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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_19_1 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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694 The Weekly Florists^ Review^ January 24, 1907.
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John H. Dunlopt President American Carnation Society. exhibition hall should be taken advan- tage of, not only by those who are grow- ing them, but also by the public, who are our best critics, for it is they who are our support and to them we look for approval of our product. Certainly if the public do not patronize our wares no matter how much we cherish any par- ticular variety, it is valueless. It is them we have to please and they whom we should encourage to see the flowers in all stages of development at our green- houses, and to express their opinion on what we are producing, criticising as ii were, thus becoming familiar with tbo varieties by name, color, etc., and the public like to be consulted and have ;; knowledge of the different varieties. We have long looked forward to this time, when we could present such a mag- nificent show and bring to our city the men who have been instrumental in pro- ducing such grand flowers; men who arc revered by every lover of the divino flower and whose names will ever be re- membered as those who, by their lovo and devotion to their chosen calling, have given to the world the best that has ever been. There are not many things that I can speak of in this address that would be considered new, as we on this side feel ourselves students and desire to be taught. But there is one matter of par- ticular importance to all, and I hope that we can find a solution, or formu- late a plan by which we can put it in operation in an intelligent and practical way. It is: What should qualify a new variety for the American Carnation So- ciety's certificate of merit? What has been said and done at previous conven- tions along this line has hardly been satisfactory, or has been found to be de- fective in some particular. At our last convention at Boston a committee was themselves to us and who have by perse- verance and industry advanced to that high plane which few of us hope to at- tain. I referred to the Boston welcome on account of the historical connection and the traditional history of that good old commonwealth. But you are wel- comed tonight to one of the newer or more modern cities; one that is only be- ginning to feel the impulse of commer- cial activity and has not that traditional history of which our last convention city could boast, but none the less hearty and loyal. Toronto welcomes you with the true British hospitality that is ever found where the Anglo-Saxon tongue is spoken. Let me here express this wish: May the ties that bind the two greatest Eng- lish-speaking nations, of which Canada is a part and I may say the brightest gem in the British crown, never be severed but be welded more closely together in the bonds of love, esteem, friendship and commercial union. We feel highly honored in having you with us on this the first time that the society has met outside of the United States; more especially so as the mem- bership from the Dominion has been very small. It was not the numerical strength of the Canadian members that brought the convention to Toronto, but the good feeling, the magnanimous spirit and the desire to assist in showing the people of this country the progress and improve- ment that has taken place in the devel- opment of the divine flower. It is of the greatest importance that the educational feature of such an exhi- bition 'of carnations as we have in the

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