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TheWeekly Florists' Review. 



AUQOST 31, 1011. 



OBITUAEY. 



W. r. Helkes. 



Major W. F. Heikes, of Huntsville, 

 Ala., manager and founder of the 

 Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, died 

 suddenly at Cleveland, O., August 25, 

 1911. Major Heikes had been in Chau- 

 tauqua N. Y., with his family on a 

 visit for the last few weeks and from 

 Chautauqua he went down to Cleve- 

 land, where he was taken ill. 



Mr. Heikes came to Huntsville about 

 thirty-seven years ago and was known 

 among its most substantial citizens, 

 being manager of the Huntsville 

 Wholesale Nurseries, which are the 

 pioneer nurseries of that section. Mr. 

 Heikes came from a family of nursery- 

 men. Andrew Heikes began the nursery 

 business at Carlisle, Pa., in 1798; his 

 son, George Heikes, on moving to Day- 

 ton, O., established a nursery in 1822. 

 Jacob Heikes, a son of George Heikes, 

 established himself in the nursery busi- 

 ness near Dayton in 1839; and W. F. 

 Heikes, son of Jacob Heikes, succeeded 

 him in the business at the same place 

 in 1866, and in 1882 founded the Hunts- 

 ville Wholesale Nurseries. The death 

 of Mr. Heikes in sadly felt by the 

 trade, as it leaves vacant the office of 

 president of the Alabama State Horti- 

 cultural Society, a position to which 

 Mr. Heikes was reelected at the last 

 meeting. 



G. M. Haecker. 



George M. Haecker, manager for 

 Mrs. Joseph F. Lang, at 2010 Melrose 

 street, Chicago, 111., was overcome by 

 heat while working in the greenhouses 

 on Monday, August 14, and died Sun- 

 day night, August 20, at his home, 1419 

 Wrightwood avenue. He was 52 years 

 of age. 



John F. Flood. 



When the news was given out of the 

 death of John F. Flood, of Woburn, 

 Mass., August 23, a host of friends who 

 knew and valued him highly were sad- 

 dened. Mr. Flood had just celebrated 

 his forty-second birthday two days pre- 

 viously. He had been in rather poor 

 health for ten weeks, due to an attack 

 of the grip, but died quite suddenly at 

 the last. The deceased was born in 

 London, England, and worked for 

 James Veitch & Sons and others be- 

 fore coming to America some thirteen 

 years ago. He first found employment 

 with Peter Henderson & Co., New 

 York; later with R. & J. Farquhar & 

 Co., Boston. He was three years with 

 James Wheeler and later had charge 

 of a private estate in Buffalo. Beturr- 

 ing to Boston in the summer of 1907, 

 he assumed the management of the 

 business known as J. F. Flood & Co., 

 in Dedham, making high grade carna- 

 tions a specialty. In July, 1910, ho 

 purchased the David Fisher estate in 

 Woburn, Mass., where he had worked 

 up an excellent business. 



Mr. Flood joined the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston in Septem- 

 ber, 1907, and rarely missed any of 

 the meetings, field days, picnics or 

 banquets. He made an efficient chair- 

 man of the exhibits committee in 1910 

 and was esteemed by all his associates. 

 He was a stall holder in the Boston 

 Cooperative Flower Market and his 

 market confreres sent a beautiful 

 standing wreath of Richmond and 

 Ward roses, with a base of lilies and 

 cycas leaves, also a large pillow of 

 Killarney and White Killarney to the | 



funeral, which was held August 26. 

 The Gardeners' and Florists' Club also 

 sent a floral tribute and there was a 

 wealth of other floral designs. Many 

 in the trade were among the mourners. 

 Peter M. Miller and William Martin 

 were among the pall bearers. Inter- 

 ment was in the Stoneham cemetery. 



Joseph Bock. 

 Joseph Bock, of Burlington, la., died 

 of typhoid fever August 7, at his 

 home on Sunnyside avenue. He had 

 not been in the best of health for 

 some time, but his final illness had 

 lasted only five or six days. Only a 

 week before his death he had been 

 seen in the business section of the 

 city, as genial and kindly as was his 

 wont. He was born in Silesia, Ger- 

 many, April 10, 1846. He made his 

 home in Burlington in 1867, and went 

 to work for Neally Bros. & Bock, on 

 Madison avenue. Later he was in 

 partnership with his brother, and dur- 

 ing the last twenty-two years he had 

 been conducting the greenhouses on 



Major W. F. Hdke». 



