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The Florists' Review 



Jui-Y 23, 1914. 



Anderson, Ind. — A fire in the pot 

 house of Stuart & Haugh on the night 

 of July 9 caused a loss of about $200. 

 The dry wood of the structure burned 

 easily and it required the entire fire 

 department to keej) the fire from 

 spreading. 



La Fayette, Ind. — The contract for 

 the erection of the four greenhouses to 

 be used in connection with the agricul- 

 tural department of Purdue University, 

 for which the last legislature appropri- 

 ate<l $S0,000, has been awarded to the 

 Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co., of Chicago. 



Amherst, Mass. — The department of 

 floriculture of the Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural College is to have a booth at 

 the 8. A. F. convention in Boston. Prof. 

 A. H. Nehrling, head of the department, 

 will be in charge and will give informa- 

 tion on any point concerning the work 

 of the college, its courses and equip- 

 ment. 



Joliet, 111. — The plans for the park 

 greenhouse were changed somewhat at 

 the last meeting of the West park board. 

 The new plans call for a structure simi- 

 lar to that of the previous one, but half 

 of the building will be arranged for use 

 as a show house. The John C. Monin- 

 ger Co., of Chicago, has the contract for 

 the erection of the house. 



Salt Lake City, Utah. — The wholesalo 

 and retail florists of Salt Lake City and 

 Ogden were the guests of Robert C. Mil- 

 ler, of Farmington, at an outing at 

 Lagoon July 11. The retailers won the 

 baseball game from the wholesalefs by 

 a score of 6 to 5. This was followed 

 by numerous field day events, in which 

 the wholesalers seemed to have the 

 ■worst of it most of the time. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. — The Lone Oak 

 Greenliouses, established three years 

 ago by Duncan C. Arnold, are to be 

 extended under a $100,000 corporation. 

 The present property, on Udall avenue, 

 including twenty-six acres of land and 

 about 60,000 square feet of glass, will 

 be devoted principally to carnations. 

 Oharles Weiss, of Twenty-eighth street, 

 New York, will take charge of the sell- 

 ing end of the business. 



Bacine, Wis. — The old frame building 

 on Sixth street occupied by the store of 

 the Racine Floral Co. is being torn down 

 to piake way for the 3-story building 

 being erected by the concern. The 

 structure will be quite up-to-date in 

 appearance. The first floor, which will 

 be occupied by the store of the Racine 

 Floral Co., will be faced with tile in 

 front and have a conservatory in the 

 rear. The second and third stories will 

 be used for offices and of these the front 

 will be of ornamental brick. 



Scranton, Pa. — While Anton Schul- 

 theis was in Philadelphia, a heavy storm 

 July 10 caused Roaring brook to over- 

 flow, inundating his establishment to 

 the depth of four feet. His outdoor 

 stock was almost completely ruined, his 

 newly cleaned and whitewashed benches 

 were floated from their places and the 

 .plants in the houses were partly saved 

 only by the exercise of great care in 

 clearing away the debris the following 

 day. The loss will be great, though 

 •probably not so high as previou.sly esti- 

 mated, at $10,000. 



Dancing, Refresh - 



THE PROGRAM of the thirtieth annual convention of the Society of Americ: n 

 Florists, to be held in Boston, Mass., beginning August 18, has been planm .1 

 again to occupy the customary length of four days, after the trial of a long i 

 l)rogram last year. The business sessions will take up the whole of the first thn i- 

 days, while Friday, August 21, will bo given' over to an outing, in the charge of tl <■ 

 horticultural interests of Boston. The opening session, of the society will be calK 1 

 to order at 2 p. m. Tuesday, allowing visitors all of the forenoon to make any necc- 

 sary arrangements and get used to their surroundings. 



As the judges for the trade exhibition, the following have been appointed: Fi,i 

 sections A, B and F, M. A. Patten, Tewksbury, Mass.; William Sim, Cliftondalc, 

 Mass., and John R. Fotheringham, Tairytown, N. Y.; for sections C and D, Wm. ]l. 

 Siebrecht, Sr., Chappaqua, N. Y. ; Joseph A. Manda, West Orange, N. J., and Frank 

 H. Traendly, New York city; for sections* E and G, Thomas F. Galvin, Boston, Mass.; 

 Wm. F. Kasting, Buflfalo, N. Y., and Olaf J. Olson, St. Paul, Minn. The foUowiiij^ 

 have been appointed judges of the convention garden: Robert Cameron, Cambridge, 

 Mass.; J. F. Huss, Hartford, Conn.; Harry A. Bunyard, New York city; Gustav 

 X. Amrhyn, superintendent of parks. New Haven, Conn., and John N. Champion, 

 New Haven, Conn. 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. 

