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The Florists' Review 



May 20. 1921 



member, few words arc or should be 

 required to make those outside the fold 

 interested in our organization and our 

 work. The ineuibership fee is so small 

 and the jjossibilities for benefit so 

 great that, really, argument should not 

 be a necessity. Here is our society, 

 organized and standing for the ad- 

 vancement of our industry in every 

 direction likely to be productive of 

 good — and, it may be said, the elimina- 

 tion of everything likely to be deroga- 

 tory — ready to take up the problems of 

 the individual members of the trade 

 in so far as they have a bearing on 

 those of the wlude trade, without cost, 

 and with a liacking in the trade which, 

 even today, is powerful. "What is the 

 extent of your representation?" is 

 usually the first question asked of our 

 delegations when seeking legislation to 

 advance our industry, or relief from 

 legislation likely to prove to our dis- 

 advantage. We can hardly hope ever 

 to claim that we are 100 per cent rep- 

 resentative of our industry, but we can 

 and must advance beyond our present 

 standing, and if tliis membership drive 

 attains its object, wc shall not have to 

 be ashamed of our statistics as to trade 

 representation. 



National Flower Show. ^ 



A most enthusiastic meeting of the 

 Cleveland local executive committee 

 which is arranging details covering the 

 1922 national flower show, to be held in 

 that city next spring, was held in 

 Cleveland May 19. The secretary is 

 compelled to withhold an account of 

 that meeting for a few days, but it may 

 be said that the aims of the national 

 flower show committee were found quite 

 possible of accomplishment, and the 

 arrangements in progress are being vig- 

 orously prosecuted. 



John Young, Sec'y. 



S. A. F. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE. 



Aillliated Organization Week. 



Affiliated organization week in the 

 drive for new members for the S. A. F. 

 is scheduled for the week starting May 

 29. In connection with the activities 

 of this week, the following letter has 

 been sent out to all affiliating organiza- 

 tions of florists all over the country: 



Here is an opportunity to get your 

 president on the directorate of the S, 

 A. F. Ask any other organization that 

 has such representation if it is not 

 worth while. Here is a list of the mem- 

 bership required in the S. A. F. to make 

 an organization in any state eligible: 



Clnss A rpquirpR 100 S. A. F. members in 

 Rood standinK nnd inrludes the fnllowinK states: 

 Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl- 

 Tanla, Ohio, Illinois nnd California. 



Class B requires 75 S. A. F. momhers in pood 

 standing and Includes the fnllowinc states: 

 Indiana, Michigan. Iowa, Missouri. Tcx.as, Mary- 

 land and Wisconsin. 



ClaRs C requires ."iO S. A. V. members in good 

 standing and includes the following states: 

 Minnesota, Kansas, District of Columbia. Ken- 

 tucky. Tennessee. Colorado nnd Connecticut. 



Class D requires 2,') S. A. F. members in good 

 standing and includes the following states: 

 Maine. New Hampshire. Rhode Island, Vermont. 

 North Dakota. South Dakota, Nebraska, Dela- 

 ware, West Virginia, Virginia. North Carolinii, 

 South Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Alabama. Mis- 

 sissippi. Arkansas, I/)uislanii, Oklahoma. Mon- 

 tana. Idaho. W.vomlnB, New Mexico. Arizonii. 

 Utah, Nevada, Washington .nnd Oregon. 



Many subcommittees have been ap- 

 pointed by various florists' organizations 

 to assist in pu^tting over this drive. This 

 is a call to urge those eommittees on for 

 the final drive and an invitation for 

 those organizations that have no cdm- 



mittee at work to get busy and join the 



procession. 



Let us make all organization members 



100 per cent S. A. F. 



Membership Committee: 

 J. F. Ammann, 

 S. S. Pennock, 

 A. L. Miller, 

 Paul R. Klingsporn, 

 Joseph H. Hill. I 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



["Pages from a Garden Notebook," by Mrs. 

 Francis King. I'ubllNhed by Cli.irles Hcribner's 

 Sons, New York. Is bound in ilotli and contains 

 2i)l pages of text, besides eigliteeu full -page 

 luilf-tone illustrations.] 



Tlie name of the author of this book 

 is familiar to a majority of the mem- 

 bers of the trade, if for no other reason 

 than that one of the most popular 

 gladioli was named in her honor. What 

 gladiolus catalogue does not include the 

 variety, Mrs. Francis King? Mrs. King 

 is widely known, also, as president of 

 the Woman's National Farm and Gar- 

 den Association, and she is a prominent 

 figure at horticultural gatherings, 

 where commercial and noncommercial 

 growers meet on common ground and 

 ■busily exchange ideas, to the great 

 benefit of all concerned. She has won 

 distinction, furthermore, as the writer 

 of books and articles on horticultural 

 topics. The present cleverly written 

 volume, with its discriminative and 

 stimulative philosophy, will add sub- 

 stantially to her reputation. 



