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FEBBUAKY 21, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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ILLINOIS STATE 

 FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION 



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A Successful Meetin£. 



The second annual convention of the 

 Illinois State Florists' Association con- 

 vened at Bloomington, Tuesday, Febru- 

 ary 19- The attendance was several times 

 that of the first convention at Peoria a 

 year ago, and the trade exhibit was much 

 larger and more diversified. The state 

 society seems to have started upon a 

 long and prosperous career. 



The address of welcome was delivered 

 by H. H. Green and responded to by W. 

 N. Eudd. President J. F. Ammann de- 

 livered an address outlining the work 

 already performed by the society and 

 directing attention to the many oppor- 

 tunities for usefulness which lie in its 

 path. Secretary Hasselbring reported an 

 excellent membership list, covering all 

 sections of the state. 



Papers were read as follows: "The 

 Florists and the Experiment Station," 

 A. C. Beal, Champaign ; ' ' Carnations at 

 the Toronto Show," W. N. Eudd, Mt. 

 Greenwood; "The Effect of Shade on 

 Plants, ' ' H. Hasselbring, Chicago ; ' ' The 

 Development of Floriculture in Illinois, ' ' 

 Prof. J. C. Blair, Champaign. 



Officers Elected. 



The following officers were elected : 

 President, Albert T. Hey, Springfield; 

 vice-presidents, J. F. Ammann, Edwards- 

 ville; Wilbur Gullett, Lincoln; Charles 

 Loveridge, Peoria; William Heinl, Jack- 

 sonville; August Poehlmann, Morton 

 Grove; H. Hasselbring, Chicago; A. S. 

 Halstead, Belleville; secretary, A. C. 

 Beal, Champaign; treasurer, George A. 

 Kuhl, Pekin. 



Springfield was selected as the place 

 of meeting in 1908. 



Eesolutions' were adopted expressive 

 of the interest the society takes in the 

 legislation now pending looking to the 

 establishing of greenhouses for experi- 

 mental purposes at the State University 

 and the great value such an institution 

 will be to the trade in the study of 

 plant-growers' problems beyond the re- 

 sources of the individual. 



Tfie Banquet. 



The Bloomington Florists' Club had 

 made large preparations for the enter- 

 tainment of the state association and ten- 

 dered the visitors a banquet on the even- 

 ing of February 19, at which an ex- 

 cellent menu was served. 



Following the discussion of viands, W. 

 N. Eudd was introduced as toastmaster. 

 The toasts and those who responded were 

 as follows: "The State Society and Its 

 Object," Prof. A. C. Beal; "Our 

 Hoosier Neighbors," J. D. Carmody; 

 "The S. A. F. and Florists' Clubs," P. 

 J. Hauswirth; "The Sunny Side of the 

 Florists' Business," W. J. Gullett; 

 "Why Isn't a Florist as Good as Any 

 Other Man?" H. Hasselbring. 



Prof. C. J. Blair spoke for the state 

 college of agriculture and outlined what 

 is hoped to do in the way of solving 

 floricultural problems in the event of the 

 state legislature making the anticipated 

 appropriation for greenhouses in which 



to conduct the work. J. F. Ammann 

 spoke for the state society, and George 

 Asmus, of Chicago, discussed the benefits 

 which accrued from our periodical ex- 

 hibitions. Several others spoke briefly. 



Tliose Present. 



The following were among those pres- 

 ent from outside of Bloomington: 



Adams, James W., Normal. 



Adams, 8. A., Normal. 



Aggerholm, Axel, Onarga. 



Ammann, J. F., Edwardsvllle. 



Asnms, George, Chicago. 



Augspurger, A. M., I'eorla. 



Baer, Hem-y, Peorio. 



Beal, A. C, Champaign. 



Blair, J. C, Champaign. 



Brown, A. C, Springfield. 



Carmody, J. D., Evansville, Ind. 



Cole, I., Lincoln. 



Davis, J. W., Morrison. 



Dietsch, Arthur, Chicago. 



Donnell, R. S., Springfield. 



Drury, H. P., Galesburg. 



Fehr, Adolph, Belleville. 



Foley, J. P., Chicago. 



Friedley, Frank A., Springfield. 



Gardner, F. W., lunia, Mich. 



Golden, J. a., Gibson City. 



Gullett, W. J., Lincoln. 



Halstend, A. S., Belleville. 



Hartwick, F. J., Chicago. 



Hasselbring, H., Chicago. 



Hauswirth, P. J., Chicago. 



Helnl, Wm., Jacksonville. 



Hembrelker, W. J., Lincoln. 



Hey, Albert, Springfield. 



Jack, George, Springfield. 



Jones, James E., Richmond, Ind. 



Juergen, B., Peoria. 



Keller, George, Chicago. 



Klopfer, G., Peoria. 



Kramer, L. Ray, Columbia, S. C. 



Kring, W. Logan, Falrbury. 



Kuhl, Geo. A., Pekln. 



Lawrence, S. E., Arrowsmith. 



Lenington, H. C, Chicago. 



Longren, A. F., Jollet. 



Loveridge, C, Peoria. 



McDonald, John, Farmer City. 



McPheron, R. A.. Litchfield. 



Marks, Joseph, Chicago. 



Moline, J. M., Gibson City. 



