Mabch 18, 1920 



The Rorists^ Review 



53 



Mrs. Jobn Breltmeyer. 



Mrs. John Breitmeyer, widow of the 

 late John Breitmeyer, who was founder 

 of the business now known as John 

 Breitmeyer 's Sons^ Detroit, and mother 

 of Philip and Fred Breitmeyer, died 

 Tuesday, March 9. 



Mrs. Breitmeyer was a great aid to 

 her husband and took an active inter- 

 est in the business, being head of the 

 store and the selling end. She held this 

 position until her son Philip was able 

 to take over the management. 



Charles F. Swayger. 



Charles F. Swayger, chief gardener 

 of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. and 

 the Mississippi & Yazoo Valley Rail- 

 road Co., died March 6 at his home in 

 Champaign, 111. He had been ill for 

 some time with pleurisy and heart 

 trouble. 



He is survived by his wife, a son 16 

 years old and a daughter 5 years old. 

 The son has already entered his father 's 

 profession. 



G«orge W. Ounningliam. 



George William Cunningham, of Dela- 

 ware, O,, son of the late Joseph H. Cun- 

 ningham, died at his home in that city 

 February 25, after a two weeks' illness 

 with pneumonia. 



Mr, Cunningham was born in Dela- 

 ware, O., December 25, 1890. Upon the 

 death of his father, he became general 

 manager of the Joseph H. Cunningham 

 Greenhouses and was not only promi- 

 nent in central Ohio, but well known in 

 all parts of the country. His specialty 

 was primroses and, being unable to se- 

 cure good seed from Germany because 

 of the war, he applied himself to the 

 growing of his own seed, which found 

 favor throughout the trade. 



He was Worshipful Master of Hiram 

 Lodge, No. 18, A. F. & A. M., of Ohio, 

 and a member of the Chapter Council 

 and Enoch Lodge of Perfection at 

 Columbus, O. 



Besides his wife and four children, 

 ne is survived by his mother, two sis- 

 ters and a brother. The funeral cere- 

 mony was conducted according to the 

 Masonic rites. Many beautiful floral 

 pieces testified to the high position he 

 held among his friends and the florists' 

 trade throughout the country, 



A. F. Harf St. 



A. F, Harfst, of Peoria, 111,, who was 

 a grower of flowers and plants, died 

 ^t his home, 310 Corrington avenue, 

 Sunday, February 22, after a three 

 keeks' siege of influenza and pneu- 

 monia, 



fh ' ^^^^^^ tried in vain to overcome 

 the effects of these diseases, but suc- 

 cunibed after terrible suffering, Mrs. 

 ^arfst is continuing the business under 



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same name. 



Bernard H. Klus. 



Hemard H. Klus, 83 years of age, 

 ^'•a at his home in a suburb of Ander- 

 son, Ind., Thursday, March 11. He is 

 3i;rvived by his wife and five chil- 



isrr^' ■^'"^ "^^^ bo''^ ^* Minster, O., in 

 °-^'- His marriage to Anna L. Heitz- 



man took place in 1863. They located a 

 year later at Bedkey, Ind., where Mr. 

 Klus was employed in the supply de- 

 partment of the Pennsylvania railroad 

 for seventeen years. The family moved 

 to Muncie, Ind., in 1881, and located 

 in Anderson, Ind., in 1889. He and his 

 sons established the firm of B. H. Klus 

 & Son. He had a genial disposition and 

 was strong in the affections of his 

 friends. 



The funeral took place Saturday, 

 March 13, at 9 a. m. at St. Mary's 

 Catholic church. The burial was at 

 Muncie, Ind. 



John Mallon. 



John Mallon, for many years a sales- 

 man for William Burns, the Sixth ave- 

 nue retail florist. New York city, and 

 later with W. P. Sears, died Saturday, 

 March 13, from heart failure. 



J. H. P. 



TORONTO, ONT. 



The Market. 



Many prices have been reduced, in- 

 cluding those on roses, carnations, or- 

 chids, calendulas, mignonette, violets, 

 sweet peas and lilies. The most plenti- 

 ful flower is the orchid, which has 

 grown in popularity until now there Is 

 a large demand for it. Stock is a little 

 more plentiful and, with the passing of 

 the flu epidemic, the florists are in a 

 better position to fill orders. The out- 

 look for Easter is promising. The warm 

 weather is assisting the growers and 

 there are prospects for a good supply. 

 Easter lilies will cost more this year, 

 running from 20 cents to 25 cents per 

 bloom. 



