NOVBMBEB 26, 1014. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



D. y. Mellls. 



David Y, Mellis, 3421 Snyder avenue, 

 riatbush, N. Y., died from neuralgia of' 

 the heart, Friday, November 20, at the 

 age of 60 years, his wife and three 

 daughters surviving him. Funeral serv- 

 ices were held at his late residence 

 Tuesday evening, the house being lit- 

 erally filled with- floral evidences of the 

 universal esteenafin which he was held 

 by a multitudtefc'f, friends. 



Mr. Mellis hjld -4?een ill a month, but 

 was considereiir.Wt of danger and re- 

 covering when*i;lfe'. end came suddenly. 

 His mother V de^th last summet at the 

 age of 93 wa»3^hock from which he 

 never fully recovered. A short time 

 ago he had visited her at the old home 

 in Scotland. 



Mr. Mellis was president of the 

 Greater New York Florists' Association 

 of Brooklyn and a member of several 

 fraternal societies. He had been in the 

 florists' business in Brooklyn for over 

 a quarter of a century, his establish- 

 ment occupying two blocks in Flatbush. 

 He did an immense cemetery trade, his 

 retail store being situated close to Holy 

 Cross cemetery. Mrs. Mellis and his 

 daughters will continue the business. 

 Mr. Mellis was a man of splendid char- 

 acter and delightful personality, de- 

 voted to his family, enjoying legitimate 

 sport with the zest of youth, and pos- 

 sessed of great physical strength and 

 energy. His sudden passing is greatly 

 regretted by all who knew him. 



J. A. S. 

 Andrew Glorius. 



Andrew Glorius, aged 96, associated 

 for many years with his brother, the 

 late George Glorius, who was one of 

 the pioneer florists of Washington, D. 

 G., died last week at his home in Silver 

 Springs, Md., near the District line. 

 Mr. Glorius was a native of Germany 

 and came to Washington before the 

 Civil war. 



Thomas G. Wajrd. 



Thomas G. Ward, aged 81, a native 

 of Somerset county, Md., a resident of 

 Washington, D. C, for more than sixty- 

 five years, and for a number of years 

 florist at the White House, died at 

 Washington last week. He had been 

 ill four months and leaves a widow and 

 several children. 



BUFFAIiO, N. Y. 



The Market. 



The weather is brisk and cold. We 

 had our first snow storm November 18. 

 Business is good with most florists, for 

 there has been much wedding and 

 funeral work, as well as some for recep- 

 tions, etc. Chrysanthemums are being 

 held back for Thanksgiving, so that 

 there are few choice blooms on the 

 market. Eaton and Chadwick are the 

 best varieties in white and yellow. 

 Golden Wedding is also good. Maude 

 Dean is at its best. Red and bronze 

 mums are not much in demand, although 

 in pompons red, bronze, copper and 

 burnt orange colors are favorites, to- 

 gether with the various shades of yel- 

 low. Roses are excellent. Carnations 

 are improving in size and color. 

 Mignonette, snapdragon, stevia and 

 sweet peas are coming into the market 



in small quantities. Primroses, cycla- 

 mens, begonias and chrysanthemum 

 plants are selling well at present. 



Various Notes. 



Jacob B. Wiese reports business good. 

 He has a fine line of chrysanthemums, 

 Lorraine begonias, cyclamens and prim- 

 roses. His stock of Boston ferns is 

 excellent. At present he is selling a 

 great many cemetery wreaths and 

 bunches to be used for the winter. Mr. 

 Wiese is planning to go south to select 

 about 100 cases of holly ?for holiday 

 use. 



The Wm. Scott Co. has finished cut- 

 ting its crop of BonnafEons. Chadwick 

 and Maud Dean are now being cut. 

 Business has been fair. The company 

 has had its share of debutante work. 



The volume of S. A. Anderson 's 

 business last week was large enough to 

 press into service another delivery auto- 

 mobile, for there were a large number 

 of weddings, dinner parties, receptions, 

 etc. 



Al. Vick. of Rochester, was in this 

 city November 18. He was one of the 

 witnesses in a lawsuit here. Inci- 

 dentally, he was disposing of a fine 



lot of bouvardias, which were grown 

 at Barnard, N. Y., near Rochester. 



The Lenox Flower Shop has jast 

 received a shipment of fancy baskets 

 and a fine lot of araucarias for the 

 winter. Business has been fair, accord- 

 ing to Mr. Alberts' reports. 



