August 15, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Where the Philadelphia Convention of the S. A. F. will be Held. 



in the frames until October, then place 

 in a cool, light and airy greenhouse. 



C. W. 



THE CONVENTION SETTING. 



It seldom is possible to so well illus- 

 trate the scene of the S. A. F. convention 

 as is done in the photograph, looking 

 down Broad street, reproduced on this 

 page. The picture shows that Phila- 

 delphia affords conveniences for such a 

 great meeting as we shall have this year 

 second to no city in the United States. 

 No more convenient a situation could be 

 had if the committee of arrangements 

 bad the making of the facilities, instead 

 of being compelled to choose of those at 

 hand the ones best adapted to their pur- 

 pose. 



At the Ipft of the picture is Horticul- 

 tural hall, where the trade exhibition is 

 to be staged on two floors, with the head- 

 quarters of the Philadelphia Florists' 

 Club in the same building, where open 

 house will be kept convention week. The 

 hall is one of the most attractive which 

 has ever been available for an S. A. F. 

 trades' display. It is the scene of the 

 PhDadelphia flower shows and a building 

 in which a more attractive display can 

 be arranged than is possible in such 

 rough structures as have been used at 

 many previous conventions. 



Across the street is Broad Street thea- 

 ter, where the business sessions will be 

 held. Here we have a building designed 

 for the comfort of large numbers of peo- 

 ple. . The acoustic properties are excel- 

 lent and everyone should be able to hear 

 every word of the convention discussions. 

 This is a feature which will be especially 

 appreciated, for it not infrequently has 

 been the case that few could hear. 



Next beyond the Broad Street theater 



is the Hotel Walton, where many of the 

 members will be quartered. Tbe rate 

 here is from $1.50 per day upward, 

 European plan. Across the street, the 

 tall building on the left is the Bellevue- 

 Stratford hotel, which is one of the 

 world's famous establishments. It is 

 comparatively new and will compare 

 favorably with any other hotel in the 

 United States. The rate here is from 

 $2.50 per day upward, European plan. 

 There is a roof garden on top of the 

 hotel. One of the attractive features is 

 the retail store of Habermehl's Sons, in 



the hotel, which will appeal to retailers. 



The Public building stands at the end 

 of the street, with William Penn over- 

 looking the city. The Pennsylvania depot 

 is at one side and a couple of squares in 

 the other direction is the Reading termi- 

 nal, so that every visitor easily may 

 locate himself by the Public building. 



Philadelphia is making large prepara- 

 tions for the entertainment of the con- 

 vention and the present indications are 

 that the attendance will be the greatest 

 in the history of the Society of American 

 Florists. 



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Cyclamens. 



The time for sowing seeds of cycla- 

 men has again arrived. Cyclamen, when 

 even moderately well grown, is among 

 the best selling of flowering plants. 

 From the comparative ease of culture 

 and the fact that the blooming period 

 is quite protracted, good plants being on 

 sale from Christmas to Easter, and the 

 added fact that they make splendid 

 house plants, we have several reasons 

 why florists cannot make any mistake in 

 growing a good batch. 



As seen on the markets they are not, 

 as a rule, creditable. More plants are 

 seen in 4-inch and 5-inch pots than in 

 any other size. While fine plants can be 



flowered in 5 -inch pots, a size larger 

 makes a better market plant. 



Procure the new crop of seed, which 

 should now be in the hands of seed mer- 

 chants. This can be had either in mix- 

 tures or separate colors. Do not buy 

 cheap mixed seeds if you cater to criti- 

 cal customers. It will be better to buy 

 so many dozens, hundreds or thousands 

 of pure white, salmon, soft pink, red 

 and any other salable colors. There are 

 now many fine strains obtainable. The 

 C. giganteum or grandiflorum types have 

 magnificent flowers, a vast advance on 

 the ordinary C. Persicum. Do not hag- 

 gle over the price of cyclamen or any 

 other choice greenhouse seeds. The best 



