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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 16. 1922 



formed Congress that it would not be 

 possible for them to stay in business 

 and face the competition, especially 

 that of Japan, where labor costs are 

 extremely small, unless afforded ade- 

 quate tariff protection. They found 

 Congress in a receptive mood and the 

 rate of sixty-five per cent has accord- 

 ingly been granted them. It is quite 

 probable that the House will agree to 

 the Senate proposal. A. E. G. 



FEBN SPOBES. 



We have several flats of fern spores 

 saved from our own pteris in pots (not 

 the tremula). The result from sowing 

 shows , only Pteris tremula. The same 

 thing is true with the adiantum. What 

 is the cause? F. P. H. — Can. 



You probably have a number of Pteris 

 tremula flowering among your other 

 ferns and, in this case, spores from them 

 have undoubtedly blown onto the pans 

 or flats containing your other pteris 

 and adiantum spores. P. tremula is an 

 easy doer and comes up earlier than 

 other sorts. Either move the tremulas 

 to another house, or better still, dispense 

 with them; then you are fairly certain 

 to have more encouraging results. You 

 should sterilize your soil for fern spore 

 sowing, preferably with steam, and also 

 sterilize the water to be used, by boil- 

 ing, until the seedlings are large enough 

 to transplant, as water contains many 

 substances destructive to the spores. 

 Adiantums take at least three months 

 longer than such pteris as tremula and 

 cretica to reach a size for transplanting. 

 C. W. 



ST. LOUIS PREPABING. 



To make up for the national flower 

 show which was not held at St. Louis, 

 the florists of that city are planning to 

 make the show in connection with thf 

 exhibition of the Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety of America, November 7 to 12, an 

 event that will surpass all the horti- 

 cultural displays which have been made 

 there. It is planned to hold this big fall 

 show at the Coliseum. An organization 

 has been formed, called the St. Louis 

 Flower Show Association, Inc. The of- 

 ficers of the executive committee are: 

 Chairman, J. Fred Animann; vice-chair- 

 man, 11. G. Bcrning; treasurer, W. A. 

 Rowe; executive secretary, J. J. Beneke. 

 The chairmen of the committees are ;is 

 follows: 



Kinnncp H. It. Hcrnii)i:. 

 Premium — W. A. Uonc 

 I'libllrlty— Frank A, Wimllci. 

 Gimrnntpp fund — A. H. Unniniprl. 

 Spociiil premiums— David S. (JeddiK 

 Entertainment- J. S. Carter 

 ArtmiHsiori — ('. Itever, 

 PrORram- J. J. Windier. 

 .ViKiitinK— A. W. Ciiniz. 

 Patrons — Ixjiiis A. lloerr 

 .TiidKes— Tlieii. Miller. 

 IJeception — F. J. Fillmore 

 Trade displays — W. .1. Pilcher. 

 Ciinvers' and nurserymen's displ.ivs Frank 

 Weber. 



Retail dispIayH— A. HofTman. Sr. 

 Private pardeners — I... P. .Tensen. 

 Parks and cardens — E. .Strelile. 

 .School pxliiliits — U. C. Irish. 

 I^ndse.'ipe gardeners — Ixiiiis RaMni:iiMi 

 Special exhibits — (5. II. Print;. 

 Exhibition and hall — W. C. Smith 

 rieroralion — Paul T. Ileil. 



COLLEGE FLORISTS TO MEET. 



The college florists' section of tlic 

 S. A. F. is to meet in Indianapolis dur- 

 ing; the national flower show. The meet- 

 inj^s will include report^ by oonimittees 

 on various subjects of rii\j)ort;iiice to 

 the growtli and development of the edu- 

 cational ;iiid experimental side of flori- 



culture. The subjects and the commit- 

 tees are as follows; 



Teaching Work In Floriculture — Prof. E. A. 

 White, of Coruell University, cbairmau; Pfot. 

 K. I. Wilde, of Penu8ylvania State College, and 

 Prof. A. C. Hottes, of Ohio State University. 



Kesearcb and Bxperlmeutal Work In Floricul- 

 ture — Dr. P. A. ijehenbnuer, of University of 

 Illinois, chairman; Dr. A. 0. Beal, of Cornell 

 University, and Prof. R. H. Patch, of Connecti- 

 cut Agricultural College. 



Relationship with the Trade — Prof. A. H. 

 .Nehrling, of Corneli University, chairman; 8. 

 .S. Pennock, Philadelphia, and J. Fred Ammann, 

 KdwardsTlIie, 111. 



Floriculture, Its Relation to Agriculture in 

 Colleges — Prof. A. S. Thurston, Maryland Uni- 

 versity, chairman; Prof. E. C. Volz, Iowa State 

 College, and Prof. Victor Ries, of Purdue Uni- 

 versity. 



Future Policies — Prof. C. L. Thayer, Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, chairman; H. A. 

 Pratt, of Cornell University, and S. W. Hall, of 

 University of Illinois. 



