AriJi:sT I'.t, l'JO',1. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



27 



^Irxiri) that cjmie Ijv mail in inaikcl 

 .iskcts at a less cdst t'ur jiustayc tliaii 

 (iiilil liiivc liccii cjiarjjcd tor the sliort 

 .1 iiaitl Iiy till' t'x|)i('ss <uiii|iaiiL('s. ()ii 

 i.ticiii lit' W. .1. N'cscy, t'lirtlicr disiiis 

 oil nt' tlir matter was pust ikhiccI. 

 All imitation was rci-cjxcil \,, \isit 

 ,,iiii^ (iioM' (■('iii('t('i\ , wliich Mr. K'lidil 

 ill is tlif muilcl III' ;ill lawn plaii rciiic 

 1 ics in this i-(innt ry. 



President's Reception. 



The amiiial ri'cc|it inn liy the incsidciit 

 ; the S. A. 1". was held Tuesday excii 



j^. Anjiiist 17. at the <diil> lionse at the 



liiliiyifal (ianlcns, one nC ( iiicinnat i "s 

 ' (iw [ilaces. it was a dellyhtfiil i'\'eii 



l: ii|' '"1 the hills, where the cool 

 ire/.es lihiw. and I'residenf N'aleiitine. 



iih Mrs. Valentine and his uMieial lam 



V. greeted a lolly liiii' of inemliers. ;i 

 Ml' thai mii\ed fur more than an hour 

 -1 the steps and ;ilony the \eranda of 

 'le i-hili house, .\llicil .Mc( 'iilloiiyh ni.aili- 

 ;e |irrsentations. Ill ihi' line were Sec 



• laiy and .M is. Ifinld. .1. ( . N'anylian 

 \!<\ \\f^. N'aiiyliaii. |iresident of the I, a 

 ii-' S. .\. I".; 'I'leasnrer ami Mrs. 



"■eally. ami -e\eral e.\ jiresidi'iits and 

 iii'ir ladies. 



r.etcile the ni-e|i|iiih Was I'limdilded a 

 ■Hid rniiceit was iiiidcr way. I<i lie fol 

 ■'wed hy a display <if liiewdiks ;ind the 

 lidiaii play. • ' lli;iwatha. " li'ef ri'slmients 

 I'lc -^ervc-d in the i-liili house and. al 

 iiiiiiiili the ineinliers kept anisinii :ill 

 \rniiij;. there w;is ainjile pro\isiiin for 

 II. Ii w.-i-- a pleasant ridi' tn strangers 

 I llie rity. Ill trolley i-;irs. up the steep 

 ill~ 111 the- imdines III the park, and the 

 M~-t >.iicial feature nt' llie \\eek wa^ .a 

 'M1I--1 prumMlllred sniTes,>. 



Value of Work in Heredity. 



I'olliiwiny the half hour's iiiL;an recital 



Wiich .ipclled each >.|.vsinn. \\'edliesda\ 



' niiij: .l.'^v,. I;, \uitiiii. iif the r. s. 



' 'I'l'art nii'iit uf .\<iricnll iiie. W.-ishinyi ,,11. 

 i 1. "'.. didixfied a lecture mi '•The \'alne 



I the Ifcc-elll WnIK ill lleleditN tii lIlc 



I'lactical I'hiwi'r I'.reeder.'' h wa- a 

 "•antifid niniaiiiiy iiiil-.ide and it i^ ;i 

 "aliei 111 n yici i li;ii. ;i firr i ii\ it iii:^ M r. 

 \||| lull. I lie ^iicii'I \ ciinid imt Liiv e him a 



'■ltd audience. The scientist spoke i'\ 

 '•'iipeiaiie.Misly and wli.a! he |i;id to s;iv 



■ 1^ eiil eitai ni lie a-- well ;iv i n-i riici i \ i'. 



