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The Florists' Review 



July 8, 1916. 



Harry Greve, Dallas. 



Secretary-treasurer — L. J. Tackett, 

 Fort Worth. 



Press representative — Louis Oesch, 

 Dallas. 



Educational director — Fritz Hensel, 

 College Station. 



Directors — H. O. Hannah, of Sher- 

 man; Tom Wolfe, of Waco; J. E. Mc- 

 Adam, of Fort Worth; Bird Forrest, of 

 Waxahachie; Chris Hauser, of San An- 

 ionic; E. E. Stone, of Dickinson. 



Local Hospitalities. 



The Westbrook hotel was headquar- 

 ters and the office of the entertainment 

 committee. 



The whole of the first day, morning 

 and afternoon, was devoted to long 

 business sessions, but the evening was 

 given to a dinner in honor of President 

 Kerr. 



On the afternoon of the first day a 

 reception for the ladies was given in 

 the elaborately decorated parlors of the 

 Westbrook. 



The outing to which the afternoon 

 of the second day was devoted had as 

 a special feature entertainment of typi- 

 cal southwestern character, pony races, 

 cattle roping contests, riding bucking 

 bronchos, steers, etc., in which the 

 visitors were invited to take part. An- 

 other feature was the baseball game 

 between picked nines of the trade vis- 

 itors, with Frank Stuppy, of St. Joseph, 

 Mo., as umpire. 



Possibly the most interesting feature 

 of the entertainment was the automo- 

 bile ride over the city and suburbs, in- 

 cluding visits at nearly all the florists* 

 establishments in the vicinity. At the 

 greenhouses of J. E. McAdam, Baker 

 Bros. Co. and the Drum Seed & Floral 

 Co. refreshments were served. 



The Trade Display. 



The trade exhibits were not so numer- 

 ous as had been expected, but the dis- 

 play nevertheless was a large, attractive 

 and interesting one. The following 

 were the exhibitors: 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 a general line of florists' supplies. 



A. L. Baudall Co., Chicago, a line of 

 store requisites, including wedding ac- 

 cessories, and a collection of cut flow- 

 ers that arrived in fine condition. 



J. A. Peterson & Sons, Cincinnati, be- 

 gonias, adiantums, pandanus, cyclamens, 

 etc. 



Burlington Willow Ware Shops, Bur- 

 lington, la., a large line of willow bas- 

 kets, 



Bassett & Washburn, Chicago, sent a 

 display of roses of excellent quality 

 that came through in such shape as to 

 attract much favorable comment. 



Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co., Chicago, 

 a complete greenhouse model. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, a line 

 of florists' supplies and a display rep- 

 resenting the plant department at Mor- 

 ton Grove, 111. 



A. A. Arnold Paper Box Co., Chicago, 

 a large line of cut flower, corsage and 

 design boxes in a full range of sizes. 



Raedlein Basket Co., Chicago, a hand- 

 some display of cut flower and plant 

 baskets. 



Pikes Peak Floral Co., Colorado 

 Springs, Colo., a handsome showing of 

 carnations of the standard varieties. 



E. Farley, Denison, Tex., an excellent 

 table of ferns of the Boston type. 



Hans Schroeder, Temple, Tex., a fine 

 display of begonias. 



Weatherford Pottery Co., Weather- 

 ford, Tex,, flower pots. 



Paducah Pottery Co., Paducah, Ky.,. 

 flower pots. 



Those Present. 



The following were noted among 

 those present: 



Adkisson, Wise, Greenville, Tex. 



Alff, Chas., Sr., Austin, Tex. 



Beck, Harry, Austin, Tex. 



Bedlnger, S. S., Weatherford, Tex. 



Begbie, James W., Shreveport, Lu, 



Brazier, C. H., Fort Worth, Tex. 



Brlgance, Mrs. Annie Wolfe, Waco, Tex. 



Brock, C. L., Houston, Tex. 



Brown, Mrs. Sam, Tyler, Tex. 



Byars. C. A., Fort Worth, Tex. 



Carver, H. H., Dallas, Tex. 



Clowe, Mrs. Wm., Corslcana, Tex. 



Clowe, William, Corslcana, Tex. 



Carroll, Ralph, Houston, Tkx. 



Connelly, M, N., of Ilendrex & Henslee, Far- 

 mersviUe, Tex. , 



Cowell, Mrs. L., Fort Worth, Tex, 



Cowell, L,, Fort Worth, Tex. 



Dawson, John W., Dallas, Tex. 



Dunlap, Annie J., Ennls, Tex. 



Evans, John A., Richmond, Ind. 



Farley, B., Denison, Tex. 



Fletcher, Mrs. W. D., of Terrell Floral Co., 

 Terrell, Tex. 



Foley, P, J., Chicago, 111. 



Forrest, Bird, Waxahachie, Tex. 



I-'urrow, J. W., Guthrie, Okla, 



Gray, A. S., Chjckasha, Okla. 



Green, B. F., Dallas. Tex. 



Green, Ed., San Antonio, Tex. 



Green, Mrs. Ed., San Antonio, Tex. 



Greea, W. B., Fort Worth, Tex, 



Hall, Edgar, Austin, Tex. 



Hannah, H. O., Sherman, Tex. 



Henslee, D. E., Farmersvllle, Tex. 



Hildreth, Mrs. F. A., Dallas, Tex. 



HUdreth, Miss Jewell, Dallas, Tex. 



Hlllyer, Mrs. T., and daughter, Austin, Tex. 



Johnson, Bert, Comanche, Tex. 



Johnson, J. Edward, of Pikes Peak Floral Co., 

 Colorado Springs, Colo. 



Judge, Mrs. E. W., Tyler, Tex. 



Judge, E. W„ of South Park Floral Co.. Tyler. 

 Tex. 



Jung, Mrs. G., San Antonio, Tex. 



Kaden, H., Gainesville, Tex. 



Kallenbach, J. E., Amarlllo, Tex. 



Kendall, Mrs. W. C, and daughter, Palestine, 

 Tex. 



Koehle, A. G., Sherman, Texas. 



Kuhlmann, Mrs. H., Jr., Houston, Tex, 



Kyle, E. J., College Station, Tex. 



hane. Otto, Dallas, Tex. 



Lelgbton, James, Fort Worth, Tex. 



Massie, R. C, Handley, Tex. 



McCabe, Frank, Chicago, 111. 



McNaughton, Mrs. D. H., Palestine, Tex. 



Millar, A., Dallas, Tex. 



Neilson, N., Keene, Tex. 



Oesch, Mrs. L.. Dallag, Tex. 



Oesch, Louis, Dallas, Tex. 



Papworth, C. E.. Fort Worth, Tex. 



Peirlng, A. L., Houston, Tex. 



Peterson, J. A., Cincinnati, Ohio. .■ ' 



Philpott, Mrs. W. A., Bowie, Tex. 



Pruner, E. C, Chicago, 111. 



Royer, HovarA S., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Schaefer, ft. W., Dallas, Tex. 



Schroeder, Hans, Temple, Tex. 



.Stoflfens. Mrs. C. L., Brownwood, Tex. 



Stone, Mrs. B. B., Dickinson, Tex. 



Stone, E. E^., Dickinson, Tex. , 



.strong, J. G., Dallas, Tex. 



sttipny. tYflnk K., St. Joseph, Mo, 



Timm, F., DsUas, Tex. 



Wehrle, Mrs. L., Dallas, Tex. 



Wehrle, Robert. Dallas, Tex, 



Woerner, A., El Reno, Okla. 



Wolfe, Tom, Waco, Tex. 



Womack, R. M., Wills Point. Tex. 



Yarborough, J. M.. Gainesville, Tex, 



Zlncke, Mrs. Matilda, Palestine. Tex. 



PRESIDENT KERB'S ADDRESS. 



[A synopsis of the remarks of President R. C. 

 Kerr in opening the convention of the Texas State 

 Florists' Association at Fort Worth July 6, 1915.] 



The twelve months since we last met 

 have been,)bu8y ones for those entrust- 

 ed with the affairs of our organization. 

 We have' progressed and increased our 

 influ«tice to such a degree that a review 

 of the year might well be devoted to 

 laudations rather than to suggestions 

 or criticisms. The large gathering here 

 today is testimony of the fact that the 

 florists of Texas are awake to the im- 

 portance of organization. One of our 

 most valuable assets is to get together 

 and get acquainted. This alone is worth 

 our time and the expense of this or- 

 ganization. Let us keep up this good 

 work and enthusiasm. 



Texas as a Flower Market. 



This organization is only a year old, 

 and in that short time we have "done 



wonders toward making this a better 

 flower market. There were more flow- 

 ers shipped to the outside markets this 

 year than the last five years combined. 

 We have grown more and bought less 

 this year than any one year previous; 

 and at the same time business has been 

 normal — which goes to show what real 

 good can be accomplished by real co- 

 operation. 



That Experimental Range. 



Prof. Kyle will tell us today what 

 the possibilities are for our experiment 

 station. I believe that it is the con- 

 sensus of opinion that the florists of 

 Texas are entitled to some means of 

 carrying on practical experiments with 

 commercial cut flowers. The amount of 

 money spent each year for flowers is 

 amazing, and the fact that about nine- 

 ty percent of this is going out of the 

 state is certainly something that needs 

 remedy. Every florist in the state of 

 Texas should be vitally interested in 

 this movement and avail himself of 

 every opportunity to help the good 

 work along. I believe our best, means 

 of securing this experiment range will 

 be through the Horticultural Depart- 

 ment at College Station. I would like 

 to see a strong committee appointed to 

 work on this matter, and keep hammer- 

 ing away until we accomplish what we 

 want. 



The Annual Flower Show. 



We consider our first annual flower 

 show a grand success. It demonstrated 

 to us that this is the best means of 

 educating the public in the proper use 

 of flowers; also for creating a greater 

 demand. It is also a great education 

 for florists. I believe the members will 

 agree that this is really the most im- 

 portant worfe' of our association. I 

 sincerely trust that the committee ap- 

 pointed for the ensuing year will work 

 vigorously to see that this year's show 

 will be larger and even better than last 

 year's. 



The Official Organ. 



Every florist in the south should rally 

 to the support of our official organ; it 

 is filling a long-felt want. I want to 

 state here that we. could not be with- 

 out the other trade papers, as they 

 cover a field that we cannot cover, and 

 the official organ is not considered a 

 competitor by the other papers. Every 

 florist should contribute articles and 

 send in news items from their respective 

 towns. If you are interested in the 

 welfare of the southern florists, you 

 will rally to the support of this organ. 

 It is not my intention to criticise the 

 other papers, but up to the last few 

 months how many articles pertaining 

 to southern .florists or southern floricul- 

 ture have you noted in these papers, and 

 why? It is not because they are not 

 interested in us, for they are vitally 

 interested in every section of the United 

 States; but the real reason is that they 

 are experiencing the same trouble we 

 are having right now, and that is in 

 getting the florists of the southern cities 

 to report and cooperate. They stand 

 ready at all times to publish the news 

 and any other articles submitted to 

 them. Let me say that neither the asso- 

 ciation nor any of its members except 

 Mr. Tackett is financially interested in 

 our organ. It is only moral support 

 that we pledge. 



Business on a Higher Plane. 



■ The florists' business as a rule is 



