May 14, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



27 



Duchesse de Nemours, P. rubra triumph- 

 ans, Felix Crousse and Grover Cleveland. 

 The last mentioned variety is rather 

 high-priced, but it is by far the best 

 red. There are many good pinks, but 

 P. edulis superba, P. delicatissima, 

 Venus and Mons. Jules Elie are about 

 as good as any that can be secured. A 

 good, rich, clay loam is the best soil for 

 peonies. 



The common lilac, Syringa vulgaris, 

 and its companion, Syringa vulgaris 

 alba, are hard to beat. Frau Bertha 

 Dammann, Charles X, S. Persica and 

 most of the recent French varieties are 

 good sellers. The French sorts have the 

 added advantage of blooming when they 

 are small plants. 



You might find gladioli and dahlias 

 profitable if handled carefully. We find 

 them so. F. B. 



OBITUARY. 



James Slimon. 



James Slimon, until recently manager 

 of Vaughan's Seed Store, New York, 

 and for many years with J. M. Thorburn 

 & Co., died Friday, May 8, from an at- 

 tack of pneumonia, following a par- 

 alytic stroke early in April of this ytar. 

 A wife and three daughters survive. 

 Mr. Slimon was 50 years of age. He 

 was born in Glasgow. A gentleman of 

 splendid ability and most genial person- 

 ality, he was universally esteemed by 

 all who knew him. At the funeral jnany 

 floral tributes to his memory from the 

 seedsmen evidenced the respect and sym- 

 pathy of his many friends. 



B. P. CritcheU. 



B. P. CritcheU, one of the pioneer 

 florists of Cincinnati, died at his home, 

 on Knott avenue, Avondale, Monday, 

 May 11, at the age of 71 years. Mr. 

 CritcheU was born in England, August 

 8, 1842. He came to this country when 

 4 years old. He served with distinction 

 throughout the Civil war, having en- 

 gaged in sixteen battles. About a half 

 century ago he settled in Cincinnati. 

 During the exposition times, when com- 

 petition among the florists was keen, he 

 was the most prominent in southern 

 Ohio. Later landscape work occupied 

 his attention and during the Fleisch- 

 mann administration he became park 

 superintendent. After his term of office 

 had expired he again devoted himself to 

 landscape work. The first attack of 

 paralysis, which disease finally carried 

 him to his Maker, occurred about two 

 years ago. Mr. CritcheU was, however, 

 more or less active up to a few weeks 

 before his death. With E. G. Gillett he 

 was a trustee of the Jabez Elliott 

 Flower Market from its inception. Mr. 

 CritcheU was a member of various Ma- 

 sonic bodies. The deceased is survived 

 by his widow, Frances J, CritcheU, and 

 eight children: William and C. E. 

 CritcheU, the latter the well known 

 wholesale florist; Mrs. L. H. Hayes, Mrs. 

 John Tracy, Mrs. Robert Morris and the 

 Misses Bess, May and Celeste CritcheU. 

 Funeral services were held Wednesday, 

 May 13, at the family home. There was 

 a large attendance and many flowers. 



Eric Bonevier. 



Eric Bonevier, proprietor of the 

 Butcher Greenhouses, Providence, R. I., 

 died May 9, after an illness of several 

 months. Mr. Bonevier was born in Swe- 

 den and, after receiving his education 

 there, came to this country as a young 

 man. He was first employed as an as- 



THE MEN YOU MEET 



JOHN JEFFERSON WILSON. 



WITH the approach of summer the president of the .J, J. Wilson Seed Co., of 

 Newark, N. J., turns his thoughts to motor boating. The chug-chug of tht- 

 motor replaces the symphonies of the orchestra, which, with other music, hold 

 his interest in winter. An all-the-year-round hobby, however, is painting, and Mr. 

 Wilson is an expert wielder of the brush. In business, too, he shows his adaptability. 

 Being born, forty-five years ago, in the north of Ireland, he naturally entered the 

 linen thread business. Twenty-two years ago he crossed the ocean to act as sole agent 

 for Canada of a linen thread house. On its failure, he came to New York, and fifteen 

 years ago entered the employ of J. M. Thorburn & Co., becoming secretary on the 

 retirement of R. R. Mackenzie. Last August he left the concern to establish his own 

 business in Newark. 



sistant to gardeners and florists in the 

 vicinity of Boston and Newport. Later 

 he located at Providence and was asso- 

 ciated with the late William Butcher 

 for a number of years. After Air. Butch- 

 er 's death he conducted the business for 

 Mrs. Butcher until about two years ago, 

 when he took over the business. He 

 was unmarried and leaves a mother in 

 Sweden. He was a member of Rising 

 Sun Lodge of Masons in East Provi- 

 dence. 



Julius White. 



Julius White, who for twenty-two 

 years conducted a florists' business in 

 Skaneateles, N. Y., passed away May 10, 

 at his home in that village, after a long 

 illness. He was 64 years of age and 

 was born in England, coming to this 

 country in 1866. He is survived by his 

 widow and one son. L. C. B. 



Hebrinoton on the Mum, sent by The 

 Review for 50 cents. 



Champaign, 111.— D. H. Harrison, for 

 a time in the cucumber growing busi- 

 ness with his brother-in-law at Ottawa, 

 is considering the erection of a $40,000 

 range here for the same line. 



Moline, 111. — At the meeting of the 

 Tri-City Florists' Club, held at the res- 

 idence of Wm. Knees, resolutions of 

 respect for the late Theodore Ewoldt, 

 written by Arvid Anderson, Henry 

 Gaethje and W. C. Wilson, were 

 a<lopted. 



Alvin, Tex. — W. L. Heller, manager 

 of the Alvin Cape Jessamine & Floral 

 Co., says that, owing to the unusually 

 cool, late spring, the crop will begin to 

 move several days later than it did last 

 season, but if the remainder of the 

 month is up to or above the normal 

 temperature, the company, with its in- 

 creased acreage, will move about as 

 much stock as a year ago. The recent 

 heavy rains have been of great benefit. 



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