June 7, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



E. Volmer. 



E. Volmer died at his home in West 

 Hoboken, N. J., Friday, June 1, after 

 an illness of many years. He was 66 

 years of age and owned two stores, one 

 on Palisade avenue and the other on 

 Central avenue, the former having two 

 greenhouses in connection. He leaves a 

 widow. Mrs. Volmer conducted the 

 business during her husband's long ill- 

 ness and will continue. Mr. Volmer had 

 a reputation as a botanist and was well 

 known among the trade. J. A. S. 



Mrs. Carl Wilk. 



Mrs. Carl Wilk, aged 65, who, with 

 her husband, operated a greenhouse 

 establishment at Flatbush, N. Y., is 

 dead. She was widely known among the 

 florists of Brooklyn, where the products 

 of the Wilk range were marketed. She 

 leaves, besides Mr. Wilk, six children. 

 J. A. S. 



TIDDLES AND POLLY. 



There is a proverb that "birds of a 

 feather flock together" — a neat phrase, 

 which most of us have employed at one 

 time or another as a finishing touch to 

 some discussion. Now look at the 

 accompanying illustration. Smash goes 

 the ancient adage! A parrot and cat 

 hobnobbing with each other! A rare 

 picture, indeed, as each of the subjects 

 is the antithesis of the other. The cat 

 apparently has forgotten her tradi- 

 tional heritage that in the kingdom of 

 cats feathered creatures are lawful 

 prey, and the parrot seemingly bears 

 her playmate no ill will. 



The animal and bird are named 

 Tiddles and Polly, respectively, and are 

 the greenhouse pets of A. S. Finfrock, 

 proprietor of the Ferncliff Floral Co., 

 of Springfield, O. Tiddles and Polly 

 like to supervise the doings at the 

 Ferncliff greenhouses and, for that 

 reason, have earned the sobriquet of 

 "Timekeepers." They find life one 

 sweet song and will obligingly pose 

 for a picture in the manner shown, at 

 any time. The only disturbing note in 

 the domestic tranquillity of Tiddles and 

 Polly is that Polly is permitted to perch 

 on Tiddles' back only as long as she 

 refrains from making any improper re- 

 marks; Tiddles simply will not tolerate 

 strong language. 



PEONY SHOW AT PHILADELPHIA. 



The fourteenth annual exhibition of 

 the American Peony Society will be hold 

 at Horticultural hall, Philadelpliia, Juno 

 11 and 12, in conjunction with the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society and the 

 Flower Show Association of tho Main 

 Line. There are thirty-two peony 

 classes, eighteen of which constitute the 

 division open to commercial growers. 

 Two classes covering outdoor cut flow- 

 ers and hardy perennials also are open 

 to all. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS WANTED. 



The late May frosts destroyed many, 

 many thousands of vegetable plants and 

 created a tremendous demand for stock 

 with which to replant, especially for to- 

 mato and sweet potato plants. It is 

 difficult to find the stock needed and 

 many a man is up in the air, with orders 



The Modern Tendency in Business, also, is to Forget Ancient Enmities. 



out for plants that do not come. In such 

 an emergency it is a plain duty to reply 

 promptly when an order can not be 

 shipped at once. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



When the American Rose Society 

 designates a day for the inspection of 

 the cooperative trial garden maintained 

 hy it and the government at Arlington, 

 Va., it almost always means rain, but 

 the postponement to June 4 this year 

 ijave the visitors as delightful weather 

 as one could imagine, as well as a much 

 better showing of bloom than could 

 have been liad on the earlier day origi- 

 nally set. The affair was under the 



liroctiou of President S. S. Pennock 

 and Robert l*ylo, the latter chairman of 

 tho society's tost garden committee, 

 with Wm. F. Gude as local representa- 

 tive. The ]>arty met at the store of 

 Ciude Bros. Co., in Washington, and pro- 

 s-ceded to Arlington Farm to inspect the 

 2-acre garden of roses, which was in 

 much better bloom than when it has 

 l)oon ofHcially inspected in the past. 

 Committees were designated to formu- 

 late a report on varieties. 



Following the inspection there was 

 a public meeting, at which representa- 

 tives of the Department of Agriculture 

 and otlior rosarians outside the trade 

 made interesting addresses in reply to 

 those by the officers of the society. 



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Victor Groshons, of Roslyn, Pa., is 

 giving up growing American Beauty 

 and Avill replace it with Mrs. Russell, on 

 the theory tliat it will be a saving in 

 labor. He has been successful with 

 Beauty and is no novice at growing 

 Russell. 



Adolph Farenwald, of Roslyn, Pa., 

 is growing loss Beauty and more Mrs. 

 Shawyer. Hadley is good, but the ex- 

 tra crop at this time does not compen- 

 s-.te for the shortage earlier in the sea- 

 son, when tlie cut is more ^•aU^ablo. 

 Cecile Brunnor grows freely, but had 

 only a limited sale. Edward Towill 

 admits the market could be better, but 

 will not cliange, believing in holding on 

 to the certain lines for which he has 

 become known to be dependable by his 

 commission house. 



W. B. Kohler, of Frankford, Pa., 

 looked for good business at Memorial 

 day, although previous sales were not 

 so brisk as usual. It is hoped prices 

 will be held up, as good stock is scarce. 

 A large cemetery trade will consume 

 the usual quantity of stock. 



Charles H. Buonuing, of Easton, Pa., 

 reports a good, steady trade, ^lothers' 



ilay was extra good and prospects for 

 Memorial day wore bright, with stock 

 in fine shape to meet all demands. 



W\ H. Showers, of Schenectadv. X. 

 Y., rojiorts a good business for Memo- 

 rial day, the bright weather following a 

 long dull period adding greatly to the 

 favorable returns. 



Julius Eger. of Schenectadv. observed 

 tliat he sold practically everything in 

 bloom Memorial day. 



H. E. Eberhardt. of the Rosendale 

 Flower Sliop. at Schenectadv. remarked 

 that his store had the appearance of 

 being visited by a cyclone, so l^are was 

 it. Memorial dav business was never 

 better, both for cut flowers and idants. 



Hatcher's kept evervone on the run 

 between the Sclienoctady and Amster- 

 dam stores fillincr eleventh hour orders 

 from the groonliouses at Iloffmans. The 

 sales slips for Memorial dav show up 

 well. 



W. C. Eger is the onlv florist in 

 Schenectady who has a show house. He 

 finds at sucli occasions as this the full 

 benefit of it, excellent busihess. 



W. M. 



