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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



81 



J. M. Gasser. 



s|i;iii and f'Irvoii t't'i't \i> tlir I'nlyt', jthiiil 

 cd to liridc ;iiid Maid. 'I'Ih' Iii'ih-Iics ;iic 

 six l"oct widi', divided in fhr middle liy 

 a corridor ruiniiMii lliroiiyli I lie iwMi^e 

 from tlu' onice. 'i'lie Iwu Ipeiidies in 1 In- 

 east I'lid ol' the house a If I w eiit \ -eielit 

 iiiciics liiyh. also the sdiitli liemdi in the 

 west end. Iiut the neith IwiKdi in the 

 Avost end is torl\ ei^^ht iindies hi<ili. The 

 t\\o li(Mieli('s in the east end. the lanlh 

 one jdaidod with Maids an<i the south 

 one witli l'>iides. and llie snulh lieindi in 

 \v<"<t end are all alVected .iliki'. a|)|par 

 ctitly from ^all water. Init the' north 

 beiicli on the west end. jdanted with 

 Uridcsniaid, i^ in ^end c-dudilion. Il i- 

 flic (uie 1'ort \' c'i^ht inches hit^h. Now. ;dl 

 these lienehi's lia\e had the ^;une treat 

 ineiit tlirouelioui. All the ea-.l amlfrenl 



part of tlU' house is eN|posed to a i'(MI'l 



try flirce iniies .away with l.'iii nil wi'li-. 

 on it and the [i.ijnt mi the hnu^e has .all 

 turned Idaek willi oil e;i>-. .\ov\. the ra^e 

 is new with the writer lull it -uy^^'esl-- in 

 me that ;he nil ^as h-i^ I'nrnied a part in 

 the early t';dl. lielHre ilic ri^nl.ar liiin^ 



Stai-trd. Ml the dc'^t riirt icll nt' the rclSi'S. 



\Ver(> the salt vvater all at faiill it would 

 lia\e ^cr-.eil all I'mir lieii.li,.- .-ilik.'. fniiM 

 it l»e ims^ilile that t!ie ^a^ wmihl .aecn 



imilate and .aU'eet ihe^e hiwer lielK-he- 



am! eseapc' the .'iie ihai i- higher and 

 lia^ a liet tea <■: reulai \<>\\ .' I '.. I ;. 



MR. GASSER, OF CLEVELAND. 



In lliiwer L;r'iwino^ ^n miieli is in li,. 



le.ained hy vri'ino \,,,\\ |||.' ..iher t'elhiW 

 'loes it that the liinst pi (.;^les^i\ e |>e(i|>|(' 

 are oir.at Iraxeh |x. nnne el' them ninre 



iiiii<'fatioalile than d. M. liasscr, tli.an 

 who few 111 luir liade ;ire nmre wideK 



kliowtl. i.et 1 he w..|i| liul l;o "III 1 li.at ;il 

 a eerlain pl.ai-e i >;|ieii:il iiup is (hire 



partietdarly well .iml. it m.alfers little 

 where it is, it will net he hme lieforo Mr. 

 r.assor will (|rop in U< ''haxe a look"' 

 ann refiay his Imsl mn nt' the store nl' 



llis Inllo exprrieiici'. 



Ml', (iasser lias lieell ,a resi<|ent nl' 



('le\e|,and dariii;^ nearlv lii^ entire life. 

 Ill' is a nat'xe nl Switzerland. Imt when 

 l;e was nnly a ehihl his parents einiyrated 

 In the I'lliled States. Ine.'itine- in llie 

 k'nrest t'ity Ml |s."l. While his linylmnij 

 i|;iys were jias'i'd .-iniifl siirroimili nys and 

 under eii'i'uni>t;Miees whieh si.'irrowly lim 



iteil Ins nppnii U II it ies t'nr ■^eeurili;^ ah 



ediiration, la- has not neglected the ciini- 

 \ation of his mind. Init imprnvi'cl it li\ 



readiiie, I r;i\ eliu;.' and e\ pcii ineiiti U},', 

 and. Iieinn i,nsse>si'd nl' nmie than nrdi- 

 nai'y t'aeulties. he ha^ arijuire.l a rieli 

 (und 'd' intormatinii nn ^eueial suliiects 

 I'ar in ;n|\.'iiire nl ni.'Miy nieii wlm in youth 



ii;id ihi- ,'id\antanc (j| o I s,-| 1> and 



cnlle^es. Mr. (I.'issel- !ien;i|i al the l)(l' 



