July 15, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



the growers and sellers of small plants. 

 Mr. Haas touched a tendt'r sjiot. For 

 exani])le, we liave built uj) a j)rn,ftable 

 shipping business througli the classified 

 cdhinins an<l believe that our ])a1rons 

 arc satisfied witii our dealings; if not, 

 we endeavor to make tliein. We can 

 hardly say this of some with whom wc 

 trade." Instances were given of firms 

 which refused to answer letters or ac- 

 knowledge receijit 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 tlie 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 :ind do without 

 whenever |>ossible 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 1.'). 

 'Die officers of the Massachusetts Gladi- 

 uhis Society are: President, Cliarles F. 

 I'airbanks; first vice-president, S. E. 

 Spencer; second vice-president, John 

 /eestrattan; treasurer, C. W. P>rown, and 

 secretary, Robert R. Walker. The exec- 

 utive committee is composed of S. K. 

 Sjiencer, .Telle Roos and A. L. Stephen. 

 The exhil)ition conunittt'e is composed 

 (if Eugene N. Fischer, Tliomas ]\I. Proc- 

 tor and ]\rerton L. Gage. The auditor 

 is F. n. Goodwin. 



CANADIAN CONVENTION. 



At Hamilton August 10 to 13. 



The convention committee of the 

 Gnnadian Horticultural Association, of 

 which W. E. Groves is president; Major 

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

 secretary; F. H. Rutherford, (diairman 

 of finance; TT. E. Groves, chairman of 

 program and publicity; F. R. lirother- 

 fon, chairman of entertainment, and W. 

 II. Gray, chairman of trade exhibits, is 

 inaking arrangements for an excellent 

 progr.am for the .annual convention of 

 the association, to be held at Hamilton, 

 Ont., Augu.st 10 to U. 



Tlierc are to be many plonsing sur- 

 prises on the program, details ef which 

 nre not to be given out, ;nid 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 aliility. 



Large Attendance. 



The menibershij) lias been gre.itly in- 

 '■reased lately and a record attendance 

 is assured. ]\Tany horticulturists from 

 the far western and eastern provinces 

 liave announced their intention of being 

 present. Special arrangements have 

 bi'oii made to entertain American florists 

 ;iiid the message of the committee to 

 'he memi)ers of the trade in the United 

 States is: "Tome to Hamilton August 

 10 to 13. A hearty welcome awaits you." 



Gerhard Fleischer. 



The trade exhihitidii will be a strong 

 feature. The convention liall in the 

 Royal Connaught hotel is admirablv 

 ailaj)ted for this purjiose and all reconis 

 for the number of exliibitdrs and for 

 the variety of exliibits will no doubt bo 

 broken. 



Program of Addresses. 



The following list of addresses has 

 been prepared: "Canadian Horticulture 

 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," by 

 W. J. I'otter, Toronto; "Cooperation, a 

 Retrospect and an Outlook," by W. E. 

 Groves, Hamilton; "The Ret.ail Florists' 

 Husiness, '■ by Silas McF.adden, Toronto; 

 "Insect Pests," by Arthur Gibson, 

 Ottawa; "Foreign "importatif.us, " by 

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

 tations with Special Relation to the Re- 

 tail Florists' P.usincss, " by W. W. 

 (Jammage, London, and " i' r i v a t e 

 (Jardening," bv F. 1). Clark. T(.rontn. 



II. E. (i. 



Piirblo, besides lilling their wants for 

 cut flowers and plants, Gerhard 

 l'leis(dier has sold his business to the 

 Pnidilo Floral Co. :iud retired from ac- 

 tive work. 



Since 18'.'2 Mr. Fhischer has con- 

 ducted a successful fiorists' business 

 in Pueblo. He is jiresidiMit of the 

 Mountain Pxiy Mining k Milling Co., 

 which demands a good de;il of his time, 

 and has intere-^ts in local enterju-ises in 

 Pueblo, to wliii-h his attention will be 

 gixcn. His sou, Wildem.ar Fleischer, 

 who has been associateii with him in 

 business for se\t^ral years, is interested 

 in the Pueblo I'hiral Co., which is in- 

 corporated for .•? Ino.UfMi, and will re- 

 main with the lU'w comp;iiiy ,is sujierin- 

 tendent of the greenhouses. 



Mr. Fb'is<dier. U[)oii selling his estab- 

 lishment, ]>!aeed au ad V(>rt isement in 

 the local jia]iei- thanking the ]iublic 

 for the liberal patronage and ex[)res8- 

 ing file ho|u' that the s.ame jiatronage 

 would be extendi'd to the n.w firm. 



FLEISCHER SELLS BUSINESS. 



After twenty eight continuous ve.ars 

 of serving the people (d" Pmddo. ('olo., 

 (hiring wlii(di time he executed the prin 

 cipal landscape effects in the jiarks of 



Paris, lU.— E. P. T^owry is going to 

 start in business, Itoth growing and re- 

 tailing. His range will be ready about 

 September 1. 



