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The Weekly Florists' Review 



OCTOBEB 25, 1906. 



Now, good roses cannot be produced by 

 this method, nor . yet can the stock be 

 kept in a healthy condition. The foliage 

 and growth will soon become soft and 

 spongy and leave them susceptible to 

 mildew and all the other troubles the 

 rose is heir to. 



When the ventilators have to be raised 

 they should never be raised so far that 

 the house will cool perceptibly. They 

 should be raised a little bit at a time, 

 as necessity requires, and should be low- 

 ered with the same precision and care 

 when reduction is needed. 



By a careful study of conditions and 

 a sensible manipulation of valves and 

 ventilators the proper temperature can 

 be maintained and a circulation of air 

 among the leaves which is absolutely 

 essential to the wellbeing of the stock. 



ElBES. 



AS OTHERS SEE US. 



Our Convention From English Eyes. 



In comparing the meeting of the Brit- 

 ish Horticultural Trades Association 

 with the convention of the S. A. F., as 

 judged from the published reports, the 

 editor of the Horticultural Advertiser 

 says: 



The Ladies. 



"The most prominent point of differ- 

 ence in our judgment is the admission of 

 the fair sex. So far, the ladies have not 

 been invited to our gatherings, while at 

 the S. A. F. they appear to form a very 

 considerable proportion of those attend- 

 ing the annual meetings. There is much 

 to be said for the wisdom of either 

 course, and the subject having b^en 

 mooted by several members this season, 

 will likely come up for discussion and 

 possible revision in the near future. No 

 one will dispute that the admission of 

 'friends, wives, and sweethearts' would 

 brighten our meetings, and that some 

 members who now stay at home would 

 be with us, if they could bring the lady 

 members of the family with them and 

 make an annual holiday of it. On the 

 other hand it is equally clear that the 

 presence of the ladies would alter the 

 tone and character of everything, ex- 

 cepting the formal business meetings in 

 the evenings. Many members feel that 

 the most valuable side of a trade gath- 

 ering is the opportunities for quiet busi- 

 ness chats which occur while walking 

 around the nurseries or driving from 

 place to place. At these times, not only 

 are fresh acquaintances made, but notes 

 are compared as to abundance or pov- 

 erty of various stocks, probable values, 

 etc., etc. They say that the entrance of 

 the ladies would mean the exit of busi- 

 ness, and that instead of 'two-year, one 

 year' and similar subjects, the conversa- 

 tion would range on frocks, art, games, 

 the weather, or anything but business. 



The Sports. 



"Then there is the question of sports, 

 bowling, shooting, and so on, which seem 

 to claim a largish share of convention 

 time and interest with our American 

 cousins. Here we feel on more solid 

 ground and have no hesitation in reg- 

 istering an emphatic negative against 

 their introduction. The average Ameri- 

 can man of business seems bent on solv- 

 ing the problem of how many hours' 

 work a day he can put in, without 

 actually killing himself, and with many 

 in the florist section, Sunday is not much 

 more of a rest day than the other six; 

 under which circumstances we can easily 



understand the protest against all work 

 and no play, when away from home on 

 convention. With us, however, sport 

 enters pretty fairly into the general 

 routine — at any rate with the younger 

 members — and so far from relaxation of 

 this kind being a welcome introduction 

 to our programme, we believe it would 

 be repudiated by a large majority as 

 an absolute waste of time. 



The Exhibition. 



"The subject of an annual exhibition 

 of sundries, novelties, etc., such as forms 

 a regular and important feature at the 

 American gatherings, has not yet even 



Harry Papworth* 



been mooted with us, but we think it is 

 worthy of the most careful considera- 

 tion. Keen business men on an outing 

 of this kind are more than ever on the 

 watch for novelties suited to their trade, 

 and only need to have a good thing put 

 before them, to begin to feel for their 

 pocketbooks. We would suggest that 

 before any steps are taken to organize a 

 regular show, a small test should be 

 made by placing a table in the meeting 

 room, 80 that any member having a good 

 novelty in plant, fruit, or flower, could 

 place a vase, dish, or plant upon it for 

 the inspection of members present. We 

 fancy this would prove a good means of 

 making a novelty known to the leading 

 members of the trade, and that once 

 started, the thing would grow and be- 

 come a feature of great interest in our 

 annual gatherings. ' ' 



IOWA FLORISTS' MEET. 



