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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



JANDABT 28, 1909. 



FredBurki. 



(Vice-president elect American Carnation Society.) 



stagL''^ as many as seven. Boper had a 

 red, No. l-'^Sl, that may turn out well. 

 A good red, inc- 400, fifty flowers, was 

 not tagged with ."fae exMbitor's name 

 and there were many ot^MXH, including a 

 good-looking light pink, that were merely 

 set up to see what the trade thinks of 

 them, for they were without identifying 

 mark. 



The quantity of the general exhibits, 

 as well as of the seedlings, was large and 

 the whole country was represented, the 

 eastern grower coming up particularly 

 well. 



Spleodid Arraagementi. 



The Gennan House affords an ideal 

 hall for a flower show. It is large and 

 light, with abundant ventilation, some- 

 tHng ■which has been notably lacking in 

 several recent years. The result was that 

 the stock showed its true keeping quality, 

 nuch to the satisfaction of ail concerned, 

 and particularly pleasurable to the In- 

 dianapolis florists, who had issued cards 

 admitting the public during certain hours. 

 It was the better class of flower buyers 

 who attended and there can be no doubt 

 the carnation received a boost with the 

 people that will be felt, like the ripples 

 from a pebble dropped in water, far be- 

 yond the limits of the city or even the 

 boundaries of the state. The prepara- 

 tions by Superintendent A. P. J. Baur 

 were admirable and staging was accom- 

 plished on time and with the minimum of 

 confusion. Space was abundant, so that 

 nothing need be crowded, and the tables 

 were covered with green cheesecloth, the 

 sides curtained with white, making a fine 

 appearance. 



The meeting hall was under the same 

 roof, warm and comfortable, and the 

 business was put through with dispatch 

 by President Patten. Last year at Wash- 

 ington a three-days ' convention was tried, 

 but two days is long enough. If strung 



out too long, the doings also are spread 

 out too thin. Better a short, snappy 

 program that will keep up the interest 

 from start to finish. It was a good move 

 to keep the essays down. No matter who 



the essayist, the average member fails 

 to enthuse at the prospect — and generally 

 fails to attend. 



The local hospitalities were specially 

 open-handed. The committees had been 

 and were indefatigable and, aside from 

 the smoker and banquet, there were in- 

 numerable courtesies extended. The ladies 

 were entertained at a theater party. One 

 had only to ask a man with a blue but- 

 ton, and his slightest need was met — or 

 his greatest. The German House had 

 been elaborately decorated with palms, 

 ferns and bay trees for the occasion. 



First Business Session. 



The society convened at eight o'clock 

 Wednesday evening, January 27, for its 

 first business session. The call to order 

 was by J. S. Stuart, president of the 

 State Florists' Association of Indiana. 



Evidently someone had told him that 

 we judge by deeds, not words, for he 

 made no address, and as briefly as pos- 

 sible introduced C. D. Bowen, the city 

 attorney, to make an address of welcome 

 on behalf of the mayor. When he said 

 that Indianapolis averages a convention 

 a day we could realize that the mayor 

 must do quite a part of his spell-binding 

 by proxy. But Mr. Bowen went on to 

 say that of all the conventions held in the 

 city, none brought together men who are 

 pursuing a more ennobling craft or who 

 are more welcome. 



Herman Junge was introduced, to speak 

 for the State Florists' Association. He 

 said, among other well thought out 

 things, that no florist has more to be 

 proud of than has the carnation grower. 

 Europe cultivated the carnation for 200 

 years, but its development was not begun 

 until the trade in America took it in 

 hand a brief while ago and carried the 

 flower to its present high estate. Now all 

 Europe looks to us for its new varieties. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



(Secretary-elect American Carnation Society.) 



