September 20, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



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 Commended Award were given by the judges in 

 the Trade Exhibition at Minneapolis to Novelties 

 in our Display of Florists' Supplies -the most ex- 

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Obituary 



James Bishop. 

 James Bishop, Rochester. N. Y., who 

 was one of Rochester's pioneer flor- 

 ists and who for the past five years 

 had been in charge of the flowers in 

 Highland Park, died on Sunday, Sept. 

 7, aged 63 years. 



William Paul Bender. 



After a pevere illness of five months, 

 Wm. Paul Bender died on the 12th 

 inst., aged 52 years. He was a well- 

 known gardener having filled im- 

 liortant positions in Baltimore and 

 Philadelphia during the past twenty 

 years. His most important place 

 was that of Henry A. Parr, at 

 Rider, near Baltimore, which he man- 

 aged for many years. He achieved 

 distinction especially in the chrysan- 

 themum, introducing a number of new 

 varieties some of which are grown 

 extensively in the commercial world 

 to this day. He was a native of 

 Germany. 



M. E. Pierce 



M. E. Pierce, a well-known and re- 

 spected citizen of Chester. Pa., passed 

 away Friday, Sept. 12, in the Crozer 

 Hospital, following a brief illness of 

 typhoid fever. The funeral took place 

 from his home, 323 Parker sti'eet. 

 where he has conducted a florist busi- 

 ness for the past few years, on Mon- 

 day afternoon. 



Melchor Pierce was born seventy- 

 five years ago in Lower Chichester 

 township, where he moved to Chester 

 when a young man and ever since has 

 claimed Chester as his residence. He 

 was a stonemason and contractor and 

 has laid the foundation for many of 

 the old buildings of the city. 



John Chambers. 

 It becomes our sad duty to record 

 the death of .John Chambers, former 

 superintendent of the parks of Toron- 

 to. Ont.. on Sept. 1. Mr. Chambers 

 was 63 years of age, having been born 

 in 1S50 in Canterbury, England. He 

 came to Canada at the age of 21. His 

 work on the park system of Toronto 

 showed landscape and garden ability 

 of a high order. In 1891 he was vice- 

 president of the Society of American 

 Florists, having been elected as such 

 at the Boston Convention in 1890, and 

 he was a tireless worker in the Conven- 



tion at Toronto in 1891, where his con- 

 geniality and unvarying good nature 

 made him very popular with the con- 

 vention visitors. He was a member 

 of the American Association of Park 

 Superintendents and several local as- 

 sociations. 



Constant Ponnet. 

 The sudden death of Constant Pon- 

 net. who for over twenty years has 

 conducted a florists' establishment in 

 Alexandria, Va., and a stand in the 

 Center .Market, came as a great shock 

 to his many friends in Alexandria and 

 Washington as he had been attending 

 the Market but a day or two before. 

 Mr. Ponnet was a native of France 

 and was sixty-six years of age. When 

 quite a young man he emigrated to 

 this country and some time later en- 

 gaged in the florist business. Death 

 was due to heart failure. He went to 

 Prance last yeaj'. staying for some 

 time in an effort to better his health, 

 and apparently was much better upon 

 his return. Mr. Ponnet is survived by 

 his widow, two sons and five daugh- 

 ters. Burial was from St. Mary's 

 Catholic Church and interment in St. 

 Mary's Cemeterv. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



L. C. Page & Co.. the Boston pub- 

 lishers, are just out with three new 

 books which we briefly note. 



Ralph Somerby at Panama is a story 

 of the time of Charles the Second, by 

 Francis Raleigh. Full of thrilling ad- 

 venture, buccaneers and pirates, wild 

 Indians and Spaniards in fierce con- 

 flict, this dramatic tale founded on the 

 early history of the Isthmus of Pana- 

 ma, stirs the reader with an irresisti- 

 ble fascination. The boys, as well as 

 those of maturer years, will find this 

 portrayal of lawless life and physical 

 prowess in the early days of Central 

 America a story of absorbing interest; 

 306 pages with ten full-page illustra- 

 tions and copious historical and ex- 

 planatory notes. 



The Golden Road, by L. M. Mont- 

 gomery, is quite the opposite .in char- 

 acter from the foregoing. It is a story 

 for girls. brinifuU of humor and merry 

 frolic. Its characters are original and 

 the author has weaved together a ser- 

 ies of amusing incidents in a most 

 felicitous manner. As a remedy for 

 "the blues" it will surely prove invinci- 

 ble; 368 pages; price, post paid, $1.40. 



Royal Castles of England, by Henry 

 C. Shelley, author of Inns and Taverns 



of Old London. This is a superb vol- 

 ume. The contents comprise eleven 

 chapters on Southern England, six on 

 Midland England, and seven on North- 

 ern England. There are 48 full-page- 

 reproductions in sepia from photo- 

 graphs and drawings of these ancient 

 fortresses which have been so closely 

 associated with the history and ro- 

 mance of England, and the loves and 

 hates, the triumphs and defeats of her 

 rulers; 350 pages, exclusive of plates. 

 Price, $3.00 net. 



CINCINNATI NOTES. 

 Henry Schwarz has opened a branch 

 store at 4605 Main avenue, Norwood. 

 His son Ed. is taking charge of the- 

 store. 



Chas. Windram and his brother-in- 

 law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver 

 Hety, are motoring through the South 

 to the Lake Shore Ferneries at Lees- 

 burg, Pla. 



Visitors: H. A. Demeranville, Mo- 

 bile, Ala.; Mr. Cohan of Wertheimer 

 Bros., New York; Wm. Gardner, New 

 Castle, Ind., and Mr. Uhl, Greenfield, 

 Ohio. 



Gold Letters 



1% inch 45c per 100 



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% " 35c " " 



On all orders of 1000 initials or over we 

 will include one compartment box free. 



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