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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



August 17, 1911» 



express my appreciation of the splendid 

 services rendered by the gentlemen 

 named, to whom, because of their inde- 

 fatigable labor in connection with the 

 show, from the beginning to the end, 

 no little credit is due for the success 

 of the exhibition. I shall long remem- 

 ber my pleasant association with them 

 in carrying on the work, which was ab- 

 solutely harmonious throughout. I 

 wish aJso to state that the services of 

 the board of control and of the Na- 

 tional Flower Show committee were 

 given entirely gratuitously. No one 

 received any remuneration in the way 

 of salary, and each one paid his own 

 traveling expenses, hotel bills and all 

 other expenses. 



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Helpful Cooperation. 



One of the most pleasing features of 

 the show was the hearty cooperation 

 of the various horticultural societies, 

 and it was largely due to their coopera- 

 tion that the show was the success that 

 it proved to be. "We had the united 

 support of the American Carnation So- 

 ciety, the American Eose Society, the 

 National Sweet Pea Society, the Na- 

 tional Gladiolus Society, the National 

 Association of Gardeners, the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, the 

 Massachusetts State Board of Agricul- 

 ture, the Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club of Boston, and other allied horti- 

 cultural interests in the vicinity of 

 Boston. 



In preparing the premium lists, the 

 Carnation Society, the Eose Society, 

 the Sweet Pea Society and the Na- 

 tional Association of Gardeners were 

 asked to prepare their own schedules. 

 The care and thought with which these, 

 as well as the general schedule, were 

 prepared is best evidenced by the fact 

 that over eighty per cent of the pre- 

 miums offered were won. This gave 

 each society control practically over 

 its own particular interest, and tended 

 to harmonjr and good fellowship. It 

 was the carrying out to a logical se- 

 quence the idea of home rule. It 

 proved in a practical, logical way that 

 it is not impossible to "have all the 

 auxiliary societies united in one har- 

 monious whole, and I think that the 

 getting together of the different so- 

 cieties in making one grand show has 

 demonstrated the truth of the adage, in 

 horticultural as well as in other mat- 

 ters, that * * in union there is strength. ' ' 



Frequency of National Shows. 



Undoubtedly, it is impracticable to 

 repeat these flower shows annually. A 

 work of this magnitude involves so 

 much labor and expense that a national 

 flower show should probably be held 

 not oftener than once in three years, 

 and in different parts of the country, 

 alternating between eastern and west- 

 ern cities. There is no doubt that the 

 educational benefits derived from these 

 shows are great. The attendance at 

 Chicago and at Boston proves that the 

 public is interested in horticulture. Our 

 summer conventions do not meet this 

 need; they are more particularly in- 

 tended to carry on the work of the so- 

 ciety and to promote its social and im- 

 mediate business interests, whereas a 

 national flower show, held in the 

 spring, and once in about every three 

 years, can be made of particular inter- 

 est to the general public and a great 

 educational factor in horticulture. 



I am glad that the success of this 

 second National Flower Show has dem- 



onstrated to the Eose Society and the 

 Carnation Society the advantages to be 

 derived from a combined exhibition. 

 The success of the Boston spring show 

 has resulted in the Eose and Carna- 

 tion Societies getting together to hold 

 their next atinual show in Detroit, and 

 we hope that this work, so well begun, 

 will be carried forward along these 

 lines, as we believe it is a move in the 

 right direction. 



The English Visitors. 



A pleasing feature of the exhibition 

 — I must not omit to mention — was the 

 presence of our English friends, who 

 made it a point to time their visit at 

 the time of the flower show, contribut- 

 ing much to the pleasure of the occa- 

 sion. 



We wish to acknowledge our indebt- 

 edness to the Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club and to the ladies of Boston for 

 the cordiality of the hospitality ex- 

 tended by them. The trade exhibit was 

 exceedingly large and comprehensive 

 and added no small part to the success 

 of the general result, and the commit- 

 tee believes that those represented 

 found themselves amply repaid for the 

 expense and labor involved. In addi- 

 tion to the cash prizes awarded, there 

 was a large number of silver cups do- 

 nated by many generous friends; also 

 a number of S. A. F. medals and cer- 

 tificates of merit. Besides these, the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 through its own committee, awarded 

 numerous gold and silver medals in rec- 

 ognition of superior culture and merit; 

 and we wish to express to this so- 

 ciety our appreciation of its liberality 

 in this mattet. 



Treasurer's Beport. 



