

JANUARY 0, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 

 AS the work of this committee has not been 

 icL'xmpUshed, the eommittee appointed by Presi- 

 dent Valentine Is continued, except that B. A. 

 gtioud, of Overbrook, Pa., has been appointed 

 t„ till the vacancy occasioned by the resignation 

 of Kdwln Lonsdale. 



NATIONAL COUNCIL OP HORTICULTURE. 

 :. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

 .\labama, George E. Luffman, Birmingham. 

 . ulifornia (Northern), Hans Plath, San Kran- 



:ullfornla (Southern), Morris Goldenson, Los 

 A I :,eles. 



olorado, N. A. Benson, Denver. 



• ounectlcut, Wallace R. Plerson, Cromwell. 



• listrlct of Columbia, Peter Blsset, Washlng- 



tc . 



; lorlda, E. N. Reasoner, Oneco. 



loorgla, Daniel C. Horgan, Macon. 

 :ilaho, J. W. C. Deake, Twin Falls. 

 Illinois (Northern), Leonard Kill, Chicago. 



Ilinols (Southern), J. F. Ammann, Edwards- 



V ik'. 



Indiana, W. W. Coles, Kokomo. 



!owa, James S. Wilson, Des Moines. 



Ivunsas, A. H. Whltcomb, Lawrence. 



Kentucky, D. B. Honaker, Lexington. 



[.oulslana, Harry Papworth, New Orleans. 



Maine, William Miller, Bar Harbor. 



.Maryland, R. Vincent, Jr., White Marsh. 



Massachusetts (Eastern), E. Allen Pelrce, 

 Waltliam. 



.Massachusetts (Western), A. J. Loveless, 

 Liiiox. 



.Michigan (Eastern), Michael Bloy, Detroit. 



Michigan (Western), Henry Smith, Grand 

 Itaplds. 



Minnesota, Theo. Wlrth, Minneapolis. 



Missouri (Eastern), Otto G. Koeuig, St. Louis. 



Missouri (Western), W. L. Rock, Kansas City. 



.Mississippi, S. W. Crowell, Rich. 



Nebraska, John J. Hess, Omaha. 



New Hampshire, R. E. Hannaford, Ports- 

 iiiouth. 



New Jersey, Joseph A. Manda, West Orange. 



New York (Eastern), A. L. Miller, Brooklyn. 



New York (Western), George B. Hart, Roch- 

 ester. 



North Carolina, J. L. O'Qulnn, Raleigh. 



Oklahoma, George Stiles, Oklahoma City. 



Olilo (Northern), 0. J. Graham, Cleveland. 



Ohio (Southern), E. G. Gillett, Cincinnati. 



Oregon, James Forbes, Portland. 



Pennsylvania (Eastern), W. P. Craig, Pbila 

 delphia. 



Pennsylvania (Western), Fred Burkl, Glbsonla. 



Rljode Island, L. J. Renter, Westerly. 



South Carolina, C. A. Moss, Spartanburg. 



South Dakota, E. C. Newbury, Mitchell. 



Tennessee, C. L. Baum, Knoxvllle. 



Texas. Alexander Miller, Dallas. 



Virginia, W. A. Hammond, Richmond. 



West Virginia, A. Langhans, Wheeling. 



Washington, Amy L. Lambly, Spokane. 



Wisconsin (Eastern), Fred Holton, Milwaukee. 



Wisconsin (Western), G'. E. Schaefer, La 

 Crosse. 



Canada: Ontario, W. W. Gammage, London. 



Manitoba, H. E. Phllpott, Winnipeg. 



Quebec, George A. Robinson, Montreal. 



Alberta, A. M. TerrlU, Galgary. 



FROZEN CHRISTMAS STOCK. 



Florists all over the country, but espe- 

 cially in the west, experienced much loss 

 and disappointment over frozen stock at 

 the Christmas just passed. Stock that 

 was to fill orders already placed, and 

 stock that was to take care of the trade 

 that comes with a rush in those last days 

 before Christmas, was received in a 

 worthless condition, and cold type can- 

 not express the disappointment of the 

 retailers who had ordered novelties in 

 plants and high-priced cut flowers, only 

 to have them arrive frozen. Aside from 

 tlin money loss, which is a heavy one, 

 tliere is the loss of confidence and the 

 *t'ur to take the chances again next year 

 tl':it is demoralizing to business at the 

 lii'liday season. 



