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Mabch 28, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



49 



Carnations are still overabundant, 

 with low prices prevailing because of 

 the surplus. However, if the cold 

 weather continues, the supply will di- 

 minish speedily. The price of roses is 

 about the same as at last writing and 

 the supply continues to pour in. The 

 cheaper grades go at almost any price, 

 but the fancies and the specials are 

 firm in price. The quality of Killarney, 

 My Maryland, Taft, Bichmond and 

 Mrs. Aaron Ward is excellent. The sup- 

 ply of American Beauties has been 

 greatly stimulated in the last two 

 weeks by the sunshine and warmer 

 weather; nevertheless, the price is firm. 



Bermuda and Harrisii lilies are not 

 plentiful and are held at a firm price. 

 They are in great demand, because of 

 the large amount of funeral work. Cal- 

 las continue to come, but are not much 

 used. Valley is good at present and is 

 selling well. Cattleyas are fine and 

 there is a demand for them. Violets 

 begin to show the effects of spring 

 weather and they are becoming smaller. 



Bambler roses, lilacs, acacias, rhodo- 

 dendrons, wistarias and spirseas are 

 coming on in great numbers, since 

 Easter is near at hand. A few good 

 genistas are seen thus early. Ferns, 

 leucothoe sprays, asparagus and adian- 

 tum are all plentiful. Everybody is 

 looking forward to a big Easter trade 

 and a few early orders are already 

 booked. 



Various Notes. 



A committee has been appointed to 

 ask the state legislature for an appro- 

 priation of $50,000 for the erection of 

 greenhouses at Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., for the purpose of ex- 

 perimenting with plants and flowers. 

 This would be of invaluable service to 

 the florists and growers of the state, as 

 well as to the public. The members of 

 the Rochester Florists' Association are 

 intensely interested in the project and 

 are working hard for the passage of 

 the bill which will bring about the 

 -appropriation for the greenhouses. 



Crosman Bros., seedsmen, report that 

 the seed trade has been a little slow 

 for the last few weeks, but as soon as 

 the weather is a little more favorable 

 they erpect to do a big business for 

 this year. 



Frank P. Jones has taken a lease of 

 the Foss greenhouses and has reopened 

 them. 



After much discussion, pro and con, 

 as to postponing the annual banquet 

 until after Lent (for some members 

 l>referred cutting out banquets during 

 Lent), quite a number insisted that the 

 banquet be held on the date decided 

 upon at the last meeting; so the ban- 

 quet was held at Hotel Powers, March 

 -26. 



M. Adler, of pearl pins and novelties 

 fame, called on the trade last week. 



Geo. Keller, of Mt. Hope avenue, is 

 cutting his spring crop of giant mignon- 

 • tte and it is first-class. 



Albert Vick has the sympathy of the 

 Rochester florists in the loss of his 

 wife, which occurred March 18. Mrs. 

 Vick was a member of the Ladies' S. 

 A. F. 



The floral decorations at the pure 

 food show, to be held here at Conven- 

 tion hall, April 15 to 27, will come in 

 for much thought and work. Many of 

 the national exhibitors have signified 

 their intention of spending large sums 

 of money on the beautification of their 

 booths in the flower line. 



Walter Stroh, of L. C. Stroh & Son, 

 of Batavia, N. Y., was a visitor here 

 last week and he reports that his busi- 

 ness is growing and that he expects a 

 big Easter trade. 



Six of our bowlers went to Buffalo 

 on Monday, March 18, to play a match 

 game with the Buffalo bunch. The Bo- 

 chesterians were again victorious. 



James Vick's Sons have had a fair 

 advance trade in seeds this year, but 

 the local seed trade has not begun be- 

 cause of the backward spring. They ex- 

 pect to be rushed in about two weeks 

 or so. E. C. A. 



OBITUARY. 



Herman Maenner. 

 Herman Maenner, widely known as a 

 grower of holiday and bedding plants 

 on Long Island, died March 20. Mr. 



Herman Maenner. 



Maenner was born November 12, 1861, 

 at Ebringen, Germany. He served his 

 apprenticeship at the establishment of 

 a cousin, Karl Maenner, at Ravenburg, 

 Wurtemberg. After that he worked for 

 seversil years at the botanical gardens 

 at Zurich, Switzerland, going thence to 

 Sander & Son, at St. Albans, England. 

