Dkckmber 15, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



39 



Cut Flowers for 

 Christmas Gifts 



Such Gifts express in the sweetest way 

 love, esteem and veneration. Their beauty 

 and fragrance will embody your finest ap- 

 preciations and more delightful Gifts 

 could not be chosen^ 



American Beauty Roses 



Ophelia Roses Russell Roses 



Lilies of the Valley 



Orchids Violets Narcissi 



Carnations Sweet Peas 



You will find these exquisite blooms in 

 splendid array at your florist's, and the 

 prices pleasingly moderate. 



Your Florist Will Telegraph Flowers to Any 

 Address in the United States 



Give Growing Plants 

 for Christmas 



Consider the appreciation that would be 

 ){iven such a gift! Your Florist will show 

 you foliage plants and blooming plants 

 that are ideal for Christmas remembrances. 



If you ar^not (amiliar 

 with the decorative 

 charm of such plants and 

 their consequent possi- 

 bilities as Gifts, see your 

 Florist who will help to 

 decide upon which 

 would be best for your 

 particular purpose. 



fofrcfe PttuU 



Pwidanu* 

 Dr*c»en« 



Rubber Pluin 



Btoom'mg Fhida 



PninMUM 



Cyclamen 



lUiirmia 



Jerusalem Chtrry 



Your FlorUt Witt Send Flowera by Teiegraph Anytpherm 



Two Complementary Advertisements Used by the St. Louis Florists at Christmas Last Year. 



eluded the principal varieties on the 

 market — a longer list than most other 

 growers '—will probably run into six 

 figures. 



In Elmhurst one thinks of Wendland 

 & Keimel, and the latter half of the 

 firm knows roses as do few men. There 

 are over 70,000 plants in the twenty-one 

 houses, w^hich total about 125,000 square 

 feet. Crusader rivals Premier in num- 

 ber, both 15,000. Of Columbia there are 

 18,000; Butterfly, 12,000; Double White 

 Killarney, 6,000; Brunner, 1,500; Golden 

 Ophelia, 1,500. Crusader, given plenty 

 of feeding and air, is on unusually good, 

 stiff stems. The crop for Christmas has 

 been skillfully handled, although from 

 part of the plants a continuous crop is 

 cut. A bench of new varieties and of 

 Mr. Keimel 's sports is particularly in- 

 teresting. 



At the other end of Elmhurst is the 

 range of the Dramm Greenhouse Co., 

 consisting of five houses, the largest 

 42x400 and each one in succession fifteen 

 feet shorter, a construction necessitated 

 by the road. Painting last summer 

 proved exceptionally wise foresight, in 

 view of the limited sunshine this fall. 

 There are prospects of a large Christ- 

 mas cut here, many of the blooms of 

 Premier and Columbia being on long, 

 straight stems, measuring forty to forty- 

 eight inches in length. Since there are 

 about 44,000 rose plants in this range, 

 the output Christmas week will run into 

 considerable figures. 



A number of smaller growers swell 

 the rose output of this district, but an 

 early-descending sun and imperfect 

 roads limited the survey, sufficient to in- 

 dicate an amplitude of roses for Christ- 

 mas, something greatly desirable in view 

 of already heavy orders placed on tin- 

 Chicago market for the holiday. 



YOUNG AT SCRANTON. 



The Scranton Florists' Club met at 

 dinner in the banquet room of the 

 Elks' club, Tuesday evening, December 

 <j, at <i:30, at which time John 

 Young came as guest of the club and was 

 elected to honorary membership. JVfter 



seventy-five sons and daughters of the 

 flower land had been served, a short 

 business session was held. After this 

 Mr. Young was introduced as the secre- 

 tary of the S. A. F. and of the New- 

 York Florists' Club and as highly- 

 honored by these societies, already hav- 

 ing served thirty-two years as secretarv 

 of the New York Florists' Club. Thi's 

 is a wonderful tribute to the efficiency 

 and faithfulness of one who has come 

 to be known as "Our John" all over 

 flowerdom. 



While Mr. Young is conversant with 

 floriculture in its beauty, sale and 

 ])rofit, he did not dwell on these things, 

 only to touch on the fact that we have 

 a wonderful business to appeal to the 

 aesthetic nature of mankind. He con- 

 sidered more particularly the rise of the 

 S. A. F. and other kindred floral organ- 

 izations. He showed how an organiza- 

 tion of florists' clubs throughout the 

 different sections and cities of the Union 

 can develop and can continue to work 

 out a wonderful and needed propaganda 

 for creating in every nook and corner 

 of our country a demand for more 

 flowers. Ho gave some concrete illustra- 

 tions of the way this is being done. 



He had not gone far in his remarks 

 before all felt that he thought it in- 

 cmnbent on all florists' clubs and on 

 everyone in the clubs to join the S. A. F. 

 In becoming a member one's membership 

 fee is not a gift to the S. A. F., but 

 really an investment. The florist be- 

 coiiies a help to the great organization, 

 lending his influence and funds to help 

 tliis ever-growing society to a more 

 dignified position in our government. 



His talk was so influential that every 

 florist pris(Mit, not heretofore a member, 

 who i^ directly in the business, signed U]> 

 ;is a Mi'iniicr of the S. A. F. Mr. Young 

 did net forget the publicity campaign 

 of the S. A. F. Subscription blanks were 

 ])assed and a num])er were signed for 

 different amounts. Ho expressed his ap- 

 ]ireciation of the kindly feeling and in- 

 terest the club had accorded him as sec- 

 retary of the society he came to repre- 

 sent. The club extended to him a vote 

 lit' thanks and appreciation for the in- 



formation he gave, which was new to 

 the younger element of the trade. 



Mr. Young arrived at Scranton about 

 2 p. m., was met at the station by T. J. 

 Nolan and was shown around town and 

 introduced to the tradespeople. 



Mr. Young expressed himself as most 

 delighted to have such a good report to 

 send to the president, S. S. Pennock, who 

 is coming to Scranton January 10, 1922, 

 to talk to our club members and give 

 stereopticon illustrations of his trip 

 abroad. 



A. B. Jones, of the S. S. Pennock Co., 

 Philadelphia, paid a visit to Scranton 

 last week. G. R. C. 



IJ^NCASTER, PA. 



Club Meeting. 



The Lancaster County Florists' Asso- 

 ciation celebrated its tenth anniversary 

 with a banquet at the Hotel Rossmere. 

 Seventy guests sat down to a sumptuous 

 chicken dinner. The tables were ar- 

 ranged in the form of the Roman nu- 

 meral ten, and the hall was festooned 

 with laurel, while the tables were 

 decorated with blooming plants and cut 

 chrysanthemums. 



Morris J. Brinton, of Christiana, Pa., 

 was toastmaster. Albert M. Herr, the 

 father of the Lancaster County Club, 

 gave a history of the club from the first 

 call issued by himself ten years ago. 

 B. F. Barr and Elmer J. Weaver gave 

 interesting talks relative to the club's 

 advancement and a silent toast was also 

 given to the memory of the deceased ex- 

 president, Harry A. Schroyer. (The com- 

 mittee on resolutions of respect for 

 H. A. Schroyer consists of the following 

 members: B. F. Barr, A. M. Herr and 

 W. K. Markley.) 



A short business meeting was then 

 held, with Willis B. Girvin, of Leola, 

 Pa., in the chair. At B. F. Burr's sug- 

 gestion, a protest was filed relative to 

 the passing of a bill to withdraw special 

 delivery from the parcel post service. 



The nomination of officers for the year 

 1922 resulted as follows: President, 

 Harry K. Rohrer; vice-president, John 



