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OCTOBIB 22, 1914. 



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The Florists^ Review 



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Frank B. Faulk. 



F ank E. Faulk, formerly of the firm 

 of ! aulk Bros., in Fittsburgli, Pa., died 

 October 11 at his home in Delray, Fla., 

 at 1 ' e age of 36 years. With his brother, 

 he luilt up a good business in the Alle- 

 gho; y Market, Pittsburgh, about a year 

 age but on account of poor health sold 

 his iterest to his brother, Walter Faulk, 

 anii went to Delray, Fla., where for a 

 tinv he seemed to be regaining his health. 

 He was beginning to build up a fine 

 bus ness there. His death was unex- 

 pecod and was a great shock to his 

 mai y Pittsburgh friends. He leaves a 

 wiii and three daughters, besides hiu 

 moh er and two brothers. Clarke. 



Edward McConnell. 



E'lward McConnell, for many years in 

 business at Sharon, Pa., died at the age 

 of 75 at the home of his sister, Mrs. 

 Josi'ph Fisher, at Washington, Fa., Octo- 

 ber 14. Death resulted from illness 

 brought on by heart trouble. 



James Jeffrey. 



James Jeffrey, said to have been the 

 oldest member of the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen at the time of his 

 death, died at the age of 84, October 9, 

 at his home on Gull Lake road, Kala- 

 mazoo, Mich. 



Charles Byrnes. 



Charles Byrnes, of Poughkeepsie, N. 

 Y., died at his home, 70 Livingston 

 street, Saturday evening, October 3. He 

 was a florist, in the employ of the 

 Poughkeepsie Water Works. His wife 

 died last June. He leaves three daugh- 

 ters, Miss Julia Byrnes, Mrs. Mary Lene- 

 han and Mrs. Lillian Doran, and three 

 grandchildren. The funeral was held at 

 his home Tuesday morning, October 6, 

 and services were held later at St. 

 Mary's church. 



Charles O. Post. 



Charles O. Post died at the Middlesex 

 hospital, Middletown, Conn., October 9, 

 ^ter a short illness from pneumonia. 

 He was 61 years of age and leaves one 

 son. He was the first man employed by 

 A. N. Pierson and had worked over forty 

 years in Mr. Pierson 's employ. 



B. C. S. 



tities of Polly Bose, Smith's Advance, 

 Golden Glow and October Frost are in 

 the market and move steadily. Most 

 of the florists are using autumn foliage 

 with their mums, greatly adding to the 

 appearance. Violets are not selling 

 freely, undoubtedly on account of the 

 warm weather. Sweet peas are entirely 

 gone. A few asters remain and are used 

 readily in design work. Cosmos is in 

 oversupply and does not move readily. 

 Gladioli and dahlias are in fair supply; 

 the former sell well, but the latter are 

 only cleared at low figures. Easter lilies 

 are fine and sell well. Valley is in good 

 shape and a large quantity is called for. 

 A few good potted chrysanthemums 

 are in the market and sell well. Aside 

 from these, rambler roses, primulas and 

 cherry trees are about all that arc 

 offered in potted stock. There is a 

 moderate supply of aU kinds of green 

 goods. 



Various Notes. 



G. Eeising, of L. Baumann & Co., Chi- 

 cago, 111., called on the trade last week. 

 He is booking fairly large orders, being 

 usually well supported by his Bochester 

 friends. 



Eichard Eoe, of H. E. Wilson's, who 

 has spent a month with friends in Ot- 

 tawa, Can., resumed his duties October 

 14, feeling "quite fit." 



The first meeting of the Bochester 

 Florists' Association for the winter sea- 

 son was held at Musicians ' hall, October 

 12. Unfortunately, only fifteen members 

 were present. The chair was taken by 



John Dunbar, president of the associa- 

 tion, who gave an able address on "The 

 Behavior of Some Trees and Shrubs 

 from Western China. ' ' To illustrate his 

 talk, Mr. Dunbar showed specimens, 

 many of the varieties being entirely new 

 to this part of the United States. The 

 address was exceedingly interesting and 

 educational. 



Arthur Zirkman, representing the M. 

 Eice Co., of Philadelphia, was recently 

 in town and showed an elegant display 

 of baskets and supplies at the Hotel 

 Seneca. He says business is good. 



Horace J. Head has been out of town 

 for four or five days, visiting friends at 

 Hilton, N. Y. 



The Vick & Hill Co. is cutting large 

 quantities of white candytuft, which 

 sells well and is found decidedly useful. 

