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The Florists' Review 



25 



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Enjoy Your Trip to MiAn eapolis, Minn., When You Attend the 

 Convention of th^lSureiety of American Florists and Orna- 

 mental Horticulturists, to be held August 19-22. 



Members of the Society of American Florists and their friends who contemplate attendingr the ab^ve Convention should 

 be sure to take advantage of th^piendid features of comfort and convenience provided by the Chicago and Northwestern 

 Line between Chicago and St. Paul-Minneapolis. 



Your train leaves from the new Passenger Terminal, located on Madison Street between Canal and Clinton Streets, 

 where every modern appointment and travel convenience is afforded to you, and the route of your train lies throuRh the beau- 

 tiful suburb&n district adjacent to Chicago and through the rich agricultural and dairying region of Northern Illinois and 

 Southern Wisconsin, and on through some of the most picturesque and beautiful scenery to be found in the West for the balance 

 of the distance to Minneapolis. It is the picturesque route by day and .the comfortable route by night The smooth, heavy, 

 double-tracked roadbed insures restful sleep and your safety is guarded by automatic electric signals covering the entire 

 distance. 



The Florists' and Horticulturists' Special Convention Train will leave Chicago from the new Passenger Terminal at 

 ♦H") p. M.. Mwiday, August IHth, arriving at Minneapolis early the following morning. This train will consist of the very 

 highest class of modern train equipment. All members and their friends should not fail to take advantage of the special 

 appoiatments provided for them on this train and the splendid opportunity offered them to enjoy congenial companionship 

 en route. 



Other modernly equippe«^ regular trains leave the new Passenger Terminal daily at 2:50 A. M., 8:45 A. M., 10:15 A. M., 

 KIK)0P.M. and 10:10 P.M. 



Special cace should be given to making sleeping car reservations early, applying to H. A. Gro-ss. General Agent. Pas- 

 senger Department. C. & N. W. Ry., 148 S. Clark St. (Telephone Randolph 4221 , Automatic 5.S-251). Chicago. 



thanks was also extended to Poehlmann 

 i^r"s. Co., for the excellent exhibit of 

 faiiiations at the meeting. Many let- 

 ters of thanks from storm and flood 

 victiins who have received donations 

 wti,. received and read. 



*'• J. Friedman extended an invita- 

 I'oii to the club to hold its next meeting 

 3t i^ana Souci park. The invitation was 

 ^^■f' pted and J. B. Deamud was ap- 

 pointed as a committee of one to make 

 *" necessary arrangements for this 

 ni.',.ting. 



I eryone present was so pleased with 

 '■"• ' xcellent room and courteous treat- 

 "';■ ' Kiven by Hotel La Salle that it 

 ^"- 'lecided to have this the permanent 

 '"""•'g place after the next meeting. 

 Ed. C. Toepel. Sec'y, 



Morton Grove. 111. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Gateway to the South. 



There is an active demand in the 

 market, while the supply is short. 

 Everything at all worth while cleans 

 up; the stock that does not do so is too 

 poor for use. The ice men's strike is 

 over and the florists are no longer hav- 

 ing trouble in getting their regular 

 supply. 



Various Notes. 



The annual meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held on Monday evening. 

 The election resulted as follows: Presi- 

 dent, Jas. Allen; vice-president, Ed. 

 Schumann; treasurer, Chas. H. Hoff- 

 meister; secretary, Alex. Ostendarp; 

 trustee, Gus Adrian. After the meeting, 



at a social session and kidding match a 

 hundred-yard dash to be run at the 

 outing was arranged between A. C. 

 Heckman, Jr., and Ray Murphy. 



Wm. Murphy, Thos. Windram and C. 

 C. Murphy left July 16 on a trip to 

 California, thence to British Columbia 

 and finally via the Canadian Pacific to 

 Le Cheneaux islands. They expect to 

 return to Cincinnati about the middle 

 of October. 



P. O. Coblentz, New Madison, O., 

 and the South Park Floral Co., New 

 Castle, Ind., both are shipping good gla- 

 dioli to this market, where C. E. 

 Critchell is their representative. 



A. C. Heckman, Jr., of the Cincinnati 

 Cut Flower Exchange, spent the close 

 of last week at Armstrong Lake, Ky. 



Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kyrk leave for 



