. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ign The American Florist. 1419. GENERAL VIEW OF CARNATIONS AT CARNATION SOCIETY'S SHOW, DETROIT, MICH., JANUARY 10-12, 1918. see the exhibition of both societies, the saving of time and money would be quite considerable. This feature of it appealed to me so strongly that at our meeting in this same city of Detroit eight years ago I introduced a resolu- tion seeking to bring it about. The object of these exhibitions is probably threefold, but if I am not mis- taken they could not be successfully carried on were it
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ign The American Florist. 1419. GENERAL VIEW OF CARNATIONS AT CARNATION SOCIETY'S SHOW, DETROIT, MICH., JANUARY 10-12, 1918. see the exhibition of both societies, the saving of time and money would be quite considerable. This feature of it appealed to me so strongly that at our meeting in this same city of Detroit eight years ago I introduced a resolu- tion seeking to bring it about. The object of these exhibitions is probably threefold, but if I am not mis- taken they could not be successfully carried on were it not for the new va- rieties of roses and of carnations. Joint exhibitions ought to induce a larger attendance of florists who are in the market for novelties than where the exhibitions are held separately. The interest of the general public ought to be more largely aroused by joint ex- hibitions with a considerably larger at- tendance and larger gate receipts. If an admission fee is charged. The expense Incurred for one exhibition ought to be less than for two. All of these arguments, however, would be out- weighed if roses and carnations could not both be shown of good quality and in sufficient quantity at a joint exhi- bition. This is a diiBculty which many growers have seemed to think insur- mountable and the showing made at this present exhibition should go a long way toward determining that point. At the same time, undue weight should not be' given to the showing made by standard commercial varie- ties, because the novelties are the things which most florists come to these exhibitions to see. I think I am well within the truth when I say that the tendency is to place orders for novelties earlier and earlier each succeeding year. Early exhibitions are, in this particular, an advantage to the disseminators of new varieties of either roses or carnations. This question is a weighty one and is entitled to careful consideration. I hope that each member will take an active intere
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