Januaby 24, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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.veil as a large list of prizes for the 

 different exhibits. One paper to be 

 read will, perhaps, be of interest to the 

 jlorist and gardener, viz., ** Ornamental 

 Shrubs," by W. D. Smith, of the Park 

 Floral Co. 



The Florists' Bowling League re- 

 sumed its play last week and some high 

 scores were made, N. A. Benson having 

 high game, 258, and Charles Benson 

 226. 



C. J. Davis is cutting some fine sweet 

 peas at present. 



Harry Berry is now with Emil Glau- 

 ber, at the Montclair greenhouses. 



E. S. K. 



KANSAS QTY. 



The Market 



Business, with some of the stores, has 

 been quiet, excepting a few good orders 

 of carnations that were furnished each 

 day for the implement dealers, who held 

 their annual convention here last week. 

 These carnations were given to the out- 

 of-town visitors. There was quite a 

 large crowd of them and the hotels were 

 filled to their utmost capacity. The first 

 floor of the convention hall was occupied 

 by exhibits of the implement men and 

 the upper floor by the poultry show. The 

 cackling of the hens and the crowing of 

 the big roosters made music in the air. 



The weather has been everything but 

 pleasant, with rain, sleet and snow. On 

 account of so much cloudy weather, stock 

 has been poor and not very plentiful. 



Various Notes. ^ 



The new location and the prosperous 

 business of the Alpha Floral Co. must 

 have caused its proprietor. Alpha Elber- 

 field, to consider seriously that it is not 

 good to be alone in this world, so he 

 has taken unto himself a wife. He was 

 married Thursday evening, January 17, 

 to Miss Emma Foulke, who has been in 

 his employ for over a year. The happy 

 couple left immediately for Chicago on 

 their honeymoon. The event was quite a 

 surprise to many, but that is what Mr. 

 Elberfield is in the habit of doing, sur- 

 prising people. We all wish them happi- 

 ness and success. 



Arthur Newell and Samuel Murray left 

 Monday, January 14, for Mexico, where 

 the Mystic Shriners are holding their 

 conclave this week. A special feature 

 of the conclave will be the conferring of 

 the Shriner's degree upon President 

 Diaz of Mexico. As Mr. Newell and 

 Mr. Murray are both Shriners we are 

 sure that they will have an enjoyable 

 time. They will be gone about three 

 weeks. 



Lawrence Schwager is with us again 

 in the business. He is now manager for 

 the Grand Avenue Cut Flower Co., lo- 

 cated at the comer of Thirteenth street 

 and Grand avenue, where "William Bas- 

 tian was in business. 



C. Aangeenbrug, of Warnaar & Co., 

 Sassenheim, Holland; A. Currie, Jr., 

 of Currie Bros. Co., of Milwaukee, and 

 Mr. Augspurger, of D. U. Augspurger 

 & Sops, of Peoria, 111., were in the city 

 since our last report. W. H. H. 



THE DEATH ROLL. 



Wilton Junction, Ia. — Mailing lists 

 should be corrected to read E. Friederich- 

 sen & Sons. They succeeded Friederichsen 

 Bros, three years ago and request the 

 change, as the old name is still appearing 

 in trade lists. 



James Mallon. 



James Mallon, known in Brooklyn, N. 

 Y., for over fifty years as a florist, and 

 proprietor of the store at Willoughby 

 and Fulton streets, died January 19. 

 Mr. Mallon had been ill for about two 

 weeks and his death was due to a com- 

 plication of diseases superinduced by old 

 age, he having recently passed his sev- 

 enty-fifth year. 



Mr. Mallon came to this country at the 

 age of 15, with his parents, from County 

 Tyrone, Ireland. His father became 

 engaged in the florists' business, and 

 soon turned it over to the younger man, 

 who started the store at Fulton and Wil- 

 loughby streets. He later established 

 greenhouses at 20 Smith street and for 

 years was known as the father of the 

 business in the city. About twelve years 

 ago, because of infirmities, he was com- 

 pelled to give up active business and he 

 turned the store over to his two sons, 

 John P. and Joseph F. Mallon, who have 

 conducted it since. 



Although Mr. Mallon did not take an 

 active part, he was at the place of busi- 

 ness every day, and during the rush of 

 Christmas week he worked as much as 

 sixteen hours a day. The exertions then, 

 according to the physicians who have 

 attended him, were largely responsible 

 for his weakened condition when attacked 

 by the fatal illness. 



Mr. Mallon was married to Miss 

 Bridget Seanlon and they had four chil- 

 dren, who now survive. Mrs. Mallon 's 

 death occurred little more than a year 

 ago. Beside the two sons who have 

 taken their father's place in the busi- 

 ness, they had two daughters — Mrs. Mary 

 Fuery and Mrs. A. G. Piggott. 



