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August 18, 1906 



OBITUARY. 



ber of the florists of Chicaso and 

 vicinity. 



The Late James Hartshorne. 

 Poor Jimmy Harlshorne. He will 

 be keenly missed and sincerely 

 mourned. The news of his death 

 came as a sad shock to a host of 

 friends, for it had been his lot dur- 

 ing the few years of his association 

 with the active horticultural spirits 

 of the country to win the affection 

 ot his companions in a degree at- 

 tained by but few men. He was pos- 

 sessed of a large heart, a sanguine 

 disposition and a bright, companion- 

 able manner that drew his associates 

 to him with almost magnetic force. 

 His services in the advancement of 

 the carnation are too well-known to 



Abram Block. 



Abvam Block, the most extensive 

 fruit grower of Santa Clara valley, 

 passed away this week. He was a 

 native of Bohemia and was 76 years 

 of age. For many years he was a 

 member ot the State Board of Horti- 

 culture. He came to America at the 

 age of 14. and in 1878 bought a fruit 

 farm near the town of Santa Clara, 

 since which time his business of fruit 

 growing and packing has steadilv in- 

 creased. 



need recounting. In the cause of his 

 chosen flower he was a devoted, 

 earnest worker. As manager ot the 

 Chicago Carnation Company he was 

 enthusiastic in the acquisition and 

 subsequent dissemination ot promis- 

 ing and meritorious novelties and a 

 large and successful contributor to 

 the exhibitions throughout the coun- 

 try. Among his own seedlings were 

 such well known varieties as Mar- 

 shall Field, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. 

 Higinbotham, Her Majesty and Har- 

 lowarden. Mr. Hartshorne was presi- 

 dent of the American Carnation 

 Society in 1904-5. He served as presi- 

 dent of the Chicago Florists' Club in 

 1899. 



Mr. Hartshorne was born in Shrop- 

 shire, England, in 1869. He came to 

 America in 1888. He married the 

 daughter of John C. Ure, ot Chicago, 

 who with five children survives him. 

 The funeral on Wednesday, August 

 8, was attended by a very large num- 



THE COLUMBUS FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Last Tuesday evening the first reg- 

 ular meeting for August was held in 

 our rooms at Iroquois Hall. President 

 Stephens was in the chair, and Secre- 

 tary McKellar was on hand promptly, 

 as always. After the usual routine 

 business had been disposed of, the 

 evening was devoted to arranging 

 plans for the club's attendance at 

 Dayton, a matter in which all our 

 members take the greatest interest. 

 The committee in charge of this mat- 

 ter consisting of Messrs. Woodrow, 

 McKellar and Faxon, had planned to 

 have special cars, which should be 

 appropriately decorated, carry our 

 members to Dayton. However, it has 

 turned out that our members have 

 individually arranged to go to the con- 

 vention on different days, as part ot 

 their vacations, etc.; so. very reluc- 

 tantlv the plan of all going together 

 has iseen given up, and our members 

 will attend as each can arrange. From 

 present indications it looks as if fifty 

 would go from this city. 



TRl-CITY FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Tri-Citv Florists' club met at 

 Feiervarv Park. Davenport, Thursday. 

 \ug 9 "president J. T. Temple called 

 the meeting to order. Frank Woelz 

 was elected to membership. 



Chrysanthemum culture and Christ- 

 mas stock, were then taken up. 

 Messrs Bills, Becker, Boehm, '^'oelz. 

 Arp Stapp and John Staack all par- 

 ticipated in the lengthy discussion of 

 these subjects. The meeting was con- 

 sidered one ot the best ever held so 

 far as information gained was con- 

 cerned. Henry Gaethge tendered the 

 club an invitation to meet at his place 

 in September which the members ac- 

 cepted, after which they ad.iourned to 

 the dining room where light refresh- 

 ments were served. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 A meeting of the Elberon Horticul- 

 tural Society was held on Monday, 

 Aug. 6, a good attendance ot the 

 members being present. A letter was 

 read from the Board of Education of 

 Ocean township, thanking the Society 

 for the beautifying of the public school 

 grounds 



Three prizes were awarded at this 

 meeting for a collection of twenty-five 

 varieties of cut flowers, the winners 

 being A. Bauer, J. Kennedy, and A. 

 Greib. W. D. Robertson showed a fine 

 vase of Gypsophila paniculata. A. 

 Hall showed a nice table plant. A 

 specimen of Stanhopea graveolens wa'; 

 shown from Lakeside Gardens. A 

 bowling match was arranged between 

 the Monmouth Horticultural Society 



and the Elberon Horticultural Society 

 to be held on Friday, Aug. 10. 



GEORGE MASSON, Sec'y. 



ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The St. Louis Florists' Club held its 

 regular meeting at Strassberger Hall, 

 Aug. 9th. with an attendance ot 

 twenty-two members. 



The transportation committee re- 

 ported that the Pennsylvania railroad 

 would be the most direct route from 

 St. Louis to Dayton; so those going 

 decided to take the 8.15 P. M. train, 

 Aug. 211. to arrive at Dayton, Tuesday 

 morning. Aug. 21. at 7.20 A. M. There 

 will probably be about twenty-five or 

 thirty from here. 



Officers were elected for the ensuing 

 vear as follows: Prof. H. C. Irish, 

 president; J. M. Connon. vice-presi- 

 dent; J. J. Beneke, secretary; A. J. 

 Bentzen, treasurer; W. E. Smith, Carl 

 Beyer and Frank Weber, trustees. 



ROBERT CRAIG. 



Our readers wil be pleased to look 

 at the latest picture of Robert Craig 



of Philadelphia, who will be at the 

 convention, to extend an invitation to 

 the S. .-v. F. to hold its 1907 meeting 

 in Philadelphia, on behalf of the 

 Florist Club of Philadelphia. 



PERSONAL. 



John White has returned to the 

 position he formerly held with J. W. 

 Conrod, E. Mansfield, Mass. 



Frank Eisner, head gardener at the 

 Norcross & Stratton greenhouses. 

 Grafton. Mass.. has accepted a position 

 in Needham. 



C. W. Ward of Queens, N. Y., was 

 in Boston last Friday, on the way to 

 Lake Sunapee where he expects to 

 take a few weeks' rest. 



The Detroit Florists' Club at their 

 annual meeting on August 1st elected 

 William Dilger, president; J. F. Sulli- 

 van, secretary; E. A. Scribner, vice- 

 president; W. H. Taepke, treasurer; 

 William Brown, librarian, .\bout fifty 

 members will attend the Dayton con- 

 vention. 



