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The Rorists' Review 



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SHOW AND SOCIETY NOTICES s^ 



CLEVELAND SHOW PLANS. 



The most interesting announcement 

 from the Cleveland flower show com- 

 mittee is the revision of two of the 

 classes, one in the chrysanthemum sec- 

 tion and one in the rose section. No. 

 23, vase of fifty blooms chrysanthe- 

 mums, one variety, any color, first prize, 

 $50 Liberty bond; second, $25; third, 

 $15; fourth, $10. Class No. 58 will be 

 changed to read as follows: Vase 100 

 blooms of any rose to be disseminated 

 in 1918, arranged in basket for effect, 

 greens and accessories allowed, first 

 prize, $100; second, $60; third, $40. An 

 additional prize is offered in connection 

 with Class No. 1. This is a sterling sil- 

 ver bowl valued at $50, offered as a 

 sweepstakes prize, 



It is suggested that all exhibitors 

 select a train leaving their starting 

 point at an hour early enough to bring 

 them into Cleveland not later than 

 7 a. m. central time. In the event there 

 is no express car on this train they are 

 advised to place a pair of cheap iron 

 handles on the ends of their shipping 

 cases, which will allow the cases to be 

 received as baggage and handled in the 

 baggage car. 



A meeting was held of Cleveland 

 r. T. D. members October 29 for the 

 purpose of planning a feature display 

 in the show. The execution of the ex- 

 hibit was left in the hands of Charles 

 Bussell. 



Mrs. H. P. Knoble, president of the 

 Cleveland Woman's Florist Club, has 

 appointed Mrs. George W. Smith chair- 

 man of the entertainment committee, 

 the other member being Miss Eloise 

 Swinton. These ladies will plan an in- 

 teresting program for the visiting ladies 

 during the four days of the show, the 

 main features of which will be a lunch- 

 eon on Saturday, followed by a theater 

 party in the afternoon. There will be 

 automobile trips through the parks and 

 residential sections at different times 

 during the show. 



All visiting florists and gardeners and 

 others in the trade are requested to reg- 

 ister at the Grays Armory as soon as 

 possible after arriving in Cleveland and 

 getting located in their hotels. Badges 

 will be issued of a novel nature that will 

 admit all visitors to the show, also ban- 

 quet tickets for those in the trade re- 

 maining over Friday evening. 



H. P. Knoble, Chairman. 



ILLINOIS FLOWER SHOW. 



J. F. Ammann, secretary of the Illi- 

 nois State Florists' Association, has 

 been busy during the last several weeks 

 working up interest in the fall meeting 

 and flower show to be held at Gales- 

 burg November 6 and 7. The flower 

 uhow will be held at the state armory. 

 Besides the exhibits of growers and 

 other trade displays, many amateurs 

 have entered and a fine show is assured. 

 In the evening of the opening day there 

 will be a banquet for the members of 

 the association and the trade generally. 



Amateur participation will be more 

 extensive than at previous shows, it is 



expected, because of the activities of 

 I. L. Pillsbury, president of the asso- 

 ciation. Last spring Mr. Pillsbury pre- 

 sented hundreds of plants to the school 

 children of Galesburg, with the idea 

 that they have them in bloom for the 

 flower show. Prizes are offered for the 

 amateur display. 



GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Prof. A. C. Beal, of Cornell Univer- 

 sity, has accepted the position of sec- 

 retary of the American Gladiolus So- 

 ciety, made vacant by the death of 

 Henry Youell, of Syracuse, N. Y. 



NEW YORK FEDERATION. 



The Buffalo Florists' Club has in- 

 vited delegates from the Federated So- 

 cieties to be its guests November 14. 



For the Infantryman. 



Every effort is being put forward to 

 make this a most enjoyable and profit- 

 able occasion. At 2 o'clock in the after- 

 noon there will be a meeting of the 

 delegates at the South park conserva- 

 tory. The municipal chrysanthemum 

 show will be in progress and President 

 Fibers, of the Buffalo Florists' Club, an- 

 ticipates a most excellent exhibition. 

