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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Maucii !.".•, i:mm;. 



Ai|i;i III mil '■'.■irlcynisi'. iii:ikiiiu .'i iiohi 



.'lllil |i|i,-|sill^ II n .•IIIL^rillrllt. With nllr 



('\' 1 |il lull llic I i'l|i;i ill I IIl: iiiiii |irl il (lis IIsc(| 



lirlil'' llii- ;niiiiiiiil (if lliiwiTs :iii(| ^rrcn 



(. )'V liriiliil ;Mii| llii' N,-|l|ii' \\;|v line ( 1 1' 

 MNrlal 1)1' llir illliliir l;ili|i' i Irci ir;i t ii ills. 



I Iiiiil;IiIiiii iV ' l;iik ii.-i'i| KilhiiiiiA mi 

 1 liiii w mil I pl; 1 .•! I ill'. Till u'-iii r:i I .'i i 

 j:inL;rliii'l;l 'if 'lir iii;iiiti N ;iiii| liiMrs \\;is 

 I ;i r I I'll lii;r, \ . I nil i Iii\ .-liili d iii;i in i:i M\ 

 ill li'hiliiiL; :iM l:ii I i \ I'lli'sv i,i ihc vlmw. 



I III' lii^I liiisiiii'^s si's>imi (if till' .\liiri 

 ii-:iii K'lixc ,v,i,iil\ iipi'iiril :il s ii'rliii-k mi 

 l'll'l:i.\ '\''llill^. with .-I l;lir Ml li'l|i|;illri'. 

 J 'I'r^i' li'lil A li'MI 111 liT Miilll L'l ilHi'l N ri-;iil 

 llis ,-iiiiiii;il ;ii|i||i-s, whirli \\;i-, ;is t'nl 

 l(i\\s ; 



President's Address. 



I '■ ir 1 111' ^ii'iiiii I i i nil' I ii;i \ 1 i In' In nim 

 to ii'i'iiit Ml \iiii mi till' |,i 1 ,;_. I'l.vs in.-iiii' 

 1 1\' t h i-- Mii'ii'l \ . Mil I i ii:^ till' \ I'll I t 111' 



I'dlllllli'in !:i 1 lie I'liri HI I .■|;^i'lili'lil wlliili w i 



!i;n r ri'i'i'i\ iil trmn :i M nv i r I In' i-mi nt i \ 



is ('\ ii Irlirr lll.'lt tin' Insn lliili :i|'c ^^I'.'iil 



iiallv liccmii iiiL: inti ii'stnil in nnr wmk. 

 Tliis iiitrii'^t i-. Ill .1 I;iil;i' iiii'.'iMirr Win' 

 to till' I'Ni-i'l li'iit wnrk 111' mil ■si'i-i rt ;i i'\ , 

 llllil ;ilsn III till' I III riiilin-t inn nf --rx ci-.-i 1 

 iirw iiisi's iliiii ^i\r i_iii(ii| |iiii:ni^i' 111' III' 

 iii^ \:iluMiili' ;iililitimiv In mir li--i nf 

 winli']- IliiWiTs. 'I'liis lii'niirli 111' mil luisi 



tinil i('S|imiils I'c.Milily In tlicii- clVdi'ts 

 ti>\\:iii| iiii|ii'ii\i'iiii'iil. \\liilc with the i-nsn. 

 ''\i'ii ihr iiiiisl i'\|ii'it hyln'iilizcr liiids il 

 .sliiw wmk III i.;i'I jinythinL;- th;il is ;iii 

 iin)ii'ii\ I'lMcnl . Ilii\\c\i'r. wiicn mic is 

 iil'I'Ti'il I'nr -.-ill-. Iiiitli hir^r ;inii small 

 Liiiiwi'i's v||,,iili| Iniy it anil Icsl il I'm' 

 I hi'ins.'h "s ; it' ymi 'imi"l siirrfcii at lifst 

 'Imi "l 111' in Inn i^ii'at a hurry tn i-mi 

 '!'• Mil. I'lii ri'ini'inlii'i t Im {.ilicrty ainl 



hnw I'l'W hail nunil sili-rrss witil it at 



lii'si. .\i'l il lii'iaiiii' mil' of (uir iiiosi 

 \ a Ilia Mr > a rii't ins, 



riir rosn ol' the t'nillir will lllli Inlll it Ci I 

 l.v III' i-aisril riniii a niiMiii'c of the tea 

 ami tin li\liiiil lilnml, I'm- in nn otiicr 

 A\a\ rail wi' i'\|H'i-i In ^I'l the In-iohi 

 I'niiiis tiiat an sn iiiui-h wantnil. Wr 

 nia\ iml li,. nlil,. i,i ^i'ii\v the fiiliiii' 

 I'osi's in tin' ha |iiia/a 111 way that tlic 

 liiii' l"a^ ha\i' lii'i'ii ^iiiwii ill tho [i;ist. 

 liiii liy a i-ant'iil stinly n\ ihcii' rcijuifc- 

 iiii'iil- niii' |ii 11^1 1'ssi \ 1- insi' ini'ii will lia\i' 

 lilih' ilil'linill \ ill aila(ilini: I hmiisch cs 



In tin li"st nii'lhnils 1 1 f ^rowiliy llicill. 



