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The Florists^ Review 



33 



>\itli for soino tiiiif. It is ;i iii:ittcr rc- 

 iiiiriiij;' dovp tlioii^i'lit, ami any stc|i 

 ,ii;i,l(' must iK'ccssarily he in the riylit 

 liii'ct ion. iithfiwist' i'.\|icM(|it iiics on tlic 

 i,i(ijcct would lie cMt ircly wasted. Manx- 

 i,!;ins lia\i' Imm'ii >u;4;4('st imI, Imt none has 

 ,,•1 liccn adoptnl. \tt\\ will lia\i' no 

 iirf'i tiial in tiic ri'iiort of tiic nicctin^ 

 i' ilir jpoaid ot' ilirrctoi> a rcconinicnda 

 • i,iii \\;is made that tlu' society a|i|iro 

 |,,iate .+ l,.')li(i to tlw use of tiie I". T. D. 

 i(. an;^nieMt the fund \vlii(di the latter is 

 i:ii>iiiL: foi- a Li'i'iiera! ad\ert isin^- cam 

 pa iL;n. 



The jpiireaii ol' ii'edits and collections 

 i. ;inothei- ot" tiie >oidi>1y"s jndjects in 

 whiidi the policy ot' ''make haste slow 

 ly'' is paramount. Tlie connnittee in 

 rhai'L;e ot' tlie pid | losi t i o n , howe\er, is 

 hc^iiininLi ' ' to see d;iyl iojit ■ ' an<i it will 

 tint lie loii^ liefoic ;i wiirkin;.;' |ilan will 

 lie e\ol\-e 1. The committee i> t'oidu- 

 iiate in ha\inL; at its head as aide a 

 cliaiiiiian a- I'atiiek W'ehdi. 



Next Year's Show and Meeting. 



The committee (III Motheis' dav 

 woiked eai-nestly e;iil\ in the year to 

 jiromote a t'un(| I'oi' ad\ ei't isiny' flowers 

 I'm- this day, as its i'epoi-t will show. In 

 ml lalioiat ion with ('iiairm.an Olson, I 



sent out l.'i.l'lio ciicillai- lettels to llo 

 I'ists. dealei-> in supplies, etc., sdlicitin;: 

 siilisciipt ions. The amount recidved 

 \\as only .*."i71 and the e\ peml it iires, in 

 chicling- jiosta.ne, amounted to ."f.-i Id.-'iO, 



lea\ ine ;i iK't lialauce (d' •'t^.''i4.."ill. 



The work ot' the -ecretary's (d'tice in 

 the pfomntinii 1 1 1' the Kiflh Xation.al 



IdoWiT SJKiW h;is lieril iplite actixc I'ol' 

 ni;iii\ months. j have lieen suci-essful 

 ill laisinn the leijiiiie.! .■sliijinii ;;ii;iran- 

 tee t'lllld ;ind lia\c imldishe.l ;ind dis- 

 tiilmted two |irelim iiiaiy scdiediiles, im- 

 portant and llecess;i ly features 111' the 

 work. 



'i'he plnii to hold the litis conxention 

 ot the siii-iet\ ill St. Louis in conjunc- 

 tion with the X.itiniial IMower Show, 



\\llile .at tir-t thnllLiht to in' ;| i|llestioil- 

 .'dde Jiolicy, is nieetillL; with he;irt\- ;iji- 



piov ,-i I, .-I ii,| I ;iin as-siiic'd nil e\ery li.anci 

 tli.'it it has hi'nii ;i w isi' nio\f ;ind nn- 

 dol|litedl\ ple;|s,.s the iii.'ijority ot' our 

 inemlieis. 'I'lie dmilde .-ittraction shmdd 

 insure ;i l;ir;_;er ;ittendaiice nf the trade 

 than We h;i\e hitliiitn liiol ;it .-inv nt' our 

 yjit hi'rinns, .anil the jmssiliility nt' com- 



IdllillL;' the l|s||;i| llnw.r shnw tr.ade e\- 



liiliits with the rei;ul;i r cnii \ cut ion tr;ide 

 e.\hil)ition should icsiilt in .a ^i-;nid ex- 

 )iosition ot" tlorisfs" pinducts. auxilia- 

 ries, supplies and ;iccessnries, as well ;|S 

 of e\er\|hlll:4 ll^ed ill the line I'l' llnrti- 

 iMiltur'.'il woik, Imth |irot'essiniia 1 .and 

 amateur. 



