July 31, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Park Greenhouses at Mianeapolis, Theodore Wirth, Superintendent. 



Meehan & Song, Tbos., Dresber, Pa. 

 Mlcbell Co., H. F., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Nagel Greenhouses, Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Rosehlll Nursery, Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Ruedlinger, C. N., Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Schaefer, C. A., La Crosse, Wis. 

 Trlclier, William, Arlington, N. J. 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, 111. 

 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White Marsh. Md. 

 Whitted, H. B., Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Will Bros., Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Winterson Co., K. F., Chicago, 111. 



John Young, 



Supt. Trade Exhibition. 



TWIN CITY FLORISTS' CLUBS. 



What They Have Accomplished. 



Florists' organizations in the Twin 

 Cities began an existence twenty-five 

 years ago in St. Paul, when the Ramsey 

 County Florists' and Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation held a flower show, a profitable 

 one. For some unknown reason, how- 

 ever, this organization dissolved with 

 $800 in the treasury. Several years 

 afterward there was organized the Asso- 

 ciation of Minnesota Florists, of which 

 E. Nagel was the president. The asso- 

 ciation had members in both cities and 

 progressed successfully for several 

 years, but finally dissolved for lack of 

 interest. 



The Twin City Florists' Club came 

 into existence in 1907, when Theodore 

 Wirth, superintendent of the parks of 

 Minneapolis, invited the florists of the 

 two cities to inspect the newly com- 

 pleted greenhouse, the first built by the 

 park board of that city. The members 

 of the trade thus got acquainted and in 

 the following December the club was 

 organized under the following officers: 

 President, Theodore Wirth; vice-presi- 

 dent, O. J. Olson, St. Paul; secretary, 

 S. D. Dysinger, St. Paul, and treasurer, 

 H. A. Latham, Minneapolis. 



Work of the Association. 



Mr. Wirth continued as president un- 

 til he resigned in 1911 and was suc- 

 <'eeded by Hugh Will, of Minneapolis. 

 The other officers remain the same with 

 the exception of treasurer; E. P. Holm, 

 St. Paul, holds this office. There are at 

 I'resent fif^y-three members. The meet- 

 ings alternate between the two cities 

 t^ach month and a winter dance and a 

 f<ummer picnic draw large numbers and 

 <"vdd to the close friendship of the mem- 

 I'ers. In June, 1908, articles of incorpo- 

 • ation were adopted and the organiza- 

 tion assumed the name of Minnesota 

 ^tate Florists' Association. 



The association was instrumental in 

 •obtaining an increase of $500 in pre- 

 miums at the Minnesota State Fair, 



which is one of the largest in the 

 country and last year gave $1,853 in 

 premiums for floriculture. Under the 

 auspices of the association Minneapolis 

 held its first flower show in 1910, which, 

 although not a financial success, ranked 

 high as an exhibition, especially in land- 

 scape effects. The second flower show, 

 held in St. Paul in November, 1912, 

 made a better showing in a financial 



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The Florists' Club. 



The other vigorous organization of 

 the Twin Cities, the Minneapolis Flo- 

 rists' Club, came into being in Octo 

 ber, 1911. W. Desmond has held the 

 office of president from the beginning. 

 The other officers are: Vice-president, 

 E. A. Latham; secretary, C. F. Rice; 

 treasurer, A. E. Rice. The present mem- 

 bership is fifty-two. 



Some of the most effective work is 

 done by the publicity committee of the 

 club. Articles of information about 

 plants and flowers have been published 

 in the daily newspapers, written in 'in- 

 technical language that any one might 

 understand. A general advertisement 



for florists was prepared for Mothers' 

 day in 1912. For St. Valentine's day 

 the committee collected and spent about 

 $130 for advertising and thereby great- 

 ly increased the sale of flowers for that 

 occasion. Other active divisions of the 

 club are its bowling and baseball teams. 



Arrangements for the Convention. 



The two organizations unite their ef- 

 forts in behalf of those undertakings 

 which interest the whole trade and 

 have produced substantial benefits to 

 the floTists of the two cities. For the 

 coming convention both bodies com- 

 bined in a special convention associa- 

 tion, which has been declared to be the 

 most efficient body of its kind ever or- 

 ganized in Minneapolis. The details of 

 the convention arrangements have been 

 placed in the hands of fourteen com- 

 mittees, which have made great efforts 

 to provide for a complete success. The 

 chairmen of these committees form the 

 executive committee, of which Theodore 

 Wirth is chairman and C. F. Rice secre- 

 tary. The chairmen of the other com- 

 mittees are as follows: Finance, J. S. 

 Mitchell; entertainment, Hugh Will; re- 

 ception, W. H. Bofferding; information, 

 Gust Malmquist; souvenir album, J. A. 

 Ridgway; press, J. F. Rice; spotlis, C. Ni 

 Ruedlinger; transportation, J. G. Tay- 

 lor; hotel and depot, W. S, Desmond; 

 badges and tickets, H. Rosacke.r; dec- 

 oration, E. A. Latham; ladies' recep- 

 tion, Mrs. Theodore Wirth; St. Paul 

 reception, O. J. Olson, and university, 

 Prof. L. R. Cady. 



IOWA TO MINNEAPOLIS. 



J. S. Wilson, of Des Moines, Iowa 

 vice-president of the S. A. F., is send- 

 ing the following letter to all florists in 

 Iowa and contiguous states in the hope 

 of getting up a party large enough for 

 a special train: 



Of course .vou are going to attend the annual 

 convention of the Society of American Florists 

 at Minneapolis, August 19 to 22. 



I feel sure you cannot aflTord to miss this op- 



Nicolett Avenue, the Principal Retail Street in Minneapolis. 



