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The Florists^ Review 



AUGUST 15, 1912. 



THE CANADIANS' 



ANNUAL MEETING 



CONCLUDE CONVENTION. 



Officers Elected. 



At the conclusion of the fifteenth an- 

 nual convention of tiie Canadian Horti- 

 cultural Association, at Montreal, the 

 tirst (lay "s i)roceedin<>s of which \vere 

 reported in last weeiv "s issue of The 

 l?evie\\. tile following' oHicers were 

 elected : 



I'residi nr — Walter Must on. 



I'irst Vice-president — H. S. Cowan. 



Second N'ice-president — Ceorge Hop- 

 ton. 



Seciftai\- and Treasurer — Julius 

 J.uck. 



3']xeciiti\ (■ Committee — B. Milford, F. 

 Wise, William Ferguson. 11. C. \Villis. 

 A. v.. V.wiuiX. .1. (iraliam, A. Annan- 

 dale, ]'. S. CluM^simm. \'.. .'. Mepstead 

 and A. i:. Kllis. 



Peterl)orougli, Ont., \v;is chosen as the 

 ]tlace fov next year'- convention. 



A Canadian '.s Comment. 



i)\,.r lui' nii'mlicrs and friends were 

 •|ire!-eiit. There is u" :jainsaying the 

 i'act thai had the Minous sessions been 

 carried tliiouuh as thoroughly as were 

 tlie dilVerent t'uiictions in connection 

 with the eiitriiainiiig part of the Jiro 

 ^raiii. lasting lieiielit- might have ac- 

 ■lued; but. unfortuiiat(dy. one cannot 

 I,, ok I'.Mck and say, ••There, something 

 lias been accomplished!" Un the con- 

 irarv, the discussions ]irove<l singularly, 

 ^uidplurally. abortive. There is a lack 

 uf cohesion" in the society, and insteail 

 of pulling together for the welfare of 

 the whole, the sjiirit of seriousness and 

 businesslike "get'" seems to give way 

 at all these conventions to a feeling that 

 "jollying" shoidd l)e the order of the 

 day. ' The tarifl' question, for instance, 

 and the postage rates, both of which 

 subjects were handled at the convention 

 at Ottawa last year, are jiroblems not 

 any nearer solution now than they were 

 twelve months ago. 



The treasurer's statement had not 

 been entered uj) for two years, and un- 

 til the last minute the auditors were 

 not in a ].osition to report as to the 

 linances of the association. 



Onlv two out of the forty odd To- 

 ronto " llorists attended the convention, 

 although at least half their number 

 might n'asonablv have been expected. 



The president" A, C. Wilshire, proved 

 a most ellicient (diairmau, and his ad- 

 ,|ress. as w(dl as the report of the secre- 

 lary." Julius Luck, i^roved agreeable 

 reading'. 



W. W. (ianimiige, Lnndon. Ont.. con- 

 triV)uted a pa])er on the cost of produc- 

 tion of florists' stock, and after a long 

 argument showing the difhculty of ar- 

 riving at such cost and the unlikelihood 

 nf the jiroiiucer enlightening the trade 

 after arriving at his conclusion, it was 

 trenerallv conceded that the individual 

 grower must settle this matter for him- 

 .self in the quiet of the evening, and not 

 stay with the water and the soil until 

 .Ik- beii.mes too tired to think. 



•'The Economical Management of a 

 Ketail Store," by (Jeo. W. Ceraghty, 

 Toronto, proved a good paper, but 

 evoked little comment, as the contribu- 

 tor was not present to back up his 

 arguments. 



Thomas Manton, Eglinton, Ont., dealt 

 with commercial orchids in his own in- 

 imitable style, and lovers of this aris- 

 tocrat among flowers were particularly 

 fortunate in listening to this enthusias- 

 tic grower's remarks. 



Arising out of the discussions on ]>a- 

 pers placed in the question box, one 

 point in particular was emphasized in 

 connection Avith cheap Saturday sales: 

 James McKenna, who caters to the high- 

 est class of trade in Montreal, expressed 

 the opinion that while these sales 

 brought flowers within the reach of peo- 

 ple who otherwise might not ordinarily 

 iie able to atl'ord them, yet another sec- 

 tion of the ]niblic also realized that the 

 Saturday cdeaii-up alVorded the assur- 

 ani-e that for the beginning of the fol 

 lowing week fresh st0td< would bo tht^ 

 only (juality of stO(dv it would be Jios- 

 silde for them to cultivate. During 

 certain ylut seasons such sales- appear 

 inevitable, btit the florists every year 

 jirofit through the jiublic becoming edu- 

 cated in this wa>', despite all that ntay 

 be suggested to tlie contrary. 



