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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



February 22, 1912. 



are perfectly hardy. They flower out- 

 side in your section from June 10 to 25 

 and are grand for cutting C. W. 



OBITUARY. 



John Sell. 



John Sell, head gardener at the Gar- 

 field Park conservatory, Chicago, and 

 an expert on plant life, died February 

 14 at his home, 3723 Colorado avenue. 

 For forty years he had been gardener 

 in the employ of the West Park com- 

 missioners. He was born in Chicago 

 sixty years ago and began working for 

 the West Park commissioners at the 

 age of 20. He made the conservatory 

 under his direction one of the most 

 noted in the world. The funeral, which 

 was held February 16, was attended by 

 many of the city's park employees. The 

 burial was in Forest Home cemetery. 

 Mr. Sell is survived by his wife and 

 four sons. 



William Graff. 



William Graff, of Columbus, O., died 

 at Grant hospital in that city Friday 

 afternoon, February 16, following an 

 operation performed February 11. 



Mr. Graff had been ill for some 

 months. Less than a year ago he un- 

 derwent an operation for appendicitis 

 and for a time enjoyed good health, 

 but during the winter his trouble re- 

 turned. At the end of January he 

 made a visit to West Baden, but grew 

 worse instead of better and made a 

 trip to Chicago to consult a specialist, 

 who advised him to return home and 

 bave a second operation. This he did, 

 but he never rallied, though for sev- 

 eral days it was thought he had a fight- 

 ing chance for life. The end came 

 suddenly. 



William Graff was 49 years of age, 

 of Eussian Jewish parentage, and had 

 spent practically his whole life in the 

 flower business. As a boy he sold 

 flowers from a basket on State street, 

 in Chicago, steadily extending the 

 scope of his operations until he became 

 one of the important buyers in that 

 market. It was about nine years ago 

 that he saw a good opening at Colum- 

 bus and removed there. For several 

 years the firm was Graff Bros., a young- 

 er brother, Sam, having a share in it, 



but about three years ago Sam removed 

 to Seattle, where he went into busi- 

 ness. The Columbus store still was 

 run under the firm name, but William 

 Graff was the owner. He had many 

 friends and did a large business and 

 was decidedly prosperous, for his word 

 was good wherever he was known. He 

 was married shortly after locating at 

 Columbus and besides his widow he 

 leaves two sons, Adolph and Morris 

 Graff; his mother, Mrs. Anna Graff, 

 and two sisters in Chicago; a brother, 

 Samuel Graff, and a sister, Mrs. Ma- 

 tilda Landfeldt, both of Seattle, Wash. 

 Mr. Graff was a member of the Masons 

 and the Elks. 



Burial was in Green Lawn cemetery, 

 Columbus, following funeral services at 

 the residence, 386 Luckhaupt avenue, 

 Tuesday afternoon, February 20. There 

 was a large attendance, a number of 

 florists from Chicago being present. 

 The flowers filled the room. 



William A. Bilger. 



William A. Bilger, of Lebanon, Ind., 

 died February 13, at the Bunnels sani- 

 tarium, Indianapolis, following an oper- 

 ation February 5. He was 50 years of 

 age. The diagnosis of his case dis- 

 closed that he had been suffering from 

 tuberculosis of the kidneys. Although 

 he had been in poor health for an ex- 

 tended period, his critical illness was 

 of only three weeks' duration. 



He was born in Pennsylvania June 

 20, 1861, and was married October 1, 

 1896, to Agnes Martin. He removed 

 to Lebanon seventeen years ago. He 

 operated greenhouses in Lebanon for 

 many yejars, after which he left the 

 city, returning within the last year to 

 assume the management of the Oak 

 Hill greenhouses. He was a member 

 of Ben Adhem Lodge, No. 472, L O. 

 O. F., Winnebago Tribe, No. 36, I. O. 

 R. M., Winnebago Haymakers' Asso- 

 ciation, No. 36%, and Narramath Coun- 

 cil, No. 10, D. of P., all of Lebanon. He 

 is survived by Mrs. Bilger and by a 

 half-brother, Louis Bilger. 



Harry Terry. 



Harry Terry, head gardener for R. H. 

 White, Newton, Mass., died February 

 15 at the Newton hospital, where he 

 had gone for an operation, his death 

 occurring before an operation could be 



The Florist Bowkrs of Omaba and G}undl Bluffs. 



performed. He was in his forty-third 

 year and leaves a widow and three chil- 

 dren. Mr. Terry was formerly gardener 

 for Miss Bradley, of Hingham. He 

 was an excellent grower and much 

 esteemed by all who knew him. He 

 was an Englishman by birth. At the 

 funeral services, from his late home 

 February 18, many members of the 

 craft attended, including a delegation 

 from the Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 of Boston, of which the deceased was a 

 highly respected member. 



Mrs. M. C. Ebel. 



February 17 occurred the death of 

 Mrs. M. C. Ebel, of Madison, N. J. She 

 was the wife of the secretary of the 

 National Association of Gardeners, who 

 also is the president of the Aphine Mfg. 

 Co., of Madison. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 



Ernest Glauser, Toledo, O., has filed 

 a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, 

 scheduling liabilities of $1,902.13 and 

 assets of $825. 



Schedules in the assignment of the 

 John Young Co., with office at 54 West 

 Twenty-eighth street. New York, and 

 greenhouses at Bedford Hills, show 

 liabilities of $31,246, nominal assets of 

 $60,000 and actual assets of $4,000. 



Jesse E. Clark, of Clintonville, O., 

 has asked the common pleas court to 

 terminate a partnership between him 

 and William S. Nye, which was formed 

 last November for the purpose of oper- 

 ating greenhouses and growing lettuce 

 for the northern markets. A receiver 

 also is sought. Mr. Clark charges that 

 his partner has misappropriated a part 

 of the funds of the partnership. 



Edwin B. Koenig, assignee for the 

 Smart Set Floral Co., 2297 Broadway, 

 New York city, will sell the personal 

 property at public auction at noon, 

 Wednesday, February 28. 



Alfred Whitney, Conneaut, O., has 

 filed a petition in bankruptcy. The 

 petition states that he owes $867, but 

 the exact amounts of liabilities and 

 assets are not reported. 



Stewart C. Baker, Syracuse, N. Y., 

 has filed a petition in bankruptcy. He 

 shows in his schedules twenty-two cred- 

 itors, whose claims aggregate $1,839, 

 and assets of $156, which are exempt. 

 Among the creditors is his former 

 partner, R. S. Truair. 



IXIAS. 



Are ixias worth growing! When is 

 the time to start them? Are they a 

 tender or a hardy bulb? Would like to 

 hear from some one who has tried 

 them. F. C. 



Ixias are a more tender bulb than 

 Spanish iris and succeed best in 5-inch 

 or 6-inch pots or pans in a cool green- 

 house. They should be potted as soon 

 as the bulbs arrive, usually about the 

 last part of September. You will find 

 cultural notes on these, also tritonias, 

 babianas and sparaxis in The Review 

 each fall. C. W. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — Bellamy Bros, are 

 planning to cover their vacant land 

 with glass to take care of the new 

 seedling white carnation which they 

 are jealously guarding at present. It 

 is said to be a gem and will make 

 its debut next season. 



