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The Florists^ Review 



August 19, 19M 



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"CANADIAN FLORISTS" NOW 



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■COUSINS" CHANGE NAME. 



Old Title Misnomer. 



At the closing session of the Canadian 

 Horticultural Association, which held its 

 annual convention at Hamilton, Ont., 

 last week, it was decided to change the 

 title, the members being of the opinion 

 that the word "Horticultural" is too 

 broad to fit with sufficient accuracy a 

 body composed as this one is. The se- 

 lection of a new name, however, was not 

 so easy as it seemed to those who are 

 only growers or retailers. The sugges- 

 tion that, the organization become, sim- 

 ply, the Canadian Florists' Association 

 was not approved by those who are gar- 

 deners and, in deference to them, the 

 title finally adopted is Canadian Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Association. 



Officers Elected. 



The following officers were elected: 



President — W. E. Groves, of Hamilton. 



Vice-presidents — C. J. Hay, of Brock- 

 ville, and F. D. Clark, of Toronto. 



Secretary-treasurer — H. J. Eddy, of 

 Montreal. 



Executive commitee for three years — 

 W. H. Gray, of Dundas; A. Terrill, of 

 Calgary, and H. Simpson, of Toronto. 



The location of next year's conven- 

 tion will be decided by the executive 

 committee, of which the officers are 

 members. 



Live Trade Topics. 



Cooperation and service were. the key- 

 notes of the address of S. McFadden, of 

 S. Toddy & Son, Toronto. Speaking on 

 the topic of "The Retail Florist's Busi- 

 ness," Mr. McFadden emphasized that 

 more was expected of the retail florist 

 than of the ordinary merchant, as he 

 must cultivate the qualities and tastes 

 of an artist as well as those of a busi- 

 ness man. Greater cooperation with 

 their fellow tradesmen and service to 

 the public were necessary for the full 

 development of the florists ' business, the 

 speaker stated. A custom which the 

 speaker urged should be discontinued 

 was the gfranting of large discounts to 

 customers. This was injurious to the 

 business, he stated. 



In the absence of Arthur Gibson, 

 Chief, Division of Field Crop and Gar- 

 den Insects, Ottawa, W. A. Eoss, of the 

 Dominion Branch of Entomology, Vine- 

 land, read a paper on "Insect Pests." 

 Four of the most commonly known in- 

 sects were dealt with by the paper. For- 

 mulas for the control of each were rec- 

 ommended. 



The Florida fern cutter, now quite 

 commonly known in Canada, was not 

 discovered until 1915, and caused seri- 

 ous damage to ferns. Its growth is 

 readily controlled by spraying. An in- 

 sect which is probably one of our most 

 destructive greenhouse pests is the 

 greenhouse leaf tyer. Its destructive 

 work extends to all the favorite species 

 of plant life. Striking evidence of the 

 damage wrought by the chrysanthemum 

 and rose midge was obtained. Last year, 

 Mr. Boss stated, in one greenhouse alone 

 over $12,000 of damage was done by the 



chrysanthemum midge. The rose midge 

 is found to be difficult to control; a to- 

 bacco dust coating on the bed has been 

 found as effective as any known pro- 

 tectives, the speaker concluded. 



ABecess. 



A pleasing feature of the convention 

 took place immediately following the 

 adjournment of Wednesday morning's 

 session, when the ladies in attendance 

 were motored down to the home of Mr. 



Major John Conaoa. 



(Troasmer Hamilton Convention Committee.) 



and Mrs. J. W. Beaumont, Breezy HiU 

 Floral Nurseries, Stony Creek, where 

 they were guests at luncheon, and taken 

 over Mr. Beaumont's extensive grounds 

 before leaving for the convention picnic, 

 which was held later on Wednesday 

 afternoon at the establishment of Ofield 

 & Son, Grimsby. 

 W. H. Gray, of Dundas, on "Foreign 



Importations," was the first speaker 

 Thursday morning at the fifth session of 

 the association. In the course of his 

 interesting and helpful paper Mr. Gray 

 paid particular attention to European 

 importations. Speaking of the difficul- 

 ties encountered in importing, he stated 

 one of the main difficulties was the laek 

 of knowledge on the part of steamship 

 and railroad employees with regard to 

 bulbs. As a remedy to this he urged the 

 adoption of organized and cooperative 

 efforts for the betterment of the condi- 

 tions of importation. 



"Foreign Importations, with Special 

 Attention to the Retail Dealer," was 

 the subject of the paper by W. W. Gam- 

 mage, of London. Mr. Gammage stated 

 that though it still is necessary to im- 

 port many varieties of flowers from the 

 United States, thus increasing prices 

 through transportation, the articles 

 should be kept before the public at all 

 times, in order to insure the success of 

 the business. "Let us produce more and 

 at the same time hold what we have," 

 he advocated, "and thus increase 

 trade." 



Thursday afternoon the ladies were 

 the guests of Mrs. Shearer on the lawn 

 of the home of W. A. Wood in Ancaster. 



Thursday afternoon F. D. Clark read 

 a paper on 'C Private Gardening." 



The convention concluded Thursday 

 evening, when a banquet was held at 

 the Royal Connaught hotel, at which E. 

 B. Hamilton was toastmaster. "Our 

 Guests from Across the Line" was pro- 

 posed by J. H. Dunlop, of Toronto, and 

 responded to by Roman J. Irwin, of New 

 York. "The Canadian Florists' and 

 Gardeners' Association" was proposed 

 by Prof. Macoun, of Ottawa, and re- 

 sponded to by James McKenna, of Mon- 

 treal. W. W. Gammage, of London, pro- 

 posed "Sister Societies," to which W. 

 F. Gude, of Washington; Mack Echling, 

 H. Dillemuth, W. H. Gray and C. A. 

 Smith responded. Silas 8. McFadden, 

 of Toronto, proposed * ' The Ladies, * * and 

 the response was by W. C. Hall, of Mon- 

 treal. 



A life membership certificate, a trav- 

 eling bag and a fountain pen were pre- 

 sented to E. B. Hamilton, the retiring 

 president. J. J. H. 



BETAILEBS BEOBOANIZE. 



Under Wing of the C. F. & O. A. 



The Canadian Retail Florists' Asso- 

 ciation held its annual meeting during 

 the convention of the Canadian Horticul- 

 tural Association at Hamilton last week 

 and decided to disband as a separate or- 

 ganization and to form a section of the 

 Canadian Florists ' and Gardeners ' Asso- 

 ciation. The following officers were 

 elected: 



President — George M. Geraghty, of 

 Toronto. 



Vice-president — Victor MacAlpine, of 

 Sudbury. 



Secretary — Silas A. McFadden, of 

 Toronto. 



Treasurer — Mrs. Percy Waters, of To- 

 ronto. 



Directors — A. Terrill, of Calgary; A. 



