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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



.lAM.VltV 11, 1906. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. ZZ 



(Wimlow Gardening in the Sfluxil-rooin. liy 

 lleniiaii 15. Dorner, IJ. S., i>ul)lisbed by rurdiie 

 liihersit.v, La I'ajette, lud.J 



III the foreword wliich aeeompauivs 

 this neatly priiiteil, well illustrated and 

 carefully indexe^l little pamphlet, \V. V.. 

 Stone, jiresident of Purdue University, 

 says it is "intended to be an aid to 

 teachers in the selection and care of 

 jdants in their school-rooms. The author, 

 who is a practical liorist, has sought to 

 avoid reference to all but the sim2)lest 

 materials and methods and has nd- 

 •driessed himself to those having little 

 knowledge or experience in such matters. 

 l..ittle need be said as to the cultural and 

 aesthetic value of ])lants and llowers in 

 the srliool-room. Scarcely anyone would 

 maintain that a reasonable amount of 

 time and atteidion to such matters by 

 teachers and pupils would be misspent.'' 



The . jiain|ihlet is directly in line witli 

 the ideas presented at the last S. A. I', 

 coiixcntion, at which time a committee 

 was appointed to prejiare a plan for a 

 te.xt-l'ook to be jilaced in tiie schools of 

 tile country. The convention outlined a 

 more pretentious publication than the 

 painpidet from I'urdue, but .Mr. Dorner 's 

 work makes an excellent beginning. It 

 goes as thoroughly as need be into the 

 subject of selection of window plants, 

 about watering, propagation, fertilizers, 

 etc., with chapters on some of the com- 

 moner kinds nf window plants. The op 

 erations are illustrated by half-tones. It 

 need scarcely be said that the directions 

 are sane and practical. It is to be hoped 

 that means have been provided for plac- 

 ing the pamphlet in the bands of every 

 school-teacher in Indiana and much good 

 would undoubtedly come of it if the dis- 

 tribution could be still more general. 



OBITUARY. 



Death of Joseph Kift. 



Tlu' death of Joseph Kift. whicii oc- 

 curred at his home in West Chester, 

 Pa., on Thursday morning, January 4, 

 removes from among iis one of our 

 pioneer tlorist^^, a man widely known 

 and respected. Joseph Kift was born 

 in Borouglibiidge. Somersetshirt'. Eng- 

 land, .luly L';?. ISL'7. Wiif'ii f(uiileen 

 vears of aiie he went to Kdinburgh, 

 Scotland, whore he learned to be a 

 florist and gardener. .\fter working 

 there for seven years Mr. Kift started 

 for this country in tin' tall of 184S. 

 He spent the winter in .\c\\ ^'ork. 

 coining ti) IMiilndclphia in llic spring 

 of lS-li», whei'e lie worked ;is ;i tlbrist 

 for two years. In is.'d ht went to 

 West (.'hester, where Ik' estahlislied a 

 florists' business which lie lias carried 

 on continuously until the juesi-iit time. 

 In IsTti ^Ir. Kift estalijisli.d ;i sinie in 

 the 1'ashionalile (juaiter of I'liiladel 

 phi;i. 173.1 Chest nut .street, witli his eld- 

 est son. Ixobert, under the limi name of 

 .(oseph Kift & Son. For many yetirs the 

 siii|iUis cut llowers of the West Chester 

 greeniiouses were retailed in I'liilaiUd- 

 pliin, Init yiadnall>" wiili tiie ilc\el(>|p 

 meni ot' the I'etail biisini'^^ in West 

 Ch(stev. the two ]daces were run se|)a 

 rately, Mr. Kift withdrawini; from the 

 Philaibdphia firm a few \i'ars .ago. 

 Some slock still continue^ to come in 

 dailv. 



Mr. Kift is said to be tiie first in- 

 trodii.er of the fanunis llennuda Easter 

 lily. His second son. .ioseph. kept 

 purchasing tlic stock wiiicii he sent 

 out. Ml'. Kift rn-ew :i oeneiMl collec- 



Joseph Kift. 



t ion of plants anil flowers, lie took a 

 deep interest in his place, reiuiilding 

 three houses last summer in the most 

 tipproved modern style. Mr. Kift was 

 in his seventy-ninth year. He leaves 

 •I widow and four chiblreu. two sons 

 and two daughters. I'liil. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The unf(»rtunate falling oil' m carna- 

 tions is the feature of the lUl llower 

 market. lUisiness i^ heiler than usual 

 early in the year, but the (l.in;ind is all 

 for fancy roses, violets, etc. Tiie mild, 

 clear weather last week increased tlu' 

 supply of carnations. Wliiie tin- demand 

 fell off prices declined r.-ipidly, fnncy \.'i 

 rieties sulfeiiiii; ratliei nioie ili.-in c<ini 

 inon sorts. 



l''reesia is n welcome .'iddilion. S. S. 

 I'eiinock liavi'ig some \ei\ nice s|ii;iys. 

 Ou'liids, chieliy cattleya^. h;i\e bcfn sell 

 ing well. Single dalVs .iie more pjenti- 

 fnl. b'om.'ins and Paper Wliiti- :\yi \ei\ 

 I ]■ stock to handle. 



Various Notes. 



• 'liailes 1'. I'Mgar, of the I'niied >t;ite^ 

 • lit l''lower Co., Elniira. X. \ ., was a 

 \isitor at lierger Pros, on .Monday. 



1*. .Fosepli Schembs, of Se\entcentii and 

 Wnliace streets, has opened a brainh 

 stole in a basement on l''ifteeiitli street, 

 above Chestnut. 



Herman Kricnburg has resigned his 

 position with J. S. Kreli. 



r'r.'ink Ress, of K;ist (nr.'iid avenue. 



has made an assignment for the benefit 

 of his creditcus. 



J. Franklin Meelian gave a very inter- 

 esting illustrated lecture on pruning trees 

 before the (Jermaiitowii Horticultural 

 Society on Monday evening. 



0. C. Watson is •listributing the choice 

 dahlia roots of tlie .\tco farms for S. S. 

 Peiiiiock. 



John Mclntyre Ims taken a position 

 with J. J. Haliermeld 's Sons in the Belle- 

 \ue-Stratford. 



A farmers' institute meeting will be 

 held in the lecturt' room at Horticultural 

 hall, Proad street, above Spruce street, 

 on Tm'sday. January Hi, both afternoon 

 ;iihI evening. There will be an interest- 

 in;^ -I'lics of addresses. Better come. 



Phil. 



TWIN CITIES. 



The Market. 



I'lie jii>i wek all the retailers have 

 'I'liie ;i L,oi(i(| Inisiiiess, notwitiist.'inding 

 iliat .tfter tile liolid.'iys trade in general 

 is nut e.xpected to lie ^ood. We are now 

 enjoying one nf onr tine winters, not 

 i|iiite so cold, imt lots of snow, and it 

 seems to be a foregone conclusion that 

 e\irv change in the wetither brings more 

 liusiness, particularly in funeral work. 

 W'' in the north are .aceustomed to cold 

 winters, lots of snow, and when such 

 conditions exist Imsiiiess is good, not 

 only with the florist, but with all lines of 

 trade. I'rices lia\e kept up well and it 

 seem^ tlint the department stores have 



