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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



" Auousx 17, 1911. 



33-infh square sectional Furman boiler 

 for water and a similar 18-inch boiler 

 for steam; also two 22-inch round Fur- 

 mans, three tank heaters, radiators, etc. 

 John B. Adt, Baltimore, showed a 

 Peerless sectional boiler. M. E. Mc- 

 Gechin was in charge. 



Hose and Pots. 



The Revere Rubber Co., Chelsea, Mass., 

 put up the same pergola made of Eevero 

 hose that it used as a booth at the 

 National Flower Show. Tliere was plenty 

 of new hose, but, also, there was some 

 old hose, one section of fifty feet hav- 

 ing been in such continuous use for 

 three years that G. C. C. Schrader, Elm- 

 hurst, L. I., refused to loan it for the 

 purpose of exhibition until he was sent 

 a new piece to use while the old piece 

 was gone. Not necessary to say that the 

 old pieces were still good after hard 

 use. Geo. Wittemore, of Boston, and E. 

 W." Holt, of New York, were in charge. 



Wilmer I. Cope & Bro.. Lincoln Uni 

 versity, Pa., showed a line of smooth 

 pots taken from stock. Caleb D. Cope 

 was in charge. 



W. H. Elverson Pottery Co., New 

 Brighton, Pa., staged its line of pots 

 and bulb, and azalea pans in all sizes. 

 W. H. Elverson and F. W. Elverson were 

 in charge. 



A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass., 

 who started making pottery eleven years 

 before the Declaration of Independence 

 was signed, showed the flower pots they 

 have been making ever since pots were 

 used. Now they make nothing but flower 

 pots, from 1-inch to 24-inch. L. D. 

 Bryant was telling the story. 



P. B. Crosby & Son, Catonsville, Balti- 

 more, showed paper pots, sold flat, to be 

 put together by the user with a tack. 

 Plants were shown that had been started 

 weeks ago from seeds planted in the 

 pots. P. B. Crosby was in charge. 



The Detroit Flower M'f'y, Detroit. 

 Harry Balsley, representative, showed 

 its line of red pots, half pots, etc. 



The Roseville Pottery Co., Zanesville, 

 O., sent an unusually large display, ten 

 cases of goods, in charge of John 

 Humphreys. It was so large a line 

 that the unpacking had not been corti- 

 pleted when it became necessary to 

 dispatch this report. 



The Quaker City Rubber Co., Phila- 

 delphia, showed samples of a large 

 number of brands of rubber hose. J. 

 Musgrave was in charge. 



Miscellaneous. 



Means & Thatcher, Boston, who made 

 their first display at the National Flower 

 Show, exhibited Winner brand paint and 

 putty. E. E. Dunlap was in charge. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, New York and 

 Chicago, sljowed a full line of first and 

 second size named, bedding and forcing 

 hyacinths; a full line of tulips, includ- 

 ing Darwins; a full line of French 

 bulbs, extra size; Paper "Whites and Pa- 

 per White grandiflora precocious, ten 

 to fourteen days earlier ; Harrisii, cold 

 storage giganteums, ScoUay sprayers, a 

 giant sprayer, raffia, brass-bound oak 

 jardinieres, raffia in many colors, insecti- 

 cides, Neponset paper pots and many 

 other articles. W. E. Cook and H. 

 Cheeseman were in charge. 



The O. F. Zurn Co.. Philadelphia, 

 showed Shaderine, a powder to be wet 

 up for shading on greenhouse roofs, said 

 to wear off and leave the glass clear and 

 bright. 



The Plant and Land Food Co., Balti- 

 more, showed fertilizers and a compost 



mixing machine driven by a motor, the 

 whole mounted on wagon wheels for easy 

 removal from place to place. 



The Lemon Oil Co., Baltimore, erected 

 an attractive booth for the display of 

 cans of lemon oil insecticides. 



I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, 111., showed 

 his carnation calyx mender, being as- 

 sisted by Mrs. Pillsbury. 



A. T. De La Mare Printing and Pub- 

 lishing Co., New York, had a display of 

 horticultural books. Mr. De La Mare 

 was present, with several assistants. 



The Aphine Mfg. Co., Madison, N. J., 

 showed its products, Aphine and Fun- 

 gine. M. C. Ebel was in charge. 



The Thomsen Chemical Co., Balti- 

 more, showed a large line of orchal-d 

 sprays. 



Muller & Klein, Norristown, Pa., 

 showed an adjustable flower pot and 

 vase holder for cemetery use. 



The McFarland Publicity Co., Harris- 

 burg, Pa., had a table of horticultural 

 business literature, including cata- 

 logues, advertisements and follow-ups. 

 A penholder was given as a souvenir, 

 possibly as a delicate way of saying, 

 "Please write when you get home." 



The Williams Florists' Supply Co., 

 Utica, N. Y., showed the Williams 

 adjustable carnation tie, an exceedingly 

 simple device of wire to hold the plants 

 upright on the bench. J. J. Williams 

 was demonstrating. 



Worcester, Mass. — F. E. Keyes is re- 

 building some of the houses erected 

 by his father half a century ago. They 

 were still in fair shape, but, as Mr. 

 Keyes says, up-to-date methods in- 

 clude up-to-date houses. 



THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



[The foUowlng is the address of President 

 George Asinus, read before the Society of Amer- 

 lean Florists, In convention at Baltimore, August 

 15 to 18, 1911.] 



It is with great pleasure I a<ldress 

 you on this occasion, the twenty-seventh 

 annual meeting of our society. Although 

 this is the first time this city has been 

 chosen for a meeting place, it is not the 

 first time we have been guests of our 

 brethren in Baltimore, for the memory 

 has been ever dear to us of that splendid 

 afternoon and evening's entertainment 

 on Friday, August 18, 1905, when, as a 

 fitting climax to an enjoyable and profit- 

 able meeting in the city of Washington, 

 we were welcomed here in true southern 

 spirit, and now we are here again to par- 

 tially pay that debt of gratitude, even 

 as a victorious army returns from the 

 scene of conflict. In the six years that 

 have passed we have to our credit many 

 victories won by legislation and arbitra- 

 tion for the general good of oQr profes- 

 sion and those engaged in it. We also 

 have a much larger sum of money in our 

 treasury, a greatly increased membership 

 roll and two great, successful national 

 flower shows to look back upon. 



The National Shows. 



The one thing that stands out promi- 

 nently in connection with the show held 

 in Boston last March was the bringing 

 together of the different societies for 

 the display of their productions and the 

 opportunity of attending the different 

 meetings at one expense of time and 

 travel. This had been one of my great 

 desires for a number of years. The 

 great growth of our business has necessi- 

 tated the specializing of many of our 



Fred G. Burger 



(Treasurer of the Baltimore Florists' and Gardeners' Olab.) 



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