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The Florists^ Review 



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OBITUARY 



F. L. Budlong. 



F. L. Bii(ll()ii}r, Hi'iiior nu'iiihcr of llic 

 7{ii(l 1(111^ Rose Co., New Kiigiand's 

 larj^cst conmu'rcial lose cstahliHlmu'iit, 

 l)iit not actively idi'iitificd witli tlic 

 huHiiiess at tlie time of his deatli, died 

 .suddenly -at Fort Myern, Fla., De- 

 cern bcr 6. 



Mr. Budlong was born at Cran.ston, 

 R. I., August .'il, ISill, the son of the late 

 James and Eunice A. Budlong. In 1873 

 lie became interested in his father's 

 business and many of its successful fea- 

 tures originated with him. 



Mr. Budlong 's range, at Auburn, 

 R. I., covers over 300,000 feet of 

 glass, devoted to rose culture, and, 

 in addition, many hundreds of acres are 

 devoted to vegetable culture. Until a 

 few years ago he maintained an im- 

 mense cucumber i)ickle industry, but 

 had to abandon it on account of disease 

 becoming rife in this crop, and substi- 

 tuted otheis. His rose crops were 

 slii])])ed, many to New York and Boston, 

 a smaller lot being sold to Providence. 

 The deceased was a man of great ener- 

 gy and ambition and, thanks to his un- 

 tiring work, the establishment at 

 Auburn, R. I., became one of the most 

 noted in America. His sons have for 

 some time assumed the active manage- 

 ment of the business. Funeral services 

 were held at ■'394 Pontiac avenue. 

 Auburn, liis late home, December 11, and 

 were largely attended, a great number 

 of commercial growers being present. 

 He is survived by his wife, two sons, 

 one daughter, two grandchildren and 

 two great-grandchildren. 



Everett E. Bruggerhoff. 



Everett E. BruggerhofF, liead of the 

 recently defunct seed firm of ,J. M. 

 Thorburn & Co., New York, died sud- 

 ^ denly during the night of December (i. 

 He was in his usual good health on the 

 day previous, and was going about his 

 <luties. He was much concerned in the 

 ajjproaching nui)tials of liis daughter, 

 Lucy, and was anticipating the event, 

 which was to be fulfilled in a few davs. 

 Mr. Bruggerlioff was about 61 vears'of 

 age and spent part of his earlier years 

 with the well known French firm of Vil- 

 niorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris. Returning 

 to this country, he engaged in the export 

 <-(immission business, for some time 

 being connected with the firm of An- 

 dreas & Co., Broad street, New York. 

 Subsecjuently lie became connected with 

 the Thorburn firm, under his late father, 

 who was president. The funeral was 

 lield December 9, with services at the St. 

 .lames Episcopal church, Madison ave- 

 nue and Seventy-first street. He is sur- 

 vived by a widow and tliree daughters. 



John Martin Thielmann. 



John Martin Thielmnnn, an old-time 

 Brooklyn florist, died in Los Angeles, 

 ( al., December (i, at the age of (54 vears. 

 He had been in business for about'fortv 

 years, fifteen years on Flushing avenue 

 and subsequently at 893 Broadway. A 

 year or two ago he gave up business and 

 went to Los Angeles, making the trip bv 

 motor car. He was born in Chicago, 

 moving to Brooklyn at the age of 14, 

 and eventually engaging in the florists' 

 business. H,. ig survived by a son, 



Frederick, one sister and one brother. 

 His wife died suddenly about three 

 years ago. The remains were taken 

 to Brooklyn for burial in Evergreen 

 cem'etery, where the remains of his wife 

 were interred, and the funeral was a 

 Masoni<' one. 



WiUiam K. Wood. 



William K. Wood, at one time jiromi- 

 iieiit ill Boston's trade and horticultural 

 circles, died at J''rankliii, Mass., Decem- 

 ber 7. For some years he and his 

 brother, Elijali, operated a commercial 

 establishment in West Newton, Mass., 

 and specialized in chrysanthemums, the 

 old and now almost neglected incurved 

 tyjies being their special favorites, and 

 W. K. Wood was a regular visitor at tlu; 

 flower markets, flower shows and hor- 

 ticultural lectures. 



The deceased was a gifted penman and 

 wrote many excellent and interesting 

 articles for the trade papers and daily 

 newspapers. For some years he had 

 dropped out of the florists' business and 

 at the time of liis decease was ojierating 

 a jioultry farm at Franklin successfully. 



Mr. Wood had been a life member of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 since 1870. For a considerable number 

 of years ho was active in the (iardeners' 

 and Florists' Club, acting as secretary in 

 1899 and 1900, when William H. Elliott 

 was jiresident. Mr. Wood leaves a 

 lirother, Harvey, in West Newton, and 

 one sister. Another brother, Elijah, pre- 

 deceased him by a number of years. 

 While not known to a good many of the 

 jiresent generation of growers, he will 

 lie held in kind remembrance by many 

 who wore associated with him some 

 years ago. W. N. C. 



Reuben M. Morse. 



