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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



< >'"!'< IHER 19, 1899. 



had the pleasure of adding one new 

 member to our fold. There seems to 

 have been harmony among the mem- 

 bers. Although we have had no made 

 up programs, and have confined our- 

 selves strictly to business, still while 

 so doing, it seems as if we have kept 

 up the friendly feeling among us. 



"We have stood up before the world 

 a united Nebraska and Iowa Florists' 

 Society. We have cherished -with unit- 

 ed efforts the interest of floriculture. 

 When we look back to the past, from 

 the time when we played with boyish 

 glee at our mother's knee, how years 

 have fast gone by; how we were scat- 

 tered out to the winds of Heaven, 

 some here and some there. Some have 

 made their homes in one part of the 

 country, others in other parts. We 

 have met and made our homes here in 

 Omaha. We have engaged in the same 

 occupation, one which I consider one 

 of the finest on earth, and in which I 

 think we ought to take more pride, for 

 it is an occupation to be looked up to 

 instead of down upon. Flowers are 

 not alone a luxury, but they are a ne- 

 cessity. They are not alone ornament- 

 al, but they are messengers of virtue, 

 happiness and evidence of refinement 

 and civilization. 



"What is it that helps more to build 

 up large cities than ornamental horti- 

 culture? As it refines the country and 

 the surroundings, it spreads a feeling 

 of something higher and most beauti- 

 ful. Life's hard experiences soon 

 enough harden our hearts, as it tough- 

 ens our muscles. But we would be 

 happier, accomplish more and have 

 greater success in our efforts in 

 spreading joy and sunshine to our- 

 selves and fellowmen if we worked still 

 more in harmony in helping each other 

 along in our daily toils, and drank 

 more of the sunshine of Heaven and 

 the beauty of earth by which God has 

 surrounded us. 



The following resolution was adop- 

 ted: 



Whereas, It has been the will of Al- 

 mighty God by the hand of death to 

 take from our midst Mrs. John Bdrer: 



Resolved, That the members of the Ne- 

 braska and Iowa Florists' Society feel 

 a personal grief in her death and a loss 

 to the community. 



Resolved, That we tender Mr. Edrer 

 and family our sympathy with them in 

 the sorrow they are called to bear. 



Resolved, That these resolutions be 

 spread on the minutes and a copy there- 

 of be transmitted to the family of the 

 deceased. 



L. HENDERSON. 



Secretary. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



We regret to say that Chas. Weise, 

 gardener for W. W. Law, Sing Sing, N. 

 Y., after a severe illness of nearly two 

 months, died in Sing Sing hospital 

 on Friday, the 6th inst. Mr. Weise 

 was born at Preetz, Germany, thirty- 

 eight years ago, where he learned his 

 business, and, as is the custom of his 

 country, served his time in the Ger- 

 man army. He came to this country 

 thirteen years ago, and for some time 

 worked with Mr. Meisner, at Flathush, 

 N. Y., then with Mrs. J. B. Trevors 



Yonkers, N. Y. For the past ten years 

 he has been in Mr. Law's service. 



When Mr. Law purchased the Briar- 

 cliff Farms at Sing Sing, some time 

 ago, they were then in an unreclaimed 

 condition. The place where the beauti- 

 ful residence and extensive grounds 

 and greenhouses now are was literally 

 covered with rock and scrub. The task 

 of transforming this was an herculean 

 one, and only those who knew the 

 place formerly can appreciate fully the 

 transformation that has taken place 

 under the guiding hand of Mr. Weise. 



He was one of the most energetic- 

 men we ever met, always hustling and 

 devoted to his profession. He was 

 always approachable and in one mood, 

 sympathetic and obliging, ready with 

 advice when asked, and open of heart 

 and hand to fellow gardeners. He was 

 a leading spirit in the Tarrytown Hor- 

 ticultural Society, where his presence 

 will be greatly missed. 



The church on the Briarcliff Farm, 

 where the simple, impressive funeral 

 service was held, was packed to the 

 doors, which showed his popularity. 

 A deputation from the Tarrytown Hor- 

 ticultural Society was amongst those 

 present. There were many floral tri- 

 butes. He leaves a widow and five 

 young children, for whom the keenest 

 sympathy is felt. JAS. T. SCOTT. 



MADISON, N. J. 



Club Notes. 



