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The Florists^ Review 



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How a Davenport Florist Co-operated with Music Store to Stage Telegraph Delivery Wiodow Display. 



pleasure in meeting one another for the 

 interchange of ideas and suggestions, 

 each having only the interests of his fel- 

 low member at heart in assisting to lift 

 up the florists' industry to its proper 

 level, and everyone meets at the shrine 

 of one for all and all for one yearly at 

 our F. T. D, conventions. The purpose 

 must be elevating to all who join our 

 ranks, as the Golden Eule is the only 

 principle acceptable to our members. 

 Now and then we hear of a fault, but 

 the member is ever ready to remedy it, 

 and this fact has been a source of grati- 

 fication to others in the craft, who have 

 noted cases in which individuals have 

 been better boosters of the association 

 after such cases were remedied. 



What an achievement for an associa- 

 tion to boast of! To think of a body 

 of florists situated everywhere, wher- 

 ever ciyilization extends, that has for 

 its mission confidence in its members, 

 who can telegraph, cable or mail an or- 

 der and feel that it will be given the 

 same attention as each would give it 

 himself! And without a personal intro- 

 duction every member knows the other 

 through membership in our association. 

 What a feeling it is to meet the men 

 that you have been sending orders to, 

 or receiving orders from, to have a 

 heart" handshake or exchange warm 

 words ot greeting, many times ending 

 in personal friendship which lasts for 

 years! Those are some of the pleas- 

 ures that exist for those who come to 

 our F. T. D. meetings year after year, 

 and the oftener you meet them the bet- 

 ter you like them. 



Promoter of Progress. 



Much of our present-day progress has 

 been directly the outcome of personal 

 suggestions from one member to the 

 other, which helps to make meetings 

 more interesting. 



If you are a member, come to Indian- 

 apolis, October 12 and 13. If you are 

 not a member, come and see what you 

 have been missing. Join the big 

 brother movement and tie up to the 

 F. T. D. principles, and you will have 

 done the best thing for your own pur- 

 pose that you have done for a long 

 while. 



Our association has been behind 



every movement of progress and will 

 continue to do so, and by giving your 

 support to the various functions in 

 which our committees are interested, 

 you will directly benefit yourself. 



Some of the Benefits. 



The scope of the association is of 

 necessity destined to be world-wide, and 

 membership in it means that you have 

 credit with florists that is interna- 

 tional. This phase is only one of the 

 benefits. How about the money ex- 

 change with our friends across the 

 Canadian border, where our members 

 are saved many times the membership 

 fee in sending checks to our secretary's 

 oflce for the Canadian accounts, there- 

 by showing enterprise on the part of 

 the officers in the members' behalf? 



There are so many benefits to be de- 

 rived that it would take days to ex- 

 plain. But best of all, go to the con- 

 vention and you will leave with the sat- 

 isfaction of having spent two days that 

 will be the best paying dividend you 

 ever received. 



Many florists get an order now and 

 then, who do not belong to the F. T. 

 D., feeling that membership is unneces- 

 sary. Thinking of them, I am some- 

 what reminded of the old-time story of 

 the small storekeeper who put up in his 

 window an elaborate new blind. Quoth 

 his neighbor, "Nice blind of yours, 

 Isaac. " " Yes, ' ' was the reply. * ' Who 

 paid for it, Isaac?" "The customers 

 paid." "What! You say the cus- 

 tomers paid for it, Isaac?" "Yes, I 

 put a leedle box on my counter and 

 labeled it, 'For the Blind,' and they 

 paid for it." ' 



So with many who are not F. T. D. 

 members; they get a few orders now and 

 then, but overlook the many that would 

 come their way were they enrolled in 

 the association. Henry Penn. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



and are losing quality noticeably. On 

 the other hand, dahlias and delphinium 

 arrived in fine condition and quality 

 last week and sold well. Carnations are 

 still small, but are on the market be- 

 cause of the inferiority of the asters. 

 The first mums of the season arrived 

 and were disposed of. Boses are com- 

 ing in well, with the exception of white 

 roses, which are rather scarce. Lilies 

 come in only once in a while. Outdoor 

 snapdragons and gaillardias are finding 

 a good market. 



Various Notes. 



The Cincinnati Florists' Club met at 

 H. W. Sheppard's store, 532 Race street, 

 Monday, September 13, and interesting 

 matters were discussed. The club is 

 organizing to advance itself to first 

 place among Ohio florists* clubs. 



Charles Ferguson, of H. W. Shep- 

 pard's staff, was married to Miss Mary 

 Johnson, of Covington, Ky., Tuesday, 

 September 14, and is now away on his 

 honeymoon. Mr. Sheppard's store has 

 been a busy one of late. 



C. E. Critchell has received the first 

 shipment of California mums in Cincin- 

 nati. They arrived in good condition, 

 but did not sell well on account of their 

 high price. 



E. G. Gillett, Thomas Hardesty, W. 

 H. Gear and a number of other florists 

 were kept busy entertaining out-of-town 

 brother Knight Templars last week. 

 There was a meeting in Cincinnati of 

 that fraternity. 



The Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange 

 has received some excellent Easter lilies 

 and snapdragon. 



Visitors last week were: George 

 Wiegand, Indianapolis, Ind.; Isaac 

 Bayersdorfer, Philadelphia, Pa.; A. 

 Miller, of the American Bulb Co., Chi- 

 cago, 111.; H. C. Hanson, of the E. C. 

 Amling Co., Chicago; Edward A. Mer- 

 rian, manager of Forest Hill cemetery, 

 Chattanooga, Tenn. G. H. K. 



The Market. 



Owing to the fine weather last week, 

 dahlias and other stock are in a better 

 condition than they otherwise would 

 have been. Business conditions are im- 

 proving as the winter season approaches. 

 Asters and gladioli are almost finished 



Tarrytown, N. Y. — The twenty-second 

 annual flower show of the Tarrytown 

 Horticultural Society will be held No- 

 vember 3 to 5. Secretary E. W. Neu- 

 brand is receiving entries. F. R. Pier- 

 son is chairman of the board of direc- 

 tors. 



