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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



15 



Phloxes at the Mount Desert Nurseries, Bar Harbor, Me. 



great portion of our wealthy classes, is 

 rapidly becoming a horticultural center 

 of the north. Since it depends mainly 

 on the comparatively short midsummer 

 season, the hardy perennial, for obvious 

 reasons, is bound to play a most im- 

 portant role in its annual displays. 



To give the reader some idea of the 

 prominence of hardy phloxes in Bar Har- 

 bor, I refer to our tjvQ^llustrations, 

 showing the phlox fields of the Mount 

 Desert Nurseries as they appeared last 

 summer. In the general evolution of lo- 

 cal floriculture this firm has been in the 

 past, and will be in the future, to a Jarge 

 extent, the inspiring factor. It was from 

 the start the fixed opinion of George E. 

 Dorr, the owner of "The Nurseries," 

 that the very best is just good enough 

 for Bar Harbor. This opinion is shared 

 by William Miller, the general manager, 

 who for many years has been carefully 

 and persistently selecting, acclimatizing 

 and studying perennials and who has 

 also made the Mount Desert Nurseries' 

 phlox collections the center of attrac- 

 tion for the multitudes of visitors at 

 this great summer resort. 



It is true that "extraordinary displays 

 of this nature are first and last the 

 means employed by progressive business 

 firms to attract attention and, in conse- 

 quence, increase their trade. Still, if we 

 consider Bar Harbor as a leading social 

 center of national character, the busi- 

 ness-augmenting influence of such exhi- 

 bitions assumes a wider scope. As an 

 effort to arouse general interest in hardy 

 phloxes it becomes horticultural pioneer- 

 ing, for of its stimulating effect on trade 

 the craft at large is bound to be at last 

 the beneficiary. Richard Rothe. 



THE DEATH ROLL. 



Frank Cummings, Sr. 



Frank Cummings, Sr., of 'the Frank 

 Cummings Bulb & Plant Co., died at 

 his home in Meridian, Miss., on the morn- 

 ing of February 23, aged 83 years. Death 

 was caused by grippe, developing into 

 pneumonia. He passed away after an 

 illness of only ten days. Mr. Cummings 

 was bom near Montreal, Canada, of 

 French parents. He emigrated to St. 

 Albans, Vt., when about 16 years old, 

 and from St. Albans he went to Albany, 

 N, Y., where he resided for forty-four 

 years. About seven years ago he went 



to Meridian, Miss., to engage with his 

 son, W. W. Cummings, in growing oan- 

 nas and other stock, the business being 

 conducted under the firm name of Frank 

 Cummings, Sr. In 1905 the firm name 

 was changed to Frank Cummings Bulb 

 & Plant Co., taking in his two grandsons, 

 F. B. Cummings and W. G. Cummings. 

 There will be no change in the title of 

 the firm, or in the policy. 



F. C Miner. 



It was with sincere regret that the 

 friends and customers of the firm of 

 Miller & Sons, of Bracondale, Ont., heard 

 of the death of the founder and head of 

 the firm, Frederick Christopher Miller. He 

 was sick only about five weeks, and but 

 few of the intimate friends knew that 

 his illness was serious. 



Mr. Miller was born May 8, 1835, at 

 Portsmouth, England. He was married 

 December 25, 1864, to Miss Ellen Slade, 

 of the same place. Mr. and Mrs. Miller 

 came to Canada in 1873, when Mr. Miller, 

 who had taken up the profession of teach- 

 ing, was the first teacher in the log school 

 of Seaton village. About sixteen years 

 ago he started in the vegetable growing 

 business in Bracondale, which he carried 

 on quite extensively. From that he grad- 

 ually drifted into the growing of cut 

 flowers and plants. The firm has a con- 

 tinental reputation as growers of mums 

 and Easter lilies and was the originator 

 of the well-known mum, Timothy Eaton, 

 as well as several other varieties which 

 are probably not so well known. 



A family of eleven children were born 

 to Mr. and Mrs. Miller, of whom seven 

 survive: Frederick H. and Edwin T., con- 

 nected with the firm; Bernhard W., who 

 has a place of his own in Bracondale; 

 Mrs. Geo. Anderson, of Downsview; Mrs. 

 IJ. Duncan, of Fairbank; Mrs. F. Bake- 

 well, of Toronto, and Miss May, at home. 

 Mrs. Tilley, Dundas, is the only sister in 

 this country. 



He was a member of these fraternal, 

 social and business organizations: York 

 Lodge and Stanley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. ; 

 St. Patrick's Chapter, Albany Club, L. 

 O. L.; Board of Trade, Liederkranz and 

 LO.F. D.J. 



Lewis D. Robinson. 



L. D. Robinson died at Springfield, 

 Mass., February 26, from heart failure 

 following a long siege of the grippe. The 

 funeral took place February 28. The 



floral offerings were many and very 

 choice. 



Mr. Robinson was a veteran of the 

 civil war and originally engaged in the 

 business of picture framing, Mer com- 

 bining it with our profession and build- 

 ing up a profitable enterprise, in which 

 he has been ably assisted by his son, 

 Lewis D., Jr., who will continue the busi- 

 ness. In addition to taking a leading 

 part in local politics, Mr. Robinson was 

 a steward of one of the leading churches 

 and a member of several secret orders. 

 He was also one of the directors of the 

 Hampden County Horticultural Society 

 and for many years treasurer of the 

 Amateur Horticultural Society of Spring- 

 field. M. 



Robert J. Allan. 



Robert J. Allan, a well-known gardener 

 at Newport, R. I., passed away at the 

 Newport hospital, Monday morning, Feb- 

 ruary 24, after a brief illness. Robert 

 J. Allan was in recent years in charge of 

 several private estates in Newport. Up 

 to the time of his sudden illness, which 

 terminated fatally, he gave every indica- 

 tion of being in the best of health, and 

 so sudden a call was a great shock to his 

 relatives and many friends. He left a 

 widow and one brother, William Allan. 



Henry F. Rauss. 



Henry F. Rauss, a member of the De- 

 troit Florists' Club and for some time 

 foreman of a section of the greenhouses 

 at 3elle Isle, Detroit, died February 26, 

 after a long illness. A large broken col- 

 umn showed the deep sympathy of his 

 fellows at Belle Isle. The club also sent 

 a large design. Mr. Rauss was related 

 to the Breitmeyers by marriage. Miss 

 Clara Rauss, employed by John Breit- 

 meyer's Sons, is a daughter; S. 



Sylvania, O. — The Cushman Gladiolus 

 Co. shipped a carload of gladiolus bulbs 

 to Chicago this week and report business 

 unusually good. 



Butte, Mont. — A. C. Wilhelm, of the 

 Butte Floral Co., says business is quite 

 fair considering that the mines are closed 

 and that one bank has failed. 



OsKALOOSA, Ia. — The Kemble Floral 

 Co. has erected an additional greenhouse 

 at the south side of the other property, 

 besides making a good many repairs and 

 alterations. 