 First Day — Opening Session. 



2 P. M. — Opening exercise.s, In Paul Revere Hall, Mechanics Building. 

 Address of Welcome, by Hon. .Tames M. Curley, Mayor of Boston. 

 Response, by Frank R. Pierson. 



President Wirth's Address. ► 



Report of Secretary. 

 Report of Treasurer. 

 Report of State Vice-Presidents. 

 Consideration of Invitations for Meeting Place for 1915. 



Kvening Session. 



8 P. M. — Reception to President WIrth — Copley Plaza Hotel. Music, 



ments; strictly Informal. ^ i 



Balloting for Meeting Place for 1915. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. , 



Second Day, Morning Session. 



9 A. M. — Meeting of tlie Florists' Telegraph Delivery. 

 9 A. M. — Meeting of the American Sweet Pea Society. 



10 A. M. — Annual Meeting of the Ladles' Society of American Florists. 

 10 A. M.— Session S. A. F. 



Report of the National Flower Show Committee, George Asmus, Chairman. 



Discussion. 



Nomination of Officers for 1915. 



Report of the Judges of Trade Exhibition and the Convention Garden. 



Report of Committee on President's Address. 



Discussion. 



Affiliation — Special Report of Board of Directors. 



At the morning session of Friday, August 22, of the Minneapolis convention tlie follow- 

 ing recommendation of the board of directors was adopted: 



"That the fee for members of any regular florists' clubs who wish to Join the S. A. F. 

 as a body will be reduced to |3 for the flret year and the .annual dues thereafter to be %'i. 

 per year for each member thereof. These dues must be paid to the S. A. F. by the treasurer 

 of each club and not by the members Individually, and we further recommend that our con 

 stitution and by-laws be amended to comply with this recommendation." 



At the meeting of the board of directors, held In Boston, March 17 and 18, 1914, the 

 matter of affiliation was again thoroughly discussed by the full board, with the result thai 

 the recommendation was considered to be rather indeflnite. It was therefore voted that :i 

 special committee of three be appointed to work out a definite plan of affiliation, the same 

 to be presented as an amcndnient to the constitution and by-laws. The committee, con- 

 sisting of George Asmus, chairman, Wm. F. Kasting and J. J. Hess, ultimately submitteil 

 the following amendment, which has been approved and is now recommended for adoption 

 by the board of directors in place of the recommendation offered at Minneapolis: 



Amendment to Paragraph (b) of Section 2 of Article II. 



1. That clubs, societies or kindred organizations of professional florists, jrardeners an.l 

 horticulturists, having a paid-up membership of 100 or more members In the S. A. K . 

 shall be entitled to one representative on the board of directors of the S. A.v^. 



2. Such representative shall be the president of such organization and must be i 

 member of the S. A. F. 



3. Any elective officer or appointed director of the S. A. F. shall not be eligible as i 

 representative of such organization. 



4. When the president of any such organization is already a director, the vice-president 

 shall be eligible for the office. 



5. Any organization applying for representation shall submit to the secretary of tli'' 

 S. A. F. a complete list of Its membership. It shall be the secretary's duty to conflrin 

 same and submit it to the president for final confirmation. Such a list shall be In th • 

 hands of the secretary by December 1 of each year. Announcement of such director shall 

 be made by the president-elect on January 1 of each year. 



Afternoon Session. 

 2 P.M. — Essay — "What Should the Society of American Florists Do for the Prlvao 

 Gardener?" by Arthur E. Thatcher. 

 Discussion. 

 2 P. M. — Bowling Contest, Ladles' S. A. F.. .at the Alleys, ICT Washington Street. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. 



Third Day — Morning Session. 

 9 A. M. — Automobile Ride for the Ladles, starting from the Copley Plaza Hotel, to H 



North Shore. 

 9 A. M. — Meeting of the Florists' Hall Association. 

 9 A. M. — Meeting of the American Carnation Society. 

 10 A. M. — Meeting of the American Gladiolus Society. 



10 A. M. — Meeting of the American Rose Society. 



11 A. M. to 12 M. — Polls Open for the Election of Officers. 



' Afternoon Session. 



2 P. M. — Question Box. 



Essay — "Adaptation of Plants to Soil," by Prof. Geo. S. Stone, Amherst, Mass. 

 .2 P. M. — Annual Bowling Tournament, S. A. F., at Alleys, 167 Washington Street. 



Evening Session. 

 8:45 P.M. — The Ladles' Society of American Florists will entertain at the Copley Pla"* 

 Hotel. 



FRIDAY, AUGUST 21. 



Fourth Day. 

 Guests of the Horticultural Interests of Boston. 



