OCTOBEB 9, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



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with a handsome solid gold watch and 

 chain a few days ago by Mr. Koppel- 

 man, in recognition of faithful service. 



Eric Bonevier, of the Butcher Green- 

 houses, who has been confined at the 

 Khode Island hospital for several weeks 

 by typhoid fever, is slowly convalescing 

 and expects to be discharged in a short 

 time. 



Mr. Nickeljohn, of Scranton, Pa., 

 was a caller upon the local trade last 

 week. 



George L. Stillman, of Westerly, con- 

 tinues to win numerous prizes at the 

 dahlia exhibitions in the New England 

 and middle states. In addition to the 

 excellent showing recently made at the 

 dahlia exhibition at New York, he was 

 awarded the bronze medal at the Flori- 

 cultural Society's show at East Orange, 

 N. J., for the best display of cactus 

 dahlias. 



The will of the late Mrs. Sarah G. 

 Hogg, widow of Walter S. Hogg, a 

 former florist of Providence, was filed 

 a few days ago and disclosed public 

 bequests to the amount of nearly $100,- 

 000. Mrs. Hogg died in Boston Sun- 

 day, September 21, and was buried two 

 days later from her late home, 34 Cong- 

 don street, Providence. W. H. M. 



OBITUARY 



George B. Oliver. 



George R. Oliver, of Bradford, Pa., 

 died September 24 of heart disease, from 

 which he had been suffering for the 

 previous six months. He was born in 

 England seventy-eight years ago and 

 came to America with his parents when 

 quite young. He was one of the pioneer 

 florists of northwestern Pennsylvania 

 and was loved and respected by a host 

 of acquaintances, who mourn his death 

 as a loss to the trade and to the com- 

 munity. He is survived by his wife, 

 one son and three daughters. The 

 business will be continued under the 

 management of C. E. Gunton, who had 

 been with Mr. Oliver for a number of 

 years. 



Christian Binning. 



After an illness of only two weeks, 

 typhoid unexpectedly caused the death 

 of Christian Binning, Monday, October 

 <3, at his home at Springfield, O. As 

 superintendent for the Geo. H. Mellen 

 Co., and as president of the Springfield 

 Florists ' Club, this leading spirit among 

 florists in this locality will be sorely 

 missed and his demise is the occasion 

 for widespread regret. Death could not 

 liave selected as a mark a more faith- 

 ful, capable, honest, sincere and affable 

 man in the florists' profession of the 

 state. 



Christian Binning was born in Ger- 

 many and came to America while yet 

 in his teens, entering first the employ 

 of the Storrs & Harrison Co., of Paines- 

 ville, O., where he became thoroughly 

 conversant with the nursery business. 

 Later he removed to Springfield and en- 

 gaged with the C. A. Reeser Co. until 

 its plant and business were taken over 

 by the Geo. H. Mellen Co., for which 

 he became superintendent. He had full 

 charge of the growing and shipping, as 

 well as a large share in the preparation 

 of copy for its catalogues, up to within 

 a few weeks of his death. Mr. Binning 

 had lately given much time dnd atten- 



Christian Binning. 



tion to the installation of a Simonda 

 vacuum system of steam heating and 

 was much elated over having accom- 

 plished its successful operation. 



A wife and three sons, residing in 

 the home on the greenhouse premises, 

 are left to mourn the loss of a model 

 husband and father. Christian Binning 

 was a member and trustee of St. John 's 

 German Lutheran Church, as well as a 

 Mason, Odd Fellow, K. of P. and Elk. 



Ge Dale. 



E. Fryer. 



E. Fryer, one of the oldest florists 

 actively engaged in the business, died 

 at his home at Johnstown, Pa., Sep- 

 tember 21. S. Austin is in charge of 

 his business affairs, closing them up. 



WiUiam Howard. 



William Howard, nursery manager 

 for Anthony Waterer, Woking, Eng- 

 land, died September 13. Mr. Howard re- 

 moved to Knaphill Nurseries fifteen 

 years ago from James Veitch & Sons' 

 nursery at Coombe Wood, where he 

 was manager for nearly thirty years. 

 In both nurseries his business brought 

 him into contact with a large number 

 of horticulturists from all over the 

 world, who will remember him for his 

 kindly nature and wide knowledge of 

 trees and shrubs. The deceased, who 

 had been in failing health for some 

 months, leaves a widow, three sons and 

 a daughter. 



Mathew A. Butler. 



Mathew A. Butler, the former pro- 

 prietor of the business now operated by 

 his step-son, John J. Kelley, at Valley 

 Falls, R. I., died at the age of 70 at his 

 hdtae on Broad street, September 24, 

 after a long illness, caused by a com- 



plication of troubles. Mr. Butler was 

 born in Ireland, but came to this coun- 

 try when a young man. His ability as 

 a florist and gardener gained for him 

 important positions in this line on the 

 estates of Governor Sprague, the late 

 Thomas Jenckes and Royal C. Taft. 



He established a florists' and gar- 

 deners' business at Valley Falls, in 

 which he was quite successful. Upon 

 his retirement his step-son, John J. 

 Kelley, succeeded him. Mr. Butler is 

 survived by his widow and three step- 

 sons, John J., William B. and Charles 

 A. Kelley, of Valley Falls. 



BOWLING 



SAcretarles of bowllnr clnba may bara thalr 

 ■coraa pnbllahed In thla colnmn by malUnf tbem 

 to Tb« Rerlew to arrlrA not later than TaewUj 

 eacb week. 



AT ASTOELA, L. I. 



The Astoria Florists' Bowling Club 

 opened the season October 2, making 

 the following scores: 



Flayer. Ist 2d 3d 4th 5th eth 



Donaldson 184 180 187 136 2.S3 145 



Kessler 164 IPl 172 200 171 164 



Miesem 143 171 184 173 157 150 



Jacobson 169 137 136 157 206 120 



Edmlston 127 119 159 119 



Garbe 119 116 138 133 124 148 



Alexandria, Ind. — M. E. Goode is the 

 successor of H. A. Maxiner at 109 East 

 Van Buren street. 



South Lyon, Mich.— Walter E. Hast- 

 ings, who formerly was in the florists* 

 business at Central Lake, Mich., has 

 bought out George Lunn and is con- 

 tinuing the general trade done by his 

 predecessor. 



