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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Septkiibkb 1, 1910. 



unite in pronouncing it "the best con- 

 vention ever." 



Among the recent visitors here were: 

 William Craig, of Philadelphia; J. J. 

 Karins, with H. A. Dreer, and M. Reu- 

 kauf, with Bayersdorfer & Co. 



H. S. 



PEOVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



The ordinary midsummer quiet was 

 generally dispelled last week by the 

 unusual demand for funeral pieces. Ee- 

 ports from all of the downtown dis- 

 tricts, as well as the outlying stores, 

 showed that all were busy, the work 

 being well distributed. Asters have 

 the center of the stage and are uncom- 

 monly good and plentiful. Prices aver- 

 age normal, with considerable range. 

 There are a few carnations, ordinary in 

 character, while roses are a trifle off. 



Club Meeting. 



The first meeting of the Florists' and 

 Gardeners' Club of Rhode Island, after 

 the summer vacation, was held at the 

 rooms of the association in this city, 

 on Monday evening, August 15, and 

 was well attended. President Robert 

 Johnston was in the chair. 



The following candidates were 

 elected to membership: John Burke, of 

 Johnston; Albert Holscher, of Olney- 

 ville; Charles Jackson and H. C. Neu- 

 brandt, of this city, and Matthew J. 

 Leach, of Pawtucket. There was a gen- 

 eral discussion as to the programs for 

 the meetings during the coming fall 

 and winter. 



Various Notes. 



Theo. R. Peterson, proprietor of the 

 Hogg Greenhouses, on Benefit street, is 

 making extensive repairs and improve- 

 ments at his range. 



M. Macnair reports an unusual run 

 of business during the last couple of 

 weeks, especially in funeral work. 



Louis Clarner has given up market 

 gardening and is to devote one house, 

 30x100 feet, at once to carnations. 



Walter S. Sword, of Valley Falls, has 

 all the work he can attend to spraying 

 shrubs and trees. 



J. Kopelman furnished several hun- 

 dred purple asters for the outing of 

 the Providence Lodge, Order of Elks, 

 August 17. 



Max Villier, with Johnston Bros., is 

 on his vacation, which he is spending 

 in canoeing. 



Eugene Appleton has been appointed 

 a member of one of the principal com- 

 mittees for the observance of Colum- 

 bus day by the Knights of Columbus, 

 in October. 



Frederick Covill, manager of the 

 flower department of the JShepard Co., 

 is on his vacation. 



William Appleton, who has been on 

 the sick list, is able to be out again. 



Mr. Miller, who formerly conducted 

 the Rhode Island Greenhouses in this 

 city, but is now in business in the 

 south, was in the city last week, call- 

 ing on old acquaintances. 



John Burke, of the Burke Rose Co., 

 promises an extra heavy cut of roses 

 the coming season. 



Alex. Macrae was a recent visitor 

 in Boston. 



William Hay has completed another 

 of his houses at Oaklawn. 



J, Frank Schellinger has an unusually 



fine lot of fancy melons in one of his 

 largest houses at Riverside this sum- 

 mer. 



Visitors: Mr. Franklin, of Franklin 

 & Crosby, of Danielson, Conn.; Mr.' 

 Green, of Bayersdorfer & Co., of Phila- 

 delphia, and a representative of H. M. 

 Robinson & Co., of Boston. 



W. H. M. 



COLUMBUS, O. 



The Market. 



Trade is rather quiet here at present, 

 with stock quite scarce. Carnations 

 are just beginning to make their ap- 

 pearance from new stock, and in the 

 next week or so there will be a fair 

 cutting; stems are rather short on the 

 first ones, but are getting better every 

 day. Roses are not plentiful, but quality 

 is good, considering the extremely warm 

 weather we have had lately. There 

 will be some good Killarney in a few 

 days, as the stock looks fine. There 

 is a little white Killarney planted that 

 looks unusually promising. 



Asters are almost a total failure here 

 in the late varieties, but there are 

 some few good ones which bring a good 

 price. Some growers have made nothing 

 out of their asters this season. There 

 are a few rubrum lilies and some Har- 

 risii, but demand is light on them. The 

 outlook now indicates a good supply of 

 greens the coming season, as there is 

 considerably more planted than usual.- 

 There is not much call for pot plants; 

 ferns have the preference, but demand 

 even for them is light. 



