APKII. 2o, T.M-. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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M\«'ral years ago. He was a nieniber 

 ot Boston Lodge, I. O. O. F., and Red 

 ( ,os» Lodge, K. of P., of East Boston. 

 1 1, 'leaves another sister, Mrs. Fred 

 \\,„Mlnian, in VVolfville, N. S. 



M. Bice. 



Till' news of the death of M. Kice, 

 wliich occurred at his home in Oak 

 Lane, near Philadelphia, at 12:30 a. m. 

 rut'sday, April 23, will bring a feeling 

 ,it personal bereavement to many flo- 

 lists all over the land. The shock of 

 Ml. liice's death comes with almost as 

 iinii'h suddenness to his business asso- 

 , iatt's as it will to his friends. Those 

 who were in close touch with him dur- 

 II, if his five months' illness felt until 

 within a few days that his tremendous 

 will power would triumph. Scarcely a 

 uct'k ago it was believed to be but a 

 i|iK>stion of a short time before Mr. 

 Ii'ice would be back at his work. Then 

 , aiiie a change for the worse from which 

 111' never rallied. 



Possessed of a genial personality, a 

 hij;h sense of integrity, and sound busi- 

 iH'ss judgment, Mr. Bice won and held 

 I lie respect and admiration of all with 

 whom he came in personal or business 

 lontact. A tireless worker, careful and 

 systematic in all that he undertook, 

 his success in business will be an in- 

 spiration to many young men. Start- 

 ing as a poor boy with his own way to 

 make, twenty-six years of faithful work 

 saw him at the head of a house known 

 and respected all over this country and 

 ill Kurope, no small achievement for 

 what may be fairly termed a pioneer 

 enterprise. 



M. Rice was born in Detroit August 

 :.'4, 1864. He moved to Philadelphia in 

 1875, when 11 years of age. After a 

 year or two at school he worked for 

 fight years, spending most of his leisure 

 time at the flower shop of his friend, 

 Kugene Weiss, where he learned the 

 needs of florists. In 1885, with Mr. 

 Weiss and one of his employees, Mr. 

 Rice formed a partnership under the 

 name of the Philadelphia Immortelle 

 » Design Co. Mr. Weiss 's knowledge of 

 Hower designing and his employee's 

 <heerful handiwork furnished the made- 

 up designs, while Mr. Rice had to sell 

 them. This was uphill work at first, 

 liut after a week's effort Mr. Rice 

 found a man in a town up the state 

 who wanted the goods. From that time 

 Mr. Rice believed thoroughly in the 

 need for florists' supplies, a need that 

 he has helped to direct and develop 

 with wonderful rapidity for over a 

 i|uarter of a century. The rapid growth 

 *>t Mr. Rice 's business will be remem- 

 bered by all who. read of his silver an- 

 niversary just before Thanksgiving, 

 HUO. Suffice it to say here that his 

 partner and faithful friend, Bernard 

 Kschner, joined him in 1899 and that 

 ni 1905 they removed to their new 

 building at 1220 Race street, a move 

 which has advanced the name of M. 

 Rice & Co. to the highest point of busi- 

 ness fame. Mr. Rice is survived by a 

 widow, who was Miss Annie Wolflf, of 

 'his city, sister of Julius Wolff, Jr. 

 Mr. Rice was a member of the Masonic 

 orders and of the Florists' Club of 

 I*hiladelphia. 



Funeral services will be held from 

 MT. Rice's late residence in Oak Lane 

 iit 2 p. m. Thursday, April 25. Phil. 



William Thomson. 



The death of" William Thomson, head 

 "t William Thomson & Co., seedsmen. 



M. Rice. 



Edinburgh, Scotland, occurred March 25. 

 Mr. Thomson was 76 years of age and 

 had built uj) an international business. 



David Cooper. 



David Cooper, retail florist at 015 

 Dundas street, Toronto, was found dead 

 April 18 at the entrance to High park, 

 as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. 

 Before going into business for himself 

 Mr. Cooper was employed by John H. 

 Dunlop. 



William a. Grant. 



William G. Grant, a well-known ]an<l- 

 scape gardener and florist, died April 

 14 at his home, 292 Gaskill street, 

 Woonsocket, R. L, in his forty-first 

 year, after a long illness of cancer. 

 Mr. Grant underwent two operations, 

 one at his home and one at the Woon- 

 socket hospital nine months ago, in 

 hopes of prolonging his life. His con- 

 dition was serious and everything that 

 medical science could do was attempted, 

 but the disease gradually weakened his 

 constitution. 



Mr. Grant was an esteemed resident 

 of Woonsocket for about twenty-one 

 years. He was employed by .John W. 

 Ellis up to five years ago, when he 

 went into the landscape and gardening 

 business for himself. He was born 

 at Little River, Nova Scotia, the son 

 of John F. and Ellen Grant, both of 

 whom survive him. He was married 

 twelve years ago to Bertha M. Isenor, 

 who survives him. At the funeral, 

 April 17, the nurserj'men, gar<leners and 

 florists of the vicinity united in send- 

 ing a handsome tribute of respect in 

 the form of a large floral pillow. 



W. H. M. 



Mrs. John Meikle. 

 Mrs. .John Meikle, mother of Andrew 



S. Meikle, president of the Newport 

 Hortii'ultural Society of Newport, R. I., 

 •lied at her home on Meikle avenue, in 

 that <-ity, April 11, aged 76 years, never 

 having rallied from the effects of an 

 ojieration }»erfornie<l a few days pre- 

 viously. She was a native of Scot- 

 land and with her husband celebrated 

 the fiftieth anniversary of her wedding^ 

 about five years ago. Her husband, 

 four sons and three daughters survive 

 her. At the funeral, the floral tributes 

 were numerous and beautiful and the 

 pall bearers were all members of the 

 Horticultural Societv, namely, Robert 

 Patterson, John T. Allen, Hugh Will- 

 iamson, William MacKay, John A. 

 Forbes and Robert A. Smith. 



W. H. M. 



TWO FORMS OF TEADESCANTIA. 



I am sending you two samples of a 

 jilant commonly called the wandering 

 •few. 1 should like to know the exact 

 name of each variety. If you can 

 give the information \ shall much ap- 

 preciate it. H. D. 



Both are forms of Tradescantia Vir- 

 ginica. The darker variegated sort is 

 called both T. Virginica Zebrina and 

 multicolor, and the light variety is T. 

 Virginica argentea variegata. 



C. W. 



liUdlngton, Mich. — \Vm. Gregory & 

 Son are adding four houses, each 21x 

 132, to their present range of five 

 houses; each 21x142. The latter are also 

 being extended twenty-five feet, leaving 

 a corner at the end of the new houses 

 for a large boiler shed and service 

 building. Moninger is supplying the 

 material and work will be started imme- 

 diatelv. 



