Januaby 29, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



Arrangement of C. S. Strout's Carnations from Maine> by Carl EngeImano> from England* a Long-Distance Combination. 



light into the discussion when he said 

 that no grower would wish to class any 

 of his stock as third quality grade, and 

 advocated that the lowest grade be 

 called standard, the next higher extra 

 and the highest double extra or special. 

 The psychological objection to the other 

 method of grading could thus, he said, 

 be overcome. 



Chas. W. Johnson called attention to 

 the three grades as not representing cul- 

 tural degrees but rather varieties* dif- 

 ferences. A good bloom of Aviator, he 

 stated, could not be called first quality 

 and sold in the same grade as Belle 

 Washburn of good culture. 



No conclusion was reached, since the 

 members felt the subject had only been 

 opened. So the committee was g^ven a 

 vote of thanks and continued, in the 

 hope that further opinion might be gath- 

 ered during the coming year. 



Stock for Allies. 



The committee on sending carnation 

 cuttings to carnation growers of the 

 European allies, consisting of Irwin Ber- 

 termann, Theodore Corner and John H. 

 Dunlop, reported on the work accom- 

 plished. 



Carl Engelmann told how the red tape 

 at European ports had held up the ship- 

 ments, so that few of the cuttings ar- 

 rived in good condition. He stated that 

 the British growers were doing well 

 now, although the French and Belgian 

 had greater difficulty in getting started 

 once more. He suggested that further 

 shipments might be sent to England for 

 growing and then dispatched across the 

 channel, avoiding the loss that was cer- 

 tain when shipments made direct were 

 long delayed by continental customs. 



Pocketbooks Hit. 



When the committee on the presi- 

 dent's address, consisting of John H. 

 Dunlop, H. W. Sheppard and Fred Lau- 

 tenschlager, made their recommenda- 

 tions. President Theodore Dorner said, 

 "When you vote on this, remember your 

 pocketbooks will be affected." It was 

 recommended that the dues be raised to 

 $3 instead of $2 per year. The by-laws 

 require thirty days' notice, so action 

 will be taken at next year's conven- 

 tion. It was voted to pay the expenses 

 of the society's representative in at- 

 tending the S. A. F. directors' meetings 

 at the rate of 10 cents per mile one way. 



Other recommendations were for a 



membership committee in the city where 

 the convention is to be held, a commit- 

 tee to cooperate with the S. A. F. in 

 securing better parcel post service, a 

 committee on the society's exhibit at 

 the national flower show, and the rein- 

 vestment of the Dorner memorial fund 

 in order to secure enough income to pay 

 for the medal annually. 



In reporting for the committee com- 

 posed of W. W. Gammage, John Hartje 

 and himself, on Dr. P. A. Lehenbauer's 

 paper on carnation stem-rot, read at the 

 opening session and printed on another 

 page of this issue, W. N. Rudd praised 

 it highly. 



The report of the committee on con- 

 dolences, F. C. W. Brown, C. S. Strout 

 and W. W. Coles, was delayed till the 

 banquet in the evening. The members 

 of the society lost during the year were 

 Frank A. Friedley, Robert Montgomery, 

 Henry Rohrer and Fred C. Weber. 



Robert C. Kerr stated that next year 

 his prize for keeping quality would be 

 raised to $50, and he intended to estab- 

 lish a southern prize to stimulate car- 

 nation growers in that section. 



Election of Ofacers. 



All 



the officers save vice-president 

 were nominated without opposition 

 Wednesday evening, January 21, as they 



appeared exclusively in last week's is- 

 sue of The Review. Thursday morning 

 the unanimous ballot of the society was 

 cast for Charles W. Johnson as presi* 

 dent, A. F. J. Baur as secretary and 

 F. E. Dorner as treasurer. President 

 Theodore Dorner explained his brother's 

 regretted absence by their mother's se- 

 vere illness and the society voted an 

 expression of sympathy to the two 

 officers. 



The night before, William F. Gude 

 had presented the invitation of Wash- 

 ington as the next meeting place of the 

 society. Henry W. Sheppard spoke in 

 behalf of Cincinnati, and S. J. Goddard 

 presented an invitation from the Flo- 

 rists ' Club of Hartford, Conn. The vot- 

 ing Thursday morning was: Washing- 

 ton, 12; Cincinnati, 8; Hartford, 6. 



Qrlllbortzer Vice-President. 



The name of Jay Grillbortzer, of 

 Washington, was proposed for vice- 

 president by Carl Hagenburger, acting 

 on the suggestion of W. F. Gude, and 

 he was straightway elected. 



Charles S. Strout was chosen to suc- 

 ceed himself on the board of directors 

 and S. J. Goddard was elected to fill the 

 place of A. A. Pembroke, of Beverly, 

 Mass., who resigned because of his in- 

 ability to attend the society 's meetings. 



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Rose Frank W. Dunlop and Prize- Winning Carnation Laddie at Chicago Convention. 



