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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



307 



lailv iiittit'st(.(l in red i-arnations, 1 uin 

 oliid to say that we have (juite prdvon to 

 Tlio craft tliroughout the count ly thai 

 \'i( tory is tlie safest to invest in, ami thi- 

 iiuMihi'V of or(h'rs received for it tlnis 

 lar is jtruof of its pojiuhirity. 



I5iit I am not here to bh)\v my own 

 |i(irn. I am here to tell you liow I tliiiik 

 ,,iir fellow craftsmen thronj-liont the 

 country were able to achieve such };i('al 

 success in {getting so many exhibitors, so 

 many workers, and also in succeeding so 

 \vell in interesting- the i)ublic, whicli you 

 \\\[l all concede is an impoitant fact(U' 

 and absolutely necessary to nnike a siiow 

 a success and to make work a jileasure. 

 |',v the way. i must mention Ihmc that 1 

 lannot tell you about all tiie shows. 

 ]',ir it woidd take too long, lait as I lia|p 

 (iriied to sjtend two days in Chicago, an<l 

 that being a large city, conditions can 

 |io conipared with ours here. I will tell 

 \nu priu'ipally what 1 learned in C'hi- 

 raL;o. Although the same harmony existed 

 ui .all other cities anu)ng all the ci-.afl, 

 uiDuers, retailers, wholesalers, muscry- 

 iiici). pri\;ito gardeners, etc., it sroaieil \i> 

 iiic iliat ihcir lirst tliought was Ilic ulti- 

 iii.aio suc(a'ss (if tlie sllOW. TIh' su<'ccss 

 lit the sioiw w.as held above ail personal 

 ii'cliiig wliii-ii ni.ay arise through coiniir- 

 iiii.iu. In (Chicago, such genthancn as 

 \|,.-v|--. \aughan, Jlauswirth, Langc, As 

 II, us, Samuels(Ui, Kanst, W'ionhoebcr. 

 Iiiv. Witt bold, Rudd. Wietio. I'oohl 

 iiiann. Dranuid, McKellar, all tin' city 

 park su|icrinteiideuts and a great many 

 ciher men in every bran(di of the |in)t<'s- 

 si.Mi did not hesitate to give me inter- 

 views in the short time that i had while 

 liiere. 



At (liicago. I noticed that the leading 

 let.aileis had booths, and no doubt more 

 I'l them would have been represented if 

 iliey couhl have secured space. These 

 Ixioths were one of the leading attrac- 

 li"Ms at the show, and each retailer had 

 .1 sign prominently placed near his ex- 

 iitliit. 'J"he signs woic unif<irni through- 

 eiit the hall. As the attend.ance was very 

 large and was made up of the l)est ])eo- 

 jile in Chicago, it surely nuist have been 

 a \aluable .ad\ eiiisement for the retail- 

 ' 1-. i noticed that thei'e were no pre- 

 miums i;iwn tur retailers' booth ex- 

 i.iliits. 



Mwing to tiie ta<-t that my real inter- 

 est in our jtrot'ession was aroused only 



I te\v years ago. I cannot, as you see, go 

 t'U.-k very far into the past records and 

 :eliievements of tlie New York tlorists. 

 A good many of our members deserve 

 praise for their liberal exhibits at the 

 ehili meetings ami at the ditl'erent flower 

 •-li'iws held under Aarious auspices. i 

 'hink that if the matter of being repre- 

 sented at our flower shows Avere to be ]>ut 

 • ;i' to the retailers of this city in the 

 proper way, tbey would see their ad\an 

 ':ige and wouhl co-operate with us to 

 eii.iiile tis to have a grand show. The 

 leason I refer to This is because ret.aileis 

 "1 New York in the past did not care to 

 I'd-ie part in our flower shows, li I un- 



lerstand it right a certain large depart - 

 ineiit .store otVered a large amount nf 

 iiionoy in premiu)ns if the New Y'ork l"ln- 

 ''■^ts' Club would endorse their exhibi- 

 'loii, and. also. I understand it, the club 

 'elt that in order to protect the re^^ailers 

 'iiey shoidd refuse that otVer, and did sn. 

 1 'hink that the retailers have no right 

 '- expect us to refuse aiu^tlier such of- 

 'er. and 1 believe that they should cume 

 !" Ihe frcuit aiul h(dp us.' Sundy it is 

 "'i|""'tant that we have a flower shew. 

