August 20, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



39 



shows. This is one of tlio tilings that 

 a state society can do. This is not work 

 for our S. A. F. to do, and this is where 

 I make one of my strong points. 



Work of State Vice-presidents. 



The S. A. F. has done its share of 

 pioneer work, but there are some things 

 it can still do. For instance, our state 

 vice-presidents can, in addition to what 

 they are doing, get in closer touch with 

 their experimental stations, take more 

 interest in their state and county fairs, 

 visit the boards of agriculture -and get 

 in touch with appropriation committees 

 in the different state legislatures. 



The trade has not taken advantage of 

 these things. Our agricultural friends 

 have, and the results are shown by the 

 many experimental stations devoted to 

 their use. We have no one to blame but 

 ourselves. The amount of capital in- 

 vested in our business demands that wo 

 should have recognition and if we or- 

 ganize and go after it as the Illinois 

 State Florists' Association did, we can 

 get it. 



Every city should have a florists' club 

 and every state a state society, and these 

 societies become as feeders, from which 

 the national society can draw its mem- 

 bership and with this near relationship 

 a far greater work can be accomplished. 



Are There Too Many Societies? 



It has been said that we have too 

 many societies, such as the Carnation, 

 Rose, Peony and Chrysanthemum Socie- 

 ties, which have a tendency to divert the 

 interest from the parent society. I say, 

 no. The very strengin of the tree lies 

 in its fibrous roots; without these the 

 society could not accomplish its work 

 and stand at the top. Let it continue to 

 be the adviser and counselor of these 

 societies. 



You already know, as 1 know, what 

 good these associations have done and 

 we could not have done the work which 

 has been accomplished in these special 

 lines without the aid of these societies. 



Now, a state society can get nearer to 

 its home members and awaken their in- 

 terest in the work locally. You take up 

 the school gardens and tne "City Beau- 

 tiful" idea, which is one of the great- 

 est modern ideas that the florists can 

 take up and push with a good credit to 

 themselves and benefit to their neigh- 

 bors. This idea was taken up in the city 

 of Springfield and with the assistance 

 of the state society was made a great 

 •success, and if time permitted 1 would 

 like to tell you about it, for the "City 

 Beautiful" idea, aside from its moral 

 and uplifting tendencies, is one of the 

 greatest advertisements the craft could 

 have. Get the masses interested, start 

 with the children and the rest Anil 



come. 



Importance of Statistics. 



There is also another feature, an im- 

 portant one, and that is the statistics 

 of our business. This was thoroughly 

 discussed by our state association and 

 through this we have been able to get 

 in connection with the Census Bureau, 

 and with the aid of the S. A. F. we 

 think we can and will have a better cen- 

 sus of our business than ever. 



When you go before a legislature and 

 ask for an appropriation, they want to 

 know who and what you are, and we 

 found that this was a very important 

 feature — to know just how we stood — 

 and what better way of getting it than 

 that each state take up this work? 



State Societies' Relation to S. A. F. 



Now you may ask: "What relation 

 do we bear to the S. A. F.f" I can 

 answer that in this way: The same re- 

 lationship as the state bears to the na- 

 tional government, each working out its 

 own problems, all for the common good, 

 and 1 believe it should be the policy of 

 this society to foster and aid any state 

 that will take up this work. We can 

 make this society stronger in member- 

 ship and more far-reaching in the good 

 work it can do, continuing its commit- 

 tees in national affairs, such as express 

 rates, statistics, postal laws, and like 

 broad questions. 



Do not forget that with this close re- 

 lationship of state societies you secure 

 and inspire local interested workers in 

 the cause, who, through such interest, 

 become eventually enthusiastic members 

 of the S. A. F., the proud parent of 

 them all. 



There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave; 



There are souls that are pure and true; 

 Tlien give to the world the best you have 



And the best will come back to you. 



DETROIT. 



TheVUxkeL 



Business is just about as would be ex- 

 pected with the thermometer hovering 

 around the hundred mark. It was even 

 quiet at the commission houses this week, 

 as there was not the usual assemblage of 

 florists there to pick up what little stock 

 arrives. 



Asters are none too plentiful. The 

 good stock is picked up rapidly at prices 

 ranging from 1 to 4 cents. The roses 

 are good; some very fine Killarney are 

 on the market. A few carnations are 

 coming daily ; these of course are of 

 short stem, being from outside plants. 

 Green is plentiful, excepting probably 

 smilax. 



Various Notes. 



