SBPTEMBEE i. 1'".'-. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



475 



H. Bart: 



Ranqiirt of the Milwax&ee Florsts' Ctd> in Hoaor of C C PcJlwtjrth, Acigist 26. 



well for the soeietv if ii eocla have had 

 ris serriees louger. 



He plaime'i large thiiL^ for the firm 

 of "wtich he ira^ a member, and the large 

 share of trade whieh the firm enjojed 

 eame frcm the fact that the pablic- had 

 learned to know 'nrm and gave Wrn and 

 his brothers the fiillest measure of its 

 eonfidenee and tmst. 



' WilTigm G. B^ermann was an observ- 

 ant "■a^' and he profited bv hi? travels 

 ard jonmevs. never faiT1"g to bring back 

 :dea5 and suggestioiks w^hieh he tOuld in- 

 earporate into his own yfoA in the way 

 of derating fl:ral art. 



■WiHiaiu G. Batamann's ideas re- 

 garding the need of a elose stndr of dec- 

 orative art. and the inasrenee of pm;'"g 

 into practice his thonghts and ideas on 

 tliig Hue relative to twTl adornment and 

 decorative effects led at times to harsh 

 criticism and words of disapproval from 

 many cf his florist friends: bnt looking 

 back over the past, I think that we are ' 

 all agreed now that he was right in in- 

 asting that otrr flTirmal meetinr ~'""" 

 should be so beantixul that i: 

 serve as an edaeational factor -s^. _ 

 general pnblic as well as with the tr; _ 



I shall ever remsnbtr with pr " - " ' 

 pleasure my aeqnaintanee with 

 G. Bertermanii. the warmth and = 

 of his friendship, his sunny dis 

 Tiis even temper. I g^aTl ahvsf^ _--: 

 the pleasant hours of eomr inion^ip 



Sp61t with him 



My last converse with Mm was late 

 last automn whai we weit over most 

 minutely all the details of cur last ei- 

 hibitioc. he giving his ideas as to what 

 should t* done at another time, should 

 an eshibitii?n be held, and on this sa^? 

 oeeasion he spoke of the eamation mr - 

 ing to come and unfolded his plans ■; 

 eeming the entertainment and work in- 

 cident to that most interesting ix-^asion. 

 Alas! we were not favored to have >-iTn 

 with DS last February in person, ttit we 

 of the state society know that he was 

 present with tis in spirit. 



'WiDiam G. Bertomanii was posesf- 

 of a Hoble, generoas ^niit and his tr 

 ness of heart made for Km many true 

 friiatds. We shall moms Iiis loss. We 

 have to-day a better and kea»er appre- 



ciatioii ox tre ^lotiTess 

 rivn and I knew that 



cur prc'iesion. ""^ = 



The tributes of e^-^ec: —1:^ '.n—z. 



ed our brother's bier _- I -__ 

 1:5 ;:-ere>l grave :" --.\ - 



rtery were most nrdng testi- i "^ — 



n^u oy nis r • " ^ 



professional _ ' 



^vas e\si. short ; i b^ruc 



agaiist disease wf.' 



in vain. Mav 



as is aiven to - 



iz H. H. Battles^ J_:zn 



Hs_L Briad srre-et. Iz^rr-iay. 

 • U. at 5 r-. m_ ana it is es- 



V bat 



PHILADELPHIA. 



TheiSaikeL 



The market is quiet - 

 r-eginniiig the weA was i 



" -isk itart, stiB a iiir i 



:s being dose. ~ .- 



-des can be had n:— "^-:- ■: i- 



f and fair 3owers. Asters are 



" " ' = "■- -— - " — vear. 



icwn to little w- 



TaEey is very fair. _._ 



s-?me nice stock to l<eo Xi' 

 door stuff can Jje had at ve 

 prices and hdre to £11 out a 

 order wond^rfnlbr. 



It is a prti** troBey ride obi old Ger- 



■ - =- ■■ many hisiarie 



.rJL Tc-ti leave 



— A 



Oz:- 



Waifcrlii^ Cot Flow^ers. 



The fourth me^isg. held i 

 " tinced, was the bes- ■■- 

 est of aE. The c;i 

 - '; Isr J wort, was 



"cry momait ~ 



I^iis was ; 



7 ' - H. BL Ba: 



i-mths he has 



bings in order z_: :„t _ -. 

 TT^g grotmd is high aad 

 - - -- """ni>?, two L - 



one witl 



tor ; 



rt^ a 



It ii 

 The J 



Ls eloij-e^ 

 r?ng will strci,^L£;cZ, 

 it will Tr^Tiire tr^ore 





■usee 3S i r—T— 



ir. Cazrrfe 



i? n feet 



=s cf the 