 Their cuts of gladioli are gradually di- 

 minishing. 



At the seed farms of James Vick's 

 Sons work is rushing. The aster season 

 being over, the time has come to gather 

 in the seed before the worst weather 

 arrives. So far the members of the firm 

 express themselves well pleased with the 

 outlook. The seed promises to be good 

 this season. 



Geo. T. Boucher reports that business 

 is improving. He has several good wed- 

 dings booked ahead. Funeral work has 

 kept him busy, of late. 



H. E. Wilson, Salter Bros, and J. B. 

 Keller Sons all experienced an unusually 

 busy day on Saturday, October 17, with 

 funeral work. Cut flower trade was 

 brisk. H. J. H. 



BOCHESTEB, N. Y. 



The Market. 



'I'he weather continues mild, with no 

 irost. There have been a few light 

 showers, but these have neither helped 

 nor harmed any of the outdoor stock, 

 W'uch continues to pour in. In the first 

 Pa't of the week business was poor, but 

 a < -cided change took place in the latter 

 pa r, finishing the week with an exceed- 

 ^^r 'y busy Saturday. Fortunately, there 

 ^^'^ plenty of good stock on the market. 

 ^- ■ re have been large supplies of stock 

 ^' the week, but it has been cleared 

 *t "loderate prices. Carnations are get- 

 pi>,' better each week and the supply 

 ^^ bout equal to the demand. Boses are 

 sf 1 and plentiful and have been selling 

 y arkably well. Sunbursts, Wards, 

 ri '^f *°^ Killarneys are our best sellers, 

 ysanthemums are improving. Quan- 



St. Joseph, Mo — T. M. Moroney has 

 been stricken with paralysis at Hill 

 Crest Farm and he is now in a critical 

 condition, at 2120 Walnut street. It is 

 feared his work as a landscape gardener 

 is done. 



Phoenizvllle, Pa.— Howard Penny- 

 packer, the son and recently the part- 

 ner of Joseph Pennypacker, will shortly 

 assume the matrimonial bonds. The 

 young lady is Miss Dorothy Alker, of 

 Norristown. 



Fort Worth, Tex. — The judges of the 

 rose exhibits staged in connection with 

 the annual flower garden competition, 

 at the Chamber of Commerce October 17, 

 were C. E. Papworth, C. A. Byers, L. 

 Colwell and J. E. McAdams. Local 

 seed and nursery firms contributed the 

 prizes. 



Oreen Bay, Wis.— Five brothers of 

 Charles De Clerc lost their lives in the 

 attack on Louvain, according to a let- 

 ter received by him from his nephew, 

 who was wounded and is now in the 

 hospital. One of the brothers was a flo- 

 rist with large grounds and greenhouses 

 near Louvain. 



Millbum, N. J. — The greenhouse es- 

 tablishment conducted for many years 

 by George Clark has been sold by the 

 owner, Jacob Fischel, to George W. 

 Brand, of East Orange. The new owner 

 will take immediate possession, making 

 some alterations in preparation for con- 

 ducting a wholesale and retail trade. 



Medina, O. — Andrew Lewis Hammer- 

 schmidt is the name of the 8-pound 

 arrival at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 

 William Hammerschmidt. He made his 

 appearance Tuesday, October 13, at 3:55 

 p. m. 



MarysvlUe, Bjm.— H. B. Fisher re- 

 ports that the prospects for a good win- 

 ter's business have never been better. 

 Stock all looks fine, and present busi- 

 ness is good. For the first time in five 

 years a heavy hail storm visited this 

 place September 5, doing a slight 

 amount of damage. 



Baton Bouge, La.— Samuel Scheinuk, 

 who started in business here about a 

 year ago, has worked up a good trade 

 in cut flowers and landscape work, and 

 now find^ his old place out of date. So 

 he has purchased a plot of ground in 

 the heart of the city and is busy build- 

 ing a residence and greenhouse, in prep- 

 aration for a good season. 



Morton Grove, 111.— Elizabeth Meyer, 

 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer, 

 was married October 21 to Edward 

 Schoeneberger, of Niles Center, at St. 

 Peter s Catholic church, Niles Center. 

 The wedding was a quiet one, only the 

 immediate families being present. The 

 bride was attended by her sister, Martha, 

 and John Schoeneberger served his 

 brother as best man. After an extended 

 trip in the east, the couple will be at 

 home at Niles Center, after Novem- 

 ber 15. 



