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Envelope that Carried First Report of S. A. F. Coaveation by Airplane from Cleveland to Chicago Last Week. 



abbreviated his remarks because the 

 hour was late, Charles L. Baum told of 

 the azaleas and rhododendrons that grow 

 wild in the Appalachian mountains and 

 stated that he was sure all bulbs could 

 be grown in Tennessee, just as he had 

 already produced some of them. 



Want Change in Quarantine. 



Mr. Pierson then presented the fol- 

 lowing resolutions, which were unani- 

 mously adopted: 



That restrictions regarding the Importation of 

 new plants and plants imported for the purpose 

 of propRgntion only be altered to permit examina- 

 tion at the port of entry, bo that plants \aaj b* 

 recelTcd alive by the importer in order that 

 American horticulture may be kept abreast of 

 other nations. Since the importer signs a bond 

 guaranteeing his compliance with any regulations 

 the Federal Horticultural Board may suggest, it 

 ■would only be fair that in the case of soft- 

 wooded and delicate plants a reasonable amount 

 of soil be permitted around the roots, as other- 

 wise it is of no use attempting to keep America 

 np to date, and many rare and valuable plants 

 must be lost to American horticulture. 



We further suggest that extreme care be 

 taken regarding fumigation .in the case of soft- 

 wooded plants, so that their life may not be en- 

 dangered. 



We further suggest that entry should be 

 made at the ports of New York, Boston, Seattle 

 and San Francisco, so that east and west may be 

 equally provided for. 



Ask Government's Aid. 



An appeal was voted to be made to 

 the Secretary of Agriculture for help in 

 solving greenhouse problems by the 

 adoption of the following resolution ad- 

 dressed to that official, presented by 

 W. J. Pilcher: 



In view of the great extent of the greenhouse 

 business, which amounted to over $34,000,000 

 for the growers alone in 1910 and which un- 

 doubtedly amounts to over $70,000,000 a year 

 now, exclusive of the business done by whole- 

 salers and retailers; and 



In view of the perishable character of the 

 crops, the artificial conditions under which they 

 are grown, the care required to maintain those 

 conditions and the chances of great loss if any 

 detail is neglected; and 



In view of the fact that practically no re- 

 ports of Investigation of the fundamental prin- 

 ciples involved in greenhouse management are 

 available, 



We, the members of the Society of American 

 I''lorists, respectfully urge you to take up at 

 once the study of some of our Important prob- 

 lems in the hope of finding an early solution that 

 will benefit the trade In all parts of the coun- 

 try. There are problems in connection with the 

 <^onstruction and heating of greenhouses, prep- 

 aration of soils, as well as cultural methods. 



which if studied to the end that definite infor- 

 mation were available, would be likely in many 

 cases to revolutionize current practices by show- 

 ing better or more economical methods. 



Closing the convention, the committee 

 on final resolutions, composed of J. F. 

 Ammann, A. T. De La Mare, R. Vincent, 

 Jr., J. S. Wilson and J. G. Gammage, ex- 

 pressed thanks to the Cleveland florists 

 for their hard work and excellent en- 

 tertainment and to the officials of Cleve- 

 land for their hospitality. / 



FLEASUBE WIlTH BUSINESS. 



The President's Beceptlon. 



The ballroom of the Hotel Hollen- 

 den was an excellent place for the 

 president's reception Tuesday evening, 

 August 17. When the orchestra struck 

 up at about 8:30 a large line was wait- 

 ing to meet the guests in the receiving 

 line. Frank Bitzenthaler and Carl Ha- 

 genburger did the work of introduction. 

 In the line were President and Mrs. 

 Miller, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hammond 

 Tracy, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham 

 and Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Merrick. 

 After the long line had filed past, 

 dancing commenced and, despite the 

 warm evening, the floor was filled till 

 the closing hour. 



Other Entertainment. 



In addition to the president's re- 

 ception Tuesday evening, with which 

 Mrs. B. Hammond Tracy's reception, 

 as president of the Ladies' 8. A. F., 

 was included, a get-together party for 

 the ladies was held in the new lounge 

 room at the Hollenden Wednesday 

 evening at 8:30 p. m. There were re- 

 freshments, harpist numbers and other 

 entertainment features. 



On Wednesday afternoon fifty auto- 

 mobiles were provided for the ladies 

 for a trip through the parks and the 

 residential districts, with a stop at the 

 Shaker Heights Club for luncheon. The 

 entire trip took about four hours and 

 was quite enjoyable. 



The Cleveland entertainment commit- 

 tee was composed of Frank J. Bitzen- 



thaler, chairman; Mrs. Chas. J. Gra- 

 ham, Miss Buth Mercer, Mrs. Anna 

 Friedley, Mrs. H. P. Knoble, Miss Em- 

 ily Dunn, Mrs. Walter Priest, Mrs. 

 Charles Bussell, Mrs. Fred Steinbrenner. 

 At the exhibition hall a bureau was 

 maintained to provide visitors with 

 automobiles gratis for trips about the 

 city to stores and greenhouses, a serv- 

 ice for which visitors were highly 

 grateful to the Cleveland florists. The 

 committee in charge was composed of 

 H. P. Merrick, Albert B. Barber, 

 Charles J. Graham, S. N. Pentecost and 

 L. F. Darnell. 



S. A. F. BEFOBT BT AIBFU^NE. 



The first use of the new airplane mail 

 service in speeding reports to a florists' 

 publication occurred last week, when 

 news from the S. A. F. convention at 

 Cleveland was sent to the office of The 

 Beview at Chicago by this route. By 

 this means the time of the mail's jour- 

 ney between the two cities was cut from 

 nine hours by train to about three hours 

 by airplane, or one-third of the former. 



This service has been in existence 

 only a few months. The mail is carried 

 by flyers from New York to Chicago 

 and the reverse every day. Becently 

 similar connection between Chicago and 

 Omaha and between Chicago and Min- 

 neapolis has been established. The 

 longest journey, however, is made by 

 the airplanes between New York and 

 Chicago, which stop at Cleveland. The 

 flyers leave at 6:30 a. m. and arrive at 

 their destination in mid-afternoon, 2:30 

 p. m. in New York and 3:30 in Chicago. 

 The last leg of the western flight is 

 from Cleveland to Chicago and occupies 

 about three hours. 



Since the flying fields are on the out- 

 skirts of the city, the mail is delayed 

 until after business hours unless it bears 

 a special delivery stamp. At present 

 the service is in an experimental stage 

 and its usefulness for business purposes 

 will depend upon the schedule, if one can 

 be maintained, at night. 



A special cancellation stamp is used to 



