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JANUARY 4, 1012. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



9 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS. 



E. Vinc'ent, Jr., who assumed the of- 

 fice of president January 1, announces 

 the following appointments: 



DIRECTORS— THREE YEARS, 

 fliaih's n. Totty, Madison, N. J. 

 Jubu A. Evans, Rlclimond, lud. 



BOTANIST. 

 Prof. A. C. Real, Ithaca, N. Y. 



PATHOLOGIST. 

 Prof. H. H. Whetzel, Ithaca, N. Y. 



ENTOMOLOGIST. 

 Prof. Thomas B. Symons, College Park, Md. 



WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE. 

 W. F. Gude, Washington, D. C. 

 TARIFF AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. 

 Frank R. Plerson, Tarryttwn, N. Y., cl.iil in n. 

 John G. Esler, Saddle Rlyer, N. J. 

 J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111. 

 Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass. 

 J. Otto Thllow, Philadelplila, Pa. 

 E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind. 



COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL GARDE! S. 

 BenJ. Hammond, Flshklll on-Hudson, N. Y. 

 O. B. Whltnall, Milwaukee. Wis. 

 Michael Barker, Chicago, 111. 

 William R. Smith, Washington, D. C. 

 C. L. Seybold, Baltimore, Md. 



STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

 Alabama — W. B. Paterson, Jr., Montgdiiurv. 

 California — D. MacRorie, San Francisco. 

 California — Edwin Lonsdale. Lompcc. 

 Colorado — J. A. Valentine, Denver. 

 Connecticut — John F. Huss, Hartford. 

 District of Columbia— O. A. C. Oehmler. Wisli 

 ington. 



Florida— C. D. Mills, Jacksnvllle. 

 Georgia— A. C. Oelschlg, Savannah. 

 Idaho— J. W. C. Deake, Twin Falls. 

 Illinois — J. F. Ammann, EdwardsviUe. 

 Illinois — Fred Lautenschlager, Chicago. 

 Indiana — Irwin C. Bertermann, Indlanapo is. 

 Iowa — J. T. D. Fulmer. Des Moines. 

 Kansas — J. Y. D. Mueller, Wichita. 

 Kentucky — Aug. R. Banmer. 

 Louisiana — Harry Papworth, New Orleans. 

 Maine — Joseph Kirk, Bar Harbor. 

 Maryland — Robert L. Graham, Baltimore. 

 Massachusetts — Robert Cameron, Cambrld;.c. 

 Massachusetts— G. H. Sinclair, Holyoke. 

 Michigan — E. A. Scrlbner, Detroit. 

 Michigan— Elmer D. Smith, Adrian. 

 Minnesota— S. D. Dysinger, St. Paul. 

 Mississippi- S. W. Crowell, Rich. 

 Missouri — W. L. Rock, Kansas City. 

 Missouri— F. H. Weber, St. 1/ uls. 

 Nebraska — George H. Swoboda. Omaha. 

 New Hampshire — R. E. Hannaford, Portsmouth. 

 New Jersey — W. H. Duckhara, Madison. 

 New York — A. L. Miller, Brooklyn. 

 New York — C. J. Hewson, Buffalo. 

 North Carolina— William Rehder, Wilmington. 

 Ohio— C. E. Crltchell, Cincinnati. 

 Ohio — Charles Graham, Cleveland. 

 Oklahoma — George Stiles, Oklahoma City. 

 Oregon — James Forbes, Portland. 

 Pennsylvania — B. C. Relneman, Pittsburgh. 

 Pennsylvania — E. J. Fanconrt, Philadelphia. 

 Rhode Island — L. J. Renter, Westerly. 

 South Carolina — C. A, Moss, Spartanburg. 

 South Dakota— B. C. Newbury, Mitchell. 

 Tennessee — C. L. Baum, Knoxvllle. 

 Texas — Eugene Corley, Dallas. 

 Virginia — J. Gullle, Portsmouth. 

 Washington — Amy L, Lambly, Spokane. 

 West Virginia — C. P. Dudley. Parkeisburg. 

 Wisconsin — J. E. Matthewson, Sheboygan. 

 Wisconsin — Nic Zwelfel, North Milwaukee, 

 Alberta— A. M. Terrill« Calgary. 

 Manitoba— H. E. Philpott, Winnipeg. 

 Ontario— F. H. Miller, Toronto. 

 Quebec — George A. Robinson, Montreal. 

 Panama — William Ciaus, Paralso, Canal Zone. 



John Young, Sec'y. 



