MABCH 3, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



35 



the last years of his life he spent tour- 

 ing California and the west. In 1895, 

 Mr. Bassett drove through the streets 

 of Chicago with a steam buggy. He 

 used a Packard touring car in his later 

 life. In the years intervening he used 

 many types of cars and was as learned 

 in his avocation as he was in his voca- 

 tion. 



Mr. Bassett leaves no children. His 

 only daughter, who was the wife of 

 C. L. Washburn, died several yrars ago. 

 E. B. Washburn is the only grandchild, 

 but there are three great-grandchil- 

 dren. Mr. Bassett leaves a widow, Mrs. 

 Imogene D. Bassett, who is his second 

 wife, married late in life. 



The remains have been cremated at 

 Pasadena and Mrs. Bassett will bring 

 the ashes to the old home ,at Hinsdale 

 for burial in the family plot. 



Mrs. Albert F. Amling. 



Following a long illness with diabetes, 

 Mrs. Albert F. Amling, wife of the 

 widely known rose grower at Maywood, 

 111., died February 27. Mrs. Amling 

 was the mother of four florists and was 

 related to many others in the Maywwod, 

 Pana and southern California districts. 

 She leaves, besides her devoted hus- 

 band, five- sons. The youngest, Clar- 

 ence, is studying at a divinity school 

 at St. Louis, but the others all are in 

 the business of growing roses. Ernst 

 recently sold his range of glass at May- 

 wood and removed to California, but he 

 retains his interest with Paul, who is 

 the active manager of the big Des 

 Plaines establishment of Amling Bros. 

 Otto is associated with his father in the 

 Albert F. Amling Co., at Maywood. 

 Walter is in the business in California. 



The funeral was held Thursday, 

 March 3, at 1:30 p. m., from the late 

 residence. Fifteenth and North avenue, 

 Maywood, and 2 p. m. from St. Paul's 

 Evangelical Lutheran church, Eleventh 

 avenue and Lake street, with interment 

 at Oak Ridge. 



John M. Good. 



The business of the Good & Reese 

 Co., Springfield, O., will be carried on 

 by Frank E. Good and Harry F. Good, 

 brothers of the late president of the 

 company, John M. Good, whose death 

 was reported in last week 's issue of The 

 Review. 



At the funeral, held at the residence 

 Friday afternoon, February 18, many 

 florists were present and the room was 

 banked with beautiful floral offerings. 



Born in Johnstown, Pa., sixty-seven 

 years ago, Mr. Good went to Spring- 

 field in 1877. He became connected with 

 the old C. A. Reese Floral Co., now the 

 George H. Mellen Co., shortly after- 

 wards. Some years later he organized 

 the Good & Reese Co., subsequently ac- 

 quiring the Reese interests. His Ilolen 

 Good rose attained a wide reput.ntion. 

 Ho was also president of the United 

 States Nursery Co., at Roseacres, Miss., 

 and of the Perennial Gardens Co., at 

 Springfield, reputed to have one of the 

 largest acreages of peonies in the coun- 

 try- 

 Guy E. Marshall. 



Guy E. Marshall, 5210 Latham street, 

 Los Angeles, Cal., died February 5, at 

 his residence, at tlie age of 50 years. 

 Death was due to a hemorrhage, which 

 caused paralysis. 

 ^ Mr. Marshall had been a grower of 



asters and gladioli for a number of 

 years and was held in high esteem by all 



Orland P. Bassett. 



who knew him. He was a member of 

 the Knights of Pythias,, the Sunshine 

 Homesteaders and the painters' and 

 decorators' union. 



He was a cousin of Vice-president 

 Thomas R. Marshall and a nephew of 

 the noted writer. Gene Stratton Porter. 

 Surviving are his widow, his mother, 

 one sister and two brothers. 



The funeral services were held Feb- 

 ruary 8 and were conducted by the 

 Knights of Pythias. Interment was at 

 Inglewood park cemetery. 



David W. Brooks. 



David W. Brooks, a florist of West- 

 brook, Conn., was struck and instantly 

 killed by an automobile driven by Mrs. 

 H. M. Balcourt, of Waterbury, Conn., 

 February 16. 



Mr. Brooks was walking across the 

 street, returning home after purchasing 

 a paper. The machine was not traveling 

 fast and the signal was sounded, but 

 evidently Mr. Brooks became confused 

 and stepped in the way of the machipe. 

 The coroner investigated and exoner- 

 ated Mrs. Balcourt of blame. 



Mr. Brooks was 77 years of ago and 

 was well known in Connecticut. At one 

 time he was employed by Mrs. Samuel 

 Colt, at Hartford. Surviving are three 

 sons, James, of Westbrook, George and 

 Herbert, of New Haven, and a daughter, 

 Jennie Brooks, also of New Haven. 



Mrs. Mary S. Cunningham. 



Mrs. Mary Sullivan Cunningham, wife 

 of the late Richard Cunningham, well 

 known pioneer florist, of Cincinnati, O., 

 died Thursday, February 24. She was 

 75 years of age. 



Mrs. Cunningliani was well known 

 around Cincinnati for the active part 

 she took in the business, after the death 

 of her husband in 1908, until she leased 



the greenhouses to A. J. Horning, who 

 conducted the establishment until a few 

 years ago. She is survived by tb)ree 

 daughters and two sons. G. H. K. 



J. H. Clans. 



The death of J. H. Claus, husband of 

 Mrs. J. H. Claus, of Philadelphia, Pa., 

 occurred suddenly, February 23. The 

 funeral took place February 26. Mrs. 

 Claus has the deep sympathy of the 

 trade. Phil. 



LITTLE BOCK, ARK. 



Joseph W. Vestal & Son suffered 

 heavy loss as a result of a cave-in, 

 February 19, caused by the heavy load 

 of snow and ice on the greenhouses. 

 The house which caved iu measured 

 35x200 feet and was tilled with roses 

 and chrysanthemums, and, had the 

 weather been colder, a much greater 

 loss would have been suffered. However, 

 it is estimated that $3,000 will cover 

 the damage. The greenhouses were not 

 covered by insurance. 



CATCHING COONS. 



"I am sending you," writes L. A. 

 Eaton, of L. A. Eaton & Sons, Couneaut, 

 O., "two photograijhs of myself, my 

 dogs and part of my last season's catch 

 of coons, just to show you that while 

 the florist is a busy man he can get a 

 lot of pleasure hunting coon at night." 

 From the photograplis, ISlr. Eaton must 

 have spent a good many nights out. 



San Antonio, Tex.— Green the Florist 

 has had simie clever cards printed to 

 send to his customers, serving to re- 

 mind them of coming anniversaries, 

 social events and otlier occasions when 

 flowers are ai>propriate. 