I'iniii w|i;it I have lii'cii alili- 111 k'ai'ii 



I Inlll siinil' n f those whii .-lie lIlWolillL; 



Ihi'ir host mim';.;ii's to the raisiny nt' now 

 loses, the lii'.st ojoai |)riiii-i|ilo tlioy ha\i 

 ill niiml is that a rose, to lie of \aliie, 

 iim^l lia^e .1 strong i-mist itiit ion ami lie 

 a \iL;orous ^mwei'. otheiwisi' it will he 



Benjamin Hammond. 



Im' a ni.Tii-;ni le isi s, „-it'i> . 



jie-s is wmthy nl all the ein-mi rai^i'ineiii 

 nlll' ineinlim's e.m ^i\i it. :is the future 

 .siiire.ss 111' mil' -iii-iety i|i [lelnls. to a ;^reat 

 I'Xtont. ti|ioii tin inti'iesi iieateil li\- itieii 

 int Induct imi. 



W'llilc Wv i-aniiot r.\[iert to lia\o ,-1 

 li'ichiMoiiil every \cai'. yet there is e\ i 

 'lelii-e of othei valiialilo varii'ties in ^i!.;lil 

 lliat will hejii to whet tin- .iiiinsity :iiiil 

 (•mise<|Uently tin' iiitefest of mil' rose 

 u;)'ow( !><. \Vi caiitiot ]in|i< to lonijiete 

 with till' iai'iiali<in iiU'ii in this res|(ect, 

 us tlii'S' all' fortunate in haxino ,•( ilnwer 



.if llltle 'ise 111 tin A llleln-a 11 liive UlnWeC. 



A (ilie i inii \ il lii:i I llnwi'i without t lii'si 

 i|iialilii'- will iini s:iiisf\. Many plants 

 'omiil 111 e\eiv l.atrh nf -ceillinuis ha\i 

 ideal llowi IS lull ;iie so waiiliiiL; in \ i;4oi' 

 of ^^rowlh that they ha\o to lie discarded. 

 It lakes i-misidera Ilie cmiiayc^ to do this. 



\et till' limievly ,,1' [i|ll'|iOSe o t' our secj- 



liii!^ lo^e raisers i-an lie- depended upon 

 to dn it. as iml\- liy these jieroii- inetliods 

 laii the liiisiricss [ii-osp<'r and the best 

 iiiterosts nf mil' <n( iety lie conserved. 

 I am not the least pessimistic fl!* re- 



i^ards tiie future of the rose Imsiness, 

 for the rose will hol<l her proud place in 

 the coiiiincrcial world as well as in the 

 world beautiful. The growth of the rose 

 Imsiness in tiie past t wi'iitydiv <■ years 

 has heeii pheiioineiia I ; its growth ill the 

 future, I doulil nol. will lie eipiallv 

 l.',re;it. 'riierefoje. I say In the .xoniio- 

 men vtnrt iiiy in, put fort h yom w iioU- 

 ciier;;y to aeijuiic 1hc hesl methods of 



cult i\al ini.1 the i|ueeli of llowers that NiMI 



may pmiluce hm- in the hinhe^I slate of 

 perfection. |)on"t lie afraid lo cxhiliit 

 at our shows, .•imi in this w;iy induce a, 

 healthy ri\ -dry ; dmi'l lie .-ifraid of lie- 

 iiiy lieateii. you c.'iniiot always win. 'l'y\ 

 a;_;aiii an I if you arc made of the riyliL 

 material for an t'xhiliilor ymi will he 

 surprised In lind how niie nr twn t'ailiires 

 will stimulate to increased effmi tn win 



Ihe coVe'ed lillle rihlioll of mil' -ncietv. 



i t shmild he t iie duly nf the American 

 li'o^c' Soi-iety 111 eiirniiraei' ihe aiiiateur 

 lose ;jrnwer in e\ery pnssihie w;iv h\" 

 disi rihul iiiti pinper liimat iire. oiviiiif di- 

 rections how to pl.ant. and alsn \\liat. ti; 

 plant; yet mir i^reatest ell'mi shmihi he 

 put forth to eiii'idl the cmnmei'cial ciif. 

