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June 24, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



57 



Alex Forbes, chairman of the commit- 

 tee on postal laws, read a report* which 

 emphasized, with convincing illustra- 

 tions, the importance of making sure 

 beforehand that the catalogue, espe- 

 cially if it contains loose inserts, which 

 put it in a different postal class; the 

 bag or envelope for the catalogue, par- 

 ticularly the printing on it, and return 

 post carfls, as to size in particular, com- 

 ply with the postal regulations as in- 

 terpreted by the local postmaster. The 

 report also called attention to a recent 

 postoffice ruling under which undeliv- 

 ered second, third and fourth class mail 

 will be returned to the sender if it bears 

 a definite pledge on the part of the 

 sender to pay the return postage. A 

 project was also mentioned for combin- 

 ing the third and fourth class into one 

 new class. 



At the conclusion of the morning's 

 session Hugo Teweles, of the L. Teweles 

 Seed Co., Milwaukee, announced the rec- 

 reative features which had been 

 planned for the members of the asso- 

 ciation that evening and the following 

 day. 



Tuesday afternoon was given over to 

 an executive session of the association. 

 I'he chief business was the hearing of 

 and discussion of the report of the asso- 

 ciavion's counsel, Curtis Nye Smith. 



What Was in the Bottles? 



As for the evening of that first day 

 of the convention — anyone who was late 

 enough to see a man sweeping the lobby 

 of the Hotel :Pfistcr was certain to learn 

 that, while seedsmen may let discussion 

 detain them from a business meeting, 

 Vv'hen it cornea to a banquet, and such a 

 stag banquet as the seedsmen and their 

 guests were inVited to in the Milwaukee 

 Athletic Club building, they are prompt- 

 ness itself an^ the late comer takes the 

 seat farthest from the source of vocal 

 entertainment. First the singing was 

 solo or duet, but gradually tlie oOO men 

 in the banquet hall rose to the occasion 

 — or at least traised their voices — and 

 "the old favorites," as well as some of 

 the new, were sung right lustily. It is 

 uncertain whether the exceptional 

 heartiness with which "How Dry I 

 Am" was sung was intended to cast 

 reflections upon the contents of the 

 brown bottles one of which stood by 

 each man's plate during the latter part 

 of th'^ meal. There were absolutely no 

 after-dinner speeches. That, however, 

 was not the big surprise whicli had been 

 announced. For that tlie banqueters 

 adjourned to the club's gymnasiuiii, 

 where, in a ring that would have suited 

 the most professional, half a dozen box- 

 ing matches were held, much to the en- 

 tertainment of the spectators. 



The Meat in the Sandwich. 



Wednesday, the middle day of the 

 convention, resenjbled Ihe first in that 

 most of it was given to business ses- 

 sions, with a banquet in the evening. 



Many of the association members ac- 

 cepted the invitation of the L. Teweles 

 Seed Co. to visit its new establishment, 

 returning to the Hotel Pfister in time 

 for the day's sessions. Tiiese were de- 

 voted mainly to hearing and discussing 

 three addresses. 



The paper of A. L. Stone, state de- 

 partment of agriculture, Madison, Wis., 

 on "Seed Testing Experiences" was 

 listened to with great interest and 

 aroused much discussion. He described 

 the results of the present Wisconsin 



Tested 

 Proven Seeds 



Early View of Our Trial Grounds 



Did you ever sow Peacock's Flower 

 Seeds? If not — why not? Other 

 florists do. 



Please see full list of Florists' and Market 

 Gardeners' Seeds in the 16-page Green Sec- 

 tion, pages 117 to 132 of The Review for 

 January 29. 



Everette R. Peacock Co 



SEED GROWERS AND IMPORTERS 



4011-lS Milwaukee Avenue, 



CHICAGO, ILL, 



