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The Weekly florists' Review* 



.MAl;i 11 JL'. V.I'M. 



BUFFALO. 



March so far has been like Mrs. Gar- 

 gery, continually on the rampage. If 

 welVdistributed there has lieen enough 

 winter in March to cover the whole 

 season, and still we live and perhaps 

 in a few days will wake to hear the 

 robin and bluebird piping a cheery 

 note on a near-by apple tree. The 

 croak or chirp of I he frogs and toads 

 in the nearest swamp or marsh is fine 

 music for the first few days. 



Mr. James Kidd. late of San Fran- 

 cisco, who recently passed through 

 here on his way east, remarked how 

 enjoyable it was to see the snow. He 

 expressed himself as utterly tired of 

 the Pacific slope weather. A few weeks 

 of rain, perhaps, and all the rest of the 

 vear burnt up. A New Yorker sees 

 Califoi-nia in March after the rains and 

 thinks it charming. If the same man 

 saw it in August or September, when 

 everything but irilgated spots is 

 lirown and burnt, he would have a dif- 

 ferent story to tell. 



This perpetual sun and balmy 

 breeze may produce gold, grizzlies and 

 greasers, but the supply of men and 

 women who rule and lead the world 

 must forever spring from the unfa- 

 vored climes; "Land of brown heath 

 and shaggy wood, land of the mount- 

 ain and the flood." So I believe we 

 should be thankful we are in the north 

 where we get changes and variety of 

 climate, and we greatly relish the 

 changes as we do beefsteak and mush- 

 rooms after two days of pork and 

 beans. 



Business from one cause and another 

 has been quite fair, and there has been 

 an abundance of good flowers to fill or- 

 ders. The writer gave up his down- 

 town store last week, but fully expects 

 to do more business and do it better 

 in every way at the Cold Springs place, 

 which, through the growth of the city, 

 is very central for the residence dis- 

 trict. 



The sensation in getting rid of this 

 store is precisely like a man who has 

 been condemned to carry a back-break- 

 ing burden along a dusty road to a 

 given milestone, and when he reached 

 that he was allowed to throw the bur- 

 den in the ditch. 



The very severe weather has been 

 unfavorable for work on the Pan-Am- 

 erican, but excavation on the canals 

 has kept steadily on and many large 

 trees are being brought on the grounds 

 and permanently planted. The greatest 

 activity must start up directly winter 

 loosens her icy grip, for most of the 

 buildings will be started at once and 

 Mr. 11. Ulrich will be the busiest man 

 in the country, for he will need an 

 army of men to convert the rather un- 

 favorable ground into the many beau- 

 tiful landscape features. 



I think that I entirely forgot to men- 

 tion the very pleasant call of General 

 .lohn Walker on his way home from 

 Cleveland some two weeks ago. "Gen- 

 eral John" sounds pleasant and hack- 

 neyed, but in this case there is nothing 



else fills the bill, for truly John is a 

 pleasant fellow-. If you can't spend a 

 pleasant time with John you should 

 "get thee to a nunnery," or a hennery, 

 they are all the same to me. It should 

 be noticed by young men in the busi- 

 ness that Mr. Walker, who is certainly 

 a success at it, is heart and soul in the 

 business, loves to talk it. and like all 

 enthusiasts is as anxious to learn a 

 point as to impart one. 



John's average here in a few games 

 of bowls was 117. Now there must be 

 something easy in those Broad street 

 alleys where John Westcott can bowl 

 155. They are perhaps especially con- 

 structed for elderly men. We had one 

 here like it, but they floored it over 

 and now it's- a soup kitchen. 



Another of the Buffalo boys has left 

 us. Philip Scott, with Mrs. M. Bloy 

 and her little son, left last night for 

 Denver. Mr. Bloy went there six weeks 

 ago to take charge of the Park Floral 

 Co.'s extensive place, and I think the 

 sincerest proof of his success is for Mr. 

 Valentine to send back for more of the 

 same school. P. S. will take charge of 

 the fine store of the firm and assurance 

 that he is making a success of his 

 charge will be a happy day for his par- 

 ents. Philip is supposed to be a great 

 bowler; he has been, although never 

 shining out in our national games, but 

 what he really is is a great ball player. 

