M'OVH'i 10, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



35 



,■ ;i pructK-al ilciiKiiistiat i<Mi of the 

 iIiikI of nioviiif^ the ciiclc wires. 



Miscellaneous. 



;.iijiuiiiri lliimnioiul, i'islikill on llinl 

 , i\. Y., iiiiid'' an iittracti\i' ilis|)lay by 



iiit'tliofl of stajjiiiy aiticlcs not in 

 iiisclvcs attra<tivt'. At lii.s .spaco lie 

 , Twomlow '8 <.>1<I Knjilisli ]>utt_v, Ilani 

 Mil's (ircHUiliouso White [laiiit. Sluy 

 '. copjxM' solution, Uoiclcanx mixture, 

 ipe Dust, lawn fertili/er. keros(>ue 

 lilsion, shee|> ilip, and tiirips juice, an 

 cticiilt' for prartically excrv purpose; 

 .idclitiim lie liail hruslies ami yla/in^- 

 Is. Mr. Hammond was present, hut 



e.xliiliit \v:i.< in cliarye of < '. 11. IIiicl- 



i'lie Stariilaid I'nmp iV Mnj^iue (o., 



Nfland, liad lakiMi s])ace for a iary<.' 



iliit of its jiumpiny appai'atus in oji- 



lion, but found prcssuie of orders too 



:it to permit ^eltinjr the display re;idy, 



iiad to eontent itself with a table of 



loyraphs, ]irinted mattei-, etc. J. M. 



ity, Jr.. inanai;er of the company, 



- in charge. 



The Wilson I'lant Oil <)c I'ertilizer Co., 



itliani, N. J., e.xhibited a recently ](at- 

 'ed tub <'arrier. its |ioi washing nia- 

 :ne. Acme liosf, Wilson's plant oil, and 



i^eneral line nf fertili/.eis. Andrew 

 dxin was in ciiaiye. lie had a case of 

 Mich boxes, tilled, as sinivenirs. 

 The Hra<lford I'eltiiiij Co.. Cim-innati, 

 uibiteil several reels of its No Kink 

 :ind of <freeuliouse hose. The booth 

 i~ in charge of ]',. .Moixly, wlio hamleil 

 -itois a neat wat<:h fob souvenir. 



I he Tlionijisoii \- Noyes Co., ]?rook- 



M ii. X. Y.. was a new exhibitor. The 



nil showed jihotoyraphs of its factoi-ies 



six cities and four countries, manu 

 'm Tiiiinjj Tiotliinj^ but corrugated jiaper 

 ' ■ \es. The boxes themselves Avei'e shown 



all sizes. W. 1). Hra<lt. V. V. Kan- 

 ■Iph and .]. II. Wilson were in charge. 



I'lie llinode Ac Itaiich Paper Co., San- 

 M-ky. ( ).. showed ,'i large line ot' corru- 

 , led papi'r boxes, in cliaige of W. A. 

 ■ uieiice and Sam l''rieilinan. 



I'lie ()hio l-tox and J-Soard Co.. S|iring- 

 id, ()., Inici a table of <-ul flower boxes, 

 liling and exjiress boxes, and twines. 



. hary<' of .!. 1). Murry. 



I". .\. Beuveli, lit l",\eri;reeii. Ala., was 



hand with a tai^'r >'i' his fadeless sheet 

 "■^ and :iii i m liiiat ion to talk .about 

 'd ^iiiilax. 



rile Shaw F.-rn ( o., I'itt'^lield. M;iss.. 

 ■I a table of hardy cut fancy ami 

 ^^er ferns, neatly arrangiil in balls 



■^liliagnum mos>. I,. K. Shaw w;is in 

 •rye ami gave .mt somi'iiir postals 

 "^niig scenes in ilie I'.ei'kshires. 

 I I.. I'illshnry. t ialeslmii:. 111., wa-^ on 



d with a display ot' his well known 

 '(■!'• f'" 'iieiiding ~plil i-arnation 



'■ieii St. Mar\ I'lsh l'';iiin, Anieli.-i, ( ).. 



'\e.| an ;i<]iiariuiii ot' l';iiicy varieties 



:^|ildli^l: ''iiaiie^ iNimnieil \\;i-- in 



lie .1, li..i,.. . MrKarlaiid C..., Ilarri- 

 ' U. I'a.. mad'- .aii atfractixe ilisplay of 

 '■cromes, till I'leiicli -system ot' color 

 'ography; als.. printed mailer turned 

 ill conriect loh with the Mc I'arlaml 

 I'lii-ity Ser\ ',■••. .li'lVeison Tlinmas \\a> 

 'liarge. 



