JCNE 5, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



for the Sedalia range of houses, which 

 will occupy a tract of ten acres, 

 recently purchased by Dr. Cannaday 

 from the Porter Keal Eatate Co. It 

 will be impossible to complete the 

 greenhouses this summer, but the con- 

 tract for the greenhouses and the pre- 

 paring of the plans is in the hands of 

 the J. C. Moninger Co., of Chicago, and 

 the first shipment of material, consisting 

 of about three carloads, will arrive in 

 about ten days or two weeks. The plans 

 call for the erection of eight green- 

 houses, which will be 30x200 feet, but 

 only four of these will be constructed 

 this summer, and the others will be put 

 up in time for use during the coming 

 spring. 



Carl A. Claeson, who formerly was 

 foreman for the Archias Floral Co., 

 will be manager of the new establish- 

 ment. He states that a mail order and 

 catalogue plant trade will be built up, 

 in addition to a local and wholesale 

 cut flower trade. The company has 

 been incorporated with a capital stock 

 of $25,000. 



PROVIDENCE. 



The Market. 



Memorial day made a record far 

 above any previous year. So far as 

 many of the stores are concerned, there 

 was no reason for opening at all May 

 30, as they had nothing to sell, neither 

 potted plants, cut flowers, made-up 

 pieces nor artificials. It was the most 

 complete clean-up ever experienced here. 

 This was not through lack of stock, 

 either; the demand was simply over- 

 whelming. A few years ago there was 

 a feeling that with the passing on of 

 the veterans interest in Memorial day 

 would gradually die out, but it proves 

 that instead of diminishing the prac- 

 tice of decorating graves generally is 

 greatly increasing. 



One of the interesting features in con- 

 nection with the business done in this 

 city was the immense demand for mag- 

 nolia leaf wreaths. They sold readily 

 at from $1.50 to $3, either plain or with 

 artificial flowers, real blooms not being 

 so much in demand. Many thousands 

 were disposed of. In cut flowers, made- 

 up bouquets had the greatest vogue and 

 sold at from $1 up to $5, One of the 

 best selling flowers for the dav was the 

 peony. 



Memorial Day Beports. 



E. D. Tucker, Central Falls: "Had 

 to go home early; there was nothing 

 to sell." * 



Charles H. Hunt: "Biggest business 

 I ever did. Had to stop taking orders. 

 I had 100 bouquets for one Grand 

 Army post and 200 pans of gerani- 

 ums. " ° 



oo'I.A?" ^"^hing- Quidnick: "I shipped 

 ^0,000 carnations to Welch Bros. Co., 

 Boston, May 28 and could have sold 

 nve times as many if I had had them." 



J. Koppelman: "Ice boxes all 

 ^^^^^l^ out hours before closing time 

 on Thursday and nothing in sight for 

 opening on Friday." 



M. Sweeney: "They just swamped 

 us with orders. It beat anything I 

 ever saw." 



..^•l- Brookes, of T. .7. Johnston & Co.: 

 Too tired to talk. We sold out everv- 

 thing and still people were willing to 

 pay any price. We were heavily stocked, 

 but didn't have a quarter enough." 

 William Crompton, of Crompton: 



"Never had such a time in my life 

 getting flowers. Seemed as if every- 

 body in my town wanted bouquets. 

 I'm glad it's over." 



M. Macnair: "It kept us on the 

 jump and I had more than a dozen ex- 

 tra help. It wasn't only for the sol- 

 dier dead, but for general decoration, 

 and everybody hustled." 



From all sections of the state came 

 similar reports and a visit to the ceme- 

 teries emphasized the fact that the 

 decoration of graves was the most gen- 

 eral ever known. The passing of lilacs 

 and wild flowers, as well as the perfect 

 weather conditions, of course, contrib- 

 uted to the situation. 



Various Notes. 



George W. Eraser is preparing to 

 close his retail store at Arctic Centre, 

 as he is contemplating opening a store 

 in this city. 



E. D. Tucker is making extensive al- 

 terations and improvements in his 

 store at Central Falls. 



John C. Caswell, with W. E. Barrett 

 & Co., who has been on the sick list, is 

 out again. 



William Hay, of Oaklawn, is making 

 large shipments of roses to Boston and 

 New York. 



Charles Smith, with J. Koppelman, 

 was in Boston last week on business. 



A hearing on the appeal of W. E. 

 Barrett & Co., from the award of $8,- 

 000 by the commission on the laying 

 out of a street which demolished the 

 building occupied by the concern for 

 more than half a century, will be held 

 in the Superior Court June 7. 



W. H. M. 



OBITUARY. 



Thomas J. O'Hara. 



