December 18, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



881 



A Word from George Anderson. 



To my mind one of the most marked 

 features in the make-up of William 

 K. Han is was his emulation of ex- 

 cellence. He was ambitious in every- 

 thing he undertook. Another strong 

 feature in his excellent record was his 

 hard working, industrious methods. 

 Away back in ISTl, when I was with 

 Robert 13uist, I can remember that ex- 

 cellent judge of human character siz- 

 ing W. K. Harris up as a man who 

 was suie to make his mark. Time has 

 borne out the truth of this prophecy. 

 I knew Mr. Harris tor nearly forty 

 years and a better man as friend, 

 neighbor, or fellow-workman I never 

 knew. We will all miss him. 



GEORGE ANDERSON. 



From Hosea Waterer. 

 Mr. Wm. K. Harris was one of the 

 best florists and men I ever met. I knew 

 him for twenty-eight years and always 

 found him the same. He will be much 

 missed bv all who knew him well. 



HOSEA WATERER. 



Resolutions by the Florists' Club of 

 Philadelphia. 



At a special meeting of the Florists' 

 Club of Philadelphia, held December 

 14th, 1909, to take action on the death 

 of their late fellow-member and ex- 

 president, William Kenuard Harris, 

 the following resolutions were adopted: 



Whereas, the members of the Flor- 

 ists' Club of Philadelphia have learned 

 with deep regret of the death of their 

 esteemed and beloved fellow-member; 

 therefore be it 



Resolved, That feeling the sense of 

 loss of one of such sterling worth, 

 whose kindness, benevolence and cour- 

 tesy so resplendent in his whole life, 

 endeared him to all who knew him; 

 therefore be it further 



Resolved, That these resolutions be 



published, and a copy of same be sent 

 to his family as a token of high re- 

 gard, and also as an expression of a 

 sense of the great loss the club has 

 sustained. 



ROBERT CRAIG, 

 JOHN WESTCOTT, 

 J. OTTO THILOW, 



Committee. 



By resolution it was agreed the club 

 room should be draped in black and 

 closed all day Thursday. The club's 

 floral emblem was entrusted to John 

 Westcott and A. B. Cartledge. A por- 

 trait of Mr. Harris, suitably framed, 

 was ordered for the club room. Jo- 

 seph Heacock, president of the club, 

 presided at the special meeting which 

 was lai gely attended, amoiig those 

 present being Fred Hahman, S. S. Ski- 

 delsky, George Anderson, David Rust,. 

 John Westcott, A. Fahrenwald, George 

 C. Watson, David Rust, Gus Eick- 

 meyer, Jno. Fowler, S. S. Pennock, J. 

 Otto Thilow, H. Waterer, Alfred Bur- 

 ton, J. W. Colflesh, Robert Craig, Ed- 

 ward Towill. James Griffin, A. B. Cart- 

 ledge and Edward Reid. 



OTHER DEATHS. 

 Sewall Fisher. 



Sewall Fisher, formerly in business 

 as a florist at Framingham, Mass., died 

 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. 

 Synimes, in Boston, on Sunday, Decem- 

 ber 13, aged 76 years. Besides the 

 daughter above mentioned, he leaves 

 a widow and one son. 



Ml'. Fisher was widely known as a 

 carnation laiser in the early days of 

 that specialty, being a contemporary 

 of the late John Thorpe. Silver Lake, 

 introduced in 1SS4, Anna Webb, 1SS5, 

 and Mrs. Fisher, 1890, were his most 

 noted productions, the last named be- 

 ing still grown in some places. Among 

 his introductions were also Cardinal, 



Crystal, Clifton Fisher, Florence 

 Fisher and Orient. 



Mr. Fisher was a man of very re- 

 tiring disposition, modest and unas- 

 suming to an extreme, affable and 

 kindl,\ always, and enjoyed the re- 

 spect and esteem of the Boston florists 

 and the carnation fraternity every- 

 where in the fullest degree. 



Mrs. H. J. Franks. 



We are very sorry to learn of the 

 death at Allegan, Mich., December 12, 

 of Mrs. H. J. Franks, mother of our 

 Chicago representative, Mrs. M. B. 

 Hancock. 



NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM HOWARD 

 GOULD (BESSIE G. PAYNE.) 



Editor of HORTICULTURE. 



Dear Sir: — I notice that in your in- 

 teresting notes of the Edinburgh 

 Show, you mention the Wells variety 

 which under the name of Bessie G, 

 Payne, captured the Silver Medal. I 

 would say that this chrysanthemum 

 in botii England and this country, will 

 be sent out and known under the 

 name of Howard Gould. 



Owing to the fact that .Air. Wells 

 was not in England at the time the 

 flower was named, the distinguished 

 gentleman Mr. C. Harman Payne 

 named this variety, as he did not 

 know the circumstances of the case, 

 as it was growing in this country un- 

 der a seedling number. With Mr. 

 Gould's sanction it was named after 

 him. 



The -.ariety is a splendid one and 

 the mix-up in the names, while it 

 could not be avoided, is perhaps to 

 be regretted. However. Messrs. Wells 

 in sending out their new catalogue 

 for the coming year will explain this 

 circumstance and as I before stated 

 this variety will be called Howard 

 Gould and not Bessie G. Payne. 



C. H. TOTTY. 



House of the Ix)n.si>.\le "Light Pink Lorraine" Begonia 

 !\t Koliert Craig Co., Philadelphia. 



