May ?,1, 1017. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



CUT OUT THE FROLIC? 



Make It a Business Convention. 



('(iiiiiiH'iit liMs l)e(>ii created by the 

 iiililication of tlic stiitenicnt that tlio 

 lorists ami allicMl interests in New 

 \\>vk and \icinity arc at worlc raising; 



I fund of possibly as much as $10,UUU 

 o bo cxjiendcd on the social and aniuse- 

 nent features of tlio Au^nist conven- 

 ion of tlie Society of American 

 ■'lorists. To a number of members of 

 he society it .;ii>])ears tliat tliis is not 

 he time i'or a convention of the char- 

 ,cter these preparations would seem to 

 udicate. With the country just enter- 

 uy what threatens to be the time of 

 greatest stress in its whole liistory, 

 vith pleas to patriotism on every hand 

 or men and money, it seems to many 



hat the trade will do itself no credit 



II the eyes of tlie public by expending 

 , large sum for a ]iurpose tiiat might 



■ e ))erfectly .iustiliable when the coun- 

 ly was not at war. 



There are many members of the S. 

 \.. F. who believe the picnic feature 

 • f tlie annual convcnition has outlived 

 ts usefulness and that the outing 

 Aould betti'r be omitted from all con- 

 t'utions. To these niembers it seems 

 hat this year affords a splendid oi)- 



■ ortunity to break away from custom. 

 !u the iirst place, the ju-oprieties jus- 

 •ifv a strictly business con\ention. in 

 •h.' -(■(•(. ud ]iiaci', New York city itself 

 .iffords sullicient attraction and distrac- 

 tion so tliat the attendance at the con- 

 \cnti(iii <1mmiM lint sulTer ])y the elim- 

 iiiatiiiii (ii ciitertainment for tiie con- 

 cut inii as a body. 



On to New York. 



Ill this couuccliou, I'resident Kerr 

 has addressed the following letter to 

 ach of the state vice-i>residents of the 

 -. A. v., under date of May -."J: 



1 ^fiii this (l.iy ii|i|'<iiTitiri;; you cliinniiau oi tin- 

 nri ii. Ni\\ ^ n|-k " < ■.ii\ cut ioii r..iiiiuittfi'. 

 ^(M^■ liuty uiU lie til si iniiiliilc a lai'L'i' at 

 ■. iiilaiiri' at the i,-<inM'nl ii m in ,\i\\ '^irl^ this 

 Mii;iist, 

 ^ 1)11 iKisvihIy r.'ali/f lliat tliis is tlie most iiiuior 

 ■il iiiimiil inn wr have had in yi'ars. l»nc to 

 , i.iil tlial serious i-oiidil ions lonfront our 

 intr\ at tliis liin.', tlie llorists of tin- eiMiiilry 

 ■ iiihl i;il tofietlier and iiuist slmw luir roii|iera- 

 Ml Willi the ^oveninient in the iire--eMt crisis. 

 Ihe lliirisi-," liii^ine--s i^ liiiii.ked u|ion liy the 

 riin;; natimis a^ an niineie^^ary liii-.iuess dur- 

 _ the time ol' war. II i~ u|i to ns to eotiviiiee 

 IMiij.le tliat our Im^iiies^ is very iiecessuvy 

 I al.vii|utel\ esveiili.il in this rri>.is. W'e should 

 lurther and de\ i-.,. wa.vs imd means of ;;inu 



-mil stock av will .•i^^i'-l tlie covei-iinieiit, 

 I'.. ml con^ervaliiin. 'Ilieielerc. ,at this conven 

 :i. these \ariiiiis m.lltel^ can He taken UIi and 

 I iissed. 



Im|iress u|ion the memliers in ymir st.ite the 



I importance ef the comini.' (luiveiitien and I 



-t that .\ou will take unusual interest in lir- 



atiri;; the memliers of .Miur state. .Just a SUK- 



lion: liet U|i a state i|ide;;at ion. cmiceutrat- 



. at ^niiie central location in .Muir state, and 



need t'l Ihe convention in a hody. 



''|ea--e .oh l^e me by return mail what I tna.v 



.■1 I I rem .\ nil in this xMirk 



The ^alc nf s|,;|c(' in tlir tiade's (lis 



\- Inr tllr \i \\ ^'(llk cull \ ellt idU is 



,1 alrrads- U< ]>r alo.ut -^Limhi, indi- 

 'hil; i-(i!ilideiii-i' that it will bi' an 



illdlt busilli'ss niertillg. 



BULLETIN OF PEONY NEWS. 



11 siiidiiig (lilt the Aiiii'riraii I'cuiiy 

 ■ii-ty's I'duitli ■■iJulletiu of I'tMiiiy 

 V s, ■ ■ Scciitaty A. r. Saunders says: 



he |i|iSellt bulletin, e\e('|it I'or the 



'lis 111 M. l.tuidiiif and Air. llarri- 

 . is fnuii the hand of the secretary. 



