Januauy 10, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



551 



Store of Johnson Seed Co., Philadelphia, from a Photo Made one Week Before Christmas. 



J'':n(|iili;ir will t'liniisli uiie nt' liis ox- 

 ' <'li(Mii stfioopl icon loctiiros; dii this 

 o((i(si()n "ll:iliau (iardciis ' " will Ik^ 

 ■liicllv spoken of. There will lie iimsic 

 ;ni(l rofr(>sliMieiits aiul. as it is ladies' 

 'li.uht. ail atteiulance of iUK) is exjiocleil. 

 Tile oiifoiceiiient of the n(^\v so-called 

 liliie laws is stirring u]) iiieiiilieis of llio 

 1i;iile ill Jlosfoii. While it is a(l.jiiil<i-e<l 

 |ieriiiissil)le to make up fiiiieial (losij>iis 

 and other work of neeossity on iSiuiday. 

 stinos must not be opened for a ycneral 

 transaction ef l)usiness. Already sev- 

 eral tlorisls liave been lined for at- 

 teniptiiijr to do this. AVhile tlie present 

 ligid enforcement may not he eon- 

 fiinied. it will undoubtedly work liard- 

 •'Idj* oil many who counted Sunday one 

 ol their l.cst days. There has heen. 

 however, too much Sunday selling; and 

 '1 store keepers would all ((inline their 

 ■-'I>erati(ins to si\- liays and rest on the 



■-'•Vfllth they Would he iiiikIi better (itf 

 ill e\,.iy way. 



-^. 11. f'ewkes an<l I'aiil I-]. liichwa>icn 

 [ir<: ainonu lhos(» who are just re.-oxer- 

 '"V from attacks of tlu^ -iriji. 



I'";ir(juhar & Co. will distrilmte sivds 

 '" 'Hiy novelties secured of K. II. Wil- 

 ■^"11. who liMs just left on liis third ex- 

 I'-'iitioii to western China. 1liis tiiiK^ 

 ''"'i''!' tl,,. jiusiiices of the Arnold Ar- 

 ""rctnni. 



Anionjr others Avho are lirinyiiit,^ in 

 ,"_xtia line freesia are S. .T. Coddard. 

 iailby & Son and Frank T. "White. 



dolui J. Fee is brinoin-r soin^ 

 ^■"''P^ and narcissi. 



^Villiam l\-itterson. of \Voll,i-.i.i 

 -'"(■id double Von Sions. 

 ...:!" -^^ '■'•■''""1 is last ill the tii.irket 

 •■'ud still liriiiiis in some nice 



' • <ialvin will oi'cnpy the 



basement under the Music hall tlower 

 market as a storeroom. 



.1. J. b'.nttcrworth states that the r.ill 

 fm- cattleyas and other orchids is so 

 iidod that his flowers are practically all 

 sold before they ojieii. His <'attley;i 

 Tri.inae are now good. 



James Silnuin, of AValtham, will use 

 automobiles in lien of teams the coiii- 

 iii<i- spring and will dispose of all his 

 teams. 



The landscape gardening classes of 

 the Gardeners' ami Florists' Clnb coii- 

 linue to prove very jiopnlar, Ixing 

 largely attended each evening. 



K. W. Wood, of West Xewtoii, whose 

 decease occurred on the (losing dav of 

 1906. was a familiar ligure at iforticul- 

 itiral hall and had been chairm;in of 

 the fruit committee for many \-ears. 

 lli-i two sons. I'Mijah A. Wood. oC West 

 Xewtoii. and W. K. Wood, ot ( hi.ngo. 

 are eaidi wtdl known to the trade .and 

 the syin|i;itliy ol" many hurt icuH iirists 

 gde>i out to them in ilieir iiereaxcmeiit . 



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THE DEATH ROLL. 



George Gunderman. 



(ieorge Gundermaii. landscape gar<l(jn 

 er. of Pittsbni'g. I'a.. died .January 1, 

 aged SS years, ile is survived by one 

 daughter, eleven grandchildren :nid se\(ii 

 great-grandchildren. 



Frederick Vervaene. 



One of the (ddest tloiists :ind hind- 

 scape g;irdenei-s in 1 >riil;^ipori. <'oiin., 

 dieil December .".0, aged 7" ye.-iis. ;it the 

 liome of his daughter. .\lrs. Thomas 

 Owens. I'^rederick A'ervaeiie w.as born 

 in (dii'iit. I'.elgium. After serving an 



nppr.'iit ir,'vlij|, ill ill,, horticultural gar- 

 di'ii- iIhti' iie iMiiie In till-; ciniiitry and 

 '■iiicii',| ill., cnijiloy of N.-il ii.-iniel Wheeler, 

 of I '.I id^epoit . I.;itc-i- he entered busi- 

 ne-v for hiiiisi'lf. bin experiencing finan- 

 ci;il re\riscs in tlio Tits he sold out and 

 \Miii 111 Tio\. \. \ ., where he had charge 

 ot' t!ie liioiinds ol' the .lames Townsend 

 Uurdeii est.ati'. Later he had charge of the 

 • siati' of C. ]'. Huntington at Throg'3 

 Nirk. X. ^■. On the death of .Mr. Ilunt- 

 in;;toii Mr. \'(/r\aene returned to Bridge- 

 port ,ind resume<l his occupation. b>e- 

 iiig ;i widower, ho m;ide his home with 

 Ins daughter. Mrs. Owens. ft is said 

 tluit manv succf^ssfiil llorists in 1 '.ridge- 

 poit owe their success, in a measure, to 

 Mr. A'ervaene 's tuition. A .-ancer ot the 

 j.-iw was the cMuse of his death. He 

 le;i\i>s three daughters ami two sons, as 

 follows: Mrs. .lohn Il.all, Mrs. Thomas 

 Owens. Mrs. .bilin A'i.'kers. Sninuel Ver- 

 \;i.ii.' .■in.i .losi'ph \'er\ ;ien.'. wlio is in 

 III.' I'liite.! S(;ites ari!iy. 



Mrs. Elizabeth Collin. 



Mis. i;ii/abcth Collin. widow of 

 t'li.'iil.s ( ollin. who was .a gardener and 

 tt.irist. .lie.l December ".I, after being 

 iin.ons.-jnus s,\,.i;ii days fi-.mi a stroke 

 of p;ii-alysis. 



George Johnson. 



(ieorge Jolinson, wiio was m the cm- 

 jiloy of the Storrs <fc ffarrison Co.. at 

 l';iines\il|e, O.. died last week. The 

 funer.'il was liel.l from the residence, at 

 the nursery, Di'cember L'l, ;iiid was large- 

 ly ;it teii.l.'.l by til.' niiis..|-y eMiplo\(^es rtnd 



pe.ipli' .,f the citv. 



SviadMi;. M(i. Trerman Wihl h;is re- 

 tire. 1 from liiisiii.-vs on ;icc(iunt of age, 



lieil,._; >•_' Vi'lll-s iihl. 