Various Notes. 



The Fifth Avenue Floral Co. is 

 breaking ground for a dwelling house, 

 also for a greenhouse 25x135 feet and 

 another 15x135 feet, all to be erected 

 at the country plant. 



E. Metzmaier reports plenty of work 

 on hand getMng things in shape for the 

 coming season. 



I. D. Seibert returned from Michigan 

 and reported a fine time, with good 

 fishing. 



James McKellar and wife returned 

 August 29 from Greenfield and Chilli- 

 cothe. 



R. A. Currie has returned from his 

 fishing trip along the lake. He reports 

 plenty of bites, but not from the fish. 



The street car strike is still on here, 

 with no signs of a settlement in sight, 

 but the state fair will be held, regard- 

 less. J. M. 



OBITUABY. 



Peter Casey. 



Peter Casey, for over half a century 

 a resident of Pawtucket, R. I., died 

 August 26, aged 75 years. Mr. Casey 

 was a native of Ireland, and came to 

 this country, settling at Pawtucket, 

 fifty-one years ago. He held various 

 gardening positions, but had been in the 

 employ of the city of Pawtucket for 

 the last twelve years. He was a mem- 

 ber of the common council of Paw- 

 tucket in 1896-97. He leaves a widow 

 and seven children. 



John W. Young. 



John W. Young, one of the oldest 

 and best known citizens of Fall River, 

 Mass., died rather unexpectedly, 

 August 26, after being ill only a couple 

 of days. He was 69 years old. The 

 deceased was an expert landscape gar- 



dener and for many years had employed 

 a gang of men caring for grounds and 

 gardens in the residential section of 

 the city. He leaves three daughters. 



Edward T. O'Hara. 



Edward F. O'Hara died at his home 

 in Newport, R. I., August 19, after an 

 illness of several weeks. For more 

 than twenty years he had been the head 

 gardener in charge of the estate of 

 George H. Norman, in Newport. He 

 was born in Lancashire, England, and 

 came to this country about twenty- 

 seven years ago, and soon afterwards 

 settled in Newport. He made a spe- 

 cialty of landscape work and was suc- 

 cessful in the transplanting of large 

 trees. The handsome beeches at Belair 

 are monuments to his skill. His widow, 

 two •laughters and one son survive him, 

 another son having died about two 

 years ago. 



William B. Whittier. 



William Benjamin Whittier, the well- 

 known and popular proprietor of the 

 Framingham Nurseries, Framingham, 

 Mass., died August 28, after a short 

 illness. Mr. Whittier was a native of 

 Nova Scotia. He had built up one of 

 the finest nursery businesses in the 

 east, his nurseries being the most ex- 

 tensive in Massachusetts, stock being 

 shipped to all parts of the United States,, 

 as well as abroad. The Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston a year ago 

 spent a most enjoyable field day at his- 

 nurseries and was well entertained.. 

 ^^^neral services were held at his late 

 residence, Lawrence avenue, Framing- 

 ham, August 30, when many in the- 

 trade attended, and the wealth of floral 

 tributes attested the great esteem in 

 which he was held. 



£. C. Lufkln. 



Everett C. Lufkin, for twenty years 

 a florist on Lexington street, Lynn, 

 Mass., died suddenly at his home,. 

 10 Lexington street, August 22, of 

 acute heart disease. The deceased 

 was born in Lynn sixty-four years 

 ago, and had always resided there. 

 He was a member of the Maple 

 Street M. E. church, and had a large 

 circle of friends. He is survived by a 

 widow, Abbie M. Lufkin, one son, Will- 

 iam E., and one stepdaughter, Miss 

 Netta M. Barker. One sister, Mrs 

 Robert Leslie, of Swampscott, and two 

 brothers, William and Sylvester, both 

 ot Lynn, also survive. 



W. O. Gano. 



W. G Gano, a well-known Missouri 

 hor ticu Itunst, died at his home in 

 Parkville, Mo., July 20, at the age of 



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