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The Florists' Review 



Decuhbbb 14, ItlC. 



OBITUARY 



Ernest Walker. 



Ernest Walker, for «everal years a 

 member of the faculty of the Alabama 

 Polytechnic Institute, at Auburn, Ala., 

 where he held the chair of horticulture, 

 died at his home at Boiling, Ala., Decem- 

 ber 7, after a brief illness. 



Professor Walker was born at 

 Brownstown, Ind., November 12, 1862. 

 He was the son of the late F, Walker, 

 who until his death was senior member 

 of the nursery and florists' business of 

 the F. Walker Co., at Louisville, Ky., 

 which now is being conducted by the 

 decedent's brothers. The decedent ac- 

 quired an early practical knowledge of 

 plants and flowers and was superintend- 

 ent of the range and nursery of the 

 company before he became an educator. 



Mr. Walker's career as a teacher be- 

 gan at Cornell, where he was associated 

 with L. H. Bailey of that institution. 

 Messrs. Walker and Bailey were authors 

 of the book, "Garden Making," and 

 Mr. Walker was a large contributor to 

 Bailey's cyclo^>edia of horticulture. . 



The deceased served for thirteen 

 years as head of the horticultural de- 

 partment of the University of Arkan- 

 sas. After going to Auburn he became 

 state horticulturist of Alabama for 

 three years. 



Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, 

 Mrs. Mary Newman Walker, daughter 

 of Col. J. S. Newman, first director of 

 the experimental station at Auburn; 

 two sons, Marion Walker and Elbert 

 Walker, and one daughter. Miss Ernes- 

 tine Walker, all of Boiling; his mother, 

 Mrs. Mary E. Walker, of New Albany, 

 Ind.; six brothers, F. I. Walker, of Chi- 

 cago; Ferd G. Walker and Herbert G. 

 Walker, of Louisville, Ky.; Eev. J. N 

 Walker, Clarence Walker and Earle G. 

 Walker, of New Albany, Ind.; two sis- 

 ters. Miss Abbie Walker and Miss Har- 

 iett Walker, of New Albany, Ind. 



John Talt. 



John Tait, rose and carnation grower 

 for the William Blackman Floral Co., 

 of Evansville, Ind., died December 9 

 after an illness of eight weeks from 

 heart trouble. Funeral services were 

 held December 10 in charge of the 

 Masons, and the body w'as shipped to 

 Chicago for burial. Mr. Tait had been 

 in charge of the roses and carnations 

 at Blackman 's for several years and 

 was considered an unusually capable 

 grower. IIo is survived by his wife. 



E. L. F. 



Henry Millard Sanborn. 



Henry Millard Sanborn, a pioneer flo 

 rist of the East Bay section, San Fran- 

 cisco, died at the family home in Oak- 

 land Decenibor 7, at the age of 66 years. 

 For three years he had been a sufferer 

 from diabetes. A native of New York, 

 Mr. Sanborn went to California 

 "around the Horn" in 1867 and lo- 

 cated in Oakland in 1868. His 

 brother-in-law, James Hutchinson, es- 

 tablished a nursery on the site that 

 now is Telegraph avenue, between 

 Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth streets, 

 as early as 1852. Upon his arrival in 

 that state, Mr. Sanborn went into the 

 florists' business with his brother-in- 

 law and succeeded him as president of 

 the concern upon his relative's death. 



The Hutchinson nurseries were then 

 changed to the H. M. Sanborn Floral 

 Co. For the last few years Mr. San- 

 born has retired, his son, Edgar M. 

 Sanborn, taking over the business. In 

 1888 the decedent became a member of 

 the Oakland school board and held that 

 position for ten years. He was an ac- 

 tive member of the Oakland Merchants' 

 Association and the local order of the 

 Woodmen of the World. Besides his 

 son and wife, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. 

 James T. Lea. Funeral services were 

 held from the family home December 9. 



8. H. G. . 



Frank S. Howard. 



In the death of Frank S. Howard 

 December 8, Chicago lost its oldest pri- 



vate gardener — oldest at least ia point 

 of continuous service in one place. 



Frank Howard was 67 years of age. 

 He came to Chicago many years ago to 

 enter the employ of the late Geprge M. 

 Pullman when the Pullman resiaence 

 was one of the show places of the city. 

 His home, where he died, was near by, 

 at 1826 Calumet avenue. Mr. Howard 

 was a participant in all the earlier 

 flower shows and was widely known 

 among the old-timers, many of whom 

 attended the funeral December 10. In- 

 terment was at Oakwoods, in charge of 

 Herder lodge No. 669, A. F. & A. 1£. 



Mr. Howard left a widow, who was 

 Annie Walker, and three song, two 

 daughters and two grandchildren. 



