July 21. 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



elevating the standard of the profes- 

 sion. 



The committee in charj^o of arranjjc- 

 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 bo 

 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. Rockefeller, 

 Pocantico Hills, and at Greystone, tlie 

 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 tlie 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 ddu 't will be interested 

 in the letter below, which aceompAnied 

 a gift of four b()u<;ain\ill('as and a copy 

 of which was kindly ])r(ivided The Re- 

 view by Anton George Then: 



We are four of a family and come hiclilv 

 recommended from llip A 10 fiimily. We iirc 

 anxious to be adopted liy the live oak tree wiili 

 acorns and the lioneysiickle with its sweet fra- 

 grance. We promise to sive faitlifiil service, to 

 do all the running about the house and to tiring 

 forth beautiful flowers. We will shade you from 

 the hot sun. We are eiiuippcd witli deliglittnl 

 little prickers, so that people who are desirous 

 of possessioD will not pick our flowers, but will 

 leave us to cheer you and brlRhten your home. 

 We are good porch-climbers, but not dangerous 

 to you. yjevertheless, should we encoimter 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 us in an old conservatury. " 

 where the air was poor and wliere the sun could 

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

 I'ould not bloom. One day we pricked him iust 

 a little and the thouglit came into his mind to 

 send us where we can grow anil bUwm hi unr 

 hearts' content. Two of us can be planted in 

 front of the porch and the other two would liUc 

 to cover your arbor. Of coiirvc, ynu must give 

 us a start. A little string will help our growth 

 and encourage us In climbing. 



Our name is liougainvillca speciosa, after dc 

 Itougalnville, a French navigator, and our blos- 

 soms are a delicate shade of lilac. We hopi' 

 you will like us. 



Affectionately. 

 --^ The Four Bougainvllleas. 



OEGANIZING 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 

 P'lorists' 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 

 lias all of the abn\e aiitis combined.'' 



Now that so many new organizations 

 of florists are s[iringing uji in various 

 ])arts of the country, Mr. K.-iiser's ad- 

 vice as to the ways best calculated to 

 iiitike these bodies successful will be 

 valuable and perhaps useful for the 

 guidance of their officers. 



"Make the meetings interesting so- 

 cially and educationally. Bring exhibits 

 to your meetings and have them tlior- 

 oiighly 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 



!usi]i«4iia4iiii4ii«4iiiS4]iiiy wi«i««ia«i>a« 



ALEXANDER FORBES. 



THK e.xemplarv c;irci'r of A Irx.'i ndir I'dilir- -.iiiipdil ^ the o | Jiiiloiiiriit t<\' tin- 

 Aineric.'in Scnl Ti-.-idc .\v^iiri:it idii in pinindi int; liim l.y i-lcctidn Iroiii tin- 

 second \icc prcsiiidiicy. whicli he lnl.l during ll'L'n. td the otlicf of first \ic-c- 

 president for JltUI. His cdii mil idii with the s<id tr;dlr dtiti^s from the varly 

 seventies, when lie w;is apiu'cnt iced with Ilcnilerson iV: Sons, of Hrei-liin, Forfar- 

 shire, Scotland. lie gained additioiuil dxperiencc with Thomas McKenzie & Sons, 

 of Cork, Ireland; Peter Lawsoii & Sons, of London. ;iiid John Perkins & Son, 

 Northampton, Fnglatid, liefove he c;inie to the I'luted States in ISSli. Upon his 

 arrival in America he j<jine(| the force oi' I'eler Henderson & Co., New York, 

 where, in less th:in a year, he was ni;ide geiiev.ij iiianiiger and later vice-]iresident . 

 In 19i:>, retiring from the Henderson firm after twenty six years' service, he 

 bought an interi^st in the .1. I". Noll Co., Newark, N. .!., later clianoino the name 

 to Alexander Forbes i^ Co. His coinpaiiy tloes a general seeil, imlb and implement 

 business, besides exportin;: and iiii]idrt iiio o..|i-,ii.|i seeds. 



business. It is necessary that (piestions 

 of interest to all be brought ii]i. things 

 from which we can leaiii or benefit, 

 and there are three things you should 

 remember, your exhibits, the reading of 

 essaj's and the question box. Do not 

 leave all of these things to be done by 

 your president aiicl secretary. It is ab- 

 solutely necessary for the members of 

 the organization to assist the (dlicers by 

 bringing in exhibits, regardless of how 

 small they may be. The smaller exhibits 

 m.'iy 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 



ajipointed, in order that exhibits may 

 get the jiroper rewttrd. 



" Fa(di member of the crganizatidn 

 should consider himself a committee of 

 one to further the interests of the entire 

 organization. Don't get discouraged if 

 s<iiiie of the meetings are not as well 

 attendt'd at tinu's as you might wish 

 them to be. .and while on the matter of 

 attendance 1 w.'iut to s;iy tigain, 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." 



Xenia, C— Ralph Schard has just 

 started in the greenhouse business. 



