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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Jandaby 28, 1909. 



R. F. Harritt. 



(Member Reception Committee for Carnation Convention.) 



Baur & Smith, on Shasta, white. 



N. Zweifel, on No. 108, pink. 



F. R. Pierson Co., on dark pink sport 

 of Winsor. 



F. R. Pierson Co., on No. 60, crimson. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co., on No. 17,506, 

 orange scarlet. 



A. C. Brown, on Superba, pink. 



Preliminary certificates were awarded 

 to the Charles Knopf Floral Co. for Ad- 

 miration, light pink, and to the E. G. 

 Hill Co. for No. 511, white; No. 406, 

 light pink; No. 235, pink. 



Miscellaneotss Exhibits. 



Chief of the miscellaneous exhibits 

 was a long tab^e of baskets and other cut 

 flower work by A. Wiegand & Son. To 

 the public this was one of the best fea- 

 tures of the exhibition and those in the 

 trade found in the display more than 

 one hint as to how they can improve the 

 character of their own work. 



H. W. Bieman put up a fine table of 

 plants, mostly blooming stock in splendid 

 condition, such as cyclamens, cypripe- 

 diums, primroses, azaleas, etc., well ar- 

 ranged. 



J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, showed 

 some excellent plants of Begonia Presi- 

 dent Taft, good pandanus, dracsenas and 

 Adiantum Farleyense. 



Alfred Pahud, Indianapolis, brought a 

 vase of cut double poinsettias. 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, had a 

 splendid vase of White Killamey rose 

 and some good plants of Superbissima 

 fern. 



The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Phila- 

 delphia, staged for the Waban Rose Con- 

 servatories, Natick, Mass., a magnificent 

 vase of White Killamey rose. The size 

 of flowers was specially notable. 



Weiland & Olinger, New Castle, Ind., 

 showed good Maid and Bride roses, tulips 

 and Paper Whites. 



W. J. & M. S. Vesey, Fort Wayne, 

 staged Rhea Reid, Maid and Bride roses 

 of excellent quality. 



The Morehead Mfg. Co., Detroit, had 

 a model steam trap. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., Chicago, had a 

 model of its greenhouse boiler, heat gen- 

 erator, etc. 



The Pulverized Manure Co., Chicago, 

 had a large exhibit of It^ special line of 

 fertilizers in bulk and packages. 



A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, had a^ table 

 of ribbon, chiffon, letters, hose and sam- 

 ples of other supplies. 



The Advance Co., Richmond, Ind., ex- 

 hibited its ventilating apparatus. 



After adjournment the visitors were 

 the guests of the IndianapoUs florists, 

 on the bowling alleys and at a smoker 

 and Dutch lunch. 



Thursday's Session. 



Thursday morning W. N. Rudd raised 

 the point that no requirement for quality 

 being called for in' exhibits for the so- 

 ciety medals has a tendency to lower the 

 value of the award. He stated that in 

 his view so high quality should be re- 

 quired that the gold medal would not be 

 awarded every year. After discussion it 

 was voted that, in future, varieties to 

 receive the medals must score as high as 

 ninety points for the gold, eighty-eight 

 for the silver and eighty-six for the 

 bronze. 



Pittsburg was duly selected for the 

 next meeting, the fourth Wednesday and 

 Thursday in January, 1910. 



The election of the following officers 

 was unanimous: President, Albert M. 

 Herr, Lancaster, Pa.; vice-president, 

 Fred Burki, Pittsburg; treasurer, F. Dor- 

 ner, Jr., La Fayette; director, F. Burki; 

 judge, R. Witterstaetter. For secretary 

 A. F. J. Baur, of Indianapolis, received 

 thirty-five votes and L. J. Reuter, Wes- 

 terly, R. I., twenty votes. Mr. Renter 

 moved to make the vote unanimous for 

 Mr. Baur. 



Papers were read at this session, as 



F. Sydney Smith. 



(Member Entertainment Committee for Carnation Convention.) 



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