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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



21 



^|.ii xcjirs iii^d. Ill' \Mi^ a nii'iii licf 



", '|;,',.|,,ii L.i.l^.'. I. <). (I. 1'., ,111,1 \i,',\ 



l,.;i\i'S allnllnT Nisti'l. Ml-. I'iril 

 w liiian. ill Wiill'v illc. \. S. 



M. Rite. 



I'll,, iicu- ul' 1 lie ilcatli (il M. K'ic'i'. 



I ,, Il ipiiiiii'fil at II is Ikiiiic i II ( )a k 



I ,,,., nrar I'lii L-hl<'l|ili ia. al ll'i.iK a. in. 



' i,-.la\. .Vpi'il -•'. \vill liiiiiL; a I'cclini,'' 



iM'i'sdiial JH'i'i'a \ ciiii'iil to iiiaiix tlo 



,i ^ all (i\ fi' t lie laihl. 'I'lii' sliock nl' 



I li'ii'c's ili'atli .(iiiii's with aliiiust as 

 ,, Il -iii|i|i'ii iii'ss Id Ills Idisiiu'ss assu 

 ii,.-, .-I- il will t(i liis rriciiils. 'riiosf 

 I,, wiTr ill cUisc liiiicli with him dur 

 .■ hi- li\ (' iiiiiiit II- ' illness I'cit until 

 iliiii ;i lew ilavs that his t i't'iiiciiilims 

 II |Hi\\('i' \\inihl triuin|ili. Scari-rly a 



,.,|^ .'i.Liii it wa- lii'li('\('i| til lie Init a 



1,-1 inn 1)1' a sliiii't time lict'urc .Mr. 



■ ,, would 111' liack at his work, 'riicii 



, II,. a tliaiij^c tor tlir worse troiii which 



11, '^ri' rallicil. 



rij-si's-,'i| ol' a genial jn'i'soiial it \ , a 

 ,i:jii -I'lisc nl' iiitt';^rily. an, I soiiiid luisi 

 ,.-- iud;,'iiitMit , Ml'. U'ii'i' Willi an, I hid, I 

 !.■ r,'s|irrt anil adniiratioii ul' all with 

 , hoiii III' ,aui(' ill |iri'soiial or luisincss 

 ..htai-t. .V tiri'h'ss woikci', i-aiet'iil and 

 '.-triiiatir ill all that he n loli'it ook. 

 Ill- -iiriTss in liiisiiii'ss will 111' ail in 

 -jiiralioii to iii;iu\ .\oiini; iiicii. Stai't 

 iij as a |i(>or lioy with his own way to 

 '11,'ikr. t went \' si.\ yi'ar- of I'aitlil'ul work 

 ~:i w liini at the head ot' a Inui-e known 

 .iipI I'cspi'cted all o\ei' this ,-oiiiiti'y and 



II Kurojie. no small achiev emeut for 

 uliat may lie fairly terme,| ;i iiioneer 

 .•;'ler|ii'ise. 



.\1. Kill' was liol'li ill hetloit .\UiiUst 



1. isti). lie move, I to l'liiladel|ihia in 

 is7."i, when II years ot' a;ie. .Xt'tei- a 

 \,'ai or two at siliool he worked for 

 ' lulit \('nrs, siiendiny most ol' his leisure 

 lime at tlie tiowci- slio]> of his friend, 

 l!iiL:eiie Weiss, where he learncl the 



II Is ot tlorist^. III iss.'i. with .Mr. 



\\ ''iss ;iii,| one ot his ,'iil|ilo\ees. Ml'. 

 I.'i',' I'ornied a |ia it ner-li ip under the 



naiiii' of the l'hiladel|i|ii:i Inn telle 



l'i"-i^ii < 'o. .Mr. Weiss "s know le,l.!.;e of 

 il'iwer ijesiiiiiin^ and his ein|iloyee's 



' rfiil handiwork furnished the made 



i|' de-ii:iis. while .Mr. h'ii'c had to sell 

 'hi'in. 'i'lii^ was u|iiiill work at first. 



