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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



SEPTEMBER 20, 19C0. 



WASHINGTON. 



Death of Wm. Sauntkrs. 



William Saunders, the well known 

 horticulturist, died on Sept. 11th, at 

 his home, 1603 3rd St., N. W. He 

 was connected with the Department 

 of Agriculture, as superintendent o£ 

 the division of Experimental Gardens 

 and Grounds, and in point of service,- 

 was the oldest attache. 



Mr. Saunders was born at St. An- 

 drews, Fifeshire, Scotland, Dec. 7th, 

 1822; he began his career as a gar- 

 dener when 16 years of age, and 

 worked as a journeyman in various 

 parts of Scotland and England under 

 the instructions of noted horticultur- 

 ists. He came to New York in 1845, 

 just after his marriage, bringing with 

 him many plants for introduction. He 

 obtained employment in Baltimare, 

 John Hopkins, the founder of the uni- 

 versity which bears his name, being 

 the first to employ him. He was en- 

 gaged later in general and ornamental 

 gardening throughout the United 

 States. In 1S54 he united with Thos. 

 Meehan at Germantown, Pa. As a 

 landscape artist and garden architect, 

 Philadelphia owes to him the designs 

 of Hunting and Fairmount Parks. At 

 this time Mr. Saunders was the prin- 

 cipal writer on horticultural subjects 

 in the United States. In 1862, Mr. 

 Saunders was appointed to the posi- 

 tion which he held up to the time of 

 his death, by Isaac Newton, the first 

 Commissioner of Agriculture who was 

 selected by Abraham Lincoln, and was 

 by many years the oldest official in 

 the Department of Agriculture, his 

 service covering more than 38 years. 

 He made "Washington a city planted 

 in a park, or a mighty forest growing 

 in a city. No one can estimate what 

 Washington alone owes him for the 

 improvement of its school surround- 

 ings. Mr. Saunders has left a lasting 

 monument in the designs of the beau- 

 tiful cemeteries at Amboy and Rah- 

 way, N. J., Bethlehem, Pa., Chicago 

 and Springfield, 111., and the magnifi- 

 cent designs of the Soldiers' National 

 Cemetery at Gettysburg. He was se- 

 lected by President Grant to design 

 the park at Springfield, 111. 



Through the influence of Mr. Saun- 

 ders thousands of plants have been 

 introduced in this country, as far back 

 as the sixties he introduced a seed- 

 less orange and today there are groves 

 of thousands upon thousands of acres 

 in both Florida and California, out 

 of which hundreds of families make 

 comfortable living, while millions of 

 dollars are received for the exported 

 article. It was Mr. Saunders who dis- 

 covered the camphor tree, a suitable 

 shade tree for the South. 



It is worthy of note and an evi- 

 dence of the grandeur of the character 

 of this man, that for his work at 

 Gettysburg, on the Lincoln Monu- 

 ment Grounds, his enormous task as 

 a parking commissioner and his sug- 



gestions for other things innumerable, 

 were never paid for by so much as a 

 dollar in money. 



Mr. Saunders has published in ad- 

 dition to thousands of newspaper and 

 magazine articles, thirty-nine com- 

 prehensive reports tor the govern- 

 ment on the different branches of 

 horticulture. The interment was pri- 

 vate, and, by request of the family, 

 flowers were omitted. 



F. H. KRAMER. 



I O ITUATION WANTED— By practical man. age .TO. 

 ^ single, as gardener in private place, park or ceme- 

 tery. Competent to take charge. Address Trebor, care 

 Florists' Review. 



OR SALE — Florists' store fixtures and supplies. 

 S. Michaels, -092 West North Avenue, Chicago. 



COAL PRICES. 



Reports indicate that the strike 

 among miners of anthracite coal is 

 having an influence upon the price of 

 bituminous coal and that higher fig- 

 ures are apt to prevail on the latter 

 at an early date. This is accounted 

 for by the fact that when anthracite 

 rises in price beyond a certain figure 

 some users of it turn to bituminous 

 and use it as a substitute. 



CORRECTION. 



In the description of the new aster 

 On page 421 of our issue for Sept. 6th, 

 the size should have been 3V4 inches 

 in diameter, instead of 2^4 inches. 

 In fact, an occasional bloom measures 

 more than 3^4 inches in diameter. 