Ill 11^1,1 ;i chnrl III! w hich lie ilhisl ratecl 



' la\( 1 1 1' c|i;ince winch ejx,..: natnreV 



■■'idl-- III the disjiiivit iiiii 1,1 pnlleli celK 



' I'ertiliziiie ||(.\\rr>-. lie ^aid thai the 

 'laiice. Ml crns^iiie a Idiie ,iiid white \ ,-i 

 ' •> . Willi Id lie fill .in intei nieiliale li^^hl 



hie prnec.iiy (iiiiiie |ii l||e -.ei-oIld alld 



di^ei|l|e!|1 ;^i nernl i-ili-. Ill' illll>-I lateil 



l"ll'le| \ |;,u ;iv jl l|;|v M (liked nlll ill \| I. 



' 'II lull '^ it\v II e\peri nielli •-. I'.\ Ilix charts 

 -h'lW I d liciw i II I he ^eciiiid a ml snh^e 



'I '11 1 :^ellel;ll icillv nl',> Hi l|e-^ uf I he'li^hl 



' !'■ iliiw el , line finii III w mild ^^u Ii;h k 

 1 III iiiieiiial da I k Mile a ml ■ fmiii 1: 



' 111' 'iriyimil \\ liile. W it h Ii;|'f like I he 

 -ihl Mile illlermeillale lliiW el iif I he lir>i 



• mi at lull. I mil i iiiii lie I lie e\|ii'ri nient 



~'i:.~i ijiieiil 'general i'Oi-. Iii> 1 lliisi 1 ,ii i'i| 



"> Mendel ilediici'd hi^ |,-|\\ uf lieledilv 



'id •-hiiwed ihe ^ienl iininlier uf raiiiih 



I I'lllv W hell I III' -.nil jei'l V III' I he I'Xperi 

 ' lll^ lllclmie ;i cmividelalile mllllliei <il 



a r;ici eri^l ii"^ v\|iic|i ji is wished In re 

 '' ". elliiiiiiiii,' 1,1 iiiddi l'\ . The r.al in nt 



' In three III showed In hold eond. nne 

 "Hill the prn>;en\ shnwilie e.acll nf Ihe 



• 1 1 ac|eri-l ics. ( ;irryiiit: ll .\perimeiil 



"■ ''nmioli, ;iiid acciiralelv eiiminh. the 

 i"'akei' intimated that ;iiiy cmnliiii;i! inn 

 ' '•lial'aet el's cnnid he .•irrived at and 



'^' d. lie s'hnwed linw Ihe dilVerelll le 



suits \ary as the sijuare of the nuinliei 

 of characteristics i-oiisiderecl. twd diarac 

 lers yi\inn four dill'ereiil coinliinations. 

 four characters '^ivinj' si.\teeii clitVerent 

 coinliinations of chariieters. ami so on up. 

 lie therefore aiKised llnrists In consider 

 only the least possilile niimliei ot' chaiac 

 tei'islics in the sulijects {}\' their cross 

 lireediiiy as \aslly sim|ilifyine the wnrk. 

 ( )ii motion of !•;. (1. Hill, seconded hy 

 r. ()'.Mar;i. a \cile of thanks was eixcii 

 |)r. .Norton for his illustration of ihe 

 .Meiidelia n t henry. 



RocVicster Next. 



.\lr. liiidcl reported a numlier of iinila 

 lions from city <-oii\ cut ion Inireaus. hiil 

 only those which were in the nature of 

 sup|iortinn iii\itations of florists' i-lnlis 

 were considered. 



( has. II. \'ii-k. oil liehalf of the l.'odi 

 I'Ster l*"lolists' ('lull, jiresellted ihe iii\ita 

 lion <il' the Ir.'ide interests there to come 

 to K'oehestei' iie.\l year, ami Mr. < 'rum. 

 of the ('hamlier of ('ommerce. told of the 

 facilitii's that would lie jirnsided. (ien. 

 .\. 11,'irt .-llsn spnke fnr K'nchestel'. 



