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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



July 27, 1905. 



antly and profitably occupied. A few 

 of the events that will be on the program 

 may here be enumerated: 



There will be carriage and automobile 

 rides for the ladies, about the city 

 proper and through the world-famed 

 Eock Creek park, luncheon to be served 

 enroute;: reception and entertainment in 

 the Library of Congress, the finest build- 

 ing on earth, from the cafe of which 

 one of the most magnificent views imag- 

 inable may be had of the city of Wash- 

 ington, The Soldiers' Home in the dis- 

 tance. Naval Observatory, the beautiful 

 placid waters of the Potomac river, the 

 historic city of Alexandria, the magnifi- 

 cent Virginia hills, the world-famed Arl- 

 ington national cemetery, the old Lee 

 estate. Fort Meyer, ana a hundred inter- 

 esting pictures too numerous to mention, 

 may be seen from the portico of this 

 magnificent cafe. We are also prom- 

 ised a band concert by the Marine band 

 of seventy pieces. 



Bowling, as usual, will be taken care 

 of in the most up-to-date manner. Nu- 

 merous valuable prizes to be contested 

 for are already in hand, both for ladies 

 and gentlemen, and the superintendent 

 of the commissary has promised that no 

 one taking part in these pleasurable 

 exercises shaJl go hungry or thirsty 

 while thus engaged. 



The gentleman in charge of the shoot- 

 ing contest has given us the assurance 

 that nothing will be lacking to make 

 this an eventful afternoon for all those 

 who may take part in it, and those who 

 accompany them. The grounds of the 

 Analostan Gun Club have been secured 

 for this occasion. They are most favor- 

 ably situated within twenty minutes of 

 Convention hall, easily accessible by a 

 car system second to none in the United 

 States. Z. D. Blackistone will have 

 charge of this event, which alone should 

 be enough to assure success. 



Special arrangements have been made 

 in the various departments of the Unit- 

 ed States government to show particular 

 attention to all members wearing the S. 

 A. F. badge, so in whatever department 

 one may be interested, he may rest as- 

 sured everything will be done to impart 

 information. 



The United States Propagating Gar- 

 dens have many new and interesting 

 plants. Special guides will be in at- 

 tendance to show and explain their 

 method of greenhouse building, and the 

 planting and growing of flowers will be 

 thoroughly explained. The White House 

 greenhouses adjoining are also very in- 

 teresting. At the Department of Agri- 

 culture there will be enough to keep 

 those interested busy for weeks. 



Many other places are also to be 

 found very interesting, and T will say 

 that everyone interested in the flower 

 business will find it much to his ad- 

 vantage to be present at the Washing- 

 ton convention, with the assurance from 

 the Washington florists that they can 

 go home and feel that whatever cost 

 may have been incurred by their attend- 

 ance was money and time well spent. 



On Friday evening, July 14, we were 

 favored by a visit by that ever popular 

 and much loved "Phil" Hauswirth of, 

 I should say Chicago, but will say, Unit- 

 ed States, because our society is na- 

 tional, and wherever good can be ac- 

 complished for the society, Phil can be 

 counted upon for his assistance in mak- 

 ing the event a success. W. F. Gude. 



in their arrangements for the entertain- 

 ment of the visitors to the S. A. F. con- 

 vention it is respectively requested — 



First— That all ladies contemplating 

 coming will send in at once their names 

 to Mrs. Joseph R. Freeman, chairman 

 ladies' entertainment committee. 



Second — That all teams or individuals 

 wishing to enter the bowling contest will 

 send in their names to William H. Ernest, 

 Station M, Washington, D. C, chairman 

 committee on bowling. 



Third— That ladies wishing to enter 

 the ladies' bowling contest will send in 

 names to F. H. Kramer. 



Fourth — That all wishing to enter the 

 shooting contest will send names to Z. 

 D. Blackistone, Fourteenth and H streets, 

 chairman committee on shooting. 



Z. D. Blackistone. 



Various Notes. 



Practically all business at present is 

 at a standstill, with the exception of 

 funeral work, which has been fairly 

 plentiful. 



Committees all around report progress. 

 There will be a meeting tonight to set- 

 tle up all affairs and get the official 

 program to date, but too late for the 

 press, and as the writer would rather 

 wait for definite information, will in next 

 issue give all the news of the S. A. F. 

 in detail. The boys all around can gam- 

 ble on a good time. As per promise. 



F. H. K. 



WASHINGTON HOTELS. 



