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horticulture: 



April 22, 1911 



Obituary, 



Emile Michel. 

 Emile Michel, florist, died at his 

 Tiome in Little Neck, L. I., N. Y. on 

 April 3rd, age 44 years. A widow and 

 several children survive him. 



John F. Sharkey. 

 John F. Sharkey, formerly in the em- 

 ploy of Thos. ^oung, Jr., and who 

 later conducted a retail florist store at 

 46th street and Cth avenue. New York, 

 N. Y., died April 4th at the age of 32 

 years. He is survived hy a widow and 

 daughter. 



Dr. Edward Palmer. 

 Dr. Edward Palmer, a well known 

 botanist and explorer, died at Wash- 

 ington, D. C, April 11th at the age of 

 80 years. He was tor many years con- 

 nected with the National Museum. 

 Smithsonian Institute and Bureau of 

 Ethnology. 



Mrs. George Stollery. 



Mrs. Catherine W. Stollery, wife of 

 Geo. Stollery passed away April 10th, 

 at her home at 5063 Southport Ave., 

 Chicago, after a short illness. Inter- 

 ment took place at Rosehill and serv- 

 ices were held at Rosehill chapel, 

 Thursday, April 13th. Mrs. Stollery 

 leaves four small children and a hus- 

 band. 



Wm. R. Starrett 



The many friends of William R. 

 Starrett were greatly shocked to learn 

 of his sudden death April 12. He 

 had been at the office of the Chicago 

 Carnation Co., where he was sales 

 manager, each day as usual, and left 

 for the last time Tuesday evening, in 

 the best of spirits. That night he 

 succumbed to heart failure and at the 

 inquest headache powders were named 

 as a probable cause. 



Will Starrett was born in Chicago 

 twenty-six years ago and was the son 

 of the well known florist .John Starrett 

 of the La Salle Hotel. He was mar- 

 ried seven years ago to Julia Hoff, 

 who, with two sisters and two broth- 

 ers survive him. The funeral took 

 place on Friday from the residence 

 at 3635 Cottage Grove Ave and inter- 

 ment was in Mt. Olive Cemetery. 

 Will Starrett was one of the most 

 popular young men in the trade. Al- 

 ways obliging and of a kindly disposi- 

 tion he will be missed by his asso- 

 ciates. On Easter Sunday his sister 

 Mrs. Roy Coppersmith passed away at 

 the Lakeview Hospital and the family 

 have the sympathy of the trade in 

 their double bereavement. 



Edward A. Moseley. 



Edward A. Mosoley, secretary of the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission, au- 

 thor, publicist, legislator and philan- 

 thropist, died on April 18, at Washing- 

 ton, D. C, after an illness of six 

 months. 



In the passing of this big-hearted, 

 magnetic man the country loses one 

 of its most useful citizens and horti- 

 culture a devoted enthusiast. The 

 daily papers have recited his public 

 achievements, his unique services on 

 behalf of the traveling public and 

 transportation interests, his tact and 

 administrative ability as displayed dur- 

 ing his 24 years' as Secretary of the 



Interstate Commerce Commission, 

 from the time of its appointment un- 

 til his death, and we shall therefore 

 confine these notes to a brief and most 

 inadequate recognition of his associa- 

 tion with horticultural interests and 

 the personal esteem in which he was 

 held by all with whom he came in con- 

 tact in this circle. 



It was his intense love for flowers 

 and his unbounded esteem for those 

 engaged in their culture, that had 

 much to do with the whole-hearted 

 kindness and courtesy which Mr. Mose- 

 ley extended to the representatives of 

 the Society of American Florists in 

 their appeal against the injustice of 

 the United States Express Company a 

 few years since. The Society of 

 American Florists, of which he was a 

 life member, owes a big debt of grati- 

 tude to Ed. Moseley as also does every 



EUWAKD A. MOSELKY 



individual interested in the transporta- 

 tion of flowers by express. 



The Florists' Club of Washington 

 loses, by his death, a member who was 

 a member because he loved the organ- 

 ization, the art for which it stands and 

 the boys who are its moving spirits. 

