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20 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Januaby 4, 1912. 



Carnations were in good supply and 

 prices ranged from $1 to $2.50 per 

 dozen. Eed br^ought the best price, as 

 the call was heavy, for them. Narcissi 

 were in oversupply and were sold as 

 low as 50 cents per dozen, but Eomans 

 were scarce. Valley sold well and 

 was fing. Violets were plefltiful at $1 

 per bunch or $3 per hundred! %n<i 

 stevia sold well. Cut poinsettias went 

 rapidly at $5 and $6 per dozen. . 



Greens were plentiful, but the de- 

 mand ,was slow. Holly, holly wreaths 

 and wild smilax were plentiful, and the 

 demand for them was good. There was 

 an oversupply of trees, but the call 

 for short, bushy trees could not be 

 filled. The sales on Christmas day were 

 the best in twenty years for some of 

 the flower shops. 



Various Notes. 



A visit to E. S. Brown & Son found 

 everything in good growing condition. 

 They have been quite successful with 

 Lorraine begonias this season and will 

 devote a new house to the growing of 

 them next summer. Mr. Brown is much 

 interested in producing new varieties of 

 coleus. He already has some good 

 varieties. Their begonias are the larg- 

 est collection in this state and every 

 new variety is tested at once. They 

 will replace two of their old houses this 

 summer by more up-to-date structures. 



Nelson Jarrett is quite busy propa- 

 gating for spring trade. 



Miss Jennie Murray is well pleased 

 with her Christmas trade. She had a 

 good supply of everything. 



The Peterson Floral Co. reports an 

 extra good trade, with cut flowers as 

 the best sellers. As much as $2.50 per 

 dozen was obtained for good red carna- 

 tions. 



Joseph Austin reports a splendid 

 trade, better than last year. His trade 

 was about evenly divided between cut 

 flowers and plants. 



Arthur Newell claims his trade was 

 extra good. Plants sold best, as the 

 price on American Beauties was too 

 high and his customers would not stand 

 for it. 



Mr. Freudenthal reports a splendid 

 trade. Saturday was his best day. 



One of our growers forced too many 

 narcissi for Christmas and was forced 

 to dump them into a large grocery. 



where they were sold at 50 cents per 

 dozen. 



Samuel Murray had a fine showing in 

 his window, which was m^de by well 

 growQjjoinsettias. His Lorraines were 

 extra ■MU'ge ajjd fine. W. H. H. 



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OBITUARY. 



.^^?4^^o.TIia4deus Clarke. 



Tha^deus Clarke, a resident of Woon- 

 socket,' E. I., died at the Ehode Island 

 hospital, Providence, December 29, 

 from a complication of diseases. He 

 was 76 years of age and was noted as 

 fl landscape gardener. He was born 

 in County Cavan, Ireland, and came to 

 this country when a young man. He 

 was married fifty-five years ago, his 

 wife dying forty-one years later. Six 

 children resulted from the union, five 

 of whom are living. 



Francis H. Manchester. 



Francis H. Manchester died sud- 

 denly of apoplexy December 23 at his 

 home, 65 Constitution street, Bristol, 

 E. I., while sitting in a chair and ap- 

 parently in his usual health. Mr. Man- 

 chester was one of the best known pri- 

 vate gardeners of that town. He was 

 conversing with members of his family 

 when he was stricken. He is survived 

 by a widow and four children, a son 

 and three daughters. He was born in 

 Bristol, December 20, 1833. When a 

 young man he went to Long Island, 

 N. Y., where he remained for many 

 years engaged as a private gardener. 



Mrs. Charles Eble. 



Mrs. Catharine Wagner Eble, wife 

 of Charles Eble, one of the best-known 

 florists in New Orleans, La., died re- 

 cently at her home, 1503 Upperline 

 street. Her death was a great shock 

 to her family and friends, as she had 

 been ill only a few days. She was a 

 popular lady in her circle of friends, 

 and was devoted to her family. A few 

 days before her death she visited Canal 

 street with her daughter. Miss Corinne, 

 and on returning home complained of not 

 feeling well. She grew worse and phy- 

 sicians and a nurse were summoned, 

 but despite the efforts made it was im- 

 possible to save her life. Two years 

 ago she suffered from a stroke of paral- 



Humfeld and the Babbits. 



ysis and she had never fully recovered 

 from its effects. 



Mrs. Eble leaves to mourn her death, 

 besides her husband, three children, 

 Corinne, Charles and Bernard. She was 

 a member of St. Stephen's Catholic 

 church. Besides her relatives in New 

 Orleans, she has others in Buffalo, Pitts- 

 burgh, Cleveland and other cities. She 

 was a native of New Orleans, and was 

 51 years old. She was interested in 

 charitable work and was a woman of 

 cheerful and pleasant manners, and her 

 loss will be felt by a large circle of 

 friends. The funeral was attended by 

 many members of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, and a large number of beautiful 

 floral offerings were sent by sorrowing 

 friends, 



C. If. Cross. 



C. L. Cross, prominent in lumber cir- 

 cles, died December 31, at his residence 

 in Eiverside, 111. Mr. Cross was 56 

 years of age, born in Binghamton, N. Y. 

 He came to Chicago in 1857, and was 

 educated in the public schools and the 

 old Chicago university. He was for- 

 merly president and trustee of the vil- 

 lage of Eiverside, a member of the Chi- 

 cago Association of Commerce, director 

 of the Lumbermen 's Association of Chi- 

 cago and a member of the Union League 

 club. A few years ago, he became known 

 to florists through his work to demon- 

 strate the usefulness of pecky cypress. 

 It is largely the result of Mr. Cross ' ex- 

 ploitation that this grade of cypress 

 now is so widely used in the trade. 



J. F. Stockdorf. 



Julius F. Stockdorf, for many years 

 a florist at Leadville, Colo., but after- 

 ward a resident of Denver, died Decem- 

 ber 19 at his home, 1415 Corona street, 

 Denver, at the age of 86 years. He 

 made his home in Denver in 1866 and 

 became noted as the builder and owner 

 of hotels. In 1879 he removed to Lead- 

 ville, where he was in business as a 

 florist for twenty-two years. In 1901 

 he retired from business and returned 

 to Denver. He is survived by a son, 

 Emil Stockdorf, and by two daughters, 

 Mrs. Effie McLister and Miss Bertha 

 Stockdorf. 



Oervase Pfordt. 



Gervase Pfordt, a well-known florist 

 of the north end, in Albany, N. Y., died 

 recently. Funeral services were held at 

 the family residence, 897 Broadway, and 

 at the Sacred Heart church. The inter- 

 ment was at St, Agnes ' cemetery. There 

 were many beautiful offerings of 

 flowers. 



HUMFELD AMONa THE BABBITS. 



Simon Humfeld, of Muncie, Ind., who 

 recently sold his interest in the Muncie 

 Floral Co., is enjoying a hunt at Clay 

 Center, Kan., where he has a brother. 

 Jackrabbits are plentiful, as the accom- 

 panying illustration will show. In one 

 day's hunt thirty-five rabbits were 

 bagged. Chases with greyhounds have 

 made exciting sport. 



Salem, O. — V, A, Cowgill, the Gar- 

 field, avenue florist, recently showed his 

 enterprise as an advertiser by announc- 

 ing prominently in a local newspaper 

 that he had leased the Garfield avenue 

 street car for the following Saturday, 

 and tjiat those who so dedired Could 

 obtain free transportation to his green- 

 houses during that day by simply step- 

 ping into the street car and Informing 

 the conductor as to their destinatiott. 



