. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Florist. 425 A\'. A. Wilson. II. A. Bode, G. E. I'los- toii. X(]:ili MoJIahon. H. S. MouUlor ami <;. inilibraucl. of the Illinois Central K. 1!. : .1. Gipner and T. 0. Kice, of tlio Michisan Central K. K.: J. S. Biitter- (icld. of the Missouri Paoific U. R.; Chas. M. Swaysor, of the Union Pacific U. U. : Carl Ilirseli. of the Lake Shore R. R.; J. A. Byrne, of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.; C. n. Tritsehler. of the New Orleans. Chicago & St. R. R.; Bond. of the Pennsylvania R. R.;
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Florist. 425 A\'. A. Wilson. II. A. Bode, G. E. I'los- toii. X(]:ili MoJIahon. H. S. MouUlor ami <;. inilibraucl. of the Illinois Central K. 1!. : .1. Gipner and T. 0. Kice, of tlio Michisan Central K. K.: J. S. Biitter- (icld. of the Missouri Paoific U. R.; Chas. M. Swaysor, of the Union Pacific U. U. : Carl Ilirseli. of the Lake Shore R. R.; J. A. Byrne, of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.; C. n. Tritsehler. of the New Orleans. Chicago & St. R. R.; Bond. of the Pennsylvania R. R.; W. S. Dnn- loii. of tlie Canadian Pacific; E. A. Rich- ardson, of the Boston & Albany: V. W. Vail, of (he Central of New Jersey; Put- rick Foy. of the Norfolk & Western. The following- officers were elected : Carl Ilirsch. president. Lake Shore k*i Michigan Southern R. R.; Geo. B. Mould- er. Illinois Central R. R., secretary-treas- urer ; .1. S. Butterfiold. chairman. Jlis- souri Pacitic R. R.; J. Gipner. Michigan Central R. R.; J. A. Byrne, Baltimore & Ohio, executive committee. The pres- ent officers are very anxious to extend the membership, all railroad gardeners being eligible. Full particulars may be hail on api)lieation to Secretary Geo. B. Mould- er. Illinois Central R. Park Row. Chicago. Twenty Years Ago. SEPTEMBER ISSS. Robert Craig was after the pot man- ufacturers for a uniform size of pot. Ed. .lanscn of New York fed the con- vention delegates, some 600 of them, at his warerooms in baskets. Even punch was served in bowls set in specially made baskets. Some of the old queries asked in the American Florist are interesting. For instance. Geo. .\I. Kellogg, Pleasant Hill, Mo., was asking about a steam boiler to heat "two houses lOOxlS ; The Dutch bulb season was one of the worst on record owing to cold .and rainy weather. Mrs. .John Laing was among the novel- ties in roses. An interesting sketch and portrait oL John N. May, fourth preside
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