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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Al'RIL (J. 11)11. 



,iall\ (iid :ill (Miiciv till' licarty ■\volcotiic 

 .•xt.'iid.Ml liy Mis,' W. 11. Klliott at lu>r 

 M.\\ iii'iiir ill l'.rii;litoii. Mass., Friday, 

 ■n\'[ l:i-1 liu' iMPt li'iist, lid we liuMil'uHi 



1 ii;i1 1 lir -il\ IT \ ,isi' ;^i\ CII I (I i' l>("-t taMc 



,|('c(ir:it idiis li> till' i.:iili''^' ^- -^ • '''• 

 \\a- .-iwardfil t(. •IliilTiiian. t lie lloii^t of 



i'.li^IClll. 



Mr-. « ha-. II, .\la> nard. Sc- '\ _ 



PRESIDENT S ADDRESS. 



: ,,■ |..',' \-lHU-. pioi.l-iil "I Mm- S...:i'1.i Ml 



\ii,.'i'i.-,-ii. fl-ri-I-. liMil'' 111" I'llli'^Mn; nilili.'>- 111 

 .|„.i,jli-.; Ill- 11 iiiu iiil'l 11' l'---l"ii. Miii'-li ■'■1- 1 



it 1- uilii Lire:.! |iliM-iii<' I audlr^s 

 Mill, ladies and uriit li iim-ii nl 1 lir So 

 rirl \- di' .\ liiefii-aii i'hiii-I-. at t ill- ^at li 

 ,.|'iiiM I;, Me . luring t ln' tii-t -pniiL; incft 

 1,,;^ ';il iini|,tr'l li,\ "HI' (irLiani/al imi in 

 :iiiialuaMiat imi \n itli mn 1^ iiidvcd siicic 



1< j^ t 111' 111 -' t I'lii' 1 liat I 111' iMiiilnna 



,I,,|| (if iliildlllLJ llnwi'l -huw-. .•(illM'll 

 \ lulls ; ihl 1 ladi' I'xhiliil- lia- ln'cn at 

 i,iii|,ti'.l. and It is fur tin' |i\ir|iOsi' of 

 :,si-frt:iiniiii: wlictlirr in nut ii h;i- innt 

 with a uiiuTal t't'i'lin- nt' siin-i's- liy tin' 

 .lillVi'i'iit siirii'tii'- part irii'at ini;. ami in 

 X i,.\\ I'f till' tai-t 1 hat mil' aimiial nui 

 ' nit lull w ill laki' I'lar.' .'i- ii-iial in P.al 

 t iinorn ill .\iiL'U-1. 1 h" nliin'r- and iin'iii 



I ITS 111' till' lii.'ivd III' dirri-tni- did nut 

 .Ir.'in it ai|\ i-aldn 1 1) illt I'lti'l'i' w ith ' hi' 

 ii-iial I'liiuiaiii of that iiU'i't.in.L:. 1 ^^iH- 

 tliiTi'fdr.', a- litii'll^ .as iiossildi'. liiii .Mill, 

 ihi' itii'iiilii-i- iif till' liiidii's jiart ii'ipat in;;' 

 111 tlii- ;;at hi'i 111^. :i inu-t nii'dial wrl 

 .ona- ill lii'h lit 111 1 In >iii-ii'l.\- iif AiiiiT 



II ,'l!l I'ddl'isl.-. 



'I'lii- uathi'iili- i~ tin' tnllliillii'lit of 

 uiii' ol iii\ niii-t lii-aiit ifiil (lii'aiiis. I for 

 ,1 niiinlii'i lit' yr.'iis liaxi' tlnnmlil inal 

 ilii' roiii'i'iitrat ion "f all inti'i'i'st n I a'. 



til,. I'm 1' till' yrav wln'ii tlio ^rnati'st 



Miiniln'i' 111 \arii'iii"< Ol' lluwiTs aro cd>- 

 l.-nnaldi . naini'l.v. tin' s|.liii',i. xvonld l>i' 

 ,lr;i 1 till .'I riill\ I'llt ioil. 



