May 29, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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17 and after a short business session 

 Alfred Flowers of New Lcjiidon pre- 

 sented an able paper on "Herbaceous 

 Perennials,'' and Mrs. E. .M. Rogers 

 spoke on the coming of spring as 

 shown by the flowers, in an entertain- 

 ing manner. A vote of thanks was ac- 

 corded both speakers. 



Intending exhibitors at the 1909 

 shows of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society should not be deterred by 

 the absence of the usual liljeral cash 

 prizes in some of the schedule classes. 

 At a recent meeting of the trustees the 

 sum of $750. was appropriated tor 

 special use by the plant iuid flower 

 committee in recognition of deserving 

 exhibits. 



PERSONAL. 



C. Voyes of Merrill, Wis., has gone 

 to Washington, Ind., to start in the 

 florist business. 



Mr. H. G. Eyres of Albany has re- 

 turned from a week's fishing trip spent 

 at Twitchell Lake. 



Mr. Hoffman has resigned his posi- 

 tion as floiist and landscape gardener 

 at the Carlisle Indian School. Carlisle, 

 Pa. 



Oakes Ames was appointed head of 

 the Botanic Gardens of Harvard Uni- 

 versity at the recent meeting of the 

 corporation. 



Visitors in Boston: Ed. Roehrs and 

 Jas. Muller, Rutherford, N. J.; W. A. 

 Manda, South Orange, N. J.: Mrs. Jo- 

 seph M. Gasser, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Edward Ashcroft and Miss Rena 

 Shulmire, employees of the Pittsburg 

 Cut Flower Co., Pittsburg, Pa., were 

 married on May 14, and will reside at 

 Avalon. 



On the completion of his twenty-fifth 

 year as grower for Bertermann Bros. 

 Co., of Indianapolis, Alvin Schreiber 

 was presented with a gold watch by 

 the firm. 



Visitors at Albany last week: S. D. 

 Green, representing H. Bayersdorfer & 

 Co., Philadelphia; M. Cohen, represent- 

 ing Wertheimer Bros., New York City; 

 S. Kahn, representing H. H. Berger & 

 Co., New York City. 



Percy P. Williams of Natick, Mass., 

 and Miss Frances K. Heard of Auburn, 

 Ala., are to be married on June 3. Mr. 

 Williams is a graduate of Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College and holds 

 the position of assistant in horticulture 

 at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. 



Albert E. Mauff of Denver and Iru 

 Cline of Paonia, Colo., have been ap- 

 pointed by Governor Shafroth as mem- 

 bers of the Colorado State Board of 

 Horticulture. Mr. Mauff was elected to 

 the city council in the spring of 1907 

 on the Municipal Ownership ticket and 

 served with distinction. His record in 

 the city council and his general good 

 citizenship commended him to the gov- 

 ernor. He will take the place of Mrs. 

 Martha Shute, who has been secretary 

 of the board for more than twelve 

 yeais. Mr. Mauff 's name appears on 

 the membership list of the S. A. F. 

 from 1903 to 1906, inclusive. 



Obituary, 



Charles L. Allen. 



This widely-known horticulturist and 

 writer died at his home in Floral Park, 

 Long Island, N. Y., on May 21. aged SI 

 years. Mr. Allen was for many years 

 engaged in the seed, plant and bulb 

 business in Queens and Floral Park, 

 the gladiolus and lilies having been 

 specialties with him. He was well in- 

 formed on horticultural and scientific 



wholesale florist, are well known in the 

 trade. 



Charles L. Allen 



matters and was the possessor of one 

 of the finest private horticultural li- 

 braries in this country. He was a very 

 clever writer and entertaining talker 

 and was the author of several valuable 

 books. Personally, he was widely ap- 

 preciated for his geniality and com- 

 radeship. His two sons, Charles H. 

 Allen, carnation grower, of Floral 

 Park, and Wm. Stuart Allen, the 



John Cassidy. 

 John Cassidy, a native of Ireland, 

 but a resident of Long Island City 

 since early manhood, died on May 18, 

 aged 9S. He was engaged in the florist 

 business near Calvary Cemetery and 

 his sons, who have been associated 

 with him for many years, will con- 

 tinue the business. 



M. J. Jorns. 



M. J. Jorns, of Iowa, horticulturist 

 of the American department of agri- 

 culture, died in San Juan May 17, of 

 typhoid fever. The body will be sent 

 to New York on board the steamer 

 Coamo. 



Charles F. Hilton. 



Charles F. Hilton, park commission- 

 er for the city of Lynn, Mass., died of 

 heart disease on May 20, in his 74th 

 year. 



THE VETERANS. 



(Denis A. MeCaitliy, in the Nenv York Sun.) 

 Every year they're marching slower, 

 L^veiT year they're stooping lower. 

 Every year the lilting music stirs the 

 hearts of older men; 

 Every year the flags above them 

 Seem to bend and bless and love them 

 As if grieving for the future When they'll 

 never march again. 



Every year that day draws nearer — 

 EveiT year the truth is clearer 

 That the men who saved the nation from 

 the severing southern sword 

 Soon must pass away forever 

 From the scene of their endeavor, 

 Soon must answer to the roll call of the 

 angel of the Lord. 



Every year with dwindling number. 

 Loyal still to those that slumber. 

 Forth they march to where already many 

 have found peace at last, 

 AnA they place the fairest blossoms 

 O'er the silent, mould' ring bosoms 

 Of the valiant friends and comrades of the 

 battles of the past. 



Every year grow dimmer, duller. 

 Tattered flag and faded color; 

 Every year the hands that bear them find 

 a harder task to do. 

 .\nd the eyes that only brightened 

 When tlie blaze of battle lightened, 

 Hl;e the tattered flags they follow are 

 grown dim and faded too. 



Every year we see them massing. 

 Every year we watch them passing, 

 Scarcely pausing lu our hurry after pleasure, 

 after gain; 

 But the battle flags above them 

 Seem to bend and bless and love them. 

 And through all the lilting music sounds 

 an undertone of pain! 



Newport, Ky. — Frank Ernsterhoff, 

 a well-known florist of Highland Ave., 

 Fort Thomas, arrested last week 

 charged with wilful destruction of 

 property preferred by the Bell Tele- 

 phone Company, was again arrested 

 May 17 and placed under a peace bond 

 of $500. The Bell Telephone also 

 swore out this affidavit against him in 

 Magistrate Quehl's court, charging 

 him with threatening to shoot anyone 

 who attempted to erect a telephone 

 pole at the corner of his premises in 

 Highland avenue. When employes of 

 the company attempted to erect the 

 pole, the police allege. Ernsterhoff ap- 

 peared with a gun and threatened to 

 shoot them. Both cases will be tried 

 before JIagistrate Quehl. — Cincinnati 

 Com. Tribune. 



