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The Florists^ Review 



June 22. 1922 



Mount Koyal, Montreal, •which is con- 

 ceded to be the most beautiful and 

 extended view to be seen anywhere; 

 this Bloomsbiirg view is a close second. 



Fine Day and Fine Time. 



The day was ideal and the route 

 through the different cities and villages 

 of the 60-mile drive in the noted 

 Wyoming valley and along the Susque- 

 hanna river, over fine paved roads, 

 was most delightful. The welcome ex- 

 tended by the Bloomsburg florists was 

 royal in every way. On opening the 

 large double doors to the clubroom, our 

 eyes feasted on beautifully decorated 

 tables and a log brightly blazing in the 

 open fireplace. The outing was of the 

 basket picnic type, each family or 

 group being furnished with a tablf^ 

 with a fine centerpiece, products of the 

 Bloomsburg greenhouses, and the 

 Bloomsburg florists passed hot coffee, 

 ice cream and delicious Bloomsburg 

 cookies. They had liberally and won- 

 derfully provided for our entertain- 

 ment. The Scranton Florists' Club pro- 

 nounced it one of the best outings ever. 



Scrantonites had the privilege of vis- 

 iting the extensive greenhouses of C. H. 

 Dillon, comprising 100,000 feet of 

 glass and situated on the hillside; 

 those of A. Underwood, about 20,000 

 feet, and of J. C. Stradling, with 25,000 

 feet. These ranges gave us an idea of 

 where our Bloomsburg cut flowers and 

 plants are grown. But few availed them- 

 selves of the 10-mile trip on to Danville 

 to visit the place of E. J. LeDuc. 



Btisiness Session on Porch. 



The business session was held on the 

 large veranda of the club house, where 



the climate and the beautiful outlook 

 were ideal. 



In the absence of the president, B. Fi. 

 Cokely, who is away on a vacation for 

 two months, and T. B. McClintook, first 

 vice-president, the meeting was called 

 to order by Charles H. Dillon, second 

 vice-president, who also conducted the 

 business session, which, in the main, 

 was routine. The matters concerning 

 the coming fall show and the closing of 

 all florists' shops on Wednesday after- 

 noons during July, August and Septem- 

 ber, were discussed and all points ap- 

 proved. 



The thanks and appreciation of the 

 club were extended to the Bloomsburg 

 florists for the splendid time. 



The Bloomsburg florists and those 

 contingent to Bloomsburg who are 

 members of the club, extended the invi- 

 tation for us to join them next year in 

 September for an outing and also to 

 make it an annual affair; this was ac- 

 cepted most heartily. Plans were laid 

 for our outings in July, August and 

 September of this year. John Hill, 

 whose hospitality we enjoyed on two 

 cccasions last year, invited us to come 

 for our July gathering to the beautiful 

 grounds adjacent to the placid Lily 

 lake. 



After the business session a baseball 

 game was entered into most energet- 

 ically; the Scranton nine vs. the Blooms- 

 burg nine. The Scranton boys won by 

 a score of 27 to 26. You can believe it 

 was some game. Charles Goudj', rep- 

 resenting the H, r. Michell Co., Phila- 

 delphia, umpired, and, from the little 

 he knows about it, you can imagine the 

 fun. G. R. Clark. 



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GARDENERS PLAN 



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GARDENERS TO CONVENE. borough, B. Hammond Tracy and James 



The plans are now well under way for 

 the annual convention of the National 

 Association of Gardeners, which will be 

 held this vear in Boston, September 12 



to If). 



President Robert Cameron, of Ips- 

 wich, Mass., has selected the following 

 convention committees, of which W. N. 

 Craig, of Brookline, Mass., ex-president 

 of the association, is general chairman: 

 Banquet and entertainment committee 

 — Andrew Rogers, chairman; James 

 Methven, William Downs, Stewart A. 

 Forbes, Henry Stewart, A. P. Dewar, 

 L. B. Whvte, Gordon P. Stewart, John 

 G. Duguid, William Till, Percival C. 

 Veinot and James Donald. Program 

 committee — Patrick W. Burke, chair- 

 man; W. D. Nicholson, John Morris, 

 W. D. Coutts, Thomas H. Westwood, 

 Peter Arnott and Donald McKenzie. 

 Ladies' reception committee — Mrs. 

