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The Florists' Review 



July 14, 1921 



FOLLOW THE CROWD 



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THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION. 



Secretary Young Urges Attendance. 



The annual convention of the S. A. 

 F., states Secretary Young in a mes- 

 sage he has sent out urging all mem- 

 bers to attend, is to be held in Wash- 

 ington, D. C, August 16 to 18, and is 

 expected to be the largest in the his- 

 tory of the society in point of attend- 

 ance. The city of Washington is a 

 favorable one for conventions of trade 

 organizations and is well able to care 

 for crowds of visitors, to all of whom 

 the attractions of the city appeal. On 

 two other occasions our convention has 

 been held there, and the delightful hos- 

 pitality extended by our brethren in 

 the trade on those occasions remains 

 a most pleasant memory. At the forth- 

 coming convention we are- assured of 

 even greater hospitality, and numbers 

 of our members are looking forward to 

 the convention dates with feelings of 

 pleasure. 



Sailroad Bates. 



The railroads are making us conces- 

 sions in travel rates this year. Five of 

 the larger passenger associations have 

 offered us a rate of one fare and one- 

 half for the round trip, and if you 

 should not happen to be in any of the 

 territory they cover, you can buy a 

 ticket to the nearest boundary and from 

 thence book at the reduced rate. 



The following arc the territories to 

 which the reduced rate applies: 



Trunk Lino; New York state (east of iind 

 inrlu(lin); nuffalo. Xianiini Falls. Xnsvensiin 

 Bridge and Salamanca), New Jersey, Pennsylvn- 

 iiin (I'ast of and iniliulinK Eiif. Oil t'liy and 

 I'lttshurRh) ; Delaware, Maryland. District of 

 Coltiinbia, Virginia and West Virginia (east of 

 and inchiding Wheeling, Parkersburg, Kenova, 

 Orange and Norfolk). 



Central: From territorj- west of Buffalo. Ni- 

 agara Falls, Salamanca, Pittsburgh. Wheeling, 

 Parkersburg and Kenova to and Including (Mil- 

 cngo and St. Louis, and nortii of the Ohio river, 

 including Cincinnati, Louisville and Cairo. 



Southwestern: From territory southwest of 

 St. Louis, including Texas, Arkansas. Oklahoma, 

 >fissouri (south of Missouri river) and Louisiana 

 (west of Mississippi river). 



Western: From territory west of Chicago. 

 Peoria and St. I»uls and east of the states of 

 Wasldngton, Oregon and Nevada. 



Southeastern: From territory south of Ohio 

 and Potomac, and east of Mississipjii river. 



Tlie New England and Transconti- 

 nental (Pacific Coast) Passenger Asso- 

 ciations do not come into the arrange- 

 ment. 



\'isitors from Xew England will jour- 

 ney to the point nearest to them in ter- 

 ritory mentioned and take reduced fart- 

 tickets from that point. 



Visitors from San Francisco, Los An- 

 geles, 8an Diego, Oakland, Cal., via 

 direct routes and from Portland, Ore.. 

 Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., Vancouver 

 and Victoria. B. C, via direct routes, 

 can take advantage of summer excur- 

 sion rates, equivalent to one and one- 

 third fares to Chicago, St. Jjouis, Meiii- 

 jdiis and New Orleans, added to the 

 fares from those gateways by eastern 

 connections at the one iind one-half 

 fare rate. The tickets to the gateways 

 mentioned are good for three tnonths 

 from date of sale, but not later than 

 October 31, and stop-over privileges are 

 allowed upon them. The through rate 

 from San Francisco, Los Angeles, San 

 Diego and Oakland, Cal., and Portland, 



Ore., Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., Van- 

 couver and Victoria, B. C, is $162..S0 

 for the round trip. Proportionate 

 fares will be authorized from other 

 points. 



Get Certificate. 



Every visitor must, to get the advam- 

 tago of the reduced rate, make applica- 

 tion, sufficiently ahead of starting time, 

 to Secretary Young, 43 West Eighteenth 

 street, New York, for a certificate of 

 identification. This certificate must be 

 presented at the ticket oflSce when pur- 

 chasing tickets. Visitors outside of the 

 territorial zones wishing to get the re- 

 duced rate from points inside the zones 

 must also present certificates, so prac- 

 tically everyone journeying to the con- 

 vention should be provided. Only one 

 certificate is necessary for a family, 

 made out in the name of the member of 

 the society. 



When purchasing tickets ascertain 

 from the ticket agent whether the road 

 you will use is within one of the pas- 

 senger associations. If it is not, find 

 out whether there is an association 

 road you can use, and if there is not, 

 buy a ticket to the nearest boundary 

 road, then purchase your convention 

 ticket from that point. 



Dates of Sale and Betum Limits. 



Trunk line: Sale August 12 to 18. 

 Final -return limit August 24. 



Central: Sale August 12 to 18. Final 

 return limit August 24. 



Southwestern: Sale August 12 to 18, 

 with final return limit of August 24 

 from Missouri and Kansas. Sale Au- 

 gust 11 to 17, with final return limit of 

 August 25 from remain(icr of associa- 

 tion's territory. The following south- 

 western lines are not party to the re- 

 duced fare arrangement: A. & L. M. 

 Ry.; Ft. Smith & Western Ry.; St. L.. 

 El Reno & Western Ry.; .lonesboro, 

 Lake Citv & Eastern Rv.; K. O. & G. 

