. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1028 The American Florist. Bee. 21, that higher prices must henceforth pre- vail, and that the flower buying- public must be educated to pay more money for flowers. Georsfe B. Hart followed, speaking- in a similar vein. Other speakers were Ward B. Smith, secre- tary and manag-er of the association, who told of its work during- the past year: William P. Ford, Philip F. Kess- ier W. G. Badgley, E. C. Horan, Percy B. Rig-by, Charles Schenck and H. E. Froment. all members of the associa- tion, and all made appropriate
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1028 The American Florist. Bee. 21, that higher prices must henceforth pre- vail, and that the flower buying- public must be educated to pay more money for flowers. Georsfe B. Hart followed, speaking- in a similar vein. Other speakers were Ward B. Smith, secre- tary and manag-er of the association, who told of its work during- the past year: William P. Ford, Philip F. Kess- ier W. G. Badgley, E. C. Horan, Percy B. Rig-by, Charles Schenck and H. E. Froment. all members of the associa- tion, and all made appropriate remarks. Paul Rigo read interesting letters from him soldier brother, Alphonse, now in France, and who has been through bit- ter fighting, but fortunately has come out unharmed. The trade press was represented by A T. De TL,a Mare, and A. F. Faulkner, of THE AMERICAN FtOKlST. The former paid his respects to the association in a few well chosen remarks; the latter said he was pleased to be present, and told a story. ' The table decorations were cleveiiy* arranged by Alfred H. Lang-jahr. Stevla. One of the staple flowers for the late fall, continuing until after January 1. or over the holidays, is stevia. Its pleas- ing fragrance and light, graceful sprays, combined with its neutral color, make its use possible in combination with all other flowers. In fact, no cut flower stock is complete without a jar or two of bunches of stevia. There is quality in stevia as in other flowers. Much of it is seen that is soft and spindly, being grown in too much heat, or cut from plants that lacked stamina, as only good, heavy, stocky plants that are grown cold, will pro- duce the stout stemmed, heavy flowered sprays, that are so much admired. To grow stevia to perfection, it must be" treated as a crop, and gi-own as are other standard stocks, on time with each successive stage, from the cutting bed until it is housed in the fall. The Floracroft Nurseries at Moores- town, N. J., are sendin
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