 The Buffalo club will entertain the 

 delegates at a banquet at the Iroquois 

 hotel in the evening. President F. E. 

 Pierson, of the federation, will pre- 

 side as toastmaster and J. Horace Mc- 

 Farland, of Harrisburg, Pa., will be the 

 principal speaker. Those who know Mr. 

 McFarland are assured of a most in- 

 structive and profitable address. He 

 has chosen for his subject the timely 

 topic, "What about Flowers in the War 

 for Democracy?" Other speakers will 

 be President Fibers, S. A. Anderson, 

 William J. Palmer, W. A. Adams and 

 W. Eiss. 



This should be a grand getting-to- 

 gether of men interested in the floricul- 

 ture of New York. A meeting of this 

 nature once a year will do wonders 

 towards advancing the flower-growing 

 industry. Every federated society 

 should send a large delegation to show 

 the Buffalo brethren that their hospi- 

 tality is appreciated. On arriving at 



Buffalo, delegates should report at the 

 store of S. A. Anderson, 440 Jklain street, 

 where Treasurer Adams will extend the 

 glad hand and instruct them further 

 regarding the program for the day. 

 Why not make this a banner meeting? 

 E. A. White, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



There will be a meeting of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society in the Grays Armory, 

 in connection with the Cleveland flower 

 show, November 9 at 3 p. m. It is 

 hoped there may be a large attendance, 

 for business of an important nature will 

 be considered. The executive commit- 

 tee will meet at 7:30 p. m, November 8. 

 E. A. White, Sec'y. 



PENNSY'S LECTURES. 



The lectures of the Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society will be given at Grif- 

 fith hall, 1420 Chestnut street,. Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., this season. The committee 

 consists of Dr. Robert Huey, J. Otto 

 Thilow and James Boyd. The program 

 is as follows: 



November 20 — "Theory and Practice In Horti- 

 culture," illustrated, by Prof. E. A. White, Cor- 

 nell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



December 18— "Peonies and Iris," illustrated, 

 by Prof. A. P. Saunders, Hamilton College, 

 Clinton, N. Y., secretary American Peony Asso- 

 ciation. 



.January 17 — "Vegetables for the Home Gar- 

 den," by William N. Craig, Faulkner Farms, 

 Brookline, Mass. 



February 19 — "Cannas," illustrated, by Eugene 

 H. Michel, of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Nurseries, 

 Kiverview, N. J. 



March 5— "Soil Fertility," and "Fertilizers 

 for the Home Garden," by two lecturers to be 

 supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of 

 Agriculture. 



April 16 — "Rose Gardens," illustrated, by 

 Prof. A. C. Beal, Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 N. Y. 



OHIO FUND CAMPAIGN. 



A notice has been sent out to the 

 sixty-eight county publicity chairmen of 

 Ohio to meet in Cleveland Saturday 

 afternoon, November 10, for the purpose 

 of formulating plans and to decide upon 

 the exact time for starting a campaign 

 to canvass all growers, retail and 

 wholesale florists, nurserymen and oth- 

 ers doing business in the big state. 

 H. P. Knoble, who is a member of the 

 executive finance committee of the 

 S. A. F. publicity campaign, has ad- 

 dressed a personal letter to all of the 

 county chairmen, urging them to attend 

 this meeting, which will be held in the 

 club room of Grays Armory. 



F. C. W. Brown, of Cleveland, the 

 northern Ohio state vice-president, and 

 H. W. Shepperd, of Cincinnati, the 

 southern Ohio state vice-president of 

 the S. A. F., will have direct charge of 

 the Ohio campaign. 



DES MOINES FLOWER SHOW. 



The Des Moines Autumn Flower Show 

 will open Wednesday afternoon, Novem- 

 ber 7. The first day cut chrysanthe- 

 mums will be staged; also all plant 

 classes, including chrysanthemums, foli- 

 age plants and other flowering plants, 

 the nursery stock and the retail exhib- 

 its. The staging of cut flower classes, 

 including roses and carnations, together 



