JCLT 21. 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



elevating; the standard of the profes- 

 sion. 



The committee in charge of arrange- 

 ments for the annual convention of 

 the association, to be held in New York, 

 October 11 to 14, has held several meet- 

 ings to perfect its plans. "While enter- 

 tainment for the visiting members is 

 not to be overlooked, there will be 

 much business to be disposed of, with 

 particular attention to the future of 

 professional gardeners in America. 

 Visiting members will be entertained 

 on the estate of John D. Eockefeller, 

 Pocantico Hills, and at Greystone, the 

 estate of Samuel Untermeyer, Yonkers, 

 N. Y. A shore dinner at one of the 

 nearby seashore resorts will also be in- 

 cluded in the program of entertain- 

 ment. 



The Park Avenue hotel has been 

 selected as the headquarters and meet- 

 ing place for the convention. 



FOUR BOUGAINVILLEAS. 



A good many florists besides those in 

 Chicago know the "A 10" family and 

 even those who don't will be interested 

 in the letter below, which accompanied 

 a gift of four bougainvilleas and a copy 

 of which was kindly provided The Ee- 

 view by Anton George Then: 



We are four of a family and come highly 

 recommended from the A 10 family. We are 

 anxious to be adopted by the live oak tree with 

 acorns and the honeysuckle with Its sweet fra- 

 grance. We promise to give faithful service, to 

 do all the running about the house and to bring 

 forth beautiful flowers. We will shade jou from 

 the hot sun. We are equipped with delightful 

 little prickers, so that people who are desirous 

 of possession will not pick our flowers, but will 

 leave us to cheer you and brighten your home. 

 We are good porch-climbers, but not dangerous 

 to yon. Nevertheless, should we encounter a 

 human • porch-climber, let him beware, for our 

 prickers are mean. 



We have tried hard to give our donor good 

 service, but he stuck ns in an old conservatory, 

 where the air was poor and where the sun could 

 not get a peep at us; so, of course, we just 

 could not bloom. One day we pricked him just 

 a little and the thought came into his mind to 

 send us where we can grow and bloom to our 

 hearts' content. Two of ns can be planted In 

 front of the porch and the other two would like 

 to cover your arbor. Of course, you must give 

 us a start. A little string will help onr growth 

 and encourage us in climbing. 



Our name is Boucainvillea speclosa, after de 

 Bougainville, a French navigator, and our blos- 

 soms are a delicate shade of lilac. We hope 

 you will like us. 



Affectionately. 



The Four Bougainvilleas. 



ORGANIZING THE TRADE. 



"It is of vital importance that almost 

 any trade, business or profession be or- 

 ganized," declared Max Kaiser, of St. 

 Paul, Minn., in addressing the Tri-State 

 Florists' Association at Fargo, N. D., 

 recently. "Many trade organizations 

 have different objects in view, but in 

 the main they aim to improve working 

 conditions, increase business, better 

 credits, educate, etc. The florists' trade 

 has all of the above aims combined." 



Now that so many new organizations 

 of florists are springing up in various 

 parts of the country, Mr. Kaiser's ad- 

 vice as to the ways best calculated to 

 make these bodies successful will be 

 valuable and perhaps useful for the 

 guidance of their oflBcers. 



"Make the meetings interesting so- 

 cially and educationally. Bring exhibits 

 to your meetings and have them thor- 

 oughly discussed, stating how they 

 should be grown. Get some of your 

 members to read eSsays on potted plants 

 and cut flowers in season, and tell each 

 other your experiences, so that all may 

 benefit. Don 't keep a secret on how to 

 grow a flower or plant. 



"A meeting is not conducted by 

 running through the regular order of 



AliEXANDER FORBES. 



THE exemplary career of Alexander Forbes siij)j)()rts the good judgment of the 

 American Seed Trade Association in j)roni()ting him by election from the 

 second vice-presidency, which he held during 192(t, to the office of first vice- 

 president for 1921. His connection with the seed trade dates from the early 

 seventies, when he was apprenticed with Henderson & Sons, of Brechin, Forfar- 

 shire, Scotland. He gained additional experience with Thomas McKenzie & Sons, 

 of Cork, Ireland; Peter Lawson & Sons, of London, and John Perkins & Son, 

 Northampton, England, before he came to the United States in 1886. Upon his 

 arrival in America he joined the force of Peter Henderson & Co., New York, 

 where, in less than a year, he was made general manager and later vice-president. 

 In 1913, retiring from the Henderson firm after twenty-six years' service, he 

 bought an interest in the J. F. No-11 Co., Newark, N. J., later changing the name 

 to Alexander Forbes & Co. His company does a general seed, bulb and implement 

 business, besides exporting and importing garden seeds. 



business. It is necessary that questions 

 of interest to all be brought up, things 

 from which we can learn or benefit, 

 and there are three things you should 

 remember, your exhibits, the reading of 

 essays and the question box. Do not 

 leave all of these things to be done by 

 your president and secretary. It is ab- 

 solutely necessary for the members of 

 the organization to assist the officers by 

 bringing in exhibits, regardless of how 

 small they may be. The smaller exhibits 

 may be of more interest than the large 

 ones. Even a diseased plant may be of 

 interest and someone may know the 

 cause of the disease and be able to ex- 

 plain how to avoid or overcome it. 

 Further, it is a good idea to have judges 



appointed, in order that exhibits may 

 get the proper reward. 



"Each member of the organization 

 should consider himself a committee of 

 one to further the interests of the entire 

 organization. Don't get discouraged if 

 some of the meetings are not as well 

 attended at times as you might wish 

 them to be, and while on the matter of 

 attendance I want to say again, make 

 your meetings interesting so all may 

 benefit and learn, and everyone will feel 

 well repaid for the time and money 

 spent and be longing for the time of 

 the next meeting to arrive." 



Xenla, O. — Ralph Schard has just 

 started in the greenhouse business. 



