July 12, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



Philippe de Vilmorin. 



The H. Frank Darrow Co., New York, 

 American agent for Vilmorin, Andri- 

 eux & Co., Paris, France, has received 

 by cable announcement of the death 

 of the head of the firm, June 30, but 

 no details are available. 



The firm of Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co. 

 is one of the oldest and largest in the 

 seed trade in France, and of the highest 

 standing. The business was started 

 prior to 1745 and is known the world 

 around. Philippe became the head of 

 the firm at 30 years of age, on the death 

 of his father, in 1899. He had visited 

 most of the principal seed estal)lish- 

 ments in America in company with the 

 firm's representative, who before the 

 war made annual trips here. At the 

 outbreak of the war he tendered his 

 services to France and has since devoted 

 practically his whole time to the affairs 

 of various organizations and adminis- 

 trative commissions to whicli he was 

 appointed and on which the talents that 

 had enabled him to perfect perhaps the 

 finest organization in the seed trade any- 

 where in the world made Jiim an ex- 

 tremely efficient member. 



George W. Hillman. 



George Washington Hillman, secre- 

 tary and cashier of the New York Cut 

 Flower Co., New York city, for more 

 than twenty years, died suddenly of 

 heart disease July 6 at his home, 174 

 Franklin place, Flushing, L. I. During 

 the day Mr. Hillman had been at his 

 desk and appeared to be in good health. 

 Mr. Hillman was 53 years old and leaves 

 a widow, three sons and four daughters. 

 He was a member of several fraternal 

 societies. At one time Mr. Hillman was 

 manager of the growing department of 

 John Henderson & Co., of Flushing, 



The funeral services were held at the 

 liomo July 9 and were attended by a 

 number of florists from New York city, 

 who sent many beautiful floral pieces. 



J. A. S. 

 William Webber. 



William Webber, for the last twenty 

 years gardener for the Central hospital 

 of Indianapolis, Ind., died July 2, in 

 liis fifty-seventh year. The decedent 

 at one time was associated with the 

 Bertermann Bros. Co., of Indianapolis. 

 His wife and son survive. 



WESTERLY, R. I. 



George A. Carmichael, of Carolina, 

 has been drawn for grand jury duty in 

 the Superior court of Washington 

 county. 



Peter S. Byrnes was chairman of tlie 

 committee of arrangements at the to^vn 

 celebration at Wickford July 4. 



Louis J. Eeuter, of S. J. Houter & 

 Son, Inc., was high man with a score of 

 forty-five of a possible fifty at tlie trap 

 shoot of the Narragansett Gun Club 

 July 4. W. ir. M. 



DETROIT, MICH. 



As tlie gods and bad luck will have it, 

 the dull summer spell is ushered in pre- 

 cisely at the moment when there is 

 more or less of a glut of carnations, 

 irises, American Beauties and outdoor 

 flowers. The sale of some of the roses. 



however, is fair, and orchids and valley 

 of best quality are picked up by the re- 

 tailers. Tiger and Easter lilies are pil- 

 ing in with a vengeance. 



Frank Dulsky, of the Michigan Cut 

 Flower Exchange, has returned from a 

 vacation amid the bright lights of New 

 York. 



Henry Foster, of the E. A. Fetters 

 establishment, has gone vacationing on 

 the St. Clair flats. H. T. 



OMAHA, NEB. 



The Omaha and Council Bluff's Flo- 

 rists' Club recently was reorganized 

 and during the last three months has 

 increased its membership from eleven 

 to more than sixty. In June the club 

 gave the most successful banquet in 

 its history and recently a bowling tour- 

 nament aroused the enthusiasm of the 

 members. The club is planning to hold 

 a picnic, the date and place of which 

 have not yet been selected. 



The annual bowling tournament was 

 lield at the Huntington alleys, Wednes- 

 day evening, June 27. The affair was in 

 charge of a committee composed of 

 Messrs. Larmon, Foster, Shafer and 

 Hines, who did their work well, every 

 detail being planned and carried out 

 perfectly. 



Six 5-men teams reported at the al- 

 leys. Tliey were captained by Gardner, 

 Shafor, Clark, Bath, Foster and Mey- 

 er. Tlie competition was keen and in- 

 tense rivalry existed between the teams 

 as well as the individal players. The 

 team composed of Foster, Larmon, Rog- 

 er, Harding and Marz won first prize. 

