Aluust 18, 11)10. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



45 



; ,ir<ly iirrcimials .•iiid flowci- jiots, pay 

 I iliity (if twenty jxt cent; tluit laurel, 



lasiiulia, salix, jialiiis, rlrodcxbMidi'ons. 



/aleas, Ixix, ))ays. a(|iiati('s. cacti, Imllis, 

 ;intcli and J'^rencli; tiiljcM'oiis hejfoaias. 

 iliniiis and orcliids lie admitted tree of 



iity. 

 Tiio rejiort ju'oxoked a lonj^ discns- 



idU, in ■which the usual di\-eryeiit ideas 



..i-re e.\|iiossed. On coniiny tii a \()te, 



motion to put cut tlowers on the t'lt'e 



-t was lost, all th(^ jjrowors voting 



gainst, it. 'i'he committee's schedule 

 ■as then taken up item by item. (Jreens 

 ' I'le jnit at seventeen and one half per 

 ■rnt. Tlie only (dianjic made was to 



lit hanly |ii'reiinials on the free list. 



I'iie vote on palms was twenty-four to 



•\\n in favor of admittin<r tliem free. 



The report as aniemhMl was ado]»ted, 



imI .lanu's AIcKenna, T. Manton, T. W. 

 I'iiy:s^fau and Arthur Armandale were 

 leputed to jilace the matter before the 

 liinister of customs, with a view to ha\- 

 Mii; the tarilf amended accordingly. 

 II. J. Mepstead was named as convenor 

 if the committee. 



As to the regulations surrounding the 

 iinportation and inspection of nursery 

 Mcick and plants, many instances of the 

 liardships resulting were mentioned, an<l 

 III extra session was held, at which Dr. 

 Ib'witt, the otlicer in charge, was pres- 

 •iit and a lietter understanding was ar- 

 med at. 



A resolution was adopted that the 



'invention is of opinion that all green- 

 house plants and Inilbs should be ex- 

 ■ nipt from the Inspection and Fumiga- 

 'ion Act, and should be allowed to 

 •■onie in at any season of the year; and 

 'liat Mooitreal should be a port of en- 

 iry; and that the minister of agricul- 

 'ure be approached on the subject. 



Papers Read. 



The following papers or discussions 

 ■vere features of the meeting: 



''Carnations," l)y C. H. Janzen. 



■'Values and Future of Cut Flowers 

 ■ad Plants at Holiday Time." K. J. 

 Mepstead made out a case for cut flow- 

 is, after which G. A. Robinson pre- 

 -•■nted the claims for first place for 

 ; lants. 



"Civic Improvement," by Prof. W. 

 f Ilntt. 



'The Ectail Trade," by Miss Scrim, 



• id by Mr. Mepstead. 



Banquet. 



At the conclusion of the annual ban- 

 et. II. K. Phiipott proposed the toast 

 the king. .las. ^IcKenna proposed 

 '■ toast to Canada. "Our Trade" 

 s responded to liy President-elect 

 niion, and was followed by G. A. 

 liinson and T. Manton. \V. \V. Gam- 

 ige, K. ,1. Mepste.'id, AV. ]^>. Burgovue, 

 i. Carli>le, S. K'. Luiidy, W. II. Biint- 

 -. W. I'endley and others spoke. 

 I'residejit I'hilpott and Treasurer Sini- 

 ' I s. wild retired, were each jiresentcd 

 'h gold lie:i<l('d umlindlas and re- 

 sided littingly. 



Exhibits. 



I^xliibits were made by the following: 



II. Kills, Beamington; R. L. Dunn 



. "1 \V. \V. Walker, St. Catherines; 



I'ls. ;Manton, Toronto; Connon Floral 



' '• Hamilton; Steele-Priggs Sei'd Co. 



' •'. A. Simmons, Toronto; II. L. .Tan- 



II. Merlin; Foster I'ottery Co. 



Those Present. 



^''!'^. .T. A., St. Catlioririps, Out. 

 \ilaiiis. ri(>(l W.. Tdiontd. Dnt. 

 ''■I'xiks, I{ii!,fit. rcrt'iis, (»nt. 

 "miiiii^r. w. H., St. Catlu'iiiifs, Out. 

 ''':ii."'.Mi<', W. 15., St. CatlK'liiirS, (Jilt. 



Albert F. Vick. 



'Obuirnian Coinniittt't' on Si)i),rt>."i 



CiiMiilicll, .1. A., .^imcop. Ont. 

 Clare, I. S., Toronto, Ont. 

 ConiKin, J., Ilainiltiiii. Out. 

 Cowan, II. 15.. I'flcrlKJid. Oiii. 

 Kicks, 1'.. Luinliiii, Out. 

 Dobbic. .Toliii. N'iaKani Falls. (Int. 

 IJownintc, Williani. (icorBildwii, Onl. 

 Diiiiii, It. I... St. CatlicriiU's. Out. 

 Kllis, H. II., LcaiiiinKtiin. Out. 

 Kinnu'tt, C. Ladiinc, Quv. 

 I:\v1m;;, a. II.. W(Mi(lst(>(k. Out 

 l""n(lli'.v, W., P.i-ainpton. (Int. 

