AUGUST 14, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



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f r this important office, deemed it wise 

 t" register its convictions in the matter, 

 iVcliiig that its choice would have a 

 pot. lit influence in the naming of 

 ifliicrs at the Detroit meeting next 



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M'k. 



V vear ago at St. Louis, two Detroit 

 l!,!ris(s were put in nomination for the 

 vi, I -presidency, and although both were 

 •niitlemen of rare talents and eminently 

 ^viiitliy of the honor, this action be- 

 trn-oci a lack of unity among Detroit 

 t.-iiiirsiiicn which, we pride ourselves. 



does not exist in the Sixth City. With 

 the view of avoiding a repetition of that 

 occurrence, the Cleveland Club has 

 spoken firmly and unanimously for one 

 of its members and modestly expects its 

 voice to be heeded. This spirit of har- 

 mony is the secret of the success of all 

 trade activities in the Sixth City and 

 is tile magic by which the big things are 

 accomplished with ease. 



Perhaps the greatest single lesson to 

 be acquired from the Cleveland conven- 

 tion of 1920 will be the splendid results 



achieved through the perfect function- 

 ing of organized effort. While there is 

 at times an honest difference of opinion 

 and there occur occasionally disagree- 

 ments upon minor matters, upon ques- 

 tions vitally affecting the welfare of the 

 trade a singular unity prevails in the 

 councils of the Sixth City florists. Har- 

 mony is indeed the watchword; and we 

 can adduce no better proof thereof than 

 the unanimous endorsement of one of its 

 members for vice-president of the S. A. 

 F. for next year. Mac. 



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CANADIANS IN CONVENTION 



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TORONTO CONVENTION OPENED. 



First Day's Attendance Large. 



The twenty-second annual convention 

 of the Canadian Horticultural Associa- 

 tion (ipened at Toronto Tuesday morn- 

 inji;, August 12, with an attendance 

 whieh rewarded the enthusiasm and ef- 

 forts of the local florists in behalf of 

 the meeting. The Toronto florists had 

 been busy for weeks to make this first 

 j)ost-war meeting of the organization 

 stand out in the history of the Domin- 

 ion conventions. 



Both the Retail Florists' Club and 

 the Gardeners' and Florists' Associa- 

 tion put their best energies toward 

 bringing a banner attendance of Cana- 

 dian florists to Toronto this week. Their 

 executive committee in charge of the 

 eon vent ion preparations was made up of 

 the officers of the two associations. H. G. 

 Dillcmuth, chairman of the committee, 

 is ))rcsident of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club and vice-president of 

 the Retail Florists' Club. Alexander 

 Simpson, secretary, acts in that capacity 

 for tlie former club. J. J. Higgins, su- 

 perintendent of exhibits, is financial 

 secretary of the Retail Florists' Club. 

 The live wires, it is plain to see, had 

 the work in their hands and they did 

 it well. 



Weather favored the convention and 

 the number of visitors grew larger and 

 larger through the opening day. 



A flying visit was made by President 

 J- F. Ammann, of the S. A. F., and Sec- 

 retary John Young, accompanied by 

 Philip Breitmeyer and Albert Pochelon, 

 "om Detroit. 



T. Dabney Marshall, of Vicksburg, 

 Miss., was a far-traveled visitor at the 

 convention. 



Trade Exhibits. 



I'elay in getting goods through the 

 "'"stoms hindered the staging of some 

 of the exhibits in time for the opening 

 or the convention. As fast as this ob- 

 staeip could be overcome, however, the 

 "'splays were set up and showed to 

 ^00,1 advantage. The fact that the 

 "i<^« t)ng place and exhibits were under 

 °"^ roof, at the Prince George hotel, 

 Was of great convenience. 



J ie supply houses, two from Chicago, 

 iJ"" -^- L. Randall Co. and Poehlmann 

 thT\f^^': ^"'^ °°® ^^^^ Philadelphia, 

 ut' ^^^^ ^°"' ^^^ their displays set 

 P It the time of opening. Henry A. 

 ^'"■'^r, Inc., Philadelphia; W. A. Manda, 

 ^0"^h Orange, N. J.; R. J. Irwin, New 



York, and George B. Hart, Rochester, 

 were delayed by the customs. 



Local exhibitors were J. A, Simmers, 

 Ltd., showing garden and florists' sup- 

 plies; Carl Grobba, of Grimsby, who 

 had a fine exhibit of ferns, and A. Gil- 

 christ, of North Toronto, who staged a 

 splendid display of gladioli, in which 

 he specializes. 