Thomas J. O'Hara died Sunday morn- 

 ing. May 25, at his home on East Clin- 

 ton street, Huntsville, Ala. He was 

 general manager of the Huntsville 

 Wholesale Nurseries, and had been ill 

 for many weeks. 



Frederick W. Thielmann. 



Frederick W. Thielmann, one of the 

 leading retail florists in Brooklyn, and 

 one of the best known business men in 

 that city, died May 26 at his home, 189 

 Graham avenue, after a long illness. 



Mr. Thielmann was born in Chicago, 

 and removed to Brooklyn with his par- 

 ents when he was a child. He was in 

 his forty-seventh year. After a public 

 school and business college education, 

 he entered the employ of his mother, 

 Mrs. Marie Thielmann, who established 

 the florists' business at the Graham 

 avenue address thirty-seven years ago. 

 When Mrs. Thielmann decided to move 

 west, twenty-eight years ago, her son 

 assumed charge of the business, which 

 was one of the largest of its kind in 

 the eastern section of Brooklyn. Mr. 

 Thielmann was a member of the Arion 

 of Brooklyn and the Evergreen Bowling 

 Club. Besides the Graham avenue home 

 he had a beautiful summer residence at 

 Hollands, Eockaway Beach. Mr. Thiel- 

 mann was one of the most popular men 

 in the eastern district, not only in busi- 

 ness, but in social circles. He is sur- 

 vived by his wife, a daughter, Rose, 

 and two sons, Alfred and William; also 

 by his mother, a sister, Mrs. Rose Ham- 

 mes, and a brother, Charles Thielmann, 

 all of whom live in Los Angeles, Cal., 

 and another brother, John Thielmann, 

 who lives in Brooklyn. Interment was 



in the Thielmann family plot in St. 

 John's cemetery. May 29. Mr. Thiel- 

 mann recently returned from an ex- 

 tended trip to Los Angeles, where he 

 visited his mother, sister and brother. 



David B. Nugent. 



David Russell Nugent died in St. 

 Luke's hospital, Newburgh, N. Y., May 

 21, and was buried in St. Patrick's 

 cemetery May 24. Mr. Nugent spent a 

 considerable portion of his life as a 

 salesman in the art department of Tif- 

 fany & Co., the widely known New York 

 jewelers, but failing health caused him 

 to remove to Saranac Lake, where he 

 went into the florists' business. He 

 was well known and at the funeral 

 there was an exceptionally large display 

 of flowers. 



John E. Harrison. 



John Edmund Harrison, aged 66, died 

 recently at his home on Lock street, 

 Tarentum, Pa. He was born in Pitts- 

 burgh in 1845, and when a young mab 

 removed to Tarentum, where for many 

 years he engaged in the nursery busi- 

 ness. In 1883 he married Miss Willis 

 Garver, of Leechburg, Pa. He was a 

 member of the First Presbyterian 

 church of Tarentum. Two sons, William 

 G. Harrison and J. L. Harrison, both of 

 Tarentum, survive. 



^APPRECIATION. 



I had an awful shock last evening 

 after a quiet day at Fordhook, when 

 Earl, returning from the city, came into 

 my den and I, in talking to him of my 

 intended trip to California, said that 

 I was in hopes to have our mutual 

 friend, G. L. Grant, motor down to 

 Floradale, to have him say, "Why, Mr. 

 Grant died last Sunday." Today I 

 have read the obituary in The Review 

 and feel all the worse at seeing that 

 fine, lifelike portrait of him. He was a 

 year younger than myself, and never 

 have I seen a man more in enjoyment 

 of a rational life than was he, with his 

 charming family in his beautiful home, 

 so exceptionally ideal in location. I 

 know my friends Hugh Dickson and 

 Lester Morse, both of whom were with 

 me when Mr. Grant called for us at 

 Santa Cruz and took us up to his canyon 

 retreat one Sunday last June, will feel 

 equally saddened. I sympathize sin- 

 cerely with you and your associates, as 

 well as with his widow and children. 



Fordhook. W. Atlee Burpee. 



I want to extend my deep sympathy 

 in the inestimable loss of my worthy 

 friend, G. L. Grant. He was one of 

 my oldest and best friends. We worked 

 together, ate together and slept together 

 in the early days, and he always had 

 a smile and a good word for everyone, 

 no matter how trying the situation. I 

 offer my most sincere condolences to 

 his family and his business associates. 

 Warren G. Matthews. 



Dayton, O. 



Sterling, 111. — Extensive improve- 

 ments are being made at the Swartlev 

 Greenhouses, on East Fifth street. 

 Some of the older greenhouses are be- 

 ing removed to make room for up-to- 

 date structures, and the family resi- 

 dence, which has been occupied for 

 fifty vears, is being moved to make 

 room tor the new residence for the son, 

 Ernest, who has now taken hold in the 

 business. 



