July 15. 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



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the growers and sellers of small plants. 

 Mr. Haas touched a tender spot. For 

 example, we have built up a pro^table 

 shipping business through the classified 

 columns and believe that our patrons 

 are satisfied with our dealings; if not, 

 we endeavor to make them. We can 

 hardly say this of some with whom we 

 trade." Instances were given of firms 

 which refused to answer letters or ac- 

 knowledge receipt of cash, and of a 

 house, old enough to know better, 

 which sent out disreputable stock. 



"Now/' continued Mr. De Witt, "it 

 is a certainty that the trade is hindered 

 and hurt through the lack of confidence, 

 which, under the circumstances, is but 

 natural. Until that confidence is created 

 and maintained, all interested are suf- 

 fering. The total loss to business from 

 the fear to purchase, in the first place, 

 from the inferior stock sent on a pur- 

 chase, in the second, and from the de- 

 termination to conserve and do without 

 whenever possible is beyond computa- 

 tion. This is the most vital trade issue 

 today." W. M. 



GLADIOLUS EXHIBITION. 



At Boston in August. 



The first annual exhibition of the 

 Massachusetts Gladiolus Society will be 

 held in conjunction with the exhibition 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety at Horticultural hall, Boston, 

 Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15. 

 The officers of the Massachusetts Gladi- 

 olus Society are: President, Charles F. 

 Fairbanks; first vice-president, S. E. 

 Spencer; second vice-president, John 

 Zeestrattan; treasurer, C. W. Brown, and 

 secretary, Robert R. Walker. The exec- 

 utive committee is composed of S. E. 

 Spencer, Jelle Eoos and A. L. Stephen. 

 The exhibition committee is composed 

 of Eugene N. Fischer, Thomas M. Proc- 

 tor and Merton L. Gage. The auditor 

 is F. H. Goodwin. 



CANADIAN CONVENTION. 



At Hamilton August 10 to 13. 



The convention committee of the 

 Canadian Horticultural Association, of 

 which W. E. Groves is president; Major 

 John Connon, treasurer; J. E. 'Sullivan, 

 secretary; F. H. Rutherford, chairman 

 of finance; H, E. Groves, chairman of 

 program and publicity; F. B. Brother- 

 ton, chairman of entertainment, and W. 

 H. Gray, chairman of trade exhibits, is 

 making arrangements for an excellent 

 program for the annual convention of 

 the association, to be held at Hamilton, 

 Ont., August 10 to 13. 



There are to be many pleasing sur- 

 prises on the program, details of which 

 are not to be given out, and special 

 features are being arranged for the 

 ladies. The list of speeches and ad- 

 dresses has received careful attention 

 and subjects will be dealt with by men 

 of ability. 



Large Attendance. 



The membership has been greatly in- 

 creased lately and a record attendance 

 is assured. Many horticulturists from 

 the far western and eastern provinces 

 have announced their intention of being 

 present. Special arrangements have 

 been made to entertain American florists 

 and the message of the committee to 

 the members of the trade in the United 

 States is: "Come to Hamilton August 

 10 to 13. A hearty welcome awaits you." 



Gerhard Fleischer. 



The trade exhibition will be a strong 

 feature. The convention hall in the 

 Royal Connaught hotel is admirably 

 adapted for this purpose and all records 

 for the number of exhibitors and for 

 the variety of exhibits will no doubt be 

 broken. 



Program of Addresses. 



The following list of addresses has 

 been prepared: "Canadian Horticulture 

 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," by 

 W. J. Potter, Toronto; "Cooperation, a 

 Retrospect and an Outlook," by W. E. 

 Groves, Hamilton; "The Retail Florists' 

 Business," by Silas McFadden, Toronto; 

 "Insect Pests," by Arthur Gibson, 

 Ottawa; "Foreign Importations," by 

 W. H. Gray, Dundas; "Foreign Impor- 

 tations with Special Relation to the Re- 

 tail Florists' Business," by W. W. 

 Gammage, London, and " Private 

 Gardening," by F. D. Clark, Toronto. 



H. E. G. 



Pueblo, besides filling their wants for 

 cut flowers and plants, Gerhard 

 Fleischer has sold his business to the 

 Pueblo Floral Co. and retired from ac- 

 tive work. 



Since 1892 Mr. Fleischer has con- 

 ducted a successful florists' business 

 in Pueblo. He is president of the 

 Mountain Boy Mining & Milling Co., 

 which demands a good deal of his time, 

 and has interests in local enterprises in 

 Pueblo, to which his attention will be 

 given. His sou, Wildemar Fleischer, 

 who has been associated with him in 

 business for several years, is interested 

 in the Pueblo Floral Co., which is in- 

 corporated for $100,000, and will re- 

 main with the new company as superin- 

 tendent of the greenhouses. 



Mr. Fleischer, upon selling his estab- 

 lishment, placed an advertisement in 

 the local paper thanking the public 

 for the liberal patronage and express- 

 ing the hope that the same patronage 

 would be extended to the new firm. 



FLEISCHER SELLS BUSINESS. 



After twenty-eight continuous vcars 

 of serving the people of Pueblo, Colo., 

 during which time he executed the prin- 

 cipal landscape effects in the parks of 



Paris, 111. — E. P. Lowry is going to 

 start in business, both growing and re- 

 tailing. His range will be ready about 

 September 1. 



