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The Florists^ Review 



XOVKMBEU 28, 1912, 



decorated with ferns, palms and potted 

 pink mums. F. B. 



OBITUABY. 



George A. Sweet. 



George A. Sweet, a nurseryman of 

 Da^sville, N. Y., died at his home on 

 Main street November 13, at the age 

 of 68 years. He was born in Dansville, 

 had spent almost his entire life there 



. and was one of the most prominent 

 business men of the town. At the time 

 of his death he was president of the 

 Citizens' Bank of Dansville, president 

 of the Cemetery Association, and a 



• member of the Western New, York Nur- 

 serymen 's Association. 



He leaves his wife; one daughter, 

 Mrs. B. 6. Headshaw, of Oakland, Cal.; 

 one son, Maxwell Sweet, of Dansville, 

 and a brother, Edwin F. Sweet, of 

 Grand Eapids, Mich. 



Isaac Husbands. 



After a brief illness, Isaac Husbands, 

 a well known and highly respected resi- 

 dent of Bellevue, O., died November 23, 

 aged 75 years and 7 months. The de- 

 ceased had been in failing health since 

 last spring, but was able to be up and 

 around until two weeks ago, when he 

 took to his bed. 



Mr. Husbands was born in Shrop- 

 shire, England, where he learned the 

 business of florist and landscape gar- 

 dener. He came to America at the age 

 of 21, locating first in Cleveland, where 

 he remained for a few years, and then 

 returned to his old home in England, 

 where he was married to Miss Alice 

 Gough. Four children, all living, were 

 born to this union. They are: Richard 

 Henry, of Spokane, Wash.; Charles, of 

 Cleveland; Mrs. J. G. Norbury, of 

 Crewe, England, and Miss Eleanor Hus- 

 bands, of Bellevue. Mr. Husbands re- 

 turned to America in 1877, bringing his 

 family, and located in Cleveland, where 

 for many years he was employed as 

 gardener at the home of Hon. Dan P. 

 Ells. Seventeen years ago last July the 

 family removed to Bellevue, Mr. Hus- 

 bands purchasing the greenhouses of the 

 late Mr. Lunn. The deceased continued 

 in the florists' business until a year ago 

 last January, when he sold his business 

 to R. C. Arlin, and since has led a re- 

 tired life. Mrs. Husbands died nine 

 years ago last July. He was married 

 to Mrs. Clara Davis, the widow who 

 survives, October 31, 1904. 



Mr. Husbands was baptized and con- 

 firmed in the Episcopal faith and was 

 an active and faithful member of St. 

 Paul's church. He was a good musician 

 and organized the vested choir and was 

 a member of it for many years. He 

 was a member of the Odd Fellows' 

 lodge and was one of the oldest mem- 

 bers of that order in the state. 



The funeral took place from the house 

 Monday, November 25, services being 

 conducted by Rev. Jenkins, of Fremont. 

 Interment was in Bellevue cemetery. 



BXTLBOUS STOCK. 



Last year we put our bulbous stock 

 outdoors and, like many others, lost a 

 lot of it. This year we have put the 

 bulbs in the cellar. We potted them 

 up as usual, or at least suppose the 

 man did, and set the pots on the cellar 

 bottom, giving them a good watering, 

 and we now find that the bulbs are 

 crawling out of the pots, caused by 

 root growth pushing them up. Can yon 



give cause and suggest a remedy? We 

 have something over 1,500 pots, and 

 to repot them looks like a big job. 



L. F. 



The reason for your bulbous stock 

 heaving up the soil is because you did 

 not give them any covering of coal 

 ashes, sand, soil or other material to 

 weight them down. If this is done you 

 will have no further trouble of this 

 kind. There is no need to repot any of 

 the stock. Give the whole batch a 

 covering of three to four inches of 

 clean coal ashes, not too coarse, soaking 

 the plants well with, water before 

 doing so. C. W. 



CYCLAMENS. 



Kindly tell me through the columns 

 of The Review if cyclamens would be 

 harmed by a light smoking, such as 

 when a nicotine paper is used. As we 

 have but one temperature, we have car- 

 nations and cyclamens in the same 

 house. G. V. W. 



Fumigating with the tobacco papers 

 will not harm cyclamens in the least. 

 Smoking is necessary to keep them 

 clean, unless you depend on spraying to 

 accomplish this, but in the winter 

 months fumigation is safer than spray- 

 ing. C. W. 



Bar Harbor, Me.— John H. Stalford, 

 proprietor of the Malvern Greenhouses, 

 has been away for a three weeks' vaca- 

 tion, visiting Boston, New York, Phila- 

 delphia and Washington. 



