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Mabcu 30, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



65 



Henry Stngler. 



As the result of an automobile acci- 

 dent March 21, Henry K. Hingler, of 

 Morgan Park, Chicago, died March 23 

 without having recovered conscious- 

 ness. Mrs. Singler also was so seriously 

 injured that her life is despaired of, 

 but their daughter, who was riding 

 with them at the time, was only slightly 

 hurt. It is said that the Singlers, whose 

 liome adjoins the greenhouses at 10707 

 Church street, were motoring toward 

 the city along the heavily traveled Vin- 

 cennes road and that a dog ran across 

 their path at Ninety-seventh street. In 

 the effort to avoid the dog Mr. Singler 

 went too close to the tracks which 

 fiarallel the motor pavement and they 

 were struck by a swiftly moving trol- 

 ley car going in the opposite direction. 

 All three members of the family were 

 taken to the Auburn Park hospital, 

 where Mr. Singler died two daj's later. 

 At the time of the funeral, March 25, 

 liis wife had not recovered conscious- 

 ness. 



Although one of the oldest florists 

 in the southwestern part of Chicago in 

 ])oint of experience, Henry R. Singler 

 was only 48 years of age. The green- 

 houses were established, under the 

 name of Singler Bros., in Morgan Park 

 many years before it was a part of 

 Chicago, when market gardening was 

 the principal industry in the neighbor- 

 liood. Carnations and bedding plants 

 were the firm's specialty. The business 

 had been conducted for some time by 

 Henry Singler individually. 



Benjamin F. Bodman. 



Benjamin F. Rodman, for many ye.ars 

 gardener at the famous estates of the 

 Rowland Hazard family, at Wakefield, 

 R. I., died at his home on East street. 

 Peace Dale, Thursday, March 16, after 

 a • sliort illness from pneumonia, liis 

 death occurring on the same day his 

 wife's funeral took place. He was in 

 his fifty-sixth year. 



He was born at Wakefield, R. I., in 

 1866 and was a son of Robert Rodman 

 and Marj' (Gardner) Rodman. He was 

 in charge of the Hazard estates for 

 many years and was engaged in his 

 duties up to the Saturday previous to 

 his death. He is survived by a step- 

 son, a brother and two nieces. He was 

 a member of the local volunteer fire 

 company and of the Junior Order 

 United American Mechanics. 



W. H. M. 



Arthur W. Potter. 



-\rthur W. Potter, head gardener at 

 the estate of Marsden J. Perry, Bleak 

 House, Ocean avenue, Newport, R. I., 

 rtied at his home there Friday morning, 

 March 17, from double pneumonia, fol- 

 lowing a stroke of paralysis suffered 

 a few days previously. Mr. Potter was 

 69 years of age, having been born at 

 Colchester, Essex, England, in 18.53. 



In 1874 Mr. Potter came to this coun- 

 try and went directly to Newport, 

 where he found employment in the gar- 

 dens on the Gardner Brewster estate on 

 Kellevue avenue. After serving a period 

 there he returned to England, but later, 



in the early eighties, he returned to 

 Newport, entering the employ of Huni- 

 niick & Riggs, florists, on Bellevue ave- 

 nue. 



In 1890 Mr. I'otter took charge of 

 Ross R. Winan's estate as head gar- 

 dener and superintendent, and after the 

 death of Mr. Winan he remained in 

 charge of the estate under the present 

 owner, Mr. Perry. 



Mr. I'otter was well and favorably 

 known, being a most kindly and agree- 

 able man. The only organization with 

 which he was affiliated was the Forest- 

 ers of America. He leaves, besides his 

 widow, three sons, one of whom, Walter 

 H. Potter, was foreman for his father 

 for many years, and a second, Arthur W. 

 Potter, Jr., is head gardener at the 

 estate of Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss; 

 and three daughters. ' W. H. M. 



IVIxs. J. C. Moore. 



Mrs. J. C. Moore, mother of Mrs. Min- 

 nie B. Hug, of the Austin Flower Shop, 

 623 North Cicero avenue, Chicago, 

 })assed away March 22, after a lingering 

 illness, during which lier daughter was 

 in constant attendance. Services were 

 held March 23, after which the body 

 w:is shipped to Constantine, Mich., for 

 burial. 



Benjamin E. Thornton. 



Benjamin E. Thornton died at his 

 home, 33 Elm street, Methuen, Law- 

 rence, Mass., March 19, after a brief ill- 

 ness. Mr. Thornton was born in An- 

 ilover, but resided in Lawrence for the 

 greater part of his life. He was one of 

 the firm of florists which conducted the 

 business known as Thornton Bros, for 

 over forty years. The deceased con- 

 ducted the growing end of the busi- 

 ness. 