\- T. I )i I.,, Man- I'rinliii;; and I'ub 

 ' iiiU ( ,,.. X'.w Vork. had a table of 

 I ' ii'iilt iiT'al Imiiiks. imdiiding a new edi- 

 ■" of (ie.ire.- W. Oliver's " I'lant (id 

 '■ ' in charg-' ot' .Mr. I >e l,;i .Mare. 

 I'll' .Muni-ie l'"loral Co., Mumie, Ind., 

 ' a tablf of If- aiKcrtisino booklet for 

 '"■ral liorists. ••In and < lutdoor I'lnri 

 ■'111'". " S. 1| :'nfe|,| '.ia- in charge. 



D. B. Long, P.uiralo, had a table of 

 tlorists' printed matter and advei'tising 

 literature and was on hand personally. 



The trade pajiers were represented liy 

 subscription stands, and banners. 



The Fernwood .Nursery. Stamford, 

 Conn., had a table of catalogues. 



Z. J). Hlackistone, Washington, brought 

 sonu' liirgo jihotographs of autonndiiles 

 decorated for a jtarade. 



Tlni follovving were rejireseuted by 

 signs: A. L. Randall Co., (.'hieago; K. 

 F. Winterson Co., (Chicago; Weiland & 

 Olinger, Cincinnati and New (,'astle; 

 N'aughan iV: Sperry, Chicago; ( '. K. 

 (Jritchell, Cincinnati; Jvennicott Bros. Co., 

 C'hicago; Michigan Cut I''lower l']x- 

 change, Detroit, Mich.; C. \V. McKellar. 

 Chicago; Bassett i: Washburn, Chicago; 

 Peter Keinberg, ( hicago; Stuinpp & Wal- 

 ter Co., New ^'ork ; W. W. Harnanl Co.. 

 Chicago. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



[Till' followiiii; is tlie .Tililrcss (Icllvenil h.v 



I'icsidcnt .T. A. VMlciitiiic liot'cire tlie S. A. I''., 



in convention ;it Cinoiniuiti, Aimust 17 to '2'.K 

 lOOO.l 



I take great jdeasure in addressing you 

 at this tweiity-tifth meeting of the soci- 

 ety, and I am able to assure you that the 

 ])ast year has shown ••in increase in mem- 

 bership and that our financial condition 

 is also stronger than a year ago. 



Societies, like huniiiu beings, sufi'er the 

 greatest mortality in infancy, so that on 

 its twenty-fifth birthday this society may 

 be congratulated <in having passed its 

 ])eri()d of greatest jieril and being rea- 

 sonably certain of leadiing a good old 

 nge. 



Hut fullness of years is not necessarily 

 :in e\idence of usefulness, and we must 

 take eare that youthful com|(laceiicy does 

 not make us forget that we have the only 

 charter ever granted to a similar or- 

 ganiz;ition by these I'nifed States, and 

 that such distinction carries with it un- 

 usual responsibilities. We should, there- 

 foic, take heed to our conduct, so tlnit 

 the Work intrusted to us by congress shall 

 be well and faithfully performed on the 

 broad lines contem[)lated by our charter. 

 The next twenty-five years must show a 

 lecord of work accoin{)lishe(l upon ever 

 broadening lines, if we tire to uphold the 

 trailitions of the okl guard who startiNl 

 this work a ipiarter of a century iigo. 



1 had hoped that we would at this 

 meeting have the eni'ouragement and the 

 prophetic \c)ice of our first president, but 

 instead we are called upon to jiay tribute 

 to his nu'inory. 1 shall leave to others, 

 better eipiipped, the task of doing honor 

 to those we have lost, but if this society 

 can become imbued \\ith tlu^ enthusiasm 

 and the ojitimism of .lolin Thorjie, no 

 wiirk can be too great for it to under- 

 take with reasonable hope ot' success. 

 If a knowledge ot' the things done here 

 can jienetrate to the (Ireat Heyond. the 

 thought that his ell'orts were bearing 

 fiaiit in a wider usefulness t'or this soci- 

 ety Wduld bring great lia|)piness to the 

 soul of that remarkable man. 



.\ few members ot' this society lia\e 

 iieeii continuously faithful to it since its 

 organization and have never failed to 

 send their dues to the secretary. It seems 

 eminently fitting th;it some special recog- 

 nition should lie made of their luanv 

 years of loyal ^appoit. and 1 suggest 



William Murphy. 



(Superintendent Trades' l>isplay at tlio Cincinnati Convention i 