 So let Denver select its pitcher, for you 

 have now a catcher. Manly sport and 

 the desire to hunt and shoot is as natu- 

 ral in a healthy boy as to breathe, but 

 like other instincts inherited from re- 

 mote and savage ancestors they fade 

 away with our present environments. 

 Dont for our ])hysical welfare let them 

 fade too fast, but be sure to let them 

 be subordinate both in thought and 

 practice to vour business duties. 



W. S. 



WATERTOWN, N. Y. 



Death of W. W. Greene. 



Westel Willoughby Greene, aged SO 

 years and tl months, died suddenly 

 from heart failure at his home, 83 

 Washington street, Waterlown, N. Y., 

 on March 9th, 1!>00. 



The past winter has taken from our 

 midst many of our old residents, those 

 who have been ever watchful of the 

 interests of Watertiiwn and its sur- 

 roundings and who have responded to 

 every call with their strength to help 

 push the wheel of progress and make 

 the city one of the best. 



We are now caused to mourn the 

 death of W. W. Greene, who possessed 

 all these qualities and luorc, one whose 

 success in life was due to prompt busi- 

 ness habits and strict integrity, one 

 who was a thorough Christian and be- 

 fore all he placed his church and 

 home, ever ready with a kind and lov- 

 ing word and helping hand to guide the 

 ship of life. Modest and unassuming. 

 he possessed that talent in that he 

 loved nature, flowers. He was the old- 

 est florist in .lefforson county. 



In 1853 he founded the Jefferson 

 County Ntirseries, the first industry of 

 its kind to be established in this 

 county. The business increased and 

 grew to enormous proportions under 

 his management, and for many years 

 was conducted by Mr. Greene and his 

 son. J. F. Greene, under the firm name 

 of W. W. Greene & Son. 



In 1895 Mr. Greene retired from the 

 business, owing to old age, but not un- 

 til he had given it a standing that will 

 cause it to live long. The business is 

 now conducted by (Jreene & Underhill. 

 the senior member being Mr. Greene's 

 eldest son. 



The deceased was born in this city 

 in the year 1819. He was the son of 

 Jacob Greene, who settled at Perch 

 River in 1814. John Coddington 

 Greene was the deceased's grandfather 

 and was first cousin to Gen. Nathaniel 

 Greene, an honored htro of the revolu- 

 tionary war. Mr. Greene's ancestry 

 wag a notable one and their names 

 may be found interwoven in all tue 

 great historical events of Jefferson 

 county since the revolutionary war. 



When 12 years of age Mr. Greene re- 

 moved to Albany county, where he be- 

 came a member of the Shakers' Com- 

 munity. After remaining there until 

 1852 he returned to this city and short- 

 ly after married Elizabeth Ingham, 

 who survives him; also two sons, J. F, 

 and W. C. Greene, of this city, and two 

 daughters, Mrs. G. N. Sayles, of this 

 city, and Mrs. F. P. Trench, of Law- 

 renceville, A. Y. 



The funeral was hchl on Sunday. 

 March 11, 1900, Mr. A. M. Dullay, pas- 

 tor of the First Presbyterian church, 

 of which Mr. Greene was a member, of- 

 ficiating. Interment was at Brookside 

 cemetery. H. 



OCEANIC, N. J 



The Monmouth County Horticultural 

 Society held its regular semi-monthly 

 meeting March 17th, with President 

 Kettel in the chair. The meeting was 

 well attended and the proceedings were 

 of much interest to those present. 



The ball committee reported all bills 

 paid and a surplus of over $40 on hand. 

 Short speeches were made by Prof. C. 

 H. Walling, T. S. Barkuloo, H. A. Ket- 

 tel, N. Butterbach and others. 



The secretary was instructed to no- 

 tify every member to be present at the 

 next meeting, April (ith, for the trans- 

 action of verv important business. 



B. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 



Trade has been ciuite a little brisker 

 since Lent began, ^"lowers of all kinds 

 are plentiful, with the exception of 

 roses. Bulb stuff goes- rather slowly, 

 yellow tulips, daffodils and valley be- 

 ing the best sellers. 



Yellow teas and functions more nu- 

 merous in place of the red ones of last 

 year. Golden Gate roses are fast be- 

 coming favorites, the extras on long 

 stems bringing 75 cents each at retail. 



11. B. 