 He was at all times ready to place him- 

 self at their disposal whenever he 

 could be of service. To all he was a 

 most delightful companion, a stead- 

 fast friend, a ])ersonality both loving 

 and lovable. After funeral services 

 in Washington, the body was taken to 

 his native town. Newbin-yport, Mass., 

 for burial. Mr. Moseley was 65 years 

 of age. He leaves a widow and one 

 daughter. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Trade Notes. 



Wm .Lynch, in charge of the cul- 

 flower department of the E. H. Hunt 

 Co. is reported as about to take up 

 the growing part of the business. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. are rap- 

 idly getting their new rooms in shape 

 for occupancy on the first of May. Mr, 

 Kline has been engaged as sales man- 

 ager. 



Jas. Fitzgerald, night watchman for 

 many years in the florists' stronghold, 

 the Atlas Block, corner of Wabash 



and Randolph, met his death April 14, 

 by falling down the elevator shaft. 



The Desplaines Floral Co. will re- 

 build four of their greenhouses this 

 spring and equip them with cement 

 benches. Some very fine Sangamo 

 and May-day carnations were seen 

 there just before Easter and Mr. Blew- 

 ett stated that he would grow the lat- 

 ter extensively next year. 



A. Lange tried a new method of de- 

 livering his Easter plants and flowers 

 which proved very successful. In- 

 stead of employing taxioabs as for- 

 merly he engaged high school boys to 

 deliver with wagons. The students 

 from the North Western University 

 also proved good help in the sales de- 

 partment. 



O. J. Friedman is moving from his 

 store in the Stratford Hotel Block 

 and will combine all his forces for the 

 present in the one store in the Con- 

 gress Hotel. A new office for the 

 cashier is under way and other 

 changes will be made to increase the 

 facilities for handling the trade. An- 

 other store may be opened later. 

 Personal. 



E. B. Washburn is back again at his 

 desk entirely recovered from his re- 

 cent illness. 



Just before Easter E. C. Amling had 

 the misfortune to be taken down with 

 tonsilitis, hut everything went on as 

 before in that well ordered store. 



A. Meyer, of South Holland, 111., is 

 again one of the first to send in pan- 

 sies. His immense seedling daisy is 

 keeping up to its reputation made 

 last year. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. — Former City 

 Treasurer Abraham Newland who 

 with William Van Peenan conducted 

 a greenhouse and florist business on 

 Cork street has been missing since 

 March 27th. As far as can be learned 

 there was not the slightest reason 

 why he should leave Kalamazoo 

 without telling of his destination and 

 purpose of departure. 



Bargain in 22 inch Carnation Stocl( 



KE.\I)Y TO FIKLI) AT ONCE. 



We offer until sold, for spot cash. 30.000 

 selected stiu-k raised for our own planting. 

 Establislied in pots in February, extra 

 strong. Also 20,000 K. C. 



2i/> Inr-h Pots. R. C. 



innn Alma Ward .$10.00 per 100 $7.00 



l.-|(10 Mr.s. C. W. Ward.. 0.00 perlOO 0.00 

 lOUO Dorotliy Gordon.... S.OO per 100 6.00 



Georgia 4.00 per 100 3.00 



White Encliantress 4.00 per 100 3.00 



Enchantress 4.00 per 100 3.00 



Ijose Enchantress 4.00 per 100 3.00 



Keacon 4.00 per 100 3.00 



White Perfection 4.00 per 100 3.00 



Kipoted Runners, P. of Wales Violets, $1.50 



per 100; .«>1.5.00 per 1001). 

 ."»0(K1 Salvias Zurich and Bonfire, sturdy, 



transplanted, readv for 3 inch, $2.00 per 



100: S;l.=).00 per 1000. 



HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES 



GRKKNPORT, - - L,. 1., N. T. 



H. .S. COURTNEY, Supt. 



oonvines 



Ipoinea Noctiflora, our so well known 

 pui'e white, waxy Moonvine, bearing flowers 

 very fragrant and as bij? as a saucer, 2%- 

 in. pots, will make gooci stock for you to 

 propagate from, S^S.OO per 100. 



Godfrey Aschmann 



Wholesale Grower and Importer 

 of Potled Plants. 



1012 W. Oitario St., 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



