Novi;mi!i:k '-■'•, I'-*"' 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



23 



OBITUARY. 



Denys Zirngiebel. 



Driivs Ziinyicl"'!, wliosc; iriticiil iH- 

 II, •.--s was ivlrrrcd to in tli'' Iv'KVlKW issue 

 ;,t' .XovciiiliiT '.'. <li<'l ;i' lii^ iioiiic in 

 Xrcdhaiii, .Mass.. mi .\u\ ciiiIxt IO. a;;v(l 

 7(i vi'ais, '.I iiKiiillis and In davs. Vuy 

 ,,\,.i' |;;ilf a rriiliirv 11it> dcrfascd has 

 liccn (diiscJN' assiii-iatrd wilh liostiMi lior- 

 licidtnri' and liis rciinival is a clistinct 

 Ifiss 10 tlic nicnilicrs (if his profession, 

 hy all of ^vllo^l he was ever hehl iu tlie 

 hi<;iiest esteem. 



A native of Swit/.eiland. ho secured an 

 e.xcellent hort ii-ultural and botanical 

 liainini;' before coniin<^' to .\inerica some 

 liftv-si'\en years a^d. His lirst ])Ositiou 

 was at New Orleans, on a plantation, 

 where he had only been luratcd a short 

 time Ixd'ore lieinj^ called to the llar\ard 

 liofanic (iaidens in Candjridj;e. J-'or 

 nearlv fifteen years he liad the nnina<i-e- 

 iiient (d' these gardens, under the well 

 known I'riif. .\sa (iray, and there he 

 largely added to his already wide knuwl- 

 ed;^!' of plants. 



In iSlio h(^ bought land at his late 

 liiiMie in ^"eedham and built oreenliouses 

 ill lS(i(i. Ilis present houses are the 

 third raniio erected since his residence 

 there. Mr. Zirnj^iebel was a |iioiieer in 

 the introduction of many lloiists' tlow- 

 ers. His name is perhajis best known as 

 a iais(>r of ]iiize pansies, in \vliicii he did 

 a yicat business and attained .a national 

 reputation. In carnations, too. he le(l 

 the way by brin^in^- ov(M' siune of th(> 

 leailin;jf Fi'encli ]ier|ietual bloominj^ sorts 

 fmm whicli lia\(' enninateil our jiresent 

 magnificent types. To nuMition all the 

 tlowcrs introduced or iniprdxed by Mi-. 

 Ziriiiiieliel \vo\ild letpiire much space. 

 Siiilice it to .say that up to the last he 

 was ever on the alert to ji'et now thinifs 

 ami as ket.'ii an tibscrver as in his vonnfjer 

 days. 



fur many years lie had been a meni- 

 Ihi- lit the Massaclinset Is Horticultural 

 S,,,-ic'ty and was a frri|ucnt exhibitor at 

 it< shows, sccniiny many medals, cer- 

 titicates and ]ireminms. lie w.as a stall- 

 inddi'r in the r.ark street llnwi'i- market, 

 111.- sun who ^\as associated with him in 

 lin-iness. beine;- the salesman. Another 

 >en is ill til,, tliirisfs' luisiness on Ids own 

 aee<iiiiit iieiirliy ami his mily daughter. 

 Ilia iiiid. Ii\cd clnse to him. I'm' a num- 

 ber nf years lie lieloneed In the S. A. I". 

 and wlieii that society \isited Itnstun in 

 IS'.U) til,. deeeas(>d W(U-ked hard fi.r a 



-lleressfiil i-.i||\-|'llt inn. 



I'ew men ill America had a wicl.T ;i:id 

 ■ iHiie iiiiiniate kmi\\ledL:e dt' plants. 



\'iletller \ii\\i-ii t'lnlll a i •nl ; I 1 1 i I'l I 1 ill' I'lim 



I''i:i I |,,,i|,l ,;|' \ 1,.^^ ;(||,1 il li;is fallen 



'" ' II'' let ,.t' tew t n li\e IIKife lisej'nl 



''\''^- Me !i;is diiiii' mm-li to ad\ance 

 ll"i lenll III 111 interests I'er which he will 



i'liej I:.- 1 einlnlx- lirld in reHielill ila llci". 



i i'el ;. I ^,|-\ |, ,.>; ;|) \','i ijlinlll nil \,,- 



■••'ii'^' I 1 s ',\,.r.. \ ,.|'y laiii'lv atteii,|,.,l. 



