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Ddcbhbkb 12, 1918. 



The Florists^ Review 



31 



Austin F. Tracy. 



Austin F. Tracy, father of B. Ham- 

 mond Tracy, of Cedar Acres, Wenham, 

 Mass., died December 4, after an illness 

 of four weeks. Mr. Tracy was born in 

 Michigan, where he lived until about 

 twenty years ago, when he came to Mas- 

 sachusetts to live with his sons. In the 

 west he maintained a large dairy farm, 

 well stocked with Jersey cattle and 

 high-bred horses. His stallion, Modjes- 

 ka, held a record of 2:10%. When it 

 was the custom to offer prizes at state 

 fairs for the best kept farm, Mr. Tracy 

 was often the winner. 



During his life at Cedar Acres he 

 was greatly interested in the gladiolus, 

 and his perfectly kept vegetable garden 

 was of as much interest to visitors as 

 the gladiolus fields. 



Although almost 83 years old, he had 

 always been in the best of health, this 

 being his first illness since boyhood. 

 He leaves two sons. 



G^eorge V>. Elnsmaji. 

 A veteran grower of western Mich- 

 igan passed away November 25 in the 

 person of George R. Kinsman, of Mus- 

 kegon, Mich. Mr. Kinsman was born in 

 Elmira, N. Y., and removed to Michigan 

 in 1856, settling at White Pigeon. In 

 1864 he enlisted for military service in 

 the Civil war in the Mississippi Flotilla, 

 at Burr Oak, Mich. He married Miss 

 Anna Converse in 1873 and the same 

 year the couple removed to Laketon 

 township. His specialties were gladiolus 

 bulbs and herbaceous plants. Mr. Kins- 

 man was honored by election to 

 various public offices, being well known 

 throughout the community. He was a 

 member of the Muskegon County Hor- 

 ticultural Society, Muskegon Lodge No. 

 92 I. 0, O. F., Silica Grange of Dalton 

 township and the Amos Steele Post of 

 the G. A. E. He is survived by two sons 

 and one daughter. Funeral services 

 were held November 28 under the au- 

 spices of the Odd Fellows and interment 

 was at Laketon cemetery. 



John Henry Small. 



In the death of John Henry Small, 

 which occurred at his residence in Wash- 

 ington, D. C, December 2, the trade 

 loses one of its most distinguished mem- 

 bers, as well as one of its most gifted 

 floral artists. Highest honors for at- 

 tainments in horticulture and for origi- 

 nality and taste in design have been ac- 

 corded Mr. Small, whose clientele in- 

 cluded presidents and high officials of 

 o"r own and other countries. De- 

 scended from a line of English ances- 

 tors, among whom have been nursery- 

 '"^"j florists and landscape gardeners 

 Who held high rank in their vocations, 

 several of whom having enjoyed the 

 patronage of royalty, Mr. Small had 



fZl"" ?1'^ ^'^^ *o l^is ^ork and was an 

 ?;'*S«"ty in this line. His father, John 

 n. bmall I, founded the firm, which now 

 lias stores i n New Yo rk and Washington. 



f},?**"^' ^ch.— Charles G. Smith is 



tr^ilnrt ^^Pi"* ^^°'^1 C!o., and also is 

 S PnL^°? ^^^^""^ manager of the 

 turfn/ o " ^^^"^ ^o^e'- Co., manufac- 



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NEWPORT, B. I. 



Samuel Matson has news from his son, 

 I. F. Matson, telling of his promotion to 

 the office of sergeant and giving an in- 

 teresting account of his experiences as 

 wireless operator. Young Mr. Matson 

 was formerly employed by Gibson Bros., 

 of this city, though he enlisted from 

 Harrisburg, Pa., where he was with 

 Charles H. Uttley, the floral artist. 



John K. Sullivan was confined to his 

 home on Hall avenue last week with a 

 severe cold. 



John T. Allan and John Mahan are 

 members of the committee of fifty that 

 has been appointed by the mayor to 

 have charge of plans for the city's me- 

 morial to its soldiers and sailors who 

 died in service during the war. 



Ernest Sisson has accepted the posi- 

 tion of caretaker of the Phelps estate at 

 Portsmouth. 



Fred P. Webber has returned from 

 North Dana, Mass., where he spent the 

 Thanksgiving holidays with his parents, 

 Eev. and Mrs. Putnam Webber. 



Timothy Brennan was married a few 

 days ago to Miss Nellie Eeynolds at the 

 sanctuary of St. Joseph's church. 