 B. Hammond Tracy, chairman; Mrs. W. 

 N. Craig, Mrs. William Anderson, Mrs. 

 George Stewart, Mrs. Duncan Finlay- 

 son and Mrs. Andrew Rogers. Finance 

 committee — William Kennedy, chair- 

 man; Frank Murray, Peter Miller, 

 William Anderson, George F. Stewart, 

 Eric Wetterlow, Herbert W. Clarke, 

 William R. Thornhill and John L. Rus- 

 sell. Transportation committee — Wal- 

 ter H. Golby, chairman; Julius Heur- 

 lin, Duncan Finlayson, Alfred E. Par- 

 sons, William C. Rust, James Marl- 



borough, B. Hammond Tracy and James 

 Wheeler. Publicity committee — ^Wil- 

 liam N. Craig, chairman; Gustave 

 Thommen and E. I. Farrington. 



The members of the association in 

 and around Boston are most enthusi- 

 astic to make the 1922 convention, 

 which will be the second convention of 

 the National Association of Gardeners 

 to Vje held in that city, a rousing suc- 

 cess, to show how the association has 

 progressed since the first Boston con- 

 vention was held there. 



Interesting and instructive trips to 

 inspect the many fine estates and his- 

 toric landmarks of that part of New 

 England, where the convention will be 

 held, are being arranged, as well as 

 lively business sessions for the discus- 

 sion of problems of vital interest to the 

 members of the gardening profession. 



The proposed course for training men 

 in the gardening profession, which is 

 to be established at the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass., 

 under the supervision of a committee of 

 the National Association of Gjirdeners 

 and the college authorities, was adopted 

 recently by the board of trustees and 

 directors of the National Association 

 of Gardeners. This decision was unani- 

 mous, as the board of trustees and 

 directors believe the association is 

 taking a step in the right direction in 

 giving the men interested in making 

 gardening their life profession an op- 



portunity to gain a theoretical and prac- 

 tical knowledge of gardening under 

 proper 'supervision. An announcement 

 of the course is now being prepared by 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 and will be made public shortly. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The market has improved to the ex- 

 teut that for several days shipments 

 have been lighter, and the demand has 

 seemed better, taking clearances into 

 account. The only comfort to be taken 

 from the situation, however, is that, 

 for the time being, values of a few 

 items have advanced. Peonies have 

 passed and there is nothing on the 

 horizon at present to disturb conditions; 

 but this is not saying much, as gladioli 

 may arrive any time in quantity, to- 

 gether with asters. As regards the 

 quality of the latter, reports are not 

 favorable. The aster disease is showing 

 in many localities. Japanese irises are 

 arriving, and it is expected that this 

 item will be a factor in the market for 

 a week or two. 



Roses are in good supply and prices 

 have advanced a little, owing to the 

 diminished supply of other commodities. 

 American Beauty is plentiful and moves 

 rather steadily within the price range 

 of $20 to $40 per hundred. Hybrid teas, 

 too, are plentiful, but little stock over 

 the fancy gracje is available; the price 

 range is $2 to $6 per hundred for the 

 ordinary run of grades, with tops going 

 as high as $12 per hundred. Warm, 

 "luggy weather is playing havoc with 

 the quality of these. 



Carnations are abundant, but there 

 is little good stock in evidence. The 

 few good flowers that arrive command 

 $3 per hundred, but the bulk of sales is 

 at the $2 mark. Growers are cleaning 

 out their benches, and quality in carna- 

 tions need not now be looked for until 

 the new crop comes in. 



Cattleyas continue in good supply, but 

 the demand for them is only moderate. 

 The price range is $35 to $75 per hun- 

 dred for the general run of arrivals, 

 with $100 and $125 for specials and 

 good hybrids. 



White lilies are not overplentiful, but 

 the demand for them is light, at $10 

 to $12 per hundred; and, by the way, 

 it is necessary to compete with arrivals 

 of Lilium regale from outside plantings. 

 Lily of the valley continues druggy 

 and much stock is left over from day 

 to day. 



Sweet peas are about finished, al- 

 though a little stock, cut with a liberal 

 supply of haulm, is available. Her- 

 baceous flowers are plentiful, but clean 

 up fairly well. There is a wide 

 choice, embracing gaillardias, calendu- 

 las, delphiniums, stocks, pansies, gypso- 

 phila, daisies, veronicas, thrift, cen- 

 taureas, cornflowers, schizanthus, core- 

 opsis, pyrethrum, candytuft, gladioli, 

 Japanese iris, mignonette and cam- 

 panulas. 



Vaxious Notes. 



Alfred T. Bunyard, the Madison 

 avenue florist, was operated on in the 

 Post Graduate hospital May 16 for ap- 

 pendicitis. He is reported as doing 

 splendidly since the operation. 



Hans Plath, of San Francisco, has 

 been looking around the trade establish- 

 ments for the last few days. He sails 

 Saturday, June 24, for Europe. 



Not often does the New York Flo- 



