762 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



MAY 17, liWO. 



houses yesterday, and when informed 

 of the method of heating he ex- 

 ihiimed: "Astoneeshing! no fire?" 



The half-tone engraving is from an 

 actual photograph, taken from the hill 

 a short distance away. The range of 

 greenhouses now contains 35,000 

 square feet and a new section of about 

 ] 8,1)00 square feet is contemplated as 

 an addition to the plant this season. 



Visitors will be gladly shown over 

 the premises, and. if necessary, they 

 can bathe in the hot water. To use 

 a western phrase, "the latch string 

 hangs out" at the State Nursery Uo.'s 

 place. A. J. 



Helena, Montana, April 19, 1900. 



FLORISTS' BOWLING LEAGUE. 



To the National Florists' Bowling 



League, greeting: 



To au enthusiast of this, which may 

 truly be called the national game of 

 the American florists, it is a great 

 pleasure to peruse the scores and read 

 the various accounts of the contests as 

 they appear weekly in the trade pa- 

 pers, and note the interest that is be- 

 ing taken in the game in the different 

 floral centers of the country. 



An evening now and then passed in 

 the company of congenial spirits, en- 

 gaged in friendly rivalry at a game of 

 tenpins is not. as some who take a 

 narrow view of life seem to think, 

 "time wasted." Such an occasion 

 brings together socially and affords 

 much needed recreation to men whose 

 business demands almost their entire 

 attention, but who manage to get an 

 hour or two occasionally to indulge in 

 this popular game and derive much 

 benefit from the exercise and amuse- 

 ment it affords them. 



The inter-city matches which take 

 ))lace from time to time are very inter- 

 esting events and give great pleasure 

 to the contestants, as well as their 

 friends who come to cheer them on to 

 victory, or condole with them in de- 

 feat, as the case may be. Whatever 

 the result of the game, however, it has 

 no serious effects on the spirits of the 

 players. They have enjoyed the ex- 

 citement of the game, had a good time 

 socially, and return home much bene- 

 fited by their outing. 



The last national tournament during 

 the convention of the S. A. 1<\, at De- 

 troit, and others that have gone be- 

 fore, still linger as pleasant memories, 

 and from the reports of the games now 

 coming in weekly it is seen that the 

 interest is being kept up with the 

 h'ope, no doubt, of winning distinction 

 and prizes at the coming national con- 

 test at the meeting of the S. A. F. in 

 New York next August. This tourna- 

 ment promises to eclipse all previous 

 <ontests of similar character. It is 

 safe to say that more clubs will be en- 

 tered and many more prizes offered 

 than ever before. The New York club 

 has already secured several valuable 

 trophies and the national association 

 also has, in addition to its sweepstake 

 prize of $100 or over, had given to it 

 se.yeral handsome cups tp be offered 

 as its committee deem best. 



In order that there shall be no con- 

 fusion and that everything in the mat- 

 ter of schedules and prizes shall be 

 ready w^hen the time for the contest 

 arrives. I have appointed a committee 

 to take charge of these important mat- 

 ters and assist the offiL-ers of the na- 

 tional organization in carrying them 

 out. The 1 ommittee consists of .John 

 Westcott and George Watson, of Phil- 

 adelphia, and Wm. J. Stewart, of Bos- 

 ton. 



It would be well for all clubs intend- 

 ing to take part in this contest to in- 

 dividually get together at once and 

 discuss the situation. The committee 

 would be very glad of suggestions 

 from any of the clubs about prizes, or 

 rules for conducting the tournament 

 (although the regulations adopted at 

 Detroit, after careful discussion, seem 

 to meet every requirement), or any- 

 thing that anyone has to offer. The 

 one rule that I might call attention to 

 is that all contestants must be mem- 

 bers of the S. A. F., identified with 

 the business, and also belong to the 

 florists' club of the city which they 

 represent. While it is a hardship to 

 clubs which, after coming a long dis- 

 tance, to find on the day of the games 

 that they are a player short, it is not 

 fair to the other fully equipped teams 

 to have perhaps a strong bowler sub- 

 stituted, as it leaves the weak club 

 open to the charge that it was done 

 intentionally, so that they might gain 

 by such an addition. 