Nebrling, Bruno, Normal. 



Olaem, Peter, Jollet. 



Peterson, Andrew, Iloopeston. 



Peterson, Swan, Gibson City. 



Plllsbury, I. L., Galesburg. 



Poehlmann, August F.. Morton Grove. 



Poyer, Lester C, Des Plaines. 



Pyfer, A. T., Jollet. 



Rauth. Carl. Springfield. 



Rudd, W. N., Mt. Greenwood. 



Shrader, J. W.. Mattoon. 



Smith, Roy. Edwardsvllle. 



Smock, V. R., Olney. 



Stewart, C. S., Chicago. 



Van Horn, George, Springfield. 



Wlese. C. P., Normal. 



Wllllus, John, Danville. 



Wlnterson, L. H., Chicago. 



Wilson, J. S., Western Springs. 



Wirth. David. Springfield. 



The Trade Exhibit. 



The trade exhibition was large and in- 

 cluded a wide variety of subjects. Qual- 

 ity was fine and judged purely as a 

 flower show it was the best ever seen in 

 a provincial city in Illinois. The judges 

 were 1. L. Pillsbury, P. J. Hauswirth 

 and C. Loveridge. Their report follows: 



We find the display in general very 

 good and we wish to commend all the 

 exhibitors to your society. We wish to 

 make special mention of the following: 



Aristocrat, White Perfection, and Bed 

 Biding Hood, by the Chicago Carnation 

 Co., all of which were very fine; red 

 seedling No. 20, by Bassett & Washburn, 

 good size and color; Killarney and Mor- 

 ton Grove roses, the latter a sport of 

 Mme. Chatenay, by Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., both of fine color and showed well; 

 Gov. Deneen carnation, a royal purple 



of large size, by A. C. Brown; Whit- 

 man! ferns, splendidly grown specimens, 

 Geo. A. Kuhl. 



And we wish to mention the following: 



Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet, six 

 vases of carnations, two of Aristocrat, 

 Bed Eiding Hood, White Perfection, 

 Enchantress and Melody. 



Bassett & Washburn, Chicago, two 

 vases of red seedling No. 20. 



W. H. Gullett & Sons, Lincoln, two 

 vases, one of Brides and one of Brides- 

 maids, of very high quality; three vases 

 of carnations. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, vases 

 of Eichmond, Killarney, Bride, Brides- 

 maid, Morton Grove and Uncle John, all 

 very good. 



Peter Beinberg, Chicago, vases of 

 Eichmond, Bride, Bridesmaid and Uncle 

 John, a good display. 



Swan Peterson, Gibson City, a fine vase 

 of Nelson Fisher, vase of white seedling, 

 No. 127, and dark crimson No. 103. 



John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa., vases 

 of Imperial and Pink Imperial; did not 

 show to good advantage as they arrived 

 in bad shape. 



Brant & Noe Floral Co., Chicago, five 

 vases of carnations. 



Henry Baer, Peoria, vases of Lady 

 Bountiful, Bobt. Craig, Enchantress, 

 Mrs. Patten, vase of mignonette, all of 

 which showed to good advantage. 



W. C. Hill Floral Co., Streator, a vase 

 of Melody. 



Baur & Smith, Indianapolis, Ind., vase 

 of May, a light pink which showed well. 



W. N. Bike, LeBoy, a vase of En- 

 chantress. 



A. C. Brown, Springfield, vases of Gov- 

 ernor Deneen, seedling pink No. 202, 

 Lawson, Nelson Fisher, and three vases 

 of mixed seedlings. 



J. W. Shrader, Mattoon, vases of En- 

 chantress and Kose-pink Enchantress. 



Geo. A. Kuhl, Pekin, a display of well 

 grown plants, including cyclamens. 

 Primula Obconica, Whitman!, Boston 

 and other ferns and begonias, all of 

 which showed good cultivation. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, a gen- 

 eral line of bulbs. Whitman! ferns, H. 

 P. roses, fern balls, dracaenas, etc. 



Davis Bros., Morrison, Whitman! fern. 



A. L. Eandall Co., Chicago, a fine and 

 large display of florists' supplies, includ- 

 ing baskets, chiffons, ribbons, imported 

 novelties in vases and baskets, boxes, 

 wheat sheaves, etc. 



E. F. Winterson Co., Chicago, display 

 of florists' supplies. 



Bombay reed Manufacturing Co., Co- 

 lumbia, S. C, display bombayreed jar- 

 diniers. 



Advance Co., Eichmond, Ind., ventilat- 

 ing apparatus for greenhouses. 



A. Dietsch Co., Chicago, gutters and 

 gutter supports with iron posts. 



Ionia Pottery Co., Ionia, Mich., flower 

 pots, lawn vases, hanging baskets, etc. 



Geo. Keller & Son, Chicago, flower 

 pots, fern pans, hanging baskets. 



G. M. Garland Co., Des Plaines, iron 

 gutters for greenhouses. 



Batavia, III.— The Powell Co. has 

 acquired land west of town ana will 

 erect three greenhouses 27x90. 



Dayton, O.— The Florists' Club is 

 urging the city oflicials to establish more 

 city parks. 



Crown Point, Ind. — August Dressel, 

 of the Crown Point Floral Co., has be- 

 gun the erection of two houses, each 

 40x150. 



