Sbptbubeb 25, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



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OBITUARY 



section, and the work of reconstructing 

 the houses is waiting only for the ad- 

 justment of the insurance. The destruc- 

 tion of this property is being used as 

 an opportunity to put up larger houses 

 with improved equipment. 



A. Ecke. 



A. Ecke, the prominent poinsettia 

 grower of Hollywood, Cal., died Septem- 

 ber 16. Starting in a small way some 

 years ago, Mr. Ecke had gradually in- 

 creased his plantings until at the time 

 of his death he was the largest grower 

 of poinsettias in the vicinity of Los An- 

 geles. He grew them for flowers en- 

 tirely and grew them in enormous 

 quantities. Mr. Ecke was a native of 

 Germany and in his younger days was 

 a writer. He was a well informed, 

 studious man and gave his personal at- 

 tention to all matters connected with 

 his business. Well known around Los 

 Angeles, Mr. Ecke will be greatly missed 

 by members of the trade. He leaves a 

 widow, Mrs. Henrietta Ecke, and a son 

 and daughter, Paul and Frieda, to mourn 

 the loss of a well beloved husband and 

 father. H. E. R. 



Boniface Baumann. 



Boniface Baumann, 78 years old, died 

 at Niles Center, 111., September 19. He 

 had been in the florists' business for 

 fifty years. His death came after an 

 illness of a week. The funeral was held 

 September 22. 



Mr. Baumann was the senior member 

 of the firm of Baumann & Son, at Niles 

 Center. His son, Peter Baumann, was, 

 until recently, manager of the store of 

 Peter Eeinberg, Chicago. , 



KEMBIiE LOSS ONLY $5,000. 



Will Rebuild Immediately. 



The fire at the range of the Kemble 

 Floral Co., Oskaloosa, la., September 12 

 destroyed its boiler sheds, workroom, 

 greenhouse office, fern house and part 

 of the rose houses, together with ferns 

 and other stock in the houses. The 

 greater part of the greenhouses and 

 stock was, however, unharmed. The 

 loss amounts to only $5,000 and not 

 $25,000, as originally reported. 



The fire was Caused by spontaneous 

 combustion in the fuel supply. It was 

 discovered early in the morning by the 

 house foreman, J. C. Wizeman, who 

 lives near the greenhouses, just as the 

 flames were starting to eat through the 

 roof of the building at the southwest 

 corner of the property. 



Stock Little Damaged. 



The fire department was able to con- 

 fine the damage to the southwest part 

 of the range. The loss of $5,000 is part- 

 ly covered by insurance. In the build- 

 ings not penetrated by the fire the 

 plants were scorched about twenty-five 

 feet beyond the burning frames. Some 

 of the rose plants were injured, but 

 most of the stock in the range was un- 

 harmed. 



The fuel supply had previously given 

 trouble and had been turned at various 

 times to prevent firing. The whole pile 

 had been turned the day before the fire. 

 Both the foreman and William Kemble 

 had examined the coal pile carefully be- 

 fore retiring for the night, but had not 

 been able to detect any trace of burn- 

 ing. 



On the day following the fire the de- 

 bris was cleared away from the burned 



DENVER, COLO. 



Chrysanthemum Show in October. 



Chrysanthemum and rose growers 

 from all parts of the country are in- 

 vited to exhibit novelties of chrysan- 

 themums at the annual chrysanthemum 

 show to be held October 29 to 31 under 

 the auspices of the Denver Society of 

 Ornamental Horticulture. The society 

 is offering a $50 cash prize for the best 

 varieties of new chrysanthemums, nov- 

 elties since 1917, and a $25 prize for the 

 second best. Also a $25 cash prize will 

 be given for the best fifty flowers of 

 the new rose, Premier, grown in Colo- 

 rado. 



The show will be staged in the large 

 municipal auditorium of Denver and is 

 supported by the city administration 

 as well as by the leading society people 

 of the city. 



The Denver flower show is an annual 

 affair and unique in that it is free to 

 all. No entry charge is made to the 

 exhibitors and no admission charge to 

 the public. 



Exhibits should be addressed to the 

 secretary, charges prepaid, and he will 

 see that they are properly staged. 



Adam Kohankie, superintendent of 

 Washington park, Denver, is manager of 

 the show; C. R. Root, of the Colorado 

 Seed Co., is president of the society and 

 of the flower show committee. S. R. 

 De Boer, 208 Tramway building, is sec- 

 retary of the society and in charge of 

 the show. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The improvement in demand noted 

 in the last report has continued, al- 

 though not at all suflScient in volume to 

 affect prices materially, the supply still 

 being heavy and beyond the needs of 

 the market, except in one or two lines. 

