. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Prof. H. C. Irish, St. Louis, Mo. Entomologist ol Society of American Florists. spoke for the American Rose Society, which he was sure would do its part, as did A. F. J. Baur for the American Car- nation Society, which organization was making' a special schedule calling par- ticularly for decorative effects. Her- man P. Knoble stated that all lovers of flowers in Cleveland, O., commer- cial as well as amateur, were greatly interested in the exhibition. The work had been divided up into 30 com- i"nittees, all
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Prof. H. C. Irish, St. Louis, Mo. Entomologist ol Society of American Florists. spoke for the American Rose Society, which he was sure would do its part, as did A. F. J. Baur for the American Car- nation Society, which organization was making' a special schedule calling par- ticularly for decorative effects. Her- man P. Knoble stated that all lovers of flowers in Cleveland, O., commer- cial as well as amateur, were greatly interested in the exhibition. The work had been divided up into 30 com- i"nittees, all of which had competent chairmen. A landscape expert and a noted interior decorator were perfect- ing plans for the artistic arrangement of the exhibition halls, which together with the handsome building would reach a perfection that would eclipse all previous efforts. He urged securing choice specimen plants from private estates, as this stock was lacking in the Cleveland district. Philip Breit- meyer promised great assistance from the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Asso- ciation. The "Value of Flower Shows in Publicity for the Florists' Business" was the topic of a very interesting address by Chas. H. Totty. Mr. Totty was thoroughly convinced from his experience with the successful New York shows that they would be a great factor in every community in promot- ing the love for and sale of flowers. Afternoon Session. A paper on the "Maintenance of Soil Fertility" by Prof. James H. Beattie, horticulturist, United States Department of Agriculture, Washing- ton, was most comprehensive, being full of practical suggestions on this matter so important to greenhouse men. "Standardization of the Grading of Cut ; by Jos. Kohout, Lib- ertyville. Ill-, showed the essayist had g'iven the subject careful thought. He spoke of the great difficulties in apply- ing the same standard to all parts of the country. Max Schling. in the dis- cussion that followed, t
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