Ill'lll^ "\ ills c.llfrelV- t'iMllI 1!ie p;|||, 



"•'•''' im:i iki 1 ,1 II, I c-l<i w Ini e bii 11^- aniens: 



' i"-'' •'" |i:i\ till l;|s.t 1 1 ibiil.' n\' i-^\,v\\\. 



THANKSGIVING ADVERTISING. 



•''■i-n 1,. I'irki 1 i-. -.y ij.iiist .iiid dnim^ivl 

 '' ' '-ii niiii-l,;iin. Ala. lie i- a believrr in 

 "'■■'I i I'-i"- aii.j lir applies : iie publicity 

 ■II"!'- "I- le-v 1,, |,,,ili ends ,,t' his l,,,^i||,.vs 

 ■" ' he -mil. tin;, . ■ • I'm it V ni I'aiker "-. ' ' 



^^"'' 'I til e\, I \ biisine — . I'll! tlie nst 



■'' 'hi- :id\ iTt i-enn 



(let up somethin^f iiloii>f this line and 

 print it in your local paper, if you can 

 oct it in a few days befor(! Thaiiks^iv- 

 inei-, and remember that (liristnias is imt 

 far away. A little ^ood newspajier 

 advert isinci- the first three weeks in l)e- 

 cember will briiiij,' in many people who 



Denys Zirngiebel. 



wouhl nut otherwise rememb(M' that cut 

 flowers and plants are :inmn<i^ the must 

 acceptable of ( hristmas fjifts. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



'I he weather I'emimis one of a ( ana- 

 dian Jndian sununer. Just the weather 

 the florists will not stand for, becan-e it 

 makes business just as mild as iiseli' nnd 



"Purity at Parker's." 



DON'T forp:et the flowers 

 for the Thankso;ivin,::^ 

 table, and the decorations 

 for din in, l; room. Better 

 order from us NOW, and 

 you'll be sure to gQi them 

 j on time. 



j Careful ationtinu jrivon to out-of- 

 j inwn ordei'.;. Flowers packed by u.> 

 : keep fresh and fra:-^ranl. 



John L. Parker 



Two Drug stores 



Woodward Bld^; Five Point- 



— Down-town Htore open all night. - 



meiit rem ."!l|eei| j|,.|-, 



"■^ '''' \\ ill 1 e n li,.],, ,,, :iiiv il,i\\,.|- ^|,,r. 



re. 



A Retailer's Thanksgiving Adv. 



i-uiil i noes ill.' ' ml e.eiii ^; reel n:er.!,;i iiis 

 a- a iiii'ii:iciii_; Ln-ti^r fm the le:_;i i i ii|-i i e 

 Willi ei t i;e le. 



V'iehl- -''eln le linM' reaehe.l tli'ii lep 

 \nV the pre-dil ;il -^l.l.'."i. l".\i|i tin li,.|-e 

 .slinW eiillld llnl linL'e tlielll. .-Hid l!i;li. ie.p. 



was \<w tlie -peei.ijs. It \\a- :i di-:ip 



pellil MleLl . I 'e| lia ps I InTe will 1 i. I.m : 1 d 



\aiii-e ;ibii\r tilis bet'iiie t li ri-l II i;;-. b i.- 

 ' a t :ii r prii-e n iid i I' it e,-i ii be ma i iil a i iiei | . 



and raised on special occasions to $1.0(3, 

 no one will have cause for I'omplaint. 



Narcissi and sweet })eas are here and 

 jilenty of lilit'S of all kinds, jn(dudi!ii.r 

 vallev. Cattleyas an; advancin^f and 

 "cvps" are e.\tra ^(lod. Carnal iuiis are 

 (piit(> indenemlent. (bidd no\e|ties 

 tnuched s^ I ot'leii. -lime e\en liieli,.]-. All 

 ifrades are •-elliiie- well and the e,.|nM-al 

 quality was iie\er better. 



Roses were l:isl wee|; tee ;i bii in la lit fiif 



satisfacfdiy dis|iosal. While the \ei-y 

 best are always sure t<\' I'ecne nil imi at 

 good jtrices. many tlnnisniids lia\e In en 

 .at "l)nyeis' option." Mirysant hemiims 

 liave jKissed their zenith and the rusarians 

 be^in ti) lejnice al the ret real. Sudi a 

 mum year eiie does imt reiiieiii!:er, imt sn 

 miicli for pi-ices as fnr i|naiily and 

 novelty. 



The Rosary. 



