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The Florists* Review 



Febudahy 24, 1921 



tain that they are free from disease and 

 pests. A florist can tell whether the 

 plant will thrive on his hands so that 

 it will be a credit to his keeping or 

 whether it is not likely to make im- 

 provement from the poor condition in 

 which it is received. If unlikely look- 

 ing plants are accepted, it is with the 

 - express understanding with the patron 

 that the florist shall not be responsible 

 for the plant, but will give it his best 

 attention in the hope of improvement. 



ST. LOOTS GROWERS. 



Executive Committee Meets. 



The executive committee meeting of 

 the St. Louis district branch of the 

 National Flower Growers' Association 

 was held at Pana, 111., February 15, and 

 was well attended. Those who wore 

 present will long remember the day and 

 the royal welcome they received at the 

 hands of Walter Amling, president of 

 the district branch, Adolph Nielsen and 

 Philip McKee, of the American Green- 

 house Mfg. Co. The St. Louis delega- 

 tion arrived at Pana at 10 a. m. and 

 was met by the three above-named gen- 

 tlemen, who had automobiles in waiting 

 for a drive through Pana. The drive 

 / wound up at the home of Mr. Amling, 

 where plenty of refreshments were 

 served. Then followed a trip to the 

 greenhouses of Adolph Nielsen, who 

 has 50,000 square feet of glass all in 

 roses and . in first-class shape. Con- 

 necting with those are Mr. Amling 's 

 75,000 feet of glass and his 25,000 Co- 

 lumbia and 20,000 Premier roses, also 

 in the best possible shape. One heating 

 plant heats both places. Mr. Nielsen 

 has .iust started building throe new 

 houses, each 175 foot long. 



From here the delegation inspected 

 the establishment of the American 

 Greenhouse Mfg. Co., only a block away, 

 and the members were guided through 

 it l)v Mr. McKee. This also was of 

 groat interest to all. The members 

 wore then taken to 'the coal mines and 

 given a 700-foot drop into Mother 

 Earth for a trip through the mines. 

 Back on top of the ground again, lunch 

 was served and the party proceeded 

 thence to the Elks' Club, where the 

 mooting of the executive committee 

 was hold. 



Secretary's lleport. 



The meeting was called to order by 

 President W. Amling and the usual 

 opening i^reliminarios were disposed of 

 quickly. The secretary's report as to 

 the standing of the district to date was 

 as follows: "The membership to date 

 is forty-eight, of which forty-seven have 

 paid their first quarter's duos. Of 

 these, eleven have paid one year's dues 

 in advance. Since the annual meeting 

 at St. Louis, January 18, sixteen now 

 members have been added. The total 

 amount collected is $539.16. The total 

 disbursements amount to $148.6U leav- 

 ing a balance on hand of $390.55." 



Several communications were read 

 from Secretary J. F. Ammann, of the 

 national association, which were fully 

 discussed and acted upon. The ques- 

 tionnaire which the New England dis- 

 trict is sending out to its members, 

 calling for cooperative buying for the 

 members of the district, was fully 

 discussed and, on motion that the same 

 questions with a few proposed changes 

 be adopted by this district, the secre- 

 tary was instructed to have them 

 printed and mail them to each member. 



It was ordered that the district pay 

 fifty per cent of the first quarter's dues 

 into the National Flower Growers' As- 

 sociation and all outstanding bills were 

 ordered paid. A rising vote of thanks 

 was extended to the Elks' Club for the 

 use of the rooms for the meeting. 



Next Executive Meeting. 



The place and date of the next execu- 

 tive committee meeting then came up 

 for discussion and it was decided that 

 Springfield, 111., be the meeting place. 

 The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 

 19, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the 

 same day as the meeting of the district 

 branch of the National Flower Growers' 

 Association. President Amling then in- 

 troduced C. Aldridge, of Centralia, 111., 

 who gave a talk on the income tax for 

 corporations on the insurance basis. 

 Treasurer W. A. Rowe, the district dele- 

 gate who attended the meeting .of the 

 National Flower Growers' Association 

 at Washington, D. C, gave the members 

 an interesting address on what trans- 

 pired at that meeting. 



The meeting was then adjourned and 

 the members were again taken in hand 

 by Messrs. Amling, Nielsen and McKee 

 and entertained until train time. 



Those attending the meeting, besides 

 those before mentioned, were: W. A. 

 Rowe, Kirkwood, Mo.; Joe Deutsch- 

 mann, Webster Groves, Mo.; C. E. De- 



Wever, Olivette, Mo.; Henry Blixen, 

 Edwardsville, 111.; J. W. Ross, Centralia, 

 111.; W. J. Hembreiker, Springfield, 111.; 

 Otto Bruenig, Olivette, Mo.; W. C. 

