May 4. 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



45 



tee had given authority to the treas- 

 urer to reinvest for an additional pe- 

 riod of six months folloviring the ex- 

 piration of the original period. The 

 treasurer had been instructed to rent a 

 safety deposit box for the needs of the 



society. 



A report from the committee on an- 

 nual report embodied a proposal from 

 the A. T. De La Mare Co., New York, to 

 print the report as a business proposi- 

 tion, adding matter to the volume which 

 should make it a valuable yearbook. 

 Advertising would be accepted for the 

 book and the publishers would divide 

 with'the society any profit which might 

 result over actual cost of publication 

 and distribution. The society, however, 

 was to appropriate $1,000 toward the 

 expense, for a term not to exceed five 

 years. 



On motion of Thomas Eoland, the re- 

 port was accepted, as well as the offer 

 of the De La Mare Co., with the provi- 

 sion that the annual be sold for a price 

 not less than the annual membership 

 dues. 



On motion of George Asmus, the ap- 

 propriation for the annual was ordered 

 to be made part of the budget. 



Flower Show. 



The national flower show was the final 

 topic for discussion. George Asmus, as 

 chairman of the national flower show 

 committee, presented a lengthy report, 

 which included a financial statement of 

 expectations, based on returns up to the 

 fourth day of the show. He reviewed 

 the preparations for the fifth national 

 flower show from the start until the 

 Cleveland fiasco, and then detailed the 

 measures that were taken to sav6 the 

 show dates by going to Indianapolis. 



George Asmus bespoke praise for Ir- 

 win Bertermann, whose work Mr, As- 

 mus eulogized, and whom he described 

 as really his partner in the show. Mr. 

 liertermann, entering the room at the 

 time, was called upon for a few re- 

 marks, in the course of which he said 

 his relations with those in charge of 

 the show had all along been most pleas- 

 ant. 



The committee on final resolutions 

 presented testimonials of thanks to 

 those who had so whole-heartedly sup- 

 ported the national flower show. The 

 resolutions were unanimously passed. 

 John Young, Sec'y. 



FLOOD AT BEARDSTOWN. 



The flood waters of the Illinois river 

 at Beardstown, 111., are receding slowly, 

 according to late advices from Arvid 

 Anderson, a member of the firm of Ede 

 & Anderson, which operates the Eose 

 View Greenhouses in that town. The 

 (laniajje at these greenhouses was large. 

 A 50-foot side wall of one greenhouse 

 was completely destroyed and carried 

 away, but the remaining structures ap- 

 pear to be holding up well under the 

 strain. The stock of the firm was com- 

 pletely ruined by the inundation, and 

 business had to be entirely suspended. 

 A glanee at the illustration on page 

 +4 will give a vivid impression of the 

 pliKht in which this firm finds itself. 



The Rose View Greenhouses have 

 opened a temporary store at 118 East 

 -Mam street, from which it will handle 

 what business it can until the green- 

 houses can be cleaned up and are again 

 Jivailable. As far as it is now known, 

 this firm is the only one in the trade in 

 this section which suffered from the 

 tiood. 



OBITUARY i 



Max Paul Haendler. 



Max Paul Haendler, owner of the Old 

 Town Nurseries, South Natick, Mass., 

 died at his home April 28, after a few 

 days' illAess. The deceased was born 

 in Saxony, Germany, and came to 

 America when quite young. He was 

 always keenly interested in horticulture 

 and followed it all his life. He secured 

 employment and worked for a number 

 of years on the Walter Hunnewell es- 

 tate, Wellesley, Mass., later starting 

 in the nursery business at Soutli 

 Natick, a few miles away. He had de- 

 veloped a fine business there and had 

 but recently erected new propagating 

 houses and was working up large stocks 

 of azaleas, rhododendrons, taxus and 

 other hardy material. He was only 43 

 years of age and in excellent health 

 until near the end. He leaves a wife, 

 but no children. 



Mr. Haendler had been for many 

 years a member of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston. He was also 

 a life member of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, New England 

 Nurserymen's Association, Massachu- 

 setts Nurserymen's Association and the 

 A. F. and A. M., belonging to Natick 

 lodge and the Royal Arch chapter of 

 that town. He was a most industrious, 

 intelligent and likable man, and his 

 many friends sincerely regret his early 

 demise. Funeral services were held at 

 his late residence at South Natick April 

 30 and were largely attended. Dele- 

 gates from the nurserymen's associa- 

 tions, Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Boston and Masonic fraternities were 

 present and there were numerous beau- 

 tiful floral tokens. W. N. C. 



Mrs, Rebecca Federle. 



