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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Ai'nir. 9, 190S. 



citif (or till' )ilaiifs >i|i 1(1 cxliiliii idii time 



A^ lllrsi ;h-ciiinillii(|;it inns ;iic ;ill iii|-- 

 lli^lll-il WIIIkMII cXlprll^c t(i lllc --iicll'tv, il 



uiiulil siriii iliat till' linaiiciai rrsnll^ nl' 

 tlii- ciiiix rill iiiii al Xiayara I'alls iiiiisi 

 lUMcssa i i I V III' licllcr than r\r\ lirlurc. 

 I'lilluw i 11;^ llii' (•ii>t(iiii 111' '-nine ycais 



|iast. thr ai'iTIH'il illliTcst on Imlli 1 lir 



|ifniiaiiciil and ;:riicial I'lnnls was ov 

 (Icrfcl ai|ilc'i| In ilic nscrxi' fiiihl. 



(m'hil;!' W . Mel lull' was a |i|"ii 111 I'll 

 cliaiiiiia II 111' the riiiMinit t rr nii ^|iiiris. 

 aihl .1. II". < liiinNli'V was a|i|Miiiiii'.l as a 

 iiiiMiiliiT 111' that riiiiiinit ti'i'. tin' tliiril 

 iiiciiilii'i til 111' a iiiiiiuiircd latrr. Mr. 

 l-lwiiiLi ami Mr. I 'hi liint 1 , ul' thr ('ana 

 iliaii I lull iciili ma I As^uciat imi. iiii't with 

 till' I'liiiim i 1 1 1'l' nil till' last day am! ar 

 r;iiiL:i'iiii'Ml s Well' jiart i;illy i-imi|i|i'trd Inr 



|nint srs'^iiiMs nt' llli' S. .\ . I'', alld till' 



(aiiadiaii 1 1 ni i irult n i a I .'^m-ii'iy, drlails 

 liciiiy li'I't In 111' sriili'd at a lalrr dali'. 

 'I'hi' i|ni'^liiiii 111' i III .'mat inii.'i I naiiii's was 



Irt'r In till' s|Hilts rnmillit 11 r. It Was di' 

 I'idi'd that ihr ImiwHiil; naiiu'- slmuld Im 

 hi'ld at r.iiir.-iln duriiiL; I In' la-t day and 

 (■\ I'liiii;:. 



The linal ri'snliil inns. whii-h wrrn 

 .'ii|n|iini| with I'lit hiisiasm, rxpri'ssi'd the 

 a[i|ireeial il 111 nt' the Imard I'nr tlir ''many 



rniirtcsies shnwn as liy e\ cry I ini |y we 

 i-ame ill rniiiac-t with during; mir \isit."" 

 r"..\ Maynr ('utler; Mr. Isaacs, nt' the In- 

 ti'inalinnal lintel ( n. : .Major liiitlcr. nt' 

 the Natural l-'iind < n.. ami l're-~idiMit .•iml 

 Mrs. Kasiiim were jiersmialiy thanked in 



the linal le--n|||t inns, linth I'nr assist ;1 IH'i' 



niVcreil and li(is|iitalit irs e.xleiided. and 

 the board ad.ioiu'iiod more than jdeased 

 with the kindness and courtesies shnwn 

 and with tho hij^hest .'uiticipatiuiis I'm a 

 successful and eiiinyaliji' Oiuivi'iit inii. 



It shmild lie iinti'd li.v the iriemliers nf 

 the S. .\. I', that .Mr. Isaacs nlVered. in 

 case eiiniij^h early leservat inns nt' mmns 

 were made at the <'alaracl liniise. tu re 



*i'l'\i' the elllile lintel acci nil Itinda I imis nt' 



THE MOSBAEK ESTABLISHMENT. 



< )ii,'ir<ia is siliiated on tin^ main line of 

 tile lllinnis (eiitral railinad, cighty-fivo 



illiies snlltll nl' ( hicayn, alld is ill tile 

 heart 111' the iiest (arming laud ill tlie 

 slate lit' lllinnis. The season there is 

 sniiie two wiH'ks earlier than in Chicago. 