The following list of hotels and rates 

 is supplied by the hotel committee of 

 the Washington Florists' Club: 



The Sborebain, Flfte<MiUi and II streets N. W., 

 six squares from meeting hall; siDgle rooms, oue 

 person, if 2 jwr day; slnKle rooms, two per- 

 'sons, $3 per day; room with bath, one person, 

 |3 per day; room with bath, two persons, 

 $4 per day; suites of parlor and two bed- 

 rooms with bnth, $10 per day. 



Arlington, Vermont avenu*' and H street 

 N. W., ttevcn squares from hall; f2 per day 

 for each person. 



Manhattan, 604 Ninth street N. W., Euro- 

 pean plan, oue square from hall; for men only; 

 $1 per day and upward. 



Colonial, Fifteenth and II streets N W., Euro- 

 ropeau plan, six squares from hall; single 

 room, $1 per day. 



St. James, Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue 

 N. W., European i>lan, seven squares from hall; 

 single rooms, $1 to $2.50 per day; room with 

 bath, $2.50 per day; suites with bath, $3 to $4 

 per day. 



Columbia, for men only, 1413 Pennsylvania 

 avenue N. W., six squares from hall; room for 

 one person, $1.50 i)er day; two persouH, $2.5o 

 per day. 



Metropolitan, Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue 

 N. W., seven squares from hall; American 

 plan, $2.00 to $4 per day; European plan $1 

 to $3 per day. 



Johnson, Thirteenth and K streets X. W.. 

 four squares from hall; European plan, $1 per 

 day and upward; Americiiu plan, $2.&(i to $4 

 per day. 



Cochran, Fourteenth and K streets N. W., 

 seven squares from the liall; $1.50 per day, 

 with bath $2 per day. 



Fredonla, 1321 H street N. W., five squares 

 from hall, American plan, single r<x)iu $11 

 per day and up, double rcHiiii $.'!.50 per day and 

 up; European plan, single room, $1 per day 

 and up, double room $l.."i<) and up. 



National, Sixth street and Pennsylvania ave- 

 nue, seven squares from hall: American jilan. 

 $2.50 per day, two In a room $2 per day ; V.uvo- 

 pean plan, $1 iier day and up. 



Riggs, G an<l Fifteenth streets N. W.. live 

 squares from hall: $3 per day and up. 



Ebbitt Hou.>ie, F and Fourteenth streets, five 

 squares from hall, American i)lan, special rate 

 of $2.50 per day. parlors and bath extra. 



Fritz Keuter, Fourtli street and Pennsylvania 

 avenue N. W., live squares from hall, $1 to 

 $4 per day. 



The Washington Florists' Club espe- 

 cially recommends the Shoreham, Arling- 

 ton, St. James, Colonial, Metropolitan, 

 Johnson, Fredonia, National, Eiggs and 

 Ebbitt House. 



In order to facilitate the management 



CARE OF YOUNG STOCK. 



The care of young stock during the 

 next few weeks should occupy the biggest 

 part of the time, as any neglect in cul- 

 tivating, tying, disbudding, syringing 

 or ventilating at this season is certain to 

 cause such damage to the young stock 

 that, however well we may treat them 

 afterwards, we will never recover the 

 ground lost. Too much importance can- 

 not be attached to cultivation and this 

 should be persisted in until the feeding 

 roots begin to approach the surface of 

 the soil, when further cultivation would 

 be injurious. 



In soils which are deficient in calca- 

 reous matlfer, and most rose soils are, a 

 sprinkling of air-slaked lime on the soil 

 previous to stirring will help to strength- 

 en the stem and give tone to the foliage. 



Ventilation will require to be care- 

 fully attended to and especially at night, 

 when, with sudden fluctuations in the 

 temperature, any laxity in the proper 

 administration of air may nullify all our 

 work and efforts during the day. 



As the nights begin to cool it is well 

 to have our heating apparatus in good 

 order, so that we can with safety fire 

 jip on short notice and, as we may soon 

 expect the outside temperature to fall 

 below 60 degrees, when firing becomes a 

 necessity, it is better to be prepared for 

 just such emergencies. 



Tying and training should now be 

 practiced without intermission if we 

 wish to get the bushes into good shape 

 before the first crop matures. By allow- 

 ing the young shoots to trail all over the 

 bench we are inviting the eyes to break 

 weak, which is sure to encourage a luxu- 

 riant crop of blind wood and, as one of 

 my correspondents remarked, "blind 

 wood does not pay." 



By keeping the shoots tied neatly to 

 the supports syringing is made easy and 

 effective and it also allows free access of 



