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The Weddy Florists' Review. 



January 28, 1909. 



Marcellus A. Patten. 



(President American Carnation Society.) 





At the convention of the S. A. F. at 

 Niagara Falls, last August^ the Carna- 

 tion Society voted the sum of $25 to be 

 sent as a premium to the Perpetual 

 Flowering Carnation Society of Eng- 

 land. 



I would suggest that the salary of the 

 secretary be increased, if possible. 



I hope all our members will wear a 

 carnation in memory of the lamented 

 President McKinley, January 29, 



I wish to thank you for the loyal sup- 

 port given me. I especially wish to 

 thank the secretary, Albert M. Herr, and 

 the vice-president, A. F. J. Baur; also 

 the directors. The press, which has been 

 so friendly to us, is entitled to all the 

 thanks we can give it. To the members 

 of the local society for the arrangements 

 and details of the exhibition, we are un- 

 der obligations and grateful to each and 

 every one. 



At the conclusion of the reading of the 

 president's address, the report of the 

 treasurer was presented, as follows: 



Treasurer't Report. 



Briefly stated, the society had on hand 

 $227.58 January 25, 1909. This is in 

 the general fund. In the permanent 

 fund there was $2,375.31. A summary 

 of the financial operations of the year ia 

 as follows: 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance Jan. 24, 1908 $338.05 



Cash from Sec'y Herr 881.00 



Cash Interest 113.07 



$1,332.12 



EXPENDITURES. 



Paid orders on Treas $1,104.54 



Jan. 25, 1909. Cash on hand 227.58 



$1,332.12 



PERMANENT FUND. 



Reported Jan. 24, 1008 $2,375.31 



held at a distance, and drop out. As our 

 society creates an interest in the carna- 

 tion and the proceedings at our meet- 

 ings are quoted over the entire country, 

 every florist receives the benefit to a cer- 

 tain extent, and ought, in justice to the 

 society, to become a member, even if un- 

 able to attend. 



Some florists have been growing their 

 carnations on concrete benches; it would 

 be interesting if they would relate their 

 experiences. It probably is economy to 

 build of concrete if the plants do as well 

 as on the wooden benches. Many grow- 

 ers have dispensed with the use of bone, 

 and claim that their plants do just as 

 well, if not better. 



Last year the experiment station at 

 Washington devoted a lot of work to 

 carnations, which was appreciated by all 

 who had the privilege of visiting the 

 greenhouses and listening to Dr. B. T. 

 Galloway, chief of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. We might get more good from 

 this bureau if we would try, for the 

 oflScers are ready to work with us. 



Exhibits of Pot-grown Plants. 



What about having pot-grown carna- 

 tions at our exhibitions? This has been 

 called to your attention by former presi- 

 dents, but we do not seem to make much 

 headway in the matter. I think it would 

 be a good thing for the introducers of a 

 new variety to have a well grown plant 

 in a pot to show with the cut flowers. 

 It certainly would be of interest to in- 

 tending purchasers. Would it not be 

 well to offer prizes for collections of 

 three or more pot-grown carnations, say 

 $10, $6 and $4? It would give more 

 material to make an exhibition and tend 

 to create more interest in the divine 

 flower. Pot carnations years ago were 

 quite a source of revenue to the florists. 



J. S. Stuart. 



(President State Florists' Association of Indiana.) 



