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and controlled by memben of local organiza- 

 tions shall be forwarded to the aecretary of this 

 Buaociation by the secretary of each local or- 

 ennization in quarterly installments, March 1, 

 June 1, September 1 and December 1, and shall 

 be deposited in the treasury of this association. 



Locals. 



The organization is local and is elas- 

 tic in character, being under the super- 

 1/ision of the board of directors. They 

 are described in Article IX, as follows: 



Membership shall consist of units called local 

 a^-sociations working under a charter to be grant- 

 ed by this association through its board of direc- 

 tors. Commercial floriculturists desiring to or- 

 gnnlze a local association may apply to the board 

 of directors •f this association for a charter. 

 They shall furnish the board of directors such 

 Information as may be required by the board 

 as to number of members, number of square 

 ffpt under glass operated or controlled by each, 

 etn. The board of directors shall take into con- 

 8i(ieratlon the number of floriculturists in the 

 section represented by the applicants and shall 

 fix and determine the number of members requi- 

 site to form a local organization in each partic- 

 ular locality and shall designate the territory 

 over which the said local organization shall have 

 Jurisdiction. 



The annual dues in locals are set at 

 $1 per thousand square feet under glass, 

 with $10 as the minimum fee, thus al- 

 lowing the local organization half the 

 sum for its expenses. 



Statistics. 



One provision for carrying out one of 

 the objects of the organization appears 

 ill the by-laws. This will make it possi- 

 ble for the association to collect statis- 

 tics in regard to the greenhouse indus- 

 try, 80 much desired in the past. Sec- 

 tion 7 of Article X reads: 



It shall be the duty of each local organization 

 to have an annual invoice made of the amount 

 of square feet of ground under glass that each 

 member owns. Also, the number and kind of 

 plants grown on the premises. This is to bo 

 done once each year between the dates of Octo- 

 ber 1 and December 31. One copy of such in- 

 voice shall be mailed to the office of the national 

 association not later than January 15 foUowinB 

 sncli Invoice and one copy is to be kept on file 

 in the office of the local secretary. 



DULUTH, MINN. 



The Market. 



The business for Mothers' day was 

 exceedingly good; in fact, much heavier 

 than in other years. Although there 

 seemed to be a large supply of cut 

 flowers, there was not nearly enough 

 for the demand. The business this year 

 started Thursday, May 6, and did not 

 end until late Sunday evening, with a 

 large business being done all day Sun- 

 day. Combination baskets were good 

 sellers, being composed of pansies, 

 petunias, sweet alyssum, begonias, 

 cinerarias, white marguerites and ge- 

 raniums. Small baskets were used and 

 the price came within reach of every- 



bdfly. 



Roses were good and were in large 

 demand, especially red and white. The 

 vnrieties chiefly used were Hoosier 

 B auty, Milady, "White Killarney, Kil- 

 liirney. Sunburst, Ophelia, Columbia, 

 Premier, American Beauty, Russell and 

 ^^ iird. After the red varieties were all 

 Si'lil, Columbia took their place. 



There was a good supply of carna- 

 ti ns, but not enough. There was no 

 i''''i left for Saturday's trade, as the 

 s^'ick which was available had to be 

 ^'Tjt back for orders. The pink and 

 ■^^'lite were more plentiful and held 

 <^i^t much better, but even at that near- 

 v- 30,000 more could have been used, 

 ^'^eet peas were fine and the supply 

 ^'"•s equal to the demand, the pink and 

 ^v'lite selling best. Other flowers used 

 yi'JG snapdragons, Darwin tulips, Easter 

 ^I'les, yellow and white daisies. 



The first shipment of peonies ar- 



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L. R. BOHANNON. 



Kansas City can place a mark in the gain column, while Chicago regretfully 

 places one in the loss column, by the announcement that L. R. Bohannon has taken 

 the position of manager of the Kansas City Cut Flower Co., the new firm succeed- 

 ing T. J. Noll & Co. in the Missouri city. Mr. Bohannon, who has been identified 

 with the florists' trade since 1897, started life at Versailles, Ky., February 5, 1872, 

 and was educated at Woodland College, Independence, Mo. He was married to 

 Miss Eula Allen, of Sedalia, Mo., in 1897 and has two children, Jeanette and 

 Lacy R., Jr. He established the Bohannon Floral Co., operating a retail store in 

 Chicago's downtown district, in 1907, and has since been its head. He was the 

 first president of the Chicago Retail Florists' Association. His partners in the 

 Chicago establishment, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, will remain as managers. 



rived in time for Mothers' day. The 

 stock was good and sold well. They 

 came in white and pink. In potted 

 plants the supply was just about right 

 and consisted of hydrangeas, primulas, 

 cinerarias, pelargoniums, fuchsias, be- 

 gonias, calceolarias, geraniums and 

 Darwin tulips. The rush of funeral 

 work, which never fails at holidays, 

 was much in evidence. 



Various Notes. 



.7. J. Le Borious says that he never 

 had such a clean-up since he has been 

 in business. Sunday, May 9, there was 

 not a flower of any sort to be seen at 

 either of his places. He had a good 

 assortment to offer to the trade, includ- 

 ing some fine hydrangeas, Darwin tu- 

 lips and carnations. Next year he says 

 that he will grow a great many more 

 Darwin tulips for Mothers' day. 



The Duluth Floral Co. had a busy 

 time. Shipping orders were unusually 

 lieavv and the local trade was much 



heavier than usual. This firm carried 

 a large stock of cut flowers and plants, 

 but had to cut down on shipping orders 

 to make the stock go around. 



The Quality Flower Shop did a fine 

 business, although it complained of 

 shortage of stock. It could have sold 

 a great deal more Sunday, May 9. 



William Jaap completely sold out of 

 all kinds of plants. He had some fine 

 hydrangeas and primulas, also some 

 bedding plants in 4-inch pots, which 

 sold well. J. E. S. 



Houston, Tex. — The Houston Floral 

 Co. was recently incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $35,000. The incorpo- 

 rators are Paul M. Carroll, R. R. Carroll 

 and L. M. Carroll. 



St. Petersburg, Fla. — Jessie T. Mor- 

 gan, who has five acres here, is planting 

 the land as fast as possible for cut 

 flowers, expecting to cater particularly 

 to the tourists' trade. 



