FURDABT 8, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



39 



Charles Mlllang. 



Charles Millang died at Flushing 

 hospital January 28, following a linger- 

 ing illness. His death was caused by 

 hardening of the arteries. The indirect 

 cause of his death, however, according 

 to members of the family, was an auto- 

 mobile accident which occurred several 

 years ago and from the results of which 

 he had been a constant sufferer. 



Mr. Millang was born fifty-six years 

 ago and spent the last fifty years of 

 his life in New York, at Bayside, L. I. 

 At an early age he engaged in the flo- 

 rists' business, eventually becoming a 

 member of the Millang Bros. He was 

 manager of the New York Cut Flower 

 Co. for a time when this firm was in its 

 infancy. Later, about 1895, he was in 

 partnership with George Saltford, con- 

 ducting a wholesale florists' establish- 

 ment at Thirtieth street and Sixth 

 avenue. He opened a store later on 

 West Twenty-ninth street near Sixth 

 avenue, later moving to the Coogan 

 building, where he conducted the busi- 

 ness up to the time of his death. Years 

 ago he was an active horseman and 

 owned several fine animals. 



He was possessed of a fine disposition 

 and was well liked by all with whom he 

 came in contact. He constantly wore a 

 flower on the lapel of his coat. He re- 

 cently celebrated his twenty-fifth anni- 

 versary in the florists' business. 



He is survived by his wife and by 

 three brothers, all of whom are actively 

 engaged in the florists' business. Fu- 

 neral services were held Monday, Jan- 

 uary 31, at the home, Fifth and Broad- 

 way, Bayside. At the Sacred Heart 

 church was held a requiem high mass. 



J. H. P. 



Peter Grossman. 



Peter Grossman, of Malverne, N. Y., 

 a grower of carnations and sweet peas, 

 was accidentally killed by a Long Island 

 railroad express train while crossing 

 the tracks in his automobile Friday, 

 January 28. 



He was 49 years of age and a native 

 of Bavaria. He came to this country 

 at an early age and engaged in farming. 

 Later he took up the florists' business, 

 afliliating with Charles Weber, of Lyn- 

 brook, the disseminator of the Victory 

 carnation, with whom he remained for 

 ten years. 



About nine years ago he erected 

 greenhouses at Malverne, which adjoins 

 Lynbrook, and conducted the business 

 as a grower until the time of his death. 

 He leaves a wife and a daughter. 



J. H. P. 

 Harry N. Kelley. 



Harry N. Kelley, a lifelong resident of 

 Cambridge, Mass., died January 27 at his 

 home, 63 Henry street, Cambridge, fol- 

 lowmg a brief illness. His death came 

 as a great shock to a legion of friends who 

 knew him for his many kindly acts and 

 his quiet demeanor. For a period of about 

 fifteen years he had been associated with 

 his brother, Frank P. Kelley, in the flo- 

 rists' business. 



Mr. Kelley was a member of the Cam- 

 bridge Lodge of Elks, Knights of Colum- 

 bus, Mutual Realty Trust and past presi- 

 dent of the Holy Name Societv of the 



Charles Millang. 



Blessed Sacrament Church of Cambridge. 

 He is survived by a wife and child, and 

 also his mother, Mrs. Margaret Kelley, 

 and five brothers and two sisters, Frank 

 P. Kelley, Edward Kelley, John Kelley, 

 Fred Kelley, Charles Kelley and the 

 Misses Rose and Katherine Kelley. 



Edward O. Uihlein. 

 Edward G. Uihlein, of Chicago, died 

 last week, aged 76 years. One of five 

 brothers owning the old Schlitz brew 

 which "made Milwaukee famous," he 

 possessed a fortune and made horticul- 

 ture his hobby. He was known to 

 orchid dealers all over the world and 

 owned the finest collection of plants in 

 the middle west. For many years he 

 was the principal orchid exhibitor at 

 the Chicago flower shows and at one 

 time was president of ihe Horticultural 

 Society of Chicago. 



ELECTRICITY FOR HEATING. 



First Attempt Successful. 



The first greenhouse ever heated by 

 electricity is highly successful and satis- 

 factory. The first recorded effort of 

 this kind was in Tacoma, Wash., by the 

 Kenwood Greenhouse, owned by L. B. 

 Morris. 



Tacoma has a lower rate for electricity 

 than any other city in the United States, 

 thus making the cost about equal to 

 that of coal, according to Mr. Morris. 

 However, as it is known that electricity 

 is the most expensive method of heat- 

 ing, it probably is not advisable for 

 many florists to follow his example un- 

 til the cost becomes more reasonable. 

 In Tacoma, where the rate is so cheap, 

 it proved to be an ideal method, not 



only because of its cheapness, but be- 

 cause of the uniformity of the distri- 

 bution of heat, and the bother of lieat- 

 iiig reduced to a minimum, as the entire 

 system is controlled by one switch. 



On the coldest day this winter the 

 outside temperature was 38 degrees at 

 6 p. m. and 22 degrees at 7 a. m. On 

 the inside the temperature remained 

 firm at 53 degrees with only half of the 

 available heat in use. With little diflS- 

 culty the heat can be kept at a desired 

 point, ranging from 50 to 53 degrees at 

 night, and from 58 to 65 degrees during 

 the daytime. 



This form of heating favors growth. 

 This is shown by the fact that tomato 

 plants were started from seed and in 

 sixty-seven days the plants had grown 

 to a height of four feet and were in 

 full bloom. Other plants and cut 

 flowers are doing equally well, demon- 

 strating rapid growth. 



The heaters in this system are placed 

 on the floor, three being used in the 

 greenhouse, which is fifty feet long. 

 They are set in concrete conduits two 

 feet deep and two feet in diameter, each 

 containing a coil heater. To provide 

 suflScient moisture in the heat, Mr. Mor- 

 ■^is has placed water pans above each 

 heater. 



Fougtakeepsie, N. Y. — The annual 

 banquet of the Dutchess County Horti- 

 cultural Society was held Thursday, 

 January 20, at the Nelson House. A 

 program was presented, on which 

 Charles H. Totty appeared. The society 

 plans to increase its membership from 

 130 to 250, accepting as members the 

 humblest of flower lovers as well as 

 professionals. 



