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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



Mabch 17, 1910. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



There is an old saying, "A calm be- 

 fore a storm." Such is hardly the case 

 in our city. Although the storm comes 

 next week with the Easter rush, still 

 business has not been calm by any means. 



The market has remained well cleaned 

 up of every kind of flower; the glut of 

 a few weeks ago was but short lived. 

 "While the bulk of the business has been 

 for funeral work, there is a good de- 

 mand for flowers and blooming plants 

 for various uses. 



Early this week white carnations, for 

 coloring green, were at a premium. The 

 Irish are pretty well represented in De- 

 troit and green carnations at 10 cents 

 straight are sold by the hundreds, March 

 17. 



Various Notes. 



Herman Knope, Fred Miesel, Jr., and 

 Michael Bloy, of Detroit, spent an en- 

 joyable day in Toledo last week, visit- 

 ing the different establishments. They 

 were royajly entertained by Mr. Magee, 

 of Davis & Magee. 



Wm. Gray, who has been with Sul- 

 livan's for many years, is now employed 

 by Gus. H. Taepke in his Gratiot avenue 

 stor6 



M. Eahaley, f^her of Eobert and 

 Henry, of the Michigan Cut Flower Ex- 

 change, met with a serious accident last 

 week. While driving out Woodward ave- 

 nue, in Highland park, his wagon was 

 struck by an incoming Flint car and 

 smashed to kindling. Mr. Eahaley was 

 at first thought hurt beyond recovery, but 

 is now out of danger and resting nicely. 



Since giving up the Mt. Clemens place, 

 Breitmeyers are obliged to buy all their 

 cut stuff and Harry Breitmeyer has as- 

 sumed the responsibility of keeping their 

 large cooler well stocked with flowers, 

 bought at the right prices. 



E. J. Irwin, of Skidelsky & Irwin, re- 

 ports seeing a house of Kaiserin roses at 

 Eobert Klagge's, Mt. Clemens, such as 

 he has never seen before. Mr. Irwin 

 said: "I never in my life saw such a 

 house of roses, every plant in the pink 

 of condition and loaded with buds, just 

 fine for Easter." 



Mrs. F. Bush removed from 768 Michi- 

 gan avenue to 736 Michigan avenue, or 

 one block nearer the city. Business has 

 been good, and probably the next step 

 will be on Woodward avenue. 



The surplus of B. Schroeter's excellent 

 crop of lilies for Easter has been bought 

 by the Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 



H. S. 



LENOX, MASS. 



The regular meeting of the Lenox Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held Saturday, 

 March 5, with President G. Foulsbam in 

 the chair, and was largely attended, being 

 full of interest from start to finish. The 

 following wore unanimously elected active 

 members of the society: Alfred H. 

 Diprose, Eochester, N. Y. ; Joseph Manda, 

 West Orange, N. J.; and L. E. Stickles. 



The schedule for the year was adopted 

 as read, and the following exhibitions 

 will be held: Annual and perennial, 

 July 27; fall show, October 26-27. In 

 juld'ition to the society's money prizes 

 for the latter show, three silver cups 

 liave already been generously donated 

 as follows: 'Henry A. Dreer, for a group 

 of miscellaneous plants arranged for ef- 

 fect to cover 100 square feet; Eustace 



Jaques, for eighteen varieties of veg- 

 etables; W. B. O. Field, for twelve va- 

 rieties of vegetables, and it is safe to 

 predict that the high standard of veg- 

 etable culture, for which Lenox is so 

 famous, will be fully maintained this com- 

 ing fall. 



E. Jenkins gave an interesting descrip- 

 tion of the recent Boston midwinter 

 show, congratulating that society (3n their 

 splendid exhibition, special praise, how- 

 ever, being bestowed on W. Craig's col- 

 lection of orchids. 



The annual dinner of the society will 

 be held Wednesday, March 30, and is 

 being looked forward to with much in- 

 terest by the members and their friends, 

 some excellent talent having been en- 

 gaged for the occasion. 



Eose and carnation night is Saturday, 

 April 2, and competition in the various 

 classes will be keen. George Breed wiU 

 also read a paper on "The Neglected 

 Orchards of the Berkshires. " G. H. I. 



WASHINGTON. 



William F. Gude is one of the judges 

 at the national rose show at New York 

 this week. 



David Grillbortzer will increase his 

 planting of Eichmond as well as Killar- 

 ney next season. Both roses have done 

 splendidly with him. 



John Eobertson will be obliged to 

 move his store from Fifteenth and H 

 streets May 3, owing to the building 

 being sold. This is unfortunate, as Mr. 

 Eobertson has been in his present loca- 

 tion but a short time. He is looking for 

 a new place. 



The automobile and motorcycle deliv- 

 ery mentioned last week should have been 

 credited to George C. Shaffer, whose en- 

 terprise has met with deserved success in 

 both experiments. 



