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11 UT 1 C U LTUUE 



October 



1917 



Obituary 



John Hobcon. 

 Phllndelphlu loses iinoilior of her 

 ■llsllnmilshod private unrdoiiors lu the 

 pnssiiiK iiwiiy of John llobson on the 

 18lh Inst, llo was siiperlntcncient of 

 the K. A. Schmlilt eslato at Iludiior 

 for many years anil was a regular ex- 

 hibitor at the (lower shows in Phila- 

 delphia and vU'lnlty. He was i)arlii;- 

 iilarly prollclcnt in the cnlture of 

 crotons. With bnt limited ulass area 

 he dislanred them all on this plant 

 and was a shining light beokonlng 

 oaper growers on to higher things In 

 that particular line. Hill Harris first 

 achieved fame with the gcranuim; 

 Jim Verner with the chrysanthemum. 

 John Hobson will go down in history 

 as the crolon king, not in quantity but 

 in quality. Isn't it a fine thing when 

 a man among the millions — all with 

 some God-given talent or olher-<rnian- 

 ages with all due modesty to "shed his 

 fragrance on the desert air." and beck- 

 on us all on to higher things! We 

 love to Uiink of such men no matter 

 how humble or lowly their walk in 

 life may be, and remember them, and 

 remembering them, take new courage. 

 For make no mistake, "every boy and 

 every girl that's born Into this world 

 alive," is endowed with one or ten tal- 

 ents — one or all intended for the ad- 

 vancement of the human race. 



G. C. W. 



William Nilsson. 

 William Nilsson, of Woodlawn, N. 

 Y.. died on Thursday, October 11, at 

 the age of 66 years. He had been in 

 the florist business at Woodlawn 

 station for 35 years. He was an ex- 

 pert gardener, particularly clever in 

 the arrangement of formal bedding 

 and Woodlawn Cemetery afforded 

 ample opportunity for the practice of 

 his art. Passengers on the X. Y., N. 

 H. & H. R. R. to and from New York 

 City will recall the beautiful parterres 

 in carpet bedding which adorned the 

 railroad banks fronting his establish- 

 ment each season. Mr. Nilsson was a 

 native of Sweden but as a young man 

 had a wide experience in the leading 

 European cities and opportunity to de- 

 velop the artistic qualities which made 

 him so successful. He was of modest 

 retiring disposition, kindly and very 

 hospitable and was universally be- 

 loved. He had been in precarious 

 health for several years, suffering 

 much from malaria and rheumatic 

 troubles. He leaves a widow, daughter 

 , and son, the latter having been trained 

 in the business by his father and who 

 will undoubtedly still carry it on. Mr. 

 Nilsson was a life member of the So- 

 ciety of American Florists and a mem- 

 ber of the N. Y. Florists' Club ever 

 since it was organized. 



Mrs. J. Milton Thomas. 

 The trade of Washington, D. C, re- 

 cently found it again necessary to ex- 

 tend its sympathies to one of its mem- 

 bers, for death has called Mrs. J. Mil- 

 ton Thomas, wife of the florist of that 

 name, who is in business in the Center 

 Market. Ill for some months, the 

 physicians had held out hopes for her 

 recovery until quite recently when 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



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Uulhi uf nil ilrirrlptloni. Write for prlcM. 



NEW YOIIK IIHANCII. 810 Brlilfe 8L 



CAKNATION I'l.ANTS 



CAUNATIONS— Harry Ki-iin iiiiil I.nwion. 

 tS.Oit Iter 100. Wliltc nnti IMnk Kiiolinntrotl. 

 l-litl:Ml<'l|>lila. MiilrliU'fiH, fildli |» r KM). I'lisb. 

 CIIAS. U. GREEN. SpcnciT. .Miii». 



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Orecnbouae (liiai, lowrit prlcei. JOHN- 

 STON OLARR CO.. Ilnrtford City, Ind. 



MIHCKLLANKdl H I4TOCK8 



ARpldiBtriiH. Krt'i-ii iiikI varlei;atc<l. from 

 n In. to 10 III. pulK. AillMnluiii Cuiipntuiu 

 from bench, liirKe cliitiipN. Vlii<'n vurlesalii. 

 beiivy Ill-Id pliiiiln. Write fur prices. 

 WILLIAM CAI-STICK. 



Aubunidule, Mau. 



CABNATION STAPLES 



Split rnniiitleni qulrkljr, eailly and 

 cheaply mended. rllUliury'a Carnation 

 Staple, 1000 for .'Wc. ; :tO<M) for $1.00 poat- 

 pald. I. L. PILLBBURY, Oaleiborg, IlL 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dnhlln Mrs. Frederick Orlcnell. 



Stock Fur Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONEY, New Bedford, Maaa. 



PANSV PLANTS 



Pnnay rinnta, StrouK and storky. Stratoa 

 iiiisurpatiHed l,v any for .^Ize of Itloom or 

 lolors. JL'.'rf) per lOOO, »11.M) per iiOOO. 

 CaHh. SatiHfactlon or ytmr money liaok. 

