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The Florists^ Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



Emanuel E. Pieser. 



E. E. Pieser, one of the oldest in 

 point of years of service among those 

 in Chicago's wholesale cut flower mar- 

 ket, died Saturday evening, November 

 14, as he was in the act of rising from 

 his chair to bid good night to his 

 physician. 



Mr. Pieser had been ill for several 

 months and for several weeks his con- 

 dition had been such as to give great 

 alarm, but it was difficult to break the 

 habit of a lifetime and he paid fre- 

 quent visits to his store last week, 

 even on the day of his death being 

 at his desk until almost closing time. 

 He suffered from a disease of the heart 

 and his physician was in the habit of 

 paying him a nightly visit at about 

 retiring time. The heart gave out as 

 the doctor was about to take his depar- 

 ture after the usual chat over the 

 news of the day. The end was instan- 

 taneous. Curiously enough, both of 

 Mr. Pieser 's associates in business died 

 of heart trouble. Flint Kennicott 

 dropped on the steps of a barber shop 

 a few doors from the store and G. H. 

 Pieser died of enlargement of the 

 heart, November 14, 1911, exactly three 

 years ago to the day of his brother's 

 death. 



Emanuel E. Pieser was one of Chi- 

 cago 's native sons. He was born New 

 Year's day, 1863. .His mother sur- 

 vives, an octogenarian and too feeble 

 to be present at the funeral. Mr. 

 Pieser leaves a widow, but no children. 

 There remain two sisters and a 

 brother, Isaac, of the Pieser-Livingston 

 Co., millers. Two other brothers, Ga- 

 briel and Sam, were florists, but are 

 gone. 



More than thirty years ago Flint 

 Kennicott and his brother, Amaza, 

 started a wholesale flower store on 

 Washington street, where the Field 

 building now stands. They soon se- 

 cured E. E. Pieser as a lieutenant. He 

 was associated with the Kennicott in- 

 terests almost uninterruptedly till the 

 day of his death, when he ranked as 

 being the oldest active wholesale cut 

 flower dealer still in the business in 

 Chicago. When the Kennicott Bros. 

 Co. was incorporated, in 1893, G. if. 

 Pieser joined the forces. For many 

 years Flint Kennicott was president, 

 G. H. Pieser secretary and E. E. Pieser 

 treasurer. At Mr. Kennicott 's death, 

 G. H. Pieser became president, to be 

 succeeded in turn by his younger 

 brother. At the time of his death, 

 E. E. Pieser was president and treas- 

 urer of the corporation, with Hal Ken- 

 nicott acting as secretary. In the early 

 days the business passed through many 

 vicissitudes, but the record of the house 

 was preserved without blemish and as 

 the years passed it gained a financial 

 standing of exceptional character. 



E. E. Pieser was not quick to make 

 friendships, but, once he gave his confi- 

 dence, he would stick to a man through 

 thick and thin. He was unostentatious, 

 democratic, "just plain Manny Pieser" 

 to all who knew him, and if he gave 

 his word it was as good as a bond. 



The funeral was held November 17, 

 from the residence at 1004 East Porty- 

 fiecond plafee, followed by public ser- 

 vices at Purth's chapel, attended by 



Emanuel E. Pieser. 



representatives of practically all the 

 wholesale florists, by many retailers, 

 growers and other friends. There were 

 many beautiful flowers. Interment was 

 in Bosehill. 



WlUlam H. Smith. 



William H. Smith, for many years 

 a trusted employee of the Johnson Seed 

 Co., Philadelphia, died November 16. 

 He was 79 years of age. Mr. Smith's 

 association with the seed business in 

 his city dates back to the early days 

 of the firm of Johnson & Stokes, with 

 whom he worked throughout their twen- 

 ty-five years in the seed business in 

 Philadelphia. When the firm of John- 

 son & Stokes was dissolved a few years 

 ago Mr. Smith became store manager 

 for the Johnson Seed Co., which posi- 

 tion he has held since. Mr. Smith has 

 suffered from two attacks of illness, 

 due to cold, which undermined his con- 

 stitution. 



Irvin H. Anderson. 



Irvin H. Anderson, of Beading, Pa., 

 died November 5, at the age of 43, at 

 his home in Reading. He was formerly 

 the proprietor of the Brookside Green- 

 houses, which he sold some time ago 

 to B. and L. Steckler. 



J. P. ThoQipson. 



J. P. Thompson, assistant florist at 

 the state capitol at Austin, Tex., died 

 November 2 in an Austin hospital, at 

 the age of 59. He is survived by his 

 wife and two daughters. 



Henry Cannell. 



The news of the death of Henry Can- 

 nell, noted florist and founder of the 

 firm of H. Cannell & Sons, will be 

 learned with regret by gardeners every- 



where. He died October 25, at Swanley, 

 the small Kentish village with which his 

 name is associated, in his eighty-second 

 year. Deceased was born at Norwich in 

 March, 1833, the eldest son of a large 

 family. His gardening career was long 

 and honorable. The Victoria Medal of 

 Horticulture was conferred on him in 

 1902. The troubles of his closing years 

 were somewhat alleviated by horticul- 

 tural friends, who contributed a fund 

 for a pension. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



The Joy Floral Co., Nashville, Tenn., 

 has the stock in its houses in flrst-class 

 shape. There is rather too much for 

 the demand, Tom Joy says, but as he 

 has harvested a bountiful crop of Irish 

 Cobbler potato that will bring a good 

 price, we must rejoice that business is 

 not so bad. A special house of chrys- 

 anthemums will be in prime condition 

 for Thanksgiving and some good orders 

 are on file. Pot mums are tiptop. 



Geny Bros., Nashville, are much 

 taken up with the Mrs. Russell rose 

 and will grow it in place of Beauty, 

 planting five houses instead of one trial 

 house. It has produced an average of 

 six blooms per plant, keeps color better 

 than Killarney and is excellent in 

 cloudy weather. The bench plan for 

 growing Paper Whites was adopted here 

 some time ago. Bulbs are kept in the 

 original cases until ready to plant. One 

 case is planted each week. A temper- 

 ature of 50 to 55 degrees is maintained 

 and it is no trouble to obtain a rotation 

 crop. W. M. 



New Castle, Pa. — A. P. Barclay, re- 

 cently at Denver, has arrived here to 

 enter the employ of Hennon & Son,. 



