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The Florists' Review 



NOVBMBBR 27, 1919. 



This will cancel your membership and relieve 

 you from any future liabilities, as under the 

 charter each member is liable for ten per cent 

 of the total amount of the insurance in force, 

 for each loss if needed, and as the certificates 

 of membership or so-called policies outside of 

 the state are not many, and your assessment 

 was rather a high one the last time, you can 

 see that it will be to your interest to be released 

 from any future obligation. 



We regret very much to be compelled to ask 

 this of you, but in order that we. may save our 

 charter, for the owners of Indiana greenhouses 

 who have assumed the complete management of 

 the company, for Indiana exclusively, we would 

 ask you as Man to Man to help us in this way, 

 by signing the attached blank (release) and mail 

 It to us at once, in the enclosed stamped ad- 

 dressed envelope, which will be greatly appre- 

 ciated, we assure you, and oblige. 



The blank enclosed was a mutual re- 

 lease, the assured releasing the company 

 from all indemnities or claims for such 



and the company releasing the assured 

 from all further dues and assessments. 



The Present MaJiagement. 



The present management, which took 

 hold of the concern last spring, lies in a 

 board of directors all of whom are flo- 

 rists in Indiana. They elected Dillon 

 Myers, of Bluffton, as president, but 

 retained as secretary, Janies F, Hilde- 

 brand, who had been the active manager 

 of the company before its reorganiza- 

 tion, receiving, according to President 

 Myers, twenty-three per cent of the 

 membership fees, including those of the 

 florists outside the state. • ' 



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F. H. B. vs. National Interests. 



"We are unable to grasp the reason- 

 ing of official or scientiflc minds, which 

 ignore commercial or national inter- 

 ests," write McHutchison & Co., New 

 York. "If the members of the Federal 

 Horticultural Board were doctors they 

 would confine all human beings to their 

 houses for fear they might contract 

 some disease if allowed to run loose, and 

 common sense shows that we would then 

 soon have no homes or sidewalks or in- 

 tercourse with others." Their attitude 

 is fully apparent from their response to 

 a letter addressed to the board by Mc- 

 Hutchison & Co. regarding plant im- 

 ports bonded to Canada coming through 

 United States ports. The inquiry read 

 as follows: 



By request of several of our Canadian custom- 

 ers we have received prices from them upon 

 Holland nursery stock, consisting for the most 

 part of Azalea mollis, rhododendrons, magnolias, 

 boxwood, roses, etc., which Canadian laws do 

 not prevent Canadian florists from importing to 

 •timulate their own commerce, as our United 

 States laws do. 



These nursery stock items are mostly balled, 

 1. e., with earth about the roots. In one of 

 your recent letters you advised that such stock 

 cannot come through United States entry ports 

 when earth is about the roots, even though they 

 are bonded through to Canadian ports. 



You will see how your regulations work to the 

 disadvantage of American trade. Such ship- 

 ments will have to be forwarded via English 

 and Canadian ports, thus driving commerce away 

 from American ports. It will also be a dis- 

 advantage to the Oanadian importers, as they 

 will get Blower service at an increased price. 



Before issuing our quotations we suggest, as 

 patriotic Americans, that you reconsider the 

 matter. As these shipments are not unpacked 

 in the United States, there is not the slightest 

 danger of introducing insect pests or plant dis- 

 eases in the United States through them, and 

 we do not think it is your intention to drive 

 commerce away from the United States without 

 adequate reasons. 



In quoting to Canadian firms we must either 

 say that the shipments can come in bond through 

 New York ports as usual, or that we can book 

 orders only when the Importer makes arrange- 

 ments for shipments to come via English and 

 Canadian ports; so we trust you will give proper 

 consideration to the matter and advise us of your 

 final decision as soon as possible. We are re- 

 ceiving almost daily requests from chambers 

 of commerce and other commercial bodies to 

 boost foreign trade, but so far as our business is 

 concerned, your regulations block any efforts 

 •we could make. Yours truly, 



McHutchison & Co. 



How remote is the possibility of the 

 F, H. B, reconsidering its decisions and 

 now firmly their present ideas are es- 

 tablished is indicated by the following 

 reply to the above letter: 



In reply to your letter of November 13. 1 

 would say that although our regulations prohib- 

 iting the importation into the United States of 

 plants with sand, soil and earth on their roots 



even for transmission in bond do work some dis- 

 advantage to American brokers, they are de- 

 signed to act to a far greater advantage to the 

 growers of plants in the United States. One of 

 the most important sources of foreign insects 

 which have come into the United States and have 

 attacked our nursery crops, far<n crops and wild 

 and ornamental trees has been the balls of 

 earth about the roots of imported plants. Many 

 insects spend their lives buried in the soil and 

 emerge from this soil to attack our plants. Even 

 though the soil is tied up In sacks and packed 

 in boxes, these insects may emerge and fly away 

 from a package, thus gaining entry into this 

 country. It is therefore one of the very neces- 

 sary safeguards of this Immediate transporta- 

 tion In bond that the plants shall not have sand, 

 soil or earth on their roots and that bulbs shall 

 not be packed in sand, soil or earth, except such 

 sterilized soil as is provided for in amendment 

 1 to Regulations Supplemental to Notice of 

 Quarantine 37, a copy of which I enclose. Very 

 truly yours, R. Kent Beattie, 



Pathologist in Charge, Foreign Plant Quaran- 

 tine. 



