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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Seftembeb 7, 1905. 



the American Association of Cemetery 

 Superintendents. 



Among the week's visitors were: J. J. 

 Hess, of Hess & Swoboda, Omaha; Gust. 

 Frederickson, of St. Joe, Mich., who is 

 just home from a trip to Europe and 

 ready to buckle down to growing adian- 

 tum again; Otto Schwill, Jr., and wife, 

 of the Idlewild Greenhouses, Memphis) 

 J. A. Evans, Eichmond, Ind. 



OWENSBORO, KY. 



Death of C G. Nanz. 



C. G. Nanz died of catarrh of the 

 stomach at his residence here, on Au- 

 gust 17. He had been ill for several 

 months and for some time past his con- 

 dition had been critical. He was well 

 known and popular in Owensboro and 

 other portions of the state where.^he had 

 lived. 



C. G. Nanz was born January 1, 1843, 

 in Quedlinburg, Germany, and was edu- 

 cated in the same town, having gone to 

 school every day in the year from the 

 age of 6 until 14, with the exception 

 of three weeks' vacation during that 

 time. 



At the age of 21 he was examined for 

 military service and found deficient in 

 size and weight. On February 20, 1865, 

 he sailed for the UnittJ States. He 

 landed in New York on the day Abra- 

 ham Lincoln was assassinated. 



On May 6, 1865, he came to Jefferson- 

 ville, thence to Louisville. On arriving 

 in Louisville he boarded a car for his 

 brother's and the conductor refused to 

 take the 5 cents paper money h» ten- 

 dered for the fare, because it was Yan- 

 kee money. He remained in Louisville 

 for a number of years. 



He removed to Bardstown, where he 

 formed a partnership with William Sel- 

 ter and conducted a florist business. In 

 the year of 1874 he was married to 

 Frances Mattingly, of Bardstown. There 

 are four living children, Benjamin D., 

 Robert W., Katherine and Frances 

 Grover. 



All of Mr. Nanz's relatives in the 

 United States live |^ Louisville and Jef - 

 fersonville. He leSVes one sister, Mrs. 

 Katie Seaman, of Jeffersonville. He has 

 conducted a florist business in Owens- 

 boro for twenty-five years and built up 

 a fine trade, having enlarged his busi- 

 ness to the point that he entered the 

 wholesale business. He took especial 

 pride in floral designs and some of the 

 handsomest designs ever seen in O^Yens- 

 boro were made bv him. 



BUFFALO. 



The Qub's Outing. 



The absorbing event of last week was 

 the annual outing and picnic of the Flo- 

 rists' Club. This year the committee 

 chose our old stamping ground, the Be- 

 dell house, near the head of Grand Is- 

 land in Niagara river. The weather was 

 perfect, the voyage on the broad Niag- 

 ara delightful, and the sports went off 

 without a hitch. The attendance was 

 good and only a few of the old heads 

 were conspicuous by their absence. For 

 the pleasant results great praise is due 

 the committee of three who managed the 

 whole affair. They were Rowland Clouds- 

 Icy, W. A. Adams and Ed J. Slattery. 



A seven-inning game of baseball, East 

 Side vs. West Side, was hotly contested 

 and brought out lots of enthusiasm. The 

 score was 13 to 9 in favor of East Side. 



Battery for the winners, Weise and 

 Boetger; for the losers, Wm. B. Scott 

 and David Scott. The West Side would 

 have won had they been allowed to play 

 Miss Ruby Mark at third base, for she 

 can play all around most of the boys in 

 any position and third base is her spe- 

 cialty. 



The results in other contests were: 



Ladles' race — Miss Lucy Schafer, 1; Duble 

 Mark, 2; LiUle Helnderick. 3. 



Special half-mile race— Won by Al Kelchert. 



Leap frog race, teams — J. Kramer and C. 

 Knetch, 1; W. Grever and Ed Walter, 2; D. 

 Scott and C. Belchert, 3. 



Standing broad Jump, handicap— William Gre- 

 ver, 1; Ed Slattery, 2. 



Old men's race — George McClure, 1; J. Ven- 

 nerman, 2; W. Elswaln, 3. 



100 yards open handicap — James Longley, 1; 

 Al Relcbert, 2; J. Kramer, 3. 



Boys' race — H. Kempker, 1; R. Klodlon, 2; 

 G. Anderson, 3. 



Running broad jump— D. J. Scott, 1 ; W. Gre- 

 ver, 2. 



Quarter-mile run open handicap — Carl Humph- 

 rey, 1; Al Relchert, 2; J. Longley, 3. 



TTiree-legged race — Grever and Walter, 1; 

 Relchert and Longley, 2. 



Billy Grever was the champion ath- 

 lete of the day. Old Hoss Warring was 

 missed at his usual place beside the keg, 

 but in spite of his absence we managed 

 to empty it. 



The leap frog race of 100 yards was 

 new to our program and caused lots of 

 iun. The three-legged race for big girls 

 was a great success. The harness was 

 adjusted by a, committee of very old 

 men. 



At the conclusion of the sports we ad- 

 journed to the spacious dining room of 

 the Bedell house. Just 100 sat down 

 and hard to please was he or she who 

 was not pleased with the bountiful re- 



affairs. What is most striking at these 

 gatherings is the new faces. We once 

 knew almost every soul connected with 

 the business. The boyg and girls grow 

 up while we grow into the "has been" 

 brigade. 



1 regret to say that Mr. Schoenhutt, 

 the very prosperous Williams street flo- 

 rist, was taken down with that alarm- 

 ingly prevalent malady, appendicitis, 

 while Mrs. Schoenhutt was absent in 

 Washington. He has been dangerously 

 pick, but last accounts were favorable. 



Mr. Berkowitz, of Philadelphia, was 

 in town and helped to make the picnic 

 a success. 



There is very little business except 

 for those who have gone before. Asters 

 are in great abundance, roses and carna- 

 tions improving every week. 



Was there ever a carnation like En- 

 chantress? Plants lifted from the field 

 in early July are now producing flowers 

 with stems a foot long and fine in size 

 and color. W. S. 



^(XEVELAND. 



The Market. 



The outlook for a good early season 

 is very encouraging and many retailers 

 are booking nice orders for fall weddings 

 and receptions. There is nothing of a 

 startling nature on the horizon, but 

 present indications point toward pros- 

 perity. Shipping business is looming up 

 somewhat and the home dsmand is on 

 the increase. 



Good stock is still very limited, with 



C G. Nanz in His Greenhotises at Owensboro, Ky. 



past. A little talk was indulged in liy 

 W. F. Kasting, who called upon W'. S. 

 for "a few remarks," who congratu- 

 lated the club on the election of Mr. 

 Kasting to the presidency of the S. A. 

 F. and asked for their loyal support of 

 Mr. Kasting during his administration, 

 for the coming year will mark an epoch 

 in the society. The many prizes were 

 next distributed. 



Then came two or three hours of the 

 "light fantastic" and then a delightful 

 sail home. Taking it all in all, it was 

 the most successful of all these annual 



a healthy demand. Roses are gradually 

 improving and a few more weeks will 

 see some good stock. Carnations are be- 

 ginning to arrive from indoors and are 

 a welcome addition to the cut flower line. 

 Outdoor asters of the Semple variety 

 have suffered considerably this s3ason 

 from the aster beetle, whole crops being 

 ruined. One grower reports a loss of 

 over $200 from this dreaded pest. 



Various Notes. 



A visit to H. A. Hart's establishment, 

 on Detroit street, found everything look- 



