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May 29, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



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grass or littery straw. Water the plants 

 freely and when they have started to 

 flower, liquid manure once a week will 

 be beneficial. Give the ground a soak- 

 ing with clear water before applying 

 the liquid stimulant, for it never should 

 go on while the soil is dry. A good 

 hosing overhead in the evening will 

 help the plants, especially after hot 

 days. 



Whale oil soap can be used to clean 

 out the aphis, also kerosene emulsion. 

 Ivory soap, one pound to five gallons 

 of water, may also be used. C. W. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



Stock is plentiful and business is 

 good, judging from all reports. Carna- 

 tions are plentiful and are exception- 

 ally good for this time of the year. 

 Roses are in heavy demand, but there 

 seems to be enough of them for all 

 purposes. American Beauties are a lit- 

 tle off crop in this locality and are not 

 up to the standard in quality. Some of 

 the wholesalers, however, say they will 

 have plenty of good ones in a few days. 

 Peonies and iris are being called for 

 more this year than ever before, and 

 some good stock of both is being sent 

 in. The growers had a full crop 

 of cut stock for Mothers' day and 

 everyone had sold out before noon of 

 that day. Bedding stock is selling 

 faster this year than ever before. From 

 present appearances there will be few 

 geraniums left for Memorial day, and 

 few of any other plants in the bedding 

 line. Hydrangeas have been selling 

 well and are practically all disposed of. 

 Porch boxes and hanging baskets are 

 still in heavy demand. 



Various Notes. 



The W. L. Rock Flower Co. is exceed- 

 ingly busy at the greenhouses, planting 

 out chrysanthemums, of which the firm 

 will plant a great many more this year 

 than formerly. The greenhouses look 

 exceptionally fine. 



Chas. A. Schultz, formerly with Bie- 

 dermann & Son, has started business 

 for himself at 1657 Topping avenue, and 

 the trade wishes him success. 



R. S. Brown & Son have purchased a 

 new Mack IVj-ton truck. They had a 

 top put on it, which gives it an elegant 

 appearance. They are still extremely 

 busy with their spring orders. 



Henry Kusik & Co. report business 

 unusually heavy, especially in wire 

 work. They are far behind in filling 

 the orders for hanging baskets. The 

 peonies that they are receiving are in 

 fine shape and they dispose of all they 

 can get hold of. 



Arthur Newell reports that the de- 

 mand on Mothers' day cleaned up all 

 the cut flowers he had on hand and the 

 l)usiness far exceeded his expectations. 



Samuel Murray was unusually busy 

 last week decorating for luncheons. He 

 is showing a fine lot of Canterbury 

 l>ells in his window and they are going 

 last. 



The Geo. M. Kellogg Flower & Plant 

 Oo. expects to cut 30,000 peony blooms 

 this season at Pleasant Hill. Beauties 

 are off crop with them at present, but 

 they are cutting a heavy lot of carna- 

 tions and roses. They had a heavy 

 run on out-of-town funeral work last 

 week. W. J. B. 



s;^ APPRECIATION c^ 



THE funeral of the late Gilbert Leonard Grant, who died at his home in 

 California May 18, was held at Sequel cemetery Thursday, May 22. 

 The announcement of Mr. Grant's untimely demise has brought many ex- 

 pressions of sorrow, several of which are especially appreciated because they come 

 from those formerly associated with him in business and in a position to know a 

 side of his character not open to those whose relations were less intimate: 



From an editorial in the Santa Cruz 

 Daily Surf: 



"In the death of G. L. Grant this 

 county loses one of its best and most 

 efficient citizens. Mr. Grant was one 

 of those rare men who in private life 

 took more interest in the public welfare 

 than does the average salaried oflScial. 

 Such men from the standpoint of po- 

 litical economy are the very salt of 

 the earth. His death so soon after a 

 'successful surgical operation' comes 

 as a decided shock to his friends and 

 the community. Mr. Grant and his 

 family came to Santa Cruz county about 

 ten years ago, consigned to California 

 to save his life from a nervous break- 

 down incident to overwork and the 

 rigors of Chicago climate. Here he not 

 only found rest and recreation, but re- 

 cuperation, remaining but a compara- 

 tively short time in the invalid class. 

