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HOETICULTURE 



November 21, 1914 



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Cyclamen Are Superb. Lorraine and Cincinnati Begonias Can't Be 



Beaten Anywhere. Ardisias Have Never Been So Fine; Loaded 



With Berries Already Well Colored Up. 



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JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N. J. 



Obituary 



E. E. Reiser. 



Emanuel E. Peiser, Chicago, pioneer 

 in the wholesale commission business 

 and familiarly known as the "peony 

 king," passed away suddenly at his 

 home, 1004 E. 42nd Place, Saturday 

 evening, Nov. 14th. His physical con- 

 dition has been known for some time 



E. E. Peiskk 



and Mr. Peiser would speak of his 

 coming death as calmly as of some 

 business transaction and attributed 

 the cause to the use of cigarettes. 

 Though he has suffered intensely at 

 times the end came as lie was chatting 

 at the close of a day spent at the 

 store and he had just remarked that 

 he was feeling fine. Born in Chicago, 

 on Jan. 1st Mr. Peiser would have 

 been 52 years of age. .37 of which have 

 been spent in the florists' business. 

 For many years he was associated 

 with Kennicott Bros, and his brother 

 Gabriel who passed away three years 

 ago to a day, was president of the 

 company, while Emanuel was mana- 

 ger, later taking his brother's place 

 as president. Mr. Peiser was noted 

 for his daring in business transactions 

 and has won or lost many times in 

 peony and other speculations. The 



business will be continued by Mrs. 

 Peiser. Besides his widow Mr. Peiser 

 leaves a mother, a brother Isaac, and 

 two sisters, Mrs. J. Mitchell and Mrs. 

 Ray Metz. The funeral was from 

 Purth's. Chapel and interment at Rose 

 Hill. 



J. Lowe Parker. 

 .1. Lowe Parker, aged 88, a retired 

 farmer, died on Nov. 17, at his home in 

 Dorchester, Mass. He is survived by 

 one son. George L. Parker, the pro- 

 prietor of several rose houses in Dor- 

 chester. Mr. Parker was born in Bos- 

 ton and moved to Dorchester when it 

 was notliing but meadowland. He was 

 sucessful in farming and retired from 

 active business when Dorchester be- 

 gan to develop into a residential com- 

 munity. 



Cyrus A. Balkan. 

 While hurrying to work because lie 

 was a few minutes late, Cyrus A. Bal- 

 kan, 68, of 26 Minot street, Neponset. 

 Mass., fell dead from lieart trouble on 

 Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the yard of the 

 Stearns Lumber Company, Neponset. 

 A physician who was summoned pro- 

 nounced him dead. He had been em- 

 ployed by the Stearns Company .30 

 years. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



The funeral of E. E. Peiser was at- 

 tended by many in the trade and many 

 floral offerings were sent by both 

 wholesalers and retailers. 



The Marshall Field flower depart- 

 ment was discontinued just as we 

 went to press last week. It was not 

 large enough to handle the trade and 

 people did not take kindly to the 

 cramped quarters and the inexperi- 

 enced clerks. 



The Jegen Floral Co. opened a retail 

 store at lli').i N. State street on the 

 21st. The proprietors are sons of Mrs. 

 Ratkowski who operated a store on 

 Dearborn street for many years, and 

 which went into the hands of a re- 

 ceiver this summer. The new store is 

 on the popular north side. 



INCORPORATED. 



Filer, Idaho. — Filer Seed & Produce 

 Co., incorporator, H. G. Weaver. Capi 

 tal stock, $10,000. 



Huron, S. D. — Huron Greenhouses, 

 capital stock, $25,000. Incorporators. 

 R. D. and W. F. Whorton and Mildred 

 Cahsun. 



Harrison, Okla. — Star Orchard Com- 



pany, capital stock, $100,000. Incor- 

 porators, A. L. Cock, President; W. S 

 Hill, vice-president; C. J. Chapman 

 secretary and treasurer. 



VISITORS REGISTER. 



Knoxville, Tenn. — I. Rosnosky, repre- 

 senting H. F. Michel] Co., Phila, Pa.; 

 S. S. Skidelsky, Phila. Pa. 



St. Louis — J. J. Karins, representing 

 H. A. Dreer and P. J. Farney, repre- 

 senting M. Rice Co., Philadelphia; 

 Sidney Wertheimer and S. Seligman, 

 New York; M. Levine, New York. 



Washington — W. F. Kasting, Buffalo. 

 N. Y.; C. S. Ford, Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 E. H. Flood, Alco, Md.; Joseph J. 

 Goudy, representing H. A. Dreer, 

 Phila.; J. J. Grullemaus, Jr., Lisse. Hol- 

 land; George C. Watson, Phila, Pa. 



Minneapolis, Minn. — Calvin Kins- 

 man, .Austin. Minn.; C. G. Nordine, 

 Lake City. Minn.; John E. Sten, Red 

 Wing, Minn.; N. Nielsen, Mankato, 

 Minn.; C. E. Schater, La Crosse, Wis.; 

 A. L. Miller, Chicago, III.; H. A. Qual- 

 lich, Chicago. 111. 



Cincinnati — Paul Berkowitz, repre- 

 senting H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phila- 

 delphia; H. C. Neubrand, rep. A. N. 

 Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; R. E. Black- 

 shaw, rep. A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, 

 111.; Robert Newcomb, rep. Vaughan's 

 Seed Store, Chicago, 111.; E. W. Jordan, 

 Cherry Lane, N. C. 



Chicago: — Clias. P. Meyer, New 

 York; Arthur R. Leidiger of Edlefsen- 

 Leidiger Co., Milwaukee; W. F. Os- 

 borne. Rensselaer, Ind.; J. J. Karins, 

 representing H. A. Dreer, Phila.; Os- 

 car Herman. Council Bluffs, la.; J. A. 

 Valentine, Denver, Colo.; George J. 

 Dinkel, of Capitol Greenhouses, Spring- 

 field, 111.; G. Johnson of Joy Floral Co., 

 Nashville. Tenn.; Wm. P. Ward, repre- 

 senting D. Hill Nursery Co., Dundee, 

 111. 



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