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September o, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Charles E. Mrehan. 



era are using the wholesaler to the same 

 advantage in our city as is done in some 

 other big cities. What I mean is this: 

 The wfaplesaler has a large stock of flow- 

 ers on hand usually early in the morning. 

 Now, it seems to me, if the retailers were 

 to come or send their buyer to market 

 they would do much better for themselves 

 than by ordering some of this or some of 

 that, several times during the day. Think 

 of the variety he would have to select 

 from. And then, too, he would often- 

 times be able to pick up lots of certain 

 stock at better figures than if he bought 

 only a small quantity. The wholesaler in 

 selling a big quantity at once would also 

 be able ttT make better returns to his 

 growers than if the stock were 'sold in 

 small quantities and picked over, thereby 

 losing value. 



The Retailers' Obtigations. 



It seems to me that the retailer^ gen- 

 erally expect a great deal more from the 

 wholesaler than they ought to do. I am 

 not speaking altogether of service, but I 

 do think that after the wholesaler has 

 used his best efforts to serve his cus- 

 tomer for a month, oftentimes procuring 

 and delivering stock at a loss, it is up to 

 the retailer to meet his bills promptly. I 

 know this to be a sore subject generally 

 among wholesalers, but I think our busi- 

 ness has grown to such proportions that 

 the same or better business methods 

 should be as effective in the florist busi- 

 ness as they are in others. The whole- 

 saler pays his growers once a month, sonrie 

 twice a month and some weekly, and in 

 order to do this he has to collect his ac- 

 counts on time. 



I think it pays the wholesaler to culti- 

 vate as close business relations with his 

 customers as possible; try to give the 

 best stock and service procurable, and in 

 return the retailer should do his part and 

 show his appreciation of what has been 

 done for him by the wholesaler. 



In conclusion I want to say that my ex- 

 perience in the wholesale business has 

 been recently acquired, and perhaps I will 

 know more and talk less ten years hence. 

 I can speak with some authority from the 

 grower 's standpoint, as I have had con- 

 siderable experience in this line, And also 

 a little in the retail line, so tha^ I have 

 had some opportunity to gather ideas 

 from all sides. 



CONFERENCE ON HARDINESS. 



Leonard Barron, secretary, has sent 

 out the preliminary program for the 

 International Conference on Plant 

 Hardiness and Acclimatization to be 

 held October 1 to 3, under the auspices 

 of the Horticultural Society of New 

 York, in the romjMT of the American In- 

 stitute and itt^e Museum building of 

 the New York Botanical Garden. The 

 list of those who will contribute papers 

 includes the names of many eminent 

 men, although nearly all are scientists 

 rather than practical plantsmen. The 

 widest possible scope is to be given to 

 the conference and the committee states 

 that it will welcome promises of other 

 titles or suggestions from people who 

 are interested. Communications should 

 be addressed to the secretary. It is 

 planned \o publish in one volume a com- 

 plete repoKt of the proceedings, whidh 



should be an important contribution to 

 the literature of horticultural research. 



CONGRESS OF HORTICULTURE. 



The week of September 23-27, 1907, 

 is to be an important one, horticultur- 

 ally, at the Jamestown Exposition, In 

 addition to the regular meetings of the 

 American Pomological Society, Ameri- 

 can Nut Growers' Association, the So- 

 ciety for Horticultural Science and the 

 Federation of Horticultural Societies, 

 arrangements have been made for a 

 Congress of Horticulture to consider 

 topics of a general character covering 

 the various branches of horticulture. 

 This congress was arranged for by the 

 National Council of Horticulture upon 

 invitation of the authorities of the Ex- 

 position Company and or the Norfolk 

 Horticultural and Pomological Society. 



In view of the fact that the regular 

 biennial session of the Pomological So- 

 ciety occurs the same week, all strictly 

 pomological subjects are omitted from 

 the program of the congress. 



The topics are to be treated in a gen- 

 oral way and the aim will be to show 

 the present status of our actual knowl- 

 edge of these subjects and to point out 

 just where we stand in the various 

 branches in a manner that will be of 

 interest to horticulturists generally. It 

 is hoped that these meetings will be the 

 means of bringing the more or less 

 scattered branches into closer union, of 

 adding inspiration and profit to all par- 

 ticipants and others who may be present 

 and of dignifying and advancing horti- 

 culture in all of its branches. 



It is earnestly hoped that the attend- 

 ance will be commensurate with the in- 

 terests involved. The following is the 

 program: 



First session, J. H. Hale, chairman, South 

 Ulastonbury, Conn. 



la) Cultural Problems: "Soils," Professor 

 F. tJ. King, Madison. Wis.; 'Plant Diseases." 

 Dr. )i. F. Woodu, WashluKton, D. C. ; "Insects' 

 Kiieinlss/' ,A. L,^ualntance, Washington. D. C. 



.(.b) Brwd4irR arid Propagation: "Horticul- 

 tural VarlaMbn," Dr. H. J. Webl)er, Ithaca. N. 

 Vt; "Principles of Seed Growing," J. Otto 

 Thllow, Philadelphia, Pa.; "Vegetables." Dr. 

 Walter Van Fleet, New York,,N. V.; "Orna- 

 mental Wood.v Plants," N. ^TS«AIale, Knoxvllle, 

 Tenn. ; '"Florists' Flowers," W. N. Kudd, Mt. 

 Greenwood, HI. ^ 



Second session. Prof. B. Green, cbalrinan, 

 St. Anthony Park, Minn. 



(r) Commercial Growing: "Nuts." Prof. W. 

 A. Taylor. Washington, 1). C. ; "Garden Vege- 

 tables." W. W. Rawson. Boston. Mass.: "(trna- 

 ir.ental. Plants. " Wm. H. Tanlln. Flatbush. N. 

 y.; "Cut Flowers," F. R. Plerson, Tarrytown, 

 N. Y.; "Forest Trees," Prof. F. W. Rane, Bos- 

 ton. Mass. 



(b) I.<ical Horticultural Conditions, by Pro- 

 fessor W. T. Macoun. Ottawa.. Canada; .John 

 K. M. I.. Far<inliar, Boston, Mass.; L. A. Good- 

 man. Kansas City. Mo.; Prof. K. .T. Wlckson. 

 F. H. Buruette, Baton 



S. A. Beach, chairman. 

 ' Warren Manning, Bos- 



Kerkeley. Cal.; Prof. 

 Rouge, Im. 



Third session. Prof. 

 .\nies. la. 



"Civic Horticulture,' 

 ton. Mass. 



"Our National Forests," W. I,. Hall, Wash- 

 ington, 'D. C. 



"Landscape Gardening," Jolm C. Olmsted. 

 Brooklyn. Mass. 



"Srliools and Experiment Stations," Dr. A. 

 C. True. Washington, D. C. 



"H-ortlcultural Press," Leonard Barron. New 

 York. N. Y. 



"Government Aid," Dr. • B. T. Galloway. 

 Washington. D. C. 



"Federation and Co-operation," J. C. 

 Vaughari,* Chicago, 111. 



MEALY BUG ON PALMS. 



Will you kindly tell me what I >shall 

 do for my palms, which are covered with 

 the white me^ly bug? They are thick 

 down near the roots of the plants. Do 

 you suggest ammonia water for it? 



C. F. S. 



The fact that the bug is so thick on 

 your palms goes to show that thc^chave 



