JANUAKV 17, 1907, 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



6J7 



Herman H. Jungfe. 



trust that members will avail themselves 

 of this aid to knowledge, for in the 

 multitude of counsel there is wisdom. 



Outing and Entertainment, 



It has been suggested that the outing 

 committee find a new place to hold the 

 picnic this year, or suggest some change 

 in that method of enjoyment. I trust 

 the new committee will grapple with 

 the problem and be ready with any 

 changes they may deem worth trying 

 and present them at an early date for 

 the club's consideration. The outing 

 is the children's day and I trust we will 

 be able to arrange an enjoyable affair, 

 without having a heavy burden of work 

 and worry fall on the heads of a faith- 

 ful committee for their pains. 



Bowling is an enjoyable pastime, and 

 most of our cities have a bowling team 

 in connection with their florists' club. 

 It is to me a matter of regret that New 

 York makes such a wretched showing 

 at the annual meetings of the S. A. F. 

 Will it never be possible for the club 

 to render some assistance, to organize a 

 bowling club for members only and give 

 us a chance to win some of the splendid 

 trophies annually competed for? I 

 would much like to hear some discussion 

 on this subject. 



It has been suggested that the annual 

 dinner be held at a new hotel or some 

 means be adopted to make this an event 

 that every member of the club will be 

 anxiotfe to participate in. If any mem- 

 ber has any suggestions to offer, under 

 this head, it will be necessary to do so 

 tonight, as the dinner committee will 

 get to work at once. 



A Permanent Home. 



I would like to see some provision 

 made before long for a permanent home 

 for the club. This is a thing that can- 



a connection with each other, through 

 the S. A. F., it might be that much 

 good could come through it. The pri- 

 mary object of all such organizations as 

 this is the advance of floriculture and 

 as the keynote in all lines of business 

 life now is cooperation, so could we, 

 by cooperating with kindred bodies, 

 accomplish much more in a given time. 



The Private Gardener. 



We are a body chartered under the 

 name of the New York Florists' Club. 

 Whether this name has in the past acted 

 as some of our members think it has to 

 keep out a large body of private gar- 

 deners, who as practical horticulturists 

 would be valuable men in our ranks, is 

 an open question. But if such an idea 

 does exist, we should endeavor to find 

 ways and means to correct such a mis- 

 understanding. Whether this could best 

 be done by personal solicitation or 

 through the operation of a special com- 

 mittee I leave to you, but I would like 

 to see an effort made to induce very 

 many more of the private growers to 

 join us. 



I trust the award committee will, as 

 in the past, use their best judgment in 

 scoring exhibits, so that the seal of this 

 club's approval, being placed on any 

 new variety of plant or flower,* will 

 mean that that particular variety is 

 worthy of such an honor. Let us by 

 all means keep our merit marks up to 

 the standard and be governed, as in 

 the past, by an honest and conservative 

 estimate of the novelties put before us. 



The question box has been useful in 

 the past and can be made so again. I 



A. F. J. Baur 