 With the ending of summer vacations 

 and the return of many families to the 

 city, there should be considerable stim- 

 ulation in the demand for flowers, and 

 there is no doubt that retail business 

 will become more active from now on. 

 A few chrysanthemums are coming in, 

 the varieties being confined to the early 

 sorts, such as Smith's Advance and 

 Golden Glow. Many of the arrivals, 

 however, show poor foliage, largely due 

 to weather conditions. 



Eoses are plentiful and of fair qual- 

 ity now that a more favorable tem- 

 perature exists. American Beauty is 

 abundant, and summer prices still pre- 

 vail, with occasional fluctuations in the 

 figures for the best grades. Hybrid teas 

 move well, particularly in the long- 

 stemmed grades. In the lower grades 

 much stock is apparently from young 

 plants and lacking in substance. Some 

 fine Hadley is coming in, and in the 

 pink varieties Columbia is prominent 

 for quality. 



A few carnations are being received, 

 some of them rather remarkable for 

 their fine quality at this time of year, 

 having flower heads of good size and 

 stems twelve inches or more long. The 

 range of price is $1.50 to $2. 



The supply of cattleyas is fair, but 

 somewhat irregular. Labiata is, of 

 course, prominent, and there are a few 

 hybrid varieties, but not of extra qual- 

 ity. A large crop of labiata is in sight 

 and the variety is expected to be in 

 heavy supply shortly. 



Little lily of the valley is available 

 and the small offerings close out quickly 

 at as much as 20 cents per spray. Much 

 white bouvardia is being used for wed- 

 ding and funeral work; some good 

 sprays of the Humboldtii variety may 

 be found in daily supply at 50 cents to 

 $1 per bunch. Few Easter lilies are in 

 evidence and the prospect of a good sup- 

 ply later is not bright. Rubrums are 

 plentiful and move fairly well at $2 to 

 $6 per hundred, bud and flower. 



Dahlias are especially abundant, with 

 the majority of arrivals poor in quality 

 and hardly marketable. Really good 

 flowers in proper colors sell well, but 

 the choicest stock brings hardly more 

 than $4 per hundred. 



Asters are still overplentiful and at 

 times hard to move, especially in the 

 medium and lower grades. Among the 

 arrivals are some of excellent quality, 

 but the maximum price remains at about 

 $2 per hundred. 



The supply of miscellaneous flowers 

 continues heavy. Cosmos is in large 

 supply, as also are candytuft, gypsophila 

 and tritoma, delphinium, antirrhinum 

 and calendula. Gladioli are shortening 

 up, but the quality of the late cuttings 

 is quite good. 



Various Notes. 



President Richard Vincent, Jr., of the 

 American Dahlia Society, was in town 

 September 19 and left that evening 

 with James Duthie of Oyster Bay, J. H. 

 Pepper, secretary, and E. C. Vick, for 

 the Connecticut Agricultural College at 

 Storrs, Conn., to judge the new varieties 

 of dahlias in the society's trial garden 

 there, for the award of certificates. At 

 Storrs they were joined by George L. 

 Stillman, of Westerly, E. I., A. W. Da- 

 vison, of Ansonia, Conn., C. Louis Ai- 

 ling and Lester B. Linsley, of West 

 Haven, Conn., Prof. G. W. Eraser, who 

 has charge of the garden, and G. E. 

 Scrivener, his assistant. The garden 

 was found in excellent shape, and the 

 judging occupied mcst of the day. 



S. S. Pennock, of Philadelphia, was in 

 the city September 18 to attend a meet- 

 ing of the executive board of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society, at which time it is 

 understood some important matters 

 were discussed, among them participa- 

 tion in the New York flower show next 

 spring. 



The Islip (L. I.) Garden Club held 

 its autumn flower show at Islip Septem- 

 ber 12 and 13. 



The Nassau County Horticultural So 

 ciety will hold its annual dahlia show 

 at the Matinecock Neighborhood House, 

 Locust Valley, L. I., October 2 and 3. 

 In former years the show has been held 

 at Glen Cove. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York held a successful dahlia show in 

 the Museum building. New York Bot- 

 anical Garden, on Saturday and Sunday, 

 September 20 and 21. 



George Hildenbrand, of John Young 

 & Co., is on jury duty in the Feder^ 

 court. 



Visitors: George W. Graham, Man 

 Chester, Vt.; E. J. Fancourt, Philadel- 

 phia, and D. B. Honaker, Lexington, Ky. 



J. H. P. 



