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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for I9J8 
Canadian Horticultural Association 
The annual meeting, wliich was well attended, was held at Toronto, 
early in August. The following officers were elected for the ensuing 
year; President, E. ,J. Hayward, Montreal; secretary-treasurer, H. J. 
Eddy, Montreal. The membership was if). The year had been a com- 
paratively quiet one, but some important matters have been undertaken, 
especially in regard to importations and the coal situation. 
Chrysanthemum Society of America 
The sixteenth annual meeting was lield in connection with the Cleve- 
land Flower Show, Nov. 8. 
The officers elected were: President, Win. Vert, Greenwich, Conn.; 
vice-president, Ernest Outer, Pittsburgh, Pa.; treasurer, John N. May, 
Summit, N. J.; secretary, Chas. Johnson, 2242 W. 109th st., Chicago, 111. 
Pittsburgh, Pa., was chosen as the place of meeting for 1918: 
The secretary’s report showed that 19 large flowered varieties had 
been submitted for certificate, 18 Anemone, four single and two pompon. 
The society had received from the Panama-Pacific International 
Exposition a large gold medal that had been awarded to it. The secre- 
tary was instructed to have 20,000 applications for membership in the 
society printed and request members to mail them in their 1918 catalogs 
in an effort to obtain amateur members. 
The season had been a successful one, and the show at Cleveland 
was of high quality. 
Florists’ Hail Association of America 
The annual meeting was held at Newark, N. J., on Aug. 20. The 
number of members was 1021. Total receipts, including previous year’s 
balance was $55,105.80, the e.xpenditures being $45,327.18. The reserve 
fund now amounts to $41,4(i3.67, of wliich $41,000 is invested in Munici- 
pal and Government Bonds. 
An equivalent of 151,427 sq. ft. of single thick glass was broken 
by hail during the year, for which the association paid $7571. An 
equivalent of 427,804 sq. ft. of double thick glass was broken, which cost 
the association $29,946. 
The officers were re-elected, namely: President, E. G. Hill, Rich- 
mond, Ind.; vice-president, J. F. Ammann, Edwardsville, ill.; secretary, 
John G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J., and treasurer, Jos. Heacock, Wyn- 
cote, Pa. 
Florists’ Telegraph Delivery 
' The annual meeting was held at Detroit, Oct. 2 and 3, and was the 
most successful in the history of the organization. 
The officers elected were: President, Wm. F. Gude, Washington, 
D. C.; vice-president, Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich.; treasurer, W. E. 
Rock,' Kansas City, Mo.; secretary, Albert Pochelon, 153 Bates st., 
Detroit, Mich. 
