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II IJ T I C U L T U R E 



November 10, lyn 



Obituary 



Mrs. F. R. Bohnke. 

 Katherine Mulligan, wife of Frank 

 R. Hohnke, florist, died at hor home, 

 84 Miller street, Rochester, N. Y., on 

 November 1. 



Edward A. Beaven. 

 Edward A. lUaven. one of the larg- 

 est shippers of wild smilax and ever- 

 greens from the South, passed away 

 at his home in Evergreen. Ala., on 

 Oct. :;2, aged 52 years. He Is sur- 

 vived by his widow, one daughter and 

 four sons. 



Vincent J. Zuber. 

 Vincent J. Zuber, florist, died at his 

 home In Whilestone, N. Y.. on Friday 

 night, November 2, aged 75 years. 

 Many years ago lie started in busi- 

 ness in Astoria with his father who 

 ■was a horticulturist of wide repute. 

 Mr. Zuber's specialty was hybrid 

 roses, Vlrich Brunner particularly. 

 HI.? sons will continue the business. 



Charles Hunt. 

 Charles Hunt, for many years a 

 leading grower of chrysanthemums 

 and vegetables for market, died of 

 pneumonia at his home in Graniteville, 

 Staten Island. New York on Monday, 

 October 29. aged 79 years. He has 

 been retired from the florist business 

 for some time his sons having taken 

 it up under the title of Charles Hunt's 

 Sons. 



THE LATE FRED STIELOW. 

 At a special meeting, held on Octo- 

 ber 30, The Chicago Flower Growers' 

 Association adopted the following reso- 

 lution: 



WHEREAS. God in infinite lore and wis- 

 dom has talteu from among ns our good 

 friend and co-worlvcr, Mr. Fred Stiplow, 

 nnd 



WHERE.\S. His interest and cntliusiasm 

 In tlip Cliloago Flower Growers' Associa- 

 tion was largely responsible for its suc- 

 cess, and 



WHERKAS. His wise counsel, his 

 tliorougb training and co-operation were 

 continuousl.v at tlie service of the I5oard of 

 Directors of The Chlcaco Flower Growers' 

 Association ; therefore, he It 



RESOLVICD. That the Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Association has lost one wliose 

 Influences and helpfulness were most 

 valued. 



RICSOLVED, That we extend to the be- 

 reaved wife and family, our sincere 

 sympathy. 



RESOLVED. That a copy of these resolu- 

 tions be forwarded to the members of the 

 family, a copy to be spread upon the 

 records of the Roard. 



Georfje C. Welland. President. Chas. C. Mc- 

 Cauley, Fred Schramm, Rudolph C. Ells- 

 worth. .Toseph Schoos, Anton Then, Ed- 

 ward Meurct. 



MEALY BUG ON CROTONS. 



Editor x^obticultube: 



Dear Sir: I have been much troubled 

 with mealy bug on crotons, and clean off 

 the bUKS periodically by washing with 

 soap. Will you kindly give me any Infor- 

 mation regarding anything more effective 

 which can be used to cure this pest? 



I'ittsburgh, Pa. J. W. 



In answer to the foregoing inquiry 

 regarding mealy bug on crotons would 

 state that we use a mixture of 1% 

 ounces of Nicoteen and 2 ounces of 

 Imperial soap spray mixed with three 

 gallons of water and spray the crotons 

 with same once a week. 



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PERSONAL. 



Victor May, formerly at "The Reef," 

 Newport, R. I., has taken the position 

 of head gardener for Mr. H. C. Phelps, 

 Roslyn, N. Y. 



John C. Gillespie has taken the posi- 

 tion of superintendent at the Wilbur 

 estate, Manchester, Vt. This place 

 comprises over 800 acres. 



Mrs. Chas. H. Maynard writes that 

 she has fully recovered from the frac- 

 tured jaw and hopes never to have 

 another, for the pain she endured was 

 simply torture. Hest of all she can 

 now eat as usual. 



Prof. F. A. Waugh, head of the 

 Division of Horticulture at Amherst, 

 Mass., has recently returned from an 

 extended tour of the national forests, 

 which he found very enjoyable. An 

 interesting note on the "wild lilac" or 

 "buck brush" of California, contrit> 

 uted by Professor Waugh, will be 

 found on another page of this paper. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The next regular monthly meetiog 

 of the club will be held at Horticul- 

 tural Hall on Tuesday evening, Nov. 

 20, at 8 o'clock. At this meeting offi- 

 cers for 1918 will be nominated, there 

 will be a discussion on flower pub- 

 licity, and an exhibition of late chrys- 

 anthemums to which growers are In- 

 vited to contribute. There will be 

 short lectures on the propagation of 

 evergreens and deciduous trees and 

 shrubs from cuttings and seeds by 

 John Kirkegaard of the New England 

 Nurseries, A. E. Robinson of the 

 Rreck-Robinson Company, and W. H. 

 Judd of the Arnold Arboretum. A cor- 

 dial invitation is extended to all in- 

 terested *n this important subject who 

 may not be club members to be pres- 

 ent. W. N. Cb.\ig, Secy. 



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Beverly, Mass. — Amos A. Lawrence 

 has sold the entire contents of his 

 greenhouses at "Beaver Pond," for the 

 benefit of the war work of the Young 

 Men's Christian Association, The sale 

 was at Mr. Lawrence's studio, 85 

 Chestnut street, Boston, on November 

 7. 



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