Win.' ( ia iniiiane presented the insitalini' 

 ot' Ihe .Montreal (iardeiiers' and I'lorists' 

 (lull. .\lr. K'oliinsoii. ot' Hall tV: j\nliiiisnn. 

 liacked up all that .Mr. (iauiinane ^aid 

 ami spoke of the plans |i|opnsed. 



The liallol. polls open one liniir. siiuid: 

 U'ocliestei'. Hi;'.; .Montreal, (il'. .Ine Hill 

 and .\. II. Hush were lellers. 



Nomination of Officers. 



.1. I'. < nwell, Hiilfaln. nnmi nali'il I'laiik 



\t. I'iel'snli fnr president ill lUlO. sec 

 nllded liy W. I'-, dude. I '. O'M.'ll'a. W. .1. 

 X'esey :iiid K. (1. I'ill. e;ii-h n t' whom s|inke 

 lirietly in a|ipreciat inn of Mr. I'iersmi's 



w ork till' I he ^nciety. 



W. I', (inde mmiinaled I'red W. \'ick. 

 Iilesidenl ot' the K'nchesler I'loi'lsls' (lull. 



t'or \ ice president , endorsed liy li'iicliestel 



repre^eiilati\('s. 



I'. ()'.\lara. .New N'mk. iinminaled 

 Harry .\. i'.uii.xard for secretary, and 



.1. .1. Helleke. St. Louis, seconded. Win. 

 1\. Smith, of Washiiintnii. nominated 

 Ivlwin l.oiisdah-. K. (i. (iillelt. nt' ('iiicin 

 iiati.. nnminated Herman H. Hnrner. en 

 t husiasi ically seconded liy Joseph Ilea 

 cock. .1. I ). (.armody and Irwiii Herter 

 iiianii. 



(ol. W. \\ . ( aslle. Hnstnii, i|ninili;iled 

 II. M. Heatty in sin-ceed himself as t reas 

 urer. .John Westcoti and W. \. U'lidd 

 sei-onded. \\ . .1. X'esey staled he real- 

 ized the dilliculty of neiliiin ;inother so 

 1 cajialile a man ;is .Mr. I>eatl\. Imt said he 

 would like to yive the memlier^ a chance 

 ! to vote for a workine tlmist i'm' the pnsi 

 < linn, and iiomiliated .\d:iiii (Iraliam. nt 

 : I'leveland. Imt .Mr. (Irahaiu ret'nsed In 

 permit his n.-inie tn stand. 



Judges' Report. 



The .ilidycs of the trade e.\hi lut inii were 

 I. I-', .\mmaiin. .M . lllns ami ()tto Koeiiie. 

 I'mler the rules ihey ciiiild cniisider niily 

 lin\elties that had Keen speciallv' entered 

 li\' the e.xlii liilnls. The aw.alds were: 



Wilson I'lanI ()il and I'erlili/er ( o.. 

 riiatham. \. .1.. liminrnMe meiiii<iii for 

 put v\ iisliei' ;i ml I III' f c.'i rriei . 



ll. !•]. Wilsnii. lirnokKn. inisnee hnlder. 

 Iiiehlv cninmemled. 



.1. M. .\lc( ullnllyh Sous ( ,1.. ( iiiclll 



I iKiti. Tall lose uiiil I'araeoii sprnyei'. 



Iiiehly commended. 



Thniii.as .lacksnii. I.;iliiiiia. K,\., new yel 



Inw ;i Iternailt llera. llnlinr.aMe melitinii. 

 I Win. .Mull. ( hw ela ml. pipe mender, hnii 



I ni'.a llie men I inn. 



I .\. ( '. I'.row 11. Spriuejield. III.. ( ariia 

 I linn Sanoaiiio. hminr.-ilile meiilinn. 

 i ■ llenr\ .\. hreer. I 'hi l;idelphi,-i, \e|i|iin| 

 i 'pi-; Sclml/.eli. ceiliMcate ni' merit. .\s 



Herman B. Dorner, Secretary -elect Society of American Florists. 



