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The Florists^ Review 



JuLV 25, 1912. 



OBITUARY. 



Julius M. Lown. 



The death is announced of Julius M. 

 Lown, one of the pioneers of the now 

 great violet industry at Ehinebeck, N. 

 Y. Mr. Lown was one of the first to 

 realize the peculiar advantages of the 

 Hudson river town for growing the 

 modest but popular and profitable 

 flower, and he was for many years one 

 of the most successful and most widely 

 known of the constantly increasing col- 

 ony of violet growers there. Advanc- 

 ing years and impaired health caused 

 him to retire from the business some- 

 thing over a year ago, his greenhouses 

 being sold to George D, Fritz. 



A. Le Moult. 



Adolph Le Moult, who started a re- 

 tail flower store on Broadway, in New 

 York, in the sixties, ended his life 

 July 22 in his home in the Bronx. His 

 wife, who came to New York with him 

 and who helped him build up a success- 

 ful business among the social and busi- 

 ness leaders of the days of fifty years 

 ago, died two months ago, and Le 

 Moult said all the perfume had gone 

 from the flowers since. Mr. Le Moult 

 was 66 years of age. He leaves a son 

 and three daughters, one of the latter 

 the wife of Joseph H. Fenrich, the 

 New York wholesaler. 



F. A. Bailer. 



The death of Francis A. Bailer, which 

 occurred July 10 at his home, 1501 

 Franklin avenue, Bloomington, HI., was 

 so sudden and unexpected as to be a 

 great shock to his wide circle of friends. 

 A few minutes before midnight he 

 roused the members of his family, com- 

 plaining of pain in the region of his 

 heart. Before the physician, who was 

 instantly summoned, could arrive, death 

 ensued. Previous to this he had been 

 apparently in the best of health. 



He was born in Somersetshire, Eng- 

 land, in 1835, the son of a schoolmaster. 

 He was carefully educated in private 

 schools in England, especially in music, 

 which he began to study at an early 

 age, becoming proficient on the pipe- 

 organ and violin. At the age of thir- 

 teen he was given charge of the pipe- 

 organ of the parish church at Perry 

 Bar, a position which he held as long as 

 he remained in England. 



He received his education as a flo- 

 rist in the government botanical gar- 

 dens at Birmingham, and has been con- 

 sidered an authority on horticultural 

 subjects in America, being able to give 

 the botanical and common names of all 

 plants coming under his observation. 

 For a number of years he was in the 

 employ of Hiram Sibley, of Eochester, 

 N. Y." For some time he had charge of 

 a park on the Canadian side of Niagara 

 Falls. After the civil war he removed 

 to Bloomington, and for a number of 

 years was foreman of the Phoenix 

 Nursery. In 1871 he established a busi- 

 ness of his own as a wholesale florist. 



As an organist, he has held positions 

 at Christ church, Rochester, N. Y.; at 

 Christ Episcopal church, Springfield, 

 111.; for fourteen years in the Second 

 Presbyterian church in Bloomington, 

 and for nine years with the First Pres- 

 byter i;,n. 



He was married before leaving Eng- 

 land to Miss Anne Standon, of Stur- 

 bridge, and to this union were born six 

 children. In 1871 he married Miss Jane 

 Cunard, who survives him, with two 



F. A. Bailer. 



daughters, Mrs. J. H. Mueller and Mrs. 

 Blanche Elmer, both of Bloomington. 

 Of his first marriage three children sur- 

 vive: Mrs. Alice Skinner, of Clarinda, 

 Iowa; Mrs. Lucy Malloy, of Decatur, 

 111., and Eobert Bailer, of Los Angeles, 

 Cal. The deceased was a life-long mem- 

 ber of the Church of England, but since 

 his residence in Bloomington he was 

 afiiliated with the Second Presbyterian 

 church. 



W. J. Hudson. 



W. J. Hudson, manager of the Alpha 

 Nursery & Floral Co., with nurseries 

 at Yellow Pine, Ala., and Bucatunna, 

 Miss., died July 19, and was buried at 

 State Line July 21. Mr. Hudson was 

 a Virginian and formerly conducted a 

 nursery in that state, removing to Ala- 

 bama about six years ago. He was 

 with the Southern Floral Nursery Co. 

 for some time and took charge of the 

 Alpha Nursery on its founding about 

 two years ago. He leaves a wife and 

 a large family of small children to 

 mourn his loss. 



Mrs. Barbara Bieman. 



Mrs. Barbara Eieman, widow of the 

 late Charles Eieman, died July 18 at 

 her residence. Thirtieth and Senate ave- 

 nues, Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Eieman 

 had been sick only about two weeks, 

 suffering from a stroke of paralysis fol- 

 lowed by apoplexy. Mrs. Eieman was 

 Otto Eieman 's mother and John Eie- 

 man 's step-mother. 



BALTIMORE. 



Several hundred persons, including 

 members of the Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Club and their families, enjoyed 

 a day's outing at Chesapeake Beach 

 .luly 18. It was the annual outing of 

 that organization. The party left the 

 foot of Long Dock on the steamer 

 Dreamland, shortly after 10 o'clock. 

 On the trip down the bay a guessing 

 contest was held. An elaborate pro- 



gram had been arranged, but owing to 

 the inclement weather many of the 

 events had to be postponed. In the 

 bowling contest for women Mrs. J. 

 Perry proved the winner. In the men's 

 bowling contest, George Eepele toppled 

 the largest number of pins. The party 

 returned to the city shortly after 10 

 o'clock at night, a tired but happy 

 crowd. 



The committee of arrangements was 

 composed of F. C. Bauer, chairman; J. 

 A. Nuth, .1. L. Towner, A. G. Fiedler 

 and J. J. Perry. 



USE OF NITRATE OF SODA. 



How shall I use nitrate of soda for 

 celerv and tomatoes in the field? 



A. D. S. 



Nitrate of soda for field use should 

 be run through a wire sieve to get all 

 the large lumps out of it, after crush- 

 ing it by pounding it, as it is usually 

 lumpy. It must not be scattered on 

 the foliage, as it will burn wherever it 

 touches leaves or stalks. Scatter it 

 around as you would sow oats or other 

 small grain. Between showers is the 

 best time to apply it, but it may be 

 put on at any time. Be careful not to 

 put it either too close to the plants or 

 farther from them than the roots will 

 reach. It is quite powerful and a little 

 will go a long way. A medium handful 

 will go all around a large tomato plant. 

 H. G. 



JanesvUle, Wis.— J. T. Fitchett, the 

 dahlia grower at 735 Milton avenue, 

 has increased the planting in his show 

 grounds this year to 10,000 plants. 



Alton, 111. — A carriage belonging to 

 .Joseph Krug, the East Second street 

 florist, was badly damaged recently in 

 a collision. Two of the occupants of 

 the vehicle, a daughter and grandson 

 of Mr. Krug, were thrown violently to 

 the ground, but were not dangerously 

 injured. 