 Ry.; M. D. & G. Ry.; M.'^R. & B. T. Rv. 



Western: Sale August 12 to 18, with 

 final return limit of August 24, from 

 Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mis- 

 souri, Nebraska, Nortlieni Michigan, 

 North Dakota, South Dakota and Wis- 

 consin. Sale August 11 to 17, with final 

 return limit of August 2'> from Colo- 

 rado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, 

 Utah and Wyoming. 



Southeastern: Sale August 14 to ](i. 

 Final return limit August 21. 



The returning time limit expires at 

 niidiiiglit of date named. 



As soon as possible after arrival in 

 Washington, get your ticket validated 

 by the proper ticket agent for your re- 

 turn journey, bearing in mind "that re- 

 turn must be commenced on the date 

 for which ticket is validated. 



If you think you will attend the con- 

 vention, make application for a certifi- 

 cate at once. 



Membership Dues. 



If you have not paid your dues for 

 1921, you are urged to do so at once. 

 Membership cards are mailed to all 

 members in good standing, which means 

 all who have paid their dues. These 

 cards are also necessary for presenta- 



tion at the entrance to the trade exhibi- 

 tion and convention hall in Washing- 

 ton. Many members, perhaps, intend 

 to pay their dues at the convention, but 

 they can save the secretary a lot of 

 work at a time when the details of the 

 convention and trade exhibition are 

 pressing if they will make remittance 

 now, to say nothing of bettering the 

 secretary's financial report, which, of 

 course, must be prepared in advance of 

 the convention — and membership cards 

 are thus obtained without delay. 



Exhibitors. 



The following list includes the firms 

 who will be exhibitors in the Washing- 

 ton trade exhibition: 



M. Adler, New York. 



American Greenhouse Mfg. Co., Chicago. 



Baum's Home of Flowers, Knoxvllle, Tenn. 



H. Bayersdorfer. & Co., Philadelphia. 



Botanical Nursery Co., Ijnpeer, Mich. 



Burlington Willow Ware Shops, Burlington, la. 



Chicago Printed String Co., Chicago. 



John Lewis Chllds, Inc., Flowerfleld, N. T. 



Cohen & Hiller, New York. 



Robert Craig Co., Norwood, Pa. 



A. T. De La Mare Co., New York. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. 



Duro Paper Products Co., Chicago. 



John A. Kvans Co., Richmond, Ind. 



Ever Ready Flower Pot Cover Co., Buffalo, 

 N. Y. 



Henry I. Faust, Merlon, Pn. 



Frultland Nurseries, Augusta, Ga. 



Carl Hagenburger, West Mentor. 0. 



Hammond's Paint Works, Beacon, N. Y. 



S. Hanfllng Co., New York. 



George B. Hart, Rochester, N. Y. 



Henshaw Floral Co., New York. 



C. S. Ford Co., Philadelphia. 



Josepli Heacock Co., Wyneote, Pa. 



Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, N. J. 



Horticulture Pub. Co., Boston. 



Roman J. Irwin, New York. 



Jackson & Perkins Co.. Newark. N. Y. 



Wm. F. Kastlng Co.. Buffalo, N, Y. 



Kervan Co., New York. 



M. H. Levine Co., New York. 



C. tl. Llggit, Philadelphia. 



Lord & Burnham Co., Irvlngton-on Hudson. 

 N. Y. 



Lion & Co., New York. 



Macaw Bros., Norwood, Pa. 



W. A. Manda, Inc., South Orange, N. J. 



H. F. Mlchell Co., Philadelphia. 



National Bulb Farms, Inc., Benton Harbor. 

 Mich. 



.Toseph G. Neidinger Co., Philaddpliia. 



Orchard Paper Co., St. I^ouis. 



Paranoid Co., Cleveland. 



S. S. Pennock Co., Philadelphia. 



V. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh. 



Poultry Feed Co., Chicago. 



Quincy Art Willow Ware Co., Quincv, 111. 



Raodleln Basket Co., Chicago. 



A. li, Randall Co.. Chicago. 

 M. Rice Co., Philadelphia. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 



S. H. Russin, New York. 



Schloss Bros., Ribbons, Inc., New York. 



.Antlion Schidthcis, College Point, N. V. 



.'^am Seligman, New York. 



li. C. Stroh & Sons, Batavia, N. Y. 



Taiyo Trading Co., New York. 



Excello Mfg. Co., Cleveland. 



• iiirland Co.. Cleveland. 



iJeorge Wittbold Co., Chicago. 



Ove Gnatt Co., Laporte, Ind. 



B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham. M:iss. 

 Lima Sheet Metal Prod. Co., Lima. O. 

 Quality Brands Co.. Cleveland. 

 Skinner Irrigation Co.. Troy, O. 

 Zane Potter>- Co.. South Zanesville, O. 

 V.uiglian's Seed Store, Cliicago. 

 Wcrtheimer Bros., New York. 



Wm. M. Woodruff & .Son, l/owgap. N. C. 

 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn, 

 frowl Fern Co., Millington, Mass. 

 MiCallnm Co., Pittsliurgh. 

 Net)el Mfg. Co., Cleveland. 



The secretary is preparing to take up 

 f|Uarters in Washington during the 

 usual period prior to the convention, 

 ."ind Jill exhibitors requiring informa- 

 tion as to details concerning their space 

 locations will be able to secure the 

 same direct from him, by addressing 

 him at these quarters, the location of 

 which will be announced a little later. 