If any members of the trade have con- 

 structive suggestions or ideas about any 

 of these subjects, they should feel free 

 to communicate them to the chairman 

 or some other member of that commit- 



tee. It is only thn 

 of the trade that 

 experimental work* 

 greatest value to tf 

 A. S. 



the cooperation 

 edacjitional and 

 develop to be of 

 rade. 

 Thurston, Sec'y. 



NTTTTnra not embabsabsed. 



An unfortunate juxtaposition of type 

 placed an item regarding the withdrawal 

 of. Ellis G. Carswell from the firm of 

 Nutting & Carswell, Macon, Ga., under 

 the heading "Business Embarrass- 

 ments" in the March 2 issue of The 

 Review. It was not meant to be there. 

 The withdrawal of Mr. Carswell affects 

 the firm not one whit, for George G. 

 Nutting has held the sole financial in- 

 terest in the firm, which is now known 

 as the Nutting Floral Co., and is paying 

 his bills with the same promptness as 

 ever. 



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FUTURE OF COLLEGE GRADUATE. 



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manual labor. Further, he hopes that 

 in time his services will be worth more 

 than a mere 10-hour day to his employer. 

 However, he cannot entertain this hope 

 if he is not given the opportunity. The 

 florist can expect, besides manual labor, 

 help upon the business end of the es- 

 tablishment, help op the methods of 

 various practices and improvement of 

 these methods, and help in the control 

 and prevention of diseases and insect 

 pests, plus the various everyday con- 

 cerns of the establishment. In return, 

 the student expects proper reimburse- 

 ment, not the largest salary in the be- 

 ginning, but a livable wage and one 

 commensurate with the merit of his 



In Floriculture. 



The floriculture student while at col- 

 lege has certain ideals. He wishes to 

 secure direct knowledge of floriculture, 

 to broaden his vision, and learn to be- 

 come a better citizen. Then it can be 

 stated, in outline form, that the aims 

 and objects of a curriculum in floricul- 

 ture are threefold: (1) To enable the 

 student to secure and accumulate the 

 basic principles of floriculture; (2) to 

 know how to use them; (3) to become 

 a better citizen. 



After the student graduates, what? 

 True, he is not a florist; that is, not a 

 finished one. No, but he has his scien- 

 tific training and basic principles upon 

 which to build. He expects to overtake 

 the fellow who has received his traiuing 

 through practical experience, and he ex- 

 pects to pass him. While engaged in 

 practical work, the graduate can make 

 u study of the methods of various green- 

 house practices; by his training he can 

 understand the reasons for these prac- 

 tices, and thus help to solve the prob- 

 lems of the florist. To this extent he is 

 superior to the man who has had only 

 practical training. This training en- 

 ables the graduate, through his broad- 

 ened vision, to reason and to solve cor- 

 rectly the problems as they arise. 



Then comes that old argument, that 

 some of the graduates think they know 

 it all. Indeed, we are sorry for this. 

 But that know-it-all type of young man 

 is everywhere. Then, we have the other 

 extreme, the student who cannot even 

 tie roses. But such a man never gradu 

 ated from Illinois. 



Graduate's Attitude. 



What does the graduate expect from 

 the commercial florist? He does not 

 want his business or even the manage- 

 ment of it. Wliat he does want is a job, 

 an opportunity to learn, to study the 

 problems as they come up in a commer- 

 cial establishment, as well as to do 



Paper by R. Chatfield Hodgin, representing the 

 reeenti.v founded honorarj- florieiiitiiral college 

 fraternity, Ijimbda Chi, presented at the annual 

 meeting of the Illinois State Florists" Assoeia- 

 tiipu. .It Irtiaiia. .March 14. 



services. 



Employer's Attitude. 



Some florists object to employing a 

 student or a graduate, on the basis that 

 he soon leaves and goes into business 

 for himself. This is a poor reason. Can 

 you blame him for leaving, especially 

 when he has no opportunity to advance; 

 when he has spent four years in scien- 

 tific training preparing for the business, 

 and when he receives only nominal 

 wages? Can you expect him to stick for 

 a lifetime under these conditions? 

 Most of the students who have com- 

 pleted the work in floriculture at pres- 

 ent are in business for themselves, or, to 

 be exact, fifty per cent are in business 

 for themselves, thirty-three per cent are 

 working for others in the business, and 

 seventeen per cent have gone into other 

 lines. 



Do you not believe that these young 

 men, who are making a systematic and 

 scientific study of floriculture, who are 

 vitally interested in the success of flori- 

 culture, and who are training themselves 

 for better citizenship, can attain a suc- 

 cess as great as yours, or the aver- 

 age among you? Do you not be- 

 lieve that some day tliese young men 

 are to be the leaders in floriculture? I 

 can assure you that tliey will, if you 

 give them the opportunity. 



It is upon these facts and this reason- 

 ing that the student of floriculture 

 makes his plea and his appeal to you, the 

 florists of Illinois and of the world, for 

 :i place in the sun. Give us the oppor- 

 tunity: tliat is all we ask. 



