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The Weekly Rorists'' Review* 



June 18, 1907. 



and all such products should be avoided 

 for greenhouse purposes. Eibes. 



THE DEATH ROLL. 



Otto Schwill, Sr. 



Otto Sehwill, Sr., one of the best 

 known citizens in Memphis, Tenn., and 

 senior member of the firm of Otto 

 Sehwill & Co., wholesale seed merchants, 

 died a few minutes after 10 o'clock 

 Monday morning, June 10, following an 

 apoplectic stroke which befell him Sun- 

 day afternoon immediately after he had 

 returned home from the service at Trin- 

 ity church. His death occurred at the 

 family residence, 1713 Poplar avenue. 



The end came as a surprise, the mer- 

 chant on the morning prior to his death 

 having said he felt well. The store was 

 opened as usual Monday morning, but 

 upon receipt of a telephone message 

 after 10 o'clock those in charge sus- 

 pended business for the day and crepe 

 was hung upon the door. 



Mr. Sehwill was 61 years old. He is 

 survived by Mrs. Sehwill, Otto Sehwill, 

 Jr., and Carl Sehwill, his sons, Mrs. J. 

 H. Boyd, a daughter, and Mrs. G. Hueb- 

 ner, a sister. 



He was a member of the American 

 Seed Trade Association and of many 

 Memphis organizations, being a director 

 in the Commercial Trust and Savings 

 Bank, a member of the Business Men's 

 Club and Merchants' Exchange, a Mason 

 in high standing in the South Memphis 

 lodge, and also belonged to the German 

 societies. 



Mr. Sehwill was born in Koenigsberg, 

 Germany, coming to the United States 

 when he was 15 years old, locating at 

 Cincinnati, where he received his educa- 

 tion. Here he was employed by a bank 

 and eventually went into the seed busi- 

 ness with a brother. In 1869 Mr. Sehwill 

 removed to Memphis and established the 

 firm of Otto Sehwill & Co. He was presi- 

 dent of the Continental National Bank 

 for three years, and until it went into 

 voluntary liquidation. Mr. Sehwill was 

 known as a public spirited citizen. 



Julius Kretschmar. 



Julius Kretschmar, of Flatbush, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., died suddenly of par- 

 alysis June 8, and his funeral on Tues- 

 day was largely attended. Mr. Kretsch- 

 mar was a life member of the S. A. F. 

 and a member of the New York Florists' 

 Club for many years. He came to this 

 country from Germany in 1864. His age 

 was 62 years. He leaves a brother, who 

 with him constituted the firm of Kretsch- 

 mar Bros., long and favorably known 

 in the east, with large greenhouse plants 

 formerly at Flatbush and later at Nyack- 

 on-the-Hudson. Mr. Kretschmar never 

 married. He was a genial, whole-souled 

 man, universally respected and had a 

 host of friends. 



William Krumm, Sr. 



William Krumm, Sr., 76 years old, who 

 had been a resident of St. Joseph, Mo., 

 for forty-two years, died June 2 at his 

 home, Twenty-eighth and Hickory streets. 

 He was formerly a contractor, but in 

 late years had been engaged in the busi- 

 ness of florist. He was a Mason and 

 Odd Fellow, and is survived by seven 

 children — G. W. Krumm, of Kansas 

 City ; W. F. Krumm, of Wetmore, Kan. ; 

 John, Henry and F. W. Krumm, of St. 

 Joseph; Mrs. Fred Larzelere and Mrs. 

 Maggie Leucht, of St. Joseph. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



At last wo have a foretaste of "the 

 good old summer time." Sunday was 

 worth waiting the six months of cold 

 weather for. Now the market gardener 

 can plant his tomatoes for the fourth 

 time and once more plant his seed. The 

 outdoor flowers, too, will have a chance 

 and will come in floods before the week 

 is over. 



Of peonies there are myriads that will 

 open before the week is closed. Some 

 say $5 a hundred for the best of them 

 will look high by Saturday. The Cot- 

 tage Gardens are shipping thousands to 

 the market. John Young has a big sup- 

 ply from his farm at Bedford. The south 

 is not through its shipments. Every 

 wholesaler has his cellars and ice-boxes 

 ready for the flood. 



Naturally the price of roses tends 

 downward. Beauties are cut in two ; $12 

 per hundred will sometimes buy the best 

 of them. Brides and Maids will be go- 

 ing off in their boxes by Saturday at 

 summer slip rates, which means a lower 

 average than at any time thus far this 

 year. Mildew does not help them, and 

 there is a lot of it. But growers have 

 no complaint this season that can be 

 justified. Higher prices than ever be- 

 fore known in May is the record. The 

 cold spring had its advantages. 



Carnations seem to have suffered the 

 greatest shock. Some grand Lawsons 

 sold as low as $10 a thousand June 10. 

 For the novelties $2 will be top before 

 the week is over, $1 a hundred the aver- 

 age price, and thousands vdll seek the 

 street outlet at 50 cents a hundred. At 

 least, that is what the men say who han- 

 dle 10,000 and over a day, and they 

 ought to know. 