'riiiMi' a'l' :i -I'l'Mt maliv limits t'axoi' 

 ;i|i|,. 1,1 ;i .-].iiiil; ini'i't iiiu. I'll'' in l'''i- 

 tinihir Imiiil; i1,i' tiliH' of till' ynai' to 

 !ii:il;,. di-plav - I t 1 hi' l:i'|"I- \\o .'ire most 



illtiri'-trd III, .•mill lii'l' i'l'in;^ 1 111' doillU' 

 ■iv\:i\ with i\ri'--i\i' railio.'id traxil. and 

 t 111!,'. di'\ i.li'd to -oIIil:' 1 " ' In- dlflrri'lit 

 ,(il;\ I'llt ion- W hi'll t liry a I'l- lli'ld sejiu- 



I .-iich ill diffi'ii'iit i-it ii- :ind at di iVi'ViMit 

 1 I nil'-. 



Wr :ir.' ad Ini-.v l.i'o|ili' ami tilln' 

 Mii'ii II- inoiii". with ail ol I1-. It iia- 

 Im'I'Ii -.lid that \\i' lia\i' nioi'i' tiliir in 

 \li^il>.I I |i;i II :it a liv ut In'l I inn' ol t in' 

 \ ,..'ir fill •■iiiiN I'll! ion I'lii'l'i'-i'- 'I lii~ '~ 

 1 I III' w h, II :i 1 on \ i'llt ion i- ta l\i'ii in 1 In- 

 \va\ III 1 1 ii i-a t loll in-lrad "f liilsilH'--. 

 I i;i hr 1 ill -l:iiid I lint ■■on\ I'lil mn- I'l'op 

 ,•1 |\ Mtti'iidi'd ail' -1 I ii-t l\ Ini-ilii'--. I'.ai 

 I I,. II |;ii|\ w li.Mi i-al I li"l on a- uln' w oiihi 

 1„. 1,\ ihi' ainaluain.'it mn o; lln' i| i It I'li-n! 

 -M,-ii'l II'-. -mh a- all' r. pi'i'-i'lit r. i I .y 

 I lii~. 1 |,|. -r. niiM .\at iiiiia ! I'i'iw I'l Show . 



Wliili' ..111 niinil'i'r<lii|' ha- s1o\n l.v m- 

 ,.ri.;i-i-d. it i- nut :iii iiii'ii'a-i' -in-ii a- 

 ixniihi i.i' ,iii-I ilii'd l.,\ 1 hi' W I.I \: diilli' l.,\ 

 Mill 1.1 -a iii/al 11.11 W'hi'ii t lii'i'i' a n- -u 

 iii;iti\ l:irui' i|iii'-t mn- i-mi-l a nt i \ roiniii^ 

 u|.. :iii.| w huh aio of \ ital i in pni t a m .■ 



1,1 ill,- ^i;r.l~- i.I III. I l.ll-llll'--. it 



■,\,,llh| si'i'ln two llii'i'l illu- a xi'lil' Wi'li' 



:iliiio-i a ni'ii'--iiy. Tlmn .-iLi.'iin tin' Io.l: 

 .ii~|,|,'i\~ thai would iiatiirallv lollow 

 -iirii -I'MIil: nii'i't iiiL''- wuiild Im lit' al 

 ii,,ivi |,iiri'h'-- xaliio ill thi' way nf stliii 



ihit iiiu aih I'll isiiig. 



In till' I ilii'- wlici'i -in-li iiiii\ I'llt ion-; 

 :,im| .■xhiliit ii'li- Ui'li' hold. thi'V would 

 1.,' si'lf sii-tainiiii,' to ,a rritain i-xtoiit, 

 :,iid it is not jieci'ssary that tlinso cxlii- 

 i.itioiis and conx'iMit inns j,,. liold in llir 



, r\ jal-uo'-t ritii'-. Imi a n v .-it \ of a 



]io|inlation of L'Od.imki fir nuirc would 

 |iiM'lia|.s 111' as youd. takiiiir into coiisid- 

 oratiou till- i;i't'at ^ood exhibitions of 

 this kind \\oiild do loeal eoinnuinitios, 

 .•IS siiidi exliiliit ions i-oulil not lielj) nroiis- 

 iiiu a i;ie;it hoit inilt iiral iiitiM'est to tlic 

 |iiililie at lar^e. and this would he one 

 (>\' the \\ays mir oryani/,at ion would do 

 .a ureat lioi't ieult uial good. 



