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HORTICULTURE 



December 28, 1907 



Obituary 



Thomas Burns. 



Thos. \\'. Burns, 33 years old, sou ot 

 Samuel Burns, vice-president of the 

 Weathered Co., died Sunday, December 

 15th, at his home, l.'JSth sireet, Xew 

 York City, ot typhoid fever. He served 

 his apprenticeship with the Weathered 

 Company and acted as assistant to his 

 father for a number of years. He then 

 connected himself with the Lord & 

 Buinham Co.,, acting in the capacity of 

 assistant heating engineer, working 

 with them for about four years. In De- 

 cember, 1005, he took a position with 

 the Richardson & Hoynton Co. as 

 boiler salesman, where he remained 

 until the time of his death. He was a 

 man of sterling character, devoted to 

 his family, thoroughly practical in his 

 business and made many friends 

 amongst the gardeners and florists 

 throughout the country. He had al- 

 ways enjoyed good health until 



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stricken with his fatal sickness; there- 

 fore his death was a shock to his many 

 friends. He leeaves a widow and two 

 children to mourn his loss. 



William Harris. 

 William Harris, a florist, of Buffalo. 

 N. Y., 50 years of age. unmarried, died 

 suddenly on December 11. 



John Bloompot. 

 .John Bloompot, florist, of Pekin, 111., 

 born In Rysum, Germany, July 10, 

 1835, died at his home on December 12. 



James Dell. 



.James Dell, who has been connected 

 with the flower business in Pittsburg, 

 Pa., for about 20 years, died recently 

 in that city. 



William N. Oakes. 



William N. Oakes, for the past 30 

 years engaged in the florist business 

 in Westfleld, Mass., died on December 

 19, at the age ot 78. 



William M. Blackman. 



William M. Blackman, a well-known 

 florist of Trenton, N. J., was stricken 

 with apoplexy, and passed away on 



EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 17. 50p-CWT. 



ISAI AY I FAVFQ creen si.oo per looo. 



UMLIIA LCHICO BRONZE, new crop in a few days. 



Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, 

 PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. 



Best Ferns in Market $1.25 per 1000. S«e Our Cut Flower Ad. 



15 Province St., and 

 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON 



HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., ^'^,',11 



December 15. He was 62 years of age. 

 A widow, four daughters and two sons 

 survive him. 



Eugene V. R. Thayer. 



Eugene V. R. Thayer owner of "Fair 

 Lawn," a beautiful estate at Lanca.ster, 

 Mass., and an enthusiastic patron of 

 horticulture, died at Boston on Dec. 21. 

 E. O. Orpet. the well-known orchid ex- 

 pert is gardener at Pair Lawn. 



George Vair. 



George Vair, superintendent of the 

 Normal School grounds at Toronto. 

 Ont., died suddenly, of paralysis, on 

 December 10, aged 75 years. Mr. 

 Vair was a descendant of a long line 

 of gardenei'S, the family having re- 

 moved to Scotland from France in the 

 service of the royal Stuarts. He was 

 an eminent horticulturist, a man of 

 liberal education, broad minded, de- 

 voted to his profession. As a young 

 " man he , was an enthusiastic seeker 

 after rare plants and his collection 

 forty years ago was not surpassed in 

 this country. At the Centennial Ex- 

 position in Philadelphia, his peaches 

 were awarded first honors tor size 

 and flavor, measuring over eleven 

 inches in circumference. He had 

 served his town as selectman and 

 was at one time president of the local 

 Horticultural Society and was loved 

 and revered by all. 



We learn of the death, a few days 

 since, of the mother of W. H. Ernest, 

 treasurer of the Florists' Club of 

 AVashington and ex-captain of the 

 club's bowling team. 



The funeral of W. W. Edgar, whose 

 death was recorded in our issue of last 

 week was held at All Saints church in 

 Belmont, Mass., on Saturday. December 

 21. The edifice was filled to the doors 

 with sorrowing friends among whom 

 was a very large representation of the 

 Boston floricultural interests. The hon- 

 orary pall bearers were F. R. Mathi- 

 son, M. H. Norton. T. A. Cox, Wna. J. 

 Stewart, P. Welch, Alex Montgomery, 

 Thos. Roland and Joseph Fuller. The 

 number and richness of the floral trib- 

 utes exceeded anji;hing seen here for 

 vears. 



BOXES BOXES BOXES 



LIBHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES 

 Sizes in Stock 



3 X * X 80 



3 X 5 X 34 

 Sx7 X2l 

 6 X 6 X 24 



4 X 12 X 84 

 6 X 12 X 24 

 6 X 1 2 X 30 

 B X 12 X 36 

 6 X 12 X 36 

 ex IS X 42 

 6 X 16 X 48 



per lOO 



S4.00 



4.50 



4.50 



6.80 



9.00 



10.50 



12.60 



14.00 



15 OO 



2O.0O 



23.00 



Write for samples and prices in car load lots. 



6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, 



BELLEVILLE, ALA. 



BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. 



Manufacturers of FLORISTS' LETTERS I 



ThU wooden box nicely stained and 

 varnished, 18x30x12, made In t^o sec- 

 tions, one for each size letter, g^iven 

 away with first order of 500 letters 



Block Letters, i J^ or 2 inch size per xoo, $2. 



Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each Utter or 

 word. Used by leading florists everywhere and 

 (or sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers 



N. F. McCARTNY, Manager 



66 Pearl Street. BOSTON, MA5S. 



KORAL SCRIPT LETTERS 

 AND EMBLEMS 

 ONCE USED ALWAYS USED 

 Forsalebyali first ctasssupply houses. M»deby 

 ORAL MFG. CO. 

 26 Hawley St., Boston 



Tlie"Japana"CutFlowerHol(ler 



A handy article for florists. 

 ^ -, Q c^'~~~~-^s.^ Sells to the trade on sight. 

 rc:ifZ-^LPi~^ f^^\ Made of glass in three sizes. 

 3SS9.S* ^1 The "AnKlals" Table 

 ^^tRipf ^^cfV^ Decoration, somethinc 

 Lf-^ ^^-^l^ LlsK^' \ entirely new, long needecT 

 ' ^^^ 'j4 The florist and housewife 

 ^^ lH^^t^^ will appreciaie this article, 

 as it simplifies the art of 

 table decorating. 

 Ask for catalog. 

 M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. D, 

 130 Waiola Ave., La Grange, III. 



GALAX LEAVES 



New crop, fresh from the patch, prices as follows: 

 Bronze and Green Galax Leaves. - - -$0.50 per 1000 



Fancy and Dagger Ferns i.oo per 1000 



Qreen Leucothoe Sprays 2.50 per 1000 



Bronze " " 4.00 per 1000 



Rhododendron Sprays 2.50 per 1000 



Kalmia or Mountain Laurel 2.50 per 1000 



Discount on large orders. Fourteen years' experience 

 enables me to guarantee perfect satisfaction. 250 cus- 

 tomers now in U. S. Send cash with first order. 



J. N. PRITCHARD. Elk Park, N.C. 



FANCY AND DAGGER FERNS 



Best quality, 75c. per 1000. 

 BOUQUET OREEN, 7c. per cwt. 



CHRISTMAS TREES 



by the I'ar load or any way yo« 

 want them. 



ROBERT CROVES 



127 Commercial St.. ADAMS. MASS. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



Soutfiern Wild Smilax, 

 Log Mosses, 



Natural and Perpetuated — at Wholesale, 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



