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The Florists^ Review 



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OBITUARY 



Ritc'liy, agi'd 82 yoais, father of Fred 

 Ritchy, the well known j^erauiinn 

 S2)eeialist of this city. H. K. R. 



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Ernest Matraia. 



Ernest Matraia, for many years iden- 

 tified with the florists' and nursery 

 business of the Pacific coast and well 

 known in trade circles at San J^'rancisco, 

 Seattle and Portland, died June 15 at 

 San Antonio, Tex., where he had resided 

 since March of this year. 



Charles F. Hanna. 



Charles F. Hanna, of Cleveland, O., 

 committed suicide June 15 by shooting 

 himself at his home, 9421 Union ave- 

 nue. He died immediately. The de- 

 ceased, who was ;■)! years of age, had 

 been in poor health and it is believed 

 that despondency jn-ompted liim to end 

 his life. His wife survives. 



James Fortunes. 



James Fortunes, of the firm of James 

 Fortunes & Bro., 70 Liberty street, 

 Hrooklyn, N. Y., died June 10, following 

 an operation for cancer. He is survived 

 by his widow and five children. Mr. 

 Fortunes was associated with his 

 l)rother in the green goods l)usiness for 

 thirty years and was well known and 

 highly respected in the trade. 



J. A. S. 



Miss Catherine A. O'Connor. 



Miss Catherine A. O'Connor, sister of 

 Miss Ellen T. O'Connor, with whom she 

 was associated in the retail flower busi- 

 ness, 289 Thayer street. Providence, 

 R. I., died June 19. She was the daugh- 

 ter of the late Daniel and Ann O'Con- 

 nor, and was well known among the flo- 

 rists in Providence and vicinity, hav- 

 ing been associated with the trade tliere 

 for several vears. W. H. M. 



LANCASTER, PA. 



A Day Off at Hershey Park. 



The Lancaster county florists held 

 their annual picnic at Hershey park 

 June 21. More than 12r» florists and 

 their families and friends jiarticipated 

 in the frolic. A s]»ecial car left Lan- 

 caster at 7:1.1 a. m., ])ut some of the 

 picnickers went by automolule. Among 

 the visitors were Mr. and Mrs. John 

 F. Rupp, of Sliiremanstdwn ; Mr. and 

 Mrs. Edward Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Edward Marshall, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. 

 Percy Bernard and son and daugliter, 

 Mr. Bailey and Jiarty, all from Cliester 

 county; I). T. Connor, T. J. Nolan and 

 F. Cowperthwaite, of Pliiladeli)hia. 



In the morning H. (J. Haverstick, 

 superintendent of tiie Hershey estate, 

 showed the party over the grounds, 

 and the tour of inspection proved to be 

 most enjoyable. Dinner was then 

 served. In tlie afternoon a band con- 

 cert was given, the music giving way 

 to an hour of sports, in which the chil- 

 dren competed for prizes before the 

 baseball grand stand. 



The picnickers arrived at Lancaster 

 at 9:1:") ]). m., and each declared the 

 outing one of the most delightful ever 

 held by the florists. The committee in 

 charge consisted of L. S. Landis, Harry 

 K. Rohrer and J. De Barry Heinitsh. 



Various Notes. 



We regret to note the death of Paul 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The Market. 



Although the weather has been inter- 

 mittently cold and wet, business lias 

 been brisk, thanks to numerous wed- 

 dings, not a few prominent funerals and 

 a batch of graduations. Stock is plen- 

 tiful. The carnations are of uncommon- 

 ly good (juality for this time of tlie year. 

 Killarney roses show the effects of the 

 cool, wet weather; there is considerable 

 mildew. Sweet peas are fine and may 

 be had in quantities. 



Easter lilies are good, but witli ])eo- 

 nies in the market the demand for tliem 

 is small. Snapdragon is about over 

 with ; outdoor-grown calendula and 

 ])yrethrum are taking its place, espe- 

 cially for table decorations. 



Florists interested in l)ed(liiig work 

 had a late start, but they have Ix'eu 

 working hard when it has not rained 

 and now are well cauglit uj). 



Various Notes. 



Henry Smith last week nmde a largo 

 but simj)le blanket composed of ivy 

 leaves, with a spray of sweet jieas in 

 one corner. 



Artiiur Crabl) has l)een extremely 

 l)usy with graduation and wedding 

 work. 



