jiLV 22, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



Preliminary Program. 



Secretary W. N. Budd has announced 



th,; preliminary program for the Cincin- 



111 ti convention, as follows: 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1009. 



10 P. M- Organ Concert. 



• iiA p. M. President Valentine's Address. 



Report of the Committee on Pres- 

 ident's Address. 



Discussion. 



Keports of Officers, Committees, 

 etc. 



Miscellaneous Business. 



Judging of the Trade Exhibits. 

 V <4 p. M. President's Keceptlon. 



President Valentine hopes to meet 

 as many as can attend and 

 wishes it distinctly understood 

 that formal dress is not ex- 

 pected, but that the most com- 

 fortable costume will be the 

 most appropriate. 



WBDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1909. 



;i o« A- M. Organ Concert. 



" :;« A. M. Illustrated Lecture, "The Value 

 of the Recent Work In Heredity 

 to the Practical Flower Breed- 

 er," by Jesse B. Norton, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 

 Discussion. 

 Question Box. 

 ii'io A. M. Selection of Next Meeting Place. 

 Polls Open One Hour. 

 Nomination of Officers for 1910. 

 Reports of Judges of Trade Ex- 

 hibits. 

 Annual Meeting Ladles' Society of 

 American Florists. 

 2:00 P. V. Organ Concert. 

 1>:.W P. M. "Xhe National Flower Show— Past 

 and Prospective" and Special 

 Matters. 

 H:00 P. M. Illustrated Lecture on Color Pho- 

 tography, by J. Horace McFar- 

 land, Uarrlsburg, Pa. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1909. 



liioo A. M. Organ Concert. 

 ii.JO A. M. Audress, "Some Work of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture as 

 Affecting Floriculture," by B. T. 

 Galloway, Washington, D. C. 

 Discussion. 

 JH ,t. A. M. Election of Officers. Polls will 

 remain open two hours. 



Amendment to the By-Laws. 

 The following amendment, hav- 

 ing been submitted to the Execu- 

 tive Board and accepted by them, 

 will be voted upon at this time: 



Amending Article 4, Section 2, 

 as amended previously at Niagara 

 Falls in 1908, by striking out the 

 Hgures $25 in said article as above 

 amended, and inserting in place 

 thereof the figures $5U, meaning 

 and intending to advance the fee 

 for Life Membership from $25 as 

 now obtaining to $50. 

 The Question Box. 

 1' :tl« p. U. BowUng Contest and Other Sports. 

 -':00 P. M. Meeting of the American Carna- 

 tion Society. 

 - :45 P. it. Meeting of the American Rose 



Society. 

 ii W P. If. Meeting of the National Sweet 



Pea Society. 

 t ;o P, M. Meeting of the Florists' Hall Asso- 

 ciation. 

 1 •JO P. M. Organ Concert. 

 ^ "•" P. M. Paper, "The First Meeting of the 

 Society," by the First Secretary, 

 E. G. Hill. 

 Address, "What the Society Has 

 Accomplished in Twenty - five 

 Years," by J. C. Vaughan. 

 Addresses by Past Presidents. 

 .;"'*— 'rbe first meeting was held in Music 

 I I, the same place as has been selected fqr 

 I twenty-fifth meeting. President, John 

 ' ' 'Pe; vice-president, Robert Craig; treas- 

 ' ". Myron A. Hunt; secretary, E. G. Hill. 

 FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1909. 

 " tfce kands of the Cincinnati Florists' So- 



■ IT. 



dNONNATL 



The Market 



I'UsiHess is entirely satisfactory for 



' 's time of the year. The supply of stock 



'" good, and the demand is just about 



"|"ugh to move it out. All lines of stock 



■'ic bringing good prices, and anything 



n fit can be called special brings about as 



Miuch now as in midwinter. The growth 



'V ^"mmer business has been steady. A 



J"^ years ago, when July 4 arrived, we 



'fTured business would be nothing to 



•^[•♦"nk •! >ill the mums arrived, and that 



we would be money in pocket if we could 

 close our stores. That is all changed 

 now. Summer business has increased to 

 such an extent that it not only pays 

 expenses, but there is a little margin 

 of profit in it. Whether this is due 

 to the fact that there is more demand 

 for flowers now cannot be determined, 

 but one thing is certain, the growers, 

 as a rule, are paying more attention 

 to the summer demand. They are tak- 

 ing the trouble to grow stock to take care 

 of this demand, and are learning what 

 sells best and how to grow stock in the 

 summer time tor best quality. Now that 

 the summer, it is buying them right along. 

 All these things are making the summer 

 business what it is, and there can be no 

 question about its increasing from year 

 to year. This is something that no florist 

 can afford to overlook, for with a fair 

 profit all during the summer season, his 

 net profits for the entire year will be 

 greatly increased. 



Lilies are meeting a good demand this 

 summer. Asters are having a large call 

 and bringing good prices. Gladioli are 

 doing fairly well. Great quantities of 

 this flower are being grown now, and are 

 shipped in from all quarters. Beauties 

 head the list in roses, and sell well. My 

 Maryland is the finest summer rose in 

 pink we have ever seen. It sells on sight. 

 Rhea Reid is also a fine thing, especially 

 when it comes to holding in hot weather. 

 Good white roses are none too plentiful. 

 Kaiserins are good property. Carnations 

 are still with us, and sell well. AH green 

 goods are in good supply and selling 

 nicely. 