As its title implies, its contepts are 

 considerably diversified in character, 

 having reference to many different as- 

 pects of the same general subject. The 

 paragraphs or other sections of a note- 



book may not have any close logical 

 connection with one another, but may 

 be the detached nuggets of information 

 or comment which the writer or com- 

 piler considered of supreme value. So 

 this book is not composed of successive 

 chapters, in the ordinary sense of the 

 word chapter, but consists, rather, of a 

 series of separate articles or studies — 

 amplified, elaborated notes — each with 

 its own distinct theme and each com- 

 plete in itself. The first article gives 

 its title to the book. Then follow such 

 headings as "Tulip Time in the Gar- 

 den," "An English Garden in Spring," 

 "Bright-Berried Growth for the Winter 

 Garden," "The Arnold Arboretum; a 

 National Treasure," and so on. 



Probably no part of the book will 

 be of greater interest to the trade than 

 the article entitled "A Review of the 

 American Seed Catalogue, ' ' in wliich 

 Mrs. King offers ' ' a few personal reflec- 

 tions" on the catalogues of a number 

 of the leading firms, expressing her 

 opinions with an unrestrained frank- 

 ness and freedom of speech which 

 would scarcely be politic or prudent if 

 the author were a member of the trade. 

 The remarks on the catalogues are al- 

 ways thoroughly appreciative, often en- 

 tirely complimentary, but sometimes 

 mingled with a kindly sharp, semi- 

 humorous sort of criticism. Read the 

 article, Mr. Seedsman. It may or may 

 not mention your catalogue, but in 

 either case it will entertain and edify 

 you, perhaps instruct you. It may pro- 

 vide the opportunity that some of us 

 desire, to "see oursel's as others see 

 us," and thus may "frae mony a blun- 

 der free us" in future catalogue-mak- 

 ing. 



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"Excellent," observed Geo. Burgevin, 

 of Valentin Burgevin, Inc., Kingston, 

 N. Y., referring to the use of paper pots 

 for carnations from the cutting bed. 

 David Burgevin noted an increasing call 

 for carnations for Mothers' day. 



• • • • 



"Observe this batch of mixtures," re- 

 marked Alfred Goldring, Cobleskill, N. 

 Y., "all supposed to be Beaute Poitevine 

 and purchased as such. Fortunately, few 

 geraniums are sold before showing 

 bloom, or it would be disappointing, but 

 in my case it is important to keep the 

 stock true to name. This is one of the 

 secrets of success with the large whole- 

 sale firms, and may be copied by the nu- 

 merous smaller growers to advantage." 



• • • • 



S. C. Derrick, Oneonta, N. Y., observed 

 that while Carnation Laddie made a fine 

 showing in the store here, it was at Coop- 

 erstown that it was in highest favor. 

 "One would hardly think it possibfe, but 

 it is a fact that lower-priced stock was 

 preferred in Oneonta. We are doing our 

 best to tune up the trade and to educate 

 our patrons, and we believe our efforts 

 will show greater results." 



• • • • 



Ralph S. Wyckofif, Oneonta, N. Y., is 

 well pleased with the situation since 

 taking over the Grove street green- 

 houses. Handicapped by a long prac- 

 ticed custom of cheap prices, he is grad- 



ually educating the public to appreciate 

 good values. This is done by producing 

 quality stock and being content with a 

 living margin of profit. 



• • • • 



"Sounds strange, but it is neverthe- 

 less true," observed W. T. Neal, of the 

 Neal Floral Co., Walton, N. Y., "that no 

 sooner does one get established in a new 

 house, such as the Lord & Burnham Co. 

 built for us last summer, than one 

 hungers for more." 



• • • • 



One of the sights at the H. D. Rohrer 

 place, at Lancaster, Pa., is the manner 

 in which Primula malacoides is al- 

 lowed to seed and sprout upon the beds 

 by the hundred thousand. "Never 

 have too many," commented Mr. 

 Rohrer. ' ' The same applies to Primula 

 sinensis and cinerarias for Easter." 



• • • • 



B. F. Barr & Co., Lancaster, Pa., ex- 

 pect to end the planting season with 

 a record in the nursery department 

 surpassing the most sanguine expecta- 

 tions. "With approximately $100,000 

 worth of business we feel highly en- 

 couraged with the effort of a few years' 

 special attention to this braiKch." 



• • • • 



X. L. Boyce, of the Binghamton Seed 

 Co., Binghamton, N. Y., observed that 

 the vagaries of the season are perplex- 