I see tlie Hetrnit i'lce i'ress h;is been 

 usinjx sonu ■'Imt ;iir'' in behtilf of uiie 

 of tlie cili/.ens <if 'Mlie beaiilifiil idly.*' 

 But none ot' iis believe I'hil I'.reit iiieyer 

 ever said the sauc\- thines attribiite<l to 

 him. His trip here was imt a "disa|)- 

 pointment, '' ami he did eel some ''new 

 ideas" about stnre decnration which l-)c- 

 troit ■will soon see in execution, lie was 

 ])art icularly impi'esscd by the b'os.ary, 

 the \\(Uiderful beauty tiiid uniipie ciince|i 

 tioii h(M-e ;i(diievi'(l in wliile bircji bark 

 iie^er having been eipialed in I his cnuntry. 

 it is a triiimpli <if -Mr. Tmy 's .artistic 

 ecnius. J'lorists visiting .\ew \'(irk may 

 well f:;ive a day to obserxaiiun ef this 

 ;iii(l other i^retit studies in decnr.at i\ e art 

 as illustrated by a scere nf the finest lie 

 rists' stores in the W(udd. The wnmler is 

 any florist anywheK,' f.-iils tn ni;ike this 

 the e|-(>;it distinctive feature nf hi- bii-i 

 ness. An attracti\e stnre, with snine 

 niiei|i;il ideas, will Af'i iimii' tn bnilil up 

 business than all ether niellind- jnit tn- 

 eetlier. 



The b'es.arv i-arries mit its schenie nt 

 rustic beauty to llu^ minutest detail. Tin' 

 nflice. the ceililii,'. the icedin\, the chairs, 

 the lees nt' the tables, the p;iliii \:ise-, the 

 entire tmiil, all ;ire in bifi-li bark ;iiid 



built tn l;;-t ;i >i'{^yi' i>\' _\e;irs. The vases 

 1'nr ret llnwer.s ,-|le i>\' Snliil vipci. Here, 



as ill frniif ot' many ntlier stores, a Li'rand 

 as<ni-|inent id' e\('iereeiis in tubs i- seen, 

 addiii'j!' tn tile (dia I III iiii;" rii-lie elTert .and 



iipeilill'J 'he blase e\'eS (if e\en the NeW 

 ^nnke|•s. tn wlielll llie benntil'lll 111 e \ e 1 V ■ 



thini;- i< sinnmed up ;is a daily fe:i-t t'nr 



t I \ es :illi| W hn will lint ' ' -it II|p a lid 



|,-|!.-.e llnti,-,.'' iinlr-- -nU I e 1 i 1 i || ;_; a W a \' Dllt 



i'l tl I'linary ajipeni-. 



Various Notes. 



1 . II. 1 i III III has . Inlie h I ni-ej l' .'I !■. 1 1 1 

 Ml tie .ipi'ii i II _; •il lie A ! iraliaiii A >I i a lis 

 l;i r'_;e 1 e' a i ! ilni .i I i lep.i il n e n 1 . Ill- iiia n v 



\ e:i 1 ^ ,t . M .1 I ielli !■ Willi I lie 1 I'-l r,l ,1 il 

 -! n,'!-- n| \.V> ^ ..|k l: i\ e, !: | Hi ;; bi | i; \ t n 

 • I !■■ T 1 111- -nip I III . . p I \ i l!'_; n M 1 .•'■- . Ill 



1,1- p'l lie . lej.j I 1 nh-lll . a lie ill _; n! le r t'l a ■ 

 ' III e-. i- a ei.lil I ;i,-| I'm 1 .'lel i S--n- | ;, r.-m.- 



111 ;; 1 i,e|. a lid 7 ■ i lieli I M i| -, :i II i :i. I n-;it mii 

 . r 1 111' - Mei |,ri-e , t' I he bi^ Ini'i-. I iial 



■e.-ll I'l/l hi-; -1-1 \irr-. 



At the .Muctioll last week, mie et' tlie 



Illn-I illl'l I -te.l nf tin" nld t illle ie|\ efS 

 >■ e - 1 ill \ elier.i ! lie .la llie-; \1 a Ik ei. 1 1 1' 

 1 '. I I M ik i \ II. Sleekill:;' l,p t'nr till- winter 



ile,-m :ii imi.-. I'rnpert\ ■<[ th.- lirni held 

 |iii li:ill a lentiiiv, \\|i.-i'e t!ie i.riLiiiial 

 -1 1 111 -land-, lias :id\ an.-i d ra |iid! v ill 

 \ a liie. The bra ic-h nn I 'nil nii -I reel , 



\\!r |e the -nlis ple-ide. ha- iieen \ery 

 ■.;M-;i!\ iii;|'|ii\ed this \i-ni' and Ini-ine-s 

 1 hei I ]-; unit eirnl\' nnnd. 