USINGEB'S UTTERANCES. 



The funeral work of the trade in De- 

 troit, Mich., was stimulated recently by 

 the arrival of the bodies of the fallen 

 heroes of the war from the Russian bat- 

 tle fields. Those viewing the parade 

 which was given in honor of these sol- 

 diers would probably prefer that the 

 70,000 fallen heroes who lie in France 

 should remain there, as it is not a pleas- 

 ant sight to see a city in mourning, as 

 would happen if their bodies were all 

 brought back to the United States. 

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At the Statler hotel, Detroit, Mich., 

 Tuesday evening, November 18, the 

 Florists' Association of Detroit held in 

 connection with its regular meeting a 

 small but complete mum show. For the 

 variety, color and size of the mums ex- 

 hibited it was unbeatable. The feature 

 display was one by private growers, who 

 exhibited the largest and finest exhibi- 

 tion mums ever seen here. Elmer D. 

 Smith, of Adrian, Mich., was present 

 and had a collection of new unnamed 

 varieties in both large chrysanthemums 

 and pompons. After a short talk on 

 the history of the chrysanthemum, Mr. 

 Smith discussed the merits of the newer 

 varieties, a subject of great interest. 

 He also showed us some new bushy pot- 

 grown pompons, which he promises will 

 be a possibility in a year or two in 

 plants of the 4-inch and 5-inch pot size. 

 This was easily the most interesting of 

 the new things ofifered. A vase of the 

 new pompon. Sunshine, was shown by 

 J. B. Goetz Sons, of Saginaw, Mich. 

 The Ruth Baur carnation was also ex- 

 hibited by Baur & Steinkamp, of In- 

 dianapolis, Ind., Mr. Steinkamp being a 



guest. W. J. & M. S. Vesey, of Fort 

 Wayne, Ind., had a vase of Dolly Din- 

 pie which was admirable. And Thomjis 

 Browne, Greenfield, Mich., had several 

 vases of exquisite mums, beautifully 

 grown. A. Miller, of the American Bulb 

 Co., Chicago, gave an interesting talk on 

 Japan and showed a number of good 

 pictures, taken during his visit to the 

 land of Nippon. The meeting was well 

 attended, the ladies coming'in for their 

 share, and was concluded with a vote 

 of thanks to the speakers and to those 

 who so kindly displayed their product's. 



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John H. Warnke, of Detroit, is on his 

 annual hunt for big game in northern 

 Michigan. His vacation will last about 

 three weeks. He should return with a 

 well-filled game bag. 



• • • • 



Peter Reuss & Co., on Broadway, De- 

 troit, are keeping busy with funeral 

 work. A large Thanksgiving trade was 

 looked for and prepiarations were com- 

 plete. 



• • • • 



John H. Klang, on East Forrest street, 

 Detroit, has been busy on several large 

 floral designs and when I called a huge 

 wreath was in preparation. 



• • • • 



Karl Rabe, manager of F. Holznagle 's, 

 Detroit, reports an unusually large 

 growth in the use of flowers at social 

 affairs. A fine cut of mums was noted 

 and also some fine begonias. 



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Joseph Streit, Detroit, had an excel- 

 lent cut of large chrysanthemums and 

 pompons for Thanksgiving. 



• • • • 



F. Schneider, of Detroit, Mich., re- 

 ports a busy social season, with many 

 decorations for weddings, parties and 

 dances. Funeral work is also heavy. 



• • • • 



A. H. Evans, of Detroit, was passing 

 around the cigars last week. It's a boy. 

 It is not often a florist has the good for- 

 tune to travel all over the world. Mr. 

 Evans, at the early age of 9, was learn- 

 ing the florists' business. The wander- 

 lust got hold of him; so he went out in 

 search of romance in the four quarters 

 pf the world. After many years of 

 travel and work in foreign countries, 

 he landed in Detroit, liked the place, 

 and has been a florist there ever since. 



DXTLUTH, MINN. 



The Market. 



There was a great change in the 

 weather last week, changing from ex- 

 treme winter to something more like 

 spring, and consequently business ha* 

 increased wonderfully. Counter trade 

 saw a marked increase, which is likely 

 to continue. There was a plentiful sup- 

 ply of good stock for Thanksgiving 

 day. The local cut of chrysanthemum.* 

 is at its best this week, which is a great 

 advantage to the florists here, for noth- 

 ing bruises so much in packing as the 

 incurved varieties of chrysanthemums. 

 The local cut includes such varieties as 

 Enguehard, Bonnaffon, Marigold, Turn- 

 er and Oconto. Roses are a big factor 

 in the Thanksgiving trade and fancy 

 stock is in plentiful supply. Carnations 

 have been improving right along and 

 some excellent stock has been seen this 

 week; they still retain their good prices 

 There was a glut of single violets last 

 week and many have to be used up in 

 funeral work to get rid of them, while 



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