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PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



B. Eschner, of M. Rice & Co., has 

 finished his European tour, and sailed 

 for home from Southampton on the 

 5th inst. 



Jno. F. Sibson, well-lvnown member 

 of the Philadelphia Florists' Club, is 

 now in charge of the Horsh estate 

 near Reading, Pa. 



The early closing movement inaugu- 

 rated among the supply houses by M. 

 Rice & Co., is now in effect. During 

 June, Julv and August they close at 

 5 P. M. 



W. Atlee Burpee is attending the 

 graduating exercises at Culver, Ind.; 

 where his two sons are finishing their 

 college course. He is expected back 

 in Philadelphia on the 7th inst. 



The dainty little pink rosebud of 

 the polyantha type known locally as 

 "Sweetheart," keeps up in popularity 

 and is now seen in various places in 

 addition to its original godfathers. 



Howard M. Earl left on Sunday, 

 June 1st, on a seed inspection tour in 

 the west. He expects to arrive at the 

 Burpee Farms in California June 7th. 

 Since his illness early in 1912, Mr. 

 Earl has been taking good care of 

 himself and is now pretty fit, but his 

 physician still has a steel-clamp limit 

 on the hours of work. Sitting on the 

 safety valve may be heroic but even 

 a good boiler is liable to burst. 



George Cook, well and favorably 

 known as a salesman in the Pennock- 

 Meehan forces, has formed a partner- 

 ship with his brother-in-law, and 

 opened a retail store in Chester, Pa., 

 on Third street, three blocks from the 

 station; P. R. R. The firm name is 

 Harris & Cook. A handsome McCray 

 refrigerator is one of the features of 

 the store, which is nicely fitted up, 

 and centrally located. Mr. Cook still 

 retains his position with the P. M. Co., 

 and leaves the active management 

 with Mr. Harris. 



We had the pleasure of meeting on 

 May 30. our old friend, Patrick Foy, 

 who is in charge of the landscape de- 

 partment of the Norfolk & Western R. 

 R., with headquarters at Roanoke, Vir- 

 ginia. With his two boys he is going 

 on a visit to the old country, sailing 

 on the S. S. Merion from Philadelphia 

 on the 31st. He stated that he still 

 had a very lively recollection of the 

 kind way in which the local trade en- 



tertained the R. R. Gardeners' conven- 

 tion here, six years ago, and was very 

 glad to greet us once more. 



Visitors; R. T. Brown, Cottage Gar- 

 dens, County Queens, N. Y.; J. A. 

 Brown, Coatesville, Pa.; L. K. Pea- 

 cock, Berlin, N. J. 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



Mrs. Emma Rice, of M. Rice & Co., 

 Philadelphia, a visitor in Washington 

 last week, was surprised at the city's 

 beauty and well pleased with her stay 

 here. 



The three new houses of Gude Bros. 

 Co. in the Northeast section are rapid- 

 ly Hearing completion and within a 

 very short time will be utilized for the 

 growing of gardenias, American Beau- 

 ty and Killarney roses. 



Edward Schmid, his two daughters 

 and two grandchildren are spending a 

 couple of weeks visiting Springfield, 

 Mass.. and Boston and New York. The 

 trip will wind up with a short stay at 

 Atlantic City, N. J. 



Mrs. Elmer C. Mayberry last week 

 met with the loss of her father, Mr. 

 Enos F. Humphrey, of Meadows, Prince 

 George County, Md. Mr. Humphrey 

 was 73 years o£ age, a veteran of the 

 Civil War. He is survived by his 

 widow, two sons and five daughters. 



George W. Fraser has given up busi- 

 ness in Jericho, R. I., and will devote 

 himself to his store in Providence 

 wholly. 



H. Y. Ellison, who until recently was 

 with W. J. Smyth at Chicago, has re- 

 turned and is again with his parents 

 who own the Ellison Floral Co., St. 

 Louis, Mo. 



OBITUARY. 



Frederick W. Thielmann. 



Frederick W. Thielmann died at hia 

 home, 189 Graham avenue, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y., May 26th. He had been a florist 

 in Williamsburg for many years. 



Prof. George W. Letterman. 



Prof. George W. Letterman, a noted 

 botanist, died at Allentown, Mo. It 

 is said that he died in poverty and 

 many rare herbarium specimens were 

 found in the small hut in which he- 

 made his home. 



H. T. W. Winfleld. 



Henry T. W. Winfield, a retail flor- 

 ist, died at his home, 202 Bedford ave- 

 nue, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 24th. Mr. 

 Winfield was born in England 65 years 

 ago and had been a resident of Brook- 

 lyn for 26 years. His wife, a daughter 

 and a son survive him. 



W. C. Trimble. 

 W. C. Trimble, senior member and 

 vice-president of the W. E. Trimble 

 Greenhouse Co., Princeton, 111., died of 

 heart trouble on May 24th, aged 82 

 years. He was born in Ohio, but 

 moved to Princeton in 1849. He 

 leaves a widow and ten children. 



Mrs. Anna Mullery. 

 Mrs. Anna Mullery, mother of Geo. 

 H. Augermuller and Fred W. Alves, 

 died at her home in St. Louis, Mo. 

 The funeral took place on Thursday, 

 May 29th. All the wholesale florists 

 sent floral pieces and extended their 

 sympathy to the bereaved family. 



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