 FondU'.v. Mis., I5ianiptiin, (Int. 

 ri'iRiisiiii, -Vrcli.. Miintrcal. Que. 

 Foster, S. C, IlamiUon. Ont. 

 Fraser, .Tames, I'reseott. Onl. 

 CanimaKO, W. W., Londnn. Out. 

 JIaM, W". C, .Montreal, yiie. 

 Hesson, C. A., St. Catherines, Ont. 

 Hoptoii, Cecil, .Montreal. (Jiie. 

 Hopton. (ieorjre. Montreal, yue. 

 Ilnnt, W., (iuelpli, Ont. 

 Inkstater. S. J.. St. Catlierines, Out 

 .Tanzen, C II., IJerlin, Out. 

 Kiinlierle.v. C. 1'., St. Catlierlin's, Ont 

 Kinc Uoliert \\'.. 'I'liroiild, Out. 

 I.a-.vrence. W. .1., TorDiiio, Ont. 

 I.i'^'^', Frank. St. Catlierines. Ont. 

 I.iii(lsr..v. W. I... lillsonburt. Ont. 

 I.unilv. .S. K., San Francisco. 

 -M-Kenna. .Tames, Mmitreal. gue. 

 Mant 111, T.. F^'lintdii. Out. 

 Mepslead, i:., otta«a. Out. 

 .Miller. F. II.. Tdiiintd. Ont. 

 .Miillins. 11. (!.. liramiitdn. Ont. 

 .Mnstdii. Walter. Ilavisville. Out. 

 I'liilpott. II. i;., Winnipef.'. .Man. 

 Itdliinsdii. (;. A., Mdiitreal. yiic 

 SaiiniU'rs. F.. Toronto, Ont. 

 Sinimers, II., Toninto. Ont. 

 Stirliii'.'. W. It.. Kidtfetown, Ont. 

 Wool!. W. W., Oananoquo, Ont. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Business is still in the grasp of miiii 

 mer dullness and is expected to rem;iiii 

 so for a few more weeks. There is lit 

 tic change from the reports of last week 

 as to stock. 



I'ield grown carntitions are beginning 

 to come in. Init only in limited quanti- 

 ties. IJoses are about as tliev haxc 

 been, a f<'w good Betmties. Kaiserin and 

 Kilhirney coming in. (iladioli ari' not 

 as fancy as they were and not at all 

 oxer'^tocked. The e\ eibloomiiiij siiidlr 



tiilieroso stalks are now liediimino- ti» 

 come from the Kirkwoo<l growers. The 

 markt t openeil on them at ^'< per luiii- 

 dred, but the,\- are now down to ■f 4. .Vll 

 are well su|)|ilicd with gig;iiiteum lilies, 

 which s(dl w»dl .•it >fln |,cr luiiidrcd. 



i'".xtr;i good asters tire >.c;iicc, bui the 

 inaiki t is crowded with |>oor stock in 

 wiiite jiink and purple, wliic-li rarely 

 liriiigs o\cr .+ 1 per hundred. .\t the 

 leading retail establislimonts they say 

 things h.-ive been mighty dull all sum- 

 mer, .■iiid tli.at funeral work ;iloiie ivcpt 

 tlii'in going, but we are lookiiid furw.ard 

 to a busy fall ;uid winter season. 



Club Meeting. 



Till' regular inectiiii,' of the .'^i. Louis 

 I'lorists' Club w;is liekl in iln^ Odd i'el- 

 lows' building, Thursday. .\iiL:iist II. 

 with a f.-iir <at teud.'iu.c. Tin. princip.-il 

 interest attached lo tho election nf 

 olliceis, which resuhrd ;is fdjlou-: 

 I'resident . .lolin ('orinon: \ icr |.ie..ideiit , 

 I'laiik II. \V(dirr: sccid ii rv, .1. .1. 

 Il'iifke; treasurer. William ( . Smiili: 

 '.' year tiTin trustee. K. \V. ( liiw 



The 1 111-1,. es repol-tcd thai tile Tei-eiU 

 pieine u;i- a coin;. let. ■ sncci'--. iii;isniiieh 

 a- ■•ill I he hills I, a, I been p. aid without 

 exceeiliiiM ,||,. a | ipia ipii.a t i 1 01 mad'' bv 



llie clllli fur th.a! plirpu-e. The -ecre 



tar\ staled tlitit llu' i ii\ it ,i I iioi \<i the 

 S. .\. W to meet ill .^i. I.,, Ills III mil 

 litid been forwarded tn S.creiaiN- Dor- 

 lier. lalw.ard Kelley. ,,t the K'ldlev 



I'lor.al ( o., was eh'cted to iMem hiTship. 

 All iin itiitioii w;ts icrei\ed, ;iiid ac- 

 i-epti'd, from J'raiik II. \Vel,er to hold 

 the next mi'etiiig at the hoiiM' of the 

 II. .1. V\'eber \ Sous Nursery ( 'o.. Thin- 

 d.-iy, September ^. The ladies \\,.ii' a!-,, 

 ;isked to come. 



Various Notes. 



^\ eriier i>^ r.ro., of Clavtoii, are ,■ 



lit 