 Smith, George Kuehner and J. J. 

 Beneke, of St. Louis, Mo. J. J. B: 



BOSTON SHOWS FOR 1921. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety has a notable list of exhibitions 

 scheduled for 1921. First and foremost 

 is the exhibition specializing in roses, 

 which has the cooperation of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society. This is from Wednes- 

 day to Sunday inclusive, April 6 to 10. 

 This is to be one of the greatest rose 

 shows ever staged in this country, with 

 a prize list larger than offered before, 

 with $1,000 as first prize. There will be 

 orchids also, and the prize list contains 

 much of interest to growers and exhibi- 

 tors of other flowers and plants. 



The full list of exhibitions and the 

 date of each follows: 



April 6 to 10, Roses, orchids and other plants 

 and flowers. 



May 28 to 29, Rock garden and other plants. 



June 4 to 5, Rhododendron exhibition. 



June 18 to 19, Peony exhibition. 



June 25 to 2»,^-Ro8e and strawberry exhibition. 



July 8 to 10, Sweet pea exhibition. 



August 13 to 14, Gladiolus exhibition. 



August 27 to 28, Products of children's gardens. 



September 10 to 11, Dahlia and fruit exhibi- 

 tions. ^ ^^ 



November 2 to 6, Chrysanthemums and other 

 plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables. 



COMING MEETINGS 



MICHIGAN STATE CONVENTION. ILLINOIS FLORISTS WILL MEET, 



Plans Well Under Way. 



About ten days away is the Michigan 

 State Florists' Association convention, 

 at Saginaw, Mich., which is to be held 

 March 8 and 9. George A. Witheridge, 

 chairman of the hotel committee, asks 

 that all who are planning to attend this 

 meeting make reservations for rooms 

 immediately. Letters addressed to Mr. 

 Witheridge, 416 West Genesee street, 

 Saginaw, Mich., will have his immediate 

 attention. A complete list of hotels and 

 rates was published in last week's issue 

 of The Review. 



Invitations have been sent to every 

 Michigan florist for the purpose of hav- 

 ing a complete attendance, since it is 

 believed that personal invitations will 

 stimulate the feeling. 



Exhibition space is being taken up 

 rapidly, according to Ralph Grohman, 

 chairman of that committee. Anyone 

 wishing to exhibit displays is requested 

 to apply at once for space. 



Carl L. Roethke, chairman of the 

 decorating committee, has planned some 

 splendid decorations for the event and, 

 as the ^Masonic temple is adaptable for 

 that purpose, he has some original ideas 

 he intends to work out. 



The entertainment committee, of 

 which Charles Fruoh is chairman, has 

 not committed itself as yot in regard to 

 entertainment features, but it can be 

 expected that a program of merit will 

 be in store for those attending, includ- 

 ing speakers, musical features, the en- 

 tertainment of ladies, visits to green- 

 house establishments, and the final ban- 

 quet, which is to be held Wednesday 

 evening, March 9, 



Program at Urbana. 



The Illinois State Florists' Associa- 

 tion will hold its a.nnual meeting at Ur- 

 bana, 111., Tuesday, March 8. Headquar- 

 ters will be at the Inman hotel, Cham- 

 paign. An interesting program is being 

 prepared for that date. 



The executive committee will hold its 

 session Monday afternoon, March 7, and 

 for the evening a special program is be- 

 ing prepared. March 8, beginning 

 at 10 a. m., the annual meeting 

 will take place. Several important 

 addresses are on the program, as 

 well as an exhibition of the students' 

 work in artistic designing. In the even- 

 ing the studentis will put on a play en- 

 titled, "The Florists' Shop." 



Wednesday morning, March 9, an 

 open forum in the university green- 

 houses conducted by Prof. H. B. Dorner 

 and his assistants will be well worth 

 attending. 



The secretary will be glad to hear 

 from all those who have novelties in 

 plants or flowers to exhibit. The so- 

 ciety's certificate of merit will be 

 awarded to worthy exhibits. The secre- 

 tary will also be glad to hear from any 

 of the supply houses regarding any nov- 

 elties or special exhibits they may wish 

 to send for exhibition to the trade. 



Remember, there is a big student class 

 at Urbana, who some day will be the 

 florists and buyers of the future; so 

 please keep open the dates of March 7 

 to 9. 



All exhibits should be addressed to 

 Prof. IT. B. Dorner, Floricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Urbana, HI. 



A. T. Hey, Sec'y. 