III ;it ter a Week 's effort .M r. K'iie 

 '"iind a mail in a town u|' the state 



liii waiiteij the o<„,d-. Krom that time 

 *'r. iii'ii-e li(die\ei| thoroughly in the 

 '"I'd for Morists" su|>|ilies, a nee, I that 

 '"' has lieljied to iliiert and de\ elo|i 

 Mill wonderful i.aiiidity tor over a 

 ;iiartri' ot a i-entui'\. The ra|ii,l L;i'owtlr- 

 'I Wl. ii'ire's liusilless will lii' lemelll 



'I'l'd \i\ all who read of his siher :iii 

 M'rsary Just liefore Tlia n ks;^i \ i ii;i. 

 '1". Sullice it to say here that his 



II flier and faithful friend, ilernani 

 -ihiier. Joiiieil him in Is'.i'.i .-iiid that 



l'-'"-i t hey i'emo\ ed to t heir new 



'"Idillji at ll'l'il li'are -treet. a move 



'ii'-li has ads aiii-eil the name of .M . 



■'lie iV (',,. 1,, (i||, highest |ioint of liusi 



' ^- fame. .Mr. h'in' is survive, I liv a 



•'l"w, wlio was .Mis- .\niiie WollV, of 



'"- i-ity. sister of .Inliiis Wolff, Jr. 



^li'. i;i,-,. was a memlier of the .Masoui,- 



''■l"'!'-^ ami of the Klorists' Cliili of 



'■Iiilai|ej|iliia. 



l-'uiiera! services will lie h.'ld from 

 ^li'- K'ii-e"s late residenee in Oak Laii,' 

 " - 1'. III. Thursday, .Viuil -J.'. I'hil. 



William Thomson. 



''i'; deatii of William Thom-nii. heii.l 

 '' ^^ illiain Thomson \ ( 'o.. s l-meii. 



M. Rice. 



I'idi nluu'iih, Si-ot l.'i ml, iM-iurred Manh -'i. 

 Mr. Thoinson was 7(1 vears of a^e and 

 h:id liiiilt u|i an international Im-ine-s. 



David Cooper. 



I >a V id ( 'oo|i('r, retail llori-t .-it I'd 'i 

 I Mm, las St reel, Toionto, was foun,! de;id 

 .\|iril 1^ at the eiitr.aiire to ili^ii park. 

 as the ii'sull of a stroke of a|io|ile\v. 

 j-tefore LioiiiL; into liusilless for him-i'll 

 .Mr. <'oo|ier was em)i|ovei| li\ .fohn II. 



I >un lo|i. 



William G. Grant. 



Willi.am <i. (Ir.'iiit. a well knnvvii laiel 

 si-a|ie gardener and florist. ,|ied .Vpiil 



II at his home. L'".iL' (iaskill -ireel. 

 Wooiisockef . !(. I., in hi- tort v lii-t 

 vear, after a lonii illness of laio'er. 

 .Mr. (iraiit underwent two ,i|i,'i ;it ions, 

 on,' at his home an, I one .-it the Wouii 

 SOI ki't lios|,ital nine month- ayo. in 

 ho|ies ,)|' |iroloii;iiiiL; his lit','. Hi- ,-oii 

 ditioii was serious ;iiii| ,' v I'rv I h i ii;^ that 

 inediral -I'ielire i-oilld do wa- .'i 1 1 em | 't ed . 

 Iilil the iliseas,' ;.;radiially w ,'a ki'iu'.l lii- 

 lonst it lit ion. 



.Mr. (I'raiit w;i- an I'-ti'emed rr-i Im' 

 of W oiiiisiiidvet till aliolll iwriitv one 

 yi'ai's. Ill' wa- i'm|ilov,'d l.\ .lohn W. 

 I'dlis u|i to five years ly^n. wj|,-ii he 

 went into the l;iii,|s,-a|,e ami Lia i'd,'H i iil; 

 liusiness for himselt'. II,' was Imum 



at Littli' li'iver. .\ova .^mli.'l. thr s,i|i 



ot' .lohn [•'. a )i<| l-ilh'ii ( ; ra nt . Imt li of 

 whom siiixiv,' him. Hi' w.-i- mairied 

 twflvi' vi'ai's a.i^o to j-tei'tha .\l. Isenor. 

 who siii'vive- him. .\t the 11111, 'lal. 