Last Wednesday was open night 

 with the members of the Morris 

 County Gardeners' and Florists' So- 

 ciety, who had invited their friends to 

 hear a lecture on the "Gardens, Fields 

 and Flowers of Japan," by Mr. J. It. 

 M. L. Farquhar, of Boston, and a most 

 enjoyable evening was spent by all 

 present. 



The regular order of business was 

 suspended, as President Duckham, in 

 introducing the lecturer, remarked 

 that the subject was an extensive one 

 and Mr. Farquhar was prepared to 

 utilize all the time that could be af- 

 forded him. The lantern was operat- 

 ed by Mr. James Farquhar, who flashed 

 pictures upon the screen in rapid suc- 

 cession, nearly 200 being used in illus- 

 tration of the subject. In lucid and 

 glowing terms the lecturer spoke for 

 an hour and a half upon the many as- 

 pects of vegetation in the "flowery 

 land." The love of trees and flowers 

 was inherent to the Japanese as a 

 people. Not only did they care for. 

 the plants they grew, but they were 

 equally careful to preserve the natural 

 vegetation, and he was much im- 

 pressed by one of the conditions upon 

 his passport which stated that travel- 

 ers must refrain from cutting or in- 

 juring the trees, shrubs and flowers 

 they saw in passing through the coun- 

 try. 



Tokyo is the greatest horticultural 

 center of the country, and he was sat- 

 isfied Mr. James Veitch did not ex- 

 aggerate when he made the statement 

 that the nurseries in the vicinity of 



Tokyo exceeded the combined estab- 

 lishments of Boskoop. the bulb 

 grounds of Holland, Ghent, and the 

 seed grounds of Erfurt and Quedling- 

 burg. Many of the nurseries made a 

 specialty of one plant alone, as, for 

 example, one would be solely devoted 

 to Cycas revoluta, another to morn- 

 ing glories, a third to peonies, and so 

 on. In a maple nursery he saw over 

 eighty distinct varieties. The tree 

 nurseries were most interesting to the 

 traveler — full of specimens of quaint 

 shapes, representing in some cases two 

 or three centuries of careful training, 

 but he questioned the possibility of 

 these ever becoming popular outside 

 of their own land, where a few weeks 

 of neglect would ruin what had taken 

 scores of years to accomplish. 



A picture was shown of the most 

 remarkable trained tree in Japan. It 

 is in the form of a sailing junk, in 

 full rig of sails, with a hull forty feet 

 long and fifteen feet wide. The giant 

 cryptomerias at Nikko were alone 

 worthy of a visit to Japan, but wher- 

 ever vegetation grew the traveler was 

 sure to meet with plants familiar to 

 his eye, so largely does the flora of 

 Japan enter into the permanent 

 adornment of our gardens here. The 

 fields of Caladium esculentum and of 

 lotus were striking features, both be- 

 ing largely grown and used as vege- 

 tables, whilst the ubiquitous bamboo, 

 encountered everywhere, furnished 

 food for sustenance in its young ten- 

 der shoots, cooked and eaten like as- 

 paragus, clothing for the body as well, 

 and in its matured canes, material for 

 every kind of construction. 



In general horticultural practice, he 

 thought the Japanese were far behind 

 us. They excel only in curious, fan- 

 tastic training, an aspect of horticul- 

 ture not, in his opinion, destined for 

 great importance here. In fact, 

 though Japan was, and would con- 

 tinue, a valuable source of supply for 

 certain specialties she can advantage- 

 ously produce, she would never be- 

 come a serious rival in the American 

 trade. A. H. 



ST. JOHN, N. B. 



Trade in this section of the country 

 has been at a standstill the last three 

 weeks although showing signs of im- 

 provement now. The thermometer 

 registered 22 degrees on the 1st, which 

 put an end to all outdoor stock. Roses 

 and carnations in better demand. 



The first mums of the season were 

 on exhibition in the store of Mrs. W. 

 H. Jones on the 9th inst. Midge, Mrs. 

 H. Bergmann and Glory of the Pacific 

 have been the varieties up to this date. 



Wm. McLean has recently finished 

 painting the inside of his houses and 

 by the supply of coal on hand is well 

 prepared for the coming winter. 



Mrs. W. H. Jones has just built a 

 new carnation house 16x110 and has 

 the same planted with healthy stock. 

 The demand for carnations exceeds 

 the supply by great odds. Good smi- 

 lax is scarce, but chrysanthemums and 