 ItUII.I, Cl:l.EI{Y CAHDK.NS. 



Kiilaiiiiixno, .Mlcb. 



Ordera booked at any time for Fall or 

 Sprlue delivery. Wholesale and lietall. 

 Send for CataloR. NOKTIIIiORO DAULIA 

 ft GLADIOLUS GARDENS, J. L. Moore, 

 Prop., Nortbboro, Mass. 



PEONIES 



Peonlei. The world's createat collection, 

 1200 aorta Send for llat. C. IIBTSCHBB, 

 Canal Dove r. O. 



ROSES 

 Iloaea, Canuaa and Sbrnba. THB 

 CONARD & JONES COMPAMZ, WMt 

 Grove, Pa. 



New I'aeony Dahlia— John Wanamaker, 

 Newest. Handsomeet, Uest. New color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Ulg itock 

 of best cut- (lower varletlea. Send llat of 

 wanta to PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, 

 Berlin, N. J. 



SPnAGNCH MOSS 



Live Sphagnum nioaa, orchid peat and 

 orchid baakeca always on hand. LAOBR 

 & lURRBLL. Summit. N. J. 



DAISIES 



Daisies (Bellis) Monstrosa, white and 

 pluk. also Longfellow and Snowball. Thinly 

 sown Ueld-grown seedlings, ?2.D0 per 1000, 

 ?11.50 per 5000. cash. 



BRILL CELERY GARDENS, 

 Kalamazoo. Mich. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, I'ot and Tub 

 grown for Immediate effect; also Climbing 

 Roaes. J. H. TROY, Mount Ulaaarllk Nur- 

 aery, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



WIRE WORK 



WILLIAM E. IIEILSCHER'S WIBB 

 WORKS. 2B4 Randolph St.. Detroit. Mich. 



heart failure proved fatal. Besides 

 her husband Mrs. Thomas is survived 

 by her mother. 



Wm. T. Her, Jr. 

 Wm. T., son of Wm. T. Her, of E. C. 

 Horan's wholesale flower place on 

 West 28th street, died on Thursday, 

 October 18, at his father's home in 

 the Bronx. The young man. who was 

 2.T years of age. was a mechanical en- 

 gineer of much promise, and the 

 family have the sincere sympathy of 

 the entire trade. The cause of death 

 was typhoid fever, contracted seven 

 weeks ago at Bantam Lake. 



John G. Knoll. 

 We regret to announce alter a 

 sudden attack the death of .John G. 

 Knoll of St. Louis, husband of Sophia 

 Knoll, father of John, Herman and 

 Walter Knoll, brother of Emma Meyer 

 and uncle of Andrew Meyer the florist. 

 J6hn Knoll grew callas as a sjiecialty 

 and did a general retail florist's busi- 

 ness. Funeral took place Monday 

 the 22nd. 



Mrs. Hephzibah Davis. 

 Mrs. Hephzibah Davis, mother of A 

 H. Davis, fiori.st, of Syracuse, N. Y., 

 died at the home of her son on Friday, 

 Oct. 12th, after a long illness. 



A WILLIAM R. SMITH MEMORIAL. 

 The pleasing news comes from 

 Wm. F. Gude that the Scottish Rite 

 Masons in Conclave assembled, in 

 Washington, have voted to provide a 

 suitable room to be known as a 

 Memorial to the late William R. 

 Smith, to suitably house the Burns 



library which Mr. Smith spent so 

 many years in collecting. A more 

 appropriate place would be hard to 

 find, as this goes into the National 

 Temple on the .\venue of the Presi- 

 dents, a building that cost nearly two 

 million dollars and has been pro- 

 nounced by competent judges to be 

 the finest piece of architectural work 

 in the world. 



Announcement is made that the 

 Morris County Gardeners and Florists' 

 Society, at its twenty-second annual 

 flower show, to be held in James Hall. 

 MadLson, N. J., on Thursday and Fri- 

 day, November 1 and 2. will turn over 

 all receipts to the war relief work of 

 the Red Cross. .Money prizes will not 

 be given as in the past, but the prize 

 moneys will add to the Red Cross 

 fund, and ribbons will be the class 

 prizes, with silver medals and certifi- 

 cates tor exhibits of special merit. 



HELP WANTED 



W.VNTr.l) -For private estate near Bos- 

 ton, competent Kfeenhouso man. English 

 or Scotch preferred. Good wageH. Apply 

 Alplin, care IIOUTICULTLRE, 147 Summer 

 .Street, Boston. 



WANTED two experienced gardeners to 

 work on a private estate near Buffalo. 

 Wages $CO.O0 per mouth with room and 

 board. Apply with references to Head 

 Gardener, LOCHEVAN, Derby, N. Y. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



SlTUATIo.N WANTED as Superintendent 

 or Head Gardener on private place. Eng- 

 lish, married, one child, life experience In 

 fruit, llowers, vegetables, greenhouses, trees, 

 shrubs, farm crops, livestock. Best of ref- 

 erences. Address H. C care nORTICTIL- 

 TURE. 



