FKBBUAKY 17, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Whit'i Enchantress and White Perfection. 



Wuth & Gaupp, Springfield, sent Rose- 

 nini Enchantress, Enchantress and 

 White Enchantress. 



Albert T. Hey Floral Co., Maywood, 

 stago'l Bride rose and Enchantress and 

 j£rs. Lawson carnations, the latter look- 

 ing -^ though the stock retained its full 



vigof. 



i\ Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind., 

 sent a, vase of their enormous scarlet, 

 Hoo- er Lad, one of Scarlet Glow, "White 

 Wor icr. No. 42-06, light pink; also 

 Bosi pink Enchantress and Pink De- 



ligh .' 



T!.i E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., 

 sent ' ases of three of its new ones, J. W. 

 Rile , Mrs. Beckwith and Annie May. 



Tie W. C. Hill Floral Co., Streator, 

 sent a nice lot of Beacon and a varie- 

 gate ! seedling labeled Mrs. F. Plumb. 



IL Johann & Son, CoUinsville, showed 

 0. J . Bassett, Eose-pink Enchantress and 

 Wh i ' e Enchantress. 



H'nry Baer, Peoria, brought Aristo- 

 crat. Enchantress, Eose-pink Enchantress 

 and White Enchantress. 



E. W. Guy, Belleville, set up a vase of 

 Ivory rose. 



W. H. GuUett & Sons, Lincoln, 

 showed Maid, Bride, "White Killarney, 

 Maryland and Killarney roses. 



A. C. Brown, Springfield, was one of 

 the largest exhibitors. He had the only 

 vase of Eichmond rose and it was fine. 

 He also showed Killarney and My Mary- 

 land in good shape. His carnations were 

 mostly new varieties. Sangamo showed 

 up in good shape. Superba also looked 

 well. He had a new bright pink labeled 

 Optimo, Clara Mae, a good light pink, 

 and another of the same color designated 

 as No. 314. A vase of Afterglow was 

 all right. He also had several seedlings 

 under number, of which only a half 

 dozen blooms of each were shown. 



Mrs. A. C. Canfield, of Springfield, 

 brought a fine lot of carnations, includ- 

 ing large vases of Bed Nelson Fisher, 

 0. P. Bassett, Winona, Afterglow, Win- 

 sor, Beacon, White Enchantress and 

 White Perfection. 



A. Washburn & Sons, Bloomington, 

 staged Beacon, Enchantress and White 

 Enchantress; also some fine sweetpeas 

 and single violets. 



The American Blower Co., Detroit, 

 had a salesman with a model of the 

 Detroit steam trap. 



I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, had a vase 

 "f split carnations mended with his 

 calyx staple. 



J D. D. Johnson Co., Chicago, sent an 

 exhibit of his Evergreen brand fer- 

 tilizer. 



The Banquet. 



The Illinois State Florists' Associ- 

 ation entertained its members and a 

 number of guests at a banquet at Cham- 

 paign Tuesday evening, February 15. 

 X<arly 100 were present. The menu 



MENU 



Tomato Bouillon, Whipped Cream 



Wafers 



Queen OUtcs Radishes 



,, Baked White Fish, au Gratln 



' limbers Potatoes Brabant 



Patties of Veal, Supreme 



French Peas 



Sorbet-Creme de Menthe 



Broiled Young Chicken, Water Cress 



Potato Chips Asparagus 



Fruit Salad 



Ice Cream Assorted Cake 



•enfcliatel Cheese Water Crackers 



Cafe 



■'. J. Foley, of Chicago, served most 

 ''•I ably as toastmaster and the talks, 

 es ecially those of Dean Davenport and 



Prof. J. C. Blair, of the university, 



were full of thought and interest. The 



program of toasts was: 



"O jr Guests" B. F. Harris 



"Agriculture In Illinois" Dean B. Davenport 



"How I Got My Automobile" J. F. Ammann 



"Why 1 Don't Get an Automobile". C. E. Gullett 

 "Shall We Educate Our Future Florists?" 



J. C. Blair 



"Nature's Beauty Spots" W. N. Rudd 



"Stories I Have Heard But Never Told"... 



Harry Balsley 



Dr. Burrell, venerable vice-president of 

 the university, was called on and made a 

 hit with his allusions to the need of the 

 application of "the art that doth mend 

 nature" to the university campus. J. C. 

 Vaughan also spoke and Mrs. J. C. Blair 

 said that as usual woman had the last 

 word, for she spoke for the ladies. The 

 evening closed with the singing of "Illi- 

 nois. ' ' 



The Viiitors, 



Among those present were the follow- 

 ing: 



Aitkin, Mr., Decatur. 

 Ammann, J. F., EdwardSTille. 

 Asmus, George, Chicago. 

 Augustine, A. M., Normal. 

 Baer, Henry; Peoria. 

 Balsley, Harry, Detroit, Mich. 

 Barker, M., Chicago. 

 Blalr, J. C, Urbana. 

 Blixen, H., Edwardsville. 

 Brown, A. C, Springfield. 

 Bruning, F. W., St. Louis, Mo. 

 Buettner, Emll, Park lUdge. 

 Callahan, Geo., Bloomlngtun. 

 Canfleld, Mrs. A. C, SpriugtielU. 

 Dickinson, C. M., Chicago. 

 Dodsou, E. S., Urbana. 

 Dorner, H. B., Urbana. 

 Dresser, Mrs. D. W., Spriugtield. 

 Drury, H. F., Galesburg. 

 Drury, Mrs. H. F., Galesburg. 

 Easterday, E., Nokomls. 

 Evans, J. A., Richmond, Ind. 

 Fehr, A., Belleville. 

 Foley, P. J., Chicago. 

 Flint, Mrs. M., Chicago. 

