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JULY 17, 1913 



Wat Florists' Review 



The Florists of Toledo* O^ on an Outing at Ottawa Park, July 9. 



night exposure. In summer there is 

 more danger of injuring the foliage than 

 in winter, when a low temperature can 

 be maintained. C. W. 



TOLEDO FLORISTS' OUTINO. 



Wednesday, July 9, was a gala day in 

 the annals of the Toledo Florists' Club, 

 for it resulted in bringing together 

 grower, wholesaler, commission man and 

 retailer on a footing of jovial good- 

 fellowship. It was the "first annual" 

 outing and picnic held under the aus- 

 pices of the club. At the June meeting 

 some live wire suggested holding a pic- 

 nic. Frank Schramm, the youngest 

 member of the club, was elected general 

 superintendent. He immediately under- 

 took in a businesslike manner to make 

 the affair an unqualified success. Post- 

 ers announcing the fact that all florists' 

 shops would be closed after 9 a. m. that 

 d&y were distributed about the city; 

 all florists and others interested were 

 notified of the plans, and on the day 

 before the picnic a well-displayed ad 

 was placed in all the evening papers, 

 signed by every retail florist, to inform 

 the public. 



The day of the picnic dawned rather 

 eloudy, but nothing came of it except a 

 shower in the early morning, which set- 

 tled the dust. The picnickers began to 

 arrive at Ottawa park at an early hour 

 and when the dinner-bell rang at 1 

 clock about 200 were seated around 

 the festive board. And such a dinner 

 it * u^* ^*®' Everybody pronounced it 

 the best picnic lunch he ever had en- 

 .loyed. After lunch, the program of the 



day w 



as inaugurated with a wild and 



viooliy baseball combat between the 

 ^pst Side and the East Side. The mem- 

 ">■> of that game will live long with 

 inose who sat on the hillside, cheering 

 tneir favorites. The score was 11 to 4 

 'n tavor of the West Side. The other 



wa'" ^^ *^® ^*y included a tug of 



i' ^^d running races for men, women 



u!r ?>l<ii"en, not forgetting the fat 



aaios race, of which Miss Helen Pat- 



n " r^^ *^® ^"g^t particular star. The 



^ewiy.^eds, Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, were 



>' recipients of many congratulations. 



;^ ;-• liraus was ,Mrs. J. B. Freeman 



P';'."- to June 30. 



thr. w^® Byer was the chief rooter for 



J West Side during the ball game. 



tavorite war cry was: "Hurrah 



for the West Side, the land of the Bon- 

 naff on! " 



OBITUARY. 



Mrs. Annie M. Smith. 



The anniversary of the burial of the 

 late William E. Smith, of Washington, 

 D. C, who has rightfully been termed 

 the "Father of American Horticul- 

 ture," was sadly marked by the death 

 of his widow, Mrs. Annie M. Smith, 

 who passed away at Mt. Hope, Md., 

 Wednesday, July 9, just one year and 

 two days arter her husband. 



Mrs. Smith was born in Colesville, 

 Montgomery county, Md., in 1840. She 

 was the daughter of the late Joseph 

 Fawcett, who emigrated to this country 

 from Leeds, England, in the days when 

 steam vessels were unknown, and who 

 operated a textile mill in Maryland. In 

 her younger days she was considered to 

 be a belle of the surrounding country. 

 Many of the older florists can remem- 

 ber when she was a noted figure in the 

 national capital. Brilliant to a degree, 

 Mrs. Smith was a charming woman. A 

 little over twenty years ago she be- 

 came afflicted with a mental disorder 

 that necessitated her removal to an 

 institution in Baltimore and it was here 

 that she passed away. 



She was laid to rest in the Rock 

 Creek cemetery, beside her husband, 

 and the grave covered with flowers by 

 her friends, including many of the old- 

 time florists who knew her when she 

 was in her prime. 



Robert Leithead. 



Robert Leithead, one of the pioneer 

 gardeners of Pasadena, CaJ., died re- 

 cently. He had been well and favor- 

 ably known in Los Angeles and vicinity 

 for many years. He had charge of the 

 Raymond hotel grounds twenty-two 

 years ago and there first showed the 

 gardeners of the neighborhood that Cli- 

 anthus Dampieri, the glory pea of Aus- 

 tralia, could be successfully grown from 

 seed and flowered there in midwinter. 

 An Englishman by birth, he came first 

 to Canada, then worked for Robert 

 Craig, of Philadelphia, and a quarter 

 of a century ago he removed to the 

 Pacific coast. H. E. R. 



Robert J. Trumbull. 



Robert J. Trumbull, one of the oldest 



seedsmen and nurserymen on the Pacific 

 coast, died, at his home in San Rafael, 

 Cal., July 5. He settled in Marin 

 county early in the sixties, where he 

 established a general nursery business. 

 In 1870, together with Charles Beebe, 

 he opened a seed and plant depot on 

 Sansome street, San Francisco. The 

 business was continued under this man- 

 agement at that location until the time 

 of the fire. After the catastrophe both of 

 these gentlemen retired and the store 

 was reopened on California street by his 

 son, Robert H. Trumbull. It was shortly 

 afterwards removed to its present loca- 

 tion on Market street and is now man- 

 aged by Charles Colemore. Mr. Trum- 

 bull was a native of Ireland and 76 

 years of age at the time of his death. 

 He is survived by his son and two 

 daughters. The funeral took place from 

 the Presbyterian church in San Rafael 

 June 6, the interment being in Mount 

 Tamalpais cemetery. 



John Faber. 



John B. Faber, Sr., died this week, 

 at his home at Kankakee, 111., of old 

 age. Mr. Faber was 90 years old and 

 had been a resident of Kankakee since 

 1869. He opened the first florist's shop 

 and greenhouse in that city in that year 

 and continued in that business until 

 about twenty years ago. At that time 

 he retired and turned the business over 

 to his sons, who are now in possession 

 under the name of Faber Bros. Mr. 

 Faber was a great devotee of the 

 church, being one of the founders of 

 St. Mary's. His daughter is a sister 

 in a convent at Joliet. He is survived 

 by the following children : Tracy, John 

 B., Jr., and George, of Kankakee; Bar- 

 thol, of Hammond, La., and Sister 

 Calesta, of Joliet. Interment was in 

 Mt. Calvary cemetery. 



Flint, Mich.— Arthur T. MacKinnon, 

 who started business recently at 118 

 East Fifth street, is now building a 

 greenhouse. 



Newport, R. I. — At the recent flower 

 show of the Newport Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, 

 was awarded the prize of $25 offered 

 by the Garden Association and Newport 

 Horticultural Society, also the silver 

 medal for a general exhibit and five 

 first-class certificates for five aew 

 nymphseas. 



