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The Florists^ Review 



AucisT 11, Ht21 



Icuviii;;, ihiit cnliii would I'cijiii in their 

 jilisciKc, li;i\iri^ csiu'cial rct't'i'i'iice to 

 tlif siiiiill t(ini;ii|(i tliiit rt'ci'iitiy diil some 

 il;iin;it;c, ihou^li in ;i sninll area. 



W. M. 



GLADIOLUS SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



At St. Thomas, Ont. 



The laijicst ijri/c schedule that has 

 ever hceii ofTertMl for a display of ^ladi- 

 (dus ))loojiis is one of the big induce- 

 ments that will feature the twelfth an- 

 nual exhibition of the American Gladi- 

 olus Societv, to he held in Alma College, 

 ,St. Thomas, Ont., August 24 and 25. The 

 regular meeting of the society will be 

 held at the same time and place and, 

 according to Acting Secretary Madison 

 ('ooj)er, "'all indications are that we 

 shall have the biggest show ever staged 

 in this line.'' "llowever," adds Mr. 

 Cooper, "weather conditions have not 

 been so suitable as they might have 

 been; much stock which was i)lanted 

 for exhibition has bloomed or will 

 bloom too early for the show." Through 

 the untiring directorship of President 

 Bennett of the St. Thomas Horticultural 

 Society and under the aus])ices"of that 

 society, elaborate preparations have 

 been made for the show. 



Entries of those who will exhibit 

 should lie ill the secretary's hands by 

 •Saturd.'iy. August 20. And, although 

 entries may be accepted after this 

 date, tli(^ secretary, Mr. Coojier, will not 

 assume resjK)iisil)ility for tlie accuracy 

 of the entries in the Judge's books after 

 that date. 



Canadian Ruling. 



I'or the bi'iictit of those who will ship 

 stock from certain countii's in the 

 T'nited Static, the following important 

 information is given: 



Since the Canadian Department of 

 Agriculture, tliroiigh its entomological 

 branch, indicates certain restrictions 

 against Ihc im]portation of gladiolus cut 

 flowers on account of the European corn 

 borer, it will be advisable for shippers 

 of stock from the following counties in 

 the states indic.-ited to secure special 

 ])crmission liy a'ldressing the Federal 

 Horticultural Hoard, Washington, D. C. 

 It is understood l)y the secretary .that 

 only the counties in the states men- 

 tioned are (|uarantined against the corn 

 borer and that only in such locations it 

 is necessary to secure permission and 

 get ins])ection before shipping: 



Mass.Tciiiisiii^ ISiirusliililc. liristol. Ksspx, 

 Middlesex. Ni'if-ilk, IMvniDiUh iiiiil Suftolk coiiii- 

 tios. 



Now ll:iniii>liirc Kim kinL'liiuii comity. 



Nt'«" Yolk .VII'iMiy. Kiiltdii. Moiitgonipry, 

 Ilenssclacr. SmatiitM. Siliciicilaily. Sclioliiiric, 

 ('attnraiifiiis, ( liaiiliiiiiiiia. Ki-ii' and Niagara 

 counties. 



I'cnnsylvania- -Kiic ccmnly. 



United States exhibitors will not be 

 required to ]iay the customary duty on 

 cut flowers on ijladiohis blooms intend- 



ed for this show, due to the efforts of 

 J)r. Bennett, of the St. Thomas Horti- 

 cultural Society, who has made .-irrange- 

 ments with the Canadian customs de- 

 partment. By this agreement there will 

 i)e free entry of all exhibits at the fron- 

 tier ports, Niagara Falls, Ont., Bridge- 

 liurg, I'ort Huron, Windsor and Port 

 Stanley. It is quite necessary that flow- 

 ers for this exhibition should be ad- 

 dressed thus: "Flowers for Exhibi- 

 tion, (iladiolus Show, Alma College, St. 

 Thomas, Ont., Can." 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



The Washington Convention. 



Arrangements for the convention, 

 which opens on the morning of Tuesday, 

 August 16, are complete. There is every 

 indication that in point of attendance 

 the convention will be one of the largest 

 in the history of the societ}\ The sale 

 of space in the trade exhibition hall 

 has been most gratitying. There is still 

 room for late comers. The following 

 are late additions to the list of exhib- 

 itors: 



Kroi'sclicll IJrcs. To., Cliicago, 111. 

 rfaltzcralT I'dttpry Co.. York, I'a. 

