Decbmbee 21, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



21 



OBITUABY. 



Henry F. Lord. 



Henry F. Lord, treasurer of the Lord 

 & Biirnham Co., the widely known green- 

 house building material manufacturing 

 concern, with plants at Irvington, N. Y., 

 and Des Plaines, 111., was found dead 

 in his garage at Irvington Saturday eve- 

 ning, l3ecember 16. He had been over- 

 hauling his automobile and had been 

 crushed benea.th the engine, which ap- 

 parently^ad broken from the chassis 

 while hftLiwas beneath it, and alone. 

 Physicia|B|. said Mr. Lord had died in- 

 stantly :jWh1 that the accident had oc- 

 curred 4^eral hours previous to the 

 finding'^ the body by his son, Arthur 

 Lord, and his son-in-law, John Cushman. 



Mr. JM^ was 58 years of age, the 

 son of the founder of the business to 

 which he had devoted his life. He had 

 lived at Irvington since he was 15 years 

 of age and was one of the leading citi- 

 zens, both on account of the size of the 

 company's plant and his activity in 

 civic affairs. He formerly was presi- 

 dent of the village and was a trustee 

 at the time of his death. In addition 

 to being treasurer of Lord & Burnham 

 Co., he also was a director of the Irv- 

 ington Bank and of the Irvington Pres- 

 byterian Church. 



Mr. Lord was married and had three 

 sons and one daughter. 



The funeral was largely attended and 

 a wealth of flowers came from his wide 

 circle of personal and business friends. 



Fred H. Johnson. 



Fred H. Johnson, who for many years 

 was in the greenhouse business at Olean, 

 N. Y., dropped dead December 18, while 

 at work in Llewellyn 's greenhouses, 

 where he had been employed for some 

 time. The body was found by Paul 

 Llewellyn. From all appearances, Mr. 

 Johnson had just filled his pipe, and 

 was about to light it, when he fell 

 forward on his face. Mr. Johnson was 

 one of the best known residents of 

 Olean. Many years ago, when the Erie 

 railroad was first opened, Fred Johnson 

 was employed as an engineer. When he 

 left the road he took up his work as 

 a florist, and for over a quarter of a 

 century conducted the greenhouses on 

 Whitney avenue. For over thirty years 

 he was a boarder at the Grand Central 

 hotel, during all of this time carrying 

 Mrs. Johnson's dinner to her, she being 

 an invalid. He was always of a cheer- 

 ful disposition, and few would have be- 

 lieved him to be as old as he was, about 

 82 years. 



Last winter Mr. and Mrs. Johnson de- 

 cided to give up the greenhouse, and, 

 leaving Olean, they moved to Port Ar- 

 thur, Texas, where they spent the win- 

 ter. But home ties proved too strong, 

 and in the early spring they returned to 

 Olean. Mrs. Johnson, far advanced in 

 years, is left without known relatives. 



Dr. J. Q. Mulford. 



Dr. John ' Q. Mulford, Lebanon, 0., 

 was fatally injured when he was buried 

 in a cave-in of concrete and dirt at 

 his home about 10 o'clock on the morn- 

 ing of December 10. He was preparing 

 to make some repairs in a ditch running 

 through his back yard; the ditch was 

 lined with concrete, which was becoming 

 loose and threatened to cave in. He 

 entered the ditch without stopping to 

 brace the walls, and was patching the 



broken places when the wall on one side, 

 for a distance of twenty feet, gave way. 

 He was caught by the shoulders and im- 

 mediately rendered unconscious. Two 

 men passing by ran to his assistance, 

 prying away the heavy concrete blocks 

 and freeing him. When taken from 

 the ditch it was at first thought that 

 he had been instantly killed, but physi- 

 cians succeeded in reviving him and he 

 lived until about 6 o 'clock in the eve- 

 ning. No bones were broken, but the 

 weight crushed his lungs. 



Dr. MulfordTiad retired from practice 

 several yoars ago and since that time 

 has been engaged in the florists' busi- 

 ness at Lebanon. He leaves a wife and 

 three sons to mourn his loss. 



Lucius S. Fife. 



Lucius S. Fife died at Shelburne 

 Falls, Mass., December 15, after sev- 

 eral months' illness. He was born in 

 Cincinnati, O., December 27, 1840, the 

 son of Robert M. Fife. Mr. Fife's par- 

 ents moved to Shelburne Falls when 

 he was but 9 years of age. Mr. Fife 

 had made his home in Shelburne Falls 

 ever since that time. He established 

 the first greenhouse in Shelburne Falls 

 in the early '80s, and had been a pro- 

 fessional florist from that time until 

 within a few months, when because of 

 failing health he sold out his business. 

 Since giving up active business life he 

 had continually been losing strength, 

 and failed very perceptibly during the 

 last few days, until the end came. 



Mr. Fife was married June 15, 1875, 

 to Myra Emler, of Conway, who sur- 

 vives him. Besides his widow, he leaves 

 two daughters, Mrs. Charles E. Buell, 

 of Shelburne Falls, and Mrs. Emil M. 

