AoausT 18, 1010. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



37 



A View of the Older Part of G>nvention Hall, Rochester. 



on which was shown hardy cut ferns, 

 baled spruce, Christmas trees, bouquet 

 green, etc. L. H. Brague was in charge. 



The Crow] Fern Co., Millington, Mass., 

 showed hardy cut ferns, fancy ajid dag- 

 ger; galax leaves, laurel wreaths and 

 wreathing, bouquet green, Christmas trees 

 and other greens. E. W. Vineca was in 

 charge. 



The Shaw Fern Co., Pittsfield, Mass., 

 made prosaic dagger and fancy ferns 

 quite attractive by showing whole plants 

 from the woods, mixed in with small ever- 

 green trees. L. E. Shaw was in charge. 



H. J. Smith, Hinsdale, Mass., was on 

 hand with laurel wreaths, roping, moss, 

 hardy cut ferns, Christmas trees, etc. 



E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala., brought 

 sexeral bales of his fadeless sheet moss. 



Miscellaneoiui. 



The Illinois Heater and Mfg. Co., Chi- 

 cago, entering under the name of the 

 Conard & Jones Co., put up a large ex- 

 hibit of its self-watering flower boxes. 

 They make forty-five styles, one for every 

 use that any other plant receptacle is 

 made for. The display had a conspicuous 

 place and was quickly sold. C. A. Wooley 

 was in charge. 



Benj. Hammond, Fishkill, N. Y.. had 

 an excellently staged display of his large 

 line of paints, putty, insecticides, fungi- 

 <!i<lf'S, lawn dressings, brushes, sprayers, 

 ''*' The booth was in charge of C. H. 

 Hii'ison. 



A. J. Binley, Glens Falls, N. Y., dem- 

 f"--trated his patent flower holder. It is 

 a I leat of wood just the width of a paper 

 W'>>'. with a soft tin arrowhead on each 

 ^"'1; the cleat is pressed down on the 

 fli>wer3, the sharp tin forced through the 

 paper and clinched, holding the flowers 

 spf-urely. 



•^ D. McLauriu Co., New York, had a 

 paling machine which uses a gummed 

 '•'P'" to seal packages, doing away with 

 I'"' need for string on the cut flower 

 ''f'xes sent out by retailers. The line in- 

 'liided paper and cloth labels and 

 K'linmed tapes. S. S. Landon showed 

 iiow the machines work. 



B- S. Blake & Son, Rochester, put up a 

 ^♦''•tion of bench and strung it to support 



plants, with their new patent lock ring 

 clip for attaching wires to the stakes. 

 B. S. Blake was demonstrator. 



W. P. Kasting Co., Buffalo, staged 

 Harrisii bulbs, indurated fiber ware, 

 green glazed cut flower vases, jardinieres, 

 etc.; glass and metal cemetery vases, pot 

 covers and Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. 

 W. H. Eiss was in charge. 



I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, HI., was on 

 hand with a display of his patent staple 

 for mending split carnatioc calyxes. 



J. E. Matthewson, of Sheboygan, 

 Wis., brought an exhibit of his patent 

 carnation support. 



E. C. Brown Co., Rochester, had a 

 table of sprayers, principally hand and 

 knapsack, but representing only a small 

 part of their large line. 



The McFarland Organizations, Harris- 

 burg, Pa., showed autochromes and a 

 large line of advertising literature for 

 the trade. O. P. Beckley was in charge. 



The Chilton Co., Philadelphia, showed 

 a line of advertising post cards, in colors, 

 for the trade. 



Nathan R. Graves, Rochester, hid a 

 table of fine photographs of flowers and 

 plants. 



D. B. Long, Buffalo, brought his usual 

 line of florists' printed matter. 



THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT. 



The local management of the conven- 

 tion was in the hands of an executive 

 committee of forty-six members, repre- 

 senting the Rochester Florists' Associa- 

 tion. Of this executive committee F. 

 W. Vick was chairman and H. B. 

 Stringer secretary. The sub-committees 

 were as follows: 



Entertainment— F. W. VIck, chairman; all 

 members of the Rochester Florists' Association. 



Ladles — C. H. Ogsten, chairman; Geo. T. 

 Roucher. E. R. Frey, John House, J. O. Prld- 

 more, W. T. Logan. 



Finance — W. T. Fonda, chairman; F. B. King, 

 C. W. Crosman. 



Souvenir Album— C. H. Vlck, chairman; E. F. 

 Rowe, W. L. Keller, N. K. Graves, John Dun- 

 bar. 



President's Reception — George B. Hart, chair- 

 man; E. S. Osborne, A. H. Salter, Chas. F. 

 Brown, Robert Ballantyne. R. D. I^utchford, 

 John Cnndle, John Livingston. 



Bowling— A. F. Vlck, chairman: Walter Sal- 

 mon. George J. Keller, John Hohener, J. M. 

 Keller. 



Decorations — F. J. Keller, chairman; E. P. 

 Wilson, Chas. Suhf, Wm. Plrle, C. H. Vlck, F. 

 Strezeskl, E. Berry, Thomas Cogger. 



Music— E. P. Wilson, chairman; R. G. Salter. 

 W. H. Dlldlne. 



Shooting — R. G. Salfer. chairman; F. R. 

 Schlegel, Paul Xhomann, C. H. Vlck, John Mc- 

 Keouen. 



Ball Game — J. M. Keller, chairman; W. H. 

 Dlldtne, L. T. Tlckner, Chas. Scbomberg, Otto 

 Greslnzer. 



Transportation — E. S. Osborne, chairman; 

 George J. Keller, R. D. Leutcbford. 



Printing and Press — E. F. Rowe, chairman; 

 Geo. B. Hart, A. L. Wood. 



Badgep— Will H. Dlldlne. 



Superinteudent Trade's Display — Charles H. 

 Vlck. 



The officers of the Rochester Florists ' 



Association are: 



President— F. W. Vick. 

 Vice-president — B. P. Wilson. 

 Secretary — H. B. Stringer. 

 Treasurer — W. L. Keller. 



Trustees — Charles Suhr, J. O. Pridmore, P. B. 

 Schlegel. 



The management was exceptionally 



capable in all departments; everything 



went smoothly and the utmost harmony 



and good-fellowship prevailed. 



S^CBETABT'S BEPOBT. 



[The following la the report of Secretary H. 

 B. Dorner, read before the Society of American 

 Florists, in convention at Rochester, August 16 

 to m, 1910.] 



The books and other properties per- 

 taining to the secretary's office were 

 turned over by the outgoing secretary 

 early in January. Much commendation 

 is due Mr. Rudd for the excellent and 

 simple system that he has devised for 

 the keeping of accounts and records. 

 It is only by a careful examination of 

 these that one can fully appreciate the 

 thought and labor put into the work. 



Condition of Finances. 



The finances of the society are stead- 

 ily improving. The permanent or life 

 membership fund, August 1, had 

 reached the sum of $8,313.50, and to 

 this amount will be added ,$125 for five 

 new life memberships which have been 

 received since that date. A full finan- 

 cial statement will be given separately. 



Membership. 



It is also gratifying to note that the 

 membership is gradually increasing. In 



