. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 232 The American Florist. Atig. 2g, has met. Ilowevpr, I do not wish lo be pessimistic: our conventions uloiif have done a vast amount of good to the trade in many ways, and as wo learn by degrees to know our strength when united, we shall he less and less back- ward in pushing our interest. Our convention last year was especially suc- cessful in regard to interesting papers and discussions, so much so that one of the American trade papers remarked on their "meaty" nature. Kvery conven- tion seems to hav
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 232 The American Florist. Atig. 2g, has met. Ilowevpr, I do not wish lo be pessimistic: our conventions uloiif have done a vast amount of good to the trade in many ways, and as wo learn by degrees to know our strength when united, we shall he less and less back- ward in pushing our interest. Our convention last year was especially suc- cessful in regard to interesting papers and discussions, so much so that one of the American trade papers remarked on their "meaty" nature. Kvery conven- tion seems to have a special character of its own. What the special character ot this convention will be remains to be seen, most likely the fraternal visits to and from the two societies in convention will have a great deal lo do with it. In my report last year I suggested that a permanent tariff committee should be appointed, and several members spoke favorably on the idea. As the tariff question is always with ns, and an op- portunity of doing something of advan- tage to the trade may occur at any time, I would again draw the attention of the members to this I regret to have to report the deaths of two of our members, O. O. Johnson, of Kingston, and George ^'air. of To- ronto, both well known and highly es- teemed by the trade generally. \Ym. Scott, of Buffalo, also, though never a member of this association, was so well known to all of ns, either personally or through his writings, that we should not allow this occasion to go by without some expression of our sorrow at his departure from among us. Outdoor Roses. V^. A p^Per i'ead l»y \Vm. C. Itocbester. N. Y., at tlje convi'utiou of tUe of American Floi'ist;^ nt Falls, August 20. In consenting to pre- pare a paper on "Out- door Itoses" for the twen- ty-fourth annual meeting I of the Society of Amer- ean Florists, I must ad- mit that I did so with considerable hesitation, realizing full well tha
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