Mrs. Eebecca Federle, widow of the 

 late Charles Federle, of Hamilton, O., 

 died after a four months' illness at her 

 home, on Mount Pleasant avenue, Ham- 

 ilton, April 13. 



Mrs. Federle had been engaged in 

 the florists' business since the death 

 of her husband, six years ago. Besides 

 a son, Carl, and a daughter, Catherine, 

 both of whom were associated in busi- 

 ness with her, she is survived by an- 

 other son, Joseph C. Federle, of Day- 

 ton, and another daughter, Mrs. Paul 

 Saurber. 



Funeral services took place from the 

 residence Monday, April 17. 



Mrs. Elizabeth Krug. 



Mrs. Fllizaheth Krug, of the Krug 

 Floral Co., Alton, 111., passed away Sun- 

 day afternoon, April 23, after a long- 

 continued illness. Members of the fam- 

 ily had been expecting the end, since 

 Mrs. Krug's illness had been especially 

 serious during the last few days of her 

 life. 



The deceased was the widow of the 

 late Joseph Krug, who passed away six 

 years ago. She was 8.5 years of age 

 and was born in Elizabcthtown, N. J., 

 in 1836. When she was quite young, 

 her family moved to Dayton, O.. where 

 she was reared, and where she was 

 united in marriage to Joseph Krug 

 sixty-five years ago. 



Ten children survive. They are: 

 Misses Barbara, Kate, Elizabeth, Anna 



and Clara Krug; Mrs. William Walter 

 and Mrs. George Landre; and Joseph, 

 John and Aloysius Krug. Also surviv- 

 ing are: One sister, Mrs. Kathryn 

 Brumer, of Columbia City, Ind., and a 

 number of grandchildren. 



William Mathews. 



In the death of William Mathews, 

 which occurred Sunday morning, April 

 30, at his home, 947 York street, Utica, 

 N. Y., after an illness which had con- 

 fined him to his bed for a year and a 

 half, there passed away one of Utica 's 

 leading florists and an influential busi- 

 ness man. This was the first illness of 

 his eighty years of life, most of those 

 years spent in active work. 



Born near Taunton, Somersetshire, 

 England, Mr. Mathews followed the 

 trade of florist and when he came to 

 this country, in 1869, he was already 

 skilled in that line of business. 



In 1873 Mr. Mathews went into busi- 

 ness for himself on York street, where 

 he established the West View Green- 

 houses, since that time conducted by 

 him continuously. At one time Mr. 

 Mathews added the extensive cultiva- 

 tion of grapes, but after a time he gave 

 that up and resumed the growing of 

 flowers exclusively. 



For many years Mr. Mathews made 

 a special study of orchids and gained 

 considerable fame as an expert in that 

 line. 



Mr. Mathews was one of the oldest 

 members of Faxton Lodge, No. 697, F. 

 & A. M. He was also a member of 

 Yahnundasis Lodge of Perfection and 

 served it as master for two years. He 

 was also master of Yahnundasis Chap- 

 ter of Rose Croix, and a trustee of 

 Ziyara Temple, Nobles of the Mystic 

 Shrine. He attended St. Luke's church 

 and in politics was Eepublican. He was 

 one of the earliest members of the Utica 

 Florists' Club and of the Society of 

 American Florists. 



Mr. Mathews was married in 1864 

 to Miss Emily Gridley. She survives, 

 with the following children: Fred, who 

 lives in Rochester; Edward G., archi- 

 tect; Harry S. and Charles M., who are 

 in their father's florists' business; Mrs. 

 Byron Eogers, of Utica, and Mrs. E. L. 

 Crane, of Buffalo. He leaves six grand- 

 children and one great-grandchild. 



FEEDING ROSES. 



We have mailed you two rose plants. 

 Double White Killarney and Premier. 

 The White Killarney died off gradu- 

 ally, but the Premier just keeps get- 

 ting yellow. We have watered a 

 marked space, both heavily and lightly 

 and the temperatures have been kept at 

 the regulation rose temperature. Can 

 you tell us the cause of this trouble and 

 a remedy for it? C. E. C— Pa. 



It is difficult to say what is the trou- 

 ble with these roses, but .judging from 

 the plants, especially the Killarney, 

 which have made little growth, and 

 from the soil left on the roots of the 

 plants, I am inclined to think that the 

 plants are suffering from a lack of fer- 

 tilizer. The soil, being a light, sandy 

 clay, requires a large amount of manure 

 and other fertilizer to grow roses suc- 

 cessfully. I suggest that the plants be 

 given a good top-dressing of fresh or 

 j)artly rotted manure, cattle manure pre- 

 ferred. Give the roses a heavy water- 

 ing before and after applying the 

 manure, to prevent burning. 



W. J. K. 