 Ilower and plant men. We slmuld not 

 lest until we ha\i' every rose i^rnwer iii 

 III" country mi our memhei'ship \'i-p. The 

 amateurs' intmest.s ;i|-e mdy local, thee 

 will iml folhiw mir eslii 1 lit inn- t'l'mii 

 place to pl.ace. cnjisei jiieiit Iv. wlnn tin. 



ex hi hi I in 11 eiies ;iwav. .'I- il lliu-I if it 

 i- In he .1 (lermaiiellt sllcces-. I heV liisi 



inleresl ;iinl drop off our li-i. j.ei u- 

 inake mil- -oiietv nt inteievi ],. ihe pro 

 lessiii;i;i I h\ making; il pinlil.-ihh ami 

 distain'i will iinl deter him I'rmn heiii;^ 



! iiel'e. We m,'l V- )|l-I .-I- v\ eil hmk I 1 1 i - 



ipiesi inn -iiiia I'l'l V III tin I me ; i w e a im 



In I'c a permailelil vmiilv, till -ehlmii'lll 

 dlii'sn 'l i-i 111 III III ihe ri illl lllel e 1:1 ! W n I' 1 1 I 



Thi- lariialimi man atleml- In- I'nnven 



linn I ha I he m.'l V exlli hll nl -i . I lie InW 

 V al ii'l 'ev. i,r vn he .•;|ll -ell in |,!|\ .~Iiii-k 

 Mot fill' the inVe n| Ilie ijiiw.! ; ! | I n ije t 1 1 e | 

 ' I' le- he ei I. The I I i~.e mail i- III I i i I I'l el'i'll I 



I Inlll his hinlher. llie cainalnoi mall — 

 I here imi-l he -nan pinliia hi, .-iii laci ion 

 In hriim liim mil liimeii.ii. ii i- • iie 



■IlllV ii\' eVe'V |n-e ^i I'l 1 W i ■ 1 ;., lliake ai! 



' \h ihil el hi- w a I e- at "1,1 ixh ihil inn ; 

 i I he ha- -nlll el h I M^ new -■ in in li tin 

 hi'l 11 1 . hill 1 he -ni.'ill :^: iiw ei . :i.- ,> ,1] a- 

 i!ie k-iree. miLihi I" dn his pari. 



I .el n|;r -ii.-iel \ ._;. . In ;| || p;, , I ~ .,1 ' I,. 



i-mm I rv . 'I he \ -a v n i nl i i n^ -1 1 iin 



l^athi'l- nil llin--. hut I helieVe ; i relhll" 

 lialimi;il h'o-e Sni-ielv wmihi n.ilinl 



meiiihers and i i oi e-pmn I ; iil: -lieimlli 



In enin hisioil I W i-1, 111 I |i;i IIK 1 l|e Ilie! II 

 I ' I - nt' ihe .\me| nail h'li-i S.iii, I \ fill 



'he hniiiii ihiiie me hv Iwi.-i e|eiliii^ nn 

 'o 111' V mir pi'i'-idi'iil . ;i ml vv Inle | h.-i v i 

 I a III 11 fa r siiiii ! ni w li.a I I \va nl ed in .ii 



'■nlii[i|;s|| Inr t In -miet \ . \, \ \ \i;i\ •■ diim 

 'lie he.st I rnuld Ulldl'l the i i I i ' 111 ! 1 - 1 ,a I n i'-. 



Aliliicmh I now step out ol' nlliie. t h, 

 -niiety will -til! have my hi art \ ■■.. 

 npi'iaiinii .and he-I w ishe- Inr i!- -in- 

 cess. 



Secretary's Report. 



Willi a 111 I hel V e,-| I n t ex I lerii 111 e ti. 

 "Ill ili'dit. We i-nllle .'||.jaill a- L;Ue-l- n\ 



niir '^ I I lie ml- nf the .\l;i-sachii-ei |- 

 l li'i'l icil It nral Snciety. tn -el up nlie mnle 

 lllileslnlie in the jiistoiy nt' tile rose in 



\meriea and the oro;ini/;(t imi devoted 

 In it- ;idv .iiiceini'iit. How have we tared 

 dnriii;; the year siin-e we fast met in this 

 innm.' The hesl aiisv\er I can ui\e is to 

 ask Villi to look at the splendid exliihi- 

 tii^n in the adjoiiiiiiL; liall. ^'ollr secie- 

 lai'y c;in ii'wf y'lu fads and tii;ures ol 