Alfred Hannah reports business good 

 all around. A. F. C. 



VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



WHEN CELERY RUNS TO SEED. 



I'lease tell me what makes celery run 

 to seed the first season. We have had 

 a great deal of trouble of tliis kind. Is 

 it because the celerv is too early, or is 

 it the fault of the seed? 



A. E. W.— Minn. 



This is liable to liai»pen with such 

 early celery as Paris (Joldeu and White 

 Plume. A too early sowing is usually 

 resjjonsible. A spell of cool, damp 

 weatiier followed by extreme lieat will 

 cause many plants to l)olt to seed. 

 When plants are dry at the root and 

 soniewiiat starved, a spell of hot, moist 

 weatiier will cause tiie jdants to run to 

 seed, and vice versa. If the plants re- 

 c(>ive a normal sup])ly of water at the 

 roots rigiit along there \vill be a mini- 

 mum of bolted specimens. There is 

 usually little trouble with main crop 

 and late celery running to seed. C. W. 



Williamsport, Pa.— The jieony show 

 of the local garden club recently was 

 held in the store of the Williamsj)ort 

 Floral Co. Some of the blooms did not 

 make the day, but those exhibited were 

 in s])lendid form. The attendance 

 ])leased the management of the store; it 

 jiays to have the peoi)le cross the 

 threshold in large numbers. 



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"The law of coni[)eusation never 

 fails," observed Robert Bard, of Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y. "I have just rounded out 

 half a century on this busy siiiiere, 

 l>eginning at the bottom, so to speak, 

 for my first job was to ])repare fertilizer 

 at the well known house of Carter's 

 Tested Seeds, London. That experience 

 stood me in good stead in later years, 

 and was the secret of my success as a 

 grower. Now I am at the last i)art of 

 the business, as I term it; namely, the 

 flower store, and looking back at the 

 route taken I am convinced that it is the 

 most successful one. We have had a 

 store a little more than one year, but 

 we have made a better showing than 

 iluring any corresjionding time in a 

 greenhouse, minus the care and worry 

 which none ]>ut a grower knows. The 

 ex[)erience gained is ])ut to a jiractical 

 use for the l)enefit of our patrons, who, 

 now especially, are ofttinies as well 

 ])osted on ordinary floral matters as our- 

 selves. The secret of success is in gain- 

 ing their confidence. I can name many 

 of my confreres who have had a similar 

 career, and in every case reached the 

 pinnacle of affluence. Not all, though 

 some, of our joys are perfect," con- 

 cluded Mr. Bard, imparting the secret 

 that a charming and wealthy wi<low 

 has fallen to his winning ways, and that 

 an early union is the result. It re- 

 minded me of the well known saying, 

 "Unto everyone that hath shall be 

 given," etc. 



W. E. Day, of Syracuse, was putting 



the finishing touches to a snjierb wreath 

 of Ward roses and valley, and ren|arked: 

 "It has l)een a continuous performance, 

 day and night, for some time. We can 

 stand it, with the big expense we are 

 under, but we are looking forward to tiio 

 time wlien our reputation will have been 

 made and we can do the same volume or 

 more at a less overheail expense." 

 The establishing of a big army camp 

 at the state fair grounds will bring 

 much business into town, of wjiicli the 

 trade will get a full share, is the opinion 

 of Mr. Day. 



(Justav Bartholme, of Syracuse, is 

 experiencing one of the best seasons in 

 his long experience. Bedding j)lant.s 

 sold well, esi)ecially geraniums, which 

 liy careful manipulation were mostly in 

 l)loom around Memorial day. It is the 

 method here to keep the" fires going 

 • luring such a season as this has been, 

 as geraniums, especially, benefit bv a' 

 circulation of warm air at night. The 

 greater sales more than offset the cost 

 of firing; plants not in bloom are hard 

 to sell. Next season's sujiply of coaj 

 has been secured and stored. 



John A. Murnane, of Troy, reports an 

 almost total clean-up in bloomiuL' plants 

 for Memorial dav. He is one of the first 

 established in the business. 



The rose garden of Henrv A. Dreer, 

 Inc., at Riverton, N. J., is well worth a 

 visit. The planting arrangements are 

 ])erfect and a big treat to the lover of 

 the queen of flowers, among which Los 

 Angeles reigns suprenitr. W. M. 