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Wachendorff Bros., of Atlanta, 6a., 

 report good business. "For the first 

 time in our experience we fell down on 

 our mums," said E. Wachendorff. 

 "There was an abundance of foliage, 

 but not our usual grade of bloom. We 

 found out the cause — giving the plants 

 the shadow in place of the substance. 

 The mlim is a gross feeder and our 

 liquid was too weak in the tank. The 

 oversight was found out too late to 

 avert the result, but it will not happen 

 again. Our 60-acre nursery now is 

 bringing in returns. Brother Charles 

 and I are often out there ere sunrise, 

 in order to be back home in time for 

 greenhouse calls," concluded Mr. 

 Wachendorff. The home range covers 

 ten acres within the city limits, and, 

 while taxes are high, store rent is 

 saved. Much concrete work for gutters 

 and the like is noticed, and it is ex- 

 plained that as the soil resists the 

 heavy rains, it is necessary to provide 

 miniature dams, so to speak. Stock 

 looks promising for the holidays. The 

 annual chrysanthemum show was held 

 at College park, as usual. Messrs. 

 Wachendorff acted as judges. 



Julius Eger demonstrated the Thanks- 

 giving business in Schenectady, N. Y., 

 by a window filled with empty flower 

 cases. Attached to the window was a 

 large sign that read, "You did this; ac- 

 cept our thanks." 



W. H. Showers, -also of Schenectady, 

 remarked that Thanksgiving orders 

 fairly poured in. College business was 

 exceptionally good. 



E. V. B. Felthouscn, on the Van Ant 

 werp road, near Schenectady, had a fine 

 lot of Chadwick and Mrs. E. A. Seide- 

 witz mums. These now are passe with 

 him, the space being devoted to bedding 

 plants. Some fine ferns are ready for 

 Christmas sales. 



John C. Hatcher, of Schenectady, had 

 the usual fine stock at Hoffman's and 

 •sold out early. 



"All roses have thorns, but T think 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria the thorni- 

 est," remarked Carl Oelschig, of A. C. 

 Oelschig & Sons, Savannah, Ga. "It is 

 one of the best in the south. We also 

 grow successfully Ophelia, Mrs. Russell, 

 Mrs. Bayard Thayer and Hoosier 

 Beauty. D'Arenberg is the freest of 

 all, but comes rather short-stemmed. 

 Mrs. Aaron Ward is usually popular." 

 In carnations Mrs. Akehurst seems most 



at home; it is the best of all. The sin- 

 gle mum, Mensa, both in yellow and 

 white, is a good seller. The houses de- 

 voted to rubbers resemble a jungle, and 

 Albert Oelschig said that one felt like 

 being in a jungle when taking cuttings 

 in midsummer. A fine lot of poinsettias 

 for the holidays was noted, and every- 

 thing looked fully up to the standard 

 set by the late founder, with whom I 

 had the pleasure of a close acquaintance 

 for a quarter of a century. A. C. 's 

 hearty greeting was refreshing, and al- 

 ways the same — a true type of the old 

 school. 



A. W. Richardson, of Savannah, is ex- 

 tensively engaged in market gardening, 

 in addition to his flower branch. He 

 says the heat caused lettuce outdoors 

 to run to seed instead of heading. 

 D. J. Sneed has charge of the green- 

 houses. Roses, carnations and chrysan- 

 themums look well. ' ' There is a new bug 

 here — as if we had not enough," ob- 

 served Mr. Sneed. * ' At first it is green, 

 then it grows black with age. It is ex- 

 ceedingly lively and most voracious." 



John Wolf, of Savannah, observed 

 that, in times of great prosperity, 

 it behooves one to take advantage 

 of every opportunity to make a sale. 

 1 noted a run on mum plants in a 

 department store at 25 cents each, and 

 learned from Mr. Wolf that after the 

 beat stock is selected for his own store 

 sales, the culls are potted three or four 

 in a pot and are considered as so much 

 profit. He believes this does not affect 

 the better class of buyers. Stock grown 

 for regular trade is in first-class condi- 

 tion. Lilies, valley, roses, carnations 

 and chrysanthemums are coming in as 

 needed. The demand is good and it 

 looks as though it will remain so 

 through the holiday season. 



Howland Gardner, of Greensboro, 

 N. C, reported that not a chrysanthe- 

 mum was left after Thanksgiving. The 

 Yarrawa sweet pea is giving great satis- 

 faction. 



J. J. Fallon, of Lynchburg, Va., found 

 chrysanthemums for main crop and 

 Thanksgiving the most profitable and is 

 weeding out all other kinds. 



Miss A. McCarron, of Lynchburg, says 

 that when the repaving of Main street 

 is finished she will have a good chance 

 to make the store and approach eren 

 more attractive. All things considered, 

 business keeps up well. W. M. . 