 Schneck, of Greenfield, and one sister, 

 Miss Matilda Fife, of Shelburne Falls. 

 Five grandchildren also survive him. 



Henry A. Sauer. 



Henry Adam Sauer, 64 years old, and 

 a well-known florist of Minneapolis, 

 died December 12. Mr. Sauer was born 

 in Winkledorf, Hanover, coming to 

 America in 1869. He moved to Min- 

 neapolis in 1898 and conducted a flo- 

 rist's shop until last July, when he was 

 compelled to retire, owing to ill health. 

 Mr. Sauer was active in Masonic affairs 

 in Minneapolis. He was a member of 

 Arcana Lodge, A. F. and A. M.; An- 

 chor Chapter, E. A. M.; Adoniram 

 Council, Darius Commandery and Zuh- 

 rah Temple, and also of Northern Light 

 Lodge, I. 0. O. F. He is survived by his 

 wife, two daughters, Mrs. Charles Van- 

 strum and Miss Pearl Sauer, and two 

 sons, W. A. and Henry Sauer, all of 

 Minneapolis. 



EXTRACT OF TOBACCO STEMS. 



Kindly give the method of making 

 tobacco extract for spraying, from 



tobacco stems, of 

 plenty. 



which we have 

 A. A. C. 



For fifty gallons of water take a 

 half-bushel of tobacco stems and allow 

 them to soak ten hours After pump- 

 ing or dipping out the water, a second 

 batch can generally be made without 

 renewing the stems. 



PeekskUl, N. Y.— Mrs. J. D. Sherman 

 opened a new flower store here Decem- 

 ber 9. This is the fourth retail estab- 

 lishment here, besides three greenhouses 

 that grow plants and cut flowers. 



Plainfield, N. J. — Chas. L. Stanley says 

 that the prevailing mild weather has 

 produced lots of soft stock. 



Ealeigh, N. C— The Raleigh Floral Co. 

 has taken over the business formerly 

 conducted by C. A. Lyle & Co. 



Montclair, N. J. — A. S. Wallace re- 

 ports a busy season. He is a pioneer in 

 the business here and has two branch ' 

 stores. 



Chippewa Falls, Wis. — F. S. Weigand 

 has erected two new houses, each 25x153 

 feet, and will devote them to roses and 

 carnations. 



Nashua, N. H. — A new greenhouse, 

 20x100, is being erected here for Mrs. i 

 Ella Churchill,, who will grow cut flowers ■ 

 for the Boston market. i 



Dansville, N. Y.— The Allen Bailey 

 Tag Co. has been incorporated here for 

 the manufacture of florists' and garden- 

 ers' supplies, tags, labels, etc. The in- 

 corporators are J. J. Bailey, S. E. Allen 

 and J. A. Bailey, and the capital stock 

 is fixed at $60,000. 



En^^lewood, N. J. — E. G. Burrows 

 opened a fine new store here, early in 

 the season, directly opposite the depot. 

 Supplies are drawn from the green- 

 houses at Tenafly, where Mr. Burrows 

 has for several years grown for the New 

 York markets. Business is reported 

 good. 



Tipton, Ind. — F. A. Benthey, who 

 formed a partnership here a few months 

 ago with William Briscoe, has pur- 

 chased Mr. Briscoe's interest and is now 

 sole owner of the establishment. In- 

 cluding an addition just completed, Mr. 

 Benthey now has 10,000 square feet un- 

 der glass. 



Shepard, O. — Leo Miller, who has 

 earned a reputation as a successful 

 grower of chrysanthemums, has had 

 rather better stock than usual this year 

 and is correspondingly well pleased with 

 the season's business. All his stock is 

 taken by the Livingston Seed Co., 

 Columbus. 



Irvington, Newark, N. J. — E. Jacobi 

 is one of the largest growers of mush- 

 rooms in northern New Jersej'. His 

 experience this season is that the Ameri- 

 can spawn moves much more quickly 

 than the imported article and also pro- 

 duces more heavily. The market has 

 been steady for some time. 



Summit, N. J. — The Colonial Flower 

 Shop, being located in the best part of 

 town, does a good business. Wm. Death, 

 the hustling proprietor, finds the con- 

 servatory which was recently added the 

 best investment yet made. Quite a 

 range of glass is maintained on the 

 outskirts of the town. A younger broth- 

 er has recently arrived from England 

 and will assist in the business. 



Holyoke, Mass. — A new orgnnizatiun 

 was recently formed here, to lie known 

 as the Florists' and Gardeners' Chil). 

 By-laws have been adopted and the fol- 

 lowing officers elected: President, Geo. 

 H. Sinclair; vice-president. E. .J. Can- 

 ning; secretary and treasurer, P. L. 

 Bartlett; executive connnittce. T>. .7. 

 Gallivan, William I'ifkey and Reginald 

 Carey. Meetings are to be held the 

 first Tuesdav of each month. 



