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The Florists^ Review 



Jandart 4, 1917. 



OBITUARY 



Nicholas J. Bupp. 



Nicholas J. Rupp, treasurer of the 

 John C. Moninger Co., Chicago, died De- 

 cember 27 from the effects of ^n opera- 

 tion for appendicitis. He had been suf- 

 fering from a nervous breakdown and 

 had been at home for upwards of a year, 

 but his health was steadily improving; 

 in fact, so much so that he was about 

 ready to resume active duties when he 

 was stricken with appendicitis. He was 

 taken to a hospital and an operation im- 

 mediately performed, but his heart gave 

 out the second day and he passed away 

 at 8 o'clock in the evening. 



Mr. Rupp was one of the pioneers of 

 the greenhouse construction business. 

 In 1894, after the death of John C. 

 Moninger, he joined E. F. Kurowski and 

 together they bought the business from 

 Mrs. Moninger. From then on he de- 

 voted his entire life to the advancement 

 of greenhouse construction. He was con- 

 stantly at his oflSce with the John C. 

 Moninger Co. and contributed greatlj' 

 to the rapid advance and success of the 

 company. 



Mr. Rupp was a member of the So- 

 ciety of American Florists for twenty- 

 one years, having joined in 1895 at the 

 Pittsburgh convention. He also was a 

 member of the Chicago Florists' Club 

 and many other trade organizations. 



Most members of the greenhouse trade 

 knew him as a jovial good fellow and 

 many florists and vegetable growers 

 have profited by his advice in regard 

 to the building of their greenhouses. 



He was 53 years old and, besides his 

 wife, is survived by a son, Walter Rupp, 

 who is secretary of the John C. 

 Moninger Co.; two daughters, Clara and 

 Elsie; his father, Charles Rupp, Sr. ; a 

 brother and two sisters. The funeral 

 was held December 31, from his resi- 

 dence, 3508 Janssen avenue, with inter- 

 ment at St. Lucas cemetery. 



John Mclntyre. 



John Mclntyre, of New York, for 

 many years a prominent figure in whole- 

 sale circles at Philadelphia, died last 

 week. He was employed at C. C. 

 Trepel 's Bloomingdale 's. 



H. H. Frey. 



H. H. Frey, senior member of Frey & 

 Frej', of Lincoln, Neb., died December 

 11, at the age of 76. The decedent start- 

 ed his florists' business at Lincoln thir- 

 ty-five years ago, in partnership with 

 his oldest son, C. H. Frey, who, after ten 

 years, withdrew from the firm to form 

 the C. H. Frey Co. The deceased is sur- 

 vived by five sons and one daughter. 

 The business of Frey & Frey will be con- 

 tinued by the four sons, Joseph B., Clem 

 E., R. J. and Irwin F. Frey. 



Mrs. M. M. Ajrres. 



With much regret I announce the 

 death of Mrs. Matilda M. Ayres, of St. 

 Louis, at the Deaconess hospital, De- 

 cember 29, after an illness of several 

 months with dropsy. Her death came 

 just one year after she sold her interest 

 in the Ayres Floral Co., at 315 North 

 Grand avenue. For fifteen years she 

 was the head of the company, and for 

 ten years previous to this she was man- 

 ager for Luther Armstrong, who was 

 her foster brother. 



it is said left nearly all to charity and 

 churches. 



The funeral took place January 1, 

 from Wagoner's chapel, St. Francis 

 Xavier's cemetery. Many beautiful 

 floral designs were sent by her friends, 

 and the attendance of florists was large. 



J. J. B. 



Nicholas J. Rupp. 



Mrs. Ayres was 70 years old and a 

 well-preserved woman for her age. She 

 had the distinction of being the only 

 woman member of the St. Louis Flo- 

 rists' Club. She was an honorary mem- 

 ber at her death. She was much re- 

 spected by all in the trade and her 

 death was much regretted by her many 

 friends. She was quite wealthy, and 



NEW YORK FEDERATION. 



The New York Federation of Horti- 

 cultural Societies and Floral Clubs will 

 hold a meeting at Ithaca, N. Y., Feb- 

 ruary 14, 1917, in connection with the 

 annual Farmers' week program. The 

 program for the day ig as follows: 



a. m. — "Hoses In Greenhouses, and Their 

 Breeding," by Prof. B. A. White. 



