. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 976 The American Florist. Dec. 14, as much as has the work of commer- cial florists. The members of the de- partment have accepted the conditions in the same loyal spirit of devotion to the covmtry's best interests as have the commercial men. When the ruling of the fuel administrator regarding the 50 per cent coal supply for green- houses became effective, one half of the .?lass areas of the College of Agricul- ture were closed. In the department of ? floriculture, the rose and carnation houses and a third house f
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 976 The American Florist. Dec. 14, as much as has the work of commer- cial florists. The members of the de- partment have accepted the conditions in the same loyal spirit of devotion to the covmtry's best interests as have the commercial men. When the ruling of the fuel administrator regarding the 50 per cent coal supply for green- houses became effective, one half of the .?lass areas of the College of Agricul- ture were closed. In the department of ? floriculture, the rose and carnation houses and a third house for miscel- laneous plants were closed, the palm houses and the cooler houses for sweet peas and other plants lieing retained. The feeling of those in charge of the administration of the work of the col- lege was that the college should ad- just its work to meet the requirements of the fuel administrator in the same spirit as did the commercial florists. It is the belief of all those in the department, that with the coming of peace, the educational worlc in floricul- ture in all American institutions will rapidly resume the important position it occupied before the war. Our young men are coming back with a greater realization of the advantages offered by American schools and colleges and there is no question Init the floricultiu-al industry will immediately feel the ef- fects of the ending of the war and that a period of prosperity is before it. C. A. WHITE. Department of Floriculture. the spring of 1919. It was recom- mended that the committee be con- tinued or a new one appointed to ar- range for a show in the spring of 1920. Professor Andrews, who is either a clever scientist or a clever juggler, or both, gave an interesting exhibition of liis arts, such as frying eggs on ice and otherwise reversing the laws of nature. Liquid air. it was said, was the basis of his demonstrations. After the election, all the officers- elect, excepting A. T, De La Mar. who was not at the meetin
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