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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 17, 1910: 



in a rather cool temperature, causing the 

 leaves to take on that reddish appear- 

 ance. As the weather gets warmer and 

 the sun brighter, they will lose this color, 

 and their growth will be more rapid. Rub 

 out the young'tips, to induce more bushy 

 growth, but do not cut back too hard 

 after this date, or they may come into 

 bloom too late for spring trade. Your 

 soil seems a trifle light. A heavy soil will 

 induce more bloom. A. F. J. B. 



PLANT FOR NAME. 



I am sending under separate cover 

 blossoms and foliage of a geranium. 

 Please tell me if I have something new. 

 If not, can you tell me the name of my 

 geranium? This plant has had little 

 attention paid to it. It is growing in 

 the same soil it was potted in last fall, 

 and has never had any fertilizer of any 

 kind. P. M. F. 



The flowers arrived crushed and with- 

 ered, entirely beyond recognition. Send 

 another specimen truss, with foliage, in 

 a light wood or tin box. Wrap the bot- 



Harrison geraniums advertised, I must 

 have some of the same color if I can. 



H. E. Y. 



The old J. J. Harrison is not much 

 grown nowadays. Alphonse Eicard, 

 bright scarlet ; John Doyle, rich scarlet ; 

 S. A. Nutt, deep scarlet with maroon 

 shading, and General Grant, vermilion 

 scarlet, are one and all excellent bedders, 

 also making fine pot plants. C. 



STEVIA'S AFTEHMATH. 



I enclose a sample of some flowers 

 from a stevia plant that has been con- 

 tinuously in bloom since December. The 

 stems are not as long as they were at 

 first, but there are more blooms than 

 there were and it is making a fine growth. 

 Is this anything out of the ordinary, or 

 did you ever know of this as a continuous 

 bloomer?^, Heretofore I never was able to 

 get but one crop from stevia. E. F. 



Stevia serrata will flower over quite a 

 long period,' but after the main crop of 

 spikes are cut any flowers coming are 



Small Hydrangeu Go Well in Fancy Baskets. 



torn of the stem in damp moss or damp 

 cotton wool. We will then try to name 

 it for you. 



DOUBLE RED GERANIUMS. 



Will you please let me know the name 

 of a geranium that has the same color as 

 J. J. Harrison? As I do not see any 



comparatively small and short-stemmed 

 and would not pay to bunch for market. 

 After its regular blooming season people 

 want other flowers for a change. • 



C. W. 



Lenox, Mass. — Eobert McConnachie, 

 florist for Miss Adele Kneeland, and Miss 

 Margaret Williams married on March 4. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN PLORISTS. 



Department of Registration. 



As no objections have been filed, public 

 notice is hereby given that the registra- 

 tion of the begonia. Glory of Cincinnati, 

 by J. A. Peterson, of Westwood, Cincin- 

 nati, becomes complete. 



H. B. DoRNER, Secretary! 



March 10, 1910. 



S. A. F. BOARD MEETS. 



Midlenten Session Held at Rochester. 



I 



In anticipation of the twenty-sixth an- 

 nual convention I, of the,. Society.Jpf^ Amer- 

 ican Florists, to be heldi'in the, city 'of 

 Rochester,, N.Y., August"l6 to 19, 1910, 

 the executive board met in the Ho|;el 

 Seneca, Rochester, on Saturdav, March 

 12. ^ ' ] 



The following ofiicers ' and directors 

 were present : 'President F. R. Pier son, 

 : Vice-President F. W. Vick, Secretary H. 

 B, Dorner, Treasurer W. F. Kasting; 

 John Young, Eugene Dailledouze, W. J. 

 Vesey, George Asmus, W. N. Rudd, Rob- 

 ert Craig and J. A. Valentine, directors. 



The meeting was called to order .by 

 President Pierson and immediately, went 

 into executive session. The reports of the 

 secretary and treasurer were submitted 

 and approved. 



In the afternoon the committee in- 

 spected Convention "Irall, where many of 

 the sessions of the annual convention will 

 be held and where all the exhibits will be 

 staged. 



Monday's sessions were devoted to the 

 appointing of committees, discussing va- 

 rious features of the program, investiga- 

 tion of hotel accommodations and facil- 

 ities for headquarters. 



In addition to the regular routine busi- 

 ness, the following committees were ap- 

 pointed : 



Superintendent of Trade Exhibit, C. H. 

 Vick. 



Advisory Committee, F. W. Vick, A. H. 

 Salter, W. C. Barry. 



Press and Music Committee, F. W. 

 Vick, W. F. Kasting, George B. Hart. 



Convention Sports, John Westcott, A. 

 F. Vick, R. G. Salter, J. M. Keller. 



The last session of the committee was 

 held on Tuesday morning, and at its close 

 President Pierson stated that he was 

 much pleased with the work accomplished, 

 and believed that the Rochester conven- 

 tion would surpass those of previous years 

 in attendance, in interesting discussions, 

 and in the beauty and value of the ex- 

 hibits. 



The following resolution was adopted: 

 The Executive Board of the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists desires to place on record their 

 appreciation of all the courtesies which have 

 boon shown them by the Florists' Association of 

 Rochester, and to recognize the spirit of coopera- 

 tion shown by the members thereof. We can 

 confidently look forward to an unusually success- 

 ful convention next August. We recognize the 

 liberality of the Chamber of Commerce In placing 

 nt the disposal of the society, free of charge, the 

 finest hall we have ever had for our meetings 

 iind exhibitions. 



We have enjoyed a most pleasant time at the 

 banquet and have been delighted with the cordial 

 expressions of the various local speakers and 

 win leave for onr homes with the conviction that 

 the earnest workers of Rochester will do their 

 full sh.are in making the convention of 1910 a 

 complete success. 



The Banquet. 



Monday evening, March 14, the second 

 annual banquet of the Rochester Flo- 

 rists' Association was held at the Powers 

 hotel, the officers and directors of the 

 S. A. F. being the guests of honor. 

 Nearly 1.50 members of the association, 



