,„rroBER 28, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Church Weddiog Decoration bv Robert C. Kerr Floral Co., Houston, Tex. 



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iig more to the front year by year 

 10 matter of using flowers for recep- 

 -, weddings and otlier social events. 

 I this decoration ^Ir. Kerr used 700 

 I' Timothy Eaton chrysanthemums, 

 palms and ferns and 600 yards of 

 incse string fern for festooning. In 

 illustration the full number of 

 iliiNsanthemums does not show, because 

 til' camera stood so close to the front 

 tli.it the lens did not take in the bunches 

 ot mums along the ends of the pews on 

 tl ■ aisles at the right and left. 



Mr. Kerr did his best on this decora- 

 ti !i. not only for the money he received 

 .'Ml' I the satisfaction of his customer, but 



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ause be appreciates that every time 



MTs are used liberally at a function 



iliis character, it leads, if the work is 



'1 done, to other orders from people, 



", seeing, approve. There is some- 



"ig in every such order beyond the 



;<• price to inspire the florist to give 



licst that is in him. 



Sf CIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Appointments. 



ri'sidcnt Valentine has made tiie fol- 

 iiig ajipointments: 



\s representatives of tlie S. A. F. to 

 .National CouiU'li of llortirulture, ,T. 

 " Thilow, I'hiladeiphia, I'a.; Kimer 1). 

 Ill, Adrian, Mich. 



"inniittee on l)adge for life luenibcrs, 

 .1. Vesey. Fort Wayne, Ind. 

 'n conference coinnuttee with the 

 ' rican Seed Trade Association, \Vm. 

 Kasting, HutT'alo. X. V. The other 

 'ilicrs of this comrnittco are, ex-ollitio, 

 \. Valentine an<! I''. ]\. Traeiidly. After 

 iinrv I, file additional meinlxM's will bo 

 li. I'ierson and .]. A. Valentine, 

 'n ])romotion of National Federation 

 Amateur Societies, Wm. J. Stewart, 

 ^ton, jNIass. 



'n state appropriations for experiment 

 'ions, W. N, Kudd, Morgan Park, 111. 



Retail Dealers' Delivery Association. 



'^y order of President Valentine a 

 ■cting of the retail florists of the 

 'lited States and Canada is called for 



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

 the Chicago Flower Show in the Coliseum 

 buikling. 



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 difliculties 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 mnki^ the new system 

 at once yni'o, sure and speedy. 



W. X. I.Tdd. Sec'y. 



October 22, 1009. 



CHICAGO PREMIUM LIST. 



The final list of premiums for the an- 

 iir.al exhibition of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Cliicngo has been issued and 

 those wishing co[»ies may obtain them by 

 addres.-^ing .1. II. Burdett, secretary, 1020 

 West One Hundred and Fourth place, or 

 George Asmus, nuinager 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, sufficient to at- 



tract the best stock the country pro- 

 duces. The totals in the difl'orent sections 

 are as follows : 



Cut clir.vs.Tntliciniims $4-18.00 



C'lirysauthemuru plants 7.")5.00 



Miscellaneous plants 770.00 



Cut orcliiUs 1(10.00 



lioses 824.00 



Carnations 354.00 



Violets 25.00 



Valley 40.00 



I'livate gardeners' exiiibits 295.00 



Seedlings 50.00 



Uetail exhibit €60.00 



Total $4,221.00 



From the stanilpoint of the public the 

 special feature of the show is expected 

 to lie the retail booths, on which the com- 

 petition is limited to twenty and for 

 which four classes are jtrovided. These 

 booths are to be judgcnl <laily, originality 

 of design, quality of stock, accessories 

 and general effect to be considered in 

 the (U'dor 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 Fnglish and Latin 

 names. Each leaf is marked with a num- 

 ber and 1 have duplicates of each. I also 

 woidd like to know \\li;it is the Latin 

 name for Christmas cherry, Christmas 

 pe|iper and Golden lA'nf. 1>. F. C. 



The f(M'ns, some spe<-iiiiens being badly 

 shriveled and hard to detenuine. as near 

 ;is can be made out are: Xo. 1, Pteris 

 M<liantifolia ; No. 2. Pteris albo lincata : 

 No. S, Lastrca (Xi^phrodium) lepida ; 

 Xo. il. uncertain, but jirobably Pteris 

 trcmula; Xo. 10, Pteris internata. 



The Latin n.'uiie of Christmas or Jeru- 

 salem cherry is Solaiuun Cajtsicastrum. 

 The Christmas ;;nd other pepjiers are all 

 varieties of ca|)sicum. The ])lant known 

 as Golden Leaf, I do not know. Send 

 specimen leaves and I will be better able 

 to name it. C. 



Flint, ^Ias.s. — Mrs. Ellen Meads, wife 

 of .John Meads, the Mell-known florist, 

 passed away at her home on Marsh street, 

 Wednesday, October 13, after a six 

 weeks' illness with typhoid fever. 