At Dubuque, October 17, the Iowa 

 State Florists' Association held its 

 fourth annual meeting and, after discus- 

 ing trade topics, elected the following 

 officers : 



l^resident, Theodore Ewoldt, Daven- 

 port; vice-president, Judson Kramer^ 

 Cedar Bapids; secretary, Wesley 

 Greene, Des Moines; treasurer, Wm. 

 Harkett, Dubuque; directors, W. E. 

 Kemble, Oskaloosa; J. F. Wilcox, Coun- 

 cil Bluffs; Benj. Adams, Manchester. 



The sessions were held in Columbia 

 hall and among those present were Peter 

 Lambert, Des Moines; John T. Temple, 

 Des Moines; Joseph Bancroft, Cedar 

 Falls; W. S. Harkett, A. L. Qlaser, 

 G. A. Heine, W. H. Gilford and S. 

 Muntz, Dubuque. 



The program was as follows: 



Address by president and reports of 

 officers. 



"Greenhouse Heating and Care of 

 Boilers," John T. Temple, Davenport. 



"Greenhouse Gutters and Posts," 

 Judson Kramer, Cedar Bapids. 



"Best Special Quick Crop for Cut 

 Flowers," W. E. Kemble, Oskaloosa. 



"Best Shrubs to Force for Betail 

 Trade," J. F. Wilcox, Council Bluffs. 



"Best Shrubs for Park and Lavra, " 

 Peter Lambert, Des Moines. 



At the conclusion of the business ses- 

 sion the party enjoyed a pleasant launch 

 ride upon the Mississippi. 



Des Moines was chosen as the meeting 

 place for 1907, the gathering to be held 

 during the time the state fair is in 

 progress. 



MR. PAPWORTH'S PLANJ. 



The Metairie Ridge Nursery Co. 



Like carrying coals to Newcastle has 

 seemed the business of shipping florists' 

 products to the cities of the Gulf, and 

 those outside our trade always have been 

 surprised, and a bit incredulous, when 

 told that the shipping of plants and espe- 

 cially cut flowers to southern cities is 

 an important part of the business of 

 many northern growers. New Orleans 

 has been a particularly good customer, 

 for most stock used there was purchased 

 north. As P. A. Chopin says in his re- 

 port as state vice-president of the 

 S. A. F.: 



"For many years the profession in 

 Louisiana has been conducted in a rather 

 modest way, when we consider the natu- 

 ral advantages we possess and the adapt- 

 ability of our soil and climate to the 

 growth of many trees, plants, flowers, 

 etc., we formerly purchased from north- 

 ern firms. 



"Within the past year or so the craft 

 appear to have awakened considerably, 

 and to be making greater efforts to se- 

 cure business from a larger area, and to 

 be doing things on a much larger scale 

 than heretofore. Where it was the cus- 

 tom to send to our northern brethren for 

 such stock as bay trees, azaleas, arauca- 

 rias, etc., in dozen and half -hundred lots, 

 we now import direct from Belgium in 

 500 and 1,000 lots. Arecas and kentias 

 are grown in 10,000 lots, from seed im- 

 ported direct from the tropics, and often 

 grown to salable sizes without spending 

 a cent for coal, being wintered over in 

 coldframes and summered outdoors with 

 a slight lath protection against the rajs 

 of the sun. 



"It is not so very long ago that ths 

 bulk of the plant business of our stat* 

 was done by northern firms, and onr 



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