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The Florists^ Review 



March 10, 1921. 



next presented. It is printed on a later 

 pat?e. 



Dr. Lulienbauer 's i)aper, wliieh also 

 appears on a subsequent l)a{i;e, followed. 

 In the discussion that ensued the asso- 

 ciation showed it desired experimental 

 work on the stem rot of snapdragons and 

 the black bug disease of sweet peas. 



During the afternoon a special display 

 of students' work in artistic designing 

 was on exhibition. George J. Ball ex- 

 hibited sweet peas and calendulas. The 

 Quincy Art Willow Co., Quincy, 111., ex- 

 hibited various kinds of baskets. 



Evening Session. 



The evening session opened at 7:30. 

 The association granted certificates to 

 (ieorge J. Ball, of Glen Ellyn, for his 

 sweet peas, Columbia and Annette. His 

 calendulas received honorable mention. 

 Notice was made of the student display 

 of flat, French and colonial corsages, 

 strawllowor basket, fresh flower bas- 

 kets, magnolia leaf, rose and sweet pea 

 funeral wreath, packed express boxes of 

 spring flowers, the plant dis|)lay and 

 yuint Patrick's day table decoration. 



Final Resolutions. 



The following final resolutions, jjre- 

 sented by J. V. Annnann and C. Love- 

 ridge, were adopted: "The members of 

 the Illinois State Florists' Association, 

 in session at Urbana, extend lierewith 

 our hearty appreciation to Professors 

 lilair and Dorner, and other members of 

 the staff, for their hospitality and in- 

 structive lectures. We highly commend 

 the educational and experimental work 



done in floriculture, and we resolve here- 

 with to lend any aid possible in secur- 

 ing necessary aj)pro])riatioiis for further 

 advancing the work to be carried on, 

 both experimental and educational. We 

 feel especially ])roud of the student 

 body, believing that the training liere 

 received ,will be of great benefit to 

 floriculture in the future." 



Moving Pictures. 



Two moving picture films of the 

 American Greenhouse Mfg. Co., Chicago, 

 were then shown. These were most in- 

 teresting, showing the building and con- 

 struction of greenhouses from the draft- 

 ing tables, through the machine shops, 

 to the finished greenhouse. 



Advertising slides w'ere exhibited 

 through the courtesy of Penn the 

 Florist, Boston, Mass. These slides 

 showed the latest "Say It with 

 Flowers'' methods of advertising. 



Students Present Play. 



The Floriculture Club of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois entertained for the 

 remainder of the evening. Fred J. 

 Gammage extended the welcome of the 

 club. The club then presented the jday, 

 ''The Florist's Shop." Great credit 

 and ])raise were given the members of 

 the cast for their successful entertain- 

 ment. The play was full of life and fun 

 and was greatly appreciated by the 

 florists. I'opcorn balls were served and 

 enjo3'ed by all. Music was furnished by 

 a group of university students, who suc- 

 ceeded in helping make the evening's 

 entertainment a success. 



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PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



Back to Urbana. 



Another jirosperous year has jjassed 

 since we have met in a body together, 

 but it has been two years since we have 

 been here together and looked over the 

 experimental station of Illinois. Do 

 you all reiilize that we do not appre- 

 ciate this work as much as we ought 

 tof How many of us have gone to the 

 trouble to come to these meetings and 

 hear the reports on the different ex- 

 periments? If we would give this our 

 careful consideration and work accord- 

 ing to their best results, how many of 

 our fellow florists would be financially 

 better able to take care of their obliga- 

 tions and would feel a little more inde- 

 pendent! 



It has, been almost four years since 

 we have had a state flower show. Dur- 

 ing the war period there was a scarcity 

 of coal and flowers ami it was not feasi- 

 ble to have a state fall show. Last year 

 I could not get much encouragement 

 and was advised by some of the larger 

 growers to wait until another year. My 

 opinion is now that we should not let 

 another fall pass away without a good 

 state flower show. Nothing keeps up 

 interest better than often meeting to- 

 gether and getting one another's ideas, 

 and it takes a flower show to get our 



Tlip Bddross of W. J. Hcmbreiker. president 

 iif tlic Illinoi^^ St.itc KlorJKts' Assofhitioii. deliv- 

 ircd nl the sixteeiilli anniiul nieeting. nt I'rb.Tna, 

 .Miinh S. 



brother florists together in a large and 

 representative body. 



Keep in Step. 



Time is m;ikiiig rapid changes. No- 

 tice the growth of the F. T. D. and the 

 work it is doing. Now comes the Na- 

 tional Flower Growers' Association, 

 which is going to be the means of set- 

 ting ii real value on flowers and of get- 

 ting away from the idea that flowers 

 should be held at a fabulous price today 

 and offered at a discouraging price a 

 few weeks later. Organization will 

 bring it about, and we can not bring it 

 about any sooner. Is it not always true 

 that you find the most successful men 

 in business in the first ranks of organ- 

 ized bodies? Again coming back to the 

 ex])erimental stations, I will say that 

 there will be an addition built, which 

 will give tiiose in charge better and 

 larger facilities for making further 

 ])rogress. 



