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JANUARV 27, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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ciety shows and the various club shows. 

 The aim of these conventions is to do 

 the most good to the greatest number 

 of people in the trade, but by holding so 

 many meetings we are dividing our ener- 

 gies into too many channels, which causes 

 less attention by the trade to each meet- 

 ing than would be the case if some of 

 these meetings were combined in one. 

 All are good, no doubt, but what is 

 needed is a little more united work. 



"The importance of a convention of 

 the combined societies would be such that 

 the growers could not afford to overlook 

 it. Men who in the past have felt that 

 the time taken up in attending so many 

 minor meetings could not well be spared, 

 would be glad to attend this one larger 

 meeting. To those whose business ne- 

 cessitates their attendance at both meet- 

 ings, the matter of reduced expenses 

 would be an important item. Also, the 

 general reduction of expenses to each 

 society by having the two share the ex- 

 penses would be quite an item, while the 

 same amount of business would be ac- 

 complished. 



Aims Are Similar. 



* ' The carnation and rose men have 

 similar objects in view when holding 

 their meetings and we certainly need a 

 larger attendance at these conventions. 

 This can only be obtained by increasing 

 the membership of both societies. In 

 order to increase this membership it is 

 necessary to increase the knowledge re- 

 garding our business and products to be 

 obtained by attending these meetings. 



"We are in the business as a money- 

 making proposition and any knowledge 

 which increases the earning capacity of 

 <nir houses increases our profits. The 

 advancement in new varieties, better 



W. A. Clarke^ Exhibition Committee. 



John Bader, Exhibition Committee. 



methods of growing and bettor means 

 of handling the flowers are all ({uostions 

 l)eing constantly lirouglit up at these 

 conventions, so that a wider scope of in- 

 vestigation and a wider discussion of 

 these questions would be obtained by a 

 joint convention ; also tlius producing 

 more interest and increasing the good 

 results to be obtained by tlie members of 

 both societies attending a joint conven- 

 tion. 



' ' There is such a broad field in this 

 matter of new varieties of plants, new 

 methods of construction and new every- 

 thing almost pertaining to our business 

 tliat a joint convention Avould stinudate 

 ;i larger exhibition of these new things. 

 No one will question the added impiir- 

 tance of an investigation and certificate 

 when l)acked by the united action of 

 ))oth societies. 



A Splendid Exhibition Insured. 



"The exhibition of flowers would, of 

 course, be larger in a joint meeting and 

 would be a greater matter of interest to 

 the general imblic. This is a very im- 

 portant point, as tlie general jiul'lic are 

 tlie flower buyers anil it is for them on? 

 jiroduct is produced. Tiie holding of a 

 convention is a very serious expense and 

 inconvenience to those florists located in 

 the city Avhere the convention is iield and 

 a joint meeting would reduce this to 

 one city instead of two. 



"The field f(.r united work, it can be 

 seen, is so similar for both associations, 

 and the time for tlie exhil)ition of the 

 flowers is best suited for roses as well 

 as for carnations, so that a joint con- 

 vention would be very desiralile for l)oth 

 societies. ' ' 