W'hili' there is no donbt about the 

 uiand hos]iitalit_N- that has been ex- 

 tended to tiie dilVerent societies at tboir 

 ini'i'tin»;s in the i)ast. and while there is 

 .111 o|ien \\elcoine in the hearts of all 

 ilorists for their brethren in bnsiness, 

 we know that in some insttinccs in 

 town- and -mall i-ities tlie work falls 

 ii|iiiii a fi'W ]ieo|ili', and the |iieredent 

 for I'liti'it a i iiiiient haviiiii' been estab>- 

 lished has lieroiue a riistoni. and has 

 not alwax- iieen an easy luatter for the 

 lOiisidiTat ion ol' the loral |ie0|de. Ill 

 stead I'l lii'in^ anything' of that kind to 

 ri lai'ur idty. it would be jiist the re 

 xiTse. Ii -hoiihl iiie:iii -iii-li a biu liol't i 

 riiltnral hoo n to that ]iartirular r\\}, or 

 -I'l-t ion wherein same was held, that 

 tlii'\' \\oiilil lie moil' than I'eriim |iensi'd 

 fill :iny tioiilde thev may have had. 



I -ini-eii'l\ lio|ie tli;it the talks wiiirli 

 follow .'il'iel the i-lo-e ol' my tew re 

 ni.-iik- will lie t'a \ lira Ide to .-i i-ontinua- 

 lion ol the roiiilMiied soi'iety meetinus 

 anniially in the spring ot' earh ye;i'. 



1 w i-h here to ui\ ,. n'l'dit to the iiii 

 tiring ellorts of mir rhairmaii ol the 

 Xationai {''lower Show <'ominittee. ]•". b'. 

 I'iersun, of Tarrxtou ii. N. ^'., also to 

 the niembers of that i-oiiimittee, as well 

 as to the Hoard of Control and to lor;il 

 liortiniltural organizations who have 

 lii'i'ii untiring in tlndr elVort- to make 

 this show the great siu-i-ess it has been. 

 I'liit few on the inside know the great 

 amoiint of work and detail thiM'e is in 

 loiinei-t ion with ;in enoi'inous undertak 

 lug III 1111-^ kind, but it has been exer 

 tliii- in till' woikinu< di' dill' -iH-iety. 

 rntiiiiiL: II ii-i'lli-hne-- fm the L;eii 

 oral uooil ,i| all has been the \',atrli 

 Wold nf the i^i'eat inajority ot' the iiiem 

 I. I'l- 111' tlli< Siii-iet\. Let 11- a--ist tlli'in 

 at aii\ and all linie- ii i- in i.nr power. 

 Xor mii-t wi' think we have ai-liie\ei| 

 till' L;riati'-t. or rearhed the top III' the 

 ladder, but J.lll our knowledge ;iiid 

 tliiiiiL;lit< to Lireatri' tliiiiu<, maiiv ot' 

 whii-h are in their intaiii-v. .•iiid w liiidi 

 I will dwell upon in iii\ .■iddi'e-< at the 

 .\iiL:ii-t i-om I'llt ion. 