I do not think it is possible to pro- 

 ^I'e absolute protection against all loss 

 II' 111 frost when the thermometer goes 

 to zero and below, but I do believe that 

 ''1 the great majority of cases loss can 

 "(^ avoided. There is no question that 

 t|i' express companies were not in posi- 

 '" ' to take care of all the business of 

 y' few days, and they are responsible 

 Y'- some losses, and should make those 

 I'J s good. There is no help for the 

 J?" of perishable goods that stands 

 loi v-eight hours in an unheated barn 

 ^'' lat is carted around town half a day 



Director Robert Craic* 



in an unheated wagon, and this article 

 is not for such cases. 



I'or many years I have been closely 

 connected with the shipping trade and 

 have prepared plants and flowers for 

 transportation to every part of our own 

 country, and many for sending across the 

 water. Mistakes were made at first and 

 shipments would be reported received in 

 poor condition, but if shippers would do 

 as I did — follow their shipments occa- 

 sionally and see them opened up — they 

 would learn a lesson that would open 

 their eyes not only to their own mis- 

 takes but to those of others. 



Many years ago the late Flint Kenni- 

 cott made this remark to me: "I can- 

 not understand why florists risk their 

 valuable shipments of flowers without 

 plenty of packing, when they can get a 

 whole bundle of old newspapers for 5 

 cents. ' ' But what is ' * plenty of pack- 

 ing"? In spite of all the articles that 

 have been written on this subject, and 

 all the discussions at the florists' con- 

 ventions, a large proportion of shippers 

 do not realize the import of these three 

 words. "Plenty of packing" in mild 

 weather is one thing, and in zero weather 

 it is quite another. Here is just the 

 trouble. Three or four thicknesses of 

 newspapers will be liberal packing for 

 mild days, when the distance is short 

 and you carefully deliver the goods to 

 the station with your own wagon; but 

 in the cold spell we had in the west at 

 the holidays it is no protection at all 

 when shipments must be gathered up 

 by an express collector, carried a long 

 distance on cold cars, and exposed again 

 for hours in delivery. 



Many shippers and receivers of flowers 

 make arrangements with local express 

 agents for picking up and delivering 

 with special wagons, and when this is 

 not possible, call for and deliver ship- 



ments with their own w&gons, rather than 

 risk loss of goods. With these precau- 

 tions, if boxes are properly packed, they 

 will usually carry safely even in the 

 coldest weather. 



For cut flowers, use the corrugated 

 boxes when possible, for they are warmer 

 than wooden ones. In either case, line 

 with from three to five thicknesses of 

 newspaper, then wadding, and treat the 

 outside of the box the same way, doub- 

 ling the number of sheets of paper here 

 in extreme weather, and enclose all with 

 fiber paper. 



Some flowers came into Chicago Christ- 

 mas week wrapped in perhaps twenty 

 sheets of paper, and then frozen stiff. 

 They were flowers easily injured by cold 

 and had been long on the road. The 

 maximum loss in this way ought to be 

 small, and should be borne by the express 

 companies. 



The packing of plants is more difficult. 

 Do not use a tight box for plants. Use 

 a low or shallow box reaching well above 

 the pots, and nail corner posts reaching 

 above the top of plants. Line first with 

 heavy fiber paper, then from three to five 

 sheets of newspaper, a sheet of wadding 

 next, followed by another layer of the 

 newspapers. Next place plants in and 

 securely fasten with a strip of wood to 

 keep them upright. The paper and wad- 

 ding must then be brought well over the 

 top of the plants and fastened securely, 

 taking care to overlap the corners well. 

 Wrap the whole with heavy fiber paper 

 and securely crate the sides and top. 

 Mark on top the name of the consignee 

 and address; also "perishable plants," 

 "deliver at once, "" keep from frost," 

 etc.; and the same, cautions might be 

 printed on address tags. 



A lot of thirty-one crates so packed 

 were shipped out when the temper<ituie 



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