AruiL 14, 1021 



The Florists' Review 



Visiting Florists Examining Carnation Houses at the Big Range at Bakcrstown, Pa. 



oftice as mayor of Fond du Lac Tues- 

 day, April 19. On that same date Jolm 

 F. Hohcnsec, mayor since the death of 

 Eobert Hacntze, will return to civil 

 life. 



Of Fremont, Neb. 



Twenty-five years to a day after 

 coining to Fremont, Neb., to take 

 charge of a greenhouse he had pur- 

 chased, Charles 11. Green was elected 

 mayor, receiving twice as many votes as 

 the other two candidates put together. 

 Though he made the race as a Kepul)- 

 lican, the Democratic paper of the city 

 was stronger for him, if possible, than 

 the Republican. This speaks well for 

 the record he has made, as a business 

 man, as a citizen and also as chairman 

 of the board of public works, which 

 office he has held in an able manner 

 for over a year. He is president and 

 .majority stockholder of Green's Green- 

 houses, Inc., a firm composed only of 

 those Avorking in the greenhouses. The 

 place has grown in twenty-five years 

 from a tumble-down place of 3,000 feet 

 to a modern, well equipped one of 

 40,000 feet. Before the premium list 

 at the state fair was reduced, he used 

 to win many of the first prizes for 

 original designs, palms and cut flowers. 



AT BAKERSTOWN. 



In the visiting party that iiis])e(ted 

 the greenhouses of tlie Pittsl)urgh Cut 

 Flower Co., at Bakerstown, Pa., as de- 

 scribed in the Pittsburgh news letter 

 in last week's issue of The Review, 

 were 110 florists or florists' folks. Vou 

 can see them in the illustration on this 

 page, a view in the carnation range. 

 Despite the fact that it rained all day, 

 this large party responded to the com- 



pany's invitation to view the Bakers- 

 town establishment. Wonder what 

 would happen on a clear day! 



THE AMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY. 



New Organization Launched. 



There was an excellent attendance of 

 about forty specialists at Jlie ofilic-ial 

 launching of the American Orchid So- 

 ciety, at Horticultural hall, Boston, 

 April 7. Thomas Roland, jjresident ])i-o 

 tem., then read the constitution and l)y- 

 the meeting. W. N. Craig, secretary pro 

 tem, then read the constitution and by- 

 laws as drafted by the local committee. 

 These were unanimously a])pri>ve<l. The 

 dues were set at $100 for a life inembev- 

 ship and $."i for regular or iinnual mem- 

 berships. At the meeting six life mem- 

 berships and thirty annual membershi]ts 

 were secured, and a total of 100 was 

 guaranteed for the present year, with a 

 largo addition a year later. 



Officers Elected. 



The nominating committee brought in 

 tlie following list of oflicers to serve for 

 the ])resent year and the list was unani- 

 mously accejited, the secretary being re- 

 (|uested to cast one ballot for the same: 



President — Albert C. Barrage, Boston. 



Vice-presidents — C 1 e m e n t Moore, 

 llackensack, N. J.; Krnest B. Dane, 

 Chestnut Kill, Mass.; T. II. Wvekwire, 

 Jr., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Secretary — Alfred J. Loveless. Lenox, 

 Mass. 



Treasurer — Louis Burke, l'liiladeii)!iia. 



Trustees — Joseph Manda, Last Orange, 

 X. J.; George E. Baldwin, Mamaroneck, 

 X. Y.; Oliver Lines, Pittsfield, Mass.; 

 Loren D. Towlc, Newton, Mass.; John E. 



Lager, Summit, X. J.; Edward Roehrs, 

 Rutherford, N. J.; Edwin S. Webster, 

 Chestnut Hill, Mass.; Thomas Roland, 

 Xahant, Mass.; Oakes Ames, Cambridge, 

 Mass. 



Addresses. 



Short addresses were made by Miss 

 Eileen W. Low, of Enfield, England; J. 

 T. Butterworth, George E. Baldwin, H. 

 Walter Child, John E. I-ager, W. A. 

 Manda, Edward Roehrs, George A. But- 

 terworth and A. J. Loveless. They all 

 expressed pleasure at the formation of 

 such a society, one which would appeal 

 not only to* all growers of greenhouse 

 iirchids, but also to growers of our beau- 

 tiful, but fast disapi)earing, native va- 

 rieties. It was noted that a number join- 

 ing tlie society were interested in the 

 hardy species only, and many members 

 are expected of this sort. 



Tlie annual meetings of the society 

 will be held in March or April each year, 

 and the society jdans later to offer 

 me :!als and certificates, issue bulletins of 

 useful knowledge, etc. The meeting was 

 a most enthusiastic one and the society 

 starts off as the first natiiuial orchid so- 

 ciety in the world and has every ])ros- 

 (lect of a successful career. W. X. C. 



Auburn, Ind. — Ten Eyck & Son. of 

 Auburn, have purchased the three green- 

 houses at Garrett. Ind., formerly oper- 

 ated by Arthur Sumners. The comjiany 

 will continue ti> run its greenhouses at 

 Auburn and its store at Garrett. 



Anoka, Minn. — Weeber & Race, of 

 MiniK'a])(ilis, are Ijuilding three green- 

 houses, each 22xS-2, and one house 10xli)2 

 for Joe Bach, proprietor of the Anoka 

 Greenhouses. When completed lie will 

 have a good, ui)-to-(late range of houses. 



