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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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New Geranium Tiffin, Grown by Lewis Ullrich, Tiffin, O. 



THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



[The following is the address of President 

 Uobitison, read before the Canadian Horti- 

 cultural Association, at Montreal, August 8.] 



Allow me in presenting this, the sev- 

 enth annual address of a president of 

 the Canadian Horticultural Association, 

 to congratulate you on the progress 

 which has been made since our last 

 meeting in this city. Then there were 

 only four members in attendance from 

 the great west and very few from other 

 parts of our vast Dominion. Today the 

 west has sent representatives from al- 

 most every town and city and the east 

 has distinguished itself beyond our most 

 sanguine expectations. We have a rep- 

 resentative from far away Newfound- 

 land, which goes to show that the soci- 

 ety is extending its usefulness and mak- 

 ing itself felt throughout and outside 

 the Dominion, but while we are exercis- 

 ing such an influence over a certain class 

 of our profession, I feel that the socie- 

 ty's usefulness could be very much ex- 

 tended. Up to the present I may say 

 the association has been solely and wholly 

 a trade organization, and I would like 

 in the near future to see our profession, 

 in all its branches, better represented than 

 heretofore. 



Interest the Gardeners. 



This could be accomplished in several 

 ways. The private gardeners, for in- 

 stance, do not receive any direct bene- 

 fit from attending our convention. They 

 cannot make a trade exhibit, as the flo- 

 I'ist can, and consequently apart from the 

 i^ocial part of the program they are prac- 

 tically lookers-on. The committee this 

 year is to be congratulated upon de- 

 voting so much of the program to land- 

 scape and private gardening, but even 

 'his is not sufficient. The landscape pub- 

 lic and private gardeners have no doubt 

 inculcated a love of flowers into the 

 lioarts of thousands of people, thereby 

 ■ reating a larger demand for flowers year 

 ^y year. Consequently the florists reap 

 ^he reward of the gardeners' work, so 

 ^^c should reciprocate and help one an- 



other to the utmost of our ability. 1 be- 

 lieve this society should substantially 

 recognize the work of our fellow-crafts- 

 men by the awarding of suitable medals 

 or certificates, to be competed for at our 

 annual convention by private gardeners. 

 I earnestly hope some action will be 

 taken at this meeting or by the executive 

 committee during the coming year to 

 formulate and carry into effect this rec- 

 ommendation. 



Recognition of Novelties. 



I would like to call your attention to 

 tlie necessity of a registration bureau, 

 where new introductions in plants or 

 flowers, whether raised here or brought 

 into this country, can be judged, regis- 

 tered and a complete record kept of all 



such exhibits. At the present time the 

 originator of new varieties is sadly 

 handicapped in having no such conunittee 

 to send his introductions to and con- 

 sequently has to wait until a local flower 

 show is in progress to get his fellow 

 craftsmen's opinion on his product. 

 This branch of our profession is in its 

 infancy now, but it is wise to get the 

 machinery well oiled and in running order 

 before needing it. I would respectfully 

 suggest that a committee be appointed 

 by this association, composed of three 

 members in say Montreal, Ottawa, To- 

 ronto and London, who could meet at 

 stated intervals, or as necessity de- 

 manded, to judge any new rose or well- 

 grown plants, flowers or anything per- 

 taining to horticulture, with power to 

 award medals, diplomas, certificates or 

 whatever award the exhibit should merit. 

 This would entail very little time and 

 trouble on the part of the committee and 

 would be an incentive to the Canadian 

 hybridists and raisers of novelties to im- 

 prove the existing varieties now in cul- 

 tivation. 



Trade G)nditions. 

 From information I have gathered I 

 am satisfied that the past season has 

 compared favorably, as far as profits are 

 concerned, with former seasons. Prices 

 to the growers have been good and good 

 flowers and plants have been in steady 

 demand. Considering the enormous 

 amount of glass which has been added to 

 our commercial places throughout the 

 country in the last few years, it is 

 really surprising where the product is 

 disposed of. There was scarcely a time 

 where there was a glut in the market 

 and oftentimes a scarcity of flowers, es- 

 pt'iially of good flowers. Not only is 

 the demand increasing, but the demand 

 for quality is increasing also, thereby 

 showing that our business is becoming 

 more a necessity than a luxury every 

 year and is taking its rightful place in 

 the commerce of the country. The plant 

 trade has been very good, especially at 

 the holiday season. Plants are slowly but 

 surely gaining in public favor. This 

 can be accounted for by the fact that 

 every year more plants are grown and 



Residence of Lewis Ullrich at Tiftin, Ohio.' 



