Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-19

After the adjournment yesterday afternoon
OF the Society Of American Florists several i'm
portant meetings Of auxiliary bodies Of the So
clety were held.
The first was that Of the Florists Hall Asso-
ciation an association that insures glass against
| breakage. The association has q membership
| OF 526. The total amount of glass insured dur
ing the year was 5000, 900 square feet The
amount Of glass broken and replaced by the
association was Is, AIS square feet The cost of
this was SS6l.67. The largest individual loss
was 1927. The treasurers report showed q
balance in the treasury Of 1896. and this,
with the school bond possessed by the associa-
ton, makes its assets $1,000. 1t was decided to
appropriate $50 year to defray the expenses
| OF the president Of the association and a pres
ent of 800 was voted the present presiding
officer, Mr.. j. n. Jordan, a recognition of his
valuable services. A committee of three was
appointed to confer with fire insurance COM
panies with view to obtaining from them good
ana uniform rates for insurlng green houses
against fire, and also board Of directors who
will elect the officers OF the association for the
ensuing year, was selected.
FLORISTS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
The Florists Protective Association also held
meeting, J. c. Vaughn Of Chicago presiding.
The secretary, H. B. Beatty Of Oil City, sub
mitted his annual report, in which he said the
association waa to be congratulated on the
operation OF a protective system in which every
branch OF trade is interested This system
is one of blacklisting all persons who fail to
pay their florists bills and notifying the trade
that the person 30 blackiisted is unworthy of
credit. The florists also agree to refrain from
selling flowers to blacklisted persons. SO that if
| these individuals happen to be particularly
fond OF flowers they must pay their bill. It
was decided on the recommendation of Mr..
Beatty's report to strengthen this system by the
adoption of a plan of collection by drafts
ANY dealer who has delinquent debtor may
make out draft on him and forward the draft
to the secretary of the association. The Sec
| rotary viii. then send it out for collection II
the draft is returned unpaid the whole trade
will be promptly notified. and the credit of the
individual on whom it was made will be ruined
with the florists forever. 1t is believed that
| the drafts sent out by the association will in
| this manner have far more force than the drafts
! Of an individual. A small charge. sufficient to
defray the expenses, will be made by the asso-
| citation for all collections.
Preceding the evening session of the society
| a meeting Of the International Telegraph De-
| livery Association was held, at which number
OF improvements in the system operated by the
association were adopted. The association is an
organization Of florists, with representatives in
| each large city. They have a system Of ex-
| change by which a member in one city having
| to fill an order for flowers in another can tele-
| graph to the representative of the association
in the city to which the flowers are TO be sent
and the order will be filed at once from the
stock Of the local growers.
LAST EVENINGS SESSION.
| At last evenings meeting Of the society Mr.
Robert Farquhar of Boston read a paper on
Horticulture for Children as Means of In
creasing and Diffusing knowledge and Love
Of Flowers" The public instruction Of chill
| dren in Horticulture, he said, has been neglected
| in this country, but il the florists could bring
into prominence the advantages arising from
\ such a study it would confer q benefit upon the
nation. Men arc consumed too much by bust
ness in this country to give much thought
| to what is best and sweetest in life, and their
children learn quicker from what their parents
| really are than from what they think. If care
| be taken, he said. to instruct and interest the
| little ones in the simple knowledge Of flowers
| 1t is surprising how in almost every instance an
enthusiastic love for them will spring up He
suggested that in such instruction the child be
| given little garden in which it nav produce
under the direction of its parents. something of
| beauty III which it may have the pride of pro-
prietorship. In such a course fitting sub
| jects are found for remark, which if ayailed
of, will not only open their minds to new
world of delightful thought. but will also open
| their minds to their instructors. He spoke of
| the attention paid in European countries to
Horticulture for children, and argued that il is
| the duty Of the Society of American Florists to
urge that the claims Of Horticulture for children
| and kindred subjects are recognized in the
public schools. In conclusion he said the ten
denotes Of Horticulture are all in the right direc-
| ton. We would have our men and women re-
| tain the child heart and love for nature while
| they live. The little hands and happy faces
may be tanned and darkened in the sunny gar
dens. but the wilderness of soul. which love
| for nature and for natures God gives, lives
| deeper and is eternal.
The paper was discussed by Mr.. Hammond Of
New York, who said the national flag should be
| placed over every school house in the land and
a flower bed at the door. Nothing thought Mr.
Hart, who also discussed the paper, was more
valuable than flowers in making the home at
tractive and extending home influences. He
thought the florists should see that children are
admitted free and made welcome at all flower
| shows.
THE QUESTION BOZ.
The remainder Of the session was devoted to
answering the queries dropped in the question
box. What are the best materials to use for
shading on glass in summer and how applied
was the first one. This WAS answered by Mr.
Oliver, who tn ought mixture Of benzine and
white lead, applied with whitewash brush,
would be found cheap and satisfactory. The
|
charged for chrysanthemum shows brought
| forth replies from G. W. Berberman of Indian
apolis and others. They all thought IS cents
during the afternoon and so cents at night
should be the prevailing prices. There was
| considerable interesting discussion on the
management and uses Of florists societies. in
which Edwin Lonsdale Of Philadelphia, Jno. J.
Peck of Connecticut and others figured after
which J. U. May and Mr.. Dunlop both an
nounced in response to query that the steam
ing Of plants with tobacco is not only effective
in killing the green Hy, but is absolutely harm
less to the plants.
The society then adjourned to meet the third
| Tuesday Of next August at:St Louis, after first
returning the thanks Of the society to Commits
soner Ross and Assistant Secretary Of Agri-
culture Willets for their addresses of welcome,
to John R. Mclean and the National Gardener
Club Of this city for the manner in which they
have entertained the visitors, to the officers Of
the society, the superintendent Of the trade ex-
hibit, the essayists the press and every one else
who in any way contributed to the success of
the meeting.
| coURrEsIEs EXTENDED.
| Last evening the members Of the society, on
the invitation Of their newly elected president,
Mr.. W. r. Smith, visited the Botanic Garden.
In honor Of their visit the Bartholdi fountain
was illuminated and set to working.
At ESQ o number Of the society, % guests of
Messrs. J. H. Small L Son, left the Ebbitt