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November 10, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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View in Main Exhibition Hall at Boston, Where the C S. A. Participated. 



would be a gain to leave out the term 

 distinctiveness altogether, as recomuiend- 

 ed by the committee. 



Mr. Wheeler made a motion in lino 

 with his suggestions and it was unani- 

 mously carried. The new scales on ex- 

 hibition flowers therefore now stand: 

 Color, 10; foliage, 10; form, 15; size, 

 25; stem, 10; fullness, 15; depth, 15. 



For the next meeting invitations were 

 read from the Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society, from the Indiana Floral 

 Festival Association and from the Amer- 

 ican Institute of New York. William 

 Nicholson moved and C. H. Totly sec- 

 onded a motion to accept the invitation 

 to meet in Philadelphia in 1905. This 

 was carried unanimously. 



The election of officers was next pro- 

 ceeded with. II. Dailledouze movrd and 

 Wm. Nicholson seconded the nomination 

 of "Wiliam H. Duckham for the popt. No 

 other candidate being named, Mr. Duck- 

 ham was unanimously elected amid 

 warm applause. Mr. Duckham brief- 

 ly and feelingly thanked the mem- 

 bers for the honor done him. He felt 

 ere coming there that he would refuse 

 any post tendered him. He had, how- 

 ever, changed his mind and would accent 

 the office. He wanted to see the sncietv 

 grow faster and with the kinfl aid ard 

 consideration of the members he would 

 endeavor to further that end and main- 

 tain its honor and dignity. 



For vice-president James Wheeler, nf 

 Brookline, was nominaten by W. A. 

 Riggs and seconded by W. N. f'raig. 

 Mr. Wheeler was unanimously elected 

 and thanked the members for the honor 

 done him. John N. May, the alwavs 

 faithful treasurer, was unanimously re- 

 elected. A. J. Loveless and F. H. Lemon 

 were nominated for secretary, Mr. Lemon 

 being elected. 



A large number of new members were 

 elected to membership and the meetirg 

 was full of encouragement. 



The Banquet. 



The banquet tendered to the visiting 

 members of the C. S. A. was held at the 

 Copley Square Hotel, on Friday even- 

 ing, November 4. Over 100 guesis were 

 present, including a number of ladies. 

 The tables were decorated with llowers 

 and Asparagus pluniosus furnished by 

 Welch Bros., W. Nicholson, Waban Con- 

 servatories, W. H. Elliott, William ^Sim 

 and others. An efficient orchestra fur- 

 nished music. 



President J. A. Pettigrew, of the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club, presided and 

 called On President Herrington for an 

 address. Mr. Herrington said in part: 

 "On behalf of the C. S. A. I know I 

 am expressing a sentiment in all our 

 members' hearts when I thank you from 

 th(! bottom of my heart for your wel- 

 come and entertainment. We are defi- 

 cient in numbers to what we ought to 

 be, but we are certainly not deficient in 

 enthusiasm. We have had a somewhat 

 trying ordeal during our existence, but 

 th.:, present climax seems to mark tne 

 turning point in our prosperity and ef- 

 ficacy as a national society. ' ' 



Judge Hoitt, of Nashua, N. H., was 

 introduced as toast-master by President 

 Pettigrew. The judge in this capacity 

 proved himself inimitable and created 

 gn at amusement by his numerous sallies 

 and anecdotes. He introduced as the 

 first speaker, Mr. Jerome Jones, who 

 made a felicitous speech. 



John N. May was enthusiastically ap 

 plauded on rising to speak. "In spite 

 of all criticisms, chrysanthemums have 

 made a wonderful advance in the last 

 decade and would make a still greater 

 one in the succeeding ten years. If only 

 the C. S. A. could get the roll of mem- 

 bers needed, it could then do something 

 creditable. The compilation of every 

 variety ever raised in America now 

 ready for distribution to members was 

 worth more than the price of member- 

 ship." 



F, B. Pierson said he was always glad 

 to come to his native city and felt the 

 iiiterests of his business demanded at 

 least four trips a year to the shows to 

 keep abreast of the times. E. A. Wood 

 sang with telling etfect, "Jingle Bells, " 

 the other members joining in the chorus. 



After a few remarks from E. Jenk- 

 ins, of Lenox, Alexander Wallace, of 

 New York, was called upon, made a fe- 

 licitous speech and also sang. John K. 

 yi. L. Farquhar spoke of the work be- 

 ing done and still to be carried out by 

 the new management of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society. W. N. Craig 

 was called upon and furnished a humor- 

 ous recitation, W. J. Stewart spoke for 

 the ladies. Messrs. J. B. Shea and Mor- 

 ton made a few remarks after which 

 Judge Hoitt called on Jackson Dawson 

 as the last speaker. After a fe-iv pre- 

 liminary remarks, Mr. Dawson treated 

 the audience to a fine rendition of an 

 oM English song, followed by "Auld 

 I.ang Syne. ' ' 



Convention Jottings. 



William H. Duckham, the newly elected 

 presideTit of the C. S. A., is a modest, 

 unassuming gentleman. His name is 

 in every grower's mouth this year, just 

 as his good wife's will be a year hence. 

 As a grower of specimen blooms Mr. 

 Duckham is without a peer. 



.Tamts Wheeler, the new vice president 

 of the C. S. A., has been a member of 

 the C. S. A, seedling committee in Bos- 

 ton for some years. He has raised quite 

 a number of frood seedlings, one of the 

 best being .1. H. White, for years 

 classed as one of the best whites. He is 

 an indefatigable worker on all horti- 

 cultural lines and wi'l prove a worthy 

 11. utenant for Mr. Duckham. 



The Wells-Pockett set in charge of 

 ('. H. Totty was the most scrutinized by 

 the growers. Mr. Totty should sell a 

 large quantity of these novelties. Some 

 are better than anything on the market 

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