 ■""I ^^hen NN,^ ,,„t it up to the retailers 



Chrysanthemum President Roosevelt. 



ami tliev refuse, ilua: our ecmscience need 

 nut trnulile IIS if we aceept ilejiail ment 

 stoic nlVers. I t'eel very positive that 

 there .are eiinugh ciiter|irising tlorists 

 who, if they cuuhl be I'oasnn.alilv <-oii 

 \ incod that the management would so 

 advertise the slaiw that it wnuld iiring 

 luit i'ather Kiii<kerlineker .ami Ids whole 

 t'.amily. they would not hesitate a mo- 

 ment to co-operate with us. I may be 

 wrong in my idr.as; however. I see no 

 harm in bringing this matter up now. 

 and I liope tli.at .all of vaui pi'escut t'eel 

 the same as 1 ilo whrn I sav that dis- 

 eiissitin (>n the siiliji'ct would do ,a lot 

 of good. It' I am w joug. I .am williiio 

 to admit it and am alwav- willing to 

 abide by the wishes ol the ULajoritv. As 



1 sai<l before, my intei'est h;is only 1 u 



aroused ;i short time, sim-e I re.ali/i'd ih.ii 

 it is to my inteiest to ti'v to m.aster m\ 

 jirofession as 1 inteml to stiek to it. 

 I w.ant to ask whether ,an .attem|it has 

 ever been made to interest s<uue of our 

 vvealthy |)hilanthropists in our e.ause t<i 

 seeure a i fortiiadtur.al h.all; .also why does 

 not the daily press help us. in Ijower 

 sluivv times espcci.ally, t'or tliey ilo |)rint 

 oceasiona 11 V ridiiadoiis stories eoniu'eirij 

 with our piofessi(Ui. smli as $:2(l,iliiii ami 

 *:'.ii,(i(il) for <-arnatious and $7."iii,ii(iu t'or 

 a retail wludesale (lower store. In 

 ''liicago .'ill tlie newspapers (levoted io| 

 iiams to (lower show news, and Mr. b'mld 

 tells me that some ot' tlic leailiiie oilitms 

 are members of t lieir society .ami .also In •Ij, 

 (iiiaiice the society ,and ^i\e iireruiiim-. 

 TIk'V do .all liiesr things lir>ii|rs ^iviu;^ 

 plenty ot' spa<e in their eoliiiiiu-. and il 

 is so ill other l.aree idties. Whv i-aii't we 

 ;iceoin|dish till sail!.'.' \\',- Iia\c luilliaiil 



niell : I I I- il V III r\ II \ I I lie. ill t ill' 



yrowiiie. the wholes.ale. till' retail, amniiL: 

 the seedsimai. mi r^ery nii ii, private 'j^wi- 

 delirrs, supply men. etr. 



It si'cuis to me thai v\ r m this eity and 

 vieiuily (Uighl to lie the leadeis in all 

 things pertaining to Imrt icailt ure. I 

 think th.at if the memlHas will work ni 

 liariiioiiy and give .all an .iiii.al chaiii-e. we 

 eoiild Hot f.ail to li.ave ;i o|-,.;it iliiwij- 

 -how . All we ask i- a fan held and im 

 I'avor-. It vviiidd - put ii^^ in the h'.-id, 



\\lleri' \\r ought to he. Thei'c is Ilo doilbl 

 lll.'ll We have ll.ad muell S|ii-rcss ill the 



pa-t years in this eluli. luiI with lieller 

 '■<i opeiatioii v\ e i-i.iiid attain mm-h greater 



-III ee-v III the t'utlire. 



ALOYSIA CITRIODORA. 



Till- rli:i I iiiiiio ojil jil.aiit, ;4caieia llv 

 InIiowii ;iv the -ri iitrd vcrlioiia. in.akes a 

 Ui.iiid •~uli|ei-i for ( lilt i V ;ii iii'^ iii tiilis lor 



de.dl'.at i 11^ the ;^|oUlliU ill -limiller, tll'o- 



vidiii^ loom can In- loaiid lo kc p it sa t'e 

 I'loin tro-t. dining winter, Tlic tinost 



piuilt- I h.aVe rVcr -ecu ;ilr af l.iickilioc, 



and I hey ate |i,-i t'crt py I .aiiiids, froiii 



lolll te.ll to (iftccn feet hi-h. eloW ill^ ill 

 lulls two fret, six inches s,|||;|,-,,^ Tllesr 



Ulll't li.lVc lieeli a m'.aild s|o|il dlllllli; till' 



p.asi -.inniner. ,as nearlv e-, ,.,y j,,,jiit llow ■ 

 • ■V'i T'le -p.'citmais ;i re thirteen \ e,a is 

 olii. 1 :iNo iioticed several line standards 



with (ive toot stems. Ml. I'vte ^roWs ;| 



'••i lL:e IIIIIMller of plaiils i II Iiil,^ I, If s|;|||,|. 



iii.U ai.oiit tlie -rounds ia suinaiei, th, 

 '■h.armiii- piisjtinn of Lockmo,. |,.||.lii;- 

 its 'It .adiiiiralily to this kird ni' -.-m .|. ii 

 iiiU- < iardeiiers " .\|.a-a/ii e. 



S.\l,TKM;r)'s Violet i'.ook mailed h\ liie 

 b'l-.viKW on r ipt of -J.", c,.|iis. 



