The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . ning, retiring President Vaughansaid : Ladies and gentlemen, at Mar-blehead last year we were all full ofonion sets. Tonight we have with us arepresentative of that peaceful, quietcity of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia. Itake great pleasure in introducing atthis time our toastmaster for the eve-ning, our Associations official photog-rapher, Mr. Walter P. Stokes. (Ap-plause.) It is not necessary for meto tell you anything about him, you allknow him. (Applause.) Toastmaster Stokes said in reply:Ladies and gentlemen, members of ourAssociation,


The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . ning, retiring President Vaughansaid : Ladies and gentlemen, at Mar-blehead last year we were all full ofonion sets. Tonight we have with us arepresentative of that peaceful, quietcity of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia. Itake great pleasure in introducing atthis time our toastmaster for the eve-ning, our Associations official photog-rapher, Mr. Walter P. Stokes. (Ap-plause.) It is not necessary for meto tell you anything about him, you allknow him. (Applause.) Toastmaster Stokes said in reply:Ladies and gentlemen, members of ourAssociation, I am sure I express thefeeling of every one of us who areguests on this occasion when I say thatwe most heartily appreciate and recip-rocate the cordial hospitality that hasbeen extended to us by our Chicagofriends, not onlj on the occasion of this VICK QUaHTY PLANTSBULBS ASK FOR WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. JAMES VICkS SONS Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. igi2. The American Florisi. 1487 > wS >Z O »>OP3 oo ? oz n>z cw_>^ so H r Z o s o>oo GZ w. 1488 The American Florist. July 13, banquet tout on the automobile ride thatthey gave us this afternoon, in whichwe had a splendid opportunity to seethe great city with its wonderful systemof parks. The one thing that impressedme upon that ride was the evident carewhich the city fathers here are takingto look out for the coming generation inproviding suitable opportuni-ties for their pleasure and early settlers of this great citywho made this all possible did not en-iojr such opportunities, and it is wise inthem as well as kindly to give to thecoming generation these splendid parksand these splendid opportunities forplay that we have seen on our after-noon ride. But I am not here tonight to tellyou about onion sets, or to talk aboutPhiladelphia. I am here merely to seethat you are properly entertained withspeakers who can give you some valu-able information. I am sure there isno one subject in which this whol


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