Since he first came to this country Mr. 

 Mallon has taken a great interest in poli- 

 tics, although he has never held office. 

 His place at Willoughby and Fulton 

 streets was the rendezvous for many of 

 the most prominent men of the city, and 

 to many of them has he proved an 

 adviser, whose words were well worth 

 heeding. The funeral was a large one 

 and there were many flowers. 



The death on Saturday, January 19, 

 of the venerable James Mallon, of 

 Brooklyn, one of the oldest and best 

 known florists of the country, was not 

 wholly unexpected, as he has been se- 

 verely ill since New Year's. He was 

 a man of wonderful energy and devo- 

 tion to the work he loved so well and 

 to the end his interest was unabated. 

 His reminiscences made a visit to the 

 store where he so long presided, always 

 interesting, and his name and record 

 are a credit to the profession and a 

 proud heritage for those who follow 

 him. His two sons, John and James, 

 Jr., who have long managed the exten- 

 sive business with their headquarters 

 at the historic corner of Fulton and 

 Willoughby streets, will continue it as 

 usual. Mr. Mallon was highly esteemed 

 by all who knew him and many hand- 

 some floral tributes attested the sym- 

 pathy and respect of the trade. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



Geors:e F. Fabyan. 



George F. Fabyan, of Brookline, 

 Mass., who died January 18, was a di- 

 rector of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society and a generous supporter 

 of that society. The magnificent cycla- 



mens, calceolarias, pelargoniums and 

 other plants grown by James Stuart, 

 his head gardener, have been features 

 at the exhibitions for several years. 

 At the funeral January 21 there was a 

 magnificent display of flowers. 



Mrs. R. C. Hooper. 



Horticulture in Massachusetts lost 

 another generous patron in the death 

 of Mrs. K. C. Hooper, of Boston, Janu- 

 ary 13. The deceased lady was a life 

 member of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society and was also a strong 

 supporter of the North Shore Horticul- 

 tural Society. The floral tributes at 

 the funeral, in Arlington street church, 

 January 16, were the most beautiful 

 and costly seen in Boston for years. 

 Orchids were extensively used. Cattleya 

 Trianse, white forms of Ltelia anceps 

 and Phalajnopsis amabilis and lily of 

 the valley with Adiantum Farleyense 

 formed the casket cover. 



Joseph Mevius. 



Joseph Mevius, official city gardener 

 of Hoboken, N. J., for thirty years, died 

 January 16 at his home, 112 Washington 

 street, at the age of 88. It is said he 

 liked his job so well that he often went 

 to work among his flower beds around 

 the city hall at 4 o'clock in the morn- 

 ing, five or six hours before the other 

 city officials put in an appearance. 



James Braik. 



By the sudden death of James Braik 

 the park board of Buffalo loses one of 

 its oldest officials and the city one of 

 its most untiring public servants. Mr. 

 Braik had been connected with the park 

 system of Buffalo for nearly twenty 

 years. He was appointed assistant su- 

 perintendent of parks, the position he 

 held at the time of his death, by the late 

 William McMillan. Though Mr. Braik 

 had suffered an attack of rheumatism re- 

 cently, he seemed to recover from it and 

 resumed his work. On the morning of 

 his death he finished and sent in his an- 

 nual requisition for spring flowers and 

 flower seeds. A few minutes after Sec- 

 retary Selkirk had received the requisi- 

 tion, a telephone message announced the 

 sudden death of Mr. Braik. 



Mr. Braik was a native of Scotland. 

 He was 58 years old. Before coming to 

 this country he served in the Gordon 

 Highlanders. When the Gordon High- 

 landers Company of this city was organ- 

 ized, he was made its first captain. He 

 was very well known in Scottish circles. 

 Mr. Braik is survived by his wife. There 

 were no children. 



At a special meeting of the Buffalo 

 Florists' Club, the following resolutions 

 were adopted: 



That we haTe heard with profound sorrow of 

 the death of our esteemed associate, James 

 Braik. His long and faithful work in the parks 

 of our city and his upright character have en- 

 deared him to his fellow workmen and to the 

 citizens of Buffalo. 



In his death the city loses a faithful, com- 

 petent and enthusiastic servant, and bis associ- 

 ates a stanch friend. 



Kingston, Ont. — The Kingston Horti- 

 cultural Society has decided to hold a 

 flower show in September. 



Oklahoma City, Okla. — The Board 

 of Park Commissioners has allowed 

 money for the construction of a green- 

 house 26x100. The stock is to be used 

 to beautify the Oklahoma City park sys- 

 tem, which consists of Wheeler park. 

 Stiles park. Military park and Eiverside 

 park. 



