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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ai lii sr r.i. l'.i:i;i. 



F. W. Vick, Vice-president-elect Society of American Florists. 



W. .1. Siiv\:iil. r.ii^ldii. ;iii.l r. I'. 'riMrii'l 

 l\. \i'u \'.irk. I'lich icTiiih I'll line new 

 lite iiiiiiilir; S. l;. I.iiiiily. fiiiii- :iiiiiii;il 

 in. miImi-; a. Miller, fdiir; < . V.. < 'lih-li 

 rll. ihiv, ; W . I.. !;,,.-k. line,.; IIki-^. 

 I'.l iili li;^. I v\ I p ; I. riclii'lliKI n II. IWii. ;illi| 

 .|lill 1- .1 lilllii I 111 ^ii-il 1 c-.l I iiii' r;ii-|i. 



'rir.-i-ii IT 1 i '.i:il I \ li;i<l ~i' Ii;hI :i cm|i| 

 1 li;i I 1 \ i-'i :i 1 mi; III I III' :i|i|>l;i ii-r i hI imi 



rllriill I ,l;^i l| 1 Ml I ' I ri',-l(| lii~ :i]l irt ; I hi' 

 ■ liilv r. II !.i Mr. U'lhlil. Tlir ir|i(i|l, .-I- 



pnilliil III ;|ImiI|mT riihllllll lit' tills i<vl|,.. 



^iicAxril ;i ■■:'l;ini-i' lln' lir^l 'l;i'. hI' the 

 \i;il III .ill iVc-ii sjn.iiiin. Siii,-c llicil. :iihI 



ii|> III Aii:^ii^' I-. ilii- :^iMii'i:il I'niiil Im^ 

 I I'liMv 11 1 > I .*•', I'l.^'i ;iii'l llii- I 'I'liii.-i iii'iit 

 riiinl >r,i;'.i.77. ,1 iit.-il uf .-j..",(i,'.(i:;. 'I'Ih' 



.■\|.cMi'll! II I I -■ III AllMII^I 1 ■_' ui'lr -•:!. I I •i.'"!.'. 

 |.:i\ in- :i I i:i l;i ii.r nT .- I ' '.' iM'.'^ 1 . :iihl Mr. 

 1,'imIiI cxiiImiiii-.I ||i;iI s."i:;ii .-n Is .•iih-i'i I I'm 

 1(1:1 w Mil |i| ii iiii Ii;i:-|N III nil I ill' I linlc i'\ 

 liiiiiliili ;n;i| Iiiiil lln v,.,- ji'I -uv li;|i| n\rl 

 ~ 1 .1 iiii; I Ii:iI !i;ii| mil lircll l ll l llnl ii\ IT 111 

 llli I I i:i~hl 1 1 . ~ii iilr -iiilr1\ i- nil ;i ln't 



•ll liii.niii;il tni.linL; 'Inn i'\ri iirl'ini'. 



\\ . .1. Sti>\;ill i;illii| ;itlrlit iiill In lln 

 llirl ll;il 'i.. iii-injil^ |ii| ]'.>'>^. :i^ ■•nlii 

 |i;i I I'll .\ II ll I '.ll i7. ill I III' 1 ri'ii^n 'I'l' '- ri' 

 |iiil I . >v 1 r.' Ill il I;ii I I \ I ('iiii-- •ii!;il i\ I-. il'ii 



III ' III- l':irl ; I;-Il I III- ^1' Trl.-I r\ '^ iillii-r 

 IkIiI II. ll 'HI IIII I 1 !\ rl I I'l-i'l I'tS :i^ t Ill'S 



' • ; 1 1 1 1 1 III ; . 1 1 1 1 I ■ : 1 1 I 1 1 ■ 1 1 : 1 ■ i • ' i • i ' 1 1 ■ i ; 1 1 1 1 ■ -- n n : 

 t lull \ .';il In till' ! I M. W I . ll'll'lil 



~I :i' ■■'! I li:,' 'III I'll. -I - w r! . iiniiii' .•jriir i ii 



till' rM||l|iiili .l'|iii|i t|j;.I \\,i;||i| ;l|i|ir,-|l 



I ll I iir [ill'il l^lliil I i'i-ii|i|. 



