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JULT 27, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



17 



William Thomas Logan. 



William Thomas Logan died at his 

 residence on Brighton street, Eochester, 

 N. Y., July 19, at the age of 67 years. 

 He had been identified with the seed 

 business of Rochester for more than 

 thirty years. During part of that time 

 he was connected with James Viek's 

 Sons and with Mandeville, King & Co., 

 and later he was manager of the retail 

 seed store of Crosman Bros. Co., on 

 East Main street. Eighteen months 

 ago he purchased the seed business at 

 this store, but retained the Crosman 

 name, and found it to be a profitable 

 business. He was a d^p student and 

 had a profound knowledge of the seed 

 trade, and hundreds of citizens are 

 grateful to him for valuable informa- 

 tion and advice which he kindlV sup- 

 plied. Many business men have spoken 

 of his integrity and his high bumness 

 ideals. To his family, his social (/ircle, 

 his church and the city his death is a 

 distinct loss. He was identified from 

 boyhood with the Second Baptist 

 church and held many church offices, 

 especially in connection with the Sun- 

 day school. For several years he had 

 served the church as its treasurer. He 

 lived in Rochester all his life. His 

 wife died about eight years ago. 



The funeral service was conducted by 

 the Rev. Herbert Rust, July 21. There 

 was a wonderful display of flowers, in- 

 cluding a beautiful wreath sent by the 

 Rochester Florists' Association. The 

 body was cremated, in accordance with 

 his special request. It is understood 

 that the business will be discontinued, 

 as there is no one in the family to carry 

 it on. He is survived by one brother, 

 George W. Logan, manager of the Na- 

 tional Casket Co., Boston, Mass., and 

 by two sisters, Mrs. Isabella Scott, of 

 New York, and Miss M. Frances Logan, 

 school principal in Rochester. 



H. J. H. 



MUchael Donohue. 



Michael Donohue, for more than a 

 quarter of a century employed as a gar- 

 dener at Roger "Williams park. Provi- 

 dence, R. I., died at his home, 114 

 Althea street, Saturday, July 15, after 

 a week 's illness. He was born in Ire- 

 land in 1855 and while a young man 

 he crossed to this country and settled 

 in Cumberland, Me., where he married 

 Miss Margaret Kenney. He removed 

 to Providence thirty-two years ago and 

 was engaged all that time in gardening. 



W. H. M. 



Bobert W. Hutchinson. 



R. W. Hutchinson, aged 53 years, for 

 many years a landscape gardener for 

 the Pennsylvania lines, west, died sud- 

 denly July 18 while at Palm Beach, 

 Fla. Mr. Hutchinson was born at Terre 

 Haute, Ind., in 1862. In 1881 he was 

 employed by the railroad as brakeraan, 

 but four years later he was appointed 

 gardener. He had resided in Sewickley 

 since 1886. The body was brought to 

 Sewickley for burial. 



G. M. Boney. 



George M. Roney, of Roney Bros., of 

 the Harmony Road Greenhouses, at 

 West Grove, Pa., met a tragic death 



William T. Logan. 



July 21. He was working under his 

 boiler, when one of the sections fell 

 over against him in such a way as to 

 break his neck. Death evidently was 

 instantaneous. Roney Bros, have long 

 done an excellent business, mainly in a 

 wholesale way, and have enjoyed a 

 reputation for thoroughly good stock 

 and honest dealings. George M., who 

 was the younger of the two brothers 

 who constituted the firm, is succeeded 

 in the business by Albert. The de- 

 ceased was born in 1864, was in good 

 health and will be greatly mourned by 

 a wide circle of friends. 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



The Market. 



The florists reported business exceed- 

 ingly dull last week, with little demand 

 for cut flowers outside of funeral work. 

 The weather has continued extremely 

 hot, the government thermometer regis- 

 tering 93 degrees in the shade. Several 

 prostrations from heat were reported 

 of men employed in the different green- 

 houses of the city. The hot weather 

 has not improved the general quality of 

 cut flowers, particularly greenhouse- 

 grown stock. The roses open too quick- 

 ly. Carnations are scarce and of small 

 proportions. Short roses are plentiful, 

 but the local market is dull and the 

 shipping trade is only slightly better. 



Easter lilies are in good supply and 

 their quality is fine. There also are 

 excellent giganteum and auratum lilies 

 in the market. Gladioli are beginning 

 to predominate and are coming to the 

 market in every variety. Asters are im- 

 proving in quality and are more plenti- 

 ful. It is reported that the local dahlia 

 crop will be poor and small. Outdoor 

 flowers continue to arrive in large quan- 

 tities and they are of good quality. 



Vacations are in order at present and 



many of the local florists are away on 

 lake trips. 



Various Notes. 



S. Hudson, the orchid expert with 

 W. J. & M. S. Vesey, will return from 

 Washington, D. C, this week. Mr. 

 Hudson has been superintending the 

 packing of the orchid plants which Will 

 J. Vesey, Jr., purchased from George 

 Fields. The last car of orchids arrived 

 July 17. 



W. J. & M. S. Vesey are benching 

 the young rose and carnation stock. 

 They are cutting good Shawyer roses 

 and Easter lilies. 



W. L. Rundles returned to this city 

 last week from Champaign, 111., where 

 he received his degree of bachelor of 

 science in landscape architecture at the 

 university. Mr. Rundles has the honor 

 of being the first Indiana man to re- 

 ceive this degree. 



David S. Vesey, associated with Alex. 

 W. Collier, has started a new moving- 

 picture theater. 



Robert E. Davis, the gladiolus spe- 

 cialist of 3000 Bowser avenue, is send- 

 ing some handsome specimens to the 

 local mark^. 



Mr. and Mrs. Edward Markey are 

 expected home this week from Whit- 

 more lake, Mich., where they have 

 been visiting relatives for the last two 

 weeks. 



Miss Mildred Flick, in company with 

 her aunt, Miss Clara B. Flick, of the 

 Patten Flower Shop, Toledo, O., is plan- 

 ning to leave the first part of August 

 for an extended northern lake trip. 

 Miss Helen Patten, of Toledo, O., who 

 has been away a month on a trip to 

 the Pacific coast, has returned home. 



The Flick Floral Co. has filled a large 

 order of palms and ferns for the Coun- 

 try Club house. 



H. Wright, of the Wright gladiolus 

 farm, is bringing in some excellent cut 

 blooms. R. F. 