Any city may enter the tournament 

 with a team, provided its members 

 have the necessary trade and S. A. F. 

 qualifications, and be entitled to a 

 chance at all prizes offered except the 

 sweepstake prizes of the national or- 

 ganization. Membership in the Na- 

 tional Florists' Bowling League costs 

 each club $10 annually: these dues are 

 used to purchase prizes to be bowled 

 for by the membership clubs only. 

 Several of the clubs have forwarded 

 their dues for this year to the treas- 

 urer. Mr. J. F. Wilcox, of Council 

 Bluffs. Iowa, and I would request all 

 others who desire to join the league 

 to forward the amount to him at once, 

 as. with the membership known, the 

 committee can work more intelligent- 

 ly, and, having the prizes in readiness 

 before the contest, can arrange the 

 schedule so that all shall have an even 

 chance to win. ROBERT KIFT, 



President F. N. B. L. 



OBITUARY. 



Charks F. Baker. 



Charles F. Baker, the well known 

 florist of Iltica, N. Y., died suddenly 

 May 11 while at work arranging a fu- 

 neral design intended to be placed 

 upon the grave of another. Death was 

 caused by heart disease. He was in 

 his GOth year. 



Mr. Baker was born October IG, 1840, 

 in the town of Marcy, near Stittville. 

 His father was Warren Baker, one of 

 the pioneer settlers, who came from 



New England. He remained at his fa- 

 ther's home until he reached his ma- 

 jority, when he established himself in 

 the mercantile business at Stittville. 

 He later engaged in business at Pit- 

 hole. Pa., during the palmy days of 

 the oil region and finally came to 

 Utica. The condition of his health in- 

 duced him to enter the florist's busi- 

 ness in 1876. This he rapidly enlarged 

 until he developed the largest business 

 in this city. He was a hard worker 

 and his application to his business was 

 intense. He was an exhibitor at vari- 

 ous flower shows and worked up a 

 large shipping business with outside 

 points. 



Mr. Baker was a member of the Soci- 

 ety of American Florists, of the Amer- 

 ican Carnation Society, and was treas- 

 urer of the Utica Florists' Club during 

 the existence of the local organization. 

 He produced two excellent carnations, 

 Oneida and Red Jacket, and was an in- 

 defatigable student and experimenter. 



His son, Frank J. Baker, has been 

 for many years his father's co-worker, 

 and last April was admitted to part- 

 nership in the business. 



In character Mr. Baker was a man 

 universally esteemed and those who 

 had known him longest liked him best. 

 He was extremely honorable in busi- 

 ness and other relations. He was 

 twice married and is survived by a 

 widow and three children. 



At a meeting of Utica florists held 

 at W. J. Crowe's, at which twenty-five 

 members of the craft were present, 

 and at which J. C. Spencer was chair- 

 man and Charles Matthews was secre- 

 tary, the following resolutions were 

 adopted: 



Whereas, The Supreme One in His wis- 

 dom iias seen tit to remove from our 

 midst Charles F. Baker, one who by hi.s 

 integrity, industry and estimable charac- 

 ter found a place in ths* hearts of those 

 en}J:agc<d iti the trade with him, and it is 

 but fitting that we hero assembled 

 sliould express in some manner our high 

 regard for him who has been taken from 

 us: be it, therefore, 



Resolved, That we tender to the family 

 our sincerest sympatli.v in this, their hour 

 of darkness and sorrow: be it further 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolu- 

 tions l)e transmitted to the family of the 

 deceased, and that we attend Ilie funeral 

 in a body. 



C. C. Morse. 



C. C. Morse .the well known seed 

 .grower, died at his home in Santa 

 Clara, Cal.. May 5, aged 57 years. He 

 v.as born in Thomaston, Me. He came 

 to California in 1861 and after some 

 raining experience he engaged in the 

 seed growing business in 1S77, which 

 he developed to very large proportions. 

 A widow and four children survive 

 him. The management of the business 

 will devolve upon the son, Lester I^. 

 Morse, who has been associated with 

 his father for some years. 



.TERSEY CITY, N. J.— Mr. P. W. O. 

 Schmitz sailed for Europe with his 

 family on the steamship S'juthwark on 

 Wednesday, the 16th. He expects to 

 arrive home again .Tuly .'il. 



