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HORTICULTURE 



September 19, 190S 



Obituary 



Emil Johansen. 

 Emil Johansen, who di< 6 on Septem- 

 ber 12, was born in Sweden about 

 forty-five years ago. His early life 

 wns spent in Sweden and Russia; he 

 was orchid grower to Herr Krupp, of 



Emu. Johansen. 



Krupp gun fame, after which he fur- 

 ther perfected himself in orchid grow- 

 in© in the establishment of Sander & 

 Sons in England. His first position in 

 America was with Mr. Pratt of Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y., as orchid grower; then he. 

 went to Chicago and took charge of 

 the orchid collection in Garfield Park; 

 from there he went to the estate of 

 James E. Rothwell, Brookline, Mass., 

 in 1900. where under his nurture the 

 collection of orchids increased in num- 

 bers and quality steadily. As a hy- 

 bridist Mr. Johansen was very success- 

 ful and raised a great number of valu- 

 able hybrids, both in eypripediums and 

 cattleyas. 



He was a member of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society and had 

 served on the plant and flower com- 

 mittees. As an exhibitor of orchids 

 in Horticultural Hall his displays were 

 always most artistic and won many 

 medals and other awards for their 

 owner 



Last month Mr. Rothwell sold his 

 entire collection of orchids to Ernest 

 B. Dane of Brookline and Mr. Johan- 

 sen engaged to take charge of the 

 greenhouses on Mr. Dane's estate. 

 Hardly was the collection housed be- 

 fore tiis health gave way and a pain- 

 less death from heart failure followed. 

 Mr. Johansen was unmarried, with 

 parents, brothers and sisters in Swed- 

 en. He was a man of artistic tempera- 

 ment, always looking over an arrange- 

 ment or decoration to see if improve- 

 ment could be made in the smallest 

 detail; was exact in his accounts, ren- 

 dering them with the precision of a 

 bookkeeper; his extreme neatness in 

 his houses and in handling his collec- 

 tion was a matter of admiring com- 

 ment. To Mr. Rothwell his death 



comes as a distinct personal los 

 be recogn ed in him a man of supe- 

 rior character and attainments, who 

 had won his highest esteem. 



Resolutions wen- passed by the (lar- 



denei and B lorists' club of Boston, 

 ot which lie was a member, and th( 

 main beautiful floral tributes ai his 

 funeral showed the value placed upon 

 his friendship by the members. 



Charles E. Richardson. 

 Charles E. Richardson, a former 



treasurer Of the Massachusetts Horti- 



cultural Society, died at the home of 

 his daughter. Mis. George W. Milton, 

 Salisbury road. Brookline. on Septem- 

 ber 14. following a prolonged illness. 

 He was seventy-two years old. Mr. 

 Richardson gave up the treasurership 

 of the Horticultural Society a little 

 more than a year ago, owing to his 

 health. To this society he gave six- 

 teen years of active and faithful serv- 

 ice and deeply regretted the necessity 

 of resigning. He was especially well 

 informed regarding pears and his 

 judgment on varieties was valuable. 

 He was a native of Portland, Me., and 

 when nine years old moved to Cam- 

 bridge and attended school. At nine- 

 teen years of age he held a position 

 in the Maverick Bank of Boston and 

 later was cashier of the Rockland 

 Hank of Roxbury. Still later he was 

 cashier of the Lechmere Bank of East 

 Cambridge. Mr. Richardson married 

 the daughter of the late Charles M. 

 Hovey. the noted horticulturist, a 

 former president of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society. 



William Butcher. 

 William Butcher, a highly respected 

 citizen and florist of Providence. R..I., 

 was stricken with heart failure a short 

 distance from home, and died instantly 

 on the 9th inst. Mr. Butcher was born 

 in Yorkshire. England. 72 years ago. 



William Butcher. 



Coming to this country a little over 

 forty years ago he was first employed 

 by Governor Sprague. then went into 

 business for himself. He was a char- 

 ter member of the Florists' and 



Gardeners' club of Rhode Island, a 

 member of several branches of the 

 masonic fraternity, and a churchman 

 of sterling integrity. The funeral was 

 olemnized on the 12th inst.. and the 

 flora] tributes were numerous and 

 beautiful. The florists' club attended 

 in a body. Mr. Butcher leaves a 

 widow. 



Mrs. T. D. Hatfield. 

 Mrs. Hatfield, wife of T. I). Hatfield, 

 Wellesley, died on Tuesday, September 

 1, and was buried at Cedar Lawn 

 Cemetery, Wellesley,- on Friday, the 

 4th. She had a kindly disposition and 

 a genial countenance, and a welcome 

 was always given to the fraternity 

 when visiting the Hunnewell estate, as 

 many of them can testify. She was 

 well known and highly respected in 

 the town of Wellesley and was promi- 

 nent in church work. She brought up 

 her children in the good old English 

 fashion. She took great interest in 

 horticulture. She was 57 years old, 

 and left a family of eight children to 

 mourn Tier loss. 



Henry Regan. 



Henry Regan, who for several years 

 was employed by Bassett & Washburn 

 of Hinsdale, 111., died at Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., September 13. Mr. Regan had 

 been in Grand Rapids several months. 

 His friends in Hinsdale sent an expres- 

 sion of their regard for him in the 

 shape of a large bunch of American 

 Beauty roses. 



A. Plnoteau. 



A. Pinoteau, who for many years 

 held the position of city gardener in 

 Montreal, Canada, died on Sept. 7 

 after a brief illness. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES. 



Chrysanthemums in Demand. 

 Several growers of young plants for 

 the shipping trade report an unprece- 

 dented call for chrysanthemums of the 

 recommended commercial cut flower 

 varieties. An increased demand has 

 also been noted for the newer sorts of 

 pompons and singles for cutting. 



Chrysanthemum Golden Glow. 

 Golden Glow Chrysanthemum, 

 Elmer Smith's sensational early yel- 

 low is beating all records and is a 

 subject of much admiring comment, 

 ruining in as it has with big full 

 blooms ever since middle of August. 

 To get it in good shape in August, 

 Wallace R. Pierson says, "plant it in 

 May and take the first crown bud." 



Feeding and Disbudding. 

 Chrysanthemum plants in pots 

 should now be setting buds and will 

 require special feeding with a good 

 manure or commercial fertilizer until 

 buds begin to show color, when feed- 

 ing should cease. Disbudding should 

 be closely looked after in the large 

 flowering varieties. Pompom, Anem- 

 one and single varieties do not re- 

 quire disbudding except in case where 

 specimen plants are desired. 



