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TheWeekly Florists' Review. 



August 18, 1910. 



1908 the membership of the society was 

 889 at the end of the year. In 1909 this 

 had increased to 995. Up to August 10, 

 1910, the paid-up memberships number 

 825, which, with those who pay their 

 dues during the convention week and 

 the new members joining at this time, 

 promise to surpass all records. 



New Members. 



Tlic number of new members added 

 to the roll to date is 77. Four of these 

 tame in as life members. The secretary 

 sent out, with most of the receipts, a re- 

 quest that each member make an effort 

 to secure at least one new member. In 

 reply to this, four or five names were 

 sent in. Few realize that if each mem- 

 ber made an effort and secured at least 

 one addition to the roll the membership 

 would be almost 2,000 at the present 

 time, instead of 995. Many plans have 

 been devised for increasing our num- 

 bers, yet how many members have made 

 a determined effort to convince their 

 neiglibors that they should belong to 

 the S. A. F.? 



Payment of Dues. 



Many members overlook the fact that 

 dues are payable on the first day of 

 .Tanuary, and a failure to pay them at 

 this time calls for a second notice. This 

 is not only additional work for the sec- 

 retary, but is an extra expense to the 

 society. This money could be well used 

 in efforts to secure new members. 



Trade Exhibition. 



The trade exhibition of 1909 was a 

 success in every way, being a great im- 

 j)rovement over former exhibits. After 

 all bills and the superintendent's com- 

 mission were paid, a profit of $629.15 

 remained in the society's treasury. Dur- 

 ing the present year several changes 

 were made in the rules governing the 

 exhibition, principal among which were 

 the increasing of the rates and the lim- 

 iting of all signs to black lettering upon 

 a white ground. This latter change has 

 <lone much to make the exhibit more 

 attractive. 



Investment of Permanent Fund. 



Following the instructions of the soci- 

 ety, $7,500 of the permanent fund has 

 been invested by the executive board. 

 This investment is in the form of two 

 loans, one of $6,000 and the other of 

 $1,500, secured by mortgages on proper- 

 ties located in Fort Wayne, Ind. These 

 securities bear interest at five per cent. 



Transportation. 



Applications for reduced rates to the 

 1910 convention were made of all the 

 traflSc associations and were met by the 

 granting of a rate of one and three- 

 fifths on the certificate plan by the 

 Trunk Line Association, the New Eng- 

 land Association, the Central Associ- 

 ation and the Kastern Canadian Associ- 

 ation. This rate was the lowest that 

 could be secured under the present con- 

 ditions. As usual, a charge of 25 cents 

 is made for the vising of each certifi- 

 cate. 



State Vice-Presidents. 



Many of the state vice-presidents 

 made quite an effort to secure new mem- 

 bers. Many letters were sent out, but 

 reports show that these are not as ef- 

 fective as they might be, due to the 

 fact that they are easily laid aside and 

 forgotten. The following state vice- 

 presidents have sent in new members: 



E. Allan Pelrce, Waltham, Mass., 1 life, 15 

 annual. 

 Geo. B. Hart, Rochester, N. Y.. 10 annual. 

 Alex. Miller, Dallas, Tex., 1 life, 5 annual. 

 Fred Holton, Milwaukee, Wis., 2 annual. 

 Uito Koenig, St. Louis, Mo., 2 annual. 



The following members also deserve 



credit: W. L. Kellar and Albert Sun- 



derbruch each sent three; F. H. Traend- 



]y and L. H. Butts each sent two; 



Jacob Becker, E. Dailledouze, A. F. J. 



Baur, F. P. Avery and E. H. Cushman 



each sent one; W. J. Stewart sent in one 



life member. 



Medals. 



Medals have been awarded during the 

 past year as follows: 



Bronzo modal— F. R. Pierson Co., for fern. 

 Ncplirolenis clegantissima compacta, offered at 

 St. Louis, 1909. 



.Silver medal— Cottage Gardens Co., for carna- 

 tion Mrs. C. W. Ward, offered tbrougli tbe 

 American Carnation Society at Its annual exliibl- 

 tio'i, hold at Pittsburg, January, 1910. 



Bronze medal — Cottage Gardens Co., for car- 

 nation Alma Ward, offered through the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society at its annual exhibition, 

 lii'lil at Pittsburg, January, 1910. 



