October 22, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



13 



CHRYSANTHEMUM GLORIA, 



Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich., thinks 

 he has a first-class thing in Chrysanthe- 

 mum Gloria. We have early yellows and 

 early whites, but a good pink is some- 

 thing which has been lacking. In Gloria 

 Mr. Smith hopes he has something which 

 will fill the bill. It was ready for ex- 

 hibition October 10, this year, and scored 

 eighty-five points before the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society's New York committee on 

 that date. It was exhibited October 16 

 ft Cincinnati and Chicago, but the score 

 has not yet been announced. This is 

 a Japanese incurved, of Enchantress pink * 

 color. It grows four feet in height and 

 Mr. Smith describes it as "Best from 

 August 25 to September 5; other buds 

 lack in color. ' ' 



OBITUARY. 



George J. Evans. 



After an illness of eleven weeks, 

 ■George J. Evans, of Flint, Mich., passed 

 away October 14. 



Mr. Evans had been actively engaged 

 in landscape gardening and florists' 

 work all his life. Since his resignation 

 at the establishment of Walker Bros, he 

 had been engaged in business for him- 

 self. Although he had not a large estab- 

 lishment, he did a thriving business. Mr. 

 Evans was a native of England, coming 

 to this country in 1891, with his wife, 

 three daughters and one son, all of whom 

 survive. Richard ' E. Evans, florist, of 

 Salt Lake City, Utah, is a brother of 

 the deceased. 



Mrs. Evans always has taken an active 

 p^rt in the business and will continue 

 it, with the assistance of her son. 



The funeral of Mr. Evans was held 

 from St. Paul's Episcopal church at 

 ilint and the numerous flower tributes 

 which came from far and near told of 

 respect, love and sympathy. 



Mrs. George Yantz. 



Mrs. George Yantz, proprietor of the 

 Border Queen Greenhouse at Caldwell, 

 Kan., went recently to visit a daughter 

 near Little Eock, Ark., and while there 

 died suddenly of apoplexy October 9. 

 Mrs. George H. Yantz was born near 

 St. Louis, August 27, 1850. She moved 

 from there to Caldwell some thirty years 

 ago and, with her husband, had been en- 

 gaged in the florists' business for about 

 four years. She was a leading member 

 of the Woman's Relief Corps and the 

 Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Yantz 

 were fixed so they could enjoy life the 

 remainder of their time and it was a 

 great shock to Mr. Yantz when the tele- 

 grams came announcing her sudden sick- 

 ness and death, 



Thomas H. Geraghty. 



Thomas H. Geraghty, after a long and 

 painful illness with dropsy, died at New- 

 port, R. I., October 16, at the age of 

 €5 years. Though he was born in Ire- 

 land, Mr. Geraghty lived practically all 

 his life in Newport, his residence in the 

 United States dating back to 1858. He 

 worked at Stamford, Conn., first and 

 kfcen removed to Newport about forty- 

 five years ago. He was one of the best 

 known members of the craft in New- 

 port, though he had not done much work 

 during the last few years. He first 

 worked at his trade as a gardener for 

 several years and then went into busi- 

 ness with Thomas Galvin, being one of 

 tke first to establish a florists' business 

 in that city. He remained associated 



Chryianthemum Gloria. 



with Mr. Galvin for fourteen years, the 

 firm name being Galvin & Geraghty. Re- 

 tiring from this partnership, Mr. Ger- 

 aghty built and operated the green- 

 houses on Chapel street, Newport, now 

 owned by John H. Phelan. 



Mr. Geraghty was an expert at his 

 business. He had a wide knowledge of 

 flowers, and his advice was much sought 

 by others in the trade. He wrote a great 

 deal on flowers and on landscape gar- 

 dening. He was for many years a mem- 

 ber of St. Mary's parish. 



He is survived by two sons, John S. 

 Geraghty and Thomas H. Geraghty, Jr., 

 and three daughters. 



Mrs. Mary E. Johnston. 



Mrs. Mary E. Johnston, widow of 

 Thomas J. Johnston, died at her home 

 in Providence, R. I., October 17, after a 

 brief illness. She was out riding last 

 week, when she had a slight chill and 

 had to be taken home. Pneumonia rap- 

 idly developed and she failed to rally. 

 Mrs. Johnston was the widow of Thomas 

 J. Johnston, one of the best known flo- 

 rists of Providence, who died suddenly 

 in August, 1907. A few weeks later a 

 son died, and with Mrs, Johnston 's death 

 the entire family is removed, except a 

 small boy. Since Mr. Johnston's death 

 Mrs. Johnston has conducted the busi- 



ness established by her husband at 179 

 Weybosset street. 



Gustav Harrison. 



Gustav Harrison, of Washington, D. 

 ('., formerly with the Elizabeth Nursery 

 Co., Elizabeth, N. J., died suddenly of 

 heart failure October 16. He was 42 

 years of age and a capable landscape ' 

 architect. 



Ed. Batey. 



Ed Batey, who formerly conducted a 

 nursery in Missouri but lately had been 

 living at Nashville, Tenn., died recently 

 in California. He was 47 years old. He 

 had been in poor health for several years 

 and had gone to California some weeks 

 ago in the hope of benefiting his health. 

 His wife and only child — k son' almost of 

 age — were to have joined him about the 

 middle of this month. 



Hanover, Mass. — J, W. Beal is build- 

 ing a large addition to his greenhouse. 



Dorchester, Mass. — David Ring, for- 

 merly of Natick, has been engaged as 

 superintendent of the Roaemere Conserva- 

 tories, now owned by Eugene N. Foss. 

 In Natick Mr. Ring obtained a thorough 

 knowledge of the business while in the 

 employ of the Waban Rose Conserva- 

 tories and of Robert Montgomery. ~ 