10 a. m. — "Orchids and Orchid Breeding," by 

 Prof. Dnvld Lumsden. 



12 noon — Informal luncheon. 



2 p. m. — "Garden Roses and Their Culture, "^ 

 by Prof. A. C. Beal. 



3 p. m. — "Diseases of Roses," by Dr. L. M. 

 Massey. 



4 p. m. — Business meeting. 



The department of landscape art has 

 arranged for a lecture at 11 a. m., by 

 Henry Hicks, of Westbury, N. Y., on 

 "Making Home Grounds Attractive." 



In connection with the above program, 

 there will be an exhibition of students' 

 work in table decorations, plant baskets, 

 bouquets and other cut flower arrange- 

 ments, in the Floricultural -building, 

 Wednesday and Thursday, February 14 

 and 15. There also will be an exhibition 

 of roses, carnations, violets, sweet peas 

 and other florists' crops, which will be 

 shown by specialists in cut flower pro- 

 duction. Other lectures in floriculture 

 will be given on other days of the week 

 by the staff of the department of floricul- 

 ture. E. A. White, Sec'y. 



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The Saltford Flower Shop, of Pough- 

 keepsie, reported excellent business, with 

 bright Christmas prospects. The vet- 

 eran, George Saltford, was examining a 

 batch of Begonia Mrs. J. A. Peterson 

 when I found him at the greenhouses. 

 He remarked that this variety would 

 supersede all other begonias. Holiday 

 plants were abundant, both in single 

 and made-up specimens. Rose Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward is grown for corsage pur- 

 poses and is the only variety handled. 

 Carnations White Wonder, Matchless, 

 Enchantress Supreme, Alice and Benora 

 were in prime shape. Across one higli 

 carnation house, wires are strung, on 

 which are suspended a vigorous lot of 

 Iselias in pans. Dendrobium Wardianum 

 and Oncidium varicosum wore also there; 

 the latter variety is later transferred 

 to a warmer house. A house of cat- 

 tleyas was interesting. These were 

 grown in 5 and 6-inch pots in place of 

 l>ans, as formerly. Oncidium splendidum 

 was throwing flower spikes of excep- 

 tional strength. Mr. Saltford believes 

 in crowding the roots rather than over- 

 potting and in keeping the plants on 

 the dry side. He thinks an assortment 

 is necessary to keep up the interest. 

 Passing through a house of gorgeous, 

 double-flowered poinsettias, we came to 

 a house of Sweet Pea Yarrawa. "We 

 have been growing sweet peas for seven 

 years," remarked Mr. Saltford, "really 

 experimenting, but now we seem to 



know how to grow them profitably. We 

 do not feed until the vines are three feet 

 tall, and keep them on the dry side. 

 By this time, especially with Yarrawa, 

 buds appear. Then we feed them, and 

 once the plants bloom, the temperature 

 is kept not below 48 or 50 degrees. If 

 buds are not seen when the plants are 

 of the height mentioned, we force, but 

 still keep the plants dry and do not feed 

 them." The space between the rows was 

 occupied by stevias in pots and is later 

 planted with outdoor Spencers, which are 

 equally successful. A batch of gerani- 

 ums grown standard shape were noted. 

 "Somewhere," said Mr. Saltford, "I 

 read that standard geraniums sold last 

 summer for $15 per pair, and we have de- 

 cided to grow some, as our trade un- 

 doubtedly will take them." I reminded 

 him that he saw the item in question 

 mentioned in my Musings in The Re- 

 view, the subject being the splendid 

 specimens grown by S. Goddard, of 

 Framingh^m, Mass. George Saltford, 

 Jr., is steadily gaining in health, but it 

 will possibly be a year ere he returns 

 to active service in the business. 



W. W. Hannell, of Watervliet, N. Y., 

 is acknowledged to be the prize grower 

 of heather in this territory. A house of 

 Erica melanthera and persoluta rosea, 

 in perfect shape, had been sold. "There 

 is a fine lot for a Mr. Baker," remarked 

 Mr. Hannell, adding, "Would that we 

 had more Bak€rs and less butchers in the 