BAMBLEB BOSES FOB EASTEB. 



Pot roses wanted for Easter, 1912, 

 should be started by the middle of Jan- 

 uary, Especially is this necessary 

 where growers are unable to give them 

 at any stage of their growth a higher 

 temperature than 50 to 55 degrees at 

 night. It is always best to start them 

 cool, say 45 degrees as a minimum, rais- 

 ing, the temperature gradually as the 

 growth advances. Cut away any dead 

 and weak wood and merely shorten 

 back the long, strong canes a little. 

 Bend and twist them around wires or 

 stakes. If tied erect they will break 

 strongly near the top and not at all 



AN APPEAL 



My Dear Friend: 



During the year now opening before us, it is my earnest desire to see our 

 membership increased to its fullest extent, both as to life and annual members. 

 This cannot be accomplished by myself, alone, therefore I seek your kindly as 

 sistance. There are hundreds, yes, probably thousands of men in the trade and 

 allied industries, who, if they were personally approached, and the advantages 

 of membership in the S. A. F. and O. H. demonstrated to them, would willing- 

 ly join our ranks, and this is why I appeal to you to help along our great 

 work. There must certainly be several men amongst your own personal ac- 

 quaintances who would make good S. A. F. and O. H. members; therefore, I 

 say to you, each individual member, secure new members by your direct per- 

 sonal appeal. (Application blanks will be sent upon request.) 



The opportunities presenting themselves at the coming convention to be held 

 in Chicago, August next, in all probability will be the largest in the history of 

 our Society, and the results which we hope to see accomplished at that time will, 

 we trust, make history. 



With a large membership present, all striving for the common good, and 

 with the many advantages of our business organization, such a meeting and 

 such an attendance cannot fail to produce a general good feeling, and do 

 much towards bringing a closer aflSliation of the different interests and allied 

 societies which have been drifting away rather than toward the parent society. 



Much excellent work has been done in the past years by the faithful work 

 ers in our various legislative committees; we have already secured many con- 

 cessiors through their work, and we are in the position through our strength 

 and numerical number, to exert a further strong influence for good for oppo- 

 sition to measures deemed prejudicial to the best interests of the trade. 



May I ask the officers, vice-presidents and members to commence a little 

 missionary work at once among your fellow florists? I would be glad to see 

 you bring in as many new members as possible; even one new member secured 

 by you will be to your honor and credit. All new members should be reported 

 to John Young, Secretary, 54 West Twenty-eighth St., New York City, who will 

 see that you are credited for members secured. 



Thanking you in advance, hoping to meet you in Chicago and wishing you 

 all a Prosperous and Happy New Year, believe me, 



Fraternally yours, 



Richard Vi.ncent, Jr., 

 President S. A. F. and O. H. 



below; the bending down causes an 

 even break. Plants that were pot- 

 grown through the summer will force 

 the earliest and best; next to these, 

 those potted early in the fall. If pot- 

 ting is delayed until now, it stands to 

 reason that the plants, having few roots 

 in the pots, will break irregularly and 

 weakly. 



Allow such pink varieties as Lady 

 Gay and Dorothy Perkins eight to ten 

 days more time than the old Crimson 

 Rambler, and the so-called baby ram- 

 blers will come into flower mpre quick- 

 ly than any of the climbing section. 

 Where hybrid perpetuals, such as Jac- 

 queminot, Brunner, Frau Karl Druschki 

 and others, are grown, potting up 

 should be completed at once. Prune the 

 strongest growths back to three eyes, 

 weaker shoots to one or two eyes. The 

 hard pruning results in strong breaks. 

 This must never be done with the ram- 

 blers, or all the flowering wood will be 



Put away. Spray freely when first 

 housed, discontinuing it when growths 

 are nicely started. 



FIBE AT ONABOA. 



There was no happy New Year for 

 the Mosbaek Greenhouse Co., Onarga, 

 111., for at noon on the last day of 1911, 

 Sunday, fire destroyed all the service 

 buildings. The greenhouses were little 

 damaged, but the stock was exposed 

 to the storm that was raging and what 

 was not ruined by smoke was destroyed 

 by frost, only a little being saved. The 

 office was destroyed, with all its rec- 

 ords; the heating sheds, with contents; 

 the storage rooms, with stock, ma- 

 terial and utensils. It has not yet been 

 decided to rebuild, how soon or if at 

 all, although the houses themselves 

 stand in pretty fair shape. The most 

 urgent thing at the moment is to col- 

 lect outstanding accounts. 



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