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The Florists' Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



William Murphy. 



William Murphy, who has always 

 given a hand in promoting the success 

 of events arranged by Cincinnati flo- 

 rists, is dead at his home on Pine Hill, 

 in that city. Death came September 

 27, after an illness of one year. 



The Fourth of July, fifty-eight years 

 ago, was the day of Mr. Murphy's 

 birth. At that time his parents were 

 living on a farm near Quincy, 111. The 

 family removed to Cincinnati in 1866. 

 The boy worked in his father's vege- 

 table gardens until, as a young man, 

 he got a start growing bedding plants 

 and cut flowers for the market. While 

 still in his twenties he opened a green- 

 house. He made a specialty of carna- 

 tions and was a grower for flfteen 

 years before establishing the wholesale 

 commission business which ho has 

 owned since. 



Mr. Murphy took a prominent part 

 in all florists' activities and at different 

 times has filled offices in the Cincin- 

 nati Florists' Society and other organi- 

 zations. He was secretary of the Cin- 

 cinnati society for several years. He 

 was a charter member of the S. A. F., 

 and at the time of its silver anniver- 

 sary meeting in Cincinnati he was 

 superintendent of the trade's display. 

 He belonged to the American Carna- 

 tion Society also. In his spare time 

 and vacations Mr. Murphy devoted him- 

 self to what he called his hobby — life in 

 the open. He was known as a skilled 

 woodsman and, like most men who love 

 the out-of-doors, he was big hearted, 

 generous, and his friends were legion. 



Mrs. Murphy, four daughters, and his 

 son, W. Ray Murphy, survive him. His 

 son will conduct the business at 329 

 Main street in the future. 



Oust^ve A. Navlet. 



Gustave A. Navlet, of Eureka, Cal., 

 brother of Charles C. Navlet, well 

 known nurseryman of San Jose, Cal., 

 died at his home September 16, after 

 an illness of several months. The de- 

 ceased was a native of France and only 

 in his forty-second year. For a num- 

 ber of years he conducted a florists* 

 business at Sacramento, Cal., and seven 

 years ago moved to Eureka, in Hum- 

 boldt county, where he opened a flower 

 shop. Mr. Navlet 's death was unex- 

 pected and caused a severe shock to 

 his many friends. Burial was made 

 September 19. H. S. G. 



WASHINGTON, D. 0. 



The Market. 



There was a general scarcity of stock 

 of all kinds last week, due to the sud- 

 den change in the temperature, which 

 produced frost in the low places. 

 Prices advanced to quite an extent. 

 Asters are gone and dahlias are not 

 good. The heat of the previous week 

 caused the buds to mature so quickly 

 that there are only about ten per cent 

 of the dahlias that usually are to be 

 had at this season of the year. There 

 is still a marked scarcity of white roses 

 and the prices are running from $2 to 

 $6 per hundred. It is difficult to get 

 any quantities in the higher grades, as 

 the stock is not up to par. The scar- 



William Murphy. 



city is more pronounced by reason of an 

 increased amount of funeral work 

 which has prevailed during the last ten 

 days. The pink roses are of better 

 quality and are moving quite well. 

 American Beauty roses are being re- 

 ceived in excellent shape and are whole- 

 saling at from $1 to $3 per dozen, with 

 sales good. Cattleya labiata is more 

 plentiful and is selling at from $6 to $7 

 per dozen. Spray orchids are offered, 

 but "with few takers. Carnations do 

 not yet figure in the market, although 

 some of those being received are of 

 more than fair quality. There is plenty 

 of valley to be had and the sale of this 

 is better than it has been by reason of 

 the many wedding orders now being 

 filled. Chrysanthemums are not yet up 

 to standard. 



Various Notes. 



The Leo Niessen Co., 1214 H street, 

 northwest, is putting its new automo- 

 bile delivery car into operation this 

 week. The car is dark blue in color, 

 with the name and address of the firm 

 and the words "Wholesale Florists" 

 in gold letters. Mr. Schnell is well 

 pleased with the machine, as it will 

 enable him to make quicker deliveries. 



The Dunbar Floral Co., of Alexandria, 

 Va., is sending to the Leo Niessen Co. 

 some fine Hadley and Killarney roses. 

 This firm has also a house of excep- 

 tionally good American Beauty roses, 

 from which it is cutting. 



David G. Grillbortzer, of Alexandria, 

 Va., is marketing some good young- 

 stock Ophelia roses. 



Several of the downtown florists 



decorated their windows for entrance 

 into the Betail Merchants' Association 

 window trimming contest. The prizes 

 were three handsome loving cups. 

 Among the windows viewed by the com- 

 mittee of judges were those of the Gude 

 Bros. Co. and Z. D. Blackistone. All 

 of the florists made a showing of flags 

 and bunting during the week in honor 

 of the G. A. B., which held its en- 

 campment from September 27 to 

 October 2. 



Among the visitors in Washington 

 last week were Admiral Aaron Ward, 

 Samuel 8. Pennock, of the S. S. 

 Pennock - Meehan Co., Philadelphia, 

 president of the American Rose So- 

 ciety, and Robert Pyle, who came here 

 September 24 for the purpose of mak- 

 ing an inspection of the rose garden 

 at Arlington Farm. They were met 

 by William F. Gude, national repre- 

 sentative of the S. A. F. All expressed 

 their pleasure at the start that has been 

 made, but regretted the fact that the 

 garden is not yet fully planted. It 

 was agreed that a general appeal should 

 bo made at an early date to all of the 

 rosarians of the country to furnish 

 roses for the planting of at least half 

 of the garden. C. L. L. 



Mrs. J. A, Philipps, the "flower lady 

 of Fourteenth street," is enjoying the 

 Pacific coast trip she won' in the recent 

 Lyric theater contest. During her ab- 

 sence, Mr. Philipps will have charge 

 of the store, at Fourteenth and Harvard 

 streets, northwest. 



