiiiaii. (Ja . Oil IJ. I'.iK;. 

 Krcil I'liiitliii;, CI. v. lllllll. (>., .Vpr. Is. I!tl7. 

 N. .1. Killip. Cliic.iyi.. 111.. l»,'c. L'7. I'.Mil 

 Hciirv .\. .Salz.T. I,.i ( riiss... Wis \uc '-' 

 I '.lie. 



C. I.. W.-cImt. Hi kl.vM, N ^ .. .May s. I!tl7. 



