May 5, 1810. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



border, where they make perfect pyra- 

 mids of bloom. 



Among the cordifolius group there are 

 a number distinguished by their delight- 

 ful habit and delicacy of coloring, and 

 Ideal and Edwin Beckett are general 

 favorites with all who have grown them. 



SHADE FOR ASPARAGUS. 



I want to shade a plumosus house for 

 the summer. What can I use that will 

 make a permanent shade and not hurt the 

 paint when sprayed on? B, J. P. 



White lead mixed in naphtna or kero- 

 sene makes an excellent, lasting and 

 easily applied shading for plumosus. It 

 will not injure the paint on the wood- 

 work in the least, but will rather help to 

 preserve it. C. W. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



It can be reported that business last 

 week was satisfactory, and that the qual- 

 ity of stock with which to fill orders was 

 really good, this no doubt being caused 

 by the cool and dark days. Beauties 

 were just as good as in midwinter, while 

 other roses were excellent, considering the 

 time of the year. Carnations continue 

 to hold their own, bringing 2 cents and 

 3 cents. While the supply showed an 

 increase over the week previous, still there 

 were not enough to go around. White 

 carnations are still in good demand, with 

 only a limited supply. Keceipts of bulbous 

 stock and sweet peas have decreased con- 

 siderably and, with no outdoor stock to 

 speak of coming in, the market was kept 

 cleaned up all the time, something un- 

 usual for the end of April, when a person 

 might expect to have more than enough. 

 Asparagus Sprengeri is the long suit in 

 green goods, for A. plumosus strings 

 and smilax are scarce; also the smilax is 

 of poor quality. The supply of snap- 

 dragon, which continues steady, was equal 

 to demand. 



Various Notes. 



The cool, wet days that followed the 

 frost of April 23 were quite welcome, 

 for it gave all outdoor vegetation a bet- 

 ter chance to recover, and from present 

 appearances the damage was not as great 

 as was at first anticipated. While we 

 have had real spring weather since 

 March 1, nearly all the carnation grow- 

 ers in this vicinity had not begun to 

 move their stock into the field by May 3; 

 too much rain is given as the cause. 

 Those that had some stock transplanted, 

 and these are only a few, say that they 

 are surprised that the recent frost did not 

 raise more havoc. 



Eobert Zepnick, 147 Lincoln avenue, 

 says that he has been kept quite busy 

 of late with funeral work. 



Wm. Zimmermann, who reports some- 

 thing doing all the time, states that busi- 

 ness for the month of March was better 

 than April and by all means the best in 

 the history of that establishment. 



The Holton & Hunkel Co. has the ma- 

 terial ready for an addition of eight 

 houses, each 18x100 feet, to be erected 

 at their Brown Deer place for pot plants. 



The bedding plant trade, which had 

 made a good beginning with the C. C. 

 Pollworth Co., came to a standstill with 

 the recent winter-like weather, but as 

 there is still plenty of time till Decora- 

 tion day, they are by no means worrying. 



In associating with the boys these days 



the main topic of interest and discussion 

 is the annual May ball, which takes place 

 next Thursday, May 12, at Miller's hall. 

 The entertainment committee has sent out 

 neat announcements inviting all employ- 

 ers, employees and their friends to be on 

 hand without fail. 



Visitors: Mr. and Mrs. E. Miller, of 

 the Racine Floral Co., and J.* M. John- 

 son, of Racine, Wis.; Adam Zender, 

 Rogers Park, 111. E. O. 



OBITUARY. 



Charles Treanor. 



Charles Treanor, for many years in 

 the trade at South Bend, Ind., and wide- 

 ly known, died May 1 at Miami, Fla., as 

 the result of a stroke of paralysis April 

 22. Mr. Treanor was a member of the 

 old firm of Treanor & Rettic, which did 

 a large business and was known all over 

 the country. Mr! Treanor handled the 

 retail end and Mr. Rettic the growing 

 end. At one time they divided the busi- 

 ness, each individually conducting his 

 department, but later they went back 

 into partnership and continued until the 

 business was absorbed by the South Bend 

 Floral Co., with whom Mr, Treanor was 

 connected for a time. Several years ago 

 he fell from a street car and suffered 

 injuries from which he never fully re- 

 covered. He was a man of musical taste 

 and education and became skilled as a 

 harpist. His trip to Florida was in hope 

 of benefiting his health. He was accom- 

 panied by Harry A. Wood, who was an 

 adopted member of the family and who 

 is accompanying the remains back to 

 South Bend, where funeral services will 

 be held Saturday, May 7. Mr. Treanor 

 is survived by a wife and two children. 



Anthony M. McLaren. 



Anthony Murray McLaren, proprietor 

 of the Westwood Nurseries, at Westwood, 

 Mass., died of a shock of paralysis April 

 27, at the age of 80 years. He fell dead 

 from his carriage while driving on Hyde 

 Park avenue. Mount Hope. 



