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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ai-ULSf 1!), 11)U0. 



F. W. Vicfc, Vice-presidtnt-elect Society of American Florists. 



W. J. Sti'wart. Hostoii. and K. TI. Traenil- 

 ly. New York, eaeli recruited one new 

 life member; S. R. Lundy, four annual 

 members; A. Miller, four; ('. K. Critcli- 

 ell, three; W. L. Rock, three; Chas. 

 Ebeliiijr. two; 1. Bertermann, two, and 

 quite a number secured one each. 



Treasurer Beatty had so bad a cold 

 that even a round of applause did not 

 encourage him to read liis report; the 

 duty fell to Mr. Kudd. The report, as 

 j)rinted in another c(diinin of this issue, 

 showed a l)alance the first day of the 

 year of an even $1(».(»()(). Since then, and 

 up to Auffust IL*. the general fund has 

 received .$1,S9;>..S.^ and the permanent 

 fund .^rtBR.::. a total of H^l\.")(;.").6:i. The 

 expenditures to August 12 were $2.47.")..S'J, 

 leaving a balance of .$10,089.81, and .Mr. 

 Rudd exjdaiued that $580 advanced for 

 rent would come back from the trade ex 

 hibitiou and that tiie secretary hail over 

 $1,0(10 that had not been turned over to 

 the treasurer, so the society is on a bet- 

 ter financial footing than ever before. 



W. J. Stewart called attention to the 

 fact that the recei{)ts for 1908. as com 

 pared with 1907. in the treasurer's re- 

 port, were not fairly representative, due 

 to the fact that the secretary 's office 

 had not turned over receipts as they 

 came in and carried a <()ntiderable sum 

 from one year to the next. Mr. Rudil 

 stated that tlie facts were nmde clear in 

 the complete rejxirt tliat wouhl appear 

 in tiie i)ublished record. 



The reports of state vice-presidents 

 were ])resented but not read. They were 

 ordered jirinted in the annual re|)ort and 

 were referred to a committee consisting 

 of E. H. Cushnian, E. Wienhoelier and 

 J. 8. Wilson for consideration and re- 

 port at a later session. 



The secretary read the minutes of the 

 March meeting of the executive board. 



which related largely to routine matters 

 connected with the aTrangements for the 

 present convention and which were pub- 

 lished in the Review at the time. He 

 also read the minutes of a meeting held 

 at the Gibson House August 17, at 

 which an appropriation was recommended 

 of $100 for the expense of transferring 

 the secretary 's office, and $150 for the 

 use of the National (.'ouncil of Horti- 

 culture. On motion of W. J. Stewart, 

 seconded by P. O 'Mara, the society ap- 

 proved the first recommendation but not 

 the second, although Mr. Rudd stated 

 lie had a report from the secretary of 

 the National Council of Horticulture 

 showing the use made of previous con- 

 tributions to its publicity fund. Of the 

 .$488.17 tiie S. A. F. received as its share 

 of the j)rofits of the national flower show, 

 $400 was set aside for use in connection 

 with a second show. 



Tariff and Legislation. 



Henj. Hammond, secretary of the tariff 

 and legislation committee, jiresented two 

 separate reports, one dealing with the 

 work in connection with tiie new tariff 

 law and the other with the work with 

 express companies to secure an allowance 

 for the weight of ice used in cut flower 

 siipments. In the matter of the tariff 

 the report told of the various meetings 

 of the committee and of a joint meet 

 ing with J. ('. Vaughan, of the Seed 

 Trade Committee, and Irving Rouse, of 

 the Nurserymen's Committee, at Buffalo 

 in March, all of which were reported at 

 the time in the Review. Mr. Hammond 

 s ated that V. R. Pierson, chairman of 

 the committee, made two trips to Wash- 

 ington, the last one no other member of 

 the committee being able to accompany 

 iim. On this occasion he submitted 

 paragraph No. 263 as it now stands in 



the law, providing for the old rate of 

 twenty-five per cent ad valorem on plants 

 and providing the much wanted specifli- 

 duties on bulbs. It was stated that while 

 the new law makes some increase in tin' 

 cheapest and least desirable varieties, 

 the general result is to effect a redui 

 tion of about thirty per cent in the tarifV 

 on bulbs. That specific duties were si 

 cured, Mr. Hammond gave all credit tn 

 Mr. Pierson 's work, and stated that tin 

 trade's wishes had been achieved witl 

 out cost to the society, Mr. Pierson ha\ 

 ing paid his own expenses and decline 1 

 to accept reimbursement from the com 

 mittee's funds. The Nurserymen's Con' 

 mittee stood for higher duties and so 

 cured one change affecting florists ' inter 

 ests, in that rose plants were advanced 

 from 2% cents to 4 cents each in tlie 

 new law. 



In the matter of the claim for an al- 

 lowance for the weight of ice used in 

 express shipments, Mr. Hammond re 

 ported that the subject had been given 

 thorough consideration, on the representa 

 tions of the committee, but, as reported 

 in the Review at the time, the officials 

 declined to act favorably on the request. 

 Mr. Hammond stated that legal advice 

 had been sought, but that opinion had 

 been that the facts at hand did not 

 warrant bringing a test case. The ap- 

 ])ropriation for this work had remained 

 untouched. 



Conmienting on the report, President 

 Valentine said that it did not convey 

 any adequate idea of the great amount 

 of work the committee had done on these 

 two matters. On motion of E. H. Cush- 

 man, the reports were adopted with a 

 vote of special thanks to the committee. 



P. O'Mara said that because of the 

 ileath of E. V. Hallock, chairman, the 

 committee on school gardens was not 

 ready with a report. 



A letter was read from Secretary Ken 

 del, of the American Seed Trade Asso- 

 ciation, announcing the appointment of 

 J. C. Vaughan, Leonard Vaughan and 

 G. B. McVay as a committee to act witli 

 similar committees of the S. A. F. and 

 the Nurserymen 's Association on matters 

 affecting mutual interests. 



H. Brown, vice-president for Virginia , 

 transmitted a letter received from 0. W. 

 D 'Alcorn, of Portsmouth, with regard to 

 bulb growing in that section. The let 

 ter,' which was read by the secretary, 

 gave some account of the beginning ot 

 bulb culture in Virginia, its present 

 status, and the extent of the business oi 

 marketing outdoor bulb blooms in Enj: 

 land. The wrifer stated his belief th:ti 

 the bulb men in the south are not call 

 ing away buyers for carnations an 1 

 roses; on the other hand, are educatin;: 

 the plain people to become flower lovei' 

 and flower buyers. He predicted thiii 

 the bulb business in Virginia is on tli • 

 eve of a boom. 



P. O'Mara presented, by request, 

 statement regarding the status of tl' 

 parcels post matter and offered a simp I 

 resolution endorsing the Bennett bill no 

 in congress in so far as it relates to tli 

 parcels post. F. R. Pierson said th;i 

 if there is any one thing the trade want; 

 it is a parcels post, but said he fean 

 the opposition of the express compani< 

 makes it impossible of attainment jus 

 yet. C. B. Whitnall said the societ 

 ought to set all its machinery in motioi 

 E. G. Hill said he thinks the oppositio'' 

 of the country merchants all over th' 

 land makes the case hopeless for th' 

 present. Mr. Rudd told about getting ■' 

 shi|iment of echeverias from the City oi 



