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The Florists^ Review 



March 10, 1921. 



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MICHIGAN FLORISTS MEET. 



Annual Convention at Saginaw. 



The annual convention of the Michi 

 gan State Florists' Association wa.s 

 held at Saginaw, Mich., at the Masonic 

 Temple, Marcli 8 and 9. A largo at- 

 tendance o£ ^tate florists, besides sev- 

 «'ral outside visitors, helped to inako the 

 meetings a complete success. Invita- 

 tions were sent personally to every 

 Michigan florist available. 



A flower show was held at the same 

 time and, with admissions at 25 cents 

 to the public, the exhibition was 

 crowdo<l. Ralph (Jrohman was chair- 

 man of the exhibition committee. A 

 full-page advertisement appeared in 

 one of the Saginaw dailies announcing 

 the ojiejiing of the show and this ad- 

 vertising effort was more than repaid 

 by the increased gate receipts. 



The flower sliow was well advertised. 

 ^'isitors saw on their arrival at the rail- 

 load station l)anners three feet long 

 fasteiu'd on automobiles advertising this 

 sliow. There were fifty of these banners 

 on automobiles arouiul the city. At the 

 hotels, in the lobby, were large vases of 

 flowers and more banners announcing 

 the show. Twenty five of the leading 

 stores had a large vase or basket of 

 flowers in the most jirominent place in 

 their sliow windows with cards announc- 

 ing tlic show. Every flower shop in 

 town was well decorated for the occa- 

 .sion. Still oilier banners about the town 

 announced a $l(t,(l()(i display of flowers, 

 but the biggest of tliem all was our 

 famous slogan, "Say It with Flowers,'' 

 on a banner in front of the Masonic 

 Tfiiiple, which stretdied the full width 

 of the street ami could be read five 

 ))lorks away. 



Splendid Exhibition. 



The Masonic hall where tliis flower 

 show was held contains o])eii floor s])ace 

 of 7(1x80 feet. On enteiing this hall one 

 was confronted witli an exce])tioiiall\' 

 well arranged assortment of over l.lidd 

 pots and pans of seasonable plants and 

 flowers. This was only able to be car- 

 ried out by thorough coiipeiat ion ; the 

 local firms — the Win. Koetlike Floral Co., 

 <'li;is. Fnifh & Sons, (irohman the Flo- 

 rist, .1. H. lioetz Sons and Siinsliine 

 Flowers -all jiooled their exhibition 

 plants for this display and therefore 

 were able to obtain a wonderful effect 

 on three long fables and the stage in the 

 batkgrotind. The space around the sides 

 was occupied by tr.-ide exhibits. 



Till' trade exhibitors from out of town 

 were Morlii inger Hros., liay ('ity, Mii'h.: 

 the D.troit McCalliim Co., Detroit; the 

 I'ittsbiirgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh; 

 the Ovf (iiiaft Co., Laporte, Tiid.; the 

 American liiilb Co., Cliicago; the A. L. 

 Kaiidall Co., Chicago; the Burlington 

 Willow Ware Shojis, Turlington, la.; A. 

 Henilerson i Co. and the W. W. Rarnard 

 Co., <'hicago; the Paranoid Co., Cleve- 

 land, and the Hav Citv Eeed Fibre Fur- 

 niture Co., Bay' City, Mich. The ar- 

 rangement of the exhibition was in the 

 bands of a committee, consisting of Carl 

 L. Roethke, Otto Roethke, Kenry Wolter 

 and Anton fiaertner. 



The entertainment features were in 

 the capable hands of Charles Frueh and 

 his committee and included addresses, 

 musical features, the entertainment of 

 lady visitors, visits to greenhouse estab- 

 lishments and finally, Wednesdiiy eve- 

 ning, March 9, a splendid banquet 

 which madi' a fitting dose to a memor- 

 able convention. 



President's Address. 



In his address as president, Ilenrv 

 W. F. Goetz said: "The future of the 

 Michigan State Florists' Association 

 depends entirely upon the members of 

 the craft throughout our state. If you, 

 as individuals, will give it your sup- 

 port and help, this association can do 

 much more for the florist in the future. 

