October 21, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



within that time shall be forfeited and 

 paid into the general fund of the asso- 

 ciation, is to be enforced. 



Hill Tells of Travels. 



At the morning session E. G. Hill 

 spoke so interestingly in the brief time 

 at his disposal that a special period 

 was allotted to him in the afternoon. 

 His remarks were regarding the leading 

 British growers whom he had visited 

 on his recent trip. Lowe & Shawyer, he 

 declared, were the largest growers in 

 the world. He spoke of their having 

 450,000 chrysanthemum plants on their 

 place. They send to America for their 

 boilers, however, using the Kroeschell 

 make. 



At the establishment of W. E. Wal- 

 lace he found 1-year-old carnation 

 plants as high as his shoulders and 3- 

 year-old plants as much as eight feet 

 high. Small bits of colored cord mark 

 the best plants and from these cuttings 

 are taken. Pink Delight, Cerise and 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward are grown. Enid, an 

 English variety, free from splits and as 

 large as Laddie, is as popular as that 

 variety is here. It is a maroon suffused 

 with scarlet. The method of packing, 

 twenty-five blooms to a box, insures 

 these splendid blooms arriving in the 

 best condition. 



Carl Engelmann goes in for quantity 

 production of carnations for the cut 

 flower market and ships blooms all over 

 Europe. He has some good seedlings, 

 especially of scarlet. 



Praise President's Address. 



The committee on the president's ad- 

 dress, in reporting its consideration of 

 it, called that document the best and 

 most carefully prepared ever presented 

 at the association's meetings. Its reso- 

 lutions, which were adopted, were as 

 follows: Observance of the second 

 week in October as F. T. D. week by 

 florists throughout the United States 

 and appointment of committee to pro- 

 mote it, appointment of committee on 

 retail store refrigeration, another on 

 standardized boxes and another on de- 

 livery costs, the association's endorse- 

 ment of Sunday closing, publication of 

 monthly retail price list by geograph- 

 ical zones, adoption of reasonable in- 

 crease in dues of the association, giving 

 directors authority to act. 



Birthday Flowers. 



Vincent J. Gorly, of St. Louis, pressed 

 the adoption of his list of birthday flow- 

 ers, which was printed in The Eeview 



of September 30. He stated in his 

 remarks: "There are 300,000 birth- 

 days every day in the United States. 

 At least five per cent are eligible to 

 receive flowers, which makes 15,000 a 

 day. Figuring the low average of $2.50 

 each makes a total of $37,000 a day, a 

 million dollars a month. These stu- 

 pendous figures are only possible if the 

 florists unite and encourage the birth- 

 day custom." 



George M. Geraghty moved the adop- 

 tion of the list as presented and Karl 

 P. Baum seconded the motion. Some 

 criticism was made, in the ensuing dis- 

 cussion, of the dahlia for October, since 

 early frost in certain sections makes 

 that flower an impossibility at that 

 time. George Asmus urged the ap- 

 pointment of a committee of five to 

 report on the proposal next year. Upon 

 seconding of S. R. Lundy, this action 

 finally was taken. 



Subsequently Mr. Gorly found that 

 the substitution of calendula for dahlia 

 makes the list a much better one for 

 nation-wide use. So he presents the 

 following revised birthday flowers for 

 florists to advertise: 



JANUARY. 



Carnation True Friendship 



FEBRUARY. 

 Violet Modesty 



MARCH. 

 Daffodil A Breath of Spring 



APRIL,, 

 Sweet Pea Love; a Kiss 



MAY. 



Lily of the Viillfj- Confession of Love 



JUNE. 

 Rose Love and Devotion 



JULY. 



Larkspur Ardent Attachment 



AUGUST. 



Gladiolus Beauty in Retirement 



SEPTEMBER. 



Aster Promise of Happiness 



OCTOBER. 



Calendula ^^ Forever Thine 



NOVEMBER. 

 Chrysanthemum Loveliness and Cheerfulness 



DECEMBER. 

 Narcissus Precious Moments 



Closing Ceremonies. 



The close of the convention was 

 marked by a ceremony that touched all 

 deeply who witnessed it. This was the 

 presentation by Charles H. Grakelow 

 to Irwin Bertermann of a beautiful sil- 

 ver service. The gift was so markedly 

 a surprise that it brought tears to the 

 eyes of the recipient and of some others. 

 In the interval of applause that fol- 

 lowed Mr. Grakelow 's speech Edward 

 Bertermann slipped up to shake his 

 brother's hand, adding brotherly to 

 public recognition of Irwin Berter- 



mann 's splendid service to the asso- 

 ciation and to florists. 



Just before adjournment"^ the asso- 

 ciation voted to go on record in favor 

 of Sunday closing, an action that 

 brought uproarious applause from all 

 on the floor. 



Roy H. Kemble, of Ottumwa, la., 

 voiced the complaint of the small town 

 florists against the practice of some 

 members of the trade of giving exces- 

 sively high commissions to undertakers 

 and other agents, and using on such or- 

 ders proportionately poorer stock. After 

 considerable discussion of this point, 

 the meeting voted to express the asso- 

 ciation's recognition of only twenty 

 per cent commission, and no more, to 

 sending florists or agents of any kind. 

 Final Entertainment. 



Upon adjournment, the visitors were 

 provided with automobiles by the In- 

 dianapolis florists for a tour of the city. 

 From the Claypool the route led over 

 Pleasant Run boslevard and through 

 Garfield park and the sunken gardens. 

 Going back through the business dis- 

 trict, the automobiles passed the stores 

 of the leading florists, stopping for in- 

 spection of some of them. Then, after a 

 ride on other boulevards, the party ar- 

 rived at the Athanseum for supper. 



After a splendid repast there was a 

 jolly time under the singing director, 

 George Eckert. The praises in song 

 were proclaimed successively of Philip 

 Breitmeyer, Irwin Bertermann, Albert 

 Pochelon, W. L. Rock, William F. Gude, 

 Otto E. Steinkamp, George Wiegand 

 and Hoosiers in general. 



Under the guidance of E. G. Hill as 

 toastmaster, there were speeches from 

 Philip Breitmeyer and Major O'Keefe. 

 But the departure of the ladies for 

 their theater party cut short further 

 program, for the men made their exit 

 also. 



Convention Notes. 



A large number took advantage of 

 the invitation of Bertermann Bros. Co. 

 to inspect the range at Cumberland 

 Thursday, October 14. 



Frank Stuppy, of the Stuppy Floral 

 Co., St. Joseph, Mo., sent a barrel of 

 apples, which members munched at the 

 closing day's sessions. They were high- 

 ly praised and similarly enjoyed. 



The slogan sign awarded by lot to 

 the buyers of the extra edition of F. 

 T. D. News went to Edward E. Ludwig, 

 of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Bertermann pushed 

 the pin in the shuffled sheets of paper 

 that brought him that luck. 



Their Tour of the Boulevards and Parks of the Qty in the Automobiles of Local Florists. 