 He came to the United States in 1888, 

 finding employment at Easton, Pa., as 

 head gardener for Prof. Eyerman. In 

 1890 he started in business for himself 

 at Maspeth, specializing on hot plants. 

 He was a member of the New York 

 Florists' Club, the New York and New 

 Jersey Plant Growers' Association and 

 the New York Cut Flower Exchange. A 

 widow is left, also a brother, B. J. 

 Maenner, who will look after the busi- 

 ness. 



Patrick McEenna. 



At the advanced age of 93 years, 

 Patrick McKenna, one of the pioneers 

 of the craft in Canada, passed away 

 March 14. Mr. McKenna started as a 

 gardener in Cote des Neiges sixty-one 

 years ago, finding his market in Mon- 

 treal. He proceeded to build up a busi- 

 ness, which later became known as that 

 of McKenna & Son. He retired from 

 active work twenty years ago, leaving 

 the management of affairs to his son, 

 James McKenna. He was born in Cavan 

 county, Ireland, and came over in 1847. 



His son, James McKenna, was a coun- 

 cilor and mayor of Cote des Neiges 

 before annexation to Montreal, and an 

 alderman of the city after it. Mrs. 

 McKenna survives her husband. She 

 is 84 years of age. Besides the son, 

 James, there are three daughters, four 

 grandsons and two granddaughters. The 

 funeral took place March 16, from the 

 family residence to Cote des Neiges 

 church, and afterward to Cote des 

 Neiges cemetery. 



Fred Weber. 



Fred Weber, one of the most suc- 

 cessful of the Beauty growers for the 

 Chicago market, died at his home at 2 

 a. m., March 23. He was 46 years of 

 age, a native of Germany, but for all 

 his business life a resident in the 

 greenhouse colony north of Chicago. By 

 a coincidence, his death came exactly 

 three years to the day after the death 

 of his brother, Ernst, with whom he 

 started in business. 



The Weber brothers came to America 

 while young men. They were masters 

 of the art of plant growing, and, rent- 

 ing what is known as the Grossman 

 place in Chicago, they made an imme- 

 diate success. The partnership con- 

 tinued for ten years, until 1903. At its 

 dissolution Ernst Weber continued the 

 original business, until his death. Fred 

 purchased nearby vacant property and 

 started with one 300-foot house, 

 planted to Beauties. He soon became 

 known as one of the most uniformly 

 successful growers of this somewhat 

 capricious flower. The plant now is 

 four times the original size. Mr. 

 Weber 's death may be attributed to the 

 perils of rose growing — while at work 

 March 15 he scratched his hand, pre- 

 sumably on a rose thorn. The result 

 was an infection which resulted in 

 blood poison. It was not until March 

 18 that a physician was called, and 

 then it was too late. Erysipelas was an 

 added complication. 



Mr. Weber was a stockholder and di- 

 rector in the E. C. Amling Co., Chicago. 

 He is survived by a widow and two 

 sons, one 18 years of age, the other 16. 

 Both sons have recently been critically 

 ill, the elder having just recovered 

 from a dangerous attack of typhoid, 

 and the younger still being in a seri- 

 ous condition with an ailment which 

 threatens to destroy his sight. The fun- 

 eral was held Monday afternoon, 

 March 25, and was largely attended, 

 most of the growers in the big green- 

 house district north of Chicago being 

 present. There were many flowers. 



Mrs. Albert F. Vick. 

 Mabel Given Vick, wife of Albert F. 

 Vick, died March 18, aged 34 years. 

 The funeral was held March 20 and 

 was largely attended, for Mr. Vick is 

 one of the most popular of the younger 

 members of the trade at Rochester. 

 There were many flowers. Interment 

 was at Mount Hope cemetery. . 



Lancaster, Mass. — R. P. Brydon, late- 

 ly with E. W. Breed, leaves in a few 

 days for Lake Forest, 111., where he will 

 have a position on the Cyrus H. Mc- 

 Cormick estate. 



Waverly, N. Y. — Harvey Tracy, an 

 experienced florist, has purchased a 

 tract of ground on Caldwell avenue 

 and will begin the erection of green- 

 houses. The location, which is near 

 both the Chemung street and Clinton 

 avenue trolley lines, is said to be an 

 ideal one for the business. 



