Mabch 10, 1921. 



The Rorists' Review 



ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION MEETS. 



Officers Elected. 



The sixteenth annual meetinfj of the 

 Illinois State Florists' Association, 

 March 8 and 9, drew a good many florists 

 of the state to Urbana, whore the flori- 

 culture courses of the state university 

 and the experimental station were added 

 attractions. A meeting of tlie executive 

 committee was held Monday evening, 

 March 7, when recommendations were 

 approved for presentation to the meet- 

 ing. 



The opening session of the association 

 was held Tuesday afternoon, at 2 p. m., 

 when the following were elected officers: 



Presicjent — Jose])h Kohout, Libcrty- 

 ville. 



Vice-president — G. W. Jacobs, Canton. 



Secretary — Albert T. Hey, Maywood. 

 Treasurer — ^F. L. Washburn, Blooming- 

 ton. 



Opening Ceremonies. 



Prof. J. C. Blair, head of the depart- 

 ment of horticulture of the University of 

 Illinois, made the address of welcome to 

 the association. He emphasized the fact 

 that it was an honor to the university 

 and its staff to have tha association a1 

 Urbana and he wislied the association 

 might meet two or three times each year 

 at tlie university, so that the florists of 

 the state might become familiar witli 

 l)roblenis there and the university niiglit 

 become acquainted with the florists. 

 Prof. Blair stated tliat the parting of 

 the ways between the university and the 

 florists had arrived unless the legislature 

 at Springfield should grant the univer- 

 sity the desired increase in funds. The 

 amount of money from the state is the 

 same now as it was seven years ago and 

 the number of students registered is 

 double that of seven years ago. It is 

 now impossible to hold the staff to- 

 gether as it should be on the same 

 amount of money from the state. The 

 department of horticulture needs an in- 

 crease of 96 per cent this year from the 

 legislature in order to allow the flori- 

 culture division to live up to what tlie 

 florists expect of it. 



President W. J. Hembreiker re 

 sponded, indicating that the association 

 understood the position of the univer- 

 sity. He reviewed the life of the asso- 

 ciation during the past year and urged 

 a flower show th\3 coming season, as 

 greenhouses arc again on a prewar 

 basis. 



Executive Committee Recommendation.s. 



Secretary Albert T. Hey with his re- 

 port presented the following recom- 

 mendations of the executive committee: 



The executivp oommlttpp rcrommcnils tlint .ill 

 members in arrears for dues two years or morf 

 to tills nssociatinn be notified of tlieir Brrenrairi' 

 with a request for payment of the same, and If 

 said ariearafre is not paid within thirty days 

 from date of notice, said member sliall Vto 

 dropped from the roll of membership in this 

 association. 



The executive committee recommends to this 

 association that the president appoint a com- 

 mittee ot three members to make a revision of 

 the by-laws of this organization and present 

 them for action at the next annual meeting. 



The executive committee recommends that a 

 committee be appointed to formulate a plan 

 whereby amateurs' and private gardeners' ex- 



hibits may l>e awarded a cerlififate of merit by 

 this aSKM<'iation. 



The e.\eciitive comniitlee feels tliat there is a 

 desire on tliO part of this orKauization to get in 

 closer coiiperation with the work of the e.vperi- 

 ment station to the end that we may work to- 

 gether for the mutual interests of the florists and 

 the station. Tlierefori, we recommend that an 

 advisory committee be appointed liy the presi- 

 dent of this association, consisting of five mem- 

 bers, one to be a rose grower, one a carnation 

 grower, one a pot plant grower, one a perennial 

 grower, and the president of the association to 

 be ex-otficio chairnian of tlie advisory committee, 

 making five in all. 



Therefore, be it resolved that the president 

 of Ibis association aiiiKiiiit a rommittee to draw 

 up a petition jireseiiting their claims to I'l-ofes- 

 sor J. vr Hiiiir and asking for consideration of 

 this matter. 



Prof. H. B. Dorner wanted the fourth 

 resolution to cover cooperation with the 

 students as well as witli the experi- 

 mental worlt at the university. 



Interesting Addresses. 



J. V. Amniann addressed tlie meeting 

 on ' ' The Growers ' Association, Its Aims 

 and Objects." He stressed tlie follow- 

 ing points: Success can only come 

 through organization. Dues for all 

 florists' organizations do not equal the 

 dues ])aid ))y a bricklayer to his union. 

 Orgjinization is as necessary among 

 florists as among other producers, {'"lo- 

 lists are not overorgaiiized. We should 



organize to educate the florist, to get 

 the florists together and to advance the 

 trade at large. The aims of the national 

 growers' organization are to standardize 

 products and to create a market for 

 them. 



J. K. I'ollworth .sjioke on "The Golden 

 Rule of Wholesale Cut Flower Distribu- 

 tion." He also emphasized the stand- 

 iirdization of floricultural products. 

 Stabilization of prices must come by 

 mutual understanding of all men who 

 handle flowers. This can he brought 

 al)out by honesty, courteous attention 

 and decreased misuiuUirstaudings be- 

 tween all men handling flowers. A mar- 

 ket director would facilittite matters. 

 He would be in a position at -1 o'clock 

 each day to state the price per foot of 

 all flowers and the sur])liis of flowers on 

 the market for the following day. This 

 would render "breaking" of the market 

 iinjiossiblc, would help the retailer, and 

 would get advertising correct. He fur- 

 ther stressed the fact that the florists 

 must become interested in the experi- 

 ment station in order to improve the 

 produce. 



University Adds to Program. 



The paper of Julian I). Smith was 



Joseph Kohout. 



I Newly Klected President of Illinois -State Florists' Association. 



