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Septbmbkk 21, 1906 



ThcWeekly Florists' Review 



985 



Members of the St. Louis Floriste* Qub at the Meeting at Webers* Nursery, September 14. 



phlet, 'which includes some fifty pages, is 

 a valuable record of a work which is of 

 utmost importance to the horticultural 

 and floricultural interests and it is to be 

 hoped that it will serve to awaken many 

 more school authorities to the fact that 

 gardening is one of the great educa- 

 tional factors no more to be ignored, 

 and vastly more interesting than the 

 mental gymnastics provided by the old- 

 time, dry-as-dust curriculum. 



It is to be regretted that it was impos- 

 sible for Prof. Galloway to put on 

 paper the spirit of enthusiasm Miss 

 Sipe put into her talk. * ' Cold type ' ' is 

 an expression frequently met; the reader 

 will appreciate one meaning of the 

 phrase if he heard Miss Sipe at the con- 

 vention. And this leads to the thought 

 that not all school gardening movements 

 are likely to succeed as has the one in 

 Washington; a Miss Sipe is not to be 

 found every day to lead the work. That 

 earnest, thorough, accurate, enthusiastic 

 young lady had established herself high 

 in the fond regard of her audience be- 

 fore she had talked to the S. A. F. five 

 minutes and the more they saw and 

 heard of her the better they liked her. 



The school-garden movement has won- 

 derful possibilities however the subject 

 is viewed. Loj)king at it from a civic 

 standpoint it is deserving of all encour- 

 agement, while from a purely trade point 

 of view it holds out possibilities of 

 which the craft should not be slow to 

 avail itself. Trade organizations should 

 assist the school garden work at every 

 opportunity; indeed, should seek ways in 

 which it may be furthered. To start the 

 movement in cities where its merits have 

 not yet been appreciated, or to give it 

 fresh impetus where needed, valuable as 

 is Prof. Galloway's pamphlet, better yet 

 would be the repetition of Miss Sipe's 

 lecture. Every florists' club in a city 

 of good size could well afford to defray 

 the necessary expense to get Miss Sipe 

 to lecture to the school teachers and 

 public of its community. 



Omaha, Neb. — Louis Henderson car- 

 ried away twelve first prizes, aggregat- 

 ing $175, at the state fair at Lincoln. 

 His large Dutch windmill with revolving 

 arms was the best floral design. 



CLUB WELFARE. 



[In assuming for the second time the presi- 

 dency of the St. Louis Florists' Club, J. F. 

 Ammann said In part.] 



A president of any organization, while 

 more or less an important factor, cannot 

 possibly have a successful administration 

 without the co-operation of the members 

 and especially those most active in the 

 society. I therefore ask each and every 

 member to co-operate with me in making 

 this the banner year of our society; 

 not only that, but to make it continue 

 to "be to our best interest, both financially 

 and socially. 



I deem it of importance to call your 

 attention at this time to a few of the 

 most vital questions now before this 

 club. First of all, of course, is the wel- 

 fare of our club in general. We all 

 realize that when our club is prospering 

 we become of more importance. Har- 

 mony is one of the principal objects 

 which we should always have in view. I 

 do not mean that we should always agree 

 on all questions that may arise, for it 

 is expressed differences of opinion which 

 make discussions interesting. But in mat- 

 ters of interest to the club, such as a 

 flower show, or any other important un- 

 dertaking where the club's reputation is 

 involved, there should be harmony and 

 we should stand shoulder to shoulder to 

 make it a success, regardless of any per- 

 sonal view we may take. We should not 

 let that stand in the way of helping and 

 working for the interest of the cause. 



I am very proud to say I believe that 

 in our entire profession we are gradually 

 drifting away from the old selfish view 

 of things. And I dare say we can give 

 no more credit for this pleasant state of 

 affairs to any one thing than to our 

 florists' clubs and societies all over this 

 great country. Therefore let us bear in 

 mind and always be ready and willing to 

 lend a helping hand to the cause that 

 made us what we are today. 



Success in business I believe is of vital 

 interest to us all. This can be obtained 

 in no better way than by a discussion of 

 our interests at our club meetings. In 

 fact, our regular club meetings should 

 all be strictly business meetings. I be- 

 lieve the trustees of our club should se- 

 lect subjects for discussion at every regu- 



lar meeting. The subject should be an- 

 nounced at the meeting before it is to 

 be taken up and these should refer 

 strictly to our business, such as insects 

 and diseases of plants, building and heat- 

 ing, prices and grades of cut flowers, 

 both wholesale and retail, etc. In fact, 

 anything pertaining to our different lines 

 of business. The trustees should name 

 some one to lead each discussion, but the 

 president should bo empowered to ap- 

 point any one present in case the regular 

 appointee is absent. I believe these dis- 

 cussions would be more interesting and 

 beneficial than essays, for any of us can 

 take part in the discussion, but we are 

 ilot all essayists. 



Next comes the social part of our club. 

 This is by no means a small part of our 

 work. On ti^e contrary, it is really an 

 important part. We should have at least 

 two or more special gatherings, the popu- 

 larity of which can readily be judged 

 from the large attendance usuSly 

 brought out on such occasions. Our out- 

 door summer meetings have proven quite 

 a success and should be continued when- 

 ever opportunity presents itself. 



The question box should be on the 

 secretary's desk at every meeting and 

 any one wishing to ask a question should 

 write same on a slip of paper and place 

 it in the box any time during the meet- 

 ing. Any one having stock for sale, or 

 wishing to purchase, should be allowed 

 the use of the question box. If one can- 

 not attend the meeting let him mail his 

 wants to the secretary, whose duty it 

 should be to place the question in the 

 box at the next meeting. I believe this 

 a much better plan than the old way of 

 passing around slips during meetings, 

 and it also saves time. 



Advertising is very essential in any 

 business; hence I recommend the press 

 committee as being quite important, but 

 I would advise it not to put in print 

 what could not be verified ; at least I find 

 this the better policy. 



Braceville, O. — I. D. TJlp is starting 

 in the florist business here. 



Ogdensburq, N. Y.— John Lawrence is 

 installing a rocking grate from the Mar- 

 tin Grate Co., which is supplying grates 

 to so many growers around ChiQago. 



