. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Rmerica is "the Prow of ths JIessbI; therB may be mare comfort Mmidsbips, hut we stb the Rrst ta touch Unknown Seas," Vol. III. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 15, 1888. No. 61. Copyright, 18S7, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Publislied on tlie ist and 15II1 of eacli month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Grneral Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Easti:rn Offick, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Ch


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Rmerica is "the Prow of ths JIessbI; therB may be mare comfort Mmidsbips, hut we stb the Rrst ta touch Unknown Seas," Vol. III. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 15, 1888. No. 61. Copyright, 18S7, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Publislied on tlie ist and 15II1 of eacli month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Grneral Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Easti:rn Offick, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago, Society of Amekican Florists.—E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., president; John N. May, Sum- mit, N. J , vice-president; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Broni- field street, Boston, Mass., secretary. The fourth annual meeting at New York, Aug. 17, iS, 19, The Work of the Executive Committee at its New York Meeting. In addition to the short report in last issue it will be of interest to members of the society to know what matters were considered and what sort of a mental feast has been prepared for their next summer's digestion at the New York convention. It is gratifying to be able to state that every member of the committee, all of the present officers, and both of the past presidents were present. This will give some idea of the earnestness with which the society's interests are being pushed. The committee held five sessions, and be- sides considering a vast number of sug- gestions and plans relative to the welfare of the society; they discussed no less than fifty subjects of interest to the trade. A list of ten essays was finally decided upon, to be assigned to gentlemen well qualified to talk upon the various sub- jects As soon as the gentlemen selected to deliver these essays have accepted, their names will be given in these columns. The list of subjects is as follows : 1. Roses. From the growers' stand- point. 2. Roses. From the retail flor


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