December 17, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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ever since made their bome in Lowell. 

 She was a woman of unfailing opti- 

 mism anrl this quality had made her 

 many very close friends. She was 

 greatly devoted to her home and fam- 

 ily and a keen appreciatar of flowers. 

 She is survived by her husband, three 

 sons, former Alderman William D. 

 Whiltet, Charles A. Whittet, superin- 

 tendent of parks, and Rufus M. Whit- 

 tet, assistant engineer for the state 

 board of health, and two daughters. 



cember 1.5) of J. Wm. Colflesh, one of 

 Philadelphia's best known and highly 

 respected florists. Mr. Colflesh was 

 formerly treasurer of the Florists' Club 

 of Philadelphia and was chairman of 

 the Plant Committee of the Pennsyl- 



Joseph F. Klimmer. 



Word has just been received of the 

 death of Joseph F. Klimmer at his 

 home, 812 Dunlop Ave., Forest Park, 

 just outside of Chicago. Mr. Klimmer 

 has been ill for several months and 

 has put up a brave fight tor life, never 

 acknowledging until the last few days 

 that he was not gaining. Kind- 

 hearted and genial in disposition he 

 had many friends among the trade 

 who regret his death in the prime of 

 life. Joseph F. Klimmer has been in 

 the florists' business about thirty 

 years, starting in with a retail store 

 at 548 W. Madison St. This he sold 

 after a few years and built out in the 

 suburb. Forest Park, where he has 

 done an extensive cemetery business 

 for over a score of years. He leaves 

 a wife, two daughters and a son. The 

 funeral took place Thursday, Dec. 15th, 

 from the residence and interment was 

 at Forest Home, just across the street 

 from the greenhouses where he spent 

 so large a portion of his fifty-six 

 years of life. 



J. William Colflesh. 

 As we go to press a telegram informs 

 us of the death at 10 A. M. today (De- 



.]. William Colflesh 



vania Horticultural Society. Mr. Col- 

 flesh underwent a serious operation at 

 the Presbyterian Hospital last week 

 from which he failed to rally. Obituary 

 notes will appear in full in our next 

 Issue. 



Archibald Small. 

 The death of Archibald Small, broth- 

 er of J. H. Small of Washington and 

 Albert Small of New York, occurred 

 at his farm near Silver Spring, Md., 

 due to injuries sustained from the at- 

 tack of an angry boar. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y., NOTES. 



The recent bequest of $20,000 tor 

 the purpose of building a large show 

 greenhouse in Highland Park, this 

 citv, is much appreciated by the Park 

 Commissioners. This will give to the 

 liark an added attraction, making it 

 more popular than ever. 



Hugo Teute has completed a new 

 20x100 ft. greenhouse which will be 

 used mostly for keeping azaleas and 

 other plants cool. As the season ad- 

 vances, sweet peas will be planted, as 

 plenty of head room is available. 



Louis Savoy, well known by the 

 florists and gardeners of this city, as 

 one of the craft, recently came to an 

 untimely end by his own hand, swal- 

 lowing carbolic acid, which caused 

 his death on Dec. 11th. 



Eniil Thoman, who met with a seri- 

 ous accident about two weeks ago, 

 while delivering flowers, is recover- 

 ing rapidly. The accident was caused 

 by a street car colliding with the elec- 

 tric delivery truck in which Emil was 

 riding. 



Calais, Me.— A half interest in the 

 undertaking and florist business of J. 

 R. Sederquest, 172 Main street, has 

 been purchased by Ernest G. Young. 

 The business is to be carried on under 

 the name of the Ernest G. Young Co. 



