

Mat 18, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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OBITUARY 



Joseph Krug. 



Joseph Krug, one of the best known 

 citizens of Alton, 111., died at the fam- 

 ily home May 8. 



Mr. Krug had been ill for some time. 

 The greater part of the winter he was 

 confined to the house and a part of the 

 time to his bed. He began to improve 

 a few weeks ago and was able to get 

 about the greenhouses at times and 

 made a trip or two downtown, but two 

 weeks ago he suffered a relapse. 



Mr. Krug was one of the early set- 

 tlers of Alton, He purchased the pres- 

 ent home when it was a woods. Clear- 

 ing off the land, he began in the vege- 

 table business and later began the flo- 

 rists' business, both of which lines 

 grew from time to time until more land 

 was needed and one greenhouse after 

 another was built. For many years he 

 was the only florist in his vicinity. He 

 was a good business man and made 

 friends as he went along. 



Joseph Krug was born in Minster, 

 O. He would have been 80 years of 

 age November 22. He removed to 

 Alton fifty-five years ago and located 

 upon the premises which continued to 

 be his home until he died. He and his 

 wife celebrated their golden wedding 

 anniversary ten years ago. Besides his 

 wife he is survived by three sons and 

 seven daughters, all of whom reside in 

 Alton. 



The funeral was held May 10, from 

 St. Mary's church. Interment was in 

 Greenwood cemetery. 



Capt. Jolin H. Elliott. 



Capt. John H. Elliott died Thursday, 

 May II, in his eighty-fourth year, at 

 Washington, D. C, and was buried Sat- 

 urday from Samson's chapel. He was 

 one of the best known men connected 

 with the florists' and nursery business 

 a generation ago. At one time he was 

 associated with his brother, B. A. El- 

 liott, who was one of the first men to 

 attain prominence in the trade in Pitts- 

 burgh. Capt. Elliott was born in 

 Brownstown, Pa., and was connected 

 with the flower business until the out- 

 break of the Civil war. Being a mem- 

 ber of the old Duquesne Grays, he was 

 among the first to be called out. He 

 afterward recruited a company of cav- 

 alry, having a building erected at the 

 corner of Fifth avenue and Wood 

 street. To this some of the business 

 men objected, but he only laughed at 

 them and kept his band playing until 

 he had formed his company, which 

 went right into service and few of its 

 members came back. He was wounded 

 twice and suffered from the effects of 

 the wounds all his life. He was of a 

 genial disposition and a friend of every- 

 body. He leaves two sons and one 

 daughter, all grown up. Clarke. 



C. Fred Fauth. 



C. Fred Fauth, 33 years of age, a 

 well known florist of Baltimore, Md., 

 died May 13 at the Franklin Square 

 hospital, from the effects of a fractured 

 skull, sustained by falling from a mo- 

 torcycle three days previously. After 

 the accident he was taken to the hos- 

 pital, but he remained in a semicon- 

 scious condition until his death. He is 



survived by his father, two sisters and 

 three brothers. The funeral services 

 were held from the residence of his 

 brother. May 15, under the direction of 

 the Masonic lodge. W, F. E. 



Urlali B. Wakeman. 



U. B. Wakeman, of the Detroit Cut 

 Flower Supply Co., Detroit, died May 

 1 in the Harper hospital, following an 

 illness of two weeks. Mr. Wakeman 

 was born at Fenton, Mich,, seventy 

 years ago. At the age of 20 he moved 

 to Detroit and engaged in the produce 

 business. Later he left for the interior 

 of the state, but returned to Detroit 

 fifteen years ago and started a florist^' 

 business. He is survived by two 

 brothers. 



WiUiam G. Bowand. 



Wm. G. Eowand, for many years in 

 charge of the warehouse of Henry A. 

 Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, died May 10, 

 at his home at Haddonfield, N. J. He 

 had been a member of the Dreer force 

 for thirty years, and by his faithful 

 and loyal service had gained the confi- 

 dence of his employers and also the 

 high regard of his fellow workers. 

 Funeral services were held at his home 

 on Sunday afternoon, May 14. 



FBESH OB STOBAGE BUIiBS? 



If I do not have enough heat to bring 

 fresh bulbs, of Lilium giganteum into 

 bloom for a medium early Easter, would 

 I have less trouble with cold storage 

 stock? At what time must I plant 

 them when Easter comes about the 

 first week of April? 



