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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



1129 



Display of the Chicago Carnation Co. at the Show of the Chicago Florists' Club, March 8. 



inii' wa.-^ (loiilit less ^iiml l'<ir fastrni >lii|i 

 iiicnts, lull tliat t'lir i-iil t i ii^^.s ;;()iiiy tn 

 r\iliii'a(l<i iiiorc iiiiii'-iiirf i> iici'(|ci| uii a'- 

 ccmnt of tlu' iliyiiii; cIVi'i-l'^ nl' \\\r atiim^- 



plltM'c. 



.la.s. lioiiy, J. S. PcKfiiia. II. .1. Stcic-k 

 niaii. ,l()s. I'sonirka ami < . \V. MrKcl 

 lai Wi'lr elected tn llieai l)eisiii| i. .1. S. 

 \Vils(Hi ami !•'. I". I '.eiilliey rop(irte(l cui 

 tlio eaniatioii slidw. eimiiuMatin^ all I lie 

 exliihiis. .iiid ((miiiliiiiLMil iii;^ all llie e\ 

 liihitors (111 tlie iii^li (|UMlit_v nt ilieir 

 stock. ( )ii the sii<ji;cstiou of ,las. Harts 

 liorno, ulio askod iiotliiny I'oi \\is nwn 

 siileiidid .sliowiiiii, special int'iition was 

 made of the ten wct'ks' slocks of Hild 

 Bros. A \ot(> of thanks was j^isen ,lcis. 

 Ziska for the nsi' of the room for I lie 

 show. 1'. J'. P>en1liey reported inakiui; 

 M new lease on the hall and ^nii letting 

 the fourth 'I'liuisday to the K'etail l"lo 

 rists ' Association. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Meeting of Board of Directors. 



When 'i'h(>odore Wirth reached I>a\ 

 ton, <)., March G, the full board of di 

 rectors was present and all the oHi^ieis 

 save Treasurer U. B. Beatty. detaiiH-d 

 by ill health. The board continiie.l in 

 session to G ji. nt. Wednesday and ae 

 comjilislied Jiiuch, the tjener.il dpiniuii be 



ini^ thai there has never i n a beiiei 



meeting. 



Perhaps the most imi'oitan' wurk \\a^ 

 the brin:,nn}f to<,fOther ol' the hn-.il crwii- 

 men ;iiid i^ettin^ them lianmiiiiiiii-l\ ai 

 \\(irk lUr a -^ijecevst'iil i-.in\ i m lun. 



The r:lil ^^iMMIeU <\i|e ^.lei-Iid inl ;he 



i'Mii\eiii mil. ilh- d:iies <(•; beiiit: \iil;m>-i 

 I'l, ■:■:. ■_■:; and -J I. 



The Wiilk 111' till- -I. Ill .11 \ 's iiliii-e ".:i^ 

 reviewed. ll w a -- 'iiij.ied ihai lien .-i I I ■ r 



the pnn Ini-^ "I the e\ei-i|l|\e li^i.-ud 



be pnblished iii the ainiiial report. 



The Serletarx was directed to jiliHerd 



to put into etVect the plan '<\' nninbered 

 badges and ideiit ili<-atioii book adopted 

 by the sncieiy a; the \Va>hiiiul"ii cmi 

 vention. 



The S. A. I', medals were pl.aced .ii 

 the disposal of the se\ei-al societies, as 

 in recent years. 



Considerable time was ei\eii to a dis 

 ciissiiin of the projiosed scliool textbook 

 and to sclioid jjjartlening in ijeneral. a 



place for which was made in llie con 

 \en1ioii |>rouraiii oiitliiied. 



.). II. Patterson eiitciM.anied ihe com 

 mittee at Inncheoii at the cash register 

 f.aciory ami tendered the use ot' hi'- 

 beautiful private grounds for the presi 

 dent's reception dnrine die convention. 



The follow ino was adopted; 



\\C, lIlC IIICIIlllCiS (iT IllC C\CClllivC illlllllll I llf 



ill' IllC Soi icly of .\nierli nil I'liirists lii uicctiiij; 



;l»CIIllllcil. s|.|||. tliMt tllC -I'llMlimi nf |l.l\I..li 

 liV IllC ^ii.iel.V .IS IllC Jlhlcr liil- IllC MOM i-'ili 



vi'illii'il ill .\iiu:iist \v:i> :i iiinsl I'nrt il 11:1 le Ih 

 s|ii|-;il loll, \\c :llc now clilllllsilisl ic :is In lli. 

 siici-cssrul iiiilcnini' nf tills loiivcnlinii. 



A rilllVCMl lull ll.'lll 111' .■!lll|l|c >\/A' |l» MI''"lllll|o 



iLile .ill ir.iilc c.xlilliil.s mill n. displ.-iy lliciii 1.. 



Iicllei .lilV.l lll:l,L.'C tlKlll I'VIT llcful'C llils lllTII 



<ci-iirei|. Ii is M ciii-iil:ir Inillilini;- on liii;li 

 jl'oilliil uilli l:iiL'c vviinloHs iiiiie tilncks limn 

 l!lc lellirr ..I lovVTl. ilislirili;; i|el i;;ll t 111 I inllili 



lions III all limes 'I'lic siiiroiiiiiiiiiL' irioiiinl 

 will ilis|il.i\- ihc oiililiMii i'\liil>il ion n- miMi 

 I'lTcil. 



