February 27, 1909 



HORTICULTURE. 



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OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT 



Commission House for Was iiington, D. C. 



The S. S. PexnoCK-Meehan Co. of Philadelphia, beg to announce the opening on 

 or about March ist, 1909, of an up-to-date Commission House for the sale of 



Cut Flowers, Plants, Ribbons and Supplies 



This new establishment will be complete in all departments and will be con- 

 ducted on similar lines to the parent house in Philadelphia, and in close touch and 

 cooperation with same, thus gaining at once the benefit of their twenty years experi- 

 ence ; their unexcelled service; the acknowledged ability of its ruling spirits, and its 

 unsurpassed facilities for furnishing " Everything in Cut Flowers and Plants," 

 " E\'erything in Ribbons and Supplies." 



The location selected at 1212 New York Avenue, is central and com- 

 modious and will be in charge of Mr. ALBERT SCHNELL, who has wide ex- 

 perience both in Washington and Buffalo. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



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Personal* 



H. Van Koolbergeu was a visitor in 

 Albany. N. Y., the past week. 



J. D. Coclicroft, _ carnation grower, 

 Nortliport, N. Y., is confined to his 

 home by illness. 



Miss Cora Powell, aged 25, daugu- 

 ter of Harry Powell, florist at Long- 

 view asylum, was quietly married in 

 Newport February 11, to Charles Bate- 

 man, aged 35, of Norwood. — Hamilton 

 (Ohio) Democrat. 



John Davidson, who has been gar- 

 dener for Mr. I. S. Burden at Newport, 

 R. I., for the past two years, has re- 

 signed that position and will soon 

 move to Detroit, Michigan, where he 

 has ar^eepted a more important po- 

 sition. 



Charles L. Russell, who left the es- 

 tate of Mr. Joseph H. Choate, Stock- 

 bridge, Mass., three years ago to devel- 

 op a large place for Mr. Wm. F. Shee- 

 han at Roslyn, N. Y., has now engaged 

 with :\Ir. W. P. Hamilton as manager 

 of his estate, Table Rock Farm, Sterl- 

 ington, N. Y. 



Cukerski as superintendent of parks 

 at Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Cukerski 

 has been connected with the city parks 

 for eighteen years, and resigns this 

 position to engage in the business of 

 landscape gardener and florist in 

 Grand Rapids 



J. P. CleaiT, of the Fruit Auction 

 Company arrived home in New York 

 last Sunday after a two months' so- 

 journ in the old country. He tells us 

 that h)s visit to the big horticultural 

 producing establishments abroad bore 

 good results and he will have some 

 tempting announcements to make to 

 the readei-s of HORTICULT[:re in 

 the near future. 



Obit 



uary 



David Weir, gardener for the Bran- 

 degee estate, Brookline, Mass., who 

 was just recovering from illness, was 

 seized with weakness and fell, just as 

 he was lighting a kerosene lamp, one 

 morning early, about two weeks ago. 

 The lamp was knocked down and he 

 sustained a serious bum on the foot 

 from the exploding oil. The fire in the 

 room was extinguished without great 

 damage. Mr. Weir has been confined 

 to his bed ever since. 



George Hemler. 

 George Hemler, a landscape garden- 

 er, a native of Germany died at Ms 

 home in West Newton, Mass., on Feb- 

 ruary 17, aged .S2 years. 



Henry A. Terry. 

 Henry A. Terry died at his home in 

 Crescent, Iowa, on February 13 at the 

 age of 83. Mr. Terry established the 

 first nursery in Pottawattomie County 

 in 1867, having located in that section 

 when 21 years old. He was an es- 

 teemed member of the Latter Day 

 Saints' church. A widow and six chil- 

 dren survive him. 



Visitors in Chicago: Victor Huot, 

 Duluth, Minn.; Otto Benthey, New 

 Castle, Ind.; Jos. Rolker, New York; 

 W. Siebrecht, New Rochelle, N. Y.; J. 

 Cru!-, Niles Centre, 111.; W. S. Hizer, 

 Roc)iford, 111.; Harry Fisher, Kalama- 

 zoo, Mich.; Robert Fulton and F. H. 

 Henry, New York City. 



Eugene Gobel will succeed W. L. 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED. 



The Schedule of Premiums offered 

 by the Worcester County (Mo.) Hor- 

 ticultural Society is published and 

 copies can be obtained by writing to 

 the secretary, A. A. Hixon, Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Worcester, Mass. The first 

 exhibition will take place on Thurs- 

 day, March 4. 



Paul Thomson. 

 Paul Thomson, of West Hartford, 

 Conn., whose name has become fami- 

 liar through his recent introduction 

 of the yellow carnation, Neptune, died 

 on Feb. 10 after a short illness. Mr. 

 Thomson was a Scotchman by birth, 

 but came to West Hartford in 1872. 

 He was a member of the State 

 Grange, the Connecticut Pomological 

 Society, the Veteran Association of 

 Co. K, 1st Regt. C. N. G., and presi- 

 dent of the West Hartford Curling 

 Club. A widow and three sons sur- 

 vive him. 



Chicago. — H. R. Hughes, the adver- 

 tising florist, had for his window at- 

 traction last week a scene showing 

 George Washington about to try his 

 new hatchet on the garden scenery. 

 It drew a crowd. 