 Climax Mfg. Co.. CastorlancI, N. Y. 

 .lolin I'ommcrt, Amelia. (). 

 Ixiuis Uahn & Son, I'ittslmrgli. I'a. 

 Haskct Shop. Hcllcfontc, I'a. 

 Duraiilc rrodiicts Co.. Cleveland. O. 

 I. H. .Moss. Inc.. llaltlmore, Md. 

 Storrs & H.-irrison Co.. raiiiesville, O. 

 S. A. Weller, Zanesville. O. 



There has been one withdrawal from 

 the list, Sam Seligman, New York. 



Owing to the death of Past-president 

 J. K. M. L. Farquhar, of Boston, who 

 was to have made the response to the 

 addresses of welcome at the opening- 

 session of the convention, this duty 

 has been taken over by Charles H. 

 (irakelow, of Philadelphia. 



Tlie secretary's jireconvention (piar- 

 ters are in the Washington hotel, ojijio- 

 site tlie Tr(;asury building, convenient 

 to convention hall, car lines to the hall 

 being only one block distant. I'ri'sident 

 Koland will also make this hotel his 

 he.'idquarters, and it will be headriuar- 

 ters for the Ladies' S. A. F. 



National Flower Show. 



l're]iarations for the big national 

 flower show, to be held in Cleveland 

 ni>xt s])riiig, are becoming very active. 

 The local interests ;ire all working with 

 a will to do things and every week 

 show's considerable progress. The Cleve- 

 land florists liave raised a separate 

 gu.'irantee fund amounting to .$2,0(1(1, 

 and this sum has bei'ii collected. 



Trade exhibitors ex])ress much jileas- 

 ure over the new arrangement covering 

 exhibition space, which relieves them 

 of much care and trouble in the decor.'i- 

 tion and enclosing of spaces and prep- 

 ar.-ition of signs, and, besides, insures 



an absolutely uniform appearance, 

 which means much in the general effect 

 of the show. 



An official program, or guide, will 

 be published by the show management, 

 and the secretary is already booking or- 

 ders for advertising space in the publi- 

 cation. John Young, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Executive Committee Meeting. 



A meeting of the executive commit- 

 tee of the American Eose Society was 

 held in New Y^ork city August 2. 



The committee confirmed the action 

 of the president in postponing the dis- 

 semination of the rose, Mary Wallace. 

 It was reported that the Department of 

 Agriculture had begun the propagation 

 of more than 1,000 plants of this rose 

 urd that these plants would be equally 

 divided among the participating nurs- 

 crvmen as soon as they are of suitable 

 size next year, thus overcoming the 

 difficulty or unfairness of securing 

 propagating stock under the former ar- 

 rangement. Nearly a dozen firms have 

 expressed their interest in the proposi- 

 tion. Other would-be applicants are re- 

 quested to notify the secretary as soon 

 as possible. 



The editor reported the handbook 

 ]>ractically complete. Its distribution 

 was authorized for September. 



The secretary reported that the mem- 

 bership had passed the 2,000 mark. The 

 committee felt, while this was very 

 gratifying, that, nevertheless, for a 

 country as big as America and a flower 

 as important as the rose, this number 

 should be more than doubled without 

 much delay. Therefore, plans were sug- 

 gested for a vigorous membership cam- 

 ]i:tign. Attention was called to a prac- 

 tically Untouched field in the opportu- 

 nity lying at the door of nearly every 

 retail florist in the country to secure as 

 members those of his customers who are 

 especially interested in roses. The 

 membership committee was authorized 

 to offer !i commission of .">() cents on 

 every new $H membership thus secureTI. 



Plans for the Portland trip are being 

 ]iromoted. Notice will be sent out with 

 the handbook in September. 



John C. Wister, Sec'y. 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



Middletown, O.— July 28 Nelson O. 

 Selbv, doing business as the Arcade 

 Floral Shop, at 3288 South Main street, 

 tiled a petition for bankruptcy in the 

 T'nited States District court. Liabil- 

 ities are listed at $2,474.22, of which 

 .$2,141.70 are unsecured. Assets n.amed 

 total $1,590, of which $600 is stock in 

 trade. The Eolf Zetlitz Co., Lima, O., 

 is the chief creditor. 



Picnickers at Cunningham Park July 21, when Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston Held Outing. 