G>nventton Preparations. 



It has been decided to hold the ladies' 

 bowling contest in the afternoon of 

 Wednesday, August 18, instead of August 

 19, as planned at first. As the men's 

 bowling contests will be .held on the latter 

 date, the two conflicted, so it was decided 

 to make this change, in order that there 

 should not be two bowling contests going 

 on at different places at the same time. 

 This arrangement gives everyone an op- 

 portunity to view both contests if so 

 desired. 



A meeting of the ladies ' committee was 

 held at L. H. Kyrk's wholesale house the 

 afternoon of July 19. Miss Edith Kyrk, 

 3446 Reading road, Avondale, is secre- 

 tary. At the meeting July 12, the ladies 

 were serenaded by a colored band from 

 Kentucky, whose efforts were greatly ap- 

 preciated. 



Thursday afternoon, August 19, while 

 the men's bowling and shooting contests 

 are in progress, there will be a car ride 

 given for those who wish to see the city. 

 It will take in all points of interest about 

 Cincinnati, and will occupy three hours. 

 This will give a fine opportunity to see 

 Cincinnati. 



Wm. Murphy, superintendent of the 

 trade exhibit, is now receiving telegrams 

 from anxious exhibitors asking him to 

 reserve space. They are showing good 

 judgment in this, too, as the entire lower 

 floor of the exhibition hall has about been 

 taken. There is still some space at that, 

 but don 't delay any longer. No one with 

 anything worth exhibiting can afford to 

 be absent from this show. Address the 

 superintendent at once at 311 Main street, 

 Cincinnati, O. 



R. Witterstaetter, chairman of the 

 finance committee, has been doing some 

 good work, and now reports collections 

 about all in. This is encouraging, to say 

 the least, for without the cash we 

 would not be able to go very far. 



The souvenir book will soon be ready 

 for the mail. This book is a decided 

 success*, both from an artistic and finan- 

 cial point of view. The committee, con- 

 sisting of Dan Carmichael, J. W. Rodgers 

 and Geo. S. Bartlett, has put in some 

 hard licks on this book, and is de- 

 serving of a great deal of credit for its 

 successful issue. 



Various Notes. 



Nick Weber and wife are away on 

 their annual trip into Michigan. 



E. G. Gillett attended the Heller fu- 

 neral in New Castle, Ind., July 12. 



C. J. Ohmer. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



There is little now to report of cut 

 flower conditions. Business is quiet, and 

 the wholesale markets, commission houses 

 and retail stores all have a semi-holiday 

 appearance. Good roses are not plenti- 

 ful. Kaiserin leads, but some good Beau- 

 ties are seen, also a few My Maryland 

 and Carnot. Of Richmond the samples 

 set out are inferior. Carnations are 

 small and poor, many having the appear- 

 ance of being affected by spider. Sweet 

 peas are in overwhelming supply, and the 

 bulk are only cleared at low rates; 300 

 for 25 cents leaves little profit for the 

 grower. They are more in evidence than 

 any other flower at present. 



Asters are yet only seen in limited 

 numbers. Of Lilium longiflorum, L. au- 

 ratum and I^. speciosum, a good supply is 

 forthcoming. The two last named sell 

 slowly. Gypsophila and bachelor's but- 

 tons are abundant. For a variety of out- 

 door flowers there is little call. These 

 now include asters, cosmos and gladioli. 



Hardy fegrns are not so good, and are 

 •making $1.5Q per hundred. Adiantum 

 and asparagus continue of good quality, 

 but the demand ia rather poor. 



Sweet Pea Exhibition. 



Although no prizes were offered July 

 17, there was a first-class show of sweet 

 peas and other seasonable flowers at Hor- 

 ticultural hall. The largest exhibitor of 

 sweet peas was M. F. Plant, T. W. Heat! 

 gardener, who had 200 vases. Girand 

 Foster, of Lenox, Edwin Jenkins gar- 

 dener, had a nice collection, including 

 some excellent novelties. J. O. Christen 

 son, gardener to W. J. Clemson, had sev- 

 enty-five vases; William Whitman, M. 

 Sullivan gardener, 110 vases; Francis 

 Skinner had a large display, other collec- 

 tions coming from W. N. Craig, W. A. 

 Riggs, T. D. Hatfield and others. Some 

 of the most desirable varieties noted, 

 from a commercial standpoint, were Ro- 

 mona Spencer, Maid of Honor, John Ing- 

 man, Dorothy Eckford, Bolton's Pink, 

 Apple Blossom Spencer, Ast?i Ohn, Mrs. 

 Routzahn Spencer, Miss Willmott, Count- 

 ess of Northbrook, Frank Dolby, the best 

 lavender variety; James Grieve, splendid 

 pale yellow; and Gladys Unwin. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co. put up a finely 

 arranged group of herbaceous perennials, 

 covering 500 square feet of space, in 

 competition for the society's gold medal. 

 They also showed amaryllis and Calla 

 Elliottiana grown outdoors. Bellevue 

 Nurseries had a capitally arranged bank 

 of perennials. Other displays of these 

 flowers came from T. D. Hatfield, F. J. 

 Rea, Old Town Nurseries, W. A. Riggs 

 and others. 



Mrs. E. M. Gill had in her display some 

 excellent dahlias. William Thatcher 

 showed Francoa ramosa, hollyhocks and 