One of our florists is beginning a poor 

 practice, offering the use of palms free 

 of charge at funerals throughout the 

 city where there is a possibility of the 

 " imily of the deceased investing in 



rge floral pieces. We hope this prac- 

 tice will soon be discontinued, for it 

 lowJSrs the dignity of the florists' busi- 

 ness\md cheapens the florists' part in 

 funeral; 



Peter Hoffman,^on the market, re- 

 ports that business is picking up gradu- 

 ally. He is selling a great many 

 wreaths for cemetery use at present. 



Miss Susan Streit impersonated win- 

 ter at an entertainment of the Sacred 

 Heart last week. She looked quite 

 wintry, except for the handsome cor- 

 sage which she wore. 



Jerry Brookins, of Orchard Park, has 

 begun cutting his carnations. They are 

 fairly good. His sweet peas continue 

 to improve each week. E. C. A. 



Athol, Mass. — Geo. W. Sutherland 

 has rented a store on Main street, 

 where he will shortly open a salesroom. 



New Bedford, Mass. — M. Malonson & 

 Son, in business at 259 Mt. Pleasant 

 street, are going to retire from the flo- 

 rists' trade. 



Lexington, Mass. — C. H. Lothrop had 

 exceptional success with mums this sea- 

 son and, as he retails his stock at his 

 greenhouses, got good prices. He finds 

 business not at all disappointing. 



Taunton, Mass. — Harold R. Hall has 

 purchased the business of E. F. Rose, 

 at 4 Main street. Mr. Hall is a native 

 of Taunton, but has been away for 

 about ten years. He has recently been 

 connected with the Murray greenhouses, 

 at Fairhavcn. 



Dwight, Mass. — Friends of L. W. 

 Goodell, of Pansy Park, will be glad to 

 learn that the operation which Mr. 

 Goodell underwent several weeks ago 

 for cataract on his right eye, was quite 

 successful, and he is now able to see 

 as well as ever. 



Worcester, Mass. — The florists of the 

 city made the show of the Worcester 

 Horticultural Society a most successful 

 one by means of their elaborate tlis- 

 plays. Harry Randall had a remark- 

 able basket, L, S. Midgley & Son an 

 excellent chrysanthemum display, Wm. 

 Estabrook a table of carnations of all 

 shades, and Denholm & McKay Co. box 

 trees, etc. 



Manchester, Conn. — The Bon Ton 

 Flower Store, which opened in the 

 Johnson block Saturday, November 7, 

 contributed to the local branch of the 

 Red Cross Society as its share of the 

 day's sales $50.18. The firm offered to 

 give the society twenty-five per cent 

 of the receipts, provided the society 

 furnished the saleswomen. 



G-ardner, Mass. — A new greenhouse 

 and a small building to be used as a 

 salesroom are being completed at Fred 

 W. Murdock's establishment, on Pine 

 street. 



West Acton, Mass. — The second new 

 large greenhouse of Samuel F. Carlisle 

 is about completed and half of it is 

 already planted with radishes. The 

 other half will be filled soon. The 

 house is 40x178 feet. 



Moutpelier, Vt. — Mrs. Alice Wood 

 Emslie and William Reid Emslie, both 

 members of the firm of Emslie & Co., 

 were married November 7. George 

 Davidson Emslie, who was recently 

 married, acted as best man. The couple 

 have taken up their residence on the 

 Barre road, near the firm 's greenhouses. 



Cambridge, Mass. — Roger T. Sullivan 

 has opened a store at 181A Hampshire 

 street. He has a wide acquaintance in 

 this city, and his success is looked for. 

 Matthew Farrell, designer for Mr. Sulli- 

 van, has been in the business for thirty 

 years, in the employ of Boston and 

 Cambridge florists. 



Norway, Me. — The Maine Floral Sup- 

 ply Co. has done a rushing business 

 since its opening November 1. Ernest 

 Hayden and W. F. Estes form the man- 

 agement. Lillian Powers and Alma 

 Shepard make up designs, etc. The 

 concern deals in wholesale and retail 

 floral designs and garden materials such 

 as bedding plants, cut fir and ferns. 



Brockton, Mass. — W. W. Hathaway 

 has been much interested and active in 

 the school and home garden movement 

 that has made probably as great strides 

 in this city as anywhere in the United 

 States. He donated a silver cup as 

 challenge prize to' the school maintaining 

 the best garden for three years and has 

 acted as judge for the other contests; 

 also as consultant and adviser. f 



