.lAM A!:v 25, 190G. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



621 



v,.|:iiiii ^'iit Flower Co., greens t'roni 

 M. Kol'iiiHiou Co., l)oiler from Kroc 

 ,,.|l Bros. *Uk, Wellesley rose t'loiii 

 il.au IvoSf i-oiisorvatorioK. violets ;iinl 

 iihejun, Mont Hhinc and Karlicst nf 

 ■ swf^rr ]i";is I'roni Wni. Sim. 



Invitations. 



I .illowing tiio report of the ,jn(lj;r.s, 

 itations were receiv^'d from tiic 

 iiiisylvania Horticultural Socii-I y for 

 Mi7 and from the Washinj^ton I'lo- 

 -;s' Club for 1908. J. H, Dunlnp vr 

 iidcd The society of its implied iumiii- 

 t(i meet in Toronto in 3907 .'ind re 

 wed the invitation, liacked liy ihe 

 i\(.i' rind several horticultural smie 

 I'resident Fisher said a woiil in 

 ii.ilt' nf Toronto. 



Nominations. 



I lii liniimiat ion of oflicers for I'JUT 

 iii_. ii! iii-cler, v.. (i. Hill Jiomiiiated 



11. D'nilup. iif Toronto, as a man of 



. iliuu' woitii. There were no other 



■ iniiiat ions I'oi- president. For vn-e- 



! .sill. •lit , Win. ( ianiiiiaye, id' London, 



,- iM'iniiialed. and W. ,1. Palmer, of 



:. Hail'. >.(retary ilerr and 'i're;isurei 



'..rner were renominated. 



Thursday's Session. 



Ihr indices, 'Nicholson. N'ali'iiliia- and 

 M 'lltdoii/.e, made a liiial re|i(irl men- 

 miimil;' numi'rous s[)tM-ial exhiliits. 

 The [lajiors of J. .\. N'aientmi- and 

 ! iiMnia< Calvin were presented. the 

 i.Tirier Iwini; one of the liesi ever re.'id 

 I .loll' tie' soi-iety. I'.oth an' |iiinl'd in 



II in this issue. 



Kastiiii:, o'.Mara, ilarlshioih- and 

 n.iuswirth were aj)poiiited cominit ti.- on 

 a! resolutions. 



The matter of re<;isteriii^ an^l ceitili- 



aiiii!^ sports ]u-(iV(ike(l warm deliate, 



hieh iii(duded cert ilicat iii^ \arieties 



itfrward fmmd to he com nercia ll\' (d' 



' I h> value. Tliis \\;is referreij to a coiu- 



iittoe consist iiio of Wanl. I'leisdii :iiid 



\ .dentine. '>n I'ierson's motion it 



a> \oted lliat no final certiMcatc lie 



,!\cn any variety until a comniitlei' lias 



i-pec1ed the <>rowin!^ plants. 



\icepresidciit .1. II. Dunlop presided 



' Ihe o|tenin^ of the afternoon ses- 



- -n. (ailed to order at ;5:1.">. A. .1. (iutt- 



■ :mi pro'^iMited his jiaper. pul>lisliei[ in 

 ii! in this issue. lie receix'ed clo-.!' at ■ 



'Mtioi; and .i \ote of th.aiiks. Tie new 

 \|;i\\s were t;d\eii up :iiid adopted ;itter 



i |-ciisvi,iii, {iriiici|ia!ly on the (|iiestion of 

 .Ilia I ion tee and annual dues. It was 



■ 'dni to leave them as at present. .*J. 

 >pite of the society's urgent iie<'d of 



'leased i"'\-eiiui?. Life meml)er^lii|i 

 '.'ley <roos to the permanent fund, 

 ihe special committer a]ipoiiii( 'I to 

 ■Haider the suh.jeet recoiiiiiieii'h'd ahol 

 -'i:n<;- the present certifictite system, also 

 • i.tuvson Tnedals and siihstitnt in^ i-ar 

 .lii'ii -.H-ifty's medals. Kcfcir.d. 



Election. 



roioiit" \^as tlie unanimous choice for 

 "tiiiLr phve in 11107. .1. II. Dunlop, 



\ M. Ilerr aii'l I'. I!. Dorner were witli- 



1 c'jiit. stants liut Hill and O'.Mara 



'••■<'■ appointed to conduct the balloting 



'! vice-president. W. .J. Palmer, of 



^ufVahi, was elected, receiving every vote 

 i-t. Ktigeiie |)aiile<Ionze was .'Ircted 



^^rc.-i(~,r tor ti\" yi'ars. Win. S.-oti was 

 '•'•ti'd judge. 



The Banquet. 



More :lian l!i)(I wen.' present at the 



"ni|Uif at the Copley Sijutire Hotel on 



■ tiiir-da\ 'ArDinu;. .Itidiro lloitt. of 



William Nicholson. 



< lllr (U' ttle inilL'cs of tile \liiii j(..-in < ;i I li ;it Ion Sncicl 



N.'isjina, wa^ toast master. Tht' decora 

 lions were lin. an<l ai.any ladies wero 

 present. 



Convention Committees. 