Bowen B. Sweet, for many years su- 

 perintendent of the city cemetery, until 

 a few years ago when he retired, died 

 at his home on Second street, November 

 29, after a long illness. He was in his 

 seventy-ninth year. 



Word has been received that Private 



Fraser McLeiseh, Company B, Ninth In- 

 fantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mc- 

 Leiseh, is at a hospital in France recov- 

 ering from machine gun bullet wounds. 



W. H. M. 



NEWABK, N. J. 



The Market. 



While flowers have been considerably 

 higher in price during the last week, 

 business has been better and the retail- 

 ers believe that normal conditions will 

 soon return. The growers, too, are more 

 optimistic. The restrictions as to fuel 

 consumption having been removed, a 

 number who had planned to close their 

 houses now are ready to keep them 

 going. Chrysanthemums have passed 

 their prime and are rapidly deteriorating 

 in both quality and quantity. Carnations 

 are of good quality. Potted heather 

 and a few azaleas are in the market. 



Various Notes. 



Fred W. Wolfinger is on a hunting 

 trip in northern Maine, making the 

 trip there by automobile. Mrs. Wolfinger 

 accompanied him. They expect to re- 

 turn in about a week. 



Miss Jennie Eogers, a sister of S. A. 

 Rogers, of the S. A. Rogers Co., and 

 C. Tracy Pierson, of the same company, 

 were married recently at East Orange. 

 They will reside in that city. 



E. B. M. 



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Alfred Goldring, of Cobleskill, N. Y., 

 says: "Place me in the list of optimists 

 who believe we are to experience one 

 of the best seasons in our business. We 

 worked up a good stock and then 

 worked on our customers to see the 



necessity of buying it. ' ' 



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J. G. Barrett, of Troy, N. Y., is posi- 

 tive the love for fiowers is on the in- 

 crease, noting that many patrons place 

 orders for regular supplies of flowers 

 for the table, an excellent idea which 

 can be advocated and will be found to 

 use up odds and ends that are not de- 

 sired alone. 



• • • • 



A tour among the craft in Albany, 

 Saratoga and Schenectady counties, New 

 York, found all well pleased with 

 Thanksgiving business. In many in- 

 stances the returns were far ahead of 

 former seasons. It was the general opin- 

 ion that the various forms of publicity 

 are bringing the reward hoped for. 

 The slogan, "Say It with Flowers," 

 stands out preeminently. It was noted, 

 for example, that the evening paper of 

 Schenectady, the Union-Star, in its 

 issue of November 21, devoted consider- 

 able space to a glowing editorial upon 

 the work of the publicity movement of 

 the S. A. F., with a strong endorse- 

 ment of its practicability. Apparently 

 the item in question was inspired, but 

 at any rate it cannot have other than a 

 beneficial effect upon the flower-loving 

 public. If such or similar means are 

 employed, it must materially aid the 

 florists and seedsmen. Commenting upon 

 this topic, E. V. B. Felthousen, of Sche^ 

 nectady, remarked that, had he double 



the number of chrysanthemums, he could 

 easily have sold all at good figures. 

 Fred Goldring, of Slingerlands, felt that 

 could the fiorist be found with the 

 requisite foresight and determination to 

 "carry on," there are fortunes yet 

 to be made in the business. 



• • • • 



H. G. Eyres, of Albany, speaking from 

 the retailer's point of view, said the 

 best day's work for him Tifas when 

 he reduced overhead expenses and was 

 able to increase sales in inverse propor- 

 tion, finding withal that it is folly to 

 attempt to run a store and greenhouses 

 in a big city, where supplies can so 

 easily be obtained. Samuel E. Hansen, 

 of Troy, who has the office in the show- 

 house, has contrary opinions. He does 

 a good business at the smallest amount 

 of expense, does not cut prices and finds 

 favor in the eyes of all competitors. A. 

 D. Carpenter, of Cohoes, will have a fine 

 stock for Christmas in both flowering 

 and foliage plants. 



• • • • 



With narcissi costing so much at first 

 hand, the matter of profitable returns 

 is the cause of much speculation. In 

 fact, if any handler of French or Dutch 

 bulbs, either seedsman or grower, comes 

 out even this year he has cause for con- 

 gratulation, is the opinion of A. J. Hil- 

 ton, of Amsterdam, N. Y., who adds that 

 by keeping up the line of succession, 

 so to speak, next season will bring its 

 reward. Easter will be more problem- 

 atic than Christmas, when the best as- 

 sortment of berried and flowering plants 

 will be on sale and doubtless the result 

 will equal Thanksgiving. W. M. 



