September 12, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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COMING EVENTS. 

 Newport, R. I., Newport Horticul- 

 tural Society, autumn exhibition, Sept. 

 12, 13, 14. 



Washington, D. C, Florist Club of 

 Washington, Chrysanthemum Show, 

 Masonic Temple, September 12, 1?., 14. 



Boston, Mass., Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, autumn exhibition, 

 Sept. 11, 12. 13; exhibition of fruits 

 and vegetables, Oct. in, 11; Chrysan- 

 themum show, Nov. 6, 7, 8, 9. 



Boston, Mass., New England Dahlia 

 Societv, Tremont Temple, exhibition, 

 Sept. 17, IS, 19. 



Providence, R. I., Rhode Island Hor- 

 ticultural Society, fall show, Sept. 17, 

 IS, Francis Williard Hall. 



White Marsh, Md., Maryland Horti- 

 cultural Society, with R. Vincent & 

 Sons, Sept. 22. 



New York, N. Y., American Institute 

 of New York, exhibition, Sept. 22, 23, 

 24, Berkeley Lyceum Building. 



Hartford, Conn., Connecticut Horti- 

 cultural Society, fall show, Sept. 23; 

 chrysanthemum show, Nov. 3, 4, 5, 

 Unity Hall. 



Huntington. N. Y.. Horticultural and 

 Agricultural Society, sixth annual ex- 

 hibition, Sept. 25. 



Menlo Park, Cailf., Menlo Park Hor- 

 ticultural Society, exhibition, Oct. 15. 



Pasadena, Calif., Pasadena Gardeners' 

 Association, exhibition, Oct. 22, 23, 24. 



Lenox, Mass., Horticultural Society, 

 chrysanthemum show, Oct. 2S, 29. 



Madison, N. J., Morris County Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Society, exhibi- 

 tion, Oct. 29, 30. 



St. Louis, Mo., St. Louis Horticul- 

 tural Society, November. 



Shreveport, La., State Fair, Novem- 

 ber 3, 4, 5. 



Red Bank, N. J., Monmouth County 

 Horticultural Society, show, Nov. 4, 5. 



Tarrytown, N. Y., Horticultural So- 

 ciety, show, Nov. 4, 5, 6. 



Glen Cove, N. Y., Nassau County 

 Horticultural Society, Oct. 14, Dahlia 

 show; show, Nov. 5, 6. 



Chicago, 111., National Flower Show, 

 Society of American Florists, Nov. 6-14. 



New Haven, Conn., New Haven 

 County Horticultural Societv, show, 

 Nov. 10, 11, 12. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society, annual exhibition, 

 Nov. in. 11. 12, 13, Horticultural Hall. 



Little Rock, Ark., State Floral So- 

 ciety, show, Nov. 10-25. 



Toronto, Ont., Ontario Horticultural 

 Society, exhibition, Nov. 10-14. 



Denison, Texas, Denison Civic Im- 

 provement League, show, Nov. 11, 12, 

 13. 



Washington, D. C. — American Asso- 

 ciation of Farmers' Institute Workers, 

 Nov. 16, 17. 



New York, N. Y., Horticultural 

 Society of New York, annual exhibi- 

 tion, Nov. 17. IS, 19. 



Baltimore, Md., Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, Dec. 1, 2, 3, Fifth Regt. Armory. 



Indianapolis, Ind., American Carna- 

 tion Society. Jan. 27. 28, 1909. 



Obituary 



Joseph D. Galvin. 



Joseph D. Galvin. manager of the 

 Boylston street store and conservato- 

 ries or' Thomas F. Calvin. Inc., Bos- 

 ton, was killed in a runaway accident 

 on Tuesday evening, September S. He 

 was driving to his home in Dorches- 

 ter when the horse took fright at a 

 passing railroad train, and in the 

 smash-up which followed Mr. Galvin 

 was thrown against a telegraph pole 

 and died a tew minutes later. John 

 McNamara. an employe, who was with 

 him, was not seriously injured. 



Mr. Galvin was 55 years of age. He 

 leaves three brothers. Thomas F. , John 

 Mitchell, formerly city clerk of Bos- 

 ton, and Dr. George A., and his moth- 

 er who is 89 years of age and in very 



J"m:ph D. Galvin 



feeble health. His father, the late 

 John Galvin, was for many years su- 

 perintendent of public grounds of 

 Boston. 



Mr. Galvin was a jovial, companion- 

 able man. extremely popular with all 

 who knew him and much sorrow is 

 felt over his tragic death. 



Frank E. Manning. 

 Frank E. Manning, of Gatchel & 

 Manning, horticultural engravers and 

 illustrators. Philadelphia, died at Sil- 

 ver City. New Mexico. Sept. oth. where 

 he had gone, accompanied by his 

 wife, last January in search of health. 

 Until recently, when his health broke 

 down. Mr Manning had been actively 

 identified with his firm. He was of a 

 genial and companionable tempera- 

 ment and made hosts of friends in 

 business and socially. He was identi- 

 fied with a large number of mercan- 

 tile and fraternal organizations. 



PERSONAL. 



Harry Rowe of Somersworth, X. H , 

 has taken a position in Salem, Mass. 



J. F. Huss of Hartford, Conn., re- 

 lumed on Friday, September 4, from 

 European trip. 



Miss Pauline Fieber of Cincinnati 

 has taken a position with the Atlanta 

 Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. 



George McWilliam and wife of Whit- 

 insville, Mass., returned from their 

 trip abroad on September 4th. 



A letter received recently from Win. 

 R. Smith of Washington conveys the 

 cheerful news that Mr. Smith is stead- 

 ily improving in health. 



F. X. Amsrhyn, superintendent of 

 New Haven parks, is attending the 

 Congress of the Playgrounds Associa- 

 tion of America at New York. 



Ftank P. Brigham of Lockport, N. 

 Y. has accepted a position as fore- 

 man for H. H. Battles, Thorn Hedge 

 Greenhouses, Newton Square, Pa. 



Visitors in Boston: Frank N. Meyer, 

 agricultural explorer for the U. S. De- 

 li iriment of Agriculture, returning 

 from explorations in China. W. E. 

 Chappell, Providence, R. I. 



Mr. and Mrs. August Poehlmann and 

 son returned Monday from their east- 

 ern trip. After attending the conven- 

 tion they went up the St. Lawrence to 

 the Thousand Islands, then to Mon- 

 treal. 



George Stumpp while abroad met 

 with an accident when shooting with 

 some friends. A cartridge exploded, 

 prematurely and his face was badly 

 burned with powder but fortunately 

 his eyes escaped serious injury. 



President Frank H. Traendly of the 

 S. A. F. and Mrs. Traendly are re- 

 ceiving the congratulations of their 

 friends on the birth of a son last Sun- 

 da j Jubilation is the order of busi- 

 ness this week in the 2Sth street dis- 

 trict of New York. 



Chicago visitors: M. Cook, wife and 

 daughter. New Orleans; Martin Reu- 

 kauf of H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Phila- 

 delphia; John W. Getz, Los Angeles, 

 Cal.; J. A. Meinhart. retail florist, 

 Leavenworth. Kan.: .Mrs. J. T. John- 

 son, of Ft. Smith, Ark., who was taken 

 ill while with her husband in Chicago, 

 improving. P. M. Palez, manager for 

 v'csta Bros.. Little Rock, Ark.; W. F. 

 Crabb of Crabb & Hunter. Grand 

 Rapids, Mich. 



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