Deckmbkk aO, 1920 



The Florists' Review 



17 



One of the Four Houses Filled with Cyclamen for Christmas at Frank OecbsUn's Forest Park Range. 



tlie other end to induce circulation. 

 Flowers placed here retain their vital- 

 ity, even in summer, for a long time. 



"The idea in all this," Mr. Pox said, 

 "is to keep the departments separate. 

 Let each do their own special work and 

 do it well. There is no rushing in and 

 out of the store to fill orders, no closing 

 the store to fill orders. The packing for 

 today began at 5:30 this morning. It 

 will probably be finished by 5:30 this 

 afternoon, and it will be well done. 

 There will be few mistakes, because 

 each person's mind is on what he or 

 she is doing and the work has been care- 

 fully planned.''" 



While parting, Mr. Fox gave a 

 glimpse at his floral policy. "I think 

 the drift of the market toward roses is 

 an advantage. At best, the carnation 

 is a plebeian flower. I do not have them 

 at Christmas, because it is impossible to 

 judge their age. Had I 500 carnations 

 in the place, there would be a lot of 

 complaints Monday morning. I do not 

 favor begonias for the same reason. 

 They are even more perishable than 

 carnations. We like cyclamens, poinset- 

 tias and oranges at Christmas. No, peo- 

 ple do not care for ardisias. We put 

 them in the window. They say, 'How 

 prettyl ' and buy the others. Yes, cro- 

 tons are good. 



"I think it is a mistake to offer pussy 

 willow now. Stock should be confined 

 to reds and purples. Pussy willow 

 should not come until after New Year's. 

 Violets have been unsatisfactory this 

 year, and we have no good substitutes 

 for them. 



"Before you go, observe how the colors 

 on these pots harmonize with the fruit 

 or foliage or flower of the plant, as the 

 case may be. They are selected with 

 great care." Phil, 



Frank Oechslin observed the effects of 

 the fungous disease that caused grave 

 concern to some cyclamen specialists, 

 he had an abundant stock of this Christ- 

 mas stand-by, including a large quan- 

 tity of fine specimens in 5-inch to 8-inch 

 pots. Mr. Oechslin has always done 

 well with this plant and this year, as 

 formerly, none better were to be had 

 in his vicinity. They are now all gone, 

 for every plant was called for by Chi- 

 cago retailers for the holidays. But the 

 illustration on this page gives an indi- 

 cation of how fine a stock Mr. Oechs- 

 lin had. This illustration shows one of 

 the four houses filled with cyclamens. 

 At the right is Mr. Oechslin liimself. 

 He is entertaining some members of the 

 American Bulb Co., including the presi- 

 dent, A. Miller, and Guy Eeburn, who 

 were interested in seeing how their seed 

 turned out. The view is in Mr. Oechs- 

 lin 's Forest Park range, about ten 

 miles west of the heart of Chicago. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



CHRISTMAS CYCIiAMENS. 



Though, in common with the other 

 plant growers in the Chicago district. 



Annual Convention. 



The American Carnation Society will 

 hold its convention in Washington, D. 

 C, January 26 and L'7, 1021. Head- 

 quarters will be at the New Willard 

 hotel, where the exhibition will also be 

 staged. The premium schedule has been 

 mailed to all the members and additional 

 copies will be mailed upon request to 

 those who are interested. Classes are 

 provided for the various colors and va- 

 rieties in both the new and standard 

 sorts, with both cash and medal prizes. 

 Entries must be in by January 16 to 

 escape penalty for late entry. A large 

 attendance and a complete exhibition 

 are expected. The secretary urges all 

 who possibly can to attend the conven- 

 tion. Washington offers unusual oppor- 

 tunities for sight-seeing, aside from the 

 interest in the convention itself, making 

 this meeting both pleasant and profit- 



able. Following is a program of the 

 business sessions: 



WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANU.VRY 26. 



Calling tlie meeting to order. 



President'lj address. 



Secretary's report. 



Treasurer's report. 



Keport of committee on gradiiin ("irntitions, 

 Cbas. W. Johnson, chairman. 



Report of committee on patents for plants, 

 Chas. S. Strout, chairman. 



Report of committee on premium list for 

 national flower show, S. J. Uoddard, chairman. 



Miscellaneous business. .\doption of resolu- 

 tion changing the dues. 



Invitations for next meeting place. 



Nomination of ofllcers. 



Essay on using soil more tliaii one season, 

 by W. D. Howard, .Milfonl. .Mass. 



Essay on increasing the cut of ( aniations for 

 Mothers' day, by fhas. I'. MuelliT, Wichita, 

 Kan. 



Keport of Judges. 



TIIUR.SDAY MORNING, J.VNUARY 27. 



Call to order. 



Deferred reports. 



Deferred Imsiness. 



Selection of next meeting place. 



Discussion on Mr. Howard's essa.v. 



Discussion on Mr. Mnellor's essay. 



.New business. 



.\ppointmcnt of committees. 



Election of officers. 



.Adjournment. 



Immediately following adjournment, 

 the board of directors will hold their 

 usual post-convention meeting. 



Thursday afternoon, January 27, the 

 National Flower Growers' Association 

 will hold its annual meeting. 



A. F. J, Baur, Sec'y. 



MARYSVILLE, KAN. 



"The best Christmas trade on rec- 

 ord," is the way H. R. Fisher put it. 

 "If there was a shortage of money we 

 did not notice it, as we cleaned up on 

 everything." Plants sold better than 

 ever and at much better prices, accord- 

 ing 1k) Mr. Fisher. Cut flowers also 

 made a record, making this the banner 

 year in every respect.* Flowers were 

 furnished by H. R. Fisher for six fu- 

 nerals during Christmas week, making 

 an exceptionally busy week. He re- 

 ports numerous orders ahead for more 

 funeral work. 