Club Holds Social Evening. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Asso- 

 ciation held its annual social Tuesday, 

 March 9. There were over 100 present. 

 Progressive euchre was enjoyed the 

 first part of the evening, twenty tables 

 being required for those taking part. 

 After refreshments the remainder of 

 the evening was spent in dancing. Ice 

 cream and macaroons were served later. 

 Those who attended stated that this 

 was the first really social affair the as- 

 sociation has held, as it permitted the 

 members and their wives to get ac- 

 quainted. 



Various Notes, 



T, W. Duggan, manager of the Dale 

 Estate, has been ill and is in the Gen- 

 eral hospital. 



The Allan Gardens greenhouses, at 

 one of the city's parks, have been open 

 to the public and will be until Easter. 

 The displays of plants, flowers and 

 palms were fine and the opportunity of 

 visiting the greenhouses was much ap- 

 preciated. A resolution has been passed 

 by the Riverdale Horticultural Associa- 

 tion asking that all the greenhouses in 

 the various parks in the city be opened 

 to the public and that additional green- 

 houses be provided to permit the proper 

 display of plants, etc, and that the 

 plants should bear labels bearing the 

 names. 



At the closing of the short course on 

 horticulture at Ontario Agricultural 

 College, at Guelph, papers and addresses 

 were given by many prominent florists. 

 These included Professor Thomson, of 

 Toronto University; W. W. Gammage, 

 of London; W. E. Groves, of Hamilton; 

 H. J. Moore, of Niagara Falls; E. B. 

 Hamilton, president of the C. H. A., 



London; P. Bennett, president of the 

 Bt. Thomas Horticultural Association; 

 J. Lockie Wilson, president of the On- 

 tario Horticultural Association; A. P. 

 McLennan and others. Alexander 

 Simpson, secretary of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Association, was a guest. 

 The chair was occupied by Prof. J. W. 

 Crow. 



Professor Thomson is calling a meet- 

 ing for March 27 to take further steps 

 towards the establishment of a botanical 

 garden at Toronto. All those who are 

 interested are invited to attend. 



H. J. Moore, superintendent of Vic- 

 toria park, Niagara Falls, addressed the 

 Rose Society, March 10, on "How to 

 Grow Plants. ' ' 



The executive committee of the C. H. 

 A. will meet in Hamilton in April to 

 arrange a program for the convention 

 at Hamilton, August 10 to 13. At that 

 meeting a council of horticulture will 

 be appointed. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Asso- 

 ciation has appointed a committee to 

 assist its representative on the board 

 of the Canadian national exhibition, P. 

 L. Whytock, in making arrangements 

 for this year's exhibit. Mr. Whytock 

 and Alexander Simpson are at the New 

 York show to secure new ideas for mak- 

 ing the fall exhibit a greater success 

 and to secure suggestions for the better 

 arrangement of the building and ex- 

 hibits. J- J- H- 



CHICAOO. 



The Market. 



The market has been in a most un- 

 usual condition during the last week. 

 The supply of flowers has been large, 

 though not unseasonably so, and the 

 city demand has been good. Shipping, 

 however, has been conducted with diffi- 

 culty and it has been impossible to dis- 

 patch the quantities of flowers which 

 would have been sent out had trans- 

 portation facilities been normal. Tak- 

 ing all things into consideration, the 

 market has got along splendidly in the 

 face of the express strike. One might 

 have supposed that a suspension of ex- 

 press service through strike and em- 

 bargo would have resulted in an almost 

 complete cessation of shipping, but the 

 fact is that most of the regular cus- 

 tomers are being taken care of after a 

 fashion in one way or another. It is not 

 possible to make the big shipments that 

 ordinarilv go out from a well supplied 

 market, but the regular customers who 

 are paying fair prices are getting their 

 flowers. The shippers either run the 

 blockade imposed by the express 

 officials or use the parcel post. While 

 the postoffice facilities are greatly con- 

 gested, the management has risen to 

 the occasion in better shape this time 

 than for several years. Although there 

 are huge accumulations of parcels, the 

 perishable shipments, especially if a 

 special delivery stamp has been used, 

 are getting fairly prompt service. 

 There are, of course, instances in which 

 shipments have been delayed for days 

 and were a total loss, but the losses 

 are comparatively few and do not dis- 

 courage the shippers, who feel them- 

 selves lucky under the circumstances. 



But it cannot be denied that the ex- 

 press strike, coming at a time when 

 stock is so plentiful, is having a disas- 

 trous effect on the trade. Losses are 



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