The followiii;^ cnihinillc's iroiii ihc 

 Hosfon < ianlmii T^ ■ ;;nd Florists' (Inii 

 and tiowei mark' Is c|i I much uset'ii! wiu'k 

 •llld great rle.llt is diir t hein t'of their 

 siiccessl'ii I hamliih'^ ot' iln' iiiimcroiis ,||. 

 tails: 



K'eceplion coiiimiliic: William Xichol- 

 s(Ui, c-liairman; Tlio>.. I", M;il I h.'U s. i;. 

 .\lleii IV'ircc. \|. A. I'.attmi. I.'oliort 

 Moiitgoiia'ry, i '. < armidi.ael. Win. Sim. 

 S. .1. (oMldaid .and I'atiiik Wid.di. 



I'riiilili'^ and 'dliii;^ !i<d<cl> ami in 

 \ itations to exhiliit iniis : .1. W. 1 Mi man. 

 chairman; I'elei l"i.-lier, W'm. Niidndsun, 

 |)a\id Liiin^dcii. Vlcvan'ler \|"nl ;;' iinciy. 

 t'.atri.d; Welch. .1. K . \l. 1.. I'ar.|idiar 

 and KdwanI W 1. 



I tecciraliiig liam|ii' ■ li.all : I'at ri^k 

 Wehii, chairman: T. 1'. Mat t le-vv .-. 1 1. 

 ( 'armichael, .s. .1. (i.i.l'iar'l and W. 11. 

 Klliott. 



Arrangement "i' cxhiliition hall: IM 

 ward Wood, cliaiiinaii ; I'etei- Fi'^lmi .ami 

 I']. Allen I'eirce. 



On baii<|uet speaker^ .ami invited 

 guests: .[. A. I'eltigiew. iliaiinian; .1. 

 K. .M. T.. I''ar(|iihar .and Willi.am Xichol 

 son. 



Oil music': .1. K. L. M. I'aripdi.i r. 

 chairman; T. 11. W.siwnod ,iiid .1. A. 

 I'ettigrew . 



.Tames W'heehM' was 'hairm.aii of the 

 general committee and c\ nirn io nt' all 

 committees. 



A Retrospect. 



h i~ i iitir''-! I le.^ 1.1 ict'er iiack to tlie 

 I'li'^ii'ii^ '•.mvcnii'iM hold in liostoii, on 

 i '.d'l ii.ai V 'J 1 .and '_'■_'. I s'.i.'i, and cumpare 

 il; \:irieiic^ "t' iIkM d.ay with those s('eii 

 .1 t h'- p; i'>"iii rxhilot ion. 



\l ill.' Is'.t.'i -how, mily the f.mitli of 

 ii- l;ii..| hold, till- 'ail llowers were stagv'd 



V of the lialK at the old llortiiail- 



Inr.il l.mlding loi Tiemoiil strert, the 

 "thi-|- hali l.caii^ as.'d for the Imsinesh' 

 >,.--i..',v. Weath' I i-'imlitions weri., then 

 .-I- '\<<'\. alnp'sl i'lc.al. I'li/cs tdr the host 

 jiio :,|,,,,ais ill Is;i.-, ui'iil. .as f.dlnws: 

 \la-k:i. \Nliiti'; Will. Srutt, light pink; 

 ■ I .Lil.-c. -'•.arlii : d'l'lal W.a\e. dark pink ; 

 r, \1 .iii;^' d'l. ciim-oii : I '.III tcrcii |i, vd- 

 l"U : .Minnie ('.mk, xaric^ated. I'm- lit'ty 

 111". 'Ill- the .'iwariN wi'i''- Storm King, 

 w hH'' : Willi.'im .s,-,,| I. |i._.|it [link : .Inlu- 

 !■'' s,M i'l,.t ; Mi'ii.ii. ii iiiisim ; l'.iiiitc»ii 

 i ■< 'I', ylliiw . .'iml I Id' 11 Kcll'-i , \ .'irie- 

 j.-ii''!. Till- la-i ii.imi'.t \.'irici\ won a 

 I" .la I pi i/i- I'll I h. hi -I \ a-'' in t lie 



r\hl hit i.'ll. 



■-^'iti:'' iithi'r Ml irwiii't h \ \aiiiiii'- -hnwii 

 a' thi- n.ii'iiii^ wi'ii- \iiii:i/iiid\ and Tii- 

 iOMoli fii.iii \-'.. ( .. 1 1 ill t 11.. i.c.ii.'i Saliiig, 

 P-;in llld.'. holl.i I'oN, l;iii|e,ni;iid, 

 \ ahoUon. I,i//ii' Mrilnwan. Ilerim- ami 

 l'i\liieak. I 'r.'ic't ii-a ll\ .m'Iw -oil named 

 ii'Wv im-ii'K ;i mi'iiioiw. W hilc re 

 ma rka Id" ad\ :i m-i.-- w mi- m.i. {,■ i n t lie 

 i|ii:i li t V II f I ill "III- -hi ev n a- '■. i ii [ i:i rei I 

 \', I' h I so.",, w ,. I h ink t he \ i'll,.v\ .| -- ,Mii 

 t,ii .H-d lliiw.-l - \ i'r\ litl li I" I 11 I I ii'lli 

 SmitliW lilt h "v I ill! |,| ,-ii|, ..| ,,\ , I :i ,\rr- 

 .id" a''". 



