Anui. ir., JOOlt. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Wreath of Galax and Lilies. 



HOW OLD IS ANN? 



William F. Gude is 41. Born at Lynch- 

 liurg, Va., he was elected president of 

 !lie S. A. F. the only time it met west of 

 ilie Mississippi river and now is president 

 •'i' tlie Chamber of Commerce at Wasli- 

 iiigton, D. C, as well as president of 

 dude Bros. Co. 



L. A. Budlong, onion-set grower, pickle 

 packer and Chicago's largest market gar- 

 'Iciiir, is 7'.t. He was born at Cranston, 

 I^ L. December 22, 1S29. He enijdoys 

 I'olish woiiu'!i to put a polisli on his 

 ■rops. 



Peter Fisher, who ^ave the trade its 

 '^\o most widely grown carnations, Mrs. 

 I-awson and Knchantress. tn s;iy notliing 

 '(■ other good sorts, is f.l. He is ;i Scot, 

 ||'>ni St. Colmes, Parisli of Dowally, 

 ''I'rthshire. 



W. II. Sielirecht, of Astcria, T.. L. is 

 ■2. lie was born April 1, but it wasn't 

 •Ml Fodls' day that 1inu\ lor lie saw 

 luicker tlian older growers thai it would 

 !'ay to have cut valley every day in tln^ 

 '^car, and t'ouiul a way it could be done. 



Robert Craig, who is said to make as 

 u'ood a spcecli and have as quick an eye 

 ■i"^ any man in the trade when it comes to 

 ■spotting a good plant novelty, is 62. lie 

 was elected pr.sidiuit of the" S. A. F. at 

 itH second meeting, in ISSC). in Iiis Iionu' 

 '""u, Philadelphi.i. 



li'i.diard A'incent, Jr., of White Marsh, 

 ^'d., whose collection of geraniums is 

 -;iid to be the largest in the United 

 •^,tntes, is 60. He was born at Rugbv, 

 1-ngland, wliero the game of football 

 ■;iuie from. 



Wdliam Murpjiy, who will be superin- 



tendent of the big trade exhibition at 

 the S. A. F. convention at Cincinnati in 

 August, is ni. There were fireworks at 

 Quincy, 111., the day he arrived in the 

 Murphy family — it was July 4. Now 



he's carnation grower and wholesale flo- 

 list, except for the six weeks each year 

 he seeks the northern woods to escape 

 hay fever. 



E. C. liudwig, who opened the first all- 

 , night flower store in the United States, 

 at Allegheny, Pa., is -1'.). He was born in 

 I'ittsburg and has lived all his life under 

 the smoke made in cicating its nnllion- 

 aires. 



W. J. Ijawrenco, ro--e grower at hlglin- 

 1on, noted in Caiuid.a lor his Kiilarneys, 

 is -12. Born in 'I'oidnto, he finds liin 

 recreation singing in that city's famous 

 Mendelssohn Choir. 



CLEANING GREENHOUSE GLASS. 



In the IJeview of April 1, 0. J. P. 

 asks for information ou the cleaning ut' 

 greenhouse glass. 



The glass can bo easily cleaned by 

 using muriatic acid, either on the roof 

 or on the loose glass. For cleaning tlu; 

 loose glass, have a wooden trough larger 

 than the glass. Take the pure acid in 

 an earthenware jar and apply it to the 

 glass with a swab or a piece of stick 

 with a rag tied on the end. Be careful 

 not to get any of the acid on your 

 hands. Lay the glass on a box or table, 

 level with the trough. Apply the acid 

 evenly ami rub only a little. Turn the 

 glass over by means of another stick 

 and rub the other side. Then slide it 

 into the trough, into which a stream of 

 water is running continuously from a 

 hose. After applying plenty of water, 

 you may then remove the glass with your 

 hands and set the panes on edge to dry 

 off. You will find them as clean as when 

 they left the factory. This acid will 

 remove anything, but be careful in using 

 it. as you arc up against the real thing. 



W. ]\r. TlPI.ADY. 



East Eiverpooi.. O. — James Har- 

 greaves, a Avell-kiiown florist of this 

 place, has been chosen superintendent of 

 local parks. 



W. J. Smyth's Annual Easter "Opening.' 



