. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ITiHJie /^mmmn 0. Rmsrica is "the Prow at the I/essel; thsrs may he more camfart Rmidship^, but we are the Erst to tauch Unknown Seas,' Vol. III. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1, 1887. No. 56. IfLliiiE /ALi^ii§9@/All» LF|L@i@g@lF Copyright, 1S87, by American Florist Company, Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications sh
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ITiHJie /^mmmn 0. Rmsrica is "the Prow at the I/essel; thsrs may he more camfart Rmidship^, but we are the Erst to tauch Unknown Seas,' Vol. III. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1, 1887. No. 56. IfLliiiE /ALi^ii§9@/All» LF|L@i@g@lF Copyright, 1S87, by American Florist Company, Entered as Second-class Mail matter. Published on the ist and 15th of each month by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. General Offices, 54 La Salle Street, Chicago. Eastern Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York. All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago, Society of American Florists.—E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., president; John N. May, Sum- mit, N. J , vice-president; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, treasurer; Wm. ,67 Brom- field street, Boston, Mass., secretary. The fourth annual meeting at New York, Aug. 17, 18, 19, With much regret we make the sad announcement of the death at New York on Nov. 17, of Mr. James Reid, the well- known seedsman. A portrait will appear in our next issue. Another harvest time is at hand for the live florist. Let the wise man secure his supply of all stock in demand for the next thirty days, and thereby obtain the wherewithal to settle accounts due and properly celebrate the holiday season, CuRRiE Bros.' Flower Code reaches us. We regret very much to note that the code words for various shipping instructions adopted by the S. A. F. have been changed. We cannot see any gain, but rather prospect for greater confusion thereby. "Trees Boxed, Third ; In No. 55 you briefly tell a correspond- ent some of the many good things that the society has accomplished—all very true and convincing. Now allow me to urge concerted action to accomplish a reduction of express charges upon plants and cut flowers. The roots of the former are mostly enveloped in soil that adds to the weight, and the latter are often pack- ed with ice; yet on th
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