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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



August 23, 1006. 





H. M. Altick. 

 (Chairman Committee on Sports.) 



Harrison Co., for Nephrolepis Leedsii; 

 Wm, Sim, for Comet tomato; Livingston 

 Seed Co., for improved Begonia semper- 

 florens. 



Mention was also made of Carl Hagen- 

 burger's fern; H. K. Carlton's violet, 

 Gov. Herrick; and Frank Huntsman's 

 aspidistras. It was pointed out that 

 some of these awards were for exhibits 

 which had received recognition at pre- 

 vious conventions, and these will be omit- 

 ted from the official record. 



The judges on landscape designs re- 

 ported that the terms of the competition 

 are too loosely defined to permit of com- 

 parative awards; but recommend that 

 the practice be continued at subsequent 

 conventions and stated that on the show- 

 ing made separate entries entitled 

 Messrs. Scbiebe and Taylor to first 

 awards, Schiebe and Freudenberger to 

 second awards, and Olmsted Bros, and 

 Freudenberger to third awards. 



On Thursday the judges nmde the fol- 

 lowing additions to thd exhibits highly 

 commended: Wertheimer Bros., Ameri- 

 can Beauty ribbons, violet ties and lace 

 chiffon ; S. S. Pennock, pearl-beaded pins 

 and autumo foliage ribbons; E. A. 

 Beaven, fadeless sheet moss; Dayton 

 Supply Co., sprayers; Stern & Co., nat- 

 ural prepared Christmas trees, prepared 

 magnolia and adiantum foliage ; M. Sice 

 & Co., novelty adjustable baskets and 

 novel birch-bark ware; H. Bayersdorfer 

 & Co., imported toneware. 



Tlie Election. 



Thursday's interest centered in the 

 election, although a large audience, con- 

 sidering the intense heat, listened to the 



splendid papers by Irving Bertermann 

 and William F. Gude, discussing the re- 

 tailing of put flowers. These were pre- 

 sented while J. G. Esler, J. F. Sullivan, 

 Fred Meinhardt and E. G. Gillett were 

 counting the ballots, as follows: For 

 president, W. J. Stewart, 245; J. A. Val- 

 entine, 1. For vice-president, S. S. Pen- 

 nock, 70; Leo Niessen, 42; John West- 

 cott, 129. For secretary, P. J. Haus- 

 wirth, 181 ; H. M. Altick, 62. For treas- 

 urer, H. B. Beatty, 246. 



A communication from E. Albertson 

 asking membership accessions for the 

 American Association of Nurserymen was 

 referred to the executive committee. 

 President Kasting announced the serious 

 illness of J. V. Laver, of. Erie, Pa., at 

 a hotel. The question box brought up 

 the point as to whether or ' not there is 

 a distinction recognized in exhibition 

 schedujes by the terms ,stove plant and 

 greenhouse plant. A brisk exchange of 

 opinion ensued, with the consensus that 

 the matter is one for careful local defi- 

 nition in premium lists. A question as 

 to the policy of recognizing long lists of 

 new cannas of no special merit Jjrought 

 out a general discussion of the methods 

 of registration of plant names by the 

 society and a characterization of their 

 inadequacy. A motion prevailed instruct- 

 ing the appointment of a canna com- 

 mittee to confer with the executive 

 board and make recommendations for a 

 change in by-laws providing for regis- 

 tration. 



A discussion of a change of date of 

 meeting was put over to the evening ses- 

 sion, when the National Flower Show 



was a special order. On motion of F. H. 

 Traendly, W. F. Kasting was named as 

 one of the delegates to the National 

 Council of Horticulture. The president 

 named Eobert Craig as the other dele- 

 gate. Walter S. Powell, of Boston, pre- 

 sented a paper descriptive of the bureau 

 of credit of the Wholesale Seedsmen's 

 League and outlining the terms on which 

 the S. A. F. can be admitted to partici- 

 pation in the benefits. Referred to the 

 executive committee for action. 



Hetroit's call for help on aster stem- 

 rot was referred to the society's patholo- 

 gist and the department of agriculture. 



Thursday afternoon was given over to 

 the exhibitors, the ladies being taken to 

 the theater. The illumination at Far 

 Hills followed the evening session. Fri- 

 day is to be Dayton day, with trips to 

 the cash register works and the Soldiers' 

 Home. 



The Bcwlinjf, 



The bowling contests were held on 

 alleys far outside the city. The team 

 tournament was held at Fairview park, 

 two miles north of town, and the indi- 

 vidual contest was out toward the Sol- 

 diers' Home and slimly attended. Seven 

 teams were entered, but few rooters 

 went out to the alleys, and the contest 

 was the quietest in the history of our 

 convention pastimes. Following are the 

 scores : 



CLEVELAND. 



Ist 2d 3d T'l 



B. Hart 169 158 139 466 



Bate 90 114 159 363 



Nobbel 145 142 137 424 



Bloy 109 162 122 393 



C. Graham 156 140 200 496 



669 716 757 2142 



PHILADELPHIA. 



lit 2d 3d T'l 



Robertson 160 177 146 483 



Falck 131 154 167 452 



Graham 181 164 128 473 



Adelberger 186 115 151 432 



Connor 183 181 146 610 



821 791 738 2350 



WASHINGTON. 



Ist 2d 3d T'l 



Cooke 162 165 139 466 



Simonds 165 144 183 492 



Barry 144 123 122 389 



McLennan 147 134 119 400 



Ernest 169 212 156 627 



777 778 719 2274 



CHICAGO. 



1st 2d 3d T'l 



Bergmann 150 119 162 421 



Scott 112 93 105 310 



Wilson 106 167 106 379 



Wlnterson 168 166 143 467 



Asmus 186 156 146 488 



712 701 652 2065 

 NEW YORK. 



Ist 2d 3d T'l 



Guttman 123 135 127 385 



Donaldson 153 170 159 482 



Scott 95 161 81 337 



Enegren 132 115 112 359 



Zeller 130 137 127 894 



633 718 606 1957 

 BALTIMORE. 



Ist 2d 3d T'l 



Richmond 138 142 146 426 



Moss 151 134 108 393 



Seldewltz 54 86 93 233 



Weber 137 108 133 378 



Seybold 182 183 160 625 



662 633 640 1335 

 DETROIT. 



Ist 2d 3d T'l 



Sullivan, N 153 169 157 479 



Taepke 100 120 116 336 



Watson 92 127 146 365 



Rahaley 104 138 129 371 



Dunn 117 133 118 368 



566 687 466 1719 



The Ladies' Bowling. 



Much interest centered in this contest, 

 there being no less than twelve prizes, 

 all valuable, the first three, donated by 

 H. B. Beatty, being diamond studded. 



