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TheWcekly Florists' Rcvkw. 



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fine stock be inspired in others a spirit 

 of emulation which went farther than 

 any work of the hybridizer to further the 

 interests of the flower. There are to- 

 day hundreds of growers of splendid 

 flowers who were content to plod along 

 producing indifferent quality until they 

 saw the magnificent stock which result- 

 ed from Mr. Hartshorne's intensive cul- 

 ture. In the course of time Mr. Thomp- 

 son withdrew and started for himself, 

 as the Thompson Carnation Co. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. has during 

 its entire existence been a leader in the 

 dissemination of new varieties. Several 

 of Mr. Hartshorne's seedlings were sent 

 out, as Marshall Field, Mrs. Potter Pal- 

 mer, Mrs. Higinbotham, Harlowarden, 

 Her Majesty, Illinois and others, but in 

 recent years the apparently best sorts 

 of other hybridizers have been handled. 

 Cardinal was one of the first of these, 

 followed by Fiancee, for which, Mr. 

 Hartshorne has stated he paid $10,000 

 to F. Dorner & Sons Co. As to any of 

 the varieties for which Mr. Hartshorne 

 stood sponsor, if any failed to give 

 satisfaction, it was to his keen regret. 

 If enthusiasm in any case blinded his 

 judgment it must be accepted in exten- 

 uation that never was a more hospitable 

 welcome given than was accorded the 

 visitor at Joliet, with full freedom of 

 the place. Little wonder is it that 

 "Jimmy's" sanguine nature usually 

 proved infectious with visitors. At the 

 time of his death he was engaged in 

 putting out Aristocrat, raised by K. Wit- 

 terstaetter, on which, it is asserted, the 

 Chicago Carnation Co. staked a larger 

 sum than changed hands on any other 

 new sort. The company, besides doing a 

 heavy trade in cuttings, ships cut blooms 

 direct, has a stand in the store of 

 the E. F. Winterson Co., Chicago, and 

 produces a large line of stock for a 

 handsome retail store in Joliet. 



It was but natural that Mr. Harts- 

 horne's work for the carnation should 

 be recognized by its patron society in 

 other ways than by the medals won by 

 his exhibits. At the Brooklyn meeting 

 in 1903 he was elected vice-president, 

 and at the Detroit meeting in 1904 he 

 was, by acclamation, elected president of 

 the Carnation Society, presiding at the 

 Chicago convention the year following. 

 In 1899 he was elected president of the 

 Chicago Florists' Club, and made an 

 excellent officer. He was also a life 

 member of the Society of American 

 Florists, and was a member and active 

 in all undertakings of the Horticultural 

 Society of Chicago, the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America, the American Peony 

 Society and the Illinois State Florists' 

 Society. Mr. Hartshorne was a mem- 

 ber of the Masonic fraternity, and at 

 the same time he found leisure for the 

 Elks in Joliet, and many are the pleas- 

 ant hours visiting florists have put in 

 at the Elks' Club under his guidance. 

 Once a year at least the Chicago bowl- 

 ers have gone to Joliet as his guests, 

 and these were relaxations which will 

 never bo forgotten, although whole- 

 souled Jimmy is gone. The last time 

 most of the craft saw him in life was 

 upon the occasion of the Florists' Club's 

 picnic at Joliet, June 24, when his ef- 

 forts contributed much to the pleasures 

 of the day. There was a large dele- 

 gation of the Chicago Florists' Club at 

 the funeral at 2 p. m, "Wednesday, Au- 

 gust 8. The party, which went out on 

 the 11:45 train, was the first sad one 

 which ever journeyed to Joliet. The 

 funeral was in charge of the Masons. 



Jatnes riartshomc* 



Interment was at Oakwoods, Joliet. 

 There were many flowers. 



James Weir, Jr. 



James Weir, Jr., former president of 

 the Brooklyn board of aldermen, and 

 a member of the board of education, 

 died on his yacht, Senta, at Shelter 

 Island, N. Y,, August 2. He was a 

 florist, at 236 Twenty-fifth street, 

 Brooklyn, and widely known on both 

 sides of the East river. Mr. Weir's 

 death was due to a ruptured heart. 



Mr. Weir became a member of the 

 Brooklyn board of aducation by appoint- 

 ment by Mayor Whitney in 1886. He 

 had been elected an alderman in 1879, 

 and had served until 1883, being presi- 

 dent of the board in 1881. He was a 

 former commodore of the Atlantic and 

 Staten Island Yacht Clubs, and a 

 director in several banks and trust com- 

 panies. He was 62 years old, and leaves 

 a widow, two daughters aud a son. 



Adam Kimbel. 



Adam Kimbel, who made a fortune at 

 landscape gardening, died at his home at 

 St. Matthews, Ky., July 20, at the age of 

 85 years. His death was due to old age. 

 Mr. Kimbel was born in Saxony, Ger- 

 many, but came to Louisville in 1844. 

 He was the father of five children, and 

 his grandchildren number twenty. These 

 latter were the especial delight of the 

 old man, and he was never happier than 

 when several were visitors at his country 

 home. His wife died five years ago. 



Mrs. R. Maitre. 



Mrs. Christina Maitre passed away 

 July 27. She had been in the florist 

 business in New Orleans, with her hus- 

 band, since 1857, and was the first woman 



to engage in the business there. She 

 was probably better known among the 

 Germans than almost any woman in ,the 

 city. She was the wife of the late Rein- 

 hard Maitre and was a Miss Hehm. She 

 was bom in Bavaria and was 64 years 

 old at the time of her death. When she 

 came to New Orleans with her family 

 she was but 2 years old. Mr. Maitre was 

 at first gardener for James Robb and 

 afterward for Burnside, at the place 

 where the Newcomb college stands. They 

 had a garden at Magazine and Foucher 

 streets, and afterward the business was 

 run by Maitre & Cook, the latter being 

 Matthew Cook, the CarroUton florist, ' 

 Mrs. Maitre and her husband moved to 

 CarroUton in 1884, and lived on St. 

 Charles avenue until recently. Mr! 

 Maitre retired from business in 1893, and 

 died in April, 1896. 



The Maitres had a store on old Camp 

 street years ago, then moved to 602 Mag- 

 azine, and later built the place now occu- 

 pied by the Lafayette Insurance Co., be- 

 tween Jackson and Josephine. Then 

 they moved to a building on Camp street, 

 near Canal, where the Morris building 

 now stands, and after several years went 

 to the Pickwick building, where they 

 were at the time they retired from busi- 

 ness. 



MRS. LAWSON DEAD. 



The estimable lady for whom the Mrs. 

 Thomas W. Lawson carnation was named 

 died at her home, near Boston, August 6. 



Watertown, S. D.— Wm. McNicol has 

 built a house 22x100 and will grow car- 

 nations and lettuce. This is a cold coun- 

 try, the winter temperature sometimes 

 going 40 degrees below zero. 



