OCTOBKB 28, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Church Wedding Decoration bv Robert C. Kerr Floral Co., Hotiston, Tex. 



corning more to the front year by year 

 in the matter of using flowers for recep- 

 tions, weddings and other social events. 



In this decoration Mr. Kerr used 700 

 large Timothy Eaton chrysanthemums, 

 300 palms and ferns and 600 yards of 

 Japanese string fern for festooning. In 

 the illustration the full number of 

 chrysanthemums does not show, because 

 the camera stood so close to the front 

 that the lens did not take in the bunches 

 of mums along the ends of the pews on 

 the aisles at the right and left. 



Mr. Kerr did his best on this decora- 

 tion, not only for the money he received 

 and the satisfaction of his customer, but 

 because he appreciates that every time 

 flowers are used liberally at a function 

 of this character, it leads, if the work is 

 well done, to other orders from people, 

 who, seeing, approve. There is some- 

 thing in every such order beyond the 

 mere price to inspire the florist to give 

 the best that is in him. • 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Appointments. 



President Valentine has made the fol- 

 lowing appointments: 



As representatives of the S. A. F. to 

 tli<' National Council of Horticulture, J. 

 to Thilow, Philadelphia, Pa.; Elmer D. 

 ^'iith, Adrian, Mich. 



Committee on badge for life members, 

 ^' . J. Vesey, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



On conference committee with the 

 ■<^ aerican Seed Trade Association, Wm. 

 J'. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y. The other 

 1" embers of this committee are, ex-officio, 

 •^ A. Valentine and F. R. Traendly. After 

 •/;inuary 1, the additional members will be 

 ' ■ R. Pierson and J. A. Valentine. 



On promotion of National Federation 

 ' ■ Amateur Societies, "Wm. J. Stewart, 

 iJoston, Mass. 



On state appropriations for experiment 

 ^^ations, W. N. Rudd, Morgan Park, 111. 



Retail Dealer*' Delivery Association. 



By order of President Valentine a 

 nieeting of the retail florists of the 

 United States and Canada is called for 



Friday, November 5 next, at 2 p. m., at 

 the Chicago Flower Show in the Coliseum 

 building. 



Letters received by President Valen- 

 tine from retail florists in various parts 

 of the country indicate that there is a 

 general desire for an association of this 

 kind, properly organized, and this meet- 

 ing is called hoping that a large number 

 of retail florists will get together, dis- 

 cuss the matter in all its bearings, and 

 complete a preliminary organization 

 which shall go forward and work out the 

 details in such a way as to put this much 

 needed project on a safe and effective 

 basis. 



In order to expedite matters and save 

 delay at the meeting, it is desired: 



First — That all retailers interested who 

 will be unable to be present will write 

 the undersigned expressing their views 

 fully, such letters to be turned over to 

 the meeting. 



Second — All retailers interested are 

 urgently requested to enclose with the 

 above letter copies or forms for such 

 telegrams as they customarily send or 

 receive in such cases, with a view to pre- 

 paring a suitable cipher code for tele- 

 grams. 



Third — A special statement to be sent 

 of the difficulties experienced at the pres- 

 ent time in transacting such business by 

 each individual, so that the new organi- 

 zation may have full information to work 

 from and be able to make the new system 

 at once safe, sure and speedy. 



W. N. Rudd, Sec'y. 



October 22, 1909. 



CHICAGO PREMIUM LIST. 



The final list of premiums for the an- 

 nual exhibition of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Chicago has been issued and 

 those wishing copies may obtain them by 

 addressing J. H, Burdett, secretary, 1620 

 West One Hundred and Fourth place, or 

 George Asmus, manager of the show, 416 

 Atlas block, Chicago. 



The list does not vary to any great 

 extent from those employed by the so- 

 ciety in previous years. The premiums 

 are liberal in all classes, suflScient to at- 



tract the best stock the country pro- 

 duces. The totals in the different sections 

 are as follows: 



Cut cbrysantbemums $448.00 



Chrysanthemum plants 755.00 



Miscellaneous plants 770.00 



Cut orchids 100.00 



Roses 824.00 



Carnations 354.00 



Violets 25.00 



Valley 40.00 



Private gardeners' exhibits 205.00 



Seedlings . . .- 50.00 



Eetail exhibit 600.00 



Total $4,221.00 



From the standpoint of the public the 

 special feature of the show is expected 

 to be the retail booths, on which the com- 

 petition is limited to twenty and for 

 which four classes are provided. These 

 booths are to be judged daily, originality 

 of design, quality of stock, accessories 

 and general effect to be considered in 

 the order named. The prizes will be 

 awarded to the booth scoring the highest 

 average for the six days. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



Please name the enclosed specimens of 

 ferns, giving their English and Latin 

 names. Each leaf is marked with a num- 

 ber and I have duplicates of each. I also 

 would like to know what is the Latin 

 name for Christmas cherry, Christmas 

 pepper and Golden Leaf. B. F. C. 



The ferns, some specimens being badly 

 shriveled and hard to determine, as near 

 as can be made out are: No. 1, Pteris 

 adiantifolia; No. 2, Pteris albo-liijeata : 

 No. 8, Lastrea (Nephrodium) lepida; 

 No. 9, uncertain, but probably Pteris 

 tremula; No. 10, Pteris internata. 



The Latin name of Christmas or Jeru- 

 salem cherry is Solanum Capsicastrum. 

 The Christmas and other peppers are all 

 varieties of capsicum. The plant known 

 as Golden Leaf, I do not know. Send 

 specimen leaves and I will be better able 

 to name it. C. 



Flint, Mass. — Mrs. Ellen Meads, wife 

 of John Meads, the well-known florist, 

 passed away at her home on Marsh street, 

 Wednesday, October 13, after a six 

 weeks' illness with typhoid fever. 



