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The Florists* Review 



VOLY 21. 1921 



Practical for the Florists' Trade," 

 was presented by Mrs. E. 0. Weisinger, 

 of Beaumont, Tex., and brought about 

 quite a spirited discussion. Mrs. Weis- 

 inger advocated a good, substantial 

 profit during the twelve months in the 

 year, with no increases in price at holi- 

 day time. Others present spoke of the 

 risk involved in the growing of flowers 

 for special days and told of the facts 

 that seem to make it necessary for 

 growers, wholesalers and retailers to 

 increase prices at these special days. 



Miss Martha C. Wood, of Hillsboro, 

 Tex., presented the subject, ' ' How a 

 Woman Can Successfully Conduct a 

 Flower Store." She pointed out many 

 noticeable differences in the selling 

 methods of men and women. 



"What Oklahoma Can Do to Help the 

 Texas Florists" was the subject suc- 

 cessfully handled by A. F. Koehle, of 

 Mangum, Okla., in a paper read for 

 him, as he was unable to be present. He 

 advocated cooperation between the flo- 

 rists of the two states and proposed a 

 plan of a central supply and commis- 

 sion house for the two states, by means 

 of which the florists could easily, 

 quickly and with lower expense carry 

 on their business. 



Florists' Future. 



V. J. Davis, of Fort Worth, talked of 

 "The Future of the Florists' Business 

 in Texas." He stated that no longer 

 was the state of Texas wholly depend- 

 ent on outside sources for flower sup- 

 ply. He stated that the state could 

 grow its own flowers, and was already 

 doing so to an appreciable extent, but 



nothing as compared with what could 

 be done. 



Other interesting talks were deliv- 

 ered by J. W. Furrow, of Guthrie, Okla., 

 on ' ' My Experience with a Fungous 

 Disease Affecting Carnations," and 

 by W. H. Englehart, of Memphis, Tenn., 

 on "Progress of the Florists' Business 

 East of the Mississippi." 



Telegrams from J. F. Ammann, who 

 was to have delivered a talk; William 

 F. Gude, and Annie Wolfe Brigance 

 were read and all expressed regret at 

 their being unable to attend the conven- 

 tion. 



Matters of importance which were 

 discussed and acted upon were numer- 

 ous. The matter of the most profitable 

 flowers to grow in the summer brought 

 out suggestions from the members from 

 various districts, each suggesting a dif- 

 ferent flower, depending on the section 

 of the country from which the member 

 came. 



The subject, of uniform pricing of 

 telegraph orders for all cities was fully 

 discussed, with no important results. 



Express Bates. 



A resolution was passed providing for 

 an appeal to the Interstate Commerce 

 Commission, asking for a reduction of 

 the express charges on flowers by re- 

 turning this class of express to its for- 

 mer second-class basis, which would 

 make the rate about twenty per cent 

 cheaper. 



At the last session of the convention 

 the officers were elected as follows: 

 President, Verner J. Davis, of Fort 

 Worth; vice-president, Henry Greve, of 



Dallas; secretary and treasurer, Louis 

 J. Tackett, of Fort Worth. A board of 

 directors was elected as follows: Thom- 

 as Wolfe, of Waco; B. B. Webb, of 

 Wichita Falls, and Paul Carroll, of 

 Houston. H. Kaden, of Greenville; J. 

 W. Begbie, of Shreveport, La., and W. 

 J. Baker, of Fort Worth, were ap- 

 pointed on the welfare committee. 



Dallas was chosen as the convention 

 city for 1922. 



Entertainment. 



During the oflf-hours of the conven- 

 tion there was much enjoyable pastim- 

 ing provided for by the entertainment 

 committee. The president's reception 

 Tuesday night was well attended. The 

 second day held great interest in the 

 form of a tallyho ride through the 

 city to the places of historic interest. 

 The third day an automobile ride to 

 points of present-day interest was fol- 

 lowed by a Mexican dinner, at which 

 there were present about 200 merry- 

 makers, including members, their fam- 

 ilies and visitors. 



Trade EzUbits. 



The trade exhibits numbered more 

 than twenty and filled two of the larg- 

 est special rooms in the hotel. The 

 tapestry room was filled with three at; 

 tractive exhibits, staged by H. Bayers- 

 dorfer & Co., Philadelphia; the Bur- 

 lington Willow Ware Shops, Burlington, 

 la., and the A. L. Randall Co., Chicago. 

 The grand ballroom, adjoining the 

 tapestry room, was filled with the other 

 exhibits. The firms represented in- 

 cluded the following: 



Lord & Burnbam Co., IrvinRton, N. Y. 

 Ove Gnatt Co., Laporte, Ind. 

 T. J. Nolan, Scranton, Pa., representioK King 

 Construction Co. 

 Pittsburg Clay Products Co., Pittsburg, Kan. 

 McCnllum Co,, Pittsburgh. 

 J. W. Davis Co., Terre Ifaute, Ind. 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower CO., Pittsburgh. 

 J. A. Peterson, Cinclnn.nti. 

 Poehlmnnn Bros. Co., Chicago. 

 Pinehurst Floral Co., Pleasant Hill. Mo. 

 American Greenhouse Mfg. Co., Chicago. 

 Athens Pottery Co., Fort Worth, Tex. 



Otto Lang. 



(Retiring PresUlent of the Texas State Florists' Association.) 



OKLAHOMANS ELECT. 



The officers elected at the meeting of 

 the Oklahoma State Florists' Associa- 

 tion at Oklahoma City were: Presi- 

 dent, A. S. Gray, Chickasha; vice- 

 president, O. O. Boston, Tulsa; secre- 

 tary-treasurer, Lon Foster, Oklahoma 

 City. 



John Furrow, of Guthrie, made an 

 extremely interesting talk on carnation 

 fungus. In addition to the discussions 

 and addresses, noted in last week's re- 

 port, an automobile ride through the 

 city and a ball game between Furrow's 

 all-star team, of Guthrie, and a team 

 of florists from various parts of the 

 state made the convention an interest- 

 ing one. 



Exhibits were made by A. L. Randall 

 Co., Poehlmann Bros. Co., American 

 Bulb Co. and Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 Chicago; Ove Gnatt Co., Laporte, Ind.; 

 Burlington Willow Ware Shops, Bur- 

 lington, la.; St. Louis Wholesale Cut 

 Flower Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Pittsburg 

 Clay Products Co., Pittsburg, Kan.; 

 J. W. Davis Co., Terre Haute, Ind.; 

 Pinehurst Floral Co., Pleasant Hill, 

 Mo.; Kansas City Wholesale Cut Flower 

 Co., Kansas City, Mo.; M. H. Levine 

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

 York. 



Houston, Tex.— The name of the firm 

 of H. J. Reiss has been recently changed 

 to the Reiss Floral Co. 



