May 14, 1014. 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



TRADE EXHIBITION. 



The floor plan of the Mechanics build- 

 ing, which will house the trade 's dis- 

 play at the August convention, is being 

 sent out, with blank contracts for floor 

 space. The usual flat rate of 40 cents 

 per square foot, with a minimum charge 

 of $20, will obtain; space above six 

 feet six inches from the floor, except 

 for cut flower, plant, greenhouse and 

 other exhibits which necessarily extend 

 above that height, will be charged 

 twenty per cent additional. Wall space 

 without floor or table space, or above 

 the height allowed for exhibition space, 

 will be charged for at the flat rate of 

 15 cents per square foot, with a min- 

 imum-trf $8. 



' ' First come, first served ' ' is the 

 rule of the secretary in allotting space, 

 and for that reason reservations should 

 be made as soon as possible. The pres- 

 ent outlook is for a well attended con- 

 vention and a strong display, and the 

 indoor exhibit is expected to come up 

 to the high standard being set for the 

 outdoor display. 



SECRETARY'S BULLETIN. 



The 1914 Button. 



The secretary wishes to announce that 

 the 1914 button has been mailed to all 

 members in good standing in the society. 

 If any member has not received same, it 

 may be that he has overlooked paying 

 the assessment for 1914. Upon receipt 

 of the 1914 assessment this button will 

 be forwarded promptly. 



There are still a few life membership 

 buttons on hand, which will be sent to 

 any life member upon receipt of re- 

 quest, which should include 75 cents. 



Convention, Boston, August, 1914. 



The arrangements for the convention 

 meetings and trade exhibition at Boston 

 are advantageous and convenient. The 

 trade exhibition will all be held on one 

 floor, the main floor of the Mechanics 

 building. Meetings will be held on the 

 floor above, in the Paul Revere hall. 

 Adjoining Paul Revere hall are large 

 committee rooms, which have been set 

 aside by the advisory committee for the 

 use of the Ladies' S. A. F., the Florists' 

 Telegraph Delivery and the Florists ' 

 Hail Association, for meetings of the 

 American Rose Society and the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society, and for the use 

 of committees which may desire to use 

 the same. 



Plans, as submitted by the advisory 

 committee, have been mailed to the 

 members. Anyone desiring an extra 

 copy will have same sent immediately 

 upon notification to this office. The in- 

 quiries received thus far would indicate 

 that the trade exhibition in Boston will 

 «xcel any other similar showing made 

 in the history of the society. All spaces 

 on the main floor of the Mechanics 

 building are favorable for any trade ex- 

 hibit. The entrtince and exit marked 

 on the diagram between blocks 56 and 

 57 will not b6 used. There will be only 

 one entrance and exit, and that adjoin- 

 ing the secretary's office. 



The official sign, including the rental 

 of upright or stand in which to place 



same, will not exceed the price of $1.25 

 or $1.50 each. Exhibitors are requested 

 to send in their order for signs, if pos- 

 sible, the same time they reserve space, 

 so that they will be ready for the ex- 

 hibitor upon his arrival at the hall. The 

 lettering permitted on these signs is: 

 One line for the firm name, one line for 

 the business and one line for the ad- 

 dress, a total of three lines. 



Selling of goods by persons not hav- 

 ing engaged space will not be permitted 

 unless such persons or firms shall have 

 secured a permit or license from the sec- 

 retary, same not to cost less than $20. 

 When more than one exhibitor joins in 

 the same space, there will be an addi- 

 tional charge of $20 for each additional 

 exhibitor. Twenty-five per cent of the 

 total cost of space must be paid on sign- 

 ing the contract and the balance before 

 the exhibitor takes possession. The flat 

 rate per square foot for space is 40 cents. 

 Minimum charge for space is $20. 



Department of Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that as 

 no objection has been filed to the regis- 

 tration of Carnation Dr. Sam, by Charles 

 L. Baum, of Knoxville, Tenn., same be- 

 comes complete. 



Public notice is hereby given that as 

 no objection has been filed to the regis- 

 tration of Antirrhinum Janesville, by 



two parents; sepals and petals light 

 rose; lip nearly entire; in shape like 

 that of C. Thayeriana, nearly white, 

 with the, apex of the front lobe deep 

 crimson; flowers four and one-half 

 inches across." 



•John Young, See 'y, 

 5.3 W. 28th St., New York, N. Y. 

 May 8, 1914. 



FIBER BOXES GET RIGHTS. 



A decision which has just been ren- 

 dered by the Interstate Commerce '. om- 

 mission, placing fiber-board shipping 

 boxes on an equal basis with those made 

 of Avood, in the matter of railroad 

 rates, is regarded as of vast import- 

 ance not only to the manufacturers of 

 paper used in such boxes but also to 

 thousands of shippers throughout the 

 United States who have discarded wood 

 boxes in preference for the fiber-board 

 boxes in shipping medium or light- 

 weight merchandise. Urged on by the 

 manufacturers of wood boxes, the trans- 

 portation companies had in many in- 

 stances discriminated against the fiber 

 boxes, giving lower rates to shipments 

 in wood, but the commission says it 

 fails to find evidence that there are 

 more claims for damage or that greater 

 care in handling is necessitated where 

 the fiber boxes are used. Consequently 



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Thirtieth Annua) Convention. Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturuits, August 18, 19, 20. 1914 



Charles Rathjen, 81.3 Center street, 

 Janesville, Wis., same becomes complete. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Mrs. B. B. Tuttle, of Naugatuck, Conn., 

 submits for registration the orchid de- 

 scribed below. Any person objecting to 

 the registration or to the use of the pro- 

 posed name is requested to communicate 

 with the secretary at once. Failing to 

 receive objection to the registration, the 

 same will be made three weeks from 

 this date. 



Name — Ladio-cattleya Tuttleff. De- 

 scription — Derived by crossing Cattleya 

 Thayeriana with the pollen of La?lia 

 Perrinii; habit of growth much like 

 Lajlia Perrinii; leaf and pseudobulbs 

 dark green, suffused with reddish pur- 

 ple; flowers intermediate between the 



it is ordered that rates be the same for 

 shipments in fiber or wood cases. 



ASPARAGUS DECUMBENS. 



Please tell us the name of the en- 

 closed plant and where we can get 

 stock. Tell us, also, where we can get 

 Spencer double-blooming winter sweet 

 peas. N. A, K. & S. 



The plant in question is Asparagus 

 decumbens and could probably be had 

 ia limited quantities from some of the 

 large plaht dealers who advertise in The 

 Review. Seed of the winter-blooming 

 Spencer sweet peas may be had from 

 anv of the large seed dealers. 



W. H. T. 



