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Septembeh 24, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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The New York and New Jersey Association of Plant Growers on its Outing September 15, 



of granite. There was a ready sale for 

 all of the stone, right at his place, for 

 building. He erected a nfew house, 30 

 xlOO, with large show windows along 

 the entrance to his place. 



The members of the club, with their 

 friends, went to the dahlia show of E. 

 Vincent & Sons Co., at "White Marsh, 

 September 22. 



F. C. Baur ha« been able to discon- 

 tinue the use of canes to help him to 

 get around. 



The board of managers of the Fifth 

 Regiment Armory granted permission 

 to the Maryland' Horticultural Society 

 to hold its exhibit in the Armory build- 

 ing November 30 and December 1 to 4. 



The park board has decided to erect 

 a large conservatory in Carroll park, 

 in place of the smaller houses, which 

 are to be torn down. Q. 



ERIE. PA. 



Business is normal again and flowers 

 are improving in quality. Carnations ar»_ ^ 

 coming in longer in stem and in larger 

 quantities. Asparagus plumosus is 

 scarce in this section. The demand is 

 greater than the supply. 



G. H. Baur will leave for Philadelphia 

 September 23. He will enter upon his 

 second year at the University of Penn- 

 sylvania Law School. W. O. Baur, who 

 has been with Smith & Fetters, of Cleve- 

 land, until recently, is now manager of 

 Baur's flower store in his brother's 

 stead. 



Mr. and Mrs. Henry Niemeyer and 

 daughter, Leonora, spent last winter in 

 California. They are thinking seriously 

 of going again this winter. 



Vem L. Schluraff has some fine asters 

 on his new place. He calls them chrys- 

 anthemum asters. 



Mrs. Reginald Ronalds gave a dancing 

 party at the Kalikora Club September 

 XI. The floral decorations were lavisb. 

 The dancing hall had Beauty roses in 

 tall wicker vases among the palms and 

 ferns. Asparagus was twined around the 

 chandeliers and smilax was used in dif- 

 ferent places. The dining-room tables 

 were decorated with centerpieces of Win- 

 sor carnations and lily of the valley. 



Baskets of pink roses finished with chif- 

 fon, ribbons and cords, and large pots of 

 adiantum and Amerpohlii ferns, were 

 used in profusion about the rooms. The 

 decorations were furnished by the Baur 

 Floral Co. B. P. 



John O. Laver is now settled in his 

 new store at 704 State street, ready for 

 the winter's campaign. The main sales- 

 room is 23x100. It is finished in white 

 enamel and gold. Heavy French plate 

 glass mirrors extend the full length of 

 the store on both sides. There is also a 

 workroom twenty-five feet long, with 

 large skylight, in the rear of the main 

 store, an ideal room for making up. Mr. 

 Laver has had many compliments on the 

 handsome appearance of his store. 



A recent visit to W. McCarthy's, 

 Twentieth and Poplar streets, found 

 everything ship-shape. Mr. McCarthy 

 has a splendid lot of Whitmanii ferns. 



E. C. Hill is busy propagating gera- 

 niums. Mr. Hill is recognized as the 

 geranium king in this vicinity. He grows 

 some 50,000 each year. A. C. 



OBITUARY. 



Robert Buck. 



After months of weary suffering, Rob- 

 ert Buck, of Washington Court House, 

 O., passed away September 12. For sev- 

 eral years Mr. Buck had been in failing 

 health and for the last year confined to 

 his bed. Through all his illness his wife 

 nursed him with a devotion almost un- 

 equaled, attending at the same time to 

 the management of the Washington Flo- 

 ral Gardens. 



Mr. Buck was engaged in the florists' 

 business in Greenfield, O., until four years 

 ago, when he removed to Washington 

 Court House and established the Wash- 

 ington Floral Gardens, which at once 

 achieved a wide reputation, and Mr. Buck 

 was broadly known as one of the leading 

 florists of southern Ohio. He had the 

 esteem and respect of the community, 

 and his long illness and great sijffering 

 have aroused a universal sympathy, both 

 for the suflferer and his wife. 



Funeral services were held September 



15, after which the remains were taken 

 to Greenfield for interment. The I. O. O. 

 F., of which Mr. Buck was a member, 

 had charge of the services in Greenfield. 



John A. Banker. 



John A. Banker, of Salina, Kan., died 

 Saturday evening, September 12, at his 

 home, 513 Park street. He was 60 years 

 of age. Bright 's disease and heart trou- 

 ble were the causes. His health had been 

 poor for the last three months. 



Mr. Banker was well known in his vi- 

 cinity as a nurseryman. He originated a 

 number of the floral beds laid out at Oak 

 Dale park, Salina, and planted nearly all 

 of the evergreens there, as well as many 

 other trees in the city. His faithful and 

 efficient service in beautifying the city 

 was rewarded by his being appointed 

 park commissioner about nine years ago. 

 He served in this capacity three years. 



Mr. Banker was born near German- 

 town,, O., December 25, 1848. He was 

 married December 22, 1868. 



In March of 1877 he removed to Kan- 

 sas, settling on a farm where Trenton 

 now is. Aside from his farm work, he 

 engaged in the nursery business five 

 years, traveling over Kansas for a nurs- 

 ery farm part of the time. 



He left the farm and moved to Salina 

 in March, 1893, moving on the same date 

 that President Cleveland took the oath 

 of office. During his residence there he 

 was a most respected private citizen, as 

 well as prominent in his civic services 

 mentioned. He was a member of the 

 United Brethren church and of the Odd 

 Fellows. 



The deceased leaves a wife and seven 

 children. The children are: Charles E., 

 Wilbur, Iva M., Victor A., Mrs. Myrtle 

 Barth, Frank and Lizzie. His two broth- 

 ers, Walter and William, and sister, Mrs. 

 Anna Tucker, live near Salina. His chil- 

 dren and brothers and sister were at his 

 home when he died. 



MoNONGAHELA, Pa. — September 11 oc- 

 curred the wedding of Violet A. Keeney 

 and Harry C. Lorimer. Miss Keeney is 

 the daughter of J. A. Keeney and is 

 well known among the trade here. 



