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MOVBMBEB 15, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



J 705 



Firit Prize Group at Boston, Exhibited by W. Whitman. 



occupied by the chairman, Mr. Vaughan, 

 and the guesta of honor. At the chair- 

 man's right sat W. F. Kasting, president 

 of the S. A. F. ; then Leonard Kill, 

 vice-president of the Chicago Florists' 

 Club, for President Hauswirth, who ar- 

 rived later; then John N. May, E. V. 

 Hallock, W. H. Elliott, George Asmus, 

 Alex Montgomery, N. J. Wietor, J. T. 

 Temple and J. F. Sullivan. At the 

 chairman's left was Wm. Duckham, pres- 

 ident of the Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America; then F. F, Ben they, Wm. J. 

 Stewart, August Poehlmann, John Bur- 

 ton, A. Herrington, J. D. Carmody, Emil 

 Buettner, Theodore Wirth and H. M. 

 Altick. 



After a photograph had been taken 

 and a most satisfactory repast enjoyed, 

 the toastmaster called upon W. F. Kast- 

 ing, of Buualo, who set the pace for most 

 of the other speakers in sounding the 

 praises of the show then in progress, re- 

 ferring to the hospitality which he said 

 is always to be found in Chicago. He 

 concluded with an urgent plea for united 

 work for the success of the show to be 

 held by a national committee at Chicago 

 in 1908. 



Wm. Duckham, of Madison, N. J., 

 president of the Chrysanthemum Society, 

 was introduced with a rising toast to 

 ' ' The Gardener. ' ' He praised the show, 

 saying that so far as roses and carna- 

 tions go it was far ahead of what the 

 east could do at this season, and as an 

 undertaking much in advance of what 

 any other city dared venture financially. 

 He urged the practice of hybridization 

 as affording a sure means of advancing 

 all gardening interests. 



W. J. Stewart, of Boston, spoke of the 

 social side of flower shows, with remi- 

 niscences of when Chicago was in her 

 floricultural infancy. He urged individ- 

 ual support of trade organizations, not 



alone as a means of promoting business 

 interests, but for the social features 

 attending united effort for the general 

 good. 



John N. May, of Summit, N. J., said 

 we must by all means continue our 

 shows; the good is great; the bread 

 cast upon the waters would return, if 

 not at once, then after many days, etc. 

 He said twenty per cent of Chicago's 

 population should attend the 1906 show. 

 As a means of interesting more people 

 he suggested distributing seeds or cut- 

 tings and offering prizes for school chil- 

 dren's exhibits. 



John Burton, of Philadelphia, said he 

 wanted to say a word for the retailer. 

 Good, as were all other features, he must 

 commend above all the enterprise and lib- 

 erality of the retailers as exemplified in 

 their splendid displays. He said the 

 artistic and financial failure of the shows 

 in the large eastern cities could be 

 charged in large part to the indifference 

 of the retailers. 



John T. Temple, of Davenport, la., 

 said he knew the judges had had a hard 

 job and, he hoped, had given satisfac- 

 tion. He urged the big cut flower grow- 

 ers to diversify their crops to prevent 

 an oversupply of the staple ^tems. 



J. D. Carmody then was given the 

 time limit. 



Arthur Herrington, of Madison, N. J., 

 enthused over the national flower show 

 and promised that the east, if by his 

 efforts it be possible, shall contribute 

 largely to its success. 



E. V. Hallock, of Queens, N. Y., was 

 introduced to talk for the S. A. F. exec- 

 utive board, but said he would rather 

 preach the value of banquets in making 

 and cementing friendships. He urged 

 all young men to follow the example 

 of the late Peter Henderson, who never 

 missed a chance to mix at conventions 



or failed to participate in any under- 

 taking for the general good. 



J. F. Cowell, of Buffalo, said he want- 

 ed to say a word in recognition of the 

 advance in quality noted from year to 

 year in the exhibits at Chicago shows, 

 and said he was sure there is money 

 in it for the growers who employ better 

 cultural methods. 



J. F. Sullivan, of Detroit, talked of 

 the benefits the trade derives in keeping 

 before the public, particularly by the 

 profit which comes from newspaper pub- 

 licity. 



J. A. Valentine, of Denver, said that 

 so many of the preceding speakers had 

 praised the management of the Chicago 

 shows that he wanted to say a word 

 for the men behind the guns; for the 

 rank and file in the craft in Chicago 

 who stand ever ready for the call, typical 

 of the western spirit. He said to one 

 located as far west as himself the great 

 sources of inspiration are the trade 

 press, the shows and the traveling sales- 

 men; for the latter he bespoke a courte- 

 ous greeting. 



P. J. Hauswirth told what he proposes 

 shall happen when he becomes secretary 

 of the S. A. F., January 1. He wants 

 to see the membership grow, both an- 

 nual and life. 



George Asmus was asked to tell just 

 why we have flower shows. He said all 

 talk about the good of horticulture was 

 mere noise; the real reason is the fun 

 we get out of them, particularly in hav- . 

 ing so many friends come in to our 

 little spreads. 



J. F. Klimmer was asked to tell why 

 a florist isn't as good as anybody else. 

 He said he is certain the florist is the 

 best man — when there isn't any one else 

 around. 



J. F. Ammann, of Edwardsville, closed 

 with the request that all the craft turn 



