The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



September 5, 1907. 



been insufficiently syringed. There is 

 no better antidote for mealy bug, and a 

 number of other pests, than cold water 

 froui? the hose, used with a good pres- 

 sure. This, if properly * applied, should 

 make it about impossible for this pevSt 

 to secure a foothold. In order to clean 

 the plants, stand them out separately 

 where you can reach them with the hose. 

 Attach a brass spray-nozzle to the same, 

 lay the plants on their sides and direct 

 the water so as to cover every vestige of 



leaf and stem. ^If properly done, it 

 should wash off all the bugs. Keep the 

 plants freely syringed in future and the 

 bug will not trouble you. l' 



if yon wish to use some insecticide to 

 kill the bug, try kerosene emulsion, or 

 one of the nicotine extracts, using them 

 of treble the strength recommended for 

 aphis. 1 should not use ammonia water. 

 If applied powerful enough to hurt the 

 pests, it would seriously injure the 

 plants. C. W. 



THE LONDON CONVENTION. 



Papers and Discussions. 



The tenth annual convention of the 

 Canadian Horticultural Association 

 opened in the Board of Trade building, 

 London, Wednesday, August 28, with a 

 good attendance of florists from all over 

 Ontario, with representatives from Win- 

 nipeg, in the west, to Montreal, in the 

 east. Mayor Judd welcomed the asso- 

 ciation on behalf of the city, and on be- 

 half of the Board of Trade Vice-Presi- 

 dent A. Ti McMahen extended a hearty 

 welcome. 



In the absence of J. H. Dunlop, who 

 was to respond, J. A. Campbell, of Sini- 

 coe. replied on behalf of the association, 

 thanking the mayor and Mr. McMahen 

 for their welcome and assuring them that 

 by no means would we be at all backward 

 in taking advantage of the city,'s hospi- 

 tality. 



President W. J. Lawrence, of Eglin- 

 ton, next addressed the delegates. After 

 calling attention to the advances made 

 „^.lw by the association in the last few years, 



he said he hoped all -would take a deep 

 interest in the proceedings of the con- 

 vention. He commented favorably upon 

 the decided improvements which have 

 been made in the construction of green- 

 houses with regard to light, durability 

 and strength. He said that during the 

 last year the association had flourished 

 in a manner satisfactory to all. In con- 

 clusion, he suggested that a uniform 

 price for all plants and flowers be estab- 

 lished. 



, The secretary's and treasurer's reports 

 were read, giving a favorable report of 

 the advance made during the year and 

 showing the rapid strides that the asso- 

 ciation had made since its inaugural 

 meeting in London some five years ago. 



A paper on * * Experience with Lilies 

 for the Easter Trade" was read by A. 

 Gilchrist, of Toronto Junction. He em- 

 phasized the fact that it is important to 

 have the lilies on the market in due time 

 for the Easter trade, otherwise the great- 

 est share of the profit is lost. He at- 

 tributed his own success in growing lilies 

 to a command of temperature at all 

 times, which would always produce the 

 desired results and have the lilies ready 

 for market in ample time. 



After adjournment the delegates took 

 a special car to visit the establishment of 

 J. Gammage & Son, and there were treat- 

 ed to the hospitality for which this firm 

 is well known. The firm 's new range of 



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greenhouses, planted in Carnations, is in 

 fine condition. Their stock of palms, 

 ferns, etc., is all in nice shape. 



In the absence of T. W. Duggan, of 

 the Dale estate, Brampton, the treasurer, 

 Mr. Simmers, read Mr. Duggan 's paper 

 on * ' Up-to-Date Methods ' ' at the even- 

 ing session. 



' ' Plants Versus Flowers for Holiday 

 Trade ' ' was a paper written by Thomas 

 Manton, of Eglinton, which dealt fully 

 with the question, and drew a -distinc- 

 tion between the smaller and the larger 

 cities, considering that cut flowers had a 

 larger demand in the smaller cities, while 

 plants were rapidly taking the lead in 

 the larger places. 



F. E. Pierson 's paper on * ' Greenhouse 

 Construction" was given at this session, 

 as Mr. Pierson wished to get home. This 

 paper was discussed at some length by 

 Mr. King, Mr. Fendly and others, bring- 

 ing out many of the points touched upon 

 by Mr. Pierson and giving him a chance 

 to explain more fully why he favored the 

 single wide house to the block system. 



Thursday morning a number of the 

 delegates went up to visit the establish- 

 ment of F. DickSf London, and were 

 much pleased with the general appear- 

 ance of everything. 



The first item of business on Thursday 

 1 was the reading of a paper written by 

 Mr. McHugh, of Dorval, Que., on "How 

 to Grow Exhibition Flowers of Chrysan- 

 themums. ' ' This paper was read by Mr. 

