Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw3008amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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FINE FLORAL'J WORK BY J. L. DILLON, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Elk's Design on Left. Wreath of Callus, Roses, Carnations and Narcissi on Right. Look carefully after the young -rose stock the ■first few days after it is removed from the grafting cases and see the plants do not wilt. IN THE STORE. Violets tied with a flat bow and a few lily ■of the valley make a charming corsage bunch. Mixed pansies give a finer effect than mixed "varieties of almost any other flower. The yellow antirrhinums offering now are very choice, and more graceful for decoration than anj* other yellow stock in season. Cool conditions are good for keeping flowers, ?)ut avoid drafty positions. Freesias are too heavily scented to be much oised for table decoration, though a few are acceptable. OUTDOORS. Good solid manure and salt, or nitrate of £oda, should be laid on the late asparagus. Choose a well prepared and only moderately Tich soil for seed sowing. Very rich soil in the early stages is bad for all seedlings. Allow about eight weeks after covering rhu- ibarb with pots and manure before good stems are pulled. Ashes from a rubbish fire or smother is ex- - <rellent material to sow in the drills with the ■early seeds. Shade anything tender that may be touched with frost in the morning and let it thaw out :gr?.dually. Unless for forcing, never lift rhubarb roots ^until a little sign of life appears at the -crowns. A little nitrate of soda to each plant is the hast stimulant to early cabbage. Harden off all frame plants by giving them ' