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The Florists^ Review 



AUGUST 26, 1^X6. 



Members of the Society of American ^Florists and ttieir Ladies who Participated in the 



Judges' Beports. 



The judges of the trades' display 

 were J. J. Hess, Frank Pelicano and 

 William F. Gude. Their report was as 

 follows: 



~"We find only two entries for com- 

 petition, also a number of exhibits 

 worthy of consideration; we, there- 

 fore, recommend that a certificate of 

 merit be awarded to H. Bayersdorfer 

 & Co., of Philadelphia, for their elab- 

 orate and instructive display of new 

 and novel florists' baskets and supplies. 



"We recommend that a certificate of 

 honorable mention be awarded to the 

 M. Eice Co., of Philadelphia, for large 

 and interesting display of florists' ac- 

 cessories and novelties. 



"The committee also highly com- 

 mend the elaborate trade exhibit of flo- 

 rists' supplies of the A. L. Bandall Co., 

 of Chicago. 



"We also recommend a certificate of 

 merit for the high quality exhibit of 

 novel ribbons and also baskets exhib- 

 ited by S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., of 

 Philadelphia. 



"To Domoto Bros., of San Francisco, 

 the society's bronze medal for new 

 double hydrangeas. 



' ' We further recommend the society 's 

 bronze medal to Bayersdorfer & Co., 

 of Philadelphia, for new and novel 

 ideas in baskets. 



"To Richard Diener, of Colma, Cal., 

 the society's gold medal for improved 

 and unusual gladioli in sizes and color. 



"To The Ferneries, San Francisco, 

 certificate of merit for exceptionally 

 high class collection of ferns and palms. 



"To Henry J. Kessel, honorable men- 

 tion for Adiantum California. 



"To Superior Nursery Co., /Los 

 Angeles, Cal., certificate of merit for 

 ferns. 



"To the Swiss Floral Co., Portland, 

 Ore., honorable mention for exhibit of 

 rare, well grown petumias. 



"The society's bronze medal to 

 Herbert & Fleishauer, Portland, Ore., 

 for exceptionally large and unusually 

 well grown asters. 



"To Mrs. F. J. Eeidy, San Jose, Cal., 

 bronze medal for exceptionally fine and 

 meritorious display of dahlias. 



"To J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, silver 

 medal for new begonia, Mrs. J. A. 

 Peterson. 



"To John A. Evans Co., Richmond, 

 Tnd., bronze medal for new detachable 

 pipe hangers. 



"To the Advance Co., Richmond, 

 Ind., certificate of merit for general 

 display of ventilating apparatus and 

 greenhouse accessories." 



An exhibit not recorded in the other- 

 wise full description of the trades' dis- 

 play which appeared in The Review for 

 August 19 was a large specimen of 

 the new fern, John Wanamaker, shown 

 in the exhibit of the Pennock-Meehan 

 Co. and J. R. Fotheringham. It was 

 grown in the greenhouses of E. James, 

 Oakland, from a small plant sent out 

 by the Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia. 



Secretary Young Reelected. 



The unanimous election of President 

 MacRorie, Vice-president Kerr and 

 Treasurer Kasting was reported in The 

 Review for August 19, but during the 



nominating of officers, a decided sur- 

 prise was sprung by Dan Raymond, of 

 San Francisco, who introduced a little 

 variety into the proceeding by propos- 

 ing John R. Fotheringham for the office 

 of secretary, in opposition to John 

 Young. This was, in fact, as much a 

 surprise to Mr, Fotheringham as to 

 anyone else, as few had been apprised 

 of Mr. Raymond's intention. But a 

 good many of the eastern people, no 

 doubt, thought that "the Wild West 

 bunch" was trying to "put something 

 over." The result was that, after a 

 lot of lively electioneering during the 

 evening and early morning, Thursday's 

 meeting opened with a feeling of sup- 

 pressed excitement in the air. At the 

 opening of the meeting, when every- 

 thing was ready for balloting, the con- 

 test flattened out when President Welch 

 announced that Mr. Fotheringham had 

 withdrawn his name. 



Disciission at Closing Session. 



A telegram of best wishes was then 

 read from "The Old Guard" at Phila- 

 delphia, which was appropriately ac- 

 knowledged. 



The question, "What are we going 

 to do to increase the supply of carna- 

 tions for Mothers' day?" started a 

 lively discussion. The proposition to 

 "grow more" was hooted down as im- 

 practicable. On the question whether 

 it would be practicable to remove the ' 

 terminal bud and get a lot of side buds 

 developed, opinion was divided. Sev- 

 eral reported a measure of success with 

 this method, while others figured that 

 the resulting loss of quality would re- 



The Visitors at the Coaventlon of the Society of American Florists at San Francisco 