Sunnyside avenue, winning an excel- 

 lent reputation for himself and his 

 products. He was married to Miss 

 Elizabeth Wiemer, a member of an 

 old Des Moines c»unty family, Novem- 

 ber 25, 1875. She survives the hus- 

 band, *with three children, Mrs. John 

 Fritz and Harry Bock, of Burlington, 

 and Dr. E. C. Bock, of Fairfield. He 

 also leaves three brothers, Ernst Bock, 

 of Burlington; William Bock, who is 

 farming near West Burlington, and 

 Oscar Bock, who lives in the father- 

 land. 



Joseph B. Freeman. 



Joseph R. Freeman, one of the best 

 known and most respected florists of 

 Washington, D. C, died August 22, at 

 his home, 2319 Wisconsin avenue north- 

 west, of Bright 's disease and complica- 

 tions. He was born in England, caime 

 to America when 14 years of age and 

 made his home in Washington, whore 

 he married Miss Mary E. Weaver. 

 After spending two years in Baltimore 

 he returned to W.Tchington nnd estab- 



lished himself in the florists' business 

 at Thirteenth and E streets, but re- 

 moved fifteen years ago to 612 Thir- 

 teenth street, where he remained until 

 his death. He furnished the decora- 

 tions for the banquet to Prince Henry 

 of Germany, made the two wreaths 

 which the Prince placed on Washing- 

 ton's tomb and at various times deco- 

 rated different public buildings, in- 

 cluding the White House. 



Joseph Schmidt. • 

 After a lingering illness, due to old 

 age, death came to Joseph Schmidt, the 

 oldest florist of Harrisburg, Pa., on the 

 evening of August 23. 



Mr. Schmidt was born at Heideck, 

 Bavaria, eighty-four years ago, study- 

 ing gardening for several years. In 

 1860 he married Miss Franceska Wurm, 

 of Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, leaving im- 

 mediately with his bride for America 

 on a sailing vessel that landed them in 

 New York after a trip of forty-four 

 days. Settling in Philadelphia, they 

 remained there for five years and then 

 removed to Harrisburg, locating on Al- 

 lison's Hill, where Mr. Schmidt built 

 the first greenhouse in that city. In 

 1867 he erected extensive greenhouses 

 on Forster street, near Second street, 

 prospering in business as the city grew. 

 Mr. Schmidt was superintendent of the 

 State Agricultural Society for twelve 

 years. His flower store at 44 North 

 Third street was well known and on his 

 retirement ten years ago his son, 

 Charles L. Schmidt, succeeded him in 

 the business. Mr. Schmidt is survived 

 by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Paulina 

 Schmidt Young, and two sons, Charles 

 L. Schmidt, of Harrisburg, and James 

 S. Schmidt, of Camp Hill. 



Bobert Linney. 



Robert Linney, formerly in the 

 florists' business at Akron, Ohio, died 

 August 18 at his home, 24 North Balch 

 street, Akron, at the age of 85 years. 

 He had lived in that city for the last 

 forty years and during the greater part 

 of that time was^ in business as a 

 florist on West Market street. He re- 

 tired five years ago. He had been in 

 feeble health since last March and his 

 death had been expected. He is sur- 

 vived by one son, A. J. Linney, of 

 Akron, and one daughter, Mrs. George 

 A. Newcomb, of Monrovia, Cal. 



IOWA FLOBISTS MEET. 



The Society of Iowa Florists held 

 its ninth annual meeting at the State 

 House at Des Moines, la., August 30, 

 at 8 p. m. The program was as fol- 

 lows: 



1. Call to Order. 



2. Reading Minutes of Previous Meeting' 



3. Treasurer's Report. 



4. President's Address. 



5. "Asters." by William TriUow, Des 

 Moines. 



6. "Dahlias," by William M. Bombergcr, 

 Harlan. 



7. "Peonies for Florists: Best Varie- 

 ties," by Henry Field, Shenandoah. 



8. "Improvement of the Gladiolus," by 

 G. D. Black, Independence. 



9. "Carnations," by W. A. Harkett, Du- 

 buque. 



10. "Care of Plants in Parks and Lawns 

 During a Drought," by J. D. T. Fulmer, 

 Des Moines. 



12. "Florists' Clubs," by Theodore Bwaldt. 

 Davenport. 



13. "Suggestions on Florists' Supplies," 

 by Roy F. Wilcox, Council Bluffs. 



The officers of the society are: 



President — J. S. Wilson, Des Moines. 



Vice-president — J. D. T. Fulmer, Des 

 Moines. 



Treasurer — J. T. Temple, Davenport. 



Secretary — Wesley Greene, Davenport. 



Directors — G. A. Heyne, Dubuque; Wm. 

 Trillow, Des Moines; F. J, Olsan, Ames; 

 E. E. Nordwall, Fort Dodge. 





