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The Florists' Review 



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JnNB 15. 1922 



George F. Verhalen, of the Verhalen 

 Nursery Co., Scottsville, Tex., stopped 

 in Chicago this week on his way home 

 after a tour of the nursery centers, in- 

 cluding Rochester, N. Y., Bridgcton, 

 N. J., and Painesvillc, O., following his 

 attendance at the quarantine confer- 

 ence at Washington. In Chicago he met 

 his father, S. J. Verhalen, embarking 

 on a sales trip to conclude with the A. 

 A. N. convention at Detroit. 



OALIFORNIANS CONVENE. 



President Barnicott Speaks. 



"For business, pleasure and the dis- 

 cussion of problems of mutual interest," 

 members of the California Association 

 of Nurserymen assembled at the twelfth 

 annual convention of tlie organization, 

 which was held at Sacramento June 1 

 to 4. During the business sessions many 

 good talks wore hoard. In his address 

 President .7. W. Barnicott said, in open- 

 ing the convention: 



"I am not going to burden my hear- 

 ers with statistics relative to the mag- 

 nitude of our industry; suffice it to say 

 that our ornamentals are being shipped 

 by carloads to eastern markets; our 

 flowers are going to the farthest out- 

 posts of the American continent, and 

 our fruits are finding their way to the 

 uttermost parts of the earth. 



"It is fitting, indeed, that this con- 

 vention should meet in the springtime, 

 for as the grain is ripe for the sickle 

 and the fruit is giving its promise of a 

 bountiful liarvest, so the hopes and as- 

 pirations of this association during the 

 last few years are l)eing brought to 

 their full fruition. 



"Never in the history of our organ- 

 ization was it more necessary to keep 

 step in the march of events. " The Cali- 

 fornia Association of Nurserymen must 

 be the dominant factor in California 

 horticulture. Realizing this, your execu- 

 tive committee a few months ago se- 

 cured the services of a permanent secre- 

 tary. Chancellor K. Grady, who de- 

 votes his entire time to the work of 

 this association. 



"This was the outcome of the Fresno 

 convention, wliich created a budget to 

 provide the necessary funds for this 

 work. I ilo urge upon all the mem- 

 bers of this association their duty of 

 subscribing to the sustaining fund. 

 This is your work; questions of vital 

 importance confront our industry, and 

 we must have your support. 



"We are ready to take our place 

 among the other great associations of 

 this state, but it is imperative that we 

 have the financial support of every nurs- 

 eryman, tlorist, seedsman and landscape 

 engineer. The old scriptural text was 

 never truer than today: 'For where 

 your treasure is, there "will your heart 

 be also.' Support the work of your 

 organization financially and you "will 

 support it in every other way." 



Recommendations. 



President Barnicott recommended that 

 the executive committee be increased 

 by the addition of two members, a 



seedsman and a florist. He said it was 

 essential that every branch of the in- 

 dustry should be represented on this 

 committee. He also recommended the 

 election of at least a part of the execu- 

 tive committee to serve for another 

 year. He said this last had been a short 

 term, practically six montlis only. The 

 committee, he said, had just started 

 policies with the new secretary, with 

 wliicli llie committee alone was convers- 

 ant. 



NEW SALES PLAN ADOPTED, 



Niirserymen to Collect Part Caslu 



At the meeting of the Western Nurs- 

 erymen 's Association last January a 

 resolution was adopted to the effect that 

 the association would go on record as 

 recommending to its members that they 

 give thorough trial to the plan of col- 

 lecting a portion of cash at the time 

 the order is taken and allow the cus- 



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tomer a premium of a certain per cent 

 of the advance in cash, the premium to 

 be of nursery stock. It was further 

 resolved that each firm offer some 

 prize to the salesman who collects the 

 most cash on this plan, the salesmen 

 to give bond for all money handled. 



A committee was appointed to inves- 

 tigate and work out a plan that would 

 be suitable for the purpose. The com- 

 mittee met in Kansas City February 

 24, and worked out in detail the va- 

 rious aspects of the plan and have 

 outlined recommendations for the con- 

 sideration of the members of the West- 

 ern Association of Nurserymen. In or- 

 der to have a good, workable organiza- 

 tion, the committee's first recommenda- 

 tion is that all nurserymen should adopt 



Thank You 



for the business you gave 

 us this spring and we ex- 

 tend you an invitation to 

 call at the Nursery this 

 summer and see our 

 growing stock. 



Onarga Nursery Company 



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 ONARGA, - ILLINOIS 



FORCING GRADE 



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GENEVA, N. Y. 



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FOR FORCING 



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