Thr 1 I'l'Ml I - ll --till (■ \ iir |iri'~ii|i ll! - 

 Will' |ii i-i l:t I'l 1 liiil iml 'I'lil. 'rilr\ wri'r 

 mili'iiil |.iiiiii'! Ill till' I'liiiii.-il rrji'iil .-mil 

 wi'ii' ll t'liii'il ll' :i rum mil lei' rinisjsl i iij.; 

 Ill' K. II. I ii^liitniii. K. W'ii'ii liiiclici' .'iihI 

 .1. >. \\'il-ni liii II1II--II li'iiil imi ;iiiil it 

 |iiiil ;il ;i hilii ^I'^'imi. 



i'lli' ~ir|i'1;il\ ll';|c| llli' lllill'lli'-- lit' Ilir 

 \|;ili-|i ini'i'Mli:^ iif I'm' . \.rilli\i' liii;iril. 



wliirli icl.'ili'il laryrly in riMiliiir iiiiil I its 

 riiiiiKTii'd with the ;irr;iiii;riiii'nts t'nr tlii' 

 |ilTS('iit cina ('111 iiili .iMil wliii-li wriT inili 

 :iviii'i| in till' K'KVIKW ;it llir lilllr. lie 

 :'Imi it:ii| tin' iniliutr-- ul' ;i iiii'i'tinji Ih'IiI 



.'it lllr (iilisnll ll(i||--i' .\llyllst 17. .'it 



wliii-li nil n |i|irii|ii'i;il iiMi wn-^ iTriiniiiii'!nl('i| 

 lit' .*|iHi I'nr till' ('\|ii'iisn 111' 1 1 .■insl'i'rriiii: 



ll;i' ■^l'i-ri'1;ir\ "^ iillii-r. ninl >l.'ill tni tllr 

 ii^^i' III' llli' .\ ill iiiii:il • 'iiiiini I 111' I jiili i 

 niilnii'. < )ii niiitiini nl' \\ . .1. Sii'wnrl. 



-i':-li||.|i'i| liV r. ( ) 'Mnin. t hr vmii'tV ;i|i 



|i:'i\i'il till' lirsl iTriiiniiiiiiil:it inn Iml nut 

 |ic -rriiiiil. iilllmni^li .Ml. li'inlil ^l:ili'il 

 hi' hinl ii ri|inil t'riiin llir si'i-iTliiry nl' 



I lir \ill inlln I < 'nlMli-i I n t' I lull irllll ;i li' 



-'inwiiii^ ilir ii-i' m.'nli' nl' jiiTxiuns inn 



I I i lilt iini^ In itv |iiililiril y I'liinl. ( M' \\ir 

 .s|s;'i.l7 till' S. .\. I'". ii'ri'i\i'i| ns ils shnrc 



1 r till' I'lnlil-- nt' till' ll.'lt inllil I lliUMT -.llnw. 

 ^|(Mi \\ii» set nxiilr I'ni 11^1' ill i-nliiiii'I inn 

 \'. i I ll ,'i ■-■•i-nnil -lliiw . 



Tariff and Legislation. 



I '.I': |. I iiiinmnnil. --rr i ri ;i r\ nil In liiri ll 



illnl |r;^i^l;i; inn rnllllllil 1 it. I'l l--i'nlii| I \\ n 

 -, |i;i I ill I' li'|ilirtv. nlir i|i':||ill;4 witll llir 



wnrk 111 iiiiii ti 111 \\illi till' iii'w liu-ilV 



l;p\ .1 III I tllr nt Ih'l with 1 III' w nils with 

 I \[iiT~> i'nin|i:i liii's 111 -MTiiiT .'III :i llnw ii iii-i' 



till till' WliL;lll nt' 11-1' ll-l'ii ill i-llt llnWl'l 



-. II |iiiii'iit ^. I 11 I III' iiiiitliT 111' t hi' liiri \] 



iiic ll liiill lilhl 111' till' Mlllnll^ llli'i'l i M;^^ 

 ul' ihi- rnlllin il I ll' mill nl ;i inilll Inci't 

 ihu with .1. I . \'ill|uh,'ll|. ul' I III' Si'I'll 



Tr,ii|i' < nmiiiil 111', illnl livinu |,'iin-'. nl 

 ; III- \ iir^i'i vnii'ii "s ( innin ittri', iil I'.nlVnI'i 

 '11 Miiirh. nil iif whii-li wiii' ri'|ini'li'i| ;il 

 till' time in tlin JiiKVil.w. Mr. llniniiMiinl 

 ~. nli'il llint !■'. I». rii'isiih. i|i;iiiin;ui ut' 

 llli' rnininil Iri'. irimli' t w n lii|>s tu W'.-ish 



iliutnll. till' l;|v| illli' nil nllli'l' ini'llllii'r nl' 

 :lir i-n|liiiiit ti'i' licillii alijc In ilcri nil | ill iiy 



lim. ( )ii llli"' ni-i'M^inn hr siilniiitii'il 

 ; il I ;i:.;i n|ili \n. Jll;; ;i-. it imw ^tninU in 



tilt' l:iw, |ir(i\ii|iii^ t'nr tlic dlil rate , 

 t u<'iity-li\(' per ctMit ail valofciii on iilan 

 and |ii'()\ iiliiiy tiic iniuli wanted spi'ii; 

 dntics (in linilis. It was stated that win 

 tlie new law makes some increase in i 

 (•liea|iest and least desiraiile varietii 

 tlu' jiciieral result is to etVect a redu 

 tion of alimit thirty per cent in the tai i 

 on linliis. That specitic duties were ■- 

 cni'ed. .Mr. ilaniinond j^ave all credit 

 .Mr. I'iei'son's work, and stated that ti 

 trade's wishes had iieeii atdiieved wii 

 out cost to the siiciety, .Mr. I'iersoii li.-i 

 iny paid his own expenses and decliii, 

 to accept reiinliursetnent from the cm 

 mittee's funds, 'i'lie Xurseryinen 's ('m. 

