December 12, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



8:39 



Obituary 



J. F. Mallon. 

 Joseph F. Mallon of the firm of 

 James Mallon's Sons, died of pneu- 

 monia at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.. 

 on December 1. He was in his forty- 

 ninth year. He leaves a widow. Mr. 

 Mallon was popular and highly re- 

 spected by the florist trade. 



George Cooke. 



George Cooke for many years tii.' 

 leading florist of St. Albans, Vt.. died 

 at Chula Vista, Cal., on November 

 4, aged 67 years. Mr. Cooke had been 

 a great sufferer from rheumatism and 

 went to California a year and a halt 

 ago, in hopes that the climate might 

 help him. He was one of the early 

 members of the S. A. F. and served as 

 vice-president for Vermont. 



Franz Schramm. 

 Franz Schramm passed away at hi.s 

 home in Park Ridge, 111., Nov. 25, at 

 the age of 74 years. He was born in 

 Germany and came to this country 

 when a child, taking up flower grow- 

 ing some years later. Ill health com- 

 pelled him to leave his work, to whicli 

 he was greatly attached. He leaves a 

 widow, three sons and three daugh- 

 ters. The funeral was from the home 

 and interment was in Park Ridge 

 cenietery. 



John J. Connelly. 



Mr. Connelly was a well-known flor- 

 ist of Rosemont. Pa. (a suburb of 

 Philadelphia). He died Dec. 5th. aged 

 61. At one time he was postmaster 

 of Bryn Mawr, which includes the 

 Rosemont district, and was highly re- 

 spected in the community. His term 

 of office was during the second Cleve- 

 land administration. He did a local 

 business only, being a grower and re- 

 tailer, with a range of .glass on the 

 main avenue of the borough. 



Joseph B. Robinson. 



Many of our readers will be sorry to 

 learn of the passing away of genial 

 Joe. Robinson who, a good many years 

 ago, was connected with the seed 

 house of Parker & Wood in Boston 

 and who was the life of the S. A. F. 

 convention parties in those days. He 

 has been in other lines of business 

 since, 1ms njost recent position being 

 on the staff of the paper Practical 

 Politics. He died at his home in Dor- 

 chester, Mass., on December 5, aged 

 65 years. Funeral services were held 

 on Tuesday, 8th inst. 



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