A short time ago the executive com- 

 mittee was called to Urbana to meet 

 with a committee of different branches 

 of this institution to discuss the grow- 

 ing need of more finances. Few of us 

 know that the university has existed on 

 the same allowances during and since 

 the war as in prewar times. Not one 

 of us would expect the grand state in- 

 stitution here to exist on a jirewar al- 

 lowance, let alone expecting a forward 

 march. I am glad to report that the 

 committee recommended a liberal in- 

 crease in the allowance, and I have 

 since seen it stated that our governor 



will back our institution, in order to 

 make it the best in this country of ours. 

 New Secretary. 

 At our last state meeting, in Chicago, 

 Fred Ammann was elected secretary, but 

 on account of having the secretaryship 

 of the National Flower Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, he was obliged to hand in his 

 resignation. A. T. Hey, of Maywood, 

 was then appointed secretary to fill the 

 unexpired term, which he has well taken 

 care of. Many of our members forget 

 to pay dues. Now, no organization can 

 exist without proper financial support. 

 So do not blame your secretary if he 

 handles the delinquent members a little 

 roughly. I will ask all brother florists 

 to help the new officers the coming year 

 to get new members to swell our ranks, 

 and I will again urge you all to get to- 

 gether and work for a good flower show 

 for next season, for we are now at the 

 door of prewar times, with every foot 

 of greenhouse space again working to 

 fullest capacity. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



The report of F. L. Washburn, treas- 

 urer of the Illinois State Florists' As- 

 sociation, presented ;it the meeting at 

 Urbana March 8, was as follows: 



RECEIPT.S. 



.Ian. 17. 19J0. lialance on lian-I $544.24 



.Ian. i;2, 19i;0. Ueceivert from secr.-tary . . 48.00 

 Fob. ;;i. IHL'O. Itecoivcd from secretary.. 22.00 

 Mar. 1. 1«21. Interest 20.20 



Total $634.44 



DISnUHSEMKSTS. 



.Tan. 22. 1920. .1. K. Ammann $21.10 



July 7, 1920. Smith BroB 23.00 



Total $ 44.00 



Mar. 1, 1921. Ralancc in liiinii 390.34 



THOSE PRESENT. 



A'isitors ])resent at the meeting of the 

 Illinois State Florists' Association at 

 Urbana, March 8, were: 



Ammann. J. F., EdwardMville. 111. 

 Hall, (ieo. J., (ilen Ellyn. 111. 

 Ilarncr, John, Uecatur, 111. 

 Hpzdek, v., Gross I'oint, ill. 

 nniiis, n. E., t'hicaKO. 

 Itueltner, Eniil. fhicaBO. 

 IlurKoyn<', K. I.., (Jeorcetown, III. 

 I'nnnailay, J. E., Sedalia, Mo. 

 Cole, James \., I'eoria, III. 

 <"ole. Van lies, SprinRtield, III. 

 ('lines, John, Cliicairo, III, 

 Daut, Frank J., Decatur. 111. 

 Daiit, r, J,, Deeattir, 111. 

 lUlger. M. v.. Wankegan, III. 

 Dimtcman, W. F., Ilensenville, III. 

 Eieliel, Arlliiir T., ChieaKO. 

 Eriekson, Albert, Western Springs. 111. 

 Fischer. John .M., Evanston, 111, 

 Foley. I'hilip J., Jr., Chicago. 

 Geils, E. E., Itasca. 111. 

 Hansen, Wni. .\., Chicaco. 

 llembreiker. Otto F,, Lincoln. 111. 

 Hembrelker, Wm. J., Sprincfleld, III. 

 Henley, II. I!., Terre Haute, Ind, 

 Hey, A. T., Maywood, 111, 

 Humiston, II. E., t'hicago. 

 Jacobs, (ieo. W., Canton. 111. 

 Jidinson, Harry C... Hloomingtou, III.- 

 Kellen. Cornilius, Mort<m Grove, III. 

 KlinKsponi, I'aul ,U., Chicago. 

 KolHiut, Joseph, I.iliertvville, III. 

 Kidil, Geo, A., I'ekin, 111. 

 l«in;.'e. Homer. Chicago. 

 Ijiulenschlai-'er, F., Chicago, 

 l/iveridge, Clias., I'eoria, HI. 

 Manke, Wm. C. Milwaukee. Wi-i 

 McKie. S. K., Chicago. 

 Meier. John C. Morton Grove. Ill 

 Melzger, Wm., Wenona, III. 

 MilliT, Charles N., Morion Grove. Ill 

 Nehrling. A. II., Crawfordsville Ind 

 Nelson, Y. A., I'eoria, III. 

 .Niels.'u, A, .\., I'ana. III. 

 I'ollworth. J. E., Chicago. 

 I'otter. H. Ii., Waukegan. HI. 

 Uadkiewicz. ThecMlore, Oak Park III 

 Itoland, Robert II., Nahnnt, Mass 

 Uosnosky. I.. Chicago. 

 Koss, J. W.. Cenlralia, III. 

 Schumann, J. (Jeo., Elmhurst. Ill 

 Siebenthal, Otto V,, I'eoria, 111 

 Smith, II. E., Danville. 111. 

 Smith. Joseph J.. Danville, III 

 Smith, Mrs. J. M., Watseka, ill 

 Snyder, C, L. W.. El Paso, 111, 

 Walker, Chas. E., Danville. Ill 

 Washburn, F. I.,., Bloomlngton. Ill 

 Wehrman. Henry, Maywoo<l HI 

 Zschau, Julius, Chicago. 