 John Bath's team was second and the 

 Meyer team third. Individual prizes 

 were won by Foster, Meyer, Bath, Ha- 

 gardine and Harding. 



The evening was so enjoyed by the 

 bowlers that another tournament is 

 planned for the early fall. L. L. L. 



Crown Point, Ind. — Alois Frey, who 

 recciitly returned fijcm a month's busi- 

 ness trip to California, celebrated his 

 forty-second birthday anniversary July 

 10. 



Bloomington, 111. — While supervising 

 the unloading of coal July 3, Frank L. 

 Washburn was thrown from the car by 

 the brake. Mr. Washburn weighs about 

 230 pounds and the fall fractured his 

 right ankle. He will be confined to his 

 bed for at least six weeks, 



Alpena, Mich, — Miss Agnes Daoust 

 and Frank Hardesty, a florist, of Colum- 

 bus, O., were married at St. Bernard's 

 Catholic church June 26. The church 

 was decorated with Annunciation lilies 

 and the bride's home with the same 

 blooms combined with Ophelia roses, 

 all of which were grown by Mr. Har- 

 desty at Columbus and shipped to 

 Alpena for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. 

 Hardesty left for a three weeks' honey- 

 moon trip to Minnesota and Canadian 

 points on the great lakes. 



Oshkosh, Wis.— The business of the 

 Miles Co., established many years ago 

 by the late Isaac Miles, who came to 

 Oshkosh from England in 1853, was 

 transferred July 1 by the Misses Min- 

 nie, Sarah and iimma Miles to Robert 

 E. Pamplin, James E. Taylor and Wil- 

 liam Buchholz, three of the company's 

 employees, who will conduct the estab- 

 lishment under the old name. The sale 

 includes the store, land and green- 

 houses. Mr. Pamplin has been with 

 the company for thirteen years; Mr. 

 Taylor has been manager of the store 

 and Mr. Buchholz has had considerable 

 growing experience. The Misses Miles 

 have retired from the business. 



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"I anticipate the time when there 

 will be a woman's auxiliary to the flo- 

 rists' clubs," observed Mrs. Hazeltinc, 

 of the Hazeltine Flower Shop, Albany, 

 N. Y. "Now we have no voice, l)ut 

 as just compensation we receive much 

 information on woman florists through 

 the columns of The Review." The an- 

 nual outing of the Albany Florists' Club 

 was the cause for the above remark, 

 made by one of the foremost and most 

 esteemed woman florists in the capital 

 city. 



"A hard nut to crack is to know 

 just what to grow during these un])recc- 

 donted times," observed F. I, Drake, of 

 Pittsfield, Mass. "For instance, we 

 never had too many S. A. Nutt gera- 

 niums until this year, when Beaute Poi- 

 tevino had the call. As we are not wiz- 

 ards, we have Nutt on hand, and we 

 shall hold onto it. Yes, there are quacks 

 in the trade, and it is up to us to make 

 our business indispensable," concluded 

 Mr, Drake. 



Mark Aitken, of Springfield, Mass., 

 was the first of his city to introduce the 

 idea of early closing and is firmly con- 

 vinced it is the best thing ^vet at- 

 tempted. "We have marked well," ob- 



served Mr. Aitken, "practically every 

 condition entering into our business. 

 Regarded from both an economic and 

 social standi)oint, early closing is high- 

 ly successful. The two features noted 

 are the saving in light and the creation 

 of a more cheerful atmosphere." A 

 charming window decoration was noted 

 — a large bunch of larkspurs in an 

 amber bowl, which stood on a golden 

 plush draping. Satisfactory business 

 is reported. 



The J. W. Adams Co., of Springfield, 

 considers this season to be one of the 

 best recorded in its long nursery ex- 

 perience. An exceptionallv moist 

 growing period favored every kind of 

 tree or shrub. Two choice specials were 

 noted, Daphne Mezereum, finely berried, 

 and a white climbing rose named Sil- 

 ver Moon. 



George Sambrook, of Sambrook Bros., 

 Troy, N. Y., observed that present con- 

 ditions are no joke, as his two boys had 

 enlisted, and they were the bowers of the 

 business. We must bear these sacrifices 

 cheerfully, thankful that thev are be- 

 ing imposed upon us gradually, fitting 

 the back for the burden, as it were, 



W. M. 



