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horticulture; 



February G, 1909 



Obituary 



George Field Morris. 



Many will learn with regiet Of the 

 death of Oeorge Field Moi-ris, which 

 took place at his residence, Cambridge 

 Park, Wanstead, on Jan. 2. The de- 

 ceased, who was born in 1S31, may be 

 said to have been the founder o£ the 

 widely known firm of Messrs. 

 Protheroe & Morris, >)f 67 and 6S 

 Cheapside, London, on its present 

 lines, (or he, in con.iunction with Mr. 

 W. H. Morris about ihe year IS"!, 

 opened the City Branch, then at Grace- 

 church street, and later removed to 

 Cheapside. The firm was started 

 about 1830 as a nursery business at 

 Highbury by Mr. Thos. Morris (father 

 of G. F. Morris) and Mr. Alex 

 Protheioe. 



After Mr. G. F. Morris retired in 1903, 

 the firm was carried on by the present 

 partners, H. C. Morris, T. A. Morris, A. 

 E. Protheroe and J. B. Slade; and 

 there will be no change in the manage- 

 ment of the business. 



Hermann Josef Wildpret. 



We regret to announce the death of 

 this earlier director of the Botanic Gar- 

 den at Orotava in Tenerifre, which took 

 place on December 19, 190S. The de- 

 ceased during his 35 years of service 

 in the Garden constantly endeavored to 

 add to his collection of plants and 

 bring it to perfection, but his endeavors 

 met with small encouragement from 

 the Spanish government. When Wild- 

 pret went to Orotava there existed but 

 one solitary species of Phoenix 

 canariensis, and today there are over 

 a hundred. 



Mrs. Anna Klingenberg. 



Mrs. .\nna Klingenberg, who opened 

 a retail flower store at 920 N. Halsted 

 St., Chicago, last spring, died January 

 22, leaving a husband and infant daugh- 

 ter. Mrs. Klinge-nberg had had many 

 years' experience with others and had 

 built up a nice little business for her- 

 self. Mr. Klingenberg will dispose of 

 the business, as he is not a florist. 



Mrs. Mary Lyons. 

 Mary, wife of William Lyons, of 

 Beicardsvillc, N. J., who died on Jan- 

 uary 23, was a daughter of James 

 Hart, the veteran flower wholesaler, 

 of New York, and was highly 

 esteemed by all who knew her. 



Patrick Kenefick. 



Patrick Kenefiek, for the past sev'en 

 years manager of the Fenwick Nur- 

 series, Halifax, N. S., died on Janu- 

 ary 20, in his seventy-second year. He 

 is survived by a widow, three sons 

 and five ciaughters. 



Leander Remington Peck. 

 L. R. Peck, Barrington, K. I., owner 

 of one of the finest collection of or- 

 chids in America, died suddenly from 

 appendicitis on Jan. 28. 



L. B. Coddington is mourning the 

 death of his mother, who died on Sun- 

 dav, January 31, at his home in New 

 Providence, N. J. She had been in poor 

 health for some time past, having suf- 

 fered a series of strokes of paralysis. 



GERANIUMS 



Our Geranium Catalogue ilescnbes one of the largest and hast collections in 

 this country, including the liest standard and novelties, 2 in. pot plants, $2.00 per 100 and up. 



HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Ever\ grower of Chrysanthemum? will want to grow the Pompons next fall. We 

 have the btst collection to selcfct from, and are acknowledged to be head quarters, $2 co 

 per loo. Special |. rices on large lotF. 



LOBELIA 



KATHLEEN MALLARD. The new double Blue Lobelia. 

 We shall continue his week to offer this Novelty of exceptional Merit at the 

 Special Price of $2.00 per 100. 



DAHLIAS 



We have a splendid collection in plants for next spring or roots next fall. Ask 

 for list and prices. 



We also offer a'general Collection of Bedding Stock. 



R. VINGENTJR.&SONS CO., White Marsh, Md 



PREVENTION BETTER THAN 

 CURE. 



The advocating ot a hospital bed for 

 the members of the Boston Florists' 

 Club by the pi'esident, is a thought- 

 ful suggestion providing the members 

 are willing to make use of it, which 

 would be vei-y doubtful. 



It seems to me, that there are far 

 more important questions which ought 

 to have consideration. The questions 

 which I ha-\"e reference to are to try 

 and secure the half holiday on Satur- 

 day, and also to try to secure better 

 -.-'emuneration for labor, and the re- 

 duction of the assistant's -outlays. 



Why should greenhouse men who 

 are using water more or less all the 

 time, be required to provide them- 

 t-'elves with rubber boots, when al! 

 professionals such las coachmen and 

 washers of all kinds, secure them free? 

 These are far luore important ques- 

 tions whicli evei'y member ought to 

 consicer, and if taken up in some 

 practical form would do far more good 

 and at the same time, make the as'^is- 

 titntp whose average pay, when all the 

 hours of labor are counted, is less 

 than $2.00 a day, feel far more inde- 

 pendent and make them more able 

 finan&ially to provide a bed for them- 

 selves. 



An interestir.g subject for debate 

 would be. l>o the best growers hold 

 the best positions? If not. why not? 

 Why trouble ourselves about the edu- 

 cation of a young gardener? Make it 

 worth while and th'e modern assistant 

 Will take care of his own education. 



Should the Boston Florists' Club 

 take up these questions, the attend- 

 ance would be greatly increased by 

 those who are really interested in the 

 welfare of horticulture. 



If you take a look at the horticul- 

 tural barometer you will find the mer- 

 cuy standing about 20 or 30 degrees 

 above and still falling every year, and 

 th'en look at these large rose factories. 



\iolet factories and cyclamen factories 

 being built, and in a few years time 

 the mercury will be down to about 5 

 or 6 above and onlj' a few horticul- 

 tural experts required. How are these 

 Horticultural Clubs going to look atcer 

 their members' interests? Why not or- 

 ganize and build one of these large 

 factories and allow every member to 

 have equal shares in it, then we could 

 have a bed in the hospital should our 

 n'aneger take sick. So that it would 

 not reduce our dividends, we could 

 iiav'e bowling alleys and all kinds of 

 amusement for the young members, 

 then we could with confidence say, 

 that we were members of one of the 

 iiiost practical horticultural organiza- 

 tions in th'e world. 



DAVID MILLER. 



Anything of Value 



to the profess'on 



CAN BE SOLD 



through advertising in 



Horticulture 



CHOICE AMARYLLIS 



Wu make a specialty of tlu- linest strain 

 in the world. A limited supply of 1. 2 and 

 3 year old bulbs will arrive in a few days. 

 Prices br mail. 



KNIGHT & STRUCK 



1 Madison Ave., 



NEW YORK 



SHAMROCK 



IKISH. THE REAL THING! GREEN. 



Rest to order e.irly and grow ou for 

 strong pl.ints for St. Patrick's Day. Our 

 stock is vp!T fine. .$-1.00 per 100, or post- 

 p^i'l fiOo. per (l.izen. 



JOHN Fm RUPP, Shiremansiown, Pa. 

 RUPPTON S The Home of Primroses. 



