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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_17_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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December 21, 1905. The Weekly Florists^ Review* 307 larly interested in red carnations, I am glad to say that we have quite proven to the craft throughout the country that Victory is the safest to invest in, and the number of orders received for it thus far is proof of its popularity. But I am not here to blow my own horn. I am here to tell you how 1 think our fellow craftsmen throughout the country were able to achieve such great success in getting so many exhibitors, so many workers, and also in succeeding so well in interesting the public, which you will all concede is an important factor and absolutely necessary to make a show a success and to make work a pleasure. By the way, I must mention here that I cannot tell you about all the shows, for it would take too long, but as I hap- pened to spend two days in Chicago, and that being a large city, conditions can be compared with ours here, I will tell you principally what I learned in Chi- cago. Although the same harmony existed in all other cities among all the craft, growers, retailers, wholesalers, nursery- men, private gardeners, etc., it seemed to me that their first thought was the ulti- mate success of the show. The success of the show was held above all personal feeling which may arise through compe- tition. In Chicago, such gentlemen as Messrs. Vaughan, Hauswirth, Lange, As- mus, Samuelson, Kanst, Wienhoeber, Frey, Wittbold, Rudd, Wietor, Poehl- mann, Deamud, McKellar, all the city park superintendents and a great many other men in every branch of the profes- sion did not hesitate to give me inter- views in the short time that I had while there. At Chicago, I noticed that the leading retailers had booths, and no doubt more of them would have been represented if they could have secured space. These booths were one of the leading attrac- tions at the show, and each retailer had a sign prominently placed near his ex- hibit. The signs were uniform through- out the hall. As the attendance was very large and was made up of the best peo- I)le in Chicago, it surely must have been a valuable advertisement for the retail- ers. I noticed that there were no pre- miums given for retailers' booth ex- hibits. Owing to the fact that my real inter- est in our profession was aroused only a few years ago, I cannot, as you see, go back very far into the past records and achievements of the New York florists. A good many of our members deserve praise for their liberal exhibits at the club meetings and at the different flower shows held under various auspices. I think that if the matter of being repre- sented at our flower shows were to be put up to the retailers of this city in the proper way, they would see their advan- tage and would co-operate with us to enable us to have a grand show. The reason I refer to this is because retailers in New York in the past did not care to take part in our flower shows. If I un- derstand it right a certain large depart- ment store offered a large amount of money in premiums if the New York Flo- rists' Club would endorse their exhibi- tion, and, also, I understand it, the club felt that in order to protect the retailers they should refuse that offer, and did so. I think that the retailers have no right to expect us to refuse another such of- fer, and I believe that they should come to the front and help us. Surely it is important that we have a flower show, and when we put it up to the retailers
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Chrysanthemum President Roosevelt. and they refuse, then our conscience need not trouble us if we accept department store offers. I feel very positive that there are enough enterprising florists who, if they could be reasonably con- vinced that the management would so advertise the show that it would bring out Father Knickerbocker and his whole family, they would not hesitate a mo- ment to co-operate with us. I may be wrong in my ideas; however, I see no harm in bringing this matter up now, and I hope that all of you present feel the same as I do when I say that dis- cussion on the subject would do a lot of good. If I am wrong, I am willing to admit it and am always willing to abide by the wishes of the majority. As J said before, my interest has only been aroused a short time, since I realized that it is to my interest to try to master my profession as I intend to stick to it. 1 want to ask whether an attempt has ever been made to interest some of our wealthy philanthropists in our cause to secure a Horticultural hall; also why does not the daily press help us, in flower show times especially, for they do print occasionally ridiculous stories connected with our profession, such as $20,000 and $30,000 for carnations and $750,000 for a retail wholesale flower store. In Chicago all the newspapers devoted col- umns to flower show news, and Mr. Budd tells me that some of the leading editors are members of their society and also help finance the society and give premiums. They do all these things besides giving plenty of space in their columns, and it is so in other large cities. Why can 't we accomplish the same? We have V)rilliant men in our city in every line, in the growing, the wholesale, the retail, among the seedsmen, nurserymen, private gar- deners, supply men, etc. It seems to me that we in this city and vicinity ought to be the leaders in all things pertaining to horticulture. I think that if the members will work in harmony and give all an equal chance, we could not fail to have a great flower show. All we ask is a fair field and no favors. It would soon put us in the lea<l, where we ought to be. There is no doubt that we have had much success in the past years in this club, but with better co-operation we could attain much greater success in the future. ALOYSIA CITRIODORA. This charming old plant, generally known as the scented verbena, makes a grand subject for cultivating in tubs for decorating the grounds in summer, pro- viding room can be found to keep it safe from frost during winter. The finest plants I have ever seen are at Lockinge, and they are perfect pyramids, from fourteen to fifteen feet high, growing in tubs two feet six inches square. These must have been a grand sight during the past summer, as nearly every point flow- ered. The specimens are thirteen years old. I also noticed several fine standards with five-foot stems. Mr. Fyfe grows a large number of plants in tubs for stand- ing about the grounds in summer, the charming position of Lockinge lending itself admirably to this kind of garden- ing.—Gardeners' Magazii.o. Saltford's Violet Book mailed "by the Review on receipt of 25 cents.

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