. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 382 The American Florist. Mar. 15, Announcement of the early and sud- den death of Frank A. Friedley, of Cleveland, O., closely identified with the floricultural interests of this state in former years, brought out numerous expressions of sincere regret, and the secretary was instructed to send a suitable floral offering on behalf of the association. The Evening Session. At the evening session in the Inman hotel, Professor Corner spoke of the increasing need of more buildings in his department for the accommodatio
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 382 The American Florist. Mar. 15, Announcement of the early and sud- den death of Frank A. Friedley, of Cleveland, O., closely identified with the floricultural interests of this state in former years, brought out numerous expressions of sincere regret, and the secretary was instructed to send a suitable floral offering on behalf of the association. The Evening Session. At the evening session in the Inman hotel, Professor Corner spoke of the increasing need of more buildings in his department for the accommodation of the students. The bulletin on antir- rhinum rust is practically ready for the printer, and incidentally he men- tioned that so far the experimenters found destruction of infected plants the only remedy, propagating from seeds. The violet, he said, has been scheduled for early investigation. Professor Blair had for his subject the impossible task of financing the university under present conditions with the funds available. Most of the visitors stopped over until Wednesday to inspect the uni- versity grounds, buildings and work. Secretary Ammann's Report. The year IMS surely has gone down in history as the most eventful of our generation. Many homes have been shattered, many a business has gone out of existence. The florists of this state have suffered and sacrificed along with others. When we stop to think that one-tenth of the men sent out for the gi-eatest war came from Illinois, we have much to be proud of. No doubt, when the records of this war are completed, it will also be shown that Illinois was among the foremost states in all the war activities. The patriotic expressions and actions of our state's chief executive are to be commended indeed. Considering all the florists have had to contend with in the way of fuel and labor shortage, we can readily congratu- late ourselves on the splendid condition in which we find our business. As Illi- nois stood before the war, a
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