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SEFTEftBER 11, 1013. 



The Florists' Review 



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nently identified with the American 

 Association of Park Superintendents, 

 the Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Association, the Toronto Horticultural 

 Saciety and other similar organizations. 



W. G. P. 

 John B. Nugent, Sr. 



John B. Nugent, Sr., of New York 

 city, died Saturday morning, Septem- 

 ber 6, at the age of 92. He was prob- 

 ably the oldest florist in the United 

 States. He was born in Ireland and 

 began his apprenticeship under John 

 George seventy-eight years ago. Until 

 two years ago he and his son, William 

 F., conducted a large business at Lex- 

 ington avenue and Seventy-third 

 street, under the name of John B. Nu- 

 !»ent & Son. About March, 1911, this 

 business was united with that of 

 Young & Nugent, of which his other 

 son, John'B. Nugent, Jr., is the active 

 member. 



Mr. Nugent was a conspicuous figure 

 in the New York trade and well liked 

 and respected by all. He retained the 

 use of all his faculties until the last. 

 The funeral services were held Mon- 

 day, September 8, and many beautiful 

 floral emblems were sent by members of 

 the trade. The burial took place Tues- 

 <!ay morning. 



Jolm George Stodtbeck. 



John George Stodtbeck died Friday, 

 August 29, after a long illness at the 

 home of his daughter, Mrs. Sophia 

 Reitz, 745 Palmetto street, Brooklyn. 

 Mr. Stodtbeck retired from the busi- 

 ness some years ago. He was 71 years 

 old, and is survived by his wife, a son 

 and six daughters. 



Christian Heller. 



Christian Heller, a florist and market 

 gardener at Cuyahoga Falls, O., died 

 August 26, after a short illness. He 

 was 56 years old. The funeral services 

 were held August 29, with burial at 

 Mount Peace cemetery. It is under- 

 stood that the business will be con- 

 tinued by his son, Carl Heller. 



James Bishop. 



James Bishop, curator of the herba- 

 rium at Highland park, Kochester, N. Y., 

 <lied September 7. He was one of the 

 pioneer florists of Rochester. 



Mr. Bishop was born in London, Eng- 

 land, October 1, 1850, and came to this 

 country in 1881. For a year he resided 

 in Albany, then removed to Rochester. 

 He opened greenhouses on St. Paul 

 street and devoted his time to chrys- 

 anthemum growing. In the autumn of 

 ^891 he conducted the first chrysanthe- 

 mum show held in Rochester. 



Mr. Bishop was engaged by the park 

 board in 1908 to care for the flowers in 

 Highland park and not long afterward 

 "Was made curator of the herbarium in 

 which the specimens of local flora are 

 gathered. He was guide at the park 

 board 's exhibit of the ornamental fruits 

 at the annual show of the Rochester 

 Florists in Convention hall last winter. 



Mr. Bishop was a member of the 

 Rochester Florists' Association and of 

 the botanical section of the Rochester 

 -Academy of Science. He leaves his 

 wife, Mrs. Fannie Bishop; two sons, 

 Harold 8. Bishop, of Cincinnati, and 

 'lames H. Bishop, a student of Nasho- 

 tah Episcopal Theological Seminary at 

 >^ashotah. Wis., and two daughters, 

 Mrs. Hazel W. Newman and Miss Helen 

 >i. Bishop. Interment was made at Riv- 

 '••side cemetery. H. J. H. 



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John B. Nugent, Sr. 



FOBCINa STOBAGE VALLEY. 



Will you be so kind as to let me know 

 what kind of care cold storage lily of 

 the valley requires so as to produce 

 good flowers in winter? T. J, G. 



To grow and flower cold storage lily 

 of the valley well, a bottom heat of 

 80 to 85 degrees, with a top heat 20 

 degrees lower, should be maintained, 

 if possible. The pips must be kept 

 dark in the early stages of growth, but 

 light should be given gradually as the 

 flower spikes develop, so as to give the 

 stalk and blooms more substance and 

 encourage the production of leaves. 

 Valley does not need any soil when be- 

 ing forced, as it makes no new roots, 

 all energy being stored up in the roots 

 carried by the pips when bought. Clean, 

 sharp sand is the best medium in which 

 to plant the pips. Place it five or six 

 inches thick in the case or frame in 

 which your forcing will be done. The 

 same sand will do an entire season. 

 Usually one watering per day suflBces. 

 After the flowers commence to open be 

 careful not to wet thtm, as they easily 

 rot. C. W. 



GLADIOLI IN FLATS. 



Will baby glads do well in flats and 

 how closelv should thev be planted? 



C. A. 



som, seventy-five bulbs can go in, but 

 others, which are more robust, do bet- 

 ter if planted a little more thinly. 



^__ C. W. 



CYCAS NOT GEOWING. 



I have a sago palm which has been 

 dormant for over a year. How long 

 does it take plants of this kind to 

 throw out leaves again? A. F. 



By "])a1)y glads*' T suppose yon 

 mean the nanus section, including such 

 varieties as Blushing Bride, Peach 

 Blossom and Ackermanni. These do 

 splendidly in flats containing four or 

 five inches of soil. A flat twenty-four 

 inches long and twelve inches wide will 

 hold from fifty to seventy-five bulbs, 

 according to variety. Of Poach Blos- 



Sometimes the cycas, or sago palm, 

 remains dormant over a year before 

 making any growth. Keep the stems 

 well syringed and growth will event- 

 ually start, lour palm house will be 

 a suitable place for this plant, and a 

 moist atmosphere is what it likes. 

 C. W. 



BED SHOW TYPE OF DAHLIA. 



Please give me the name jot the best 

 double dark red show type of dahlia. 

 .A. J. M. 



Arthur Rawlings is a large, rich, deep 

 crimson colored variety of fine form. 

 Warrior, intense scarlet, is also good. 

 C. W. 



Marlon, Ind.— E. Hartson has leased 

 his greenhouses to Clarence Meadows 

 for a term of two years. 



Sharon, Pa. — A hail storm August 28 

 damaged the greenhouses of Fischer & 

 Shcick and W. B. Haekett to the ex- 

 tent of $200 and .$150, respectively. 



London, Eng. — At the show of tho 

 Royal Horticultural Society, August 26, 

 Kelway & Son, of Langport, took the 

 principal awards for gladioli. Bobbie 

 & Co., of Edinburgh, Scotland, were 

 prize-winners with their fine dahlias 

 and begonias. 



