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Jdnii 10, 1920. 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



George H. Cooke. 



George H. Cooke, of Washington, D. 

 C., died during the week ending- May 

 29 as the result of inhaling illuminating 

 gas, which he had accidentally turned 



on. 



Mr. Cooke was born in Thursk, Eng- 

 land, in 1864 and came to this country 

 in 1884. He worked at the United 

 States Botanic Garden, Washington, D. 

 C, for three years, going next to the 

 service of J. H. Small & Sons, Wash- 

 ington, with whom he stayed until 1903, 

 when he started in business for himself. 



In 1915 and 1916 he was president of 

 the Washington Florists' Club, which 

 owes much to his connection with it. 

 He was also popular in Masonic circles. 

 He was a member of Columbia Com- 

 mandery, K. T.; La Fayette chapter. 

 No. 5, B. A. M.; Almas Temple, Noble 

 of the Mystic Shrine, and Kallipolis 

 Grotto. 



Mr. Cooke is survived by his wife and 

 his daughter, Mrs. Edward Neidomanski. 



Interment was at Bock Creek ceme- 

 tery. G. V. S. 

 Charles F. Crosman. 



Charles F. Crosman, president of Cros- 

 man Bros. Co., Bochester, N. Y., died 

 Friday, June 4, at his home at the age 

 of 73 years. He was well known as a 

 seedsman in New York, having suc- 

 ceeded his father in Bochester. 



Mr. Crosman was born in Bochester, 

 January 13, 1847, and was educated in 

 the public schools of that city. He 

 aided materially in promoting the inter- 

 ests of the city and took great pride in 

 its development. He was greatly in- 

 terested in all that pertained to agri- 

 cultural and horticultural development. 

 He was a member of the American Seed 

 Trade Association and the New York 

 state and the western New York horti- 

 cultural societies. 



Mr. Crosman is survived by his wife 

 and two children, two brothers and a 

 sister. The funeral was held June 7. 

 Interment was at Mount Hope cemetery. 



E. C. A. 



Alexander Volkman. 



Alexander Volkman, president of the 

 Volkman Floral Co., St. Louis, Mo., 

 died in the week ending May 29, after 

 a lingering illness. 



Mr. Volkman was 52 years of age 

 and was born in St. Louis. He is sur- 

 vived by his wife, a brother and a sis- 

 t^er. The funeral took place Monday, 

 May 31, from the home, 5721 Easton 

 avenue, and many members of the trade 

 attended. 



The widow and the brother will con- 

 tinue the business. J. J. B. 



Mrs. Harriet Annie Thompson. 



»^^"- Harriet Annie Thompson, widow 

 't the late Thomas Thompson, who was 

 p ^, ^'^troducer and first propagator of 

 <f' '^„ -Elliottiana in California, died 

 ;Jiay J9 at her home in Santa Cruz, Cal. 



V ''^%41 years of age. 

 «:-, 7^'r. '"P^'^'^ was first known in 

 •m 1 L "'^ ns Mrs. James Martin, Mr. 

 Fn ru Martin being in charge of the 

 mS- i?a^'^ens at Capitola, Cal. My. 

 ^^l.Trtm died in 1911. k 



hv n""-n^°™P^^'^'^ ^6**^ ^^^ hastened 

 • an Illness caused by worry over the 



George H. Cooke. 



kidnapping of a child by its father 

 that she had taken care of for five 

 years. She had assumed care of the 

 child when its mother had died and its 

 father was unable to care for it. Mrs. 

 Thompson had reared the child as one 

 of her own and was overcome with 

 grief. 



Mrs. Thompson was born in Birming- 

 ham, England, September 19, 1878. She 

 went to California twenty-three years 

 ago and had lived in Los Eobles county 

 for twenty-two years. The business of 

 Thompson the Florist, of which Mrs. 

 Thompson has had active management, 

 will be taken care of by Ernest A. 

 Isliker, a foster son. 



USINGER'S UTTEBANCES. 



Milwaukee florists are serving the 

 sweet girl graduate and the blushing 

 June bride with many floral suggestions 

 for "Saying It with Flowers." Baum- 

 garten. Inc., has its store dedicated to 

 the bride and her party. In the window 

 is featured the complete floral service 

 for the bridal party. This window has 

 been favored with much attention by the 

 public and members of the trade. 



The window of J. M. Fox & Son, 

 as usual, has a novel attraction and 

 shows the touch of a master hand. 

 Words are inadequate to describe the 

 individual treatment given to the floral 

 arrangements. Truly, art is the beau- 

 tiful way of doing things. 



The Edlefsen-Leidiger Co. is helping 

 the graduate in suggestions. An attrac- 

 tive display of foreign potteries is seen 

 here and several elaborate examples of 

 funeral designing. 



M. A. McKenny & Co. have been busy 

 in all branches. Several large funeral 

 orders were in evidence. 



Mrs. Seeman, of Anderton & Seeman, 

 who has been ill since November, is ex- 

 pected back the first part of July. 



Mrs. Baumgarten sails for Europe the 

 latter part of July. 



Arrangements have almost been com- 

 pleted to market to florists' clubs in 

 other cities the entire advertising 

 scheme used by the Milwaukee florists, 

 which has gained fame as being'the first 

 and most successful advertising cam- 

 paign instituted by the profession. A. 

 H. MacDonald, manager of the flower 

 department of Gimbel's, is enthusiastic 

 over the possibilities of such a service 

 and believes it will cut the cost more 

 than one-half if florists in other cities 

 will use this tried and proven advertis- 

 ing system. W. T. U. 



AFTER MUMS, THEN WHAT? 



What varieties of pinks and other 

 perennials could follow chrysanthemums 

 for winter cutting? T. S. M. — Kan. 



There are few perennials which are 

 really winter bloomers, but several will 

 bloom well from March until May. The 

 best of these are delphiniums, Shasta 

 daisies, aquilegias, Coreopsis g^andi- 

 flora and Pyrethrum roseum. Chrys- 

 anthemums can be followed by poly- 

 anthus, yellow and white. Forget-me- 

 nots and wallflowers are good and there 

 are some useful annuals like lupines, 

 larkspurs, Gypsophila elegans, nemesia, 

 stocks and candytufts. C. W. 



