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AUGUST 19. 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



35 



.rive a practical demonstration 6f tlie 

 ijirthod of moving the circle wires. 



Miscellaneotis. 



Benjamin Hammond, Fisbkill-on-Hud- 

 g,j>i, N. Y., made an attractive display by 

 lii^ method of staging articles not in 

 iliomselves attractive. At his space he 

 had Twemlow's Old English putty, Ham- 

 11 nd's Greenhouse White paint, Slug- 

 slot, copper solution, Bordeaux mixture, 

 Ovape Dust, lawn fertilizer, kerosene 

 , lulsion, sheep dip. and thrips juice, an 

 i:;>octicide for practically every purpose; 

 in addition he had brushes and glazing 

 tdls. Mr. Hammond was present, but 

 t:.(' exhibit wa.s in charge of C. H. Hud- 



The Standard Pump & Engine Co., 

 ( n'veland, had taken space for a large 

 rvhibit of its pumping apparatus in op- 

 I lation, but found pressure of orders too 

 -I eat to permit getting the display ready, 

 Ml had to content itself with a table of 

 photographs, printed matter, etc. J. M. 

 Marty, Jr., manager of the company, 

 Awis in charge. 



The Wilson Plant Oil & Fertilizer Co., 

 ( liatham, N. J., exhibited a recently pat- 

 ented tub carrier, its pot washing ma- 

 ehine. Acme hose, Wilson's plant oil, and 

 a general line of fertilizers. Andrew 

 AVilson was in charge. He had a case of 

 match boxes, filled, as souvenirs. 



The Bradford Belting Co., Cincinnati, 

 exhibited several reels of its No Kink 

 lirand of greenhouse hose. The booth 

 was in charge of B. Moody, who handed 

 \isitors a neat watch fob souvenir. 



The Thompson & Noyes Co., Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y., was a new exhibitor. The 

 tiim showed photographs of its factories 

 ill six cities and four countries, manu- 

 facturing nothing but corrugated paper 

 lioxes. The boxes themselves were shown 

 in all sizes. W. D. Bradt, P. F. Ran- 

 dolph and J. H. Wilson were in charge. 



The Hinode & Dauch Paper Co., San- 

 'lusky, O., showed a large line of corru- 

 gated paper boxes, in charge of W. A. 

 J-awrence and Sam Friedman. 



The Ohio Box and Board Co., Spring- 

 field, O., had a table of cut flower boxes, 

 mailing and express boxes, and twines, 

 ill charge of J. D. Murry. 



E. A. Beaven, of Kvergreen, Ala., was 

 on hand with a table of his fadeless sheet 

 moss and an inclination to talk about 

 ^vild smilax. 



The Shaw Fern Co., Pittsfield, Mass., 

 l|ad a table of hardy cut fancy and 

 <iagger ferns, neatly arranged in balls 

 if sphagnum moss. L, E. Shaw was in 

 ' liarge and gave out souvenir postals 

 -I lowing scenes in the Berkshires. 



r. L. Pillsbury, Calesburg, 111., was on 

 land with a display of his well known 

 'ajilc for mending split carnation 

 alyxcs. 



lilen St. Mary Fish Farm, Amelia, 0., 

 iiowed an aquarium of fancy varieties 

 ^ goldfish. Charles Pommert was in 

 liarge. 



The J. Horace McFarland Co., Harris- 



ii'g. Pa., made an attractive display of 

 iitocromes, the French system of color 

 'lotography; also printed matter turned 

 "t in connection with the McFarland 



ii'ilicity Service. .Teflferson Tliomas was 

 ' <liarge. 



-^. T. De La Mare Printing and Pub- 

 iisjiing Co., New York, had a table of 

 ''oiticultural books, including a now edi- 

 ■J'>n of George W. Oliver's "Plant Cul- 

 'I'lf'" In charge of Mr. De La Mare. 



The Muncie Floral Co., Muncie, Ind., 

 "id a table of its advertising booklet for 

 -i'^neral florists, "In and Outdoor Flori- 

 t'lltnre. " S. Humfeld was in charge. 



D. B. Long, Buffalo, had a table of 

 florists' printed matter and advertising 

 literature and was on hand personally. 



The trade papers were represented by 

 subscription stands, and banners. 



The Fernwood Nursery, Stamford, 

 Conn., had a table of catalogues. 



Z, D. Blackistone, Washington, brought 

 some large photographs of automobiles 

 decorated for a parade. 



The following were represented by 

 signs: A. L. Randall Co., Chicago; E. 

 F. Winterson Co., Chicago; Weiland & 

 Olinger, Cincinnati and New Castle; 

 Vaughan & Sperry, Chicago; C. E. 

 Critchell, Cincinnati; Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 Chicago; Michigan Cut Flower Ex- 

 change, Detroit, Mich.; C. W. McKellar, 

 Chicago; Bassett & Washburn, Chicago; 

 Peter Reinberg, Chicago; Stumpp & Wal- 

 ter Co., New York; W. W. Barnard Co., 

 Chicago. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



[The following is the address delivered by 

 President J. A. Valentine before the S. A. F., 

 in convention at Cincinnati, August 17 to 20, 

 1900.] 



I take great pleasure in addressing you 

 at this twenty-fifth meeting of the soci- 

 ety, and I am able to assure you that the 

 past year has shown an increase in mem- 

 bership and that our financial condition 

 is also stronger than a year ago. 



Societies, like human beings, suffer the 

 greatest mortality in infancy, so that on 

 its twenty-fifth birthday this society may 

 be congratulated on having passed its 

 period of greatest peril and being rea- 

 sonably certain of reaching a good old 

 age. 



But fullness of years is not necessarily 

 an evidence of usefulness, and we must 

 take care that youthful complacency does 

 not make us forget that we have the only 

 charter ever granted to a similar or- 

 ganization by these United States, and 

 that such distinction carries with it un- 

 usual responsibilities. We should, there- 

 fore, take heed to our conduct, so that 

 the work intrusted to us by congress shall 

 be well and faithfully performed on the 

 broad lines contemplated by our charter. 

 The next twenty-five years must show a 

 record of work accomplished upon ever 

 broadening lines, if we are to uphold the 

 traditions of the old guard who started 

 this work a quarter of a century ago. 



I had hoped that we would at this 

 meeting have the encouragement and the 

 prophetic voice of our first president, but 

 instead we are called upon to pay tribute 

 to his memory. I shall leave to others, 

 better equipped, the task of doing honor 

 to those we have lost, but if this society 

 can become imbued with the enthusiasm 

 and the optimism of John Thorpe, no 

 work can be too great for it to under- 

 take with reasonable hope of success. 

 If a knowledge of the things done here 

 can penetrate to the Great Beyond, the 

 thought that his efforts were bearing 

 fruit in a wider usefulness for this soci- 

 ety would bring great happiness to the 

 soul of that remarkable man. 



A few members of this society have 

 been continuously faithful to it since its 

 organization and have never failetl to 

 send their dues to the secretary. It seems 

 eminently fitting that some special recog- 

 nition should be made of their many 

 years of lo3'al support, and 1 suggest 



William Murpby. 



(Superintendent Trades' Display at the CiDCinnati ConTention.) 



