April 17, 1909 



HORTICULTURE. 



5 68c 



During Recess 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The annual banquet and danoe of 

 this prosperous organization took place 

 at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on 

 Wednesday evening, April 14. It was 

 one of the worst nights of the season 

 in the way of weather a heavy down- 

 pour of rain v/ith blustering wind mak- 

 ing it most unpropitious for such an 

 affair, yet there were over 150 members 

 and their ladies present and notwith- 

 standing its drawbacks the affair was a 

 brilliant success from start to finish. 

 Wit and beauty were there in full 

 quota and music and merriment 

 reigned supreme. 



The tables were spread in the lecture 

 hall and were beautifully adorned with 

 flowers, there being no less than fifty 

 large vases of roses, carnations, snap 

 dragons, lilies, larkspurs, salpiglossis 

 and daffodils, contributed by generous 

 members and many hundreds of Kil- 

 larney and Richmond roses were scat- 

 tered among the asparagus that wound 

 over the table cloth. We should like 

 to name all the donors but that being 

 Impracticable we shall mention none 

 now except to say that Wm. Sim pro- 

 vided an enormous bunch of sweet 

 peas such as he only can grow, for 

 every lady present. Officers, floor di- 

 rectors, aids and all committees are to 

 be congratulated on the completeness 

 of the arrangements and the faultless 

 manner in which they were carried 

 forward until the midnight hour 

 brought the last dance. 



.Judge C. W. Hoitt, past master of 

 the toastmaster's art outdid his record 

 which all know is a brilliant one. His 

 introductions were felicitous, witty and 

 graceful and his finishing address at 

 the close of the speech making was a 

 gem calculated to inspire everyone 

 connected with the organization with 

 new zeal for its welfare. 



President William Downs made a 

 brief introductory speech, appreciative 

 of the good attendance and then intro- 

 duced the toastmaster who expressed 

 his delight at the opportunity to again 

 meet his old friends, complimenting 

 the club on its prosperity and the 

 fraternal relations which it has for 

 over twenty-one years promoted 

 among the gardeners and florists of 

 Boston, He made a warm, kindly ref- 

 erence to treasurer Edward Hatch, ab- 

 sent in the south on account of illness, 

 but present in spirit and as one well 

 entitled to the love and respect of the 

 horticultural community for his loyal 

 and generous services to the club. 



Secretary W. N. Craig spoke next, 

 in words of earnest welcome, topped 

 off with anecdotes told only as this 

 very ingenuous gentleman can tell 

 them. He stated tTiat the club's mem- 

 bership is at high water mark at the 

 present time. Vice-president J. W. 

 Duncan followed. He promised some- 

 thing new and sensational in the pro- 

 grani for the next regular meeting and 

 invited the ladies to be present at that 

 time. J. K. M. L. Farquhar in a 

 scholarly address referred to the 

 special work being carried on by the 

 club such as the landscape gardening 

 classes and other educational effort, 

 and referred to Edward Hatch as one 

 of the club's staunchest friends. Rob- 



ert Cameron spoke briefly in his im- 

 mitable way and then Peter Fisher 

 was introduced as a man whose repu- 

 tation encircled the world. He pleaded 

 inability as a speaker but "made good" 

 all the same. Thos. J. Grey, one of 

 the pioneers, made a witty Speech, con- 

 gratulatory and practical in spirit and 

 received with abundant applause. Miss 

 Hannlgan contrihuted some songs, 

 beautifully rendered, and Miss Rifford 

 a piano solo. Cornbie's orchestra fur- 

 nished music throughout the evening. 

 "Auld Lang Syne" was participated in 

 by the entire company and Judge Hoitc 

 was declared a "Jolly Good Fellow" in 

 due and ancient form. 



Then Floor Director Peter M. Miller 

 assumed his duties and the young 

 blood of Boston horticulture got busy. 



PERSONAL. 



James Hargreaves has been chosen 

 superintendent of parks at East Liver- 

 pool, Ohio. 



John Chapman, late of Chicago, has 

 taken a position with Adolph Brix, 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



Pierre Schneider, of Kirkwood, Mo., 

 is now in the employ of A. C. Can- 

 field, Springfield, 111. 



Harry Ludwick, of Coatesville, Pa., 

 will be found hereafter with 0. P. 

 Berhard, North Brook, Pa. 



George Bestor of Huntington, Ind., 

 fell from a table in his greenhouses 

 and injured himself severely. 