R. A. B.— Pa, 



Careful attention is required to bring 



fresh Lilium longiflorum giganteum 

 into bloom by the first week in April. 

 Less difficulty will be found with cold 

 storage bulbs. 



The bulbs should be potted as soon 

 as received, using a light, moderately 

 rich, well-decomposed soil, and placed 

 in a frame or cool house where they 

 will have a temperature between 40 and 

 50 degrees. Early in December repot 

 them, and for a month keep them at a 

 temperature of 50 degrees. Early in 

 January raise the temperature to 60 de- 

 grees, and about the middle of Febru- 

 ary to 70 degrees. Use lukewarm wa- 

 ter for watering. After the flower 

 stalks start, begin making weekly ap- 

 plicationg of liquid manure. 



Many of the failures both with Ber- 

 muda and longiflorum lilies result from 

 the use of too much manure in the pot- 

 ting soil and the use of cold water for 

 watering. T. 



ADVEBTISEBS PI*EASE NOTE. 



Advertisers will find it a means of 

 getting the best service for themselves 

 if they will remember that The Review 

 begins sending forms to press as early 

 as circumstances will permit after 5 

 p. m. each Tuesday. 



Attention is given every advertising 

 order received up to the last delivery 

 of mail on Tuesday, but instructions to 

 insert, discontinue or alter an ad, if 

 not received by Tuesday, usually must 

 wait a week for attention. 



No week passes that a number of 

 letters containing advertising instruc- 

 tions do not arrive Wednesday and 

 Thursday, one or two days too lato 

 to receive the prompt attention their 

 writers would have received if they 

 themselves had acted promptly. 



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Fred Holznagle believes he was one 

 of the first in Detroit to adopt the card 

 or record system for boarders, which 

 in box trees run into the hundreds. 

 My attention was called to several beds 

 of carnations, which were in fine shape. 

 There were Beacon, Enchantress and 

 Winsor. The last-mentioned, I under- 

 stand, is yet a profitable kind. Lady 

 Bountiful is admired for its perfect 

 shape and delicious fragrance. 



F, G, Lewis, of Lockport, N, Y., said 

 he had but one kick to register, and 

 that was when he ran out of any line 

 of stock and saw it in the classified 

 columns of The Review, for unless he 

 wired the advertiser he usually was too 

 late. 



Gottlieb Easier, of Black Rock, N, Y., 

 has added an electric sign at the en- 

 trance to the greenhouses. It puts the 

 finishing touch to this up-to-date place. 



Big strides have been made in the 

 growing of palms and decorative plants 

 in the' vicinity of Chicago, and, judg- 

 ing by the extensive additions being 

 made, this city will be quite a factor in 

 the market in the future. 



Frank Oechslin, West Quincy street, 

 Chicago, has added a complete range. 



The George Wittbold Co., Chicago, 

 is adding houses and extending the nurs- 

 ery at Edgebrook. 



The Poehlmann Bros. Co., at Morton 



Grove, 111., are adding to Plant A, for 

 palms and fancy stock. Earl Poehlmann, 

 until recently at school, is the latest addi- 

 tion to the staff and he intends making 

 the palm department his specialty. 



The Thompson Carnation Co., of Jo- 

 liet. 111., reports an excellent season, 

 both in growing and selling. Aviator 

 has been widely disseminated and an 

 even larger distribution is looked for 

 next year. Superb then will be sent 

 out, now that its color is established. 

 Matchless is splendid; in fact, these 

 three varieties are growing as one in 

 growth and bloom. P. W. Peterson fig- 

 ures that there are almost half a mil- 

 lion plants in the field. 



The J. F. Kidwell Co., of Downers 

 Grove, 111., is strong on geraniums. A 

 seedling named American Beauty, and 

 having a color similar to its namesake, 

 bids fair to become one of the most pop- 

 ular varieties. The Belmont plant is 

 cutting fine Killarney and Killarney. 

 Brilliant roses, while Milady, after hav- 

 ing been grown for two years, is con- 

 sidered more profitable than Beauty and 

 will supplant it next season. Mrs. Aaron 

 Ward is grown extensively. The range 

 at Downers Grove is old and well suited 

 to the raising of plants. The newer place 

 at Belmont is right up-to-date, even to 

 its own electric light plant. W. M. 