Orchids were never finer and the sup- 

 ply is abundant. There has been a 

 steady increase in the number of ex- 

 pert growers of this king of flowers in 

 this section. Of lilies and valley there 

 is a sufficiency and prices of these, too, 

 have gone with the majority to lower 

 levels. Sweet peas were never finer in 

 quality. 



Weddings and commencements and the 

 European travel keep the retailers busy. 

 June is maintaining its record in this 

 respect and every store has had its share. 

 Some of the events have demanded 

 decorative work that has cost over four 

 figures, several have been carte blanche, 

 whatever that may signify, and a con- 

 siderable number have brought the 

 decorator $500. Some of the functions 

 have called for unique, novel and orig- 

 inal work, especially in table decora- 

 tions. It is the man who can demon- 

 strate his individuality nowadays who 

 secures the larger contracts. More and 

 more will intelligence, thoroughness and 

 perfectness of detail make reputations 

 that will ensure success. 



Club Meeting:. 



The last meeting of the Florists' Club 

 for the season was held in the Hotel 

 Earlington Monday evening, June 10, 

 President Totty in the chair. About 

 fifty members were present and a most 

 interesting and harmonious meeting 

 closed the most prosperous winter sea- 

 son the club has ever known. 



The committee appointed to discuss 

 closer relations with the Society of 

 American Florists reported having had a 

 meeting Monday afternoon at the oflRce 



of Traendly & Schenck. Suggestions 

 from the club were requested. As to an 

 alliance with the Horticultural Society 

 of New York, it was suggested by Mr. 

 'O'Mara that the club enjoy a field day 

 on Wednesday of this week, as a pre- 

 liminary to the consideration of the 

 matter, and it was voted that the club 

 meet at the office of the secretary, John 

 Young, and go in a body to the exhibi- 

 tion at Bronx park. Almost the entire 

 attendance signified intention of being 

 present. 



The report of progress by the commit- 

 tees appointed on the securing of a per- 

 manent home for the club and on life 

 membership was accepted. The outing 

 committee exhibited its program, com- 

 pleted, and reported widespread and lib- 

 eral interest in the club's seventh an- 

 nual holiday July 2. The prize list ex- 

 ceeds all former contributions and the 

 advertising patronage is far in advance 

 of any other year. 



Mr. Traendly withdrew his motion to 

 have the club subscribe $250 to the guar- 

 aatee fund for the national flower show, 

 having heard from Mr. Kasting that sub- 

 scriptions to date far exceeded all ex- 

 pectations. 



The death of Julius Kretschmar, one 

 of the club's members, was announced 

 and resolutions of condolence ordered, 

 the committee to draw up the same being 

 John Scott, P. O'Mara and A. Jaen- 

 necke. Suitable resolutions were also 

 ordered sent to E. V. Hallock because 

 of the death of his father; the commit- 

 tee, Messrs. Wallace, O 'Mara and Birnie. 



A committee on arrangements for the 

 transportation of the club's members to 

 the S. A. F. convention at Philadelphia 

 was appointed, consisting of Messrs. 

 Traendly, Young and Nugent. 



A long discussion took place as to the 

 club's place of meeting when we con- 

 vene again the second Monday in Sep- 

 tember. The decision was left to the 

 trustees. Messrs. Nugent, Scott, O'Mara, 

 Sheridan, Guttman, Marshall and Totty 

 took part in the discussion, while Messrs. 

 O'Mara, Manda, Jaennecke and others 

 ventilated the canteen question. J. C. 

 Vaughan spoke in behalf of the national 

 flower show. Wm. P. Craig, of Phila- 

 delphia, spoke of the progress being 

 made in behalf of the entertainment of 

 visitors to the S. A. F. convention. Jfthn 

 Bimie spoke of the enthusiastic invita- 

 tion sent the club by Vice-President 

 Westcott and President Totty waxed 

 eloquent on special trains, big attendance 

 and record breaking interest. 



A beautiful seedling rose of the 

 Wichuraiana family, bright pink and 

 resembling Lady Gay, was exhibited by 

 Julius Koehrs, Jr.; it has been named 

 Julius Roehrs. W. P. Craig exhibited 

 Ms now fern, Nephrolepis Amerpohlii, 

 in varied sizes and received a certificate 

 of merit. 



Various Notes. 



A. M. Henshaw has rented the big 

 store at 44 West Twenty-eighth street, 

 over Traendly & Schenck 's, and will 

 move to his new and larger quarters 

 July 1. Mr. Henshaw is one of the 

 younger generation of wholesalers, whose 

 enterprise and progress have been 

 marked. He is a nephew of Samuel Hen- 

 shaw, the pioneer, who is now seriously 

 ill at his home in Staten Island, and 

 one of the partners in the firm of Hen- 

 shaw Bros., at Chatham, N. J. 



Joseph Millang, manager of the New 

 York Cut Flower Co., is taking even 



