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The Florists^ Review 



May 11, 1922 



in the main dining room of the Hotel 

 Fontenelle and the afternoon was en- 

 joyably spent at a ball game between 

 Omaha and Oklahoma City. After the 



Same the members were invited to the 

 >maha Athletic Club, where they were 

 entertained at dinner by the Nebraska 

 seedsmen. Max F. Wilhelmi, Sec'y. 



SOUTHEBN SEEDSMEN TO MEET. 



Those who attend the next annual con- 

 vention of the Southern Seedsmen's As- 

 sociation, to be held at the St. Charles 

 hotel, New Orleans, La., May 29 to 31, 

 will have the pleasure of hearing an in- 

 structive, as well as pleasurable, pro- 

 gram. Joseph Steckler, of the executive 

 committee, and L. B. Renter, of the 

 membership committee, both of New 

 Orleans, are working hard for the en- 

 tertainment of those who are going to 

 attend. The program follows: 



MONDAY, MAY 29; 10 A. M. 



Address of welcome, by Mayor A. J. McSbane. 



Reply to mayor's address, by D. B. Mayo, 

 KnozTlIle, Tenn. 



"New Orleans and the Mississippi Valley," 

 by Harold VF. Newman, president New Orleans 

 Association of Commerce. 



President's address, by Josepli Steckler. 



Secretary-treasurer's report, by F. S. Iiove. 



Adjourn for luncb at 12:30 p. m. 



Monday afternoon, delegates will be the guests 

 of New Orleans on a trip on the Mississippi 

 river aboard tug Sampson. The time will be 

 specified at the morning meeting 



TUESDAY, MAY 30; 9:30 A. M. 



"Besources of Louisiana and Value of Good 

 Seed from the Farmer's Standpoint," by Hon. 

 Harry D. Wilson, Commissioner of Agriculture. 



"Belatlon of Seed Laboratory to the Seeds- 

 man," by James L. Burgess, Agricultural de- 

 partment, North Carolina. 



"The Essentials in Building a Mail Order 

 Seed Business," by H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Ga. 



"Advertising," by Fred I. Meyer, New Orleans, 

 La. 



Adjourn at 12 o'clock. 



Tuesday at 12:30 p. m. cars will be at the 

 St. Charles hotel to take all delegates on a 

 trip through the city to the Southern Yacht 

 Club, on Lake Ponchartrain, where lunch will 

 be served at 1:30 p. m. 



Tuesday morning, at 9:.30 o'clock, a walking 

 trip through the French quarter will be taken 

 by the ladies. A competent guide will be pro- 

 vided. 



The Tuesday afternoon session will be called 

 at 3 o'clock. There will be a general discus- 

 sion of the seed business, election of new mem- 

 bers and committee reports. 



Tuesday night, at 8 o'clock, dinner will be 

 served at the famous Louisiane restaurant. 



Announcement will be made at each morning 

 session of the several forms of entertainment in 

 the city. 



WEDNESDAY, MAY 31; 9:30 A. M. 

 Executive session. 

 Election of officers. 



General association business discussed. 

 Adjourn 12:30 p. m. 



HOW LONG CAN A SEED LIVE? 



As Determined by Experiment. 



Probably no question concerned with 

 plants has had so many contradictory 

 and inaccurate answers as that dealing 

 with the length of time a seed may re- 

 tain its vitality. Wheat and other seeds 

 have frequently been found in ancient 

 Egyptian tombs, but a microscopic ex- 

 amination of such grain invariably 

 shows that the embryo has acquired a 

 brownish color and is practically de- 

 stroyed. In no case would it be possible 

 for it to germinate. Actual experiments 

 have proved that out of 750 seeds of 

 wheat stored under ideal conditions for 

 sixteen years only eight per cent 

 sprouted, and by the time the seed was 

 from 30 to 35 years old no germination 

 would take place. 



While the power which many seeds 

 and spores possess of retaining their 

 vitality under the most adverse condi- 

 tions is one of the most interesting 

 phenomena connected with plant life, 

 it is only recently that there have been 

 made available any trustworthy data 

 upon the maximum life of a seed. In 



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