 Franks, G. B., Champaign. 

 French, Guy, Morton Grove. 

 Gerhardt, H. P., WJlmette. 

 Gullett, C. E., Lincoln. 

 Guy, E. W., Belleville. 

 Helnl, O. B., Jacksonville. 

 Hey, A. T., Maywood. 

 Howard, H. B., Chicago. 

 Johann, H., ColUnsvUle. 

 Johnson, C. W., Morgan Park. 

 Johnson, GMst., Danville. 

 Johnson, H., Springlleid. 

 Juerjens, B., Peoria. 

 Katzwinkle, B., Mendota. 

 Kelraei, W. J., Eimhurst. 

 Kldweil, Frank, Chicago. 

 Loveridge, C, Peoria. 

 McPheron, R. A., Litphfleld. 

 Michel, E. H., St. Louis, Mo. 

 Miller, N. P., Chicago. 

 MUlspaugh, G. D., Detroit, Mich. 

 Mullen, R., Rutherford, N. J. 

 Nolan, D., Spriugtield. 

 Olsem, Peter, Joliet. 

 Pallnsky, W. L., Chicago. 

 Peterson, J. A., Cincinnati, 0. 

 Peterson, Mrs. J. A., Cincinnati, O. 

 Peterson, Swan, Gibson City. 

 Pillsbury, I. L., Galesburg. 

 Poehlmann, Adoiph, Morton Grove. 

 Poehlmann, August, Morton Grove. 

 Prodle, Theo., Chicago. 

 Pyfer, A. T., Joliet. 

 Rlke, W. W., Le Roy. 

 Rudd, W. N., Morgan Park. 

 Salmons, J. S., Peoria. 

 Schrader, J. W., Mattoon. 

 Smith, H. E., Danville. 

 Then, Anton, Chicago. 

 Then, John, Chicago. 

 Vaughan, J. C, Chicago. 

 Washburn, A. E., Bloomington. 

 Washbur.n, C. L., Chicago. 

 Washburn, F.' L., Bloomington. 

 Windier, G. B.. St. Louis, Mo. 

 Woodyard, R. S., Chicago. 

 Young, J. E., Jacksonville. 

 Zweifel, N., Milwaukee, Wis. 



PiTTSFiELD, Mass. — Eobert L. Smith 

 and Stanley G. Barnes, of Schenectady, 

 N. Y., have opened a flower store in the 

 Agricultural Bank block, with an en- 

 trance on both Fenn street and Dunham 

 street. Mr. Barnes has been with 

 Charles Limmer, ttoe Schenectady florist, 

 for a number of years, and Mr. Smith 

 has also had a wide experience in han- 

 dling flowers. Mr. Barnes' sister. Miss 

 Elsie Barnes, will assist at the store for 

 a few weeks. 



THE CUT FLOWER INDUSTRY. 



[A paper by C. L. Washburn, of Chicago, 

 read at the fourth annual convention of the 

 Illinois State Florists' Association, at Cham- 

 palgn-Urbana, February 15 and 16, 1910.] 



The cut flower industry of the state 

 of lUinoi^^has made most remarkable 

 progress in recent years. To fully ob- 

 tain an idea of this industry, we must 

 look back some eighteen or twenty 

 years and compare the business then 

 with that of the present time. The busi- 

 ness then was not considered of any 

 importance by the other commercial 

 lines of trade, but of late years it has 

 been recognized as one of the standard 

 industries of the state. The quality of 

 flowers twenty years ago would not 

 compare with the quality handled at 

 the present time. The stems of the best 

 grade of roses then were only twelve 

 to fifteen inches long, and American 

 Beauties had stems only thirty to 

 thirty-six inches long. Carnations 

 were about the size of a quarter dollar, 

 but as the demand kept calling for a 

 better grade of flowers, the growers 

 kept improving the quality of their 

 product. 



Prices also averaged better as the 

 quality improved. The flower buyers 

 all through the country began to see 

 that the better quality of flowers lasted 

 longer, as well as looked better, and 

 they would prefer paying a fair price 

 for good flowers rather than buy the 

 smaller stock at lower figures. These 

 facts compelled the growers to raise 

 improved varieties of plants and also 

 use better facilities and better houses 

 in which to grow their stock. 



The One G)ntiaual Effort. 



The evolution in the cut flower indus- 

 try is one continual effort toward bet- 

 ter flowers, and better methods of 

 growing and shipping the stock. Thi^ 

 is a peculiar feature of our line of 

 trade, for in the competitive strife of 

 business we are continually on the look- 

 out for new ideas, new varieties of 

 plants, new methods of construction 

 and new everything else pertaining to 

 our business which can in any way im- 

 prove our output. 



The experiment station here, at this 

 college, should prove of immense value 

 to the florists' trade of this state, as a 

 large number of the new things can be 

 tested before being offered to the trade. 

 In fact, it would be a good idea if the 

 trade would insist on a trial test of 

 some of these new things before they 

 are offered for sale, and a certificate 

 from this station, showing the results 

 that were obtained from such a trial, 

 would be of immense value toward de- 

 termining the quality of the goods of- 

 fered for sale. y 



Growiag the Flowers. 



The growing end of the cut flower 

 business has to keep up to date in ev- -'■ 

 erything regarding new varieties of 

 plants, better methods of ventilation 

 and the most improved fertilizers, 

 fumigating compounds, etc. 



The houses themselves must also be 

 kept up to date. The question of what 

 is the best greenhouse is a hard one. 

 It is generally acknowledged that a 

 separate house is best for Beauties and 

 roses, while for carnations and other 

 l)lant3 a number of connected houses 

 seem to do as well as separate houses, 

 .ind they cost less money to build and 

 operate. 



A separate house should be at least 