Iie\t issue will, it is hoped, iilVer a 

 ■.e\\ii;it lllOle \aiiei| IllellU ill tin' uiat- 



of literary style.'" I'seis of the 

 ■klet \vill be inclined to think that 



secretary's slateiin'iit jiartakes too 

 ■Il iif the nature nf ;in api.dogy. Most 



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i WHO'S WHO ISaS^I AND WHY I 



= a 



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GEORGE W. KERR. 



WIIIA till' sweet pe.a eiit Imsia.sts gatlu-r at the annua! conxentioh and exhibi- 

 tion ot' the Anieiican Sweet Pea Society at P.oston, .Inly 7, 1he\ iiia\- evpect 

 to see sduie new specitilties in ."Spencers. If they do imt. (uoio,' W. Kerr, president 

 of the society, will ha\'e to do sdme tall explaining. I'or .Mr. Ken, superintend- 

 ent ot' the l-'ordhooU Kami trial orouuds of VV. .\tlee llnrpee iV <'o., at I 'ovlestown, 

 I'a., has proijiiceil many specialt ii's in ea rl\-- llow eii iig xarieties ;iii,( ;i i'ew more 

 would cause no -iirprise. Mr. Keir has Keen at I'onlliodk the last nine ve;irs, 

 coiiiiiin there t'roiii Scot la ii 1 1 , where he was horn. His father, the lat'' WiHiaiti 

 Kerr, was a see.lsinan at I hi in fins. Si-ntland. Winn a \omii^ iiiaii, .Mr. Kerr left 

 l>niiifries and went with l>nliliie A, < 'o., now nf Ivli iilui r^ |,, ;iii,| k'ltii was with 

 Messrs. l-i.aker. of ('ndsall, Wol \ erhainpt on. lie has iiiaii\- nchi iiie.|;i|s ;ii,il silver 

 citjis tur sweet joas, dahlias, leses and herbaceous pljints. 



reader- will lind somet li iiiL'' interesting btin aie d'\oied in ;i nv lew of Mrs. 



in eveiy one of tin- thirty six p.-|e,.s 

 and will ])ldbal'l\" be i-oiiseidus I'l' no 



■ ' e 



~aineuess in the conti nts, cxee|it iu tli 

 ■n-e that the saiiH- lii^l) i|ii;ilitN :- tions -'.as tn what shmihl Im ihrne t 



i itilirove t he bullet in. ' 



inaintaiiied t hrougiioiit . 



I'"irst in the bulletin is a npoit. nf the < linton, .\'. \' 



April meeting of tin- .\inerican l'eoii\ 



Society's diiei'tors, A\ i t II a cii|.\ <if tie' 

 [ireiuiuui lisi idr the cniiiiiin -hiiw in 

 1 'hi ladelpli ia. Thi' |iriinoiiiic i iin li-i t,\ 



I'.dward llaiil'.nu's ■■'rhi- P.ouk of the 

 'iMUiy." 



SecretaiW Sauildei- i|i\iti- -liLiLTOS- 



O 

 I- a'Mle-s IM 



AN EASY PLANT TO GROW^ 



I'lease 1,11 lie 



1( 



I (I.I ua to 



|Mnii\ natiii-. ••iiiostK I'.ii.ch," will Anlhi ricuni r.auin-ii m. t !,,■ |.|;int useii 

 lie a' bonii ti. nianv who. 1 hoii-h not 'i' '■""■ •"!'' ba-l"' 'Muk. 



^oOli I'i'ellcll scJKilars, Would like at 



least to '■make a stagger at'" the right 

 |iiounnciat iiiM, A\ithout h;i\ing theii' ei'- 

 fiii'ts 'hear too close a re-iiii I da nee to 



d r. M. I '.a. 



Ant hericiiiii raiiio-uiM i^ n pl;nit of 

 eas\ ciiliiiri- .'ind s;ii,| j, ,,: iiropaLTa- 

 whal Veterinarians call '■Idiiid -tai:- tion. It e.an he i uci-e;;-.-,! e;isil\ by 

 gius. '■ The article entitled •■Ibiw to iiieai.s nT si,i|,ins. whoh it |iroi jnce.'-i 



lixhibit I'eoliiis'' -eeiiis To be piactical freeU'. als.i li\- dlXlsi.iii na'! seeds. 



••IS -Well as lllllejv. ('. S. llariisiiii's I'laee the stohilis ;illd di\i-iol|S wiiero 



'■ollt nbut ion, alre;|i|\- lelelleil tii. has tliex can In- kept w ; , r 1 1 1 ;ilel e|i,s,. l',,,- ;^ 



I it'i'fellce to tie- history ol' the peiuiy. tiilie. I'eW. \\ i || \';,',) <, ■ , •j_n>\\ Ulid'T 



.Vloiut halt' ;i d.i/iii panes ei' the l.iil- th.--.- ci ui. I it iens. (• w^ 



