. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1238 The American Florist. July 1, will involve an enormous aggregate loss. Both for utiliiy and dignity, the right of way of the highway unit should be at least 100 feet wide, in order that at present and in the future there may be room for a roadway of ample width for easy travel in both directions and in order that cuts and fills may be freely treated without in- terfering with adjacent private lands and in order that there may be spaces at the sides of the roadway to be oc- cupied by trees, shrubs, vines, and
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1238 The American Florist. July 1, will involve an enormous aggregate loss. Both for utiliiy and dignity, the right of way of the highway unit should be at least 100 feet wide, in order that at present and in the future there may be room for a roadway of ample width for easy travel in both directions and in order that cuts and fills may be freely treated without in- terfering with adjacent private lands and in order that there may be spaces at the sides of the roadway to be oc- cupied by trees, shrubs, vines, and grass. Wherever there are spaces suit- able for this purpose, trees, shrubs and vines already on the right of way should be protected, and there should can depend on Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga for at least one member from each firm. We are putting forth every effort to make it the largest and best convention in the history of the society. Chas. A. Moss, state vice- president of South Carolina, was with me a few days ago and says he will have everybody in line.—Chas. L. B.\UM. D.^LLAS, Tex.—You may safely ex- pect three-fourths of the florists in northern Texas. Personally I would like to see every employer of store or greenhouse send his best help. All of our employes are given two weeks' va- cation at full pay and most of them will arrange their vacations to attend. ROTONS AND FANCY LEAVED CALADIUMS IN HOUSTON CONVENTION GARDEN. be additional planting, care being ex- ercised to select species best suited to iitility and art. In thi^ way these highway units may be made practical lessons in forestry conservation and in beautiflcation. This feature may be augmented by adding to the right of way small pieces or fragments of land which have special beauty on account of topography, water, and plant growth. Houston Convention Interest Grows. Interest in the convention of the So- ciety of American Florists which will be held at Houston, Tex., August 15- 17, becomes more ke
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