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AUOUST 26, 1915. 



>Thc Florists^ Review 



13 



DoiagB of the Official S. A. F. Day of tlie Paoama-Padfic Exposition, August 20, 1915. 



act injuriously. The prevailing opin- 

 ion was that efforts should be made to 

 encourage the use of other flowers, and 

 even plants; the prevailing idea being 

 that the matter rests mainly with the 

 manager of the retail store, the sales- 

 man, and the advertising man, who 

 should endeavor to divert attention to 

 other flowers. Several recommended ad- 

 vertising and pushing * the idea first 

 conceived by The Review and the use 

 of the phrase this paper coined: 



For Mothers at home, flowers bright, 

 In Mother's memory, flowers white. 



Several reported gratifying results 

 from club or individual advertising of 

 flowers and plants, without distinction 

 of color or variety. In this connection 

 the suggestion was made that the so- 

 ciety raise a sum of money, the idea 

 being expressed that $10,000 would be a 

 suitable amount, for the purpose of pre- 

 senting Miss JaTvis, who originated 

 the Mothers' day idea, with a substan- 

 tial testimonial of appreciation for the 

 great benefit accruing to the flower 

 trade from Mothers' day. The matter, 

 after some discussion, was referred to 

 the executive board. 



The discussion was followed by a 

 brief talk by John McLaren, superin- 

 tendent of Golden Gate park, who ex- 

 pressed a hearty welcome and apprecia- 

 tion of the presence of the S. A. F. in 

 San Francisco. 



C. W, Ward, of Eureka, brought up 

 the matter of setting aside lands for 

 the protection of bird life, etc., and 

 mentioned the project on foot in Hum- 

 boldt county, Oal., to reserve 22,000 



acres of redwood forest. In further- 

 ance of his scheme, he invited a num- 

 ber of members of the S. A. F. and 

 the Association of Park Superintendents 

 to visit the timber and desired that 

 some of them should be appointed as 

 a committee to report on the project 

 at the next annual meeting. After 

 some discussion, Mr. Ward himself was 

 made chairman of the committee, with 

 l^ower to add new members. 



Richard Vincent, of the newly formed 

 American Dahlia Society, spoke of the 

 show to be held in New York in Sep- 

 tember and asked official recognition 

 for this, "the newest offspring of the 

 S. A. F, " The meeting voted to recog- 

 nize the new society. 



Hans Plath, president of the Pacific 

 Coast Horticultural Society, which has 

 acted as host to the S. A. F. during 

 the visit to San Francisco, was called 

 for and gave a brief outline of the 

 work of the local society, closing with 

 an invitation to participate in the Oc- 

 tober flower show at the exposition. 



H. A. Hyde, of Watsonville, Cal., in- 

 troduced six boxes of Skinner Seedling 

 apples from Pajaro valley, sent up by 

 the Watsonville Chamber of Commerce. 

 They were greatly appreciated by all 

 present and elicited a hearty vote of 

 thanks. 



Robert Pyle, of West Grove, Pa., 

 gave a short talk on roses, emphasizing 

 particularly the fact that roses of Euro- 

 pean origin are imperfectly adapted to 

 American conditions and the desirabil- 

 ity of using more roses originated in 

 America; also of encouraging American 



growers to work for new and useful 

 varieties. 



A letter from Prof. E. A. White, of 

 Cornell, on the subject of horticultural 

 education, was put before the meeting. 

 It was decided to print it in the rec- 

 ords without reading, as the time was 

 growing late. 



A letter from the secretary of the 

 American Boiler and Radiator Manu- 

 facturers' Association regarding pend- 

 ing legislation in some eastern states 

 was ordered put in the record and 

 turned over to the committee on legis- 

 lation. 



George Asmus, of the national 

 flower show committee, presented an in- 

 vitation to members to participate in 

 the show at Philadelphia, and G. W. 

 Smith, of Cleveland, asked recognition 

 for the show at that place this fall, 

 which was granted by vote of the meet- 

 ing, which at the same time gave recog- 

 nition to the shows at Chicago and 

 San Francisco. 



Smoker and High Jinks. 



The smoker and jinks Thursday eve- 

 ning, August 19, at the Elks' Club, 

 was remarkably well attended, nearly 

 300 sitting down at the tables, includ- 

 ing many employees at local stores, 

 growers, and others who had been un- 

 able to attend any of the meetings, 

 while the eastern visitors turned out 

 well. 



The early part of the evening was 

 occupied with light entertainment, fur- 

 nished by talent from some of the local 

 theaters, and an amateur boxing bout 

 by some l)oys from the Olympic Club, 



Gathered in Front of the Civic Auditorium on the Opening Day of the MeeUng, August 17, 



1915. 



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