Reuben Mason Morse, a well known 

 mason and gardener, died December 7, 

 at his home, at Middletown, R. I., at the 

 age of 74. About a year ago he suf- 

 fered a shock, from which he had so far 

 recovered as to be outdoors in a wheel 

 chair many times last summer, liut his 

 strength steadily failed, and since the 

 first of September he had been confined 

 to his bed. 



Mr. Morse belonged to an old New 

 England family, being a direct descend- 

 ant of Anthony Morse, wlio came from 

 Kngland and settled at Ncwburyport, 

 Mass., in 1(539. He was one of thirteen 

 children of Edward Warren and Caroline - 

 (Ferry) Morse, of Acushnet Station, 

 New Bedford, Mass., where he was born 

 August L'8, 1848. At' an early age lu' 

 learned the mason's trade, but during 

 the late 70 's he gave up that employ- 

 ment to work for the late Samuel 

 i'owel, as gardener on his estate on 

 Perry street. In 1888 he purchased a 

 farm at Middletown, where he had since 

 lived and had devoted himself to grow- 

 ing flowers. 



Mr. Morse had six children, four of 

 whom, with his widow, survive. There 

 are also two grandchildren and three 

 great-grandchildren. Two sisters and 

 one brother also survive. 



uji to, honored and resjiected by his 

 neighbors, business associates and all 

 who came in contact with him. 



Among tliose in attendance were 

 W. I). Howard, jiresident of the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society; Kxpresidents 

 William Nicholson, Peter Kisher and 

 S. J. (ioddard; William Sim, .lames 

 Whetder, K. Allan Peirce, Peter M. 

 Miller, A. P. Dewar, Frank Murray, 

 Fdvvard Winkler, Nelson Fisher, .1. (". 

 (iibbs, .). .1. McManmon, (iustave Tlioiii- 

 men, W. R. Nicholson, T. F. Galvin, .Jr., 

 (Jeorge E. Buxton, William Miller, Mrs. 

 .1. F. Flood, .John Barr, E. .7. Rogean, 

 W. N. Craig, (jeorge 11. Noyes, Mrs. 

 C. S. Strout, Mrs. Peter Fi'sher and 

 many others. Illness jirevented Ex- 

 president C. S. Strout from attending. 



There were representatives from the 

 American Carnation Society, the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club of Boston, the 

 Horticultural Club, the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, the Masonic 

 lodge. Knights of Pythias, the Congre- 

 gational church and other bodies with 

 which Mr. Patten was identified more or 

 less actively during his lifetime. Miss 

 Dickson, for a number of years pastor 

 in Tewksbury of the church attended by 

 the deceased, officiated at the services 

 both at the home and at the grave and 

 spoke most feelingly and sympatheti- 

 cally of the man who was truly one of 

 nature's noblemen. ^ 



There was a wonderful offering of 

 floral tributes from relatives, friends 

 and organizations, and it seemed 

 especially fitting that carnations, always 

 Mr. Patten's sjiecialty, should have been 

 so prominent. Sjirays of the new 

 variety, Natalie, named in lienor of Mr. 

 Patten's granddaughter, covered the 

 casket, and the sides of the grave, in 

 Lowell cemetery, were decorated with 

 hemlock and Morning Glow carnations. 

 The deceased gentleman was 74 

 years of age December 4, and his death 

 occurred the following day. Mrs. Patten 

 left for Lakeland, Fla., December II, 

 accompanied by her son, Wilbur, for 

 some time in the government service in 

 Florida. Harold J. Patten, the younger 

 son, operates the Tewksbury greenhouses 

 and well maintains the prestige of his 

 lamented father. W. X. C. 



BAGATELLE TRIALS. 



As in ])revious years, a trial of new 

 roses will take place in the jiark at 

 Bagatelle, Paris, in 1922 and 1923. The 

 [dants, as far as jiossible, should have 

 been grown in pots, and several sped- 

 men.s, five at least, must be sent before 

 April 30. The roses will be jdanted on 

 arrival and will remain until October, 

 1923, so that the jury may study their 

 habit and flowers during two seasons. 

 Full information may be obtained from 

 the Conservateur des Promenades, 4, 

 Route du (;hanip d'Entraiiiemeiif , 

 Neuilly (Seine), France. 



FUNERAL OF M. A. PATTEN. 



Tuneral services for the late M. A. 

 Patten, who died at his home in Lake- 

 land, Fla., as reported in last week's 

 Review, were held :it Tewksbury, Mass., 

 the home of the deceased for many 

 years, and were largely attended. Many 

 of his old florist confreres came a con- 

 siderable distance to pay a last tribute 

 of esteem to one who was alwavs looked 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Plant Registration. 



The following new carnation has been 

 oflVred for registration: 



Viilpntine; piircntiiso, Srnrlot Clow x Mav 

 n.'iy; color, dark pink; size, throe to Ihii'e anil 

 ono-lialf inches; good urower; early and contiii- 

 Moiis bloomer; long, wiry stems; easy rooter: 

 good keeper and shipper; registered hv .John 

 Steidle, Clayton, Mo. 



A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y. 



