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The Florists' Revie^^' 



19 



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CANADIANS IN SESSION 



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CANADIANS CONVENE, 



Dominion Florists at Peterboro. 



'I'll!' ;iiinii.'il coiuciit iiiii of tlic (';iii:i 

 i|i;ni l-'loi'ists" mill ( i.'inli'lliTs ' Associ:i 



li licltl ;it IN'tcrljord, Out.. .\u;4U>t > 



!(i 10, jirovcil ;is succL'Ssfiil ;is ;niy il 

 !i,ii| lii'ld under its old JKiiiic ol' r;iii;i 

 li.iii Jlort iciilt iir.'il Assocint ion, di^ 

 •iirdcd last xcar. An attendance oi' l.'iii 

 .gathered at llie A rnionrii"- t'oi' the 

 .ipeninj; session. The i-diiveiil inn opened 

 .\loiiday, Aiiynst S, at li ]>. m., with .-in 

 nldress of Welcome liy Mayor .\. Mc- 

 intyi-e. ('. .1. liay, oi' liro<di \ ille. a|. 

 ,ii'o|iriat ely re|die(| lo the )riayoi'> \v(d 

 nine. I'r. .1. K. M idilleton, t he ]iresident 

 i|' the I'eterlioid II ort iciilt lira I .\ssocia 

 ion. then e.\tende(| jii-ei't i iifir- to tin 

 ■^senilde<l < 'iniad ians in ludiall' of iii-. 

 issociat ion. 



Then f(dlo\ved the adilic-.. d I'l'e-i 

 lent W. I-;. (lro\'es, of llaiiiilton. in 

 whiidi he tolichi'(| ii|ion tin' p.ast ii:i|i|ien 

 iii^s and told alioiit some lliiii;is \vhi(di 

 lioiild liapiien in tiie future. His acl 

 Iress will l)e found on anotliei- |ia;.;<' ol' 

 ijiis issue. Miscussioii of the addre>^ 

 \\a-- led liy .\lex. Siin|isoii, ;i-- I". I>. ('l.irU 

 wa-^ pl'evented liy illness t'rom .atteiid- 

 iii;^ t he meet ili;^. 



Then followed the \.nioi|s i-e|ioit~ 

 llerhert .1. Kddy. of Montreal, thc> sec 

 vet.ir\- .and treasurer, det;iiled the liii.in 

 ci.al status .and the meinliersh ip (jouie^ 

 tor the last ye.ar. 



Committee Reports. 



The report of the educat ioii.al com- 

 'II it lee w.as maile liy W. \V. (i.ammayi', 

 "I London, Out. There is a \'.asr liidd 

 "I opportunity for this work. One ot 

 'lie siij;o(.st ions made tli.at is receiving 

 illeiition is that ;iri award lie cre.ateil. 

 I'his will lie a medal, to Im' j^ranted from 

 'iiiie to time to men who ha\e done 

 iiiiiidi for the uadfare and developnieiit 

 "I the indust ry in ( 'ailtld.a. 



il. .1. .Moore, of Tororit<i, in his re- 

 |Mirt of the work of the reeistration 

 'iinimittcc, showed Ikiw ]il;iitt rej;istr;i 

 lion has retudied ;i jioint where i-e.illy 

 I'r.actical work is lieiiij;' done. 



The rejiort of ;i new committee, the 

 leoish-it i\ e committee, W.as pl-esi'iited liy 



I. li. Hamilton, of London. In this he 



'aid: 



''.\t il.amilton last \e:ir you ;ip 

 l'ie\ed of your president's suj^^icsl ion 

 'h.it this association sliouhl lie iiicoi 

 |'<n-,ited. We find tli.at .all th.it is re 

 'luireil to complete our cd'forts :ind iii.ake 

 "III- incor|ior,at ion ,an .acconi|ilis|ied tact 

 I' the j^r.antiii^ ot' power to \oiir com 

 '"I'lee, or its ( lia iiin.a II, to sanction 

 'hanyis in (im- constitution .and li\ - 

 'aws il|,.|| til,. s,.<-retary <il sl;ite ih.ay 

 • eipiire :ii .-ordiii^ to law. 



" ^■ou li.a\e .-ill heard of Idll No. IM 

 Millodllced liy .Mr. Hi-aey In the leyis- 

 'ati\(. ;issemlil\- dt' the |iro\ iiice ot' Oii- 

 'ario ill Hli'ii. rite. I :is 'Thr Oiit.ario 

 ^iiisery Control Act. lltlin," whiidi le 

 'civrd its tirst re.adine .\]iril L'ti, l'.»-ii. 

 •'ii'l siiici' that d.ate h.as lieeu in the 

 ''•'lids of the Hrp.artnieiit of .\ ericiiit lire 

 to li,. redv.afted, where it is still, and, 

 "I our .jinljiinent, shouhl remain for .all 

 lillU' to come e\eli in its jireseiit rc- 

 'li'afted form. 



