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Fbbbuaby 6, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



3se, Evelyn, grown by A. N. Pierson, 

 ac, Cromwell, Conn. 



An interesting feature of the meet- 

 ig was a talk by Lieut. D, S. Ward, of 

 jueens, N. Y., who has recently been 

 ischarged from military service after 

 eing one of the first to go over. He 

 }ld of his experience as an American 

 flScer with the French anti-aircraft 

 atteries. The society will draw up a 

 Bt of patriotic resolutions for the men 

 f the trade who have so bravely served 

 ieir country. 



During the convention S. A. F. com- 

 littees were active. Those holding 

 losed meetings were those on credit 

 nd collections bureau, publicity and 

 ublicity finance. 



The people of Cleveland attended the 

 liow in ISrge numbers, on cards of in- 

 itation distributed by the local florists. 



August Poehlmann, Chicago; H. G. 

 lerning, St. Louis; John A. Evans, Rich- 

 lond, Ind.; Chas. Grakelow, Philadel- 

 hia; Henry Penn, Boston; W. D. How- 

 rd, Milford, Mass.; P. F. O'Keefe, Bos- 

 jn; E. N. Kroninger, Utica, N. Y.; W. 

 L. Rowlands, Utica, N. Y.; Charles 

 chwake, New York city; A.. J. Stahelin, 

 ledford, Mich., and F. A. Zenke, Chi- 

 ago, were some of the late arrivsils. 



The Banquet. 



In the beautifully decorated ballroom 

 f the Hollenden hotel the annual ban- 

 uet of the society was held in the even- 

 ig of January 30. It was not merely a 

 anquet, but a largely attended dinner 

 ance. The ballroom was decorated 

 rith hundreds of flags of the AlUed na- 

 ions and this, combined with the tables 

 ivishly decorated with the show's best 

 arnations, made the scene a picture 

 )ng to be remembered. There was good 

 lusic and entertainers amused the 

 iners while not dancing. At the end 

 f the dinner the famous Cleveland 

 '. T. D. film was projected, showing 

 ur many Cleveland friends in action. 



Herman "Publicity" Knoble acted as 

 oastmaster and began by calling upon 

 •resident Charles S. Strout. Mr. Strout's 

 peech was short but warm in appre- 

 iation for the Clevelanders who so suc- 

 essfully made the convention one that 

 rill be long remembered by the society, 

 •resident-elect Theo. Dorner confined 

 is remarks to thanking the members 

 or bestowing the honor on him, which 

 flBce he promised to fill to the best of 

 lis ability. 



Carl Hagenburger reminded the Cleve- 

 anders that he was responsible for 

 Jleveland getting the 1919 meeting and 

 elt proud of the success achieved. 



A. F. J. Baur was taken suddenly ill 

 t the start of the dinner and had to be 

 ssisted to his room, thus being unable 

 make his annual speech. Mr. Baur 

 eft a sick bed to attend the meeting 

 nd was missed at the dinner. . 



President Ammann, of the S. 1. F., 

 poke on "Peace," a speech that will 

 ong be remembered. He told of his 

 roubles While on a local exemption 

 •oard during the war and narrated both 

 he serious and funny sides of this work. 

 ir. Ammann closed by saying that pro- 

 iibition is the greatest thing that ever 

 lappened for the florists' business. 



George Asmus spoke on the "Past, 



resent and Future of the Retail Buai- 

 less." William W. Gammage's topic 

 ^as "Our Friends and Neighbors." 

 •v 5**^1®^ Grakelow 's speech was so well 

 Iked that he was recalled and recited 

 ne famous poem, "Your Flag and My 

 ^*'' Henry Penn, as all expected. 



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THEODORE DORNER. 



THE new president of the American Carnation Society was born at Lafayette, 

 Ind., December 31, 1874, and educated in the public schools and Purdue Uni- 

 versity. He entered business witli his father and brother in 1891. A corporation 

 was formed in 1896 and, on his father's death, in 1911, he advanced from vice- 

 president to president, Mr, Doruer has served in the city council at Lafayette 

 and as president of the police commissioners there. He married Lillian M. Har- 

 rington January 30, 1896. They have two daughters. Since 1911 Mr. Dorner has 

 had full charge of the growing at Lafayette and has carried on the seedling rais- 

 ing started so successfully by his venerated sire; he raised Laddie, the variety 

 which led the lot at Cleveland. He was elected a director of the American Car- 

 nation Society at its meeting at St. Louis in 1916 and, with his brother, has for 

 years been active in its affairs. 



spoke on publicity, his favorite topic. 



The reading of the final resolutions 

 by John H. Dunlop closed the American 

 Carnation Society's twenty-eighth con- 

 vention. 



Dancing followed, at which the Cleve- 

 landers and visitors enjoyed themselves 

 the rest of the evening, with thoughts 

 turned toward Chicago for 1920. 



^ NO SEEDS FROM FEVERFEW. 



For two years I have tried in vain to 

 get seeds from a fine, double white fever- 

 few. I have left the blooms to ripen 

 in the greenhouse and also outside, but 

 without results. I get all the stock I 

 want from cuttings, but I want to know 

 why I cannot get seeds. Information 

 will be appreciated. H. M. — Ind. 



lag. 



The more double your feverfew, the 

 less probability there will be of its 

 developing seeds. This applies to a 

 large number of plants. Single flowers 



are easily fertilized. The reverse is 

 true of double ones. Even if you should 

 be able to secure seeds from your double 

 plants, the larger proportion of them 

 probably would come single or semi- 

 double. If you wish to retain a good- 

 sized double type of feverfew, propa- 

 gate from cuttings. C. W. 



KINDS OF MANURE. 



May we ask a little further informa- 

 tion in reply to our inquiry of January 

 2 about feeding carnations f We note 

 the reference to stable manure and cat- 

 tle manure, but do not understand the 

 difference. C. P. S. — Mich. 



Most growers understand that when 

 the term cattle manure is used one means 

 manure that is produced by cows, bulls, 

 steers, heifers or calves. Buffaloes might 

 also be included. Stable manure is gen- 

 erally understood to mean horse manure. 



A. F. J. B. 