John A. Booth, of Newport, R. I., 

 has taken a position as foreman with 

 John E. Thayer, So. Lancaster, Mass. 



Harry A. Barnard, representing 

 Hugh Low & Co., England, sailed for 

 home on April 14 on the Mauretania. 



"Frank Moore, of Flint, N. Y., has 

 gone to Baltimore, Md., to take charge 

 of the interests of the Moore & Carey 

 Plant Co. 



Archie Varden, formerly in the 

 gi-eenhouses of the Ames estate, N. 

 Easton, Mass., has taken a position 

 with a florist in Trenton, N. J. 



Chas. F. Brown, who sold his es- 

 tablishment at West Grove a short 

 time ago, has taken a position with 

 his brother, James Brown, at Coates- 

 ville, Pa. 



John Gardner, has resigned as land- 

 scape gardener on the Glessner estate, 

 Littleton, N. H., to take the position 

 as assistant horticulturalist at the 

 Baron de Hirsch agricultural school 

 at Woodside, N. J. 



On the evening of April 8 a party 

 of friends called upon W. W. West- 

 land, former superintendent to Fran- 

 cis Blake, Auburndale, Mass., and pre- 

 sented him with a purse containing 

 $60.00 in gold as a testimonial of their 

 esteem and their appreciation of the 

 many kind entertainments they had 

 received around his fireside. Inter- 

 esting remarks were made by William 

 Riggs, who introduced T. J. Grey as 

 a proper person to make the presenta- 

 tion speech, which he did very feel- 

 ingly. The gift was gratefully accept- 

 ed and the heartfelt thanks of the 

 host and hostess returned. A colla- 

 tion was served and a musical enter- 

 tainment closed a very enjoyable 

 evening. 



Obituary, 



Bartosa Rodriguez. 



This well known botanist, and au- 

 thor of a celebrated work on the 

 Flora of Brazil, according to a com- 

 munication from Rio de Janeiro, died 

 in that city on March 6, last, at the 

 age of 67 years. He was the introducer 

 of many valuable plants. Born at 

 Minas, he devoted himself to com- 

 merce for a time; was at a later date 

 secretary of trade school, teacher of 

 drawing, and lastly director of the 

 botanical gardens at Rio Janeiro. His 

 chief work was entitled "An Iconog- 

 raphy of Brazilian Orchids" tl4 vol- 

 umes, illustrated with 1000 colored 

 plates). 



Warren Baker. 



It is our sad duty to report the 

 death on the 6th inst. of Warren 

 Baker, second son of William J. Baker, 

 the well known wholesale commission 

 florist of Philadelphia. Deceased was 

 30 years of age and unmarried. Since 

 he arrived at man's estate he was as- 

 sociated with his father in the whole- 

 sale flower trade and proved himself 

 an exceptionally loyal and efflcient 

 helper in the business. His bright and 

 genial personality made him hosts of 

 friends and customers, and his early 

 demise comes as a distinct shock to 

 the trade generally. 



William Freytag. 



William Freytag. a well-known flor- 

 ist of Milwaukee, Wis., took his own 

 life by asphyxiation on April 7. He 

 has been in ill health for some time 

 and the cares of business over- 

 whelmed him. He was 43 years of 

 age. A widow and one son survive 

 him. 



Dr. Perslfor Frazer. 

 Dr. Perslfor Frazer, professor of 

 chemistry for the Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society, died April 7th, aged 

 G2. Deceased was famed as a hand- 

 writing expert in addition to his scien- 

 tific standing, in which he had an in- 

 ternational reputation. 



Joseph Sondermann. 

 Joseph Sondermann, born in Ger- 

 many, died in Brooklyn, N. Y., on 

 April 4, aged 63. For thirty years he 

 has been engaged in the florist busi- 

 ness in Flatbush. 



Adolph Miellez. 

 Adolph Miellez, 74. of Springfield, 

 Mass.. a well-known pioneer in flori- 

 culture a quarter century or more ago, 

 broke his neck April 18 by falling 

 from a wagon, dying almost instantly. 



E. F. Daly. 

 Edward F. Daly, a florist of 19th 

 street and Prospect Park, West, died 

 at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., on 

 April 9. 



John Lent. 

 John Lent, a pioneer florist of the 

 Ohio valley, died April 2. aged 70, at 

 the home of his daughter in Etna, Pa. 