The Garden and Exhibition. 



I wmild |iart iciilarl\- direct the .-itleii 

 tion of nieinlieis tn the fact th.at all 

 dues are |ia\;ili|e .l;iiiu;iry 1. .and should 

 Hot 111- permitted to run until cnn\en 

 tinn time. The dues ale sni.all .and ic 

 mittini; is lasv, sn why imt m.ake ;in ini 



lUcdi.ate remilt.-lllce nil receipt o |' th' 



l>ill from the sr,-itta r\' 's idlic :i]ul s;i\c 



the societv the IJIIIP ssaiy p.isla^^e ell 



ta ih'd li\' sulisi-ipirn; idlings .' 



I le^^ret to sa \ th.at, in -pitc nt' tin- 

 most st rellUolls rflnlts I cnllld Jillt forth. 



interest ill the ciiii\ 1 lit ion ^.ardeii 

 lajiy;ed to a sm-prisinL; extent, in spite 

 <d' the nre.at .-iiU eit isine- oppnit unit v 

 presented .•ind the f.act th;it pl;intin;^s 



could 111' continued without cost t'ef 

 se\er;il scasiilis. '{"lie siippiiit receixed 



liy the snciety in the ^iirden project this 



>e;ii- has I n nie.i^er, indeed. In this 



nre.at cit\ ot' .\ew \'oi1<. with its extiui 



George E. M. Stumpp. 



, I'l .-111. Ill New \..ik M.iii~I-.' C'liili.t 



si\e siiliiirlis where horticulture is a 

 m'ner.al Imliliy nt' the residents, pl.ant 

 iiiLi;s nl' novelties 1 1 r merit <cioiis x.arie 

 ties ill plants and llnwers v-ould lia\e 

 olitiiined puldicity the \alue ol' which 

 coiilil hardly In- estim.ated in dollai- 

 .and cents and at siich little cost. 



Winn We consider the disiiirlied con 

 ditioll nt' ciimmeice, laidv nt' tratispnit.a 

 tinii t'acilities ;ind ntlier dr.awii.atdxs a" 

 present in e\ ideiice. it must lie .admitted 

 tli;it niir trade exhiliitiiui is as lar^^e .ami 

 ;is complidiensi\ (' ;is could lie <'X|iecteii. 

 While it coni)i;iies f.avoraldy with other 

 exhildtioiis, h.ad limes lieeii iiorm.al it 

 Would, iindonlit e.|l v, lia\e lieeii excep- 

 tionally lari^e. 



Exit Organized Entertainment. 



In line with recom iiienda t iniis m.-ide 

 t'lom time to time li\ our execiitne 

 lio.ard th.at (U'^.a iii/.ed entert.aimnenf in 



cnnxentinli cities lie d isc nil t i 11 1 1 ed , t'nl 

 the le.asnil tll.'lt they delr.act fliim til.' 

 interest nt' olir society'' meetines, siii'li 



cut ert;i in nieiit t'orins im jiart nt' mir jnn 

 :^r,am. l-'eelin^ th.at ;i |irecei|ent ini^ht 



liet ter lie est ;i 1 d i shed ill a l.a r^e c i t y , .\ e w 



>'ork has set .an ■ xample, 'he sinrerity 

 of whi(di is II lupiest .'iiii li, and it is 

 ni''' tiiiL; the .approx.il ••' ;iie m.ajoritv ot' 



n ' mend icr-ii i ji. It lie precedent is 



tui"ed into custom, m.any nmre litiis 



will lind it their lin h.-imiiel-ed |i| \ile;.;e 



to ofl'ci tliiinsel\es t'or future cnnxen 

 t ions. 



