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AUGiST 10, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



605 



The Capitol Building at the Capital City, Where the S. A. F. will Hold a Capital Meeting Next Week. 



If you can keep your plants from wilting 

 for ten days you need not worry about 

 them taking hold after that. As to 

 whether dipping pays for the trouble, 

 I would merely say that nothing is too 

 much trouble if it will help the plants 

 through this trying time. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



The following interesting and appar- 

 ently official communication appeared last 

 «cek in the Eeview's contemporaries. 

 As no copy reached the Keview its re- 

 l^roduction here is with credit to the 

 Florists' Exchange: 



To the Commercial Florists of North 

 America, and to all others who are in- 

 terested in Floriculture as any part of 

 their life work: 



The twenty-first annual convention of 

 this society will be held in Washington, 

 D. C, August 15 to 18, 1905. This so- 

 <^iety, for the past twenty years, has been 

 •I representative one. It has been the 

 foremost national organization in horti- 

 culture. It has accomplished much on 

 broad, general lines. It has helped 

 needed and favorable legislation. It 

 das everywhere reduced the cost of trans- 

 porting plants. It has disseminated 

 much knowledge of cultural methods. It 

 fias checked misrepresentations of un- 

 scrupulous dealers. It has inspired most 

 "f those exhibitions which have attracted 

 public attention to ornamental horticul- 

 ture. 



Having been present at all of the meet- 

 ">gs of this society, and having taken 

 ^ome part in them, I may claim a measure 

 "f loyalty to its work, though if further 

 '^idence be needed, the fact that its 



chief office lies in me this year is suffi- 

 cient reason why I should speak plainly 

 for its welfare. 



Let us look at its membership record. 

 Fifteen years ago, in 1889 and 1890, we 

 averaged 1,100 members, while in 1899, 

 ten years later, we had less than 600 paid 

 members. Last year, after our World's 

 Fair convention in St. Louis, we totaled 

 only 8^9, or nearly twenty per cent less 

 than fourteen years ago. 



Now the increase in the number of 

 persons engaged in ornamental horticul- 

 ture during the past five years only has 

 been twenty-five per cent, and during 

 fifteen years probably over fifty per cent. 

 This shows that our society has fallen 

 short from forty to seventy-five per cent 

 of its rightful increase, and has gained 

 nothing from the recent enormous growth 

 in floriculture and general horticulture. 

 It is conceded that the increased pub- 

 lic interest in our chosen work during the 

 year just past is unprecedented; some 

 say that one-third more people are taking 

 an interest in gardening today than ever 

 before. This is true of both rich and 

 poor. Add to this the civic improvement 

 work and school garden movement. 



I appeal both to those who appreciate 

 what this society has done and to those 

 (if there be such) who believe we are 

 not meeting present opportunities, to be 

 present with us at this convention. 



Am I justified in claiming that the 

 Society of American Florists needs your 

 presence at Washington, August 15, to 

 decide how we may wisely meet these 

 wonderfully enlarged demands on our 

 profession; how we may appeal directly 

 to all these growing interests; how we 

 may increase as a society in proportion 

 to horticultural increase; how we may 



continue to be nationally what we have 

 been; how we all may, commercially and 

 for public good, take advantage of this 

 floodtide of horticultural awakening 

 which is upon us? 



Your part is to come to ti)C conven- 

 tion. Your membership fee is nothing; 

 your presence is everything. 



The visit will be a recreation and a 

 benefit. The result will be an inspira- 

 tion to others, and a duty performed. 



Come and bring a friend. 



J. C. Vaughan, President. 



Convention Program. 



The business program stands as pub- 

 lished in the Review two weeks ago. 

 The address of welcome will be at 2 

 p. m. Tuesday, delivered by Commissioner 

 McFarland. 



The first social feature will be the 

 president's reception, on the lawn of 

 Andrew Loefflcr, at 7:30 Tuesday even- 

 ing. There will be refreshments and 

 music. 



Wednesday, immediately after the 

 morning session, the ladies are invited 

 to luncheon by the wife of the vice- 

 president, Mrs. J. R. Freeman, at (ill' 

 Thirteenth street, three squares from 

 Convention hall. This will be followotl 

 by a carriage drive. 



The men's bowling takes place 

 Wednesday afternoon. 



At 9 a. m. Thursday there will be a 

 trolley ride. At 2 p. m, cars will be on 

 hand to take the gunners and friends 

 to the grounds of the Analoston Gun 

 Club. At the same hour the ladies will 

 bowl at the Y. M. C. A. alleys. 



Friday at 9 a, m. there will be an exhi- 

 bition drill by the Engineer Corps on tiie 

 "White Lot, the exhibition there being 