Ithaca, N. Y. — E. J. Ludwig, presi- 

 dent of the Pittsburgh Florists' Club, 

 Mrs. Ludwig and their son, De Forest W. 

 Ludwig, have been here for a visit to 

 Ed W. Ludwig, who is attending Cor- 

 nell University. 



Sockford, HI. — James Leake and Guy 

 Oflford, who were conducting ajreen- 

 houses at Kent and Corbin streets,9puth 

 Rockford, under the firm name of JBIake 

 & Offord, have sold the houses and stock 

 to two Rockford men and returned to 

 Belvidere, 111., where they formerly re- 

 sided. 



Beaver Dam, Wis. — After being in 

 the fiower trade for the last thirty- 

 seven years, Joseph Wagner .has sold 

 his greenhouses to Alanson G. Boomer. 

 However, though Mr. Wagner has thus 

 disposed of the florists ' end of the busi- 

 ness, he will continue to conduct the 

 seed store as formerly. 



Independence, Mo. — Ed Bunyar built 

 four new houses this summer to take 

 care of the increased demand, and now 

 operates seven hot water boilers in his 

 battery. One little item of his stock is 

 25,000 moonvines. He has dropped vio- 

 lets because of the competition of the 

 stock shipped from a distance. 



Prescott, Ariz.— Mrs. Wm. N. Kelly, 

 proprietor of the Terrace Cottage 

 Greenhouses, reported under date of 

 November 19 that the mild weather had 

 continued without interruption and she 

 was still selling chrysanthemums from 

 her outdoor gardens. She has two 

 houses of carnations that are timed just 

 right for winter sales and she also has 

 a house of callas that are coming into 

 bloom. In miscellaneous potted plants 

 she has a fine assortment. 



Grand Bapids, Mich.— At the recent 

 meeting of the Michigan State Horti- 

 cultural Society, in this city, the follow- 

 ing officers were elected: President, J. 

 P. Munson, of this city; secretary, C. E. 

 Bassett, Fennville; treasurer, R. A. 

 Smythe, Benton Harbor. The newly 

 elected executive committee comprises 

 Paul Rose, Elberta, three years; C. A. 

 Pratt, Benton Harbor, one year; also 

 W. F. Hawxhurst, Saline, and F. A. 

 WilkcB, South -HitTen, 



Bhinebeck, N. Y. — ^J. Yonder Lin- 

 den is much pleased with his success 

 in capturing first prize for double vio- 

 lets at the Cleveland flower show. 



Little Bock, Ark. — A. Housmans, for- 

 merly employed by J. W. Vestal & Son, 

 has severed his connection with the 

 trade and is now assistant secretary of 

 the railroad Y. M. C. A. at Hoxie. 



Hannibal, Mo. — W. T. League acted 

 as judge at the chrysanthemum show 

 held by the Frankford Horticultural 

 Society in Meflford 's opera house, Frank- 

 ford, Mo. The show was a great suc- 

 cess, both in exhibits and in attendance. 



Galesburg, HI. — Besides his store on 

 Main street, H. F, Drury also has a 

 flower stand in the Big Store. He re- 

 cently invited the public to a chrysan- 

 themum show at his Main street place 

 and presented over 1,000 mums to his 

 visitors. He has been in the trade here 

 for thirteen years. 



Savannah, Ga. — At the annual flower 

 show of the Young Women's Christian 

 Association, held in Guards' hall, the 

 exhibits were among the finest ever 

 seen in this city and were principally 

 from commercial growers. There were 

 excellent displays from John Wolf, the 

 Chatham Nurseries, A. C. Oelschig & 

 Son, A. W. Richardson and J. M. Breck- 

 enridge. 



Maitland, Fla. — W. Clare has started 

 business here as a florist. He has two 

 acres of land, facing a beautiful lake, 

 and has placed half an acre under lath, 

 with cloth for protection on cold nights. 

 His principal crop is Asparagus 

 plumosus nanus and the plants are in 

 fine condition. He also has a slat house, 

 covering five acres, at Altamonte 

 Springs. Judging from the rate at which 

 orders are coming in, an enlargement 

 of the houses will soon be necessary. 



Saginaw, Mich. — In a recent issue of 

 a local newspaper one of the most 

 prominent features was an article con- 

 tributed by Henry W. F. Goetz, of J. B. 

 Goetz Sons, with regard to a proposi- 

 tion for improving the city water sup- 

 ply. The article, which was accompa- 

 nied with a portrait of Mr. Goetz, was 

 written at the request of the publicity 

 committee of the Saginaw Bay Water 

 Association and makes special reference 

 to the unsuitability of the present city 

 water for horticultural purposes. .. 