 mittee stood for iii^her duties and >• 

 lined one ciianyc iilVectiiif; tlorists' int( 

 ests, in that rose plants were ad\aii(i 

 from ■_''•_. cents to 4 cents eatdi in ti 

 new law. 



hi the matter of the claim for an ii 

 lowancc for the weiyhl of ice used ;■ 

 express shipments. .Mr. liainmond i. 

 ported that the siiliject had been <;i\r 

 thorough consideration, on the roprcseniH 

 lions ot' the commit tee, lint, as reportr i 

 in the h'KViKW at the time, tiie ofhcial- 

 declined lo ad fa\oralily on the retjuc^' 

 .Mr. Ilammoiiil stated that lef^al advir- 

 had lieeii siiu<;lit. Iiiit thtit opinion liiiu 

 liei'ii thai 1 he fads at hand did n.i' 

 warrant lirini^iiiy a test case. The :i{ 

 lUdpriat ion for this work Inid remaiiici 

 iintoucheil. 



( omineiitiny on llie ii'iiorl, I'resiilcii' 

 N'alentiiie said that it did not coiixi \ 

 iiiiy adeijiiate idea of the jireat .•inioiiiii 

 of \Mirk the commiltee had done on tlic-i 

 two matters. ( )n motion of \\. li. ('iisli 

 man, the npoits were adopted with ii 

 vote lit' special thanks to the committi'' 



I*. uWiara said that because of tin 

 death of I'",. \'. ilallock, chairman, tin 

 cominittee on school yardens was ne' 

 ready \\ il h a reporl . 



A letter wiis read from Secretary Ken 

 del. nf the .\mericnii Seed Trade .Xs-" 

 I'ialion, aniiiiunciii;^ the appointment ni 

 .1. t . X'.'iuyhan. {.eoiiard \'au(ihan ;iii' 

 (1. !'). .McX'ay as a conimittee to ad \\ii! 

 similar committees of the S. .\. I-', iin i 

 the \ iirsery men "s .Xssori.-it imi on mattei- 

 ;llfedill^ iiintiial interests. 



II. liinwii. \ ice iiresident I'm' X'lrj^ini.i 

 I lansmit led a letter receixcil from < >. W 

 I ) Wlini 11. di' rortsmouth, with regard ' 

 Inilli u|i,\\iiiu in that section. The h ' 

 ler. which was leiid by the secretnn 



I ^a\e snine iiccniint nf I lie beyilllline i 



liiilli culture ill \iryinia. its presc 



^l;iln^, and ll \leiil of the business ' 



j iiiiirkel iii;^ outdoor bulb bliiiniis in Kn, 



I l;ini|. The writer skiled his belief th. 



I the liiilli nieii i n I he smith are not en ' 



I . , . 



I ine ;iwa\ luiyei"^ tor ciriiat ions .-n 



I I'o^e-- ; nil the nthei- hand, .ar iiicatii 



I llie plain |i('o|)le In lieinine llnWel' lo\ i ' 



I Illnl Ihiwer buyers. lie predicted ih- 



I the iiiilli business ill N'ii'iiiiiia is on i' 



I eVe >if' :\ linnlll. 



j r. nWliilii pleseiiteil. by rei|liesl. 



I -tiiteinelil rei^iirdinu the status i>t' ' 



paii'i'ls pii^t imitter iiml nlVeied a siiii| 



resnliilinli el|i|nrsiliu ||ie lleliliett bill Ic 

 ill cniiyies-. ill ^'1 t'nr .-i^ it relates to i 

 parcels pn^l. I', il". I'iersoii said ii 



it' llieie 1^ iiiiy ' thine the trade wan' 



il is il parcels pn-t. but said he t'en i ■ 

 llie o|ipiisitinll nf I lie eXpl'eSS compaili 



makes it impnssible nt' attainment |i 

 yet. » . r.. W'hitiiall said the socii ' 

 oiiylil to set all its machinerv in nioti" 

 \]. (I. Mill s;iii| he thinks the ojipositii 

 ot' the cniintry iiieichants :ill over !■ 

 land makes the case hoptdess for tl 

 present. .Ml. b'lnlil told about yettiny 

 s|ii|imi'iil nf ei'lie\ I'lin"^ t'roiii the ("it\' ' 



