January 6, 1021 



The Florists' Review 



25 



[See also page 27.1 



John G. Heinl. 



John G. Heinl, head of John G. Heinl 

 & Son, of TTerre Haute, lud., died at his 

 home, December 31, following a linger- 

 ing illness. He was 76 years of age. 

 He was born in Austria and came to th^ 

 country with his father and three 

 brothers in 1860. They settled in Terrc 

 Haute in 1863. It was a town of but a 

 few houses when Mr. Heinl first made it 

 his home. With his three brothers, 

 George, Lawrence and Joseph, he 

 started in the nursery and florists' busi- 

 ness. He is survived by his wife, his 

 three brothers and two sons, Fred G., of 

 Terre Haute, and Robert D. Heinl, of 

 Washington, D. C. Funeral services 

 were held Monday, January 3, from the 

 residence, with members of the Elks' 

 Club in charge. On the casket was laid 

 an American flag as a tribute to his 

 patriotism and love of country. Inter- 

 ment was at Highland Lawn cemetery. 



Mr. Heinl was long a member of th« 

 Society of American Florists. He was 

 active and prominent in many branches 

 of business, industrial and public life 

 in Terre Haute. He was eminently suc- 

 cessful in the florists' business and re- 

 tired from active participation in the 

 business about twenty years ago, leav- 

 ing the entire responsibility to his elder 

 son, Fred G. Heinl. 



In 1876 while at the Vienna exposi- 

 tion, he discovered a new variety of 

 pelargonium. He brought a few plants 

 home with him and introduced them to 

 the trade as the Freddie Heinl pelar- 

 gonium. In 1895 he first offered to the 

 western trade the now famous single 

 violet, Princess of Wales, having picked 

 it up near Paris. 



In 1896 he engaged in forcing lilacs 

 on a large scale, importing enough 

 plants for a 5-acre tract. By planting 

 weekly batches he had a regular supply 

 all winter, which was shipped to Chicago 

 and St. Louis. As a result of these ef- 

 forts, hundreds of residence lawns in 

 Terre Haute are decorated with lilac 

 hedges; in fact, when the Davis Gardens 

 were raid out, over 2,000 5 to 10-year-old 

 plants were used for the planting of 

 the famous Lilac avenue. He was vice- 

 president of the Davis Gardens and, 

 with his son Fred, was instrumental in 

 obtaining the location of this establish- 

 ment in Terre Haute. 



In 1901 he retired from active service 

 in the florists' trade and practically 

 devoted the remainder of his life to his 

 family, charitable organizations and 

 civic affairs. 



Mr. Heinl was fond of travel and 

 made two trips back to his boyhood 

 home, as well as two journeys to the 

 West Indies. He was president of the 

 Terre Haute Morris plan bank, an in- 

 stitution so successful under his guid- 

 ance that recently a letter was received 

 from the director of these banks, prais- 

 ing the management and pointing it out 

 as one of the most efficient of these in- 

 stitutions, which have now become 

 country-wide. Mr. Heinl also served 

 as president of the Fort Harrison Sav- 

 ings Association, president of the Rose 

 Dispensary, vice-president of the Rose 

 Orphan Home, and director of the In- 

 diana Savings, Loan and Building As- 



John G. Heinl. 



soeiation and of the Terrc Haute Water 

 Works. He was also a nienibcr of the 

 city council and more recently a mem- 

 ber of the park board. 



Mr. Heinl was an p]lk, a Scottish Rite 

 Mason and a member of Zorah temple. 



Samuel H. Gushing. 



Samuel H. Pushing, for many years a 

 florist at Rochester, N. H., died Decem- 

 ber 21, at the age of 8(5 years. He had 

 been in poor health for some time. The 

 deceased had been a resident of Roches- 

 ter for sixty-seven years. He is sur- 

 vived by a wife and one daiigliter, Mrs. 

 Belle Chalmers, of Rochester. The fu- 

 neral was held December 2.*! at the resi- 

 dence. 



Mary D. Evans. 



Mrs. Mary D. Evans, widow of the 

 late John D. Evans, and mother of Jolm 

 A. Evans, of Richmond, Ind., who is well 

 known among the trade, died at her 

 home, 171 North Monroe avenue, Colum- 

 bus, O., December 18. Mrs. Evans was 

 !>•'! years of age. She was born in Wales, 

 February 14, 1826. With her husband 

 and one daughter she emigrated to this 

 country in 1850 on a sailing vessel which 

 took twelve weeks to make the trip. She 

 was the mother of ten children, five of 

 whom are still living. They are Mrs. 

 William Riddile, Mrs. Henry Roberts. 

 Miss Deborah Evans Xewton, of Coluni 

 lins, and Jolm A., of Richmond. 



Mrs. Evans was of a genial, happy 

 disposition, always seeing the bright 

 side of life. She was an active church 

 member and a great worker in the tem- 

 jierance cause. She had expressed in 

 late vears a desire to live to see the 



United States dry, to vote for inesidenf 

 and to see the end of the world war, and 

 all of these were granted. Up to her 

 ^ last birthday she was able to visit her 

 children, attend church services and en- 

 joy moving about her home. Her mind 

 was clear and active to the last moment. 

 Funeral services were held Tuesday 

 afternoon, December 21. Interment was 

 at Green Lawn cemetery, Columbus. 



Robert Sandiford. 



Robert Sandiford died at his home on 

 Park avenue, Mansfield, O.. December 

 29, at the age of 76 years. The funeral 

 services were held Saturday, New 

 Year's day, and many members of the 

 trade attended. 



Robert Sandiford was born in Eng- 

 land January 29, 1844, and was trained 

 as a gardener in that country, serving 

 as gardener to Joseph Lister, the famous 

 English surgeon. About 1870 Mr. Sandi- 

 ford emigrated to Canada and after a 

 short stay there found his way to Cleve- 

 land, O., and finally to Mansfield, where 

 he made his home. Since that time he 

 had made five trips back to England and 

 he was planning another visit to his 

 native country in the coming summer. 



Mr. Sandiford was the producer of the 

 first pure white pelargonium, or pansy 

 geranium, which is named Mrs. Robert 

 Sandiford, after his wife, who lias been 

 dead several years. Other famous new 

 varieties raised by him were Sandi- 

 ford 's Best and Sandiford 's Beauty. 



The deceased leaves only one relative 

 in America, his niece, Mrs. Walter 

 Davison. His brothers and sisters re- 

 side at London, England. 



