. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 12 The Florists^ Review July 12, 1917. time the plants started to bloom a leaky gas main destroyed practically en- tire crop and no definite conclusions could be drawn from the test made. The university now is in a financial condi- tion to go ahead with* the work, Pro- fessor Beal said, and he hoped to in- clude as many novelties as possible among both indoor and outdoor varie- ties. Some discussion followed Professor Beal's remarks and it was decided to endeavor to have a delegation of the society's members vifeit the trial grounds at Ithaca
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 12 The Florists^ Review July 12, 1917. time the plants started to bloom a leaky gas main destroyed practically en- tire crop and no definite conclusions could be drawn from the test made. The university now is in a financial condi- tion to go ahead with* the work, Pro- fessor Beal said, and he hoped to in- clude as many novelties as possible among both indoor and outdoor varie- ties. Some discussion followed Professor Beal's remarks and it was decided to endeavor to have a delegation of the society's members vifeit the trial grounds at Ithaca during the flowering season. William Sim spoke of the prices charged by California growers of seeds of winter-flowering sweet peas. He said he would not object to the high prices if the flowers came true to name, but in several of his large houses last season not twenty-five per cent came true. This meant a serious loss to growers, Mr. Sims said, as the bulk of thjp flowers were of unsalable colors. Varieties Do Not Come True. W. N. Craig spoke of another man who paid $20 per ounce for his seed and little of it came true to name. Secre- tary Gray said he bought what should have been Hercules from a prominent seed house, sowed it in fall, kept it potted, planted outdoors early and the flowers were mostly those of Mrs. Cuth- bertson, with some whites mixed in. It was felt that the seedsmen should exercise greater care in sending out was voted to report the idea to the executive committee for its considera- tion, A letter from the Merchants' Asso- ciation of New York, asking the society to hold its next convention there, was read. Several members favored meet- ing in New York in 1918. Mr. Sim fa- vored Boston. It was finally decided to leave the selection of the place for the 1918 meeting to the executive commit- tee with sentiment favoring New York, as New England has had successive meetings at Newport, Bar Harbor and Boston. Beelected. On motion of W. A. Sperling it wa
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