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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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OBITUAEY. 



George Woodward. 



Ceerge Woodward, for many years a 

 well known private gardener at Chi- 

 cage, iied October 24. Something over 

 a year ago he started in business for 

 himself on Lake avenue, as a retail 

 florist, but was obliged to give up after 

 a few months, because of failing health. 

 He had been in a hospital most of the 

 time since. He was a native of Eng- 

 land and left a widow and five children. 



Patrick Kelly. 



Patrick Kelly, 60 years of age, for 

 many years a well known gardener on 

 the east side, in Providence, E. I., was 

 found dead in his bed recently. The 

 bedroom in which he was found was 

 filled with gas, which was -streaming 

 from an op^u jet, but a wide-open win- 

 dow at the,|tead of the bed appeared 

 to indicate that death had resulted 

 from an accident rather than from sui- 

 cide. It is believed that he left the 

 gas burning and that it was blown out 

 by the wind. 



Benjamin B. Wilson. 



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Benjamin B. Wilson, for many years 

 a seedsman and gardener:, tat Bristol, 

 B. I., died at his home on GtOoding ave- 

 nue, in that town, October 27, after a 

 long illness. He was strieken with a 

 paralytic shock last spring and had 

 been in poor health ever since. He was 

 62 years old and an expert musician. 



Charles Pflomm. 



Word is received of the death of 

 Charles Pflomm, a pioneer Connecticut 

 florist, at Middletown. He was a na- 

 tive of Germany, 78 years of age. 



PROVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



Last week, as a whole, was a dull 

 one, with comparatively little business 

 of any kind. A few funerals, an occa- 

 sional supper or tea and one or two 

 sir.all weddings formed the bulk of tlUe 

 work. There was an increasing sup- 

 ply of all kinds of flowers; chrysanthe- 

 mums, especially, arrived in good quan- 

 tities. Prices were a slight degre^ 1^- 

 low those of the preceding week. {(,.( 



Various Notes. 



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The marriage of John J. Allen, gar- 

 dener on the Newport estate of. Mrs. 

 John R. Drexel, to Mrs. Marie E." Haw- 

 thorne, took place October 17 at Jersey 

 City Heights, N. J. Mr. Allen's son, 

 John H. Allen, officiated as best man. 



Samuel Besnick, with Joseph Kopel- 

 man, had a narrow escape from blood 

 poisoning last week by getting a rose 

 thorn in his right thumb. 



President Andrew S. Meikle, of the 

 Newport Horticultural Society, was in 

 New York on a brief visit last week. 



The annual fall exhibition of the 

 Rhode Islai^ Horticultural Society will 

 be held at Elysium hall, this city, No- 

 vember 4 and 5. The entries already 

 insure a good attendance. 



The J. A. Budlong & Son Co., of 

 Auburn, is bringing in some choice 

 roses. The larger part of the firm's 

 output, however, is going to Boston and 

 New York. ^ - 



William E. Chappell had the table 

 decorations for the Corinthian Iiodge 

 [Oontinued on pace 87.] 



North Stoughton, Mass. — Wm. E, Hill, 

 an employee of B. F. Washington, the 

 Pleasant street florist, died recently of 

 apoplexy. 



New Brunswick, N. J. — John Clark, 

 who has been in business for the last 

 year at 86 Church street, has removed 

 to 77 Church street. 



Meriden, Conn. — Jos. A. Greenbacker 

 recently made a trip into Nova Scotia, 

 spending a vacation there and ialso or- 

 dering a supply of Christmas trees. 



Congress Heights, D. C— O. W. D'Al 

 corn, manager of the Washington Bulb 

 Co., recently reported that about 5,000 

 bulbs had been stolen during the night 

 from the cqjju^any's storerooms here. 



Northampton, Mass. — H. W. Field, 

 with his wife and two children, left 

 on Tuesday, October 24, for Redlands, 

 Cal., where they expect' to i'emain un- 

 til May or later, for the benefit of Mr. 

 Field's health. 



.. .Freeport, lU. — Louis Bauscher, of the 

 Freeport Floral Co., reports that the 

 first killing frost in this locality oc- 

 curred on the night of October 23. The 

 thermometera registered 24 degrees. 

 Until that date, outdoor flowers were 

 in full bloom. 



Paxton, HI. — A hail storm on Satur- 

 day afternoon, October 14, broke about 

 3,700 panes of glass in the greenhouses 

 of Addems, Morgan & Co. The firm 

 had just finished replacing about 14,- 

 000 square feet of glass that had been 

 broken by a previous storm. 



