. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8g4- The American Florist. 991. ILLUSTRATION NO. 3. ARRANGEMENT OP FLOWERS. this decision was called for and given af- ter which the recommendation was adopted. Mr. Henshaw was then introduced and read his paper, which appears in another column, and which was listened to with close attention. In closing Mr. Henshaw told of puulic parks in England with which he was lamiliar where the people are reminded by sign boards that it is their own domain and reminded of the folly of destroying property belonging to themsel
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8g4- The American Florist. 991. ILLUSTRATION NO. 3. ARRANGEMENT OP FLOWERS. this decision was called for and given af- ter which the recommendation was adopted. Mr. Henshaw was then introduced and read his paper, which appears in another column, and which was listened to with close attention. In closing Mr. Henshaw told of puulic parks in England with which he was lamiliar where the people are reminded by sign boards that it is their own domain and reminded of the folly of destroying property belonging to themselves, with the result that no police- man has ever been required to protect the plants or flowers. He made a strong plea in the interest of flower exhibitions and pronounced these as the most effectual means of educating the people to a full ap- preciation of horticulture and referred most hopefully to the future of the flower trade. Mr. Wallace made reference to the in- creasing complaints of people stealing plants and flowers from the New York parks. Mr. O'Mara suggested as a rem- edy "that we turn the matter over to the ; Mr. O'Mara spoke also of the widespread eflect of one well kept garden in a neighborhood and advised the giving by plant growers of their sur- plus stock to village improvement socie- ties and similar organizations as a course that would surely make a grand return in the future. C. L. Allen spoke in a similar vein and urged that the club could make a strong point by trying to induce the park commissioners to pay more atten- tion to decorative plant work. A vote of thanks to the American Flo- rist Co. for a copy of the Florists' Direct- ory was passed with the request to the secretary that he bring the book to every meeting for the edification of the mem- bers. Cut flower trade is exceedingly dull in both wholesale and retail lines with no indications of immediate improvement. Roses are becoming less plenty and in quality they average very
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