 But some may ask, 'What can it do?' 

 To this I would answer, 'Many, yes, 

 very many things.' One especially, 

 with the assistance of tlie craft, is the 

 establishment of a state horticultural 

 greenhouse. With such an institution, 

 jiroperly conducted, and with the right 

 men at its head, the difliculties now 

 experienced in getting practical help 

 would be overcome. 



"With an api)ropriation by the legis- 

 lature of, say, $;ltl,flO() to start with, 

 many things wliidi could be done to im- 

 prove and eleviite our profession will 

 suggest themselves. If the craft will 

 only lend cooperation, the above could 

 be put into practical working order. 



"The step I consider in the right 

 direction of progress is the holding of 

 floricultural exhibitions in connection 

 with our annual conventions. The good 

 results from our previous show are al- 

 ready known. Much encouragement 

 could bo given the promoters of these 

 exliibitions by the granting of a certifi- 

 cate of merit, which the Saginaw-Bay 

 City Floricultural Society will initiate 

 at this convention. The bringing to- 

 gether under one roof of all the newest 

 and choicest novelty plants and fiowers 

 for critical examination and informa- 

 tion concerning the same that can be 

 obtained at first hand is something the 

 value of which cannot be overestimated. 



"In closing, I would strongly urge 

 keeping within lines that pertain to the 

 object for which our association was 

 primarily created. The advantages and 

 opportunities of its meetings afford 

 those who attend the merits of confi- 

 dence and respect. Bringing the buyer 

 and seller into personal contact, who 

 thus become better acquainted, is cer- 

 tainly an advantage that needs no dis- 

 cussion. The information gained by 

 attending these meetings, and the les- 

 sons learned by observation are cer- 

 tainly of great advantage to anyone 

 whose ability scores less than 100 per 

 cent, and that includes all of us." 



BRIEF ANSWERS. 



E. H., Ind. — Address Civil Service 

 Commission, Washington, D. C, giving 

 name of position for which you wish to 

 apply. 



O. F. C. Ala. — No. 1 Tradescantia 

 virids variegata. No. 2, Tradescantia 

 tricolor. Xo. 3, Tradescantia virdis. 



M.P. 



Subtle Suggestion. 



.\t a western university a not over- 

 insiiiiing orator declared, ''The only 

 time I want flowers is .at my funeral." 



Everybody in tlic aii<lieiice rose and 

 starteil toward the door. 



•'Why, when- iire yon going.''" the 

 speaker .asked. 



•'Out to buy flowers,'' his hearers 

 re])lie<l. 



Much the Same. 



A man entered a railroad car with an 

 aiiiifiil of flowers. The lady next liiiii 

 .asked, "What is the name of those 

 flowers?'' The man replied that he had 

 forgotten what his wife had called them. 



A florist who was sitting in the next 

 seat s|)okt> ni>, "The name is p(dnset- 

 tia." 



''Oh, yes,'' said tlit^ niiin, "]i()iiit set- 

 ters. I knew my wife said they were 

 some sort of Airedale." 



Garden Question Box. 



Is it wise to have the tiger lily and 

 the daiKlelion in the same garden? And 

 may I ask if you think the dogwood 

 chase the pussy willow? 



Flowers Don't Swear. 



(joshall — "A sense of humor saved 

 me from disgracing myself this morn- 

 ing." 



Hemlock— "How?" 



"While getting into a street car I 

 slipped and both uiy shins scraped the 

 steps. ' ' 



"Whee!" 



"I got into the ear and was just about 

 to cuss a blue streak when I looked at 

 one of the advertising cards and it made 

 me laugh." 



"What was on the card?" 



" 'Say It with Flowers!" " 



Cruel and Unusual. 



"I went into a florist's shoji to order 

 some plants sent to a friend at a dis- 

 tance, and the florist boxed my ears." 

 "What on earth did he do that for?" 

 ' ' Because they were elephant 's ears. ' ' 



Wired Flowers. 



Professor in floriculture: "How did 

 the idea of telegraph delivery origi- 

 nate?" 



Bright student: ''It was suggeste.l 

 by the wires in floral designs." 



