. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. AFTERMATH l:^^/^:ftj !iMfJ i THE OUTING. La>t week's issue of 'I'lic l\'i'\ icw i. 'Jlie elosiiiji day of the conveiitioii, wliile the exhil)itioM was niaiiitaiiied (ijieii for the heiielit of the general ])ublic. was de\'oted to a picnic at K*a\inia park, twenty-one niih's from Chicago, ou tlie North-Western railroad. Two sjiecial trains wei'e itMpiired to earr\' the jiarty, h'a\ iiiLi tlie city at '.•:'_'n a. in. .Nearly siKi jiersons wei'e on these tr.'iins and many otliors came by later trains, by automobile oi' by (declric tar. The forenoon
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. AFTERMATH l:^^/^:ftj !iMfJ i THE OUTING. La>t week's issue of 'I'lic l\'i'\ icw i. 'Jlie elosiiiji day of the conveiitioii, wliile the exhil)itioM was niaiiitaiiied (ijieii for the heiielit of the general ])ublic. was de\'oted to a picnic at K*a\inia park, twenty-one niih's from Chicago, ou tlie North-Western railroad. Two sjiecial trains wei'e itMpiired to earr\' the jiarty, h'a\ iiiLi tlie city at '.•:'_'n a. in. .Nearly siKi jiersons wei'e on these tr.'iins and many otliors came by later trains, by automobile oi' by (declric tar. The forenoon \vas devoted to laces and (dher contests. Aftei' luncheon there was the annu;il ball ;iame between the local llorists' club and the .Ml Stais, which Chailes (Jra- ham has ]iitcheil to victory these many years. .\t 0 ]•. m. a diniu'r was served to all who cai-ed tu remain for the e\eninj: affair, and these numbered al- most Tno. Those who did not care to watch the ball ^'ame bad the opportu- nity in the afternoon of listening' to the Theodore Thomas orchestra, widely known as one of the linest in America. In the evening the Kavinia I'ark grand opera company and the Thomas Or- chestra gave the fourth act of Kigoletto in the open air j)avilion. A special train of sixteen coaches took the crowd back to the city, arriving at 10:50. p. m. The baseball game between the Chi- cago Florists' Club team and the All Star aggregation recruited from the out- of-town S. A. F. memljers resulted in a ninth inning victory for the latter s(piad. 11 to 1". The score: .\11 St:ils 1! II. 1". i:.i,ii(iwin. - - 1 II. - 1 1 .\i|;;;; lli 1 - " i). Scott, c J ?; " ;i!iliiini, p 1 W. I'iersoii, 1 1 Ciirrip, :!l) I' " .Idiics, 21. I I I'iirciiwahl. c t 1 '- Totiil 14 ( l!n W. 1. IV I'. \ nil Wi .1. 1. Iiicaf-'ci Hike. .'Ill .\inlin;.'. .Matdun. lie .Miller. 21'. . .\inliii;.', c .Miller, p. . insrcr, , c. iitcrsoii, i:iii\vcck, Kiiiw
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