It was a jolly bunch of florists that 

 left on the steamer for Buffalo last Mon- 

 day for the convention. The. writer re- 

 grets very much that he could not be one 

 of the party and hopes all had a splendid 

 time. 



Beard. Bros, have an exceptionally 

 fine lot of small ferns coming in for fall 

 delivery. 



During Mr. Schroeter's absence at 

 Mackinac his whole store force renovated 

 the working parts of the establishment, 

 giving the appearance of newness to the 

 whole place. 



Fred Miesel 's cyclamens are coming 

 along nicely, and from present fndica- 

 tions will bo prize winners when their 

 time comes. 



W. B. Brown is sitting up nights i<re- 

 paring his speech for the next club night, 

 when he will be installed as president. 



The American Carnation Support, in- 

 vented by George E. Browne, of Green- 

 field, Mich., though the latest in the mar- 

 ket, already has the indorsement of sev- 

 eral well known growers in this locality. 



James Carey, of Mount Clemens, ex- 

 pects to have extra fine roses this winter. 



August Von Boeselager, of the Bath 

 City, is kept pretty busy in his efforts 

 to grow all the various flowers the Bemb 

 Floral Co. can use. They get most of 

 his stock. 



The Michigan Cut Flower Exchange is 

 receiving some very fine asters and could 

 dispose of many more. 



.John Frueh, of Saginaw, stopped off 

 at Detroit on his way home after spend- 

 ing several weeks fishing in northern 

 Michigan. 



The VVm. Hielselier Wire Works are 

 working up a large stock in anticipation 

 of a big trade next winter. 



The Detroit Cut Flower Supply House 

 is handling some unusually fine asters 

 from its Pontiac jilace. 



Robert Klagge, of Mount Clemens, was 

 laid up several days last Aveek, but is up 

 and at work again. 



Those "red pots" of the Detroit 

 Flower Pot Manufacturing Co. are sell- 

 ing as fast as modern machinery can 

 turn them out, says Harry Balsley. 



Mrs. Sullivan has her hands full this 

 week with the three men folks away, but 

 — leave it to her. 



Louis Rush has built up a nice busi- 

 ness at his west side store. From the 

 way he was buying wire frames last 

 week business must be pretty lively even 

 now. 



Taepke 's will soon be cutting some 

 fine carnations from the MeClellan ave- 

 nue place. , 



Mrs. Phil Breitmeyer has been in Buf- 

 falo a week in aldvance of the rest. Mr. 

 Breitmeyer and his mother left Detroit 

 for Buffalo Saturday, August 15, by 

 rail. 



Ex-president Scribner is still with the 

 boys heart and soul, even though he is 

 not in the chair. 



Another source of supply in asters is 

 from Leopold Mallest, of Mount Clemens. 

 His asters are very fine. 



Albert Stahelin has fully recovered 

 from his recent accident, when he was 

 thrown out of his buggy by an auto. 



Mr. Farney, of Randall's, was in De- 

 troit last week. H.S. 



WASHINGTON. 



The Florists' Qub. 



The fall chrysanthemum show, to be 

 given by the Washington florists' Club, 

 in the Masonic Temple, Ninth and F 

 streets, November 12 to 14, promises to 

 be the most elaborate ever held in this 

 city. Arrangements were made at a 

 meeting at the home of William F. 

 Oude, 3900 New Hampshire avenue. 

 George C. Shaffer was elected to take 

 the place of Secretary McCauley, who 

 resigned. Mr. McCauley, who is leaving 

 the city to accept a place in Chicagti, 

 was i)resented by the members of the 

 club with a silver loving cup. 



A party of thirty-six left Monday 

 morning, August 17, for the convention. 

 Wm. F. Gude and family were unfor- 

 tunately delayed, but got away Tuesday 

 morning. 



Vacation seems to be in order and 

 everybody who can do so is taking ad- 

 vantage of it. 



Walter Hawley and Albert Booth, of 

 Gude Bros. Co., have returned from a 

 delightful trip to Boston, stopping at 

 Saratoga and New York on their way 

 home. 



Frank Sly is back at his stand in the 

 market after a month's rest down the 

 Potomac river. 



Miss Blanche Dodge, bookkeeper for 

 the Washington Florist Co., is spending 

 two weeks at Colonial Beach, Va. 



Mrs. Beatrice Siford, who was Miss 

 Smith, clerk for P. H. Kramer, met 

 with a serious accident Sunday. She 

 was thrown from a horse which she was 

 riding and the horse rolled over her. 



O. 6. 



Leominster, Mass.— George M. Ken- 

 dall is extensively repairing his green- 

 house near the Main street crossing. 