Mr. Thornton is survived by his wife, 

 Mary; one son, Benjamin E., of the 

 firm of Thornton & Crouch; three daugh- 

 ters, Mrs. Daniel Collins. Mrs. George 

 Miller, Mrs. Harry C. Brainerd; two 

 sisters, Mrs. Harriet McLearn, Mrs. 

 Martha Gould; and two brothers, Ros- 

 well C. and Frank D. Thornton. 



The funeral was held March 22 at the 

 home. Interment was in the family lot 

 in P>ellevue cemetery. 



TORONTO, ONT. 



The Market. 



Stock is plentiful and of good (|ual- 

 ity. There is an abundance of bulbous 

 stock, but roses are not too plentiful. 

 The outlook for Easter is good. The 

 reports from the greenliouses are en- 

 couraging and tliere will, in all prob- 

 ability, l)e lots of good stuck for that 

 day. 



Club Doings. 



The Oardcncrs' and F'lorists' Asso- 

 ciation held its regular meeting March 

 20, when Professor Macoun gave an ex- 

 cellent talk on n.'itive trees and shrubs 

 for use in landscajte gardening work. 

 There was a large meeting and all mem- 

 bers present listened with pleasure as 

 Professor Macoun, who is the Domin- 

 ion horticulturist, told of the experi- 

 ments at the Dominion experimental 

 farms, at Ottawa and elsewhere. Sev- 

 eral new members were received. There 

 was a good disj)lay of plants and ferns. 



The membership committee of the Ca- 

 nadian iTorists' and Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation met at the clubrooms of the 

 Toronto Retail Florists' Club, March 



20. Harry Groves, of Hamilton, chair- 

 man, presided. Others present were 

 Mr. Carr, of Oakville; Mr. Downing, of 

 Kitchener; A. Simpson and S. A. Mc- 

 Fadden, of Toronto. 



A resolution was passed viewing with 

 alarm the dismissal of Professor Crow 

 from the Ontario Agricultural College. 



Various Notes. 



Fifteen Toronto florists started 

 cooperative advertising last week, with 

 good results. This week the advertise- 

 ments contain the names of twenty flo- 

 rists. Others are ready to join next 

 week. The advertising has stimulated 

 buying, as the florists liave received 

 some excellent stock which they can 

 sell at a reasonable rate. The growers 

 are cooperating and Carl Grobba sent 

 along an unsolicited check for $.50 to- 

 wards the advertising. The idea is to 

 get the public to order a few flowers on 

 Saturday, for their Sunday tables, and 

 secure regular customers, thus creating 

 the same situation as existed before the 

 war. 



Several Toronto florists took in the 

 flower show at Indianapolis. Among 

 them were J. H. Dunlop, Fred Miller, 

 .Josepli Weis, G. M. Geraghty, Mrs. Wa- 

 ters, Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Moore. 



Carl Grobba will have a fine lot of 

 lilies for Easter. The private bill fixing 

 his assessment in the village of Mimico 

 for a term of years was passed by the 

 ]>rovincial legislature at Toronto, 

 March 24. J. J. H. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Last week everyone who had flowers 

 must have done well, as the demand was 

 strong enough to keep the market clean 

 and produce a sharp rise in prices, es- 

 ]iecially for carnations. There are re- 

 ]>orts of scarcity of stock, but there was 

 no real shortage — the scarcity was only 

 of the cheap flowers the buyers have 

 learned to expect at this season of the 

 year, there being enough of everything 

 to satisfy the needs of all who were 

 willing to pay prices in keeping with 

 present costs of production. 



It was, however, a most unusual con- 

 dition for mid-Lent. "Where are the 

 .spring crops?" It was a question asked 

 hundreds of times by buyers accus- 

 tomed to see the market overloaded in 

 the vernal season. That flowers are in 

 reduced supply over the greater part of 

 the central states was apparent from 

 the orders received. The growers ap- 

 ]>ear to be timing their crops for the 

 later Easter, although it must be con- 

 sidered tliat the market for flowers has 

 liroadened year after year without a 

 corres]ionding recent increase in the 

 production. Also, general business is 

 showing the increased activity which 

 .'ilways comes in the spring, and it un- 

 (juestionably is helping all florists. 



The special feature of last week's 

 market was the demand for, and conse- 

 (|uont rise in price of, carnations. Buy- 

 ers protested at the advances made 

 without notice, but they continued to 

 order, with the result that prices went 

 up another notch. Saturday found the 

 market stiffer than on any preceding 

 day in the week. Monday always is a 

 busy day in this market, much more so 

 than Tuesday. Sometimes Wednesday 

 and Thursday are dull, but usually 



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