1)111' of my pri'di'i-i'--oi's. Mi. \'aien 

 iMii'. Ill hen\,M. in lii- .'iddre-- bot'ore 

 till' .onv I'llt ii.ii :it I iiiriniiati. lerom 



ini'lldi'd the .-iM t il|u .'i-ide . 1 1' iil t.'l i li 



Imni- for th,' n tiiii:- ot lluii-t- who 



,'iri' I 111 II i-t I'd ill till' dill, 'lent I ii. -I Ill-ill'- I 

 ol t III' l.i.-!iii'~-. -iii-li a- I h,' b'i'l.'i il S,.,- ] 

 tii'li, I .'iinalmii S,i,-iet\. b'o^e Soi-irt\. j 

 it'-., w hii-li at that t inii I'li'ati'd a \ ir\ 

 t a \ iir.'i i .!i' I iiipri'--ioii I \\a- mii ut' 

 tlii.-i- who wi-ie .|i'i'pl\ 1 111 pr, '--,'. i with I 



t he idi'.i. a lid !ii'lie\ i' t lia t the pl'i'-i'lit | 



n tiiiu iia- li. a m'l'at uxtnit i-ii\i'ri'.| 



.1 i^ii'.'it man ..f the olea- a.| \ a mi'd in I 



h I- ii'i-om nil'!;. la lion i 



I III I l.ll-llll'--. l.r:i n.di I iiu mil .-i- it 

 dill'-, and -pr.- i.'l I I /i l|u itsell .1- it ll.'Is. 



a II. I Will .•mil III 111' 1,1 .lo t'l oiii this on. 

 inii-t lia\i' I lull \ id ii.'i I oru;i 11 i/at ion- to 

 III It her t Inir -pi'.-i lb- pii rpo-i.-. 



1 do not <iippo-i' that we r;in h.'ive 

 an exhibit ii'ii on -o elaboi':ite a si-ale 

 ;.- this oaeli \i'ar, but \\itli tin' roiii j 

 billed efforts of till' ( '.'irnat loll, b'oso and | 

 Swi'i't I'ea Sii,i,.t n"~, and additional |ire 

 miiims tor plants. r\r.. I think a good 

 ;innii;il -priii;^ -ho-\\ ought t(i be a sne- 

 eesst'iil feature Iroill .'ill jioiiits of view, 

 and would reromrnend to \oii tl on 



sidiM'ation of a jilan ^\hor(dly the advis 

 ability of such be i-onsidered. 



The Soeioty of Amerieaii florists is 

 not a society with any one ol)jec't in 

 \ie\\, but the general promotion of all 

 interests. We want the meinbei'ship id 

 the niembers of these organi/.ations in 

 the mother soeiety. We should support 

 tlieni, ami they should suppoi't us. as \m' 

 should be one in piir|iose and one in 

 aec'ord. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



[W. I'. Kaslin^, ti'C'iisiui-r ..I' the Sociel.v i.l' 

 .\incririni !''liirists. iirosi'iilinl :i ri'imrr. ot wliieli 

 ilii' rnlluwiii;; i.s :i suiinuurx', ;it llio iiii'Otili;; iit 

 Ifiistoii, .Mari'li :;i.| 



Tlu' period rox'ered b} this report is 



the yoar from .lanuary 1, I'.ilo. to I >e 



i-ember ;'.]. 1!)1(). 



i;i;ci;ii'T^. 



I'l riiiaiii'iil liiiiil . .'< ll.ilL'ii.lT 



la'iicral t'liiiii ;t,:;i'.i.si; 



•f.ital .sis.:;»ii.i»:; 



i>isi!I'i;si;mi;n IS. 

 Oi'iiiaal fiiiiil .'< :;.iii;.'.iiii 



i!.vLA.\n-:s. 



I'l'iiiiaiii'iil fun, I . ,'S n.OUd.]^ 



I ii'iii'i'iii riiiiii ii.'j.'.-j. , 1 



■| ..iiil SI.-,. l;: I. ',11 



I .\vi:si'i;ii AS iiii.i.i'W s. 



I'.'inl mil .M.irl. liiiiiUillii'i-. I'l, 



\\ .1 \ iH'. 1 11,1 s I'l. Ill II 1. 1 in 



r. I 111.' .\i..ir. c\\\ Sill.. Ki'iiii.v I'.., 



i'l , \\':i,> lie. lull, ,' 1,. -.1111. Ill) 



1 .. lui.iui.i Savjii'.'s li.iiiU, I'illsliiiiu. I'll. iiia,7L' 



Aui,-i'i.':iii Saxiims liauk. I'.iill'ii I-. \ \ l.liia.ai 



I'l'. .1.1.- r.iiiik, I'.iiiralo. I'eiiiuni. Ill I'.l. 7 11. ill 



l'...'|.l.- r...ii!.,. I'.iUTal... Clici'liiim .\i-.i,. :.'. .117 



I'. 