Greenwich, Conn. — J. B. McArdle, the 

 florist and seedsman, and Bobert G. 

 Williamson, superintendent of the Mil- 

 bank estate, are members of the board 

 of managers of the Westchester and 

 Fairfield Horticultural Society's show, 

 held at the Casino in Stamford, No- 

 vember 3 and 4. 



Delavan, HI.— N. O. Caswell reports 

 that the 'first killing frost arrived on 

 the night of October 23. A good deal 

 of his glass was broken by a hail 

 storm early in Septeihber, but the dam- 

 age was promptly repaired. The busi- 

 ness prospects for the winter season, 

 he says, are bright. 



Janesville, Wis. — The Janesville Flo- 

 ral Co. has engaged space for an exhibit 

 at the industrial shew, to be held No- 

 vember 20 to 25, under the manage- 

 ment of the Industrial and Commercial 

 Club. This show is being well adver- 

 tised and will probably attract many 

 visitors to the city. 



Evergreen, Ala. — In order to properly 

 care for their growing business, Chas. 

 S. Lee & Co., simpers of southern deco- 

 rative evergreens, have found it neces- 

 sary to enlarge their quarters. Last 

 week they moved into the packing 

 house just completed on their lot, 50x 

 100, right in the heart of the town. 

 This building is probably one of the 

 handsomest of its kind in the land of 

 smilax, being substantially built, com- 

 modious, well lighted and equipped with 

 every convenience. 



Ashtabula, O. — The township trustees 

 have decided to build a greenhouse at 

 the Chestnut Grove cemetery. 



Northboro, Mass. — Two new boilers 

 are being installed at the greenhouses 

 of B. E. Wadsworth & Co., on Pleasant 

 street. 



Dorchester, Mass. — George Parker, 

 the florist of Lower Mills, and Miss 

 Ida Spargo were married on Wednes- 

 day evening, October 25. 



Evergreen, Ala. — Michael E. McGraw 

 has recently been appointed manager 

 of Caldwell The Woodsman Decorating 

 Co., Inc., the introducer of wild smilax. 



Elmhurst, 111.— The Elmhurst Floral 

 Co. has been incorporated here, with a 

 capital stock of $10,000, by Herman 

 Weiss, Paul L. Haertel and Wm. H. 

 Eeich. 



Bangor; Me.— Mrt;'^T>>' Allen, whose 

 greenhouses are on Court street, has 

 adoWntown store at the offices of the 

 We<et<ftfh' 'Union' Telegraph Co., on Ham- 

 mond 'dtreet. " " '. =' 



Ravenna, O. — Chappell & Son, who 

 removed their greenhouses from Gar- 

 rettsville, O., to this city last July, now 

 have a well-equipped range on a 6-acre 

 tract on North Freedom street. 



Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Ira G. Marvin has 

 opened a branch store on South Main 

 street, next door to the Poll theater. 

 It bears the name of the Cash Flower 

 Shop and is said to be one of the most 

 attractive stores in the city. 



Maiden, Mass.— ;E. D. Kaulback, of 

 E. D. Kaulback & Son, has bought the 

 property at 112 to 120 Pleasant street. 

 The property is assessed at $61,800 and 

 the price paid is reported as much less. 

 Mr. Kaulback is the owner, also, of what 

 is known as the Kaulback block, and 

 this new purchase makes him one of 

 the leading owners of business realty 

 in this city. 



Westerly, R. I.— Geo. L. Stillman, the 

 dahlia specialist, has made a remark- 

 able record as a prize winner at the 

 principal dahlia exhibitions this season. 

 On forty-five entries he was awarded 

 forty first prizes and three seconds. 

 The other two entries would have won 

 firsts, but were disqualified on close 

 technical points. He was also awarded 

 two specials on exhibits not entered 

 for premiums. 



Baraboo, Wis.— William Toole & Sons 

 have bought the stock and leased the 

 greenhouses of the late William Peck. 

 B. H. Williams, who has been manager 

 of the Peck greenhouses, now becomes 

 a partner in the firm of William Toole 

 & Sons and will continue to look after 

 the local trade. E. H. Toole will act 

 as general business manager. William 

 Toole will continue bis work of im- 

 proving the pansy, while W. A. Toole 

 will have charge of the greenhouses and 

 nursery at Pansy Heights, where plants 

 for the catalogue trade are grown. Mrs. 

 Leona Jaeger serves customers with 

 flowers and plants at the firm's store 

 in this city. 



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