 He purchased from the Hihn company 

 a tract of cut-over timber land on the 

 crest of the mountain northwest from 

 Sequel, and commenced home-making. 

 The place was aptly christened Over- 

 look, and from time to time it has been 

 the pleasure of the Surf to chronicle 

 the evolution of this property from 

 barrenness to beauty. 



"Meanwhile Mr. Grant took a lively 

 interest in local and national politics, 

 in conservation, forestry and fire pro- 

 tection, and our last conversation with 

 him in the Surf office only a few days 

 ago related to plans for protection from 

 forest fires, and for the extension of 

 irrigating facilities in this county. 



"In the death of Mr. Grant, not only 

 his family, but the city and county of 

 Santa Cruz, have sustained a severe 

 loss." 



I can not tell you how great was the 

 shock when I opened The Review and 

 saw there Mr. Grant 's portrait sur- 

 rounded by the mourning border. He 

 was so full of untiring life, and so 

 vital in mental activity that it is hard 

 for his friends to realize their loss. I 

 was associated with him in business for 

 several years, first as his New York 

 correspondent, and afterwards with him 

 in the office. I felt not only admira- 

 tion for his immense capacity for hard 

 work, and his untiring ability to master 

 business details, that must be shared 

 by all who knew him, but also a pro- 

 found esteem for the man himself. His 

 inflexible standards of right and wrong, 

 and his scorn of those who would put 

 expediency above moral standards, con- 

 trast most forcibly with many expo- 

 nents of business ethics. His shrewd 

 judgment of men and things, his va- 

 ried career and analytical mind made 

 him delightful in conversation, and his 

 kindly touch of humor, wholly Amer- 

 ican, and often called forth in response 

 to some deeper feeling, was displayed 

 most helpfully in smoothing the hard 

 places for tho^e around him. I shall 

 alwavs remember him as one of the 



biggest personalities I have ever known. 

 It is a great loss to us all, but above 

 all to the home circle where he both 

 gave and inspired such loyalty and 

 affection. Emily Taplin Royle. 



Rural New-Yorker. 



The writer read this morning of the 

 untimely death of Mr. Grant and was 

 shocked to learn that he had passed 

 away so suddenly. It was only a week 

 or so ago that he telephoned us from 

 Overlook and we had been anticipating 

 seeing him either here at the office or 

 at the ranch, which he was planning 

 to visit. Please accept our sincere sym- 

 pathy. M. B. Massol. 



Braslan Seed Growers Co. 



I regret to learn of the death of 

 Mr. Grant, which has just been noted. 

 Although I met him only two or three 

 times, and many years ago, yet my 

 weekly perusal of The Review served 

 to keep me in full touch with him and 

 his passing brings a sense of personal 

 loss. I had hoped that sometime when in 

 California, where I am every year or 

 two, I might again have the pleasure 

 of meeting him. Although his decease 

 was untimely in the matter of years, 

 he had lived more than the average man 

 who fails to receive until much later 

 in life the summons that sooner or 

 later comes to all. Our sympathy in 

 this great bereavement goes out to 

 family and associates. 



John C. Chase. 



Derry, N. H. 



Mr. Grant's death is a great shock. 

 Though we had not met in some years, 

 those meetings are as vivid as events 

 of today. I have always held the high- 

 est regard for him. 



John Welsh Young. 



Philadelphia. 



I wish to express my sorrow in learn- 

 ing of the death of Mr. Grant. I con- 

 sider him as one of the brightest and 

 best men connected with the trade. 

 During the early days of The Review 

 T had the pleasure of spending some 

 most delightful hours with him, hours 

 that always will remain a pleasant 

 memory. Nixon H. Gano. 



Martinsville, Ind. 



I extend sympathy to all connected 

 with The Review in the loss of Mr. 

 Grant. During the World's Fair, 1893, 

 I called upon him in his office, and 

 most pleasant memories remain of the 

 short time spent with him. 



John F. Rupp. 



Shiremanstown, Pa. 



Mr. Grant had many warm personal 

 friends in the east and his passing, in 

 its loss to American floriculture, is con- 



