SKPTBMBKtt 27, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



Walter W. Erdman. 



W. W. Erdman, a well known grower 

 of Baltimore, Md., died September 24 

 of meningitis, at the age of 50. Mr. 

 Erdman served his apprenticeship with 

 the late John Donn, of Baltimore, after- 

 ward going with the Strauss Co., of 

 Washington, D. C, and other large con- 

 cerns specializing in roses. About seven 

 years ago he returned to Baltimore and 

 itook a position as foreman of the Lehr 

 Bros, range. In May of this year he 

 formed a partnership with W. A. Bur- 

 nett, the firm acquiring the Eider range 

 in Anne Arundel county and operating 

 it under the name of Erdman & Burnett. 



The decedent is survived by a wife 

 and three children. P. C. Erdman and 

 Howard C. Erdman, assistant superin- 

 tendent of Greenmount cemetery, are 

 brothers. The funeral was held Sep- 

 tember 24, with interment in Landon 

 Park cemetery. Tate. 



F. C. Bartels. 



The immortal bard knew little, if 

 anything, of commercial floriculture, but 

 when he said that "death loves a shin- 

 ing mark," he spoke a truth having 

 peculiar application to that particular 

 pursuit. 



Ferdinand Charles Bartels, wliose vio- 

 lent death at the hands of an assassin 

 was recorded in The Eeview for Sep- 

 tember 20, was born at Lubeck, Schles- 

 wig-Holstein, Germany, September 14, 

 1855, and had just passed his sixty- 

 second milestone when he was killed by 

 a burglar in his home at Rocky River, 

 O., September 15, 1917. 



After passing through the schools of 

 his native town, lie entered the navy, 

 serving part of the time upon the same 

 vessel with the present Kaiser. His 

 term of naval apprenticeship over, he 

 became attached to the botanic gardens 

 of Hamburg, and after spending three 

 years there under the tutorship of the 

 celebrated Professor Reiehsbach, he 

 came to the United States in 1879, set- 

 tling in Long Island, X. Y. In 1881 lie 

 came to Cleveland — no, not by Pullman 

 • — wliere virtually the whole of his career 

 in America was destined to be spent. 

 He was first with Robert Huglies, tlie 

 venerable Carnegie avenue florist, next 

 going with W. J. Gordon. 



He entered the employ of J. M. Gasscr 

 in 1884 as rose grower, at the green- 

 houses ui)on the site of the present 

 range on Wooster road, where thirty- 

 three years later he was to meet with 

 such a cruel and tragic death. Except 

 for short intervals, spent at the World's 

 Fair with John Thorpe, in 1893; with 

 Mendenhall's, Minneapolis; with G. L. 

 Huscroft, Stcubenville, O., and a period 

 of seven years — 1906-13 — at the Essex 

 Greenhouses, Xortli Olmstead, 0., in 

 business for himself, the entire time 

 was spent with the J. M. Gasser Co. 

 His services played an important part 

 in the development of that pioneer con- 

 cern, for the greater part the history of 

 Ijhe place being the history of the man. 



He married Anna Maria Fox, a sister 

 of Mts. J. M. Gasser, in 1886, who, with 

 two married daughters, Mrs. Bernard 

 M, Kimball and Mrs. James Winton, 



both of Cleveland, and a brother, Will- 

 iam Bartels, of Hamburg, Germany, sur- 

 vives him. The funeral services, at- 

 tended by a large body of florists, were 

 lield at the home, witli interment at 

 Lakeview cemetery, East Cleveland. 



F. C. Bartels was an ex-president of 

 tlie Cleveland Florists' Club and a mem- 

 ber of the Society of American Florists. 

 He was the type of man whom the pro- 

 fession can ill afford to lose. He loved 

 liis chosen lifework; it was his whole 

 existence. By combining close study 

 and travel with tireless application, he 

 became a recognized authority upon 

 matters floricultural. Always ready to 

 adopt new methods, always on the look- 

 out for merit in new creations, and 

 never satisfied with mediocrity in qual- 

 ity, those that knew him will forever 

 associate his name witli excellence. 



J. McL. 

 Edwin M. Haven. 



Edwin M. Haven, of tlie Haven Seed 

 Co., Santa Ana, Cal., died at his lionie 

 near that city September 15, after a 

 prolonged illness from pernicious 

 anaemia. 



Mr. Haven was boni at Xortli Eaton, 

 O., July 11, 1855, being the eldest of a 

 family of four brothers. Eight years 

 later he removed with his j)arents to 

 Bloomiiigdale, Mich., wliere all of his 

 earlier life was sjieiit. 



In 1875 he began the business of seed 

 growing and continued that business in 



F. C. Bartels. 



Blooiniiigtlali' until 18!M, wlu'u he re- 

 moved to South Haven, Mich. In 1893 

 the business was incorjiorated under 

 the name of the Haven Seed (.'o. and 

 was coiulucted under Mr. Haven's man- 

 agement until 190.'!, wlien he, with his 

 family, removed to California in order 

 to carry on the seed growing operations 

 under more favorable climatic, condi- 

 tions. 



For many years the activities of the 

 company liave been mainly devoted to 

 growing tomatoes for seed, and Mr. 

 Haven did much thorough work in the 

 l)reeding of tomatoes, devoting his at- 

 tention to the perfecting of stocks 

 rather than to the introduction of new 

 varieties. 



Edwin M. Haven. 



Tlie business is incorporated and will 

 be continued as heretofore under the 

 management of his sons, A. B. Haven 

 being president, and L. S. Haven sec- 

 retary of the corporation. 



Mrs. Haven, tliree sons and three 

 daughters survive. 



USINGER'S UTTERANCES. 



Many florists are beginning to re;ilize 

 how great an aid the F. T. I), is to tiieir 

 business, especially at this time, when 

 express deliveries are so uncertain. One 

 of the leading florists of Columlius is 

 telegraphing all of his out-of-town or- 

 ders, and lie also notices that otluM- 

 florists are beginning to reali/ ' that life 

 is too short to sliii) flowers a long dis- 

 tance, when there is a reliable florist at 

 the other end to deliver fresh flowers to 

 the customers on receipt of a telegraphic 

 order. Try this the next time you have 

 an out-of-town order for flowers. 



The Block Floral Co., of ('(dumbus, 

 whifh takes care of the flower lovers at 

 tlie Ohio State University, is ;igaiu 

 iloiug business, having started witli the 

 l)egiuuiiig of the school year. 



Stuhldreher Bros., of 'Mansfield, O., 

 will soon be ready with some fine chrys- 

 anthemums. They state that if Inisi- 

 iiess ill the future is as good as in the 

 }>ast, they will have a banner season. 



Wilson 's Flower Shop, of Paines\ ille, 

 ().. will soon lie settled at the new loca- 

 tion. Wlien the present decorative 

 schemes are completely carried out, the 

 store will be one of Ohio's finest. 



The beautiful new store of the Fifth 

 Avenue Floral Co., on Broad street, 

 Columlius, was a blaze of color last 

 week, l)eing l)eautifiilly decorated with 

 seasonable outdoor flowers. 



John Coltoii, at East Liverpool, O., 

 has several thousands of mums coining 

 along in great shape. 



The Mount (Jilead Floral Co., of 

 Mount Gilead, O., can show the visitor 

 a truly grand sight— that is, if the vis- 

 itor likes good things to eat. One side 

 of a greenhouse is occupied by ripening 

 Honey Dew melons. If the writer were 

 not homeless, forever traveling from 

 ])lace to place, Mr. Munk might find 

 here a suggestion as to where a case of 

 the fruit might be sent. Alas, that it 

 cannot be I W. T. U. 



