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The Florists^ Review 



AlTGDHT 21, 191>. 



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MY report to the convention will 

 consist in a briff summary of the 

 situation jtortainiug to tlie future shows 

 as it api)ears to the exeprienced uieiu 

 bers of our committee. 



First it is i)erhaps well to exphiiu to 

 the convention what the committee finds 

 are the necessary principal adjuncts to 

 make a successful exhibition that is in 

 keeping with what would be expeeted 

 of a show that stands for all that the 

 society represents, which means the hist 

 word in floriculture. 



There is no question in the commit 

 tee's mind that as far as the prosperity 

 of the country is concerned, and this 

 hius to be taken into consideration be 

 cause of the necessary pate ri'ceipts that 

 iiflp so materially to finance the proj(>ct, 

 aonditions like the jir "sent are iiieal. 



There are several cities tiiat are de- 

 sirous of securing this exliii)ition, some 

 of which have ercted or are erect injj 

 buildings suitable for our jturpose. 

 Your committee feels that almost any 

 city in the Union with a population 

 of 600,000 or more jieople is capable of 

 supporting our exhibition. 



Shortage of Exhibits. 



The perplexing question before our 

 committee is the one pertaining to the 

 exhibits. I have been in touch with 

 the largest growing establishments in 

 the United States and a number of peo- 

 ple who have been exiiibitors in the 

 past national shows, and on whom we 

 could depend for support, and I find 

 that there is a great shortage of the 

 large-sized plants that go to make up 

 our exliibitions. Tlien, too, the extreme 

 scarcity the last twelve mouths of 

 plants of all descriptions, and the prices 

 obtained for this stock, have led the 

 committee to believe that it would be 

 difficult to stage our exhibition until 

 this condition changes. 



There ;ire some large growers who 

 told me that the (massing of Quarantine 

 No. 37, jirohiliiting imports of a great 

 number of jihuits that were grown for 

 the j)ast exhibitions, would also be a 

 factor we must consider in the future. 

 Your committee feels tliat it will be 

 but a matter of a year or two when we 

 sh.all be better abl(> to know what effi>ci 

 th" quarantine act will liave on our ex 

 hibitions. 



Tlien, too, another one of our strong 

 supports in the jmst at the exhibit ion-^ 

 has been flie supj>ort we received from 

 tl)e private gardeners, who. having in 

 charge the large private Cf>nservatories 

 in connection with the large estates, 

 were f>roducers of not only many of our 

 novelties, but well grown plants of all 

 kinds. Th(> war caus'^d the closing of ;i 

 greater }iortinn of these private con 

 servatories as a fa-^l-saving act. Tlie^e 

 conservatories are being restocked, but 

 in most instances it will be some time 

 before we can dej)end npnn their ex 

 hibits. 



It is true tli.'it the f.^ature ef the last 

 few biir exhibitions has nut Ihm n sn 



T)i<> rrp'irf of Cfnrsf Asnins, rliMirtn.in of tlu 

 nafionnl flouiT slir.u lonunitti-i'. iir.'.ii-iiti'i| :it tl..' 

 Detroit ooiiMiilion Aucu^t I'.i 



much the wonderful specimen plants as 

 it was the wonderful garden effects, 

 not only rost-s, but of bulbous jilants. 

 These, with the rock gardens and the 

 wonderful exhibitions made by the or- 

 chid growers, lia\e been some of the im- 

 I)ortant features. 



We still can do all of these nicely and 

 perhai)s we shall soon learn to adjust 

 ourselves to the absence of ]ilants such 

 as the azaleas, etc., except what are here 

 now or can be grown in this c(Hmtry. 



Must Be Supported. 



Now, until our committee can sjifely 

 rely on the growing interest of this 

 country in sujq)orting the exhibition as 

 it has in the ]iast, we cannot in any 

 degree of confidence start the wlieels 

 that are necessary for the launching of 

 one of these magnificent undertakings 

 which have meant so much for the bene- 

 fit of the trade. It would be an ideal 

 time, when wo are rocking the country 

 from coast to coast with our wonderful 

 jniblicity campaign, "Say It with Flow- 

 ers,'' to have this exhibition blossom 

 out in connection with it every two 

 years in one of the leading cities of this 

 country. It is too bad to waste this 

 wonderful opportunity that could be 

 gained by this additional publicity. 



In making the above statement I am 

 (juoting to you the opinions as expressed 

 to nu' by the various members of the 

 national flower show committee at my 

 solicitation. Therefore it is important 

 that this convention go into discussion 

 so that the committee may be sonu'wh.at 

 enlightened from the suggestions that 

 will come from tlie foremost men who 

 .•ire present. 



Your chairm.-tn believes that the 

 spring of l!t21 would be the ide.al time 

 for tile staging of the next national 

 flower show. 



THE W. R. SMITH MEMORIAIi. 