Mr. McLaren was born at Crieff, Perth 

 county, Scotland, in October, 1830, the 

 son of John and Ellen (Sharp) McLaren. 

 His early education was received at 

 Drummond castle, after which he attend- 

 ed Octertyre, the great training school 

 for landscape gardening. 



About fifty-six years ago he left his 

 native land, coming to St. John, N. B., 

 where he remained five years. He then 

 removed to Boston, for a time working 

 on various estates in the suburbs, in- 

 cluding those of John D. Williams, War- 

 ren street, Roxbury; William Wales, Co- 

 lumbia road, Dorchester; Francis Park- 

 man, near Jamaica pond, Jamaica Plain, 

 and Mr. Strong, of Brighton. For four 

 years he was gardener at Forest Hills 

 cemetery. 



For forty years Mr, McLaren was in 

 business as a florist at Forest Hills, in 

 Boston, where the railroad station is now 

 located. At the time of the raising of 

 the railroad tracks, in 1896, the property 

 was taken for the new site of the depot, 

 and Mr. McLaren moved to Westwood, 

 where he had since conducted the West- 

 wood Nurseries. 



In the time he was located at Forest 

 Hills, Mr. McLaren laid out many beau- 

 tiful estates in different parts of the 

 country, including the Lorillard place, 

 in Newport; the estate of George F. 

 Baker, president of the Second National 

 Bank, New York, and several large es- 

 tates in North Carolina. He was a land- 



scape gardener for the New York Central 

 railroad. He planted the beautiful vine 

 now growing over the Old South church, 

 Boston. 



He was a member of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society and was the winner 

 of many prizes at its exhibitions. 



January 10, 1856, at St. John, N. B., 

 he married Miss Mary Ann Campbell, 

 of that city. She survives him, as do 

 their sons and daughters: Mrs, Charles 

 H. Howard, of New York city; Mrs. 

 Frederick P. Norris, of Roxbury; Mrs. 

 Charles H, Lester, of Roxbury; Mrs. 

 George A. Gilman, of Jamaica Plain; 

 James S. McLaren and William H. Mc- 

 Laren, both of Westwood, and John Mc- 

 Laren, of Hyde Park. 



George W. Williams. 



George W. Williams, treasurer of the 

 W. E. Barrett Co., seeds and florists' 

 supply house at Providence, R. I., died 

 April 24, at his home, 28 Sycamore street. 

 Providence, after a three weeks' illness 

 of heart trouble. Mr. Williams' health 

 had been failing for about a year. He 

 was 74 years of age, and was descended 

 from the founder of Providence, Roger 

 Williams. At the time of his death, Mr. 

 Williams was a member of the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society, Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Club of Rhode Island, 

 and many other clubs, societies and 

 Masonic bodies. 



George Williams was born in North 

 Providence, R. I., May 16, 1836. When 

 18 years of age, he entered the seed and 

 agricultural implement house of Burdick 

 & Barrett, which had been established 

 in 1848, In 1861, Mr, Williams bought 

 Mr. Burdick 's interest and the firm name 

 was changed to W, E. Barrett & Co, 



He was twice married, both wives be- 

 ing dead. He is survived by five sons 

 and one daughter. One son, George F, 

 Williams, is secretary of the W, E. Bar- 

 rett Co, 



A, H. Howard. 



Alfred Herbert Howard, of Otter 

 River, Mass., died at his home in that 

 town April 15, at the age of 58 years. 

 He was born in Holden, Mass., and was 

 a son of John W. and Sally (Hayden) 

 Howard. He had resided at Otter River 

 for about thirty-five years and during the 

 latter part of the time had been en- 

 gaged in the business of growing cucum- 

 bers. He is survived by his wife. 



F. Edwin Lillibridge. 



F, Edwin Lillibridge, a lifelong resi- 

 dent of East Greenwich, R, I., and for 

 many years gardener at the estate of 

 Moses B, I, Goodard, died at his home 

 Monday morning, April 25, after an ill- 

 ness of three days. Death was due to a 

 complication of diseases. He was 54 

 years old. ♦ 



Grand Rapids, Mich. — A jury in the 

 Superior Court has awarded a verdict of 

 $250 to Charles Leising in the case 

 brought by the lad against Henry Smith, 

 the florist. Young Leising fell from a 

 tree while picking cherries on the Smith 

 farm last summer. 



Montreal, Can. — N. S, Dunlop, the 

 director of the flower department of the 

 Canadian Pacific railroad, began the dis- 

 tribution, April 19, of the 80,000 pack- 

 ages of seeds which are used for the 

 beautification of the station grounds and 

 the houses of the officials and employees 

 on the 10,000 miles of this company's 

 lines in Canada. 