tmn. and \i'ar .-it'ter ye:ii' lia^ iiinimted 

 the ladder illilii he imw st.'iinU .Inse tn 

 the inpuinsi niii^ ; and ihi> sun-ivs has 



lieell lirnll;^l|t .'llmut nlilv llilniinil his 



liusiiiess .-dpililv. indu^lrv' and i nt en ijt y. 

 ■['(jdav he is regarded a< ni i' i |e\e. 



land'- Umsl suecessl'lll liUsinevv Mh'l:. 



Ill IsCl, when lie \\a^ I'.' year- ni a^.'. 



Ill' eiili'^leil a hd -e|\ ed inv ;||I\ in 1 Ik W a f 

 nl' I Ih' reliellinli. ,'|s a 111" inliel nl < niii 



paii\ 11, Seventh nhin \'nlunleni liilaii- 

 I r\ . -erviii:.; in llie rank-- iiiiiil Isiij, 



when he rereivecj lini:n|aMn d I sij i a i n , . 



I in p art i -ipated in nia m\ nl' I lie pn in- j- 

 |i;d li.il t hs nl' i he w a I a inl w :i- \. n,iinle.| 

 ill the lelt ;irili .ainl si. In. Mairli j:!. 1 si'..', 

 ■it W'i in-liesi rr. I. .'inn i m a pa. ii .-i i n.l inr 



Si rv iee Inr vnilln I i llie. 



Ill Is7l'. he iiiadi hi- lil-i liiisii|.ss 



\enlllli' nil ids n\\ n lespn | IS I 1 li 11 I \ . npf-n- 



iiin .-1 si.-iiiniieiv and eainlv stiue. whieli 

 he e.'irried nil I'd!' sj\- ye.'irs. nradiialiy 

 dial'tine iiiln tin line n| eiiierprisn in 



which In- has llnw dexnled his entire 

 at ' eel iiUI t'nr lllnle 1 lia 11 :i ipla iter nl' ,'| 

 ceMtlirv. The sI;Ml W a - nlln nl' tile mod- 

 es I nnler. Idnweis si 111 ill Weekly as a 

 '.;iri I'lnin Mis. (.assii '^ Iiinllier's Liardeii 

 In lieautity ihe wiiidnw ;illd snda t'olUI- 

 l;iin were a ^le.-M ,-1 I I 1 ad inn. < Uslniuers 



admii'ed .'iinl waiiied ilii'in. Mr. (iasser, 



lieilin nl a nniinlniis d i s p. ,s 1 1 in 1 1 . ;^;i\C a 

 I'ew lilnssnias willi e'nl, pi I I'c h .'ise. SnOIl 

 the diinaiid liecaiee sn ^ i na I lliat :i -liial] 

 -urn w;is chain, d Inl the llnwers. Tills 

 prn\nd \,yy s,'i I i ~ |', i c I n I \ :il|il llie liUsinesS 

 cnlltinued tn ^InW. Tn nlie I'.'i 111 i I i.'l r \\itll 

 il.s preseul iaine p rn pn l I i n lis the early 

 \ icissil iides .'ii' \ lis ainiisin^, lull ;ir 

 t he t iaie I he 1 1 ni|!i|.-- \> eln In.'l | ellnlin|| 



As relate. I li\ .uie clnsnjv ii'i'iiiilji'd will) 



llie Wnlk. •'The ll.iW.r-. were tied up III 



L'n cent and ."lO.-niil I .. nn 1 1 nt s. with a 

 home made naiier liohler ilimwii in. The 



Group of Orchids at the Chicago Show, Staged by H. G. Selfridge, C. H. Gebhardt, Gardener. 



