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JOW 28, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



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Establishment of F. A. Parkmiret the Lakeshore Greenhouses, Chicago. 



jraiiening of all kinds; trees and shrubs 

 aif handled profitably. 



Mr. Parkmire, -whose location is 1429 

 M(ir-;c avenue, Chicago, does business as 

 the Ijakeshore Greenhouses. He believes 

 in rtilvertising, as can be seen by the use 

 ina'io of plants around his show house 

 and home. 



THE PEEEY FLORISTS. 



.Sixteen years ago the Perry Florists' 

 Association was organized and since 

 that time, twice a year, in January and 

 July, the association has met both for 

 social and business reasons. Last 

 week the summer meeting was held witli 

 W. B. Perry and wife, at Cresco, la., 

 and a good time was had. The next 

 winter meeting will be held at Osage, 

 la., with W. S. Hall and wife. 



INDIANA FLORISTS' OUTING. 



The State Florists' Association of 

 Indiana held its first annual outing at 

 Winona Lake July 15 and 16. There 

 was a good attendance and a most en- 

 .ioyable time was had. There is per- 

 haps not a more beautiful spot in the 

 state of Indiana than this famous re- 

 sort. Almost everything in the way of 

 •imiiyements is provided on the grounds, 

 so that the work of the outing com- 

 mittee was comparatively easy. 



The business session was called to 

 order by President Coles at 2:30 p. m. 

 Invitations were read from Chicago and 

 Baltimore, asking the Indiana members 

 to travel with them to the Boston con- 

 vention. No action was taken on either 

 one. ag a number indicated their inten- 

 tion of traveling direct from Indianap- 

 'j'l^ \o Boston via the New York Cen- 

 tral lines. Report was made by the 

 ^oniinittee on affiliation with the S. A. 

 ^ ■ 1 'iscussion following the report 

 '"■'" -ht out the sentiment of the meet- 

 '"K II favor of a reasonable per capita 

 t**'" md a plan under which the local 

 «iei,i!,ership will have an active part 

 J"' lie work of the national society. 



'"' 'onimittee is to represent the state 

 ^!" " ty at Boston in whatever negotia- 



"'" are conducted. It was decided to 

 jl"**^ the Illinois State Florists' Asso- 

 \ "" 'H to visit our show in November 

 '^"'' to partake of the banquet which 

 p." ''e held on one of the eveniugs. 



'^ new members were added to the 



crowd was taken for an hour's boat- 

 ride on the lake steamer. While Lake 

 Winona is not large enough for one to 

 lose sight of land, yet an enjoyable 

 liour may be spent without traversing 

 the same spot more than once. This 

 was followed by the annual midsum- 

 mer banquet at Winona hotel. This 

 hotel is famous for its dinners and on 

 this occasion its reputation was fully 

 upheld. The table was prettily deco- 

 rated by Harry White and Fred King 

 with roses and carnations. The center 

 vase was a large bunch of the new 

 Hoosier Beauty rose, brought up from 

 Richmond by Joseph Hill. We have 

 seen this rose a number of times in the 

 winter months, when red roses are sup- 

 posed to be good, and we had a high 

 opinion of it, but this bunch showed 

 it to be a fine summer variety as well, 

 liaving .S-foot stems from young graft- 

 ed stock and fine, full blooms with ex- 

 cellent color at the end of them. After 

 the supper the evening was spent in 

 leisure, each member following his own 

 inclination as to entertainment. 



Thursday morning sides were chosen 

 for the ball game. The Federals played 



the Nationals off their feet by a score 

 of 20 to 5. Some brilliant plays were 

 made, also some brilliant errors, and 

 before next year's game there will 

 probably be considerable practicing 

 done. 



Following the ball game the races 

 were held. Miss Rosemond Coles won 

 first prize and Miss Florence Bitler 

 won second in the girls' dash. Fred 

 King won first and Will Hack second 

 in the men's dash, while in the sack 

 race these two men reversed the first 

 and second positions. Tennis, croquet 

 and quoits were going on all through 

 the two days. Many members went 

 bathing, which is an important feature 

 at this place. 



Just before leaving, a number of the 

 members took occasion to visit the 

 greenhouses of Terrell & Son, at War- 

 saw, which is the railroad station near- 

 est Winona. This firm conducts a thriv- 

 ing retail business, growing most of its 

 stock in the well kept greenhouses on 

 the place, except the roses, which are 

 bought as needed. The carnations in 

 the field and the mums on the benches 

 looked well. A. F. J. Baur, 



COMBATING THE ARMY WORM. 



The army worm has been creating 

 havoc in Washington, D. C, and other 

 cities, and has ravaged the parks and 

 the private lawns and gardens, result- 

 ing in the deluging of the Department 

 of Agriculture with appeals for aid. The 

 army worm is a smooth, striped cater- 

 pillar about one and one-quarter inches 

 long and one-quarter inch in diameter, 

 and may be destroyed by the use of 

 the following mixture; One pound of 

 Paris green, fifty pounds of wheat 

 bran and the juice of one-half dozen 

 oranges. The mixture should be worked 

 into a stiff dough by the use of diluted 

 molasses and scattered among the 

 worms, care being taken to keep it out 

 of the reach of children and domestic 

 animals, for it is a deadiv poison. 



__C. L. L. 



Cromwell, Conn. — Frank Barnard, for 

 several years gardener at Smith College, 

 is now in the employ of A. N. Pierson, 

 Inc., being in charge of the cyclamen 

 department. 



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♦•'r the busiiiess session the entire 



V. J. Kramer, Rocky River, O., and a Party of Cleveland Trade Visitors. 