 .\|ii'il 17. the nursery in, '11, i;,'i rdi'io'i - and 

 florist- nt' the vii-iiiity iiiiiti'd in -end 

 iiiii a handsome triluite ol' ii's|i,',t in 

 the l',iiin ,il' a lai'Lje floral inllovv. 



W. II. .\|. 



Mr.s. John Meikle. 



,M I'-, -lolin .Mi'ikh'. moThi'i ul .Xndi'i'vv 



S. Mi'il^l,'. I ii ,'-i,|,'iiI ,il' the \,-\v|.,ir! 

 II lilt ii'iilt II r.'i I ."-^oi'ietv ol' \i'W|piirt. I,'. I.. 



die, I at her li,ii 11 .Mi'ikli- av,'iiii,'. in 



that ,-itv. .\|irii !l.a-i'.| T'lvear-. n.-\,'i 

 ha V ill'.: ralli,'.| lr,im t he ,'ffe,-t - nf a n 

 o|irr;i I i,iii j.ei'fiiriiM'd a l','W dav- |ii',' 

 \ ioii-lv . She wa- a iiat i\ ,■ ol' S,-,jI 

 la lol ,'i iii| wit h Im'I' lin-lia iid r,'|idira t,'.t 

 the fif'to'lh a n II i \ ,'r-a rv uf Iut we.l.jin^ 

 aliout livf vi'.-ir- auii. I|,'r liii-l.and, 



liiiii -on- and thr laiiuhter- -iirvive 



her. .\l t III' fiiiM'ial. t he lloi ,'il 1 rilmte- 

 \\eri' niimeroii- ;iii.| Ki'a nl 1 f 11 1 .-iiid ili,' 



pall lp,';ir,'r- wer.' all ml,,'i- ,il rii,- 



Hurt hidt ma I S,,,i,.t\, naiindv. I,',ili,'ii 

 I'atl.'r-on, .lohn T. Allen. Hn-h Will 

 lanison. W illi.'im Ma,- K a v , .lolm .\ 

 l''oi'li,'- a ii'i Ii'iiImmI .\. .Sniit h. 



U. II, M 



TWO FORMS OF TRADESCANTIA 



I a in -I'lhl III:; \ on two -a in | .le- ot :! 

 jdaiil ,'i"iim,iiil\ i;iil,'.| the w .a nd.'i 1 ii_' 



•ll'W- I sllolllil llU,. to klmw thr I'Sart 



na me of each v a 1 iet \ . It' \ mi .-a n 



Ui^e III,' in format ion I -hall 1 h ;i|. 



|.re.lat,' It If |, 



I'-olh ,'iir I, Hill- ,ii Trad. '-ia lit la \' 1 1 

 i;iniia. Tin- d,'iik,'i \aiie-al,'d -mt 1- 

 '•a He, I lint II 'f. \ i I';; III i.-a /i-l.i 1 i,a a lid 

 mult irol,,!', and tli,. Ii:.;lit vaiii'tv 1- T. 

 \ 1 i'l: 1 II ii-a a I ui'iit I'n '> a ii,"^at a . 



' . W 



Ludington. Mich. Wm. (.r.u..i\ a 

 Son are addiii:j fmii hini-,-. ra. Ii L' I \ 

 l-'I-. to t li.'i I I'll'-, 'lit raiii;!' ol ti\ ■' 



houses. ,.;|,|i I'l \ I )•_'. 'I'll,. |;|tr,t' ,'ll',' al-o 



liein;; extendi''' twenty ti\,' l',','T. |,'a\ in:; 

 a I'oriier at t h.. ,.|,.| ,,|' t lo' n.^w :,|,,ii-,.- 

 for a lar-e l.nili'r -It,-. I an.t -,-! \ !,•,. 



Inii Id illLj. .\| III, i li;;,!' I- -ll|i|.| V ! ii_; T ip- 



mateiia I a lel w m k 'v' ill I.,' -t,'i I'T.'.I .iiiiii,.- 

 .ii;it,'lv . 