 Mere is located the iruiiuois Canning 

 <'o.. operating one oC the largest 

 coin canneries in the wnild, where tln^ 

 |iroiliict oC ;!..''iiin acres of sweet corn is 

 canned aniiiiall.\-. The .Mosliaek (ireeii- 

 lionse ( o. is one oC the luaiichcs ol' this 

 immense Inisine-s. 



I'x'gnii in a small way. the cmnpaiiy 

 now has eigjii ^i eeiihousi^s, se\eii ot' 

 which measure 'JlixldU I'eel. and one 14.K 

 loii t'l'ct. which were <'()nstructed liy the 

 .lohn ( '. Moiiiiiger ( o.. < hicago. The Bos- 

 toii (em and i(s sporls ari' a specialty. 

 Iieiiig grown in such i|uaiiti(,v that car- 

 load shipments are not unknown. Bos- 

 ton. Tiersoni. Anna Foster. Scnttii, Wliit- 

 niani and l-;ieg;intissinia I'roni runners to 

 |)laiits in l-l-iii(di jmts are seen, .\spara- 

 giis plinnosus and S])reiigeri are in siudi 

 good demand that Axel .\ggerholm says 

 it is hard to ket^ji uj* the supjily. 



Ill liedding plants, geraniums naturally 

 take the lead, with such old favorites as 

 S. .\. Nutt. .lean \iaud. La Favorite. 

 Treno, .\lphonse K'icard and lieaute 

 l*oile\ine. yet siudi plants as alyssnm. 

 ;ilternanther;i, ageratum. draca-na. sahia 

 and \iiica ai'e grown in immense (|u.'iiiti- 



ties. tlie houses lieillg tilled to their Ut- 

 most capacity. 



()utiloors there aie l.l.oiid square feet 

 of sash used for liedding stock and ferns 

 also, while as much more is used for 

 s(ai(iiig liaid.v ]perennials. of which fif- 

 teen aci'i^s are grown. The soil iiere is 

 especially .adapted to the raising ot' can- 

 nas and (he coin|iany devotes tweiit\' 

 acres to them, .\moiig the best varieties 

 are King llnmlieit. I'dack Ueantx. < 'h;i-. 



Potting Shed at the Mosbaek Establishment, Onarga, III. 



the liuildin:; (nr ihe niemlier^ nf the 

 ,><. .\. I'. If this idler lie taken advan- 

 taL:e 111. i' \^ill ri"~idt in an ideal and 

 iini<iiii' ^itiiatiiiii in the experience of the 

 ^iicie|\ trade exhibit ion. lueeting hall 

 nnd linli'l aiciiinniiid.-it lulls ;ill under mie 



I'nof. The Kites .'lie I'mni •■^•"i 111 ^'> per 



Jay. .\meriraii plan: Ih.at i^. meals in- 



,'|||"di'd. \V. N. I.'l hi'. Sec "v. 



.\ I i;i i;x. Ind.- I'erry I'eaijl.'r i- cnn- 



-1 I ml i IliX a gleellholise nil hi- let oil 



■m.iiI h ' I'dar st reel. 



1 leiidiTSoli. l)a\id ll.iriiin. • nlonet .iiid 

 Alsace, for all nt' wiiicli there is n,,nd 

 demand. They ha\e ti new caiina wiiiih 

 Mr. Aggerholm ihiiik>- bids fair to com 

 pete with Kiiit; iliiniberl .•ind which he 

 ex|)eets to exhiliit at the ei in\ eiit imi in 

 August. 



I'ansii'S lia\e been ;) v|,eci:iliy linni 

 the start. The -eed i- imported direct 

 from ( lerm.'iii.N' .'iiid the number o(' thnu 

 '-amis n(" |planis snld .'iiinnally. a- ^hnvvii 

 |py the ri curds, i- ennnunii'-. 