Opening Session. 



The first session, Tuesday morning, 

 August 12, was, after the formal open- 

 ing ceremonies, taken up chiefly with 

 the officers' reports and discussion of 

 them. Reconstruction was the chief 

 topic. In this connection President 

 George Douglas said in his address: / 



"Now that peace is declared and ^ 

 have turned our thoughts to reconstruc- 

 tion, I feel that today we, while in ses- 

 sion, should consider bringing about a 

 reconstruction that will make for unity 

 of the branches in horticulture, and 

 advance the trade, and go out to this 

 great country with a message of en- 

 thusiasm and encouragement for others. 



"We have come to the time when we 

 as horticulturists, have to set an ideal 

 for our coming men. I recommend that 

 a committee of outstanding horticultur- 

 ists be appointed to draw up a standard 

 to be studied, in order that a corre- 

 spondence course may be started and 

 young men may stand examination and 

 secure a certificate from the Canadian 

 Horticultural Association, with the let- 

 ters F. C. H. A. I have no hesitation in 

 saying that with this ideal set, our 

 young members will improve in work 

 and knowledge and we will thereby add 

 to our membership men of the highest 

 standard. 



"I recommend that this association 

 have a convention of not less than three 

 days, to be divided as follows: One 

 day for the grower, one day for the 

 retailer and one day for the private gar- 

 dener. The executive committee should 

 be selected from those branches. 



Action on Embargo. 



"To further horticulture, I recom- 

 mend that a committee be appointed to 

 interview the general manager of the 

 Canadian National Exhibition to the 

 end that we have a representative on 

 the board to look after horticulture. I 

 am pleased to report that the authori- 

 ties in Ottawa are interested in the 

 movements taking place in regard to 

 the embargo of the United States on 

 stock from Europe, which went into 

 effect in June. Professor C. G. Hewitt 

 has communicated with me, asking to 



have a meeting of nurserymen, seeds- 

 men and florists to discuss the effect it 

 will have on Canada and to find ways 

 and means to overcome the difficulty. 

 I have forwarded to Professor Hewitt 

 the names of our committee to meet in 

 the headquarters of the convention 

 while in session here." 



The committee which met to confer 

 with the Dominion entomologist, Pro- 

 fessor Hewitt, during the convention 

 was composed of: J. H. Dunlop, Rich- 

 mond Hill; H. Simmers, Toronto; C. 

 Craig, Ottawa; W. E. Groves, Hamilton, 

 and W. C. Hall, Montreal. Since a 

 great proportion of the plant and nur- 

 sery stock which came to Canada from 

 Europe passed through the hands of 

 New York importers. Quarantine No. 37 

 necessitates new measures of procuring 

 tlie stock which it shuts off. 



Secretaxy-TreasTirer's Report. 



Herbert J. Eddy, in his report as secre- 

 tary, told of the conferences held with 

 the fuel controller by the committee 

 appointed at last year's meeting, and 

 laid to their efforts the ability of the 

 florists to get as large a supply of coal 

 as they did. In reporting the executive 

 committee's meeting, he laid stress on 

 the efforts of the Toronto florists in so 

 ably preparing for the meeting. 



As treasurer Mr. Eddy reported re- 

 ceipts of $170, the dues of eighty-flve 

 members, which, with the balance in 

 the bank, made a total of $330.01. Ex- 

 penses totaled $221.95, leaving a cksh 

 balance of $108.06. 



Papers and Discussion. 



The afternoon and evening were de- 

 voted to papers and discussion. George 

 Thompson, of Toronto, and W. C. Hall, 

 of Montreal, led the discussion on pri- 

 vate gardening. 



W. A. Manda, of South Orange, N. J., 

 made a decided impression by his speech 

 in the talk which followed. 



W. R. Cobb, general sales manager of 

 the Lord & Burnham Co., Irvington, N. 

 Y., delivered a talk on "Modern Green- 

 house Construction," illustrated by lan- 

 tern slides. 



In the evening W. F. Harris, of Buf- 

 falo, was the speaker on "Landscape 

 Gardening and Hardy Shrubs," and W. 

 E. Groves, of Hamilton, on "Coopera- 



*'°"" Retailers' Session. 



The second day, Wednesday, August 

 13, was taken over entirely by the Re- 

 tail Florists' Club of Toronto. A ques- 

 tionnaire had been sent out to florists 

 all over Canada asking opinions on the 