A summary of the report of the 



treasurer, E. Allan Peirce, follows: 



Receipts: „ . „ 



Guarantors' fnnd $ 9,880.00 



38,015 paid admissions 18,982.00 



Space sold ®'§2^P 



Program advertising 1,820.89 



American Rose Society 537.00 



American Carnation Society 525.00 



National Sweet Pea Society ^^-^ 



Cash donations for sweet pea prizes... 75.00 



National Association of Gardeners 105.00 



Mass. State P.oard of Agriculture 50.00 



Boston Flower Exchange 100.00 



Interest 34.97 



139,027.87 



Disbursements: 



Returned guarantors' fund.f 9,860.00 



Mechanics building rental. 5.835.39 



Commission on space 2,267.92 



Advertising 2,337.45 



Decorating equipments . . . 1,340.66 



Printing, stationery, etc... 957.91 



Insurance 160.00 



Police and detectives 197.60 



Postage 122.91 



Music 887.00 



Salaries , 5'I-22 



Labor 1,308.89 



Telephone 39.07 



Freight, carting and ei- 



press 1 



General expenses Sooo 



Program expenses 1,062.23 



Prizes awarded 8,013.10 $35,372.4 1 



$35,372.41 

 Gross profit $ 3,655.46 



Division of profits : 



C. I. Campbell, % as per 

 contract • * ^'„ix'«5J 



Guarantors' 10% dividend. 986.00 



S. A. F. net profit 1.450.97 $ 3.6o5.46 



F. E. Pierson, Chairman, 

 National Flower Show Committee. 



Sayre, Pa. — Spencer Brougham has 

 decided to retire from the florists' 

 trade. 



Oneonta, N. Y. — John Strong finds all 

 he can do to keep his trim place in 

 order and has given up his post as de- 

 signer for the D. & H. Co. 



SECRETAEY'S EEPOBT. 



[The following Is the report of Secretary H. 

 B. Domer, read before the Society of American 

 Florists, In coDvention at Baltimore, August 16 

 to 18, 1911.] \ 



I have the pleasure of presenting to- 

 day the secretary's report for the 

 twenty-seventh annual convention of 

 this, one of the finest national or- 

 ganizations in the country. It has been 

 a pleasure to follow the work of the 

 organization for the year. WhUe the 

 society has not made the progress that 

 was really possible, there &re things 

 that will help to make us more, proud 

 of our organization. 



The National Flower Show. 



Perhaps the most important event of 

 the year has been the National Flower 

 Show. All who were there will agree 

 that it was the finest flower show ever 

 held in this country. Many of the ex- 

 hibitions were beyond expectation and 

 all were worthy of the trip to see them. 

 A full report will be given later by 

 the committee through whose efforts 

 such a show was made possible. 



Condition of the Finances. 



The finances of the society are gradu- 

 ally improving. The permanent or life 

 membership fund has been increased 

 since the last convention by the sum 

 of $1,261.65. This amount was derived 

 from the fees taken for life member- 

 ships and interests accruing during the 

 year. The fund has now reached the 

 sum of $9,700.15. Of this amount 

 $7,500 is invested in the form of two 

 loans secured by mortgages on proper- 

 ties located at Fort Wayne, Ind. These 

 securities bear interest at five per cent. 



Membership. 



The membership has also been stead- 

 ily increasing. At the end of 1909 the 

 membership of the society was 995. 

 At the end of 1910 this was raised to 

 1,073, with the prospect that it will be 

 much increased during the present year. 

 The paid-up membership up to August 

 10 is 1,055, or just eighteen less than 

 at the end of 1910. One hundred and 

 seventy-five of the members on last 

 year's roll have as yet failed to pay 

 their dues, but a number will do so 

 before the year is over. 



New Members. 



One hundred and fifty-seven new 

 members have already been taken in 

 during the year. This is more than 

 twice the number that were added up 

 to the same date last year. At the 

 suggestion of the president, letters were 

 sent out to all the members, making an 

 appeal for increased membership. The 

 appeal was in the form of a request 

 that each member make an attempt to 

 secure at least one new member. The 

 names of all members sending in ap- 

 plications are to be included in the 

 printed report. Up to date nineteen 

 of the numbered application blanks, 

 which were sent out with the letters, 

 have been returned. The following 

 members sent in one or more applica- 

 tions: 



E. A. Pelrce 



Morris Goldenson . . . . 



R. Vincent, Jr 



Wm. F. Kastlng 



R. A. Vincent 



H. G. Bernlng 



Joseph Trandt ...... 



I. S. Hendrlckson . . . 



P. L. Larson 



Robt. Halliday 



12 S. Wallace miton... 1 



3 Peter Flanagan 1 



1 James D. Hooper.... 2 



3 Geo. Asmiis 1 



3 John MIesem 1 



2 Jos. Manda 3 



1 T. P. Langhans 1 



1 F. E. Brockman 1 



1 Matt Thau 1 



. . 10 Florists' Tel. Del . . . 6 

 The following vice-presidents were 



