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The Florists' Review 



SKI'TKMnKK 1, l'J-1 



wIr'U the custdiiiers see the different 

 sizes, we fjeiienilly sell one of llio larger. 

 Sei)tenil)er is tlie niontli wlieu jteople 

 are hack from their vaeations and are, 

 UHuaily, in need of some liouso [)lants 

 and are only waiting for someone to 

 tell them tiiat tliey should l)uy this 

 month. Tliis year we are going to make 

 extra efl'orts along this line and we are 

 confident that tlie month will be bigger 

 than ever before. 



"This year ;ill of us are going to lia\e 

 to fight in order to keep u]) with the last 

 two years and we firmly believe that it 

 c-an be done if we keej) inishing. T'lider 

 stand this does not mean that we can 

 get a good start and then quit for the 

 rest of the year, but it does mean to 

 kee[) at it all through the season. I^et us 

 all work hard and make tlie (lower busi- 

 ness the best in our historv.'' 



FROST'S FLOWER CAR. 



'J'he new delivery autouudiile of S. A. 

 Frost, Toronto, Out., is one most ajuiro 

 jiriate in design for a florist and ealcu- 

 lated to advertise its owner as it goes 

 tlirougli tlie streets of this year's F. T. 

 D. convention city. The body is pearl 

 gray and is of long, rectangular shape. 

 Scroll work beneath the window of the 

 driver's door and that beside his seat, 

 where the small name plate is, consti- 

 tutes the sole ornament. All but a few 

 inches, at the bottom, of the sides and 

 rear doors is glass. In the center of the 

 glass on the sides is the inscription. 

 "The Flower Car." With solid wduvis, 

 the car presents a most stylish appear- 

 ance. 



WIN FIRST GOLF TOURNEY. 



The Washington convention was 

 marked by an innovation in the sports 

 events. This was !i golf tournament, 

 arranged through the efforts of Z. D. 

 Hl.ackistoni', himself an ardent and ])ro- 

 flcient follower of the Scottish g.'ime. 

 Though -Mr. Hlackistone is a bowler as 

 well, he iM'liovfs in variety in si)orts 

 and therefore eiuleavored to inject a 

 novelty into the contests at Washing- 

 ton. "Two factors diminish(Ml the regis- 

 tration of a large number of entrants: 

 First, the novelty of the tournament 

 itself, for a good many florists were tin- 

 willing to admit they were golfers, 

 though they play a good game at their 

 local country (dubs, because they feared 

 that bane of the g(df aspirant, a gallery; 

 second, the com]ietitors were obliged to 

 rise extremely early, f<ir they played off 

 shortly after 7 a. m. But those who en- 

 gaged in the tournament arranged by 



Leaders in S. A. F. Golf Tourney. 



Mr. Blackistone enjoyed heartily their 

 round over the course frequently used 

 by President Harding, the rotoinac 

 public course, and they felt a larger 

 number of entrants would appear next 

 time. 



The winners in the competition at 

 Washington were, strangely enough, 

 from the same city and the same firm. 

 Waller E. Cook, head of the seed com- 

 jiany bearing his name in Cleveland, 

 and his partner, James Fisher, captured 

 the silver cups, the former the one for 

 the low net score, the latter that for 

 low medal score. Mr. Blackistone, man- 

 ager of the tournament, followed so 

 close on their heels that one wonders 

 how well he would have done if ho had 

 not been jiromoter of the tournament. 

 The three leaders in this jiioneer S. A. F. 

 golf tournament ajipear in the illustra- 

 tion on this page, Mr. Cook .at the left, 

 Mr. Fisher in the center and Mr. Blacki- 

 stone at the right. 



FLORISTS MEET PRESIDENT. 



Last week 's issue of The Keview, 

 carrying the conclusion of the Washing- 

 ton coiuentiiin re])ort, told of the post- 

 convention visit of a number of florists 

 to the White House. After the presi- 

 dent had received the bouquet of white 

 gladioli and Mrs. Harding had been 

 presented with the basket of roses and 

 delphiniums. President Harding listened 



to an invitation to attend the national 

 flower show at Cleveland next s])ring 

 and gave .assurance of his presence if 

 possible at that time. Then ho shook 

 hands with the visiting florists and 

 posed with them for the photograph re- 

 produced on this page. William F. 

 (Jude, who headed the florists' party, 

 stantls in the foreground, close to the 

 ]>resident. 



HONOR HILL'S SERVICES. 



When F. G. Hill announced his inten- 

 tion of retiring from the position of 

 president and director of the Florists' 

 Hail Association of America at the 

 annual meeting at Cleveland a year 

 ago, the members and fellow officers of 

 the organization listened with regret. 

 For more than twenty-five years Mr. 

 Hill had served as president of the or- 

 ganization, grown in the meantime from 

 an infant association trying to find its 

 feet to a solidly entrenched enterprise. 

 The members at the annual meeting of 

 the Florists' Hail Association at Cleve- 

 land appointed a committee, composed 

 of Charles P. Mueller, of Wichita, Kan., 

 and James S. Wilson, of Des Moines, to 

 express their appreciation of Mr. Hill's 

 long and valued service. The report 

 of this committee, })repared for pres- 

 entation at the Washington meeting, 

 reads as follows: 



Wo, .TOur committee on resolutions in respect 

 of Mr. E. (t. Hill's services to this iissoci.ition, 

 appointed at the Cleveland meeting, offer here- 

 with the foUowint;: 



Whereas: Mr. E. G. Ilill has for over a quar- 

 ter of a century faithfully served this associa- 

 tion as its president and is now voluntarily re- 

 tiring, 



Therefore, be it resolved: That the offlcers, 

 directors and members of the Florists* Hail As- 

 sociation of America, now in session at Wash- 

 ington. D, ('., herewith express our heartfelt ap- 

 preciation and Rratitude to Mr. Hill for his serv- 

 ices these many years and for his untirinB and 

 successful efforts on behalf of this association. 



And be it further resolved: That while we 

 must sincerely regret Mr. Uill's decision in not 

 again accepting the presidency of this associa- 

 tion, we do out of respect for his long services 

 licsitale to further urge this duty upon him, and 

 tlierefiire wish fur him with his retirement Al- 

 miglilv (Jods richest blessings for his future 

 good iieallh .md happiness. 



A GRENADINE CARNATION. 



Will you gi\'e us the correct name of 

 the enclosed garden pink? It is a most 

 I)r(difie bloomer in this climate, but it 

 seems impossible to obtain any plants 

 of this red color. E. X. C. — Fla. 



This appears to be a variety of 

 Dianthus Caryophyllus, or Grenadine 

 carnation, sold under the name of Em- 

 peror Napoleon and occasionally of- 

 t'cred in the American trade. C. W. 



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Florists Present Gifts of Their Products to President Harding at Conclusion of S. A, F, Convention. 