One of the most im)iort:int ])apers 

 read was that by Willi.am Hunt, of the 

 Ontario Agricultural <'ollege. (nieli)h, on 

 the nomenclature of i)lants. Twenty- 

 five plants had been dealt with by this 

 gentleman, and the j)ronunciation of 

 thtdr Latin names proved a perspiripg 

 (dfort, but George l?obinson, one of the 

 convtMition 's hardest workers, nobly 

 struggled with the encyclopedical re- 

 sults, and the flower buyers of Canada 

 will be much better ofl", it is hoped, by 

 learning how cyclamen, clematis, be- 

 gonias and other plants should be asked 

 for when they approach their florist. 



Trade exhibits made an attractive 

 feature at the convention, the Dale Es- 

 tate. William Ewing «S: Co., Dupuy & 

 Fergusoji. J. A. Simmers, II. Bayers- 

 dorfer & Co. and E. Ilayward contribut- 

 ing to an agreeable effect. 



The a'^sociation banquet. Thursday 

 evening. August S, was a delightful af- 

 t'air, the sjieeches being short and to 

 the jioint, interspersed with songs by 

 W, G, Peacock and W. D. Dcas, and 

 recitations l)y Mr. B>owles and Mr. 

 (ireen. of Philadelphia. The retiiing 

 president, A. C. Wilshire, and his wife 

 were the recipients of a splendid clock 

 and gold watch, and in these days of 

 sham it did one good to see and to feel 

 their genuine emotion when they both 

 expressed their sincere and heartfelt 

 thanks for the little tribute their good 

 work had made so timely. 



Friday was given up to a trip to 

 Senneville, that part of the island of 

 Montreal where the beautiful summer 

 homes of Sir Edward Clonstou and R. B.. 

 .\ngus are unique in their Canadian 



grandeur. The picturesqueness of the 

 scenery and the perfection of the land- 

 scape effects were an a?sthetic treat to 

 the large party, and the summit of hu- 

 man happiness was reached when R. 

 Burrows escorted everybody to the huge 

 marquee, under which Lady Clonston 

 and R. B. Angus had given Montreal's 

 best caterer cart blanche in the matter 

 of hospitality. Never were convention 

 delegates so lavishly entertained as on 

 this occasion, the pleasant memories of 

 which will last for years to come. 



The MacDonald College, at St. Anne's 

 de Bellevue. was visited during the 

 afternoon, and the outing was com- 

 ideted by the return of the party to 

 Montreal by boat after shooting the 

 Lachine rajiids. 



:\Ir. and Mrs. W. C. Hall, Mv. and 

 Mrs. George Ilopton and Mr. and Mrs. 

 A. C. Wilshire Avere largely responsible 

 for the lunches and parties that proved 

 such jdeasing features to the ladies at- 

 tending the convention, and their hard 

 work was thoroughlv appreciated bv 

 e\ervbod\-. ■ W. G. P. ■ 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Uusiness has been quiet for the last 

 week, there having been scarcely a rip 

 jdc to disturb the prevailing midsummer 

 dullness. Asters are more than ever the 

 "loniinant flower and are arriving in im 

 mense numbers, the bulk of splendiil 

 quality, but prices on even the best are 

 low and unsatisfactory and a large num 

 ber are unsold each day. Sweet peas 

 continue abundant, but the quality is 

 not good. Gladioli are seen in greater 

 abundance, those most in evidence be 

 ing Augusta, Shakespeare, America and 

 Mrs. Francis King. These have sold 

 fairly well so far. but the present week 

 will probably see a glut of them. Roses 

 are less abundant. Beauties and Tafts 

 are the two most popular sorts. Carna- 

 tions are nearly down and out; the few 

 arriving cut little figure, purchasers pre- 

 ferring asters. Valley is not in much 

 demand. There is a good supply of 

 lilies, both longiflorum and speciosum, 

 with little demand. For the various 

 miscellaneou'; flowers arriving, demand 

 i>; light. A few Cattleya gigas and Har 

 risonia' are seen. For asparagus and 

 adiantum. demand is at a low ebb. 



Exhibition. 



The prize exhibition August 10 and 11 

 filled the main room at Horticultural 

 hall and proved successful. R. & J. Far 

 • pihar &■ Co. had a splendid table of 

 Lilium Ilenryi. Bay State Nurseries 

 had an extensive display of phloxes, 

 lilies and perennials in variety and was 

 awarded a bronze medal. Eastern Nur- 

 series, H. S. Dawson proprietor, made 

 their first exhibit, having an extensive 

 collection of perennial phloxes, physos- 

 tegias and other perennials. William 