■|.ai 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



111. 1!. l>.ii|...r, -■■.■ii'lai .\ ..| 111.. S..rirl.\ ..1 

 .\iiiiiir.iii l'l..ii-l-, j.r.'-. iiU'il 111.. |..ll..uiiig ii'|..Ti 

 111 Mil' iiH-.-.iiiu al I',. .-I. ill. .Mar. 1, :;t.l 



.\- the reyiilar serietary's report was 

 uiseii at the i-oii \"i'lit ion held during the 

 suminei. the report ;il this time will be 

 in the nature ol' ,i sii ppleineutary one. 

 i-overiiig the lime from the last eon 

 \ eiil ion lip to date. 



The li II.'I 111- i,'i i .-t.'i t I'liieiil .'iltaidied to 

 till- report, ,-1- well :i- ilio treasurer's 

 lepoit. -how- ;i u r.'i 1 1 1 y i ii:; iin-rease in 

 till' '_;eiii'r:i I luiiu .•iinl a iii:irked inerease 

 111 the peiina iii'iit tiilid. iMiring the 

 ,\i'ar. the I'l'.- of t w eiity eiu lit members 

 Wire adde.l to tin- fund. .\s has been 

 the ,-ii-tom 111 the p:i-t. the exeeufi\e 

 bo:ii.| ha- ordeied that , 1 1 1 interest on 

 both i^elielal and pi'inialieut I'und be 

 added to the peiinaneiit t'liiid. 



I'lie tr.-ide exhibit ol' li'lo was uiiiisu 

 ally -iiri-i's-fn I. The euriie reeeijits foi 

 s;ili' of -pai-e wei'i' .•*■•_'. I la i. | :;. 'I'll,' total 

 ex peiidit 11 1 e. I II r 1 1 n 1 i II l; the -i I pe 1' i lit e ii d 

 eiil '- >:il.'ir\. wa- .-'.i||.."C lea\ illg .'i 

 b.'i l:i ii.e of > I .-'i b'l.'.t I 111 ; he treasiir\. 

 This w.'i- w ithiiiil .loiilit tin- most sill- 



ri'S-f III t radi' exill bit lull I'V .'1 hehi b\ 

 the S. .\. I'. 



.\ .■uinpari-on ol the iiifin bn -h i p ,ii 

 I'.i'i'.t :ind r.i'ii ma \ In of i nii-ri'-t : 



.\ la i I ..|. 



1 a, .. 

 lan 



. L' r. . 

 .:;i: 



-"Jii 1 ii7'. 



I>iiiiiiu thi. Near. L'L's 11, -w iiii'iiili,'!- 

 wi'ii. taken 111. Tin- niimbiT also in 

 I liide.l old members reinstated. « )l' tln- 

 niiinber. thirteen entered as lit'i' mem 

 bi'l-. In ;iildition to tiie-e. til'leeu niiin 

 ber- wi'ie transferred l'i..iii iho :iiiimal 

 to Ihl' lifi' iiiember-hiji roll. The total 

 iiiiinber iif life niemliiis a. Ide, I ilnriiiL; 

 t he \ ear w ;is t weiity li uhl . 



We ;ii'e now |iast the 1.1 mark and 



lia\'e raised our ;^o;il to the •Jjimi marl.; 

 I.i't lis hope that by united effort wr 

 \\ill leai-h that m.-iik in a fuw years, in 

 ste.ad et the t went y so\(.ii nn-essarv to 

 reaidi the I. mi" mark. Tl;i- rouh'i be 

 done i-asil\ il e;ii-li membi'i' made an 

 elfort and -ei-iired oiio now miinlier 