 Simmers, in the absence of the writer. 



After a brief discussion the paper 

 ' ' What Is the Best Way to Appease the 

 Voracity of the Storeman for Greens?" 

 was read by D. .J. Sinclair, of Toronto. 

 After explaining what the term 

 "greens" implied, the writer went on to 

 show that the cold-storage system had 

 made it possible to sucessfully carry 

 southern greens throughout the whole 

 season. He thought it better to establish 

 a system, so that the prices of greens 

 might remain unifojin. This paper was 

 discussed at muclr^ngth from both the 

 retail and wholesale standpoint. 



"Wholesalers Retailing, from a Retail 

 Standpoint," by A. E. Moore, of Toron- 

 to, caused a great deal of discussion that 

 brought out many diflferent opinions. The 

 wholesalers were attacked for selling re- 

 tail at wholesale prices. The morning 

 session was concluded with William Gam- 

 mage 's paper on "What Is the Best 

 Way to Get the Cost of Production of 

 Greenhouse Stock?" Many of the mem- 

 bers considered that his paper took a 

 very advanced stand in estimating values 



of bench space. It was pointed out that 

 in other lines of business that are as 

 complieated as the greenhouse business, 

 systems of keeping the exact account of 

 cost hrfve been inaugurated, and there is 

 no doubt but that in a short time book- 

 keeping systems can be put into green- 

 house work whereby the exact cost of 

 each plant can be arrived at and that the 

 grower will know what is paying and • 

 what is not paying. 



After the morning session the dele- 

 gates were entertained by the London 

 Horticultural Association, and after a 

 trolley ride around the city were lunch- 

 eoned, photographed and listened to some 

 good songs by W. J. Lawrence and 

 speeches by different members. At the 

 luncheon the president was presented, on 

 behalf of the association, with a cut- 

 glass berry bowl and water, jug. The 

 presentation was made by Mr. Manton, 

 who considered it was particularly appro- 

 priate, as Mr. Lawrence is a teetotaler. 



The election of officers was held, so as 

 to save time at the eveniag session. This 

 resulted as follows: President, John 

 Walsh, Montreal; first vice-president, E. 

 Annandale, Toronto; secretary, A. H. 

 Ewing, Woodstock; treasurer, H. Sim- 

 mers, Toronto ; executive -^committee, 

 elected for three years, Messrs. Philpott, 

 Connor and Hunt; for two years, Mr. 

 Fraser, F. Dicks, W. Kehoe; one year, 

 J. Suckling, J, Eddy, J. Campbell; rep- 

 resentative to Toronto exhibition, H. 

 Simmefs; representatives to western fair, 

 W. Gammage and F. Dicks; representa- 

 tives to Ottawa, E. J. Mepstead and R. 

 Wright. 



A great deal of discussion was pre- 

 cipitated on selecting the next place of 

 meeting. On account of the S. A. F. hav- 

 ing selected Niagara Falls for next year 

 it was decided to meet there also. 



At the evening session the first paper 

 was one written by Charles Chambers, 

 assistant park commissioner of Toronto, 

 on "How to Make a Flower Show Most 

 Attractive to the General Public and of 

 Most Benefit to the Trade. ' ' This paper 

 was discussed at some length, especially 

 the part referring to competition and 

 judging. 



One of the best papers of the conven- 

 tion was that read by F. C. Brown, of 

 the Rosery, Toronto, on ' ' Up-to-Date Re- 

 tail Management." A general discus- 

 sion ensued, in which the work of the 

 convention was reviewed by the different 

 delegates. After a lengthy discussion a 

 motion was made to have a committee 

 appointed, naming J. H. Dunlop, J. W, 

 Lawrence, Thomas Manton, H. Simmers 

 and E. Dale, to wait upon the govern- 

 ment to have a census of the florist in- 

 dustry of Ontario taken to ascertain the 

 amount of glass, the number of men em- 

 ployed, the capital invested and the year- 

 ly sales. It was also moved that a like 

 committee be appointed to wait upon the 

 Quebec government, it being considered 

 that Ontario and Quebec are the princi- 

 pal provinces in the flower line, that we 

 might get a census quicker by approach- 

 ing the provincial governments, and with 

 these figures get the federal government 

 to get us the complete Dominion. 



Trade Exhibit. 



The trade exhibit was large and includ- 

 ed several interesting exhibits from the 

 United States. Following is the judges' 

 report : 



W. P. Craig, Philadelphia, Nephrolepis 

 Amerpohlii, the finest of all the sports 

 of recent years; certificate of merit. 



J. Gammage & Sons, London, a cobi- 