Plant Registration. 



New plant names have been regis- 

 tered since last report, as follows: 



No. 414 — Aug. 13, 1909, Odontoglossum crispum, 

 variety E. B. Baum, by Julius 

 Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 



No. 413— Aug. 13, 1909, Canna, New Chicago, 

 by Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago. 

 111. 



No. 41C— Aug. 27, 1909, Geranium, Red Winp. 

 by F. H. De Witt & Co., Wooster, O. 



No. 417 — Aug. 27, 1909, Nephrolepis Pruessneri, 

 by J. D. Pruessner, Galveston, Tex. 



No. 41S— Aug. 27, 1909, Nephrolepis Galvestonl, 

 by J. D. Pruessner, Galveston, Tex. 



No. 410 — Sept. 10, 1909, Berberls Thunbergil Sil- 

 ver Beauty, by M. J. Van Leouwen, 

 Franklin, Mass. 



No. 420— Sept. 18, 1909, Roso. Climbing KlI- 

 lamey, by Alex. Montgomery, Natick, 



No. 421— Oct. 8. 1909. Canna multlflora, by 

 Vautjlian's Seed Store, Chicago. 111. 



No. 422— Oct. 1.-), 1909, Rose, Priscllla. by Peter 

 Henderson & Co., New York. 



No. 423— Oct. 15, 1909, Rose, Abundance, iv 



Peter Henderson & Co.. New Yoii, 

 No. 424— Oct. 15, 1909, Adiantum Roedderii, i v 



Alfred Roedder, Shorb, Cal. 

 No. 423— Oct. 30, 1909, Chrysanthemum, Mi>, 



Jane Cockburn, by S. Cockburu iV 



Sons. Woodlawn, N. Y. 

 No. 426— Nov. 20, 1909, Canna, Halley's Conm 

 No. 427 — Nov. 20, 1909, Canna, Mrs. Alfred C< i 



ard; 

 No. 428 — Nov. 20, 1909, Canna, Mrs. Carl K, , 



sey, all by Conard & Jones Co., Wo^t 



Grove, Pa. 

 No. 429— Jan. 22, 1910, Rose, Alice of Inglesid. . 



by S. C. BrlggB, Washington, D. c 

 No. 430— Feb. 26, 1910, Begonia, Glory of Cin 



clnnati, by J. A. Peterson, Cincih- 



nati, O. 

 No. 431— March 5, 1910, Rose, Wm. R. Smitli. 



by Conard & Jones Co., West Grovf, 



Pa. 

 No. 432— May 7, 1910, Violet. Marie Ellse. l,y 



Thomas De Voy's Son, Poughkeepsie, 



N. Y. 

 No. 433— May 28, 1910, Nephrolepis Roosevelt. 



by American Rose & Plant Ci,. 



Springfield, O. 

 No. 434— June 11, 1910, Rose, Red KlllamoT, 



and 

 No. 433— July 7, 1910, Rose, Dark Pink Killai 



ney, and 

 No. 436— July 7, 1910, Rose, Lady Cromwell, br 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell. Conn. 

 No. 437— July 7, 1910, Rose, Purity, by Hoopts 



Bro. & Thomas Co., West Cliester. 



Pa. 

 No. 438 — July 14, 1910, Nephrolepis Dreyetii. 1p,v 



Kessler Bros. & G. Dreyer, Wodii- 



side, L. I. 

 No. 439 — Aug. 4, 1910, Carnation, Christinas 



Cheer, by Henry Eichholz, Wn.vnr> 



bore, Pa. 



Necrology. 



Since the last report three members 

 have died: 



November, 1909, Albert Rlchfar, Richmonl. 

 Ky. 



Mav 3, 1910, Wm. E. Hall, Clyde, O. 



June 14, 1910, Dr. L. L. Lamborn, Alliance, O. 



On April 8, 1910, occurred the deatli 



of Mrs. W. J. Vesey, the wife of W. .7. 



Vesey. In Mrs. Vesey 's death the 



Ladies' Society lost one of its best 



workers and the florists of the country 



one of their best friends. 



H. B. StriQs;er. 



(Secretary Rochester Florists' Association.) 



