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The Florists' Review 



21 



NEW PRESIDENT OF S. A. F. 



Boyhood in England. 



The uew president of the Society ol' 

 Auierican Florists is again a Massaehu 

 setts man, and in Thomas Iloland a 

 splendid and popular choice has been 

 made, one who has for many years been 

 a zealous worker, not only for the S. A. 

 F., but everything pertaining to the ad- 

 vancement of floriculture and horticul- 

 ture generally. Mr. Roland is an 

 Englishman by birth and hails from 

 Cheshire, a county noted for beautiful 

 gardens, well kept nurseries and up-to- 

 date orchards and farms. His father 

 having always been a gardener, Thomas 

 Roland took to the oldest and most in- 

 teresting of all j)rofessions as a duck U< 

 water. After his father 's dcatli hi>. 

 mother continued to care for n Jovoh- 

 old-fashioned garden. 



After working for Hpveral years in 

 private and commercial establishmentv 

 in England, Mr. Roland came to Amer 

 ica in 1884 and for seven years worked 

 in a number of notable gardens and flc 

 rists' establishments. lie always had 

 a keen love for orchids and both in Eng- 

 land and America paid specinl attention 

 to their culture. 



His Business Career. 



In 1891 he started in business on liis 

 own account at Nahant, Mass., as a job- 

 bing gardener and florist. It is inter- 

 esting to note wliat his first commercial 

 crops were: Chrysanthemums, carna 

 tions, mignonette and miscellaneous bcil- 

 ding plants. All bench crops have long 

 ago been discarded and twenty-two 

 houses at Nahant are devoted to pot 

 plants, in the culture of which he has 

 obtained a national, as well as a local, 

 reputation. Special attention is given 

 to acacias, ericas, camellias, bougain 

 villeas, cyclamens, begonias, hydran 

 geas, roses and nerines, to mention soni.' 

 of the more noteworthy subjects. 



In 1911 land was purchased at Revere 

 and the erection of three large, modern 

 houses was undertaken. The dimen 

 sions of these are .'30x600, 63x,j2r) and 

 79.^650. These arc devoted to rose cul- 

 ture, although at first wonderful crop-^ 

 of sweet ])eu> :ind tomatoc-i were pro- 

 duced in them. 



Member of Many Societies. 



Mr. Roland has f(ir many years been 

 au active worker in the S. A. F. and last 

 year was one of the directors and n 

 member of the national flower show 

 coniinittec. He is also a member of thi 

 American Carnation Society, American 

 Rose Society .ind other national socie- 

 ties: is vice-jiresidcnt of the New F;ng 

 land branch of the National Flower 

 (irower>' Association: lins been :i 

 trustee (.f the Massachusetts Horticul 

 tnral Society since the new form of go\ ■ 

 ernment was started and has served im 

 various committees in that societv. He 

 is :i member of tlie Gardeners' and Fh. 

 rists' Clul. of Boston and the Xew York 

 Florists' <"lub. as well as the Horticul- 

 tural rinb of Boston. 



His exhibits of acacias and other 

 plants have secured gold medals at 

 national and other shows in Boston, New 

 York and Philadelphia. Belonging to 

 so many horticultural bodies, lie has^not 

 cared to afllliate with any of the numer- 

 ous fraternal bodies, preferring to give 

 all the time lie can spare to the advance- 

 ment of horticulture. 



The new j)resident has been married 



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WHO'S WHO \V.ll AND WHY 



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HARRY CROUCH. 



"C'l-' * 1^1 ■*"•'!' li> \cM-;iti(.n .-inil --|iortsm;in li\ clioiee'' ■loerihes llariv Crouch^ ])ro- 

 •!■ I'lietoi- o)' the Woodlaun riowep S|io|.. at Seattle. \V;i>|i. He is an ardent 

 lover ot' oiitdooi v|i(.rts, part ieiil.a ily limiting and lisliiiiL;. Here lie is seen u[)on his 

 return I'loiii luie of hi-; trips. ;is Miccessful in bfinging home o.anie as he has been 

 tor the Last I le\eii ve.ars in business life. Mr. ('loiicli lieeame ac(|uainted with tht> 

 florists' tiade while he u.is ill ;;rainniar sehoid, when he acteij .as deliverv bov for 

 one of llie Seattle stores. I'ollowing liis graduation from Washington State" Col- 

 lege, ill l;iii!i, lu' eiitereij int.. partnership in the Woo.llawii ['lower Shoj). For the 

 l:ist three ye.ars lie lias lieeii -ole ouiier. This is one of the Largest tlorists ' estab- 

 lislmients in that sc-ticii ,it' the .■ountry. '{'he stove is lartic an.] the employees 

 inimliei- t w eiitx four. 



o\er t\\eiii\ four y.'ars ami has a f.aiiiilv 

 of I'oiii s(iii> ami oni> dangliter. ()ue sou 

 is now asso.-i n. .1 with his t'.ather .at 

 X.ah.anI ,anl a '•cuiuyer one is stud\iiiL; 

 IbpricuHiire .at rrb.ana. III. W ' the 

 lovely hoiiu- III Nali.aiit. the .Vtlaiitic 

 o<-eaii almost w.ashes the doorsteps, 

 and rock ]ilants ,and other interesting 

 things are grown. It is a (piesth.u 

 whether the S. A. \\ in .all its list of 

 notable presiding oftica'rs has ever 

 idiosi'ii one wlio is a liro.adev horticul 

 tiirist. or one wli.. will leu. I ^re.ater .li- 

 uit\ :iii.| pia-sti^,. t.. tlo- odiT-.'. 



\V. \. ( . 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



Mrs. Tracy's Adieu. 



1 lia\e tod.ay sent .Mrs. A^uui-. \..ur 

 I'resident elect, the little wo,, .leu ^a\el. 

 syi»bol lit' m\ otlieial ]io\ver. .au.i whil.' 

 I_ sent with it my con-jratulat ion- ami 

 sincere ooo.j \\ iv||,.<. ] assart' \a>u it w.iv 



not without ,a kei-u ie;;ret th.at a v.^ar 

 ot ple.as:iiit a -so.' i,-i t ioii .as v.iiir presi- 

 dent w.as at an end. 



■M.ay T ask that you yi\e to Mrs. 

 .\siims the same lo.\al supjiort .and eo 

 operation as you have given to me? It 

 will hidp lier to carry on the work of 

 til.' society. We shall hope fur, and tiii- 

 doiibte.lly gain, m.any advantages from 

 the state \ice-]iresidents wiiorn she will 

 appoint in accordance witii your \ ote 

 of last August These will lielp tis 

 i;ic-atly in kei'|)ini,f soeiet>- iiiteri'sts e.m 

 linuallv in mind, bringing to our notice 

 till' work .and actixities i,f indixi.lual 

 iioaiiliers, 



i^iue.' th.' o|ieniiig of the ('e<iar .Veia's 

 Flow.T Slii.p, [ f(iel much more a mem- 

 I'er of the Ladies' S. .\. V. and the term 

 li.as a hro.ader meaning, wider interest- 

 open li|.f,,re me. .ami I want so much to 

 hear ot the ai'ti\itiei of other w.)men. 



With repeated thanks for all your 

 thouirlitfnl kiudiiesse. t.> nie. throiiiih .a 



