. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE WEATHER OF CONVENTION WEEK The United States Weather Bureau supplies the following: "Under average conditions the temperature in Chicago August 20 to 23 fluctuates ordinarily between a maximum of about 79 degrees in the afternoon to a minimum of about 65 degrees in the early morning. The chances for rain are about one in three, under ordinary conditions; during the past 40 years in Chicago it has rained on fifty-five days of the one hundred and sixty days, counting August 20 to August 23 inclusive. H. C. FRANKENFIELD, Professor of Meteorol
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE WEATHER OF CONVENTION WEEK The United States Weather Bureau supplies the following: "Under average conditions the temperature in Chicago August 20 to 23 fluctuates ordinarily between a maximum of about 79 degrees in the afternoon to a minimum of about 65 degrees in the early morning. The chances for rain are about one in three, under ordinary conditions; during the past 40 years in Chicago it has rained on fifty-five days of the one hundred and sixty days, counting August 20 to August 23 inclusive. H. C. FRANKENFIELD, Professor of ; i*!CV-- 'ITH confidence that the twenty- eighth annual convention of the S. A. F. will break all records for attendance, the trade com- littees in '' the great central market'' ,'e made their arrangements on a scale much greater than has been cus- tomary. Chicago, the ^reat summer resort, the iity of big things and [strong men, the city of Inever ending variety, lexpects an attendance lof 2,000 at this conven- Ition — and preparations jhave been made with a Iview to caring for a pos- jsible 2,500. Chicago will jbe keenly disappointed lif its sanguine expecta- |tions are not realized. Early Start. Appreciating that the large attendance and the Imany outside points of linterest make the situa- Jtion rather different Ifrom what it usually is, ?the convention will be llengthened half a day Iby starting the business Isessions at 10 a. m. lesday, instead of at 2 m., as is customary, lis will give more free time later for visiting, it has been arranged that business sessions be held Tuesday lorning and afternoon, Vednesday morning and ['hursday morning. If the work falls behind there also will be a busi- ness session "Wednesday evening following the Rterebpticon lecture on floral designing by Fred ^\ W. Brown. Entertainment. The enterta i n m e n t features begin with the resident's reception, to be held in the i^enetian room, on the ninth floor of the kMiditorium ho
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