April 8, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



,497 



m\ 



iiiiiiiiii 



Baskets 



of Distinction 



FOR YOUR 



I EASTER TRADE 



^ Lovely Creations in Velour Grey, Tiffany Lavender, Imperial Blue with Florentine 



= Floral Garlands in Pure White; Absolutely New Ideals, Our Own Manufacture, and 



= shown for the First Time at the National Flower Show in Philadelphia where they de- 



= monstrated Great Selling Qualities. 



= Try a $25 to $40 selection. You'll quickly want more. 



^ We have everything in Dependable Easter Florists' Supplies. 



= Prices moderate. Order now. 



m THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA M 



1 H. BAYEIRSDORFEIR & CO., philadeijphia, pa! m 



m 



Obituary 



F. H. Fisher. 



F. H. Fisher, who was a florist of 

 Nantucket, Mass., died on March 29. 

 Funeral took place at Foxboro, where 

 he formerly resided. 



Alpheus Packard. 

 Alpheus Packard, for many years 

 engaged in business as a florist in 

 West Hanover, Mass., died on Monday, 

 March 27, in his 74th year. He had 

 been ill for more than a year. He 

 leaves a widow and four children. 



Robert Greenlaw. 



Robert Greenlaw, brother of the late 

 Alexander Greenlaw, of Boston, and 

 father of Robert Greenlaw, Jr., travel- 

 ing representative of S. S. Pennock- 

 Meehan Co., died in Worcester, Mass., 

 on March 29. He was 87 years old 

 and a native of Banff, Scotland. 



John R. Shein. 

 John R. Shein, florist, of Atlantic 

 City, N. J., died at Atlantic City, N. J., 

 on March 31, after an illness of sev- 

 eral months. He was in business 

 formerly in Philadelphia, but moved 

 to Atlantic City many years ago. 



Mrs. B. R. Burchel. 

 Mrs. B. R. Burchel, head of the 

 Riessen Floral Co.. and wife of Ed- 

 ward Burchel, associated with her in 

 the company, died on March 30, at 

 the Lutheran Hospital where she has 

 been for the past three weeks, being 



treated for liver trouble. Her death 

 was unexpected and the trade was 

 greatly shocked when it became 

 known that Mrs. Burchel had died. 



Mrs. Burchel before her marriage 

 was Bertha Riessen and was employed 

 by the old Michel Plant & Bulb Co. 

 25 years ago, where she learned the 

 trade and afterwards opened up the 

 Riessen Floral Co. on Broadway a 

 few doors from the old Elleard estab- 

 lishment, which she later bought out 

 and combined the two stores into one. 

 Mrs. Burchel was born in St. Louis 

 and was 46 years old. She was well 

 known in the trade all over the coun- 

 try and especially in Chicago among 

 the wholesalers who supplied the 

 company with flowers for many years. 



She leaves her husband, mother and 

 two brothers. The funeral took place 

 Sunday, April 2d. Many beautiful 

 floral pieces were sent by members 

 of the trade and friends. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 

 Boston, Mass. — Harry M. Walfish, 

 florist, 476 Columbus avenue, is a pe- 

 titioner in bankruptcy. He owes $1272 

 and has no assets. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Sewlckley, Pa. — Thomas Evans has 

 purchased the greenhouses of W. E. 

 Patton and will continue the business 

 under the name of the Valley Green- 

 house Co. 



Warwick, R. I. — The Maplehurst 

 Greenhouses, Inc., have acquired the 

 Longmeadow Golf Club grounds, com- 

 prising 82 acres, which it will devote 

 to the extension of its gardening prop- 

 erty. 



The Ginger Jar 



The Philadelphia boys have reason 

 to feel proud of themselves! They 

 worked to the best of their ability — 

 even if they were short of bedroom 

 and kitchen accommodations. And 

 now that the fathers and mothers of 

 the kid have come and taken it away 

 from us — with a small nest egg in its 

 fist — we sincerely give it our blessing, 

 and wish it good luck for its future 

 development. We had our doubts and 

 fears, but the seemingly impossible 

 has been accomplished, and like the 

 immortal rebel, Washington, we have 

 crossed the Delaware in spite of ice 

 and snow and short skirts and small 

 boats. And, while on the subject, we 

 must not forget to say a word for the 

 local committees. There were about 

 forty members and every one of them 

 worked like a demon for months in 

 advance. They had an uphill flght, 

 but in the face of almost insufferable 

 difficulties they pulled victory out of 

 what seemed to many almost certain 

 defeat. 



When the kid comes back to us — 

 say 10 or 15 years from now — we will 

 have a real convention hall in the 

 center of the city and will be prepared 

 to welcome him like a Roman Em- 

 peror, with no doubts or fears or 

 apologies, but with frills and confi- 

 dence. Vale! G. C. W. 



Providence, R. 1. — The Burke Rose 

 Company of this city has changed its 

 name to the Hillsgrove Racing Asso- 

 ciation and has acquired the Hills- 

 grove Race track 10 miles from this 

 city where It proposes to hold horse 

 and other races and all kinds of out- 

 door sports. 



