The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . better work;nearer at home, and closer knit, could workup a large membership so that we might have 5,000members all told. Then again, each section couldhold an exhibition every year, or when the seasonwas best adapted for it, and when all sections havegiven their exhibitions the society at large couldcomibine all sections and liold one grand show. Again, how nice it would have been if we atthis time liad had a strong section here in NewYork, with the rose growers of Madison as
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . better work;nearer at home, and closer knit, could workup a large membership so that we might have 5,000members all told. Then again, each section couldhold an exhibition every year, or when the seasonwas best adapted for it, and when all sections havegiven their exhibitions the society at large couldcomibine all sections and liold one grand show. Again, how nice it would have been if we atthis time liad had a strong section here in NewYork, with the rose growers of Madison as do not believe it would have taken long to have theexorbitant express cliarges reduced. New York. ALFRED H. LANGJAHR. Southern Florists Organize at Chattanooga, Tenn. The New Oi-leans Horticultural Society had beenworking for months to bring about the organizationof the southern florists for the purpose of betterpersonal acquaintance and the furtherance of horti-culture in the South in general. A meeting wascalled at Chattanooga, Tenn., May 22, to which Eichling was delegated from the New Orleans. .«^ The I,ate George H. Rowden. Society. He had given this project a great deal ofhis time interesting the florists by circulars andpersonal letters and went to the meeting with a listof thirty-flve applicants for membership. The meet-ing was called for 10 a. m. in the hall of theChamber of Commerce which body had tenderedthe use of the hall free of charge. C. W. Eichlingwas elected temporary president and Dr. J. F. Wil-son acted as secretary. After explaining the pur-poses of the projected organization ana the manybeneflts likely to result from it, the delegates wentinto permanent organization adopting the name ofSociety of Southern Florists and Ornamental Hor-ticulturists. The meeting was a surprising success,and as could be expected when it came to the elec-tion of officers C. W. Eichling was nominated forpresident. But true to his promise to do his utmostto land on
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