. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '^m L^mEmmn W&Mmm Copynght, 1SS7, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter Published on fje 1st and 15th of each month by THE FLORIST COMPANY Genekal Offices, 54. La Salle Street, Chicago Easterx Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Edwin Lonsdale Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16 17 and 18, 1S87. The Executive Committee The Executive committee of
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. '^m L^mEmmn W&Mmm Copynght, 1SS7, by American Florist Company Entered as Second-class Mail matter Published on fje 1st and 15th of each month by THE FLORIST COMPANY Genekal Offices, 54. La Salle Street, Chicago Easterx Office, Room 81, Vanderbilt Building, New York All communications should be addressed to the general office at Chicago. Edwin Lonsdale Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Sec'y. The third annual meeting at Chicago, August 16 17 and 18, 1S87. The Executive Committee The Executive committee of the S '\ F. held their winter session at Chicago Jan. 12-13. There were present Messrs Craig, Lonsdale, Stewart, Ma^, Sie brecht, Jordan, Hill, Hunt and Vaughan Absent, Messrs. Thorpe, Murdoch Halli day and Whitnall. The programme for the next annual convention wis com pleted. Many important matters were discussed and the programme arranged embraces subjects of the greatest practi- cal value to every member of the craft. The subject of hotel headquarters and location of convention hall was also con- sidered. We expect soon from Secretary Lonsdale the complete programme for our readers. A Warning. So many complaints from various sourc- es, have been made by amateurs and others who purchase plants largely of the various florists throughout the country, that much of the stock sent out by them is untrue to the name it bears, that the Executive committee of the Society of American Florists, recently convened in Chicago, found it impossible to ignore the demand that something be done to check this growing evil, and save purchasers from the disappointment and loss caused thereby. Consequently a liberal appro- priation was made by them, for thorough- ly testing the plants sent out by every firm in the country doing a retail cata- logue business. The " modus operandi " by which this is to be accomplished is known only to the committee, but that it will be searching, thorough,
Size: 2730px × 915px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectfloriculture, bookyea
