AUGUST 11. I'JH). 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



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Formosa Lilies on a Plantation in Oshima Island. 



I'Tdiis and if \Vf work ililiyi'iit l\- to 

 ^I'tlKT wo slioiilci lie ;ihlc to aild yi-catly 

 ti oiir list of incnibers iK'fdK' we holW 

 'Mir next convontioii. 



A Great Opportunity. 



I liavc also obsiMNi'il what is in my 

 "|iiii<»!i a jrraiid opt'imii;' ii' tlic wliolc- 

 ~.il<' trade. Wliy should v,'-, with oppoi- 

 'iiniti<'H within our I'cacli to j^row stock 

 in a wholesale way, dejieiid on so much 

 -t'M-k from across the bord-'rs. when the 

 i\'ii(liiig of these conditions would tend 

 I" hrin^' us in closer relatioiiship Avith 

 I I'll otiier and further a.lvance us in 

 '■"'ablishing a universal association 

 iiMong the florists and growers of tliis 

 '"untry? Let each of us try, with all 

 ""V might, to push the good cause and 

 ■■' bring ourselves on the s;.in(> footing 

 I- older crganizations of our kind. Ijet 

 "■ take an interest in the younger ineni 

 ' '^ of the profession and establisii 

 ^' iiie measure of ijualification, so that 

 '' 'y may become jiroticient, and capable 

 ' ■iitering into tlu' many jilaces in the 

 ' ' tii'iiltural line that at this age jire 



it So many op]tortunit ies foi' those 

 ^'' " are (|ualified for su(di positions. Lei 

 ' not think of what otliers are going to 

 " for us; let us endeavor to do more 

 ' others than we ex|i< ( t, as indi 

 '• luals, to receive. 



There is no reason wlr.- a society like 



is, by means of which we can meet 

 " 'h year and come in jieisonal contact 

 ' 'h each other, for the comparison of 

 '' • :is and the discussion of everything 

 'it pertains to the advancement of our 

 '= •' of business — there is no reason, I 

 ■}. why our society should not become 

 ' '•' great body, tiiat would embrace 

 ■ ' arly all in the same calling all 

 'ii rough cur country. 



'•'he principal subject which I wish to 

 i'"'sent to you. and which will be 

 '■"•ught up for discussion, is regarding 

 ''"' duty on plants, flowers, in- 

 -"'•ticides and supplies. Shall we 



petition In ab(lli>^h I lie duly on 

 jdaiits ami (lowers coniiiig into <^'aii 

 ad;i, or will it lie advisable to 

 h^i\'e it abolished on j)lants or supplies 

 or insecticides only.' 1 trust that dur- 

 ing the sessions of our meetings our 

 deliberations may be •■nriiest. honest 

 aii'l de<'isi\e, and that ■ :icli one will 

 express his own iiidi\iilu;:l opinions, 

 either by speaking (U- voting, on any 

 -■iibject that may be jiresented. 



osraMA. 



Xot all the so-called l'(jrinos;i lilie- 

 '•ome from the isl;uid of rormosa, but 

 from small islands in the groujis north 

 of Formosa, but south of .Japan. The ac- 

 companying illustration gives some idea 

 of the (diaracter of the Oshima islands, 

 which lie in a latitude about that of 

 the southern jiart of the I'nited States. 

 The plants shown are Formosa lilies. 

 The jdiotograph was sent to L'alph M. 

 \\'ai(l & ( 'o. by Mr. Arai, the .Tajianese 

 lull) grower and exporter. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' SPECIAL. 



Chicago to Rochester. 



The Chicago Florists' Club has ar- 

 rangeil with the Lake Sh()re t*v; Michi- 

 gan Southerti r;iilroad for transporta- 

 tion to the ]{ochester convention :is 

 follows: 



A special tr;iiu will be pio\ i.leil, same 

 to be counter|>art of the Twentieth 

 Century. Limited and to c(jnsist of com- 

 bination baggage and bulTet car, one 

 of the famous Lake Shore diners, as 

 immy 12-section and drawing room sleep- 

 ing cars (coinpartnieiit cars if de- 

 sired) as may be re(|iiired to jiroperly 

 take care of the party and give every- 

 one plenty of room, tlii^ train to be fin- 

 ished ofl; with either an open section or 

 conijjartment observation end sleeping 



•••■ir. The train will leaxe ( liicago :it 

 ''■/.'.n |i. ni. .Monday, August J.'), arrivjug 

 in h'ochester at 9 a. m. Tuesduv. 

 August 1<). 



The rate authorized for this occas-o.n 

 i> one and three-lifths fare on the c-r- 

 tificate plan, .tU!.3S going (passengers 

 to be sure and ask for certificates it; 

 purchasing their tickets, for on same 

 will depend their being able to secure 

 tlie ]-ediued rate returning) and three- 

 fifths of that or .tS.lO returning, mak- 

 ing a total of $-21AS for the round trip. 

 The I'lillman rates are as follows: 

 Houble lower berth or upper berth, .'ro ; 

 ■section, .fii; compartment, .*s..-|»: draw- 

 ing room, $11. 



Delegates from St. Louis. Indianaji- 

 el's. Louisville, Cincinnati. Columbus. 

 "li-.. can Join together and .-urange for 

 -special sleepers to be :ittache<i to this 

 -pecial train :it Cleveland, thus bring- 

 ing all together at that point for the 

 rem;iin.ler of the jouriiev. Cleveland to 

 b'orhester. As to the Detroit people. 

 !i would be ;i \-,.,\- ,.;,ss- iii;,tter for 

 ilieiii to join the sp.M-ial train at Toll do. 

 I he .St. Louis peopi,. could come via 

 'hicJigo and join this speci.al train if 

 thev so desired, as the same late would 

 .ij'ply through Chicago as vi:i the direct 

 line. All llorists are invited bv the Chi- 

 cag(> Florists' Club to travel' with *lie 

 < hicago party. 



C. K. Thoinjison. general a^ent pas- 

 senger dep;irtment, will accompany the 

 !';ii;y for the purjio-se of seeing that 

 •■\erytliing goes smoothly. For further 

 iiiferniation and r<'servation, address 

 c. K. Thompson, ISi) (lark street, cor- 

 ner Monroe (Telephone, Harrison 760C 

 or !■;. F. Winterson, 4.1 Wabash a^ 



(Telephone. Central 600-1). 



.'0;. 

 'nue 



Lake Geneva, wis,— The Gai,ie..ers' 

 Association has i)urchased the south- 

 west corner of the Whiting lot for a 

 site for the erection of a hort'cuH,jral 

 hall. 