I desire .-it this time to express pull 

 licl\ ni\" apjtreci.at ion of the mos; cnn 



eeliial relalinlis \shicli li.a\-e existed lie 

 tWCen the cnmmittees nt' nlir Society and 

 the secret.ary's nflice. Such rel.'ltioiis 



I rein^ni/e to In' most imjiort.ant in 

 conductiiiL: the wciik of the society, and 



it is a L;reat pleasure to nie to te^tifv 

 to the i^ieat li,'iiiiioii\ pre\ .a i li 11^. I am 

 .■it all times !ead\ to render ;iii\- .-issist 



•ailce ill lll\ piiuer tn cnliililittee Wnrk. 

 plnljlptlv ;illd llliist idieertllll \ . 



It Is alsi, liitiii- ;it this time that I 



slliillld llielitioll the i^leat si'iwices ren- 

 dered tn the siiciet\ li\ the trade press. 

 •'Ill- trade p.-lpels li;i\i' promptl\- puli- 

 lislied the i;il.;i' nunilier of .articles sent 



ill I'V me dnriii:; t he l.ast \ ci r and t heir 

 uiisellisli ;issist;inee in our work should 



lie recn^ni/ed to the t'lillesl extent pnS- 

 silde. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



Department of Registration. 



I'uld ic lint ice is helelix- ^i \ ,'|i t hat 

 I >.aillediill/e I'.rns.. I.elinx I'n.'id .a In I Trn\- 



'a\eiiiie, liriiiikl\ii. .\ . ^'., siiliiiiif fm- 

 resist r;it inn the new rose desenhed 



I.ehiW : 



Ophelia Supreme S|i..ii ,ii' ()|.li,'l i,-i . , ..|.,i'. 



li-IU l-'isi' l.lllk Ullll ihirUiT s||;i,|i||.^ ' II, III,'. 



"la'T 'in. I M'll.iu :ii 11,,' l,:is,' ,,r ,..-,, -I, |„.|;ii 

 imi.li liUi' S'.iu. ,1,' hi MhIiiciIs,.!, Imt .l., iij.-il I \ 



lTil.'liti'r. Il.llill. ~: -iilHI'li L'lMV\lh. l'.i|i:i-,. 



•on! i|iii.'U . riipiiJiiL' .|ii.'ilit|.'- .Is II. |i:ii.'iit, 

 I»'l:il.'lL-i'. ^^lll .i mt:i i;i' r.iiir I.. ti\.' |i.'l.ils iii'il'.' 

 "'•■Ol Olilnli.!. iiKikiiiL.- it ,1 Mill. Ii Imii.-i- 1,i||. 



M|,.|, I',,.,'. 



'■■'■'•derick 11. I>l"s„ I. W'eeha Wketl. 

 .\ . .1., nlTel s I'm- 1 .'lyrist I a: in:: 1 :. |i, ,', 

 I 1 I 11 di'si'i'i lied Ipi'lnW ; 



Presiitent Wil.son s ■■.ii <.r I . .|,u \, l.-iv."; 



^'I'-lil iMll.\. il.irk M-.. I. .111,1 III,, I',. ],.,[;[■ |,,..Uill'- 



lliMii l.'.l.j.v. .Ir. 



.\ n y persons nl.jectin^- tn these reo-js- 

 tratinlls. ni to the n -e .if the prnpose.| 

 U.aines, is le.piested tn c nm m u || i c;i t e 



With the se<-iet;iry .'it mice. ;-\ailitiL; In 



rei-eiv,' nil ject inlls tn the I'l"^ i s'r.a t i oil S, 

 the s;inie will li,' m.ade three Weeks I'rnii; 

 this d.ate. .Iiiii 11 ^ iiliiii:, •''^e,- 'v . 



.Xu^llst Is, I '.t 17. 



