August 7, 1919.- 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



Robert Montgomery. 



Robert Montgomery, the noted rose 

 specialist of Natick, Mass., died sud- 

 denly August 5 from a complication of 

 diseases. 



Mr. Montgomery was born at Kir- 

 kinner, in Wigtownshire, Scotland. IIo 

 served his apprenticeship in the trade 

 at dalloway house, the well-known seat 

 of llie Earl of Galloway. He worked at 

 his trade near Glasgow and then in 1880 

 came to America. Ho first found em- 

 ployment in America at Wellesley Col- 

 lego, Mass., which was near his home. 

 Later he worked at Dover, Mass., and 

 then entered the employ of Norton 

 Bros., reniaining with them for seven 

 years. After leaving Norton Bros, he 

 entered into business with his brother 

 John, now deceased, at Wellesley, and 

 sixteen years ago bought his present 

 place, on Worcester street, Natick, right 

 on the lino of the Boston & Worcester 

 electric railroad. Mr. Montgomery 

 specialized in roses and as a side line 

 grew chrysanthemums. He had many 

 u])-to-date houses, which produced some 

 of the finest stock sent to the Boston 

 market. 



Robert Montgomery was married and 

 had four children. He lost a son in the 

 war, killed in a submarine destroyer ac- 

 cident. One son, Alexander, has been 

 a flower salesman, and Robert E. is a 

 incmlier of the firm of T. J. Grey Co. 

 Alexander Montgomery, the i)roniinent 

 head of the Waban Rose Conservatories, 

 is a brother. 



Mr. Montgomery was director of the 

 Boston Cooperative Market since it 

 started and was at one time president of 

 the board. He was a member of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club, a Mason 

 and a Knight Templar. 



George Anderson. 



Goorge .Anderson, landsca[M- gardener 

 aixl nurseryman, died Julv 1<», at his 

 home, r,2:W Woodland avoiiue, I'liiladel- 

 phia. Ife was 70 years old. 



Mr. Anderson came to this <-ouiitry 

 from Scotland in the oarlies seventies. 

 He took {lart in landscaping that sec- 

 tion of Fairniount park whicli was the 

 site of the centennial buildings and 

 grounds in 1876. In later years he sj)c- 

 ciali/.ed in the cultivation of roses. He 

 is survived by a widow and eigiit chil- 

 dren. 



J. F. Lembke. 



The death of .T. Fred Leml.ke, who for 

 the last fourteen years has represented 

 the W W. Harnar.i Co., Cliicago, in Ojiio, 

 I'eiiiisylvania and adjoiniiiir teiritorv, is 

 '••'ported. His thorough knowledge of 

 "le requirements of the trade, his fair- 

 'I'^s in al! (.f Ills dealings, his ev>'r gxxl 

 'i|iinor nnd kindly (]is|Misition won for 

 iim a host of friends airmuLr tiu' trade 

 '"; \isited and the respect and alV. .tion 

 "' his liusiiiess associates. 



Mr. J.embke was taken ill in the .\Jc- 

 Kiiiley hot.]. Canton, O., early last 

 |\''clx an. I was removed to the ".Nfercy 

 '"'-^I'lfal in that city, where he was oper- 

 ••i<<'d on Aiifiii.st 1, for appendicitis. He 

 ^\as unable to survive the operation an.! 

 passe,] nway August :\, at 1! p. m. His 

 ''.'"l.v will 1„> taken to the iuttiu' of his 

 sist.'r, Mrs. N. Fung, 08 Burleigh stieet, 



Robert Montgomery. 



Milwaukee, Wis., and funeral services 

 will be held August 7, at the chapel of 

 Schmidt & Ililgendorf, undertakers. 



Born in Germany, Mr. Lembke was 

 with W. J. Smyth, and later with John 

 Fuhrmann, Chicago retailers, before go- 

 ing to the W. W. Jiarnar<l Co., where lie 

 started on the road at once. The com- 

 pany received a telegram that he was 

 coming along fitudy after the operation; 

 then a sudden change took place. 



THE CANADIAN CONVENTION. 



August 12 to 14. 



The Canadian Horticultural Associa- 

 tion {ilans to entertain a record crowd 

 this year at the annua! convention to be 

 hehl at Toronto, August 12 to M. This 

 will be the first comcntion since the 

 end of the war and jireparations are be- 

 ing made on a large scale. Inasmuch as 

 the florists entertained 300 persons last 

 year, despite the trying conditions the 

 country was jmssing tiirough, they are 

 arran^^ing to accomniodati- .")<)() this year. 



I'lenty of recreation has been planned 

 to offset the luisiness meetings. On the 

 seeond day of the conxention the florists 

 will lie the guests of the Retail Florists' 

 Club at a iii<-nic at Lon:,' Branch. Spe- 

 ri;il electric rais will b.' jiro\ ided to 

 take the florists and their fricMids to the 

 jdeiiic grounds. A daiice will he given 

 in the evfMiing. Aiimist II th"v will he 

 the gu(>sts of the city ;ind will he taken 

 hy automoliile to \isil the greenhouses 

 of Sir.Iohn Fat on and Sir Henry Pellatt. 

 In the evening the lian(|Uet will be givi ti 

 at the Prince George hotc I. A boat trip 

 across the lake, the next ilay, will com- 

 plete the society's festivities. 



The local comniitt"e consists of the 

 executives of the (hardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Association and of the Retail Flo- 



rists' Club. H. (!. DilleiiMith is (diair- 

 man of the convention committee; Alex- 

 ander Simpson, secretary; Herman Sim- 

 mers, treasurer, and .1. ,1. Higgins, super- 

 intendent of exhibits. 



Complete Program. 



'J'iie complet(> jrrogram, in il< linal 

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