[Rfp<irt of Willi;mi F. <;iii|i' us clinirmnn of 

 file coiiimittic on iniiiioriiil to the lute William 

 H. Smith.] 



The amount on hand at our last re- 

 port was $l,S!t4.Ut. The interest, .*4(l.5!), 

 makes the amount $].it.S4.G9. of wliich 

 we have deemed it best to invest .$1,000 

 in Liberty bonds and .$842 in war sav- 

 ings stamjis. leaxing a bal;ince of $92. 09 

 in the bank. There li;i\'e been no col 

 lections or donations cJuriiiL; th'' l:ist 

 ^•ear. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The market continues dull, with little. 

 if any, change in the general deniaiicl. 

 With one or two exceptions, there is 

 plenty of stock tivailable. f;ir more than 

 the market can absorb, (iladioli and 

 asters present clearance problems which 

 at times ar" bothersome. While, per- 

 haps, the (piantities arriving are no 

 Larger than in pre\ ions years, tliey-cer- 

 t.-iinly are no smaller, and the usual diffi- 

 culty in moving arrivals is experienced. 

 Sdiiie of the gladioli are fine, fldwers 

 Well set on long stalks, exhibition flow- 

 ers witlmiit (|ii(sti(iii. Mdiitbretia is .ar- 



riving in quantities and sells fairly wel 

 at 30 to 50 cents per bunch of one doze, 

 stalks. 



Roses are not so plentiful and price 

 are, consequently, a little stiffer on som. 

 varieties. American Beauty particu 

 larly is light in supply and specials ad 

 vanced to 40 cents minimum. 



Lilies are not in supply, except in th 

 auratura and rubrum varieties, whici 

 are attractive only for funeral work 

 Lily of the valley is scarce, and bring 

 as high as 12 cents when good. Th. 

 weather has been conducive to a fairly 

 good flower trade, but something mon 

 than weather is wanted to stimulate th 

 existing demand. 



Various Notes. 



Among the new corporations listed 

 last week were C. Orifice, Inc., 201 East 

 Thirty-first street, general florist deal 

 ers. with a cajiital of $2."),000; Guido. 

 Inc., New York, horticulture, $5,000: 

 Ctco. M. Plumis Co., fruits, candies and 

 flowers, $25,000. 



Alexander Warendorff, 325 Fifth ave 

 line, was a member of the grand jury, 

 special term, and was engaged in de 

 liberations last week on anarchical 

 charges. 



The Detroit convention has been an 

 all-absorbing tojiic of conversation for 

 many days and much speculation ex- 

 isted as to the probable size of the 

 .Vew York party. When the party as 

 sembled on Sunday evening at the Ho 

 boken depot of the T>., L. & W. a eonnt 

 ing of noses showed sixty or more readv 

 for the trip to Detroit. Their names 

 appear, with those who went in advance, 

 ill the general list of attendance at the 

 convention. A special train of three 

 Pullmans, a club car, and a baggage car, 

 comfortably accommodated the delega 

 tion. P. W. Popp was to have been of 

 the party, but his taxi collided with the 

 Sixth avenue elevated structure and he 

 missed connections, but joined the party 

 in Buff.alo. Mr. Snyder, the violet 

 grower of Khinebeck; the Boston del'^ga 

 tion, including Allan Peirce, Wm. Sim, 

 Joe Fuller and L. .1. Heuter; the Phila 

 delphia party, including ('. H. (;rakelo^^ 

 and Harry lietz; Mr. and Mrs. Vincent, 

 of White Marsh, Md.. and others swelled 

 the party at HufTalo. In transit to Buf- 

 falo a reception was tendered, in the 

 club car, to Presi.leiit Phil Kessler and 

 ;i short progr.am of sjieeches was in 

 diilged in. enlivened by th" serving of 

 light refreshments. After a suli>;tantial 

 jiarty bre;ikfast ;it the dej)ot in Hiiffalo. 

 the jiarty. new (|iiife large, Ix.arded 

 three special cars for a trip to Niagara 

 Falls and to Lewiston over the (Jorge 

 r(uite. On the return, .all sat down te 

 lunch at the Imperial hotel in Niagara 

 Falls. Buffalo was reached in ample 

 time for the boat to Detroit, and all got 

 safely aboard. At 9:30, with the regii 

 lar boat dinner finished, th(> party took 

 possession of the spacious dining room 

 on the steamer and all florists on board 

 were the guests of the New York Flo 

 rists' Club. Speeches ancl songs were 

 the order of the evening, with light re 

 freshmeiits. Charles 1l. Crakelow, of 

 Philadelphia, delivered one of his strik- 

 ing addresses of the after dinner va 

 riety, which was greatly tnjoyeil. Presi 

 dent Phil F. Kessler acted as toa^^tmas 

 ter and Chairman .\. L. Miller was re 

 sponsible for all arrangements. TJt^' 

 party reached Detroit at 8 o'clock Tties- 

 d;iv ninrning. .T. ]/, T'. 