■■'i'his liill icseiii Ides more ;i niirsri\ !.■.■. told ni till' ye.-ir's work of t h.at 

 comliine tli.aii a control hill. l*'oi' in I'ody. 



stance, it pro\ ides that all persons de.il Tarill and Taxes. 



ino- in fruit, shade or orn.ament.al trees, 'l';,,!!'!' .and t.ixes wei,. discussed in 



vines, shrnlis, pl.ants, liiillis or roots, ,,,,. ,.,,|„,|., ,,,■ ,|,,. ,.,|.j,-,- ,.,,,iimit tee, of 



'""''t oiK'r.ate ler ,an Ontario liceiis,. u|;icl, M.-.jnr .lohn I'oiinon w.as <d,air- 



of .-Hd per ye;ir, as w(dl ,as lile with the „,,,„ | m ,.| | i;,,,„t ;,i,d definite rulines 



minister ot' .aj;riciilt lire an .a]ipr(i\e.| 



liiiiid for$l,iiilo, reiiew.a lile ,a iinii.i liy tor 



the period required liy the d.assilic.at ion 



ol' sto(d\ sold, unless they :ict .is ,'i;^eiits 



for an indi\idiial niirser\' oi' Joliliinu; 



linn. In suidi c.ases the linn can I'm 



nish tlnaii with ,a certilicate to operate 



under. l"or ex.ample, .Mr. .loldiin;^ (i.ar 



deiK'r and l''loris|, should your customer 



laajuiia- a laisidilish, lioxwiiod, pereiini.al^ 



or liullis, the ;icl s.ays thrsi> come iindei 



t he cl.assilic.at io 



;;ii.a ra nl iM' hoinl .and ,a liciaise, in .-ill :iii 



olltl.ay 'if .fill licfiiia' \aiii are .aide to 



iiiaki' the sale, pro\ ided \iiu handle it 



as .an indi\idu.al dealer. 



■■N'oiir committei' fiads th.at this hill 

 e\eii ill its redrafted form would pro\ e 

 .a ;.;re,at haiaiship to hiindri'ds of lloiist- 

 ind tlioiis.aiids of .joldiiny e;i |'i||.]|,.|s 



on the s:ilr- t .a \ .aie desired. The s.ales 

 la\ is sii c-oiii pi ic.al ed ,1 m.atter eSeii 

 now lli.al siiinr ot the coilei-tors are ill 

 sistiiiL; oil rollii-i ion ii\ the retail tax 

 olliei-s .-Hi' ;is|<iiiM I'd!' p:i\iiMait ol' ,-i t:ix 

 on .ill pl.ants sold diiiili- the last lied 

 diiiL; sr.ison. while in a ,,iiy pl.aces th, 

 lax was iii\i r la mittrd nor laillectrd 

 even while 'he t :i \ was suppose.! to I.. 

 il. opi-l:it ion. 



Th.' tiisi v.,>io|i .ii.lc.l with a n a.l ■ 

 " ''/'IIin;.; I"1' ■■> ->■'■•"■ .Ir.'ss liv i:. .I. Il,,\w.ar.|. .if .Monlnail: 



the siilij,..| w.is ' • < 11 It 11 1 .• of ('iimm.'r 

 .•i.a i I '.Ills. 



InHtructive Addresses, 



'I'll.' si-.aiii.l s.'ssioM w.as m.ainlv .a 

 working; s.vssion ;iii.| w.as hel.l .Moml.av 

 .•\.'nine .at ^ p. iii. Import.ant work on 



s.'\ I'ra I re\ i-ioas ..i 1 1 



■oust It III loll 



^hollld it li.'.aimi- haw .and su;;^ests that w.as .|on 



this .association petition the Oiit.arii 

 i.'i;isl.al lire to .•xiaiipl all orna nii'iit .a 

 niirsi'rv st(.(.!.; t'rom .■oniiiie iiinler th. 



An int .M-.st iii;^ .a.hir.'ss w.as ;;i\iai li\- 

 II. .1. .Moor.', .if Toronto, th.' siilij.'.-t .it' 

 whi.di w.as ■■ri.aiit I ir.'.MJ i ne. ' " i'rot. 



.a. -I, li,a\inj^ il apply only to I'riiit iiiir- .1. W. I'l.iw. of t h.' <)iit.ari.i .\eri.Mil 



"■ry stoid<. ' ' 



I-;. .1. Il.avw.ar.l, of .Montreal, t h.' chair 



tiir.al <'.i|||.M,._ wild \\:is to spi.:iK on 

 ■■Wh.at S.-i.aic.' ('.in I )o fot the I'lo- 

 laaii of 111.' pri'ss .aii.l |uililicity laiinmil risi.'" t idi't; r;i phe.l th.-it lirom-l\i,al tia)ii- 



W. E. Groves. 



(la-CSillCMl ol lllC t'/lM,l.lli01 11. Mists' nil. I I .111 .IcIICIS' .\SS. ICiiltlOII. ) 