LOS ANGELES. CAl,.— B. W. Wallace 

 claims that in November, 1S89, he bought, and 

 paid for 30.000 plants from A. W. Hersey and 

 P. W. Hubbard, nurserj'men. but that those 

 parties have refused to deliver the goods. 

 Wherefor, Wallace has begun suit in the 

 Superior Court for the possession of the 

 plants or their value. $300. and for an addi- 

 tional $300 damages. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head 10 cents a line, 

 an average of seven words to the Hoe. 



WANTED — At once, good all around florist; must 

 be sober, honest and not afraid of work. Answer, 

 stating wage- expected, W. M Lott. Warren, Pa. 



WANTED— Goodsize greenhouse boiler; state heat- 

 ing capacity, condition of boiler and lowest cash 

 price. Also want 2 and 3-inch pipe. J. Palmer Gordon, 

 Ashland. Va. 



giTUATIOX WA\TED-By lady, experienced in 

 O all branches and thoroughly competent o fill flr t- 

 class position ; best of references. Address H., care of 

 Florists' Review. 



ANTED— Young man as helper in greenhouses. 

 Address Geo. Souster, Elgin, 111, 



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WANTED— Man for general greenhouse work; must 

 be steady and not afraid of work ; wages $25 per 

 month with room and board to start, more if suited Al- 

 so night fireman wanted, steady. Address with particu- 

 lars, Jos. M. Smely, Aurora, 111. 



"\TrANTED— An agent in every city or town where 

 * ' there are five or more florists. Liberal com- 

 missions. For particulars address Florists' Publishing 

 Co., Caxton Bldg., Chicago. 



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FOR RENT— On shares or cash, greenhouse plant 

 in Iowa in full operation. For particulars address 

 Iowa, care Florists' Review, 



FOR SALE— Cheap; small, modem, up-to-date green- 

 house plant and house close to Niw York City. 

 W. F. Lynch, Davis St., West New Brighton, Staten 

 Island, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED By a first-class florist and 

 gardener; twenty years' experience; married, no 

 children; private place, park or cemetery preferred. 

 M. J., care Florists' Review. 



Auction Sale 



TREES 



26th September, 1900. 



Entire stock of Trees growing on 40 

 acres; comprising' principally 



JAPANESE and other RARE EVERGREEN 



TREES. SHADE TREES and other 



ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK. 



Inspection CertiHcate Furnished. 

 .Auction Catalogue Ready. 



Chas. B. Hornor & Son, 



MOINT HOLLY, N. J. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



BOSTON FERNS, 



Fine plants, 5-m., $3.00 per doz.; 8-in.,'$4.50 ; 

 7-in., la.UO. 



Chrysantlieninins, ready for 6-in. pots; all lead- 

 ing varieties; plants dwarf and stocky; $'i.2b 

 per doz ; $lt).CU per 100. 



Vinca. variegated, held grown, $^.00 per 100. 



Carnations, $5.00 per 100; Scott. Daybreak, 

 .Abundance .Albertini. Flora Hill, Portia. 



Violets, California. Campbell, $4.00 per 100. 



Smllax. 2'A in.. $1.50 per 100. 



Soupert Roses, 4-m. pots, in bud and bloom. 

 $10.0i PIT 100. 



CONVERSE GREENHOUSES, Webster, Mass. 



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GERANIUMS.. 



BARGAIN.... 

 TO MAKE ROOM 



Only 2,000 left. Mme. Bruant, La Favorite, B. 

 Poitevine, S .\. Nutt. Marvel, Mrs. E. G. Hill, 

 Heteranthe. Contraste, W. H. Bailey and others. 

 .All clean, strong and healthy stock. $2.00 per 100, 

 $l8.0o per 1000, or the entire lot lor $30.00. All 2%- 



in pots. w. E. HALL, CLYDE. OHIO. 



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OR SALE GREENHOISE PROPERTY AT NYACK, N. Y. A 

 plot 220x123 feet, on which are four Rosehouses, 

 100x18x6, each house heated by a No. 16 Hitchings Boiler, 

 and seven houses, each about 64x11 feet, heated by flues. 

 This property will be sold cheap to quick cash buyer. 



HITCHI\GS & CO., 233 Mercer St., New York. 