( l\ er I hil t\ ai'e- "I l.-llni .-lie di A.ile.l 



to )>ieplant, asparagus aud horseradish, 

 for which tliev find a ready market iu 

 Chicago. 



The com|iany occupies fine oUices down- 

 town, as tlie business is almost entirely 

 through the mails. Started in a small 

 way to sujiply a local trade, the business 

 has developed, through s.vstematic or- 

 ganization, aihcrtising and careful at- 

 tention to details, to be a large and 

 prosperous one. with wholesale dealings 

 from Maine to California ami from Can- 

 ada to distant Texas points. 



THE DEATH ROLL. 



Laurence J. Stuppy. 



.Sulfeiing a stroke of paralysis at his 

 home in 8t. .losepli. Mo., March liO, just 

 one week after he had returned from a 

 triit to the Pacific coast, iiaurence J. 

 Stuppy died at S:.'"!!) o'clock in the even- 

 ing of the same day. 



Mr. Stuppy had been visiting in Los 

 ,\ngeles and other towns on the coast 

 until a week previously. wluMi he re- 

 turned home. \Vhen stricken with jiaral- 

 .Asis. fatal results were feanNJ. and all 

 the (diildreii who were in the city were at 

 his bedside when the end came. 



Born in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., in 18.30. 

 'S\v. Stuppy moved to St. .Josepii with 

 his parents one year later, and had been 

 a resident th(>re since that time. In IS"."', 

 he started a llower shop, which has lieeii 

 ill existence since. He is survived by 

 a widow and six children. The sons are 

 Frank X. and .lohn. of St. Joseph. The 

 daughters ;ire ^Irs. P.. \V. Murjihy and 

 Miss Dorothv Stuppy of St. .losejih: Miss 

 Helen Stupjiv. of Albaiiv. N. V.. aud 

 Miss Marie, i')f Seattle, Wash. 



Warren S. Ewell. 



Ill the death of Warren S. l-:well. 

 .\pril L'. aft(>r a long illness, Pioston lost 

 one who .a decade .ago w.as well known 

 as a grower and exhibitor of Dutch Inilb- 

 oiis stock. Born in Ifoxbury in is.'il. 

 the deceased succeedt^d to Ilie (lorisls" 

 business of his father and carried on the 

 same until his death, his s|M'cialty alw.ays 

 being bulbous stock. Of this he was 

 for many years (he best growei- around 

 Boston and he wmi niany prizes for his 

 piodiuds at Ihe shows of the ^^assachu- 

 setls irorticultiiral Society. He early 

 became identified with (he (iardeiieis" 

 and Florists' dub, ser\ing on (he ex- 

 eciiti\(^ committee in Isit.") and being 

 elected to (he ollice of president for tile 

 ye.ir 1007. He was ;i life member of 

 the M.assacliusetts Ilort icultur.al Society. 



l-^iiiieral ser\ices were held ("roni his 

 late residence. I'l*'^ (Juincy street. Dor- 

 chester. .\pril .". when many of his old 

 loiit'reres attended to pay their l.ast 

 tribute of respect. W. \. ('i;\I(;. 



John Cleary. 



The de.'ith is announced of .Tohn 

 < learv. \e\v '^'ork. f.ather of .John P. 

 • le;iry and .\mbrose (le.arv. both of 

 whom .are widely known in the trade. 

 ha\ing litMMi connected with (he plant 

 sales a( auction in .\ew \'nik for maii\- 

 years. 



Charles Ingram. 



Charles Digr.am. gardener fm- W. .T. 

 D.ana, ;it A\'(dlesley, >rass.. died sud- 

 denly, Sunday. .April .">. He was ."in 

 yeai-s of agi> and a nativ(» of Scotl;iiid. 

 lie arrived at Boston twi'nty-fi v(> vears 

 a^o and in the early part of his career 

 in \ew 1-jiglaiul tloricultus^'-w.as with 

 S. .1. Keiiter. of WestrrhxTT L. and also 

 with W'elcji Bros., thelloston wholesale 

 Ibuists. .\t one time he was in business 