K.i.v Ion. lo.Mioil ill Iho .I'lili'i- 111 Ihe iniililii 

 ^^|■sl. is :i icvchi I ion lo in.inv .il 1 lu' iMsionr 

 .■iicl vvoslcrii iiiciiiIm'|-s. .Sinrouinlcil liv •.no nl 

 Ihc lii-hosi Mini most ho.iiii il'iil soriions ..r n,,- 

 .oiliilry in Iho cnlii-o rniloil Slnlos. iiuTiin li nii- 

 |iiiiiioloL'v . lioi-l icnlliirc, livh- .iml In.nio :i.|..iii 

 nicnl -lie onrrioil lo as lii::h .1 |.hi.o ^1- :iio 

 \i here in Ilic vvu'lil. 



The ilolilieral ions ot ihis hmh « ,.|o niosi ahh 

 ■iinl cltiiiciilly [ircsiiloil .imt h> ..nr now |iri'si 

 • loiil. Willi.iin !•'. Kiisliii-, :mmJ Iho ciici-l:> am! 

 uoml .jnilL;ineiil lie li.is slcwn in llioso |iii..ooi| 

 in;,'s will insure an iiitcio-iini; .iml siio.ossi i|i 

 oonvoiition. 



'liie coiiimittpe c.Meinls ils ih.inNs to thi. mv,. 

 icsiilciil iiieinlicrs. .Mi-;srs. Ciller ami .\|ii.l,, 

 I'l'i- tlicir eiicrn.v ninl kiliiliiiss ihirinir tin- s,.s 

 -ions of the conuiiittcc here. I( ils.i w |,|i,.- 

 lo e\|i|-css !ls Mj'l'l'ecirit ion f.ir Iho Kiiii|ii..s- 

 sli.iwii Ihcin hy .nihil II. rallfis.iii, '.\li..so ..l!.:- 

 will iiiaUc llie convention .1 -loai sin cos, 



iiiir icilioiiat oriraiiiza I ion is 11..1 liiri horjo- 

 il:o iotiTosts of the i-oininei-. i.al -].|o i.f oar |,|,. 

 'ossi,,ii ;iione Iml il is the nio.iii- oi ioMm..'iiij 

 |lo il.iijsts'. L'.arileiiors' ami laai i. at 1 nr.a I <•,•,■■ 

 esi-i ill :.-oner.il ami in coining; lo lia\N.ii w. . •' 

 I r iiiii--h lieln lo .ill. 



National Flower Show. 



I >llllll:; 1 he meet illL; ot I ill- 1 1. .:i 1 ai ,.l 

 directors iniicli thotiL^ht w;is -iveii to :!'■ 

 natioird (lower s|n,w aiii lioii/ed bv i',. 



society at the Was|,iii;^iMii •niiveiit 



led which could iio| 1 ,e I.|i.;il;IiI 'o .-. ■, 

 siiiiiiii:ii ion in pMii;. |i i., |.iMpos,.,| •,. 

 Iiold it III tin- s|,iii|._. ,,|' Iv 17. Tl,, 



eollclllslons re.-lelled Wela .1- |o||. ..■,-. 



adopt ed b\ ihe bo;ird : 



I. It is proposed to e|:^;;i^i' ;l mail 



aorf nl' proven ability for this show 

 a ml ;i p|ioint to act with him t \if<'<' ii 

 more nieiiiliers ot' the board of direi-|i,rs 

 as a (iiiance committee, who s|i;i|| .-m 

 lliold/.e all expenditures. 



-. ^'ollr directors recomnieiid that tie 

 society coiitribnte not less tii.an sI.imm. 

 to the expenses ot' siidi .'in exhibition. 



.'I. W(> recommend that this show be 



hejii III such ciiv wlii-ii- ;iiiive interest 

 is i.-ikeii. or ill a veiv eoiilr.al pai't, n)' 

 the laiimtrv. 



I. The preliminaiv pieiiiiiim list will 

 la' prep.ared within a l'i\v weeks. 



■"). The leadin;^ conimeioi.i | p|;intsmei> 

 ,ind llorists should be .-isked now to com 

 plete the proposed 1:11a r:i n tee rnnd. 



• i. ir the oii;ii-,-iiii,.,. fun, I js coinpleteiV 

 as proposed the board of directors will 

 proceed to cai'ry I'lirward the ai'ranc;e 

 nieiiis for the show, but iiii|es;s this is 

 done ;ind the national iniiiest thereby 

 indicat(>d, the board will not t'eid jnsti 

 lied in j^oini; forward with tlie work. 



The committee whidi .1' W :isliin<ftor 

 iimierfook to stM'ure a i^iia r.iiitee fund o; 

 ■•^pi.oiiii for the show. ;is proposed ar 

 I'.osion in litdG. .-oiisists ,if |;. (i. Hill, 

 l.'oliert (raio-, A. Ibirinmon. P. R. Pier' 

 soli. A. .M. 1\<'V\, W. .1. Siewart, Peter 

 Pisher, .\lex. Moiiti:onieiv , W. II. Klliott, 

 .1. ' . \';uio|i;iii. 'I'his coinmiltee secured 

 '-iiliscriptions, which it is supposcni still 

 ^'aiid t'or a lOn? show, with additions 

 to M.arch I. I'.hm;. .-is follows: 

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