Z. D. Blackistone finds Killarney a bet- 

 ter winter rose than My Maryland. 



Mrs. Philips, Fourteenth street out at 

 Mt. Pleasant, has had an excellent sea- 

 son. Her attractive shop has won favor. 



M. E. C. 



OBITUARY. 



Edward Hatch. 



Though not unexpected, the news of 

 the death of Edward Hatch caused a deep 

 feeling of regret in horticultural circles 

 in Boston, March 11. The deceased gen- 

 tleman had been in poor health for about 

 eighteen months and was never a physic- 

 ally strong man. He left for Columbia, 

 S. C, a few days ago and died suddenly 

 from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Hatch 

 was born and brought up in Boston, was 

 educated in the public schools and in 1859 

 left his studies to enter business life. In 

 1862 he became associated with his uncle, 

 the late Colonel Samuel Hatch, one of 

 the most conspicuous and successful auc- 

 tioneers at that time in New England, 

 and ten years later was admitted as a 

 partner. The oflBce of the firm was 

 burned out in the great Boston fire of 

 1872. They then reopened at 9 Congress 

 street, where the office remained until 

 1896. Mr. Hatch, who had in the mean- 

 time succeeded to the business which was 

 moved to 22 Devonshire street, quite re- 

 cently took new offices in the Worthing- 

 ton building. For many years the de- 

 ceased gentleman was prominent in many 

 of the larger real estate transactions in 

 all sections of the city. 



Mr. Hatch was a former director in the 



Boston Eeal Estate Exchange, one of the 

 founders and organizers of the Exchange 

 Trust Co., a member of the Boston Yacht 

 Club, Massachusetts Yacht Club, Mercan- 

 tile Library Association, Boston Athletic 

 Association, Algonquin Club and Bunting 

 Club. 



HorticulturaUy Mr. Hatch was known 

 to about every florist and gardener in 

 and near Boston. At auction sales of 

 plants he met and became acquainted 

 with many. As a member of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society he met 

 many more, but it was during his long 

 connection with the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club that he met so many of 

 the craft. Until eighteen months ago he 

 often attended the meetings, presiding 

 at the annual banquet two years ago and, 

 as toastmaster, keeping everyone in the 

 best of humor. He first took office in 

 1892, when he served as a member of the 

 executive committee. The following year 

 he was chosen treasurer, a post which he 

 filled with credit until his death. It was 

 always a pleasure to hear him read his 

 annual financial statement, which was al- 

 ways accompanied by a timely talk on 

 thrift. When the club's fortunes were 

 at the lowest ebb, Mr. Hatch never lost 

 heart and no one rejoiced more sincerely 

 when it once, more reached the highway to 

 prosperity. When the landscape garden- 

 ing classes were organized, $100 from 

 Mr. Hatch was the first contribution to 

 the fund to start it with. On every oc- 

 casion, when asked to help any worthy 

 horticultural object, he was never found 

 wanting and the name of Edward Hatch 

 will long be held in affectionate memory 

 by all who were privileged to meet and 

 know him. 



The deceased gentleman was never mar- 

 ried. He resided with two sisters at 328 

 Commonwealth avenue. These and a 

 brother, J. C. Hatch, of the Exchange 

 Trust Co., survive him. W. N. Ceaig. 



F. G. Broetje. 



Frederick G. Broetje, a fiorist of 

 Mount Tabor, Portland, Ore., died March 

 4, at his home, 31 East Sixty-first street. 

 He was 49 years old and had lived at 

 Mount Tabor for the last twenty-six 

 years. He was a son of Fred Broetje, a 

 resident of Oak Grove, Ore. He is sur- 

 vived' by his widow and four sons. The 

 funeral services were held in the Ger- 

 man Methodist church on Fifteenth 

 street, and the interment was made in 

 Multnomah cemetery. 



Cottrell F. Hezsie. 



Cottrell F. Hoxsie, a widely known gar- 

 dener, who had an extensive estate in the 

 town of Warwick, E. I., and did a large 

 business with the Boston markets, died 

 Sunday, March 6, aged 83 years. He was 

 reared on his father's farm in the south- 

 ern section of Ehode Island and was edu- 

 cated in the village schools of his boy- 

 hood. He was known as a lightning cal- 

 culator, being able to figure seven col- 

 umns of figures simultaneously. At the 

 age of sixteen, he was the village school- 

 master, but he was an agriculturist 

 from instinct. After a few years in 

 Providence, he removed to Warwick and 

 became a land owner and the Hoxsie sta- 

 tion on the New York, New Haven and 

 Hartford was soon named for him, so 

 great had his farm grown and so many 

 were the men and women stopping off 

 there each day. He had about 500 acres 

 under cultivation and employed about 200 

 hands. 



