July 6, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



Abraham L. Pennock. 



Abraham L. Pennock, the oldest flo- 

 rist in Philadelphia, died in the Pres- 

 byterian hospital June 29, in the nine- 

 tieth year of his age. Mr. Pennock was 

 the founder of the firm of Pennock 

 Bros., the pioneer florists of his city, 

 and father of the younger men whose 

 names are household words in the trade 

 today. He was widely known and highly 

 respected, retaining until the close of 

 his long and useful life a keen interest 

 in the affairs of the busy world in which 

 he has taken such a prominent part. 



For many years Mr. Pennock had 

 made his winter home in Jupiter, Fla., 

 where two of his sons are engaged in 

 business. He came from Jupiter to his 

 home in Lansdowne, Pa., to spend the 

 beautiful month of June. There was 

 celebrated the golden wedding anniver- 

 sary, June 5, when Mr. and Mrs. Pen- 

 neck, surrounded by their sons and 

 daughters and their children, had a 

 happy reunion. 



Abraham L. Pennock built his first 

 greenhouses at Lansdowne in 1861, the 

 year of the commencement of our great 

 Civil war. It is interesting to note at 

 this time of stress that Mr. Pennock 

 had the courage to embark in a 

 new enterprise when the whole coun- 

 try was ringing with alarms. Three 

 years later, in 1864, while the war was 

 still in progress, the firm of Pennock 

 Bros, commenced business on Twelfth 

 street, near Chestnut street, Philadel- 

 phia. The firm was composed of A. L. 

 Pennock and J. L. Pennock. In 1876, 

 the centennial year, Pennock Bros, re- 

 moved to their present quarters at 1514 

 Chestnut street. The lot was the same 

 size then as now, but the store and con- 

 servatory have been improved and re- 

 modeled since. In 1878, I think, J. L. 

 Pennock withdrew. The firm was then 

 formed of A. L. Pennock, Thomas Cart- 

 ledge, John Westcott and Herbert A. 

 Pennock. Mr. Pennock continued his 

 active interest in the firm of Pennock 

 Bros, and in his greenhouses at Lans- 

 downe until 1892, when the firm of Pen- 

 nock Bros, was again changed; John 

 Westcott withdrew to take charge of 

 Ferguson's Laurel Hill Nurseries, which 

 he had just purchased, and Herbert A. 

 Pennock retired to embark in business 

 as a grower in Florida. The firm then 

 consisted of Abraham L. Pennock and 

 Thomas Cartledge, each partner bring- 

 ing his son to learn the business. Upon 

 the death of Mr. Cartledge, in 1898, Mr. 

 Pennock withdrew from the firm of 

 Pennock Bros., which from that day un- 

 til this has been composed of A. B. 

 Cartledge and J. Liddon Pennock. 



Mr. Pennock 's greatest floricultural 

 achievement lay in making lily of the 

 valley into an every-day-in-the-year 

 flower through the employment of cold 

 storage. 



Mr. Pennock had divided his time 

 since his withdrawal from active busi- 

 ness between Jupiter, Fla., and Lans- 

 downe, Pa., keeping in close touch with 

 all the life of both places. 



Mr. Pennock is survived by his wife, 

 Mrs. Anna C. Pennoik; three daugh- 

 ters, Mrs. Frances S. Laird, Mrs. N. P. 

 Stauffer, and Mrs. Kobert C. Folwell, 



Nongacnarian A. L. Pennock Photographed in Golden Wedding Group, June 5. 



and six sons, Herbert A., Casper, Sam- 

 uel S., J. Liddon, Henry S. and 

 George L. 



The funeral services were held at the 

 Pennock home at Lansdowne July 2 

 and were largely attended. There were 

 many beautiful flowers. Phil. 



J. I. Donlan. 



James Ivera Donlan died suddenly 

 at Ward's Island hospital, New 

 York, Wednesday, June 27. Mr. 



Charles W. Unglaub. 



Donlan was a man of splen- 

 did artistic ability and he wielded 

 a trenchant pen. His unique and inter- 

 esting letters in The Review in its early 

 days will long be remembered. He was 

 associated with Klunder for several 

 years and his capacity as a decorator 

 was widely recognized. 



He was active in connection with 

 John Thorpe at the Chicago world's 

 fair. Oflate years he had been a writer 

 for the New York World and other 

 daily papers. 



Fred M. Kelly. 



F. M. Kelly, proprietor of a range 

 of houses at Kokomo, Ind., and well 



known to Indiana florists, was drowned 

 June 27. 



Tlie body of the decedent was found 

 in the Mississnewa river, on the out- 

 skirts of Marion, Ind., and the authori- 

 ties of the town said there was every 

 indication that Mr. Kelly had been 

 robbed and then thrown into the river. 



The deceased, who was 35 years of 

 age, entered the florists' business about 

 fifteen years ago, and was considered 

 one of the most capable growers of his 

 part of the state. He had many friends, 

 but his eccentricities were marked, al- 

 though he was unfailingly generous 

 and affable. He is survived by his 

 mother, his wife and a daughter 9 years 

 of age. 



B. Hart. 



B. Hart, senior member of tlie firm 

 of Hart Bros., 8322 Detroit street, 

 Cleveland, O., died Saturday, June 30, 

 after an illness of only a few days. An 

 attack of quinsy the first part of the 

 week developed into diphtheria, from 

 wliicli he died. 



Mr. Hart was a son of Herman A. 

 Hart, one of Cleveland's pioneer florists, 

 and was 40 years old. He was married 

 and leaves a widow and one daughter. 

 The funeral was held Monday, July 2, 

 and was private. The burial at River- 

 side cemetery was in charge of the Ma- 

 sons. Mr. Hart was a member of the 

 Cleveland Florists' Club and was prom- 

 inent in the bowling tournaments of the 

 club. F. A. F. 



THE LATE C. W. UNGLAUB. 



Charles W. Unglaub, who died June 

 4 at Springfield, O., had all his working 

 life engaged in the florists' business. 

 During the last years of his life he spe- 

 cialized in carnations and chrysanthe- 

 mums and had the reputation of being 

 one of the most successful growers of 

 carnations in the state. The illness 

 that caused his death at the age of 44 

 years came at a time when he was do>- 

 veloping a new greenhouse establish- 

 ment, he having sold his original range 

 in 1912. He left a widow and two chil- 

 dren. The executors of the estate are 

 considering the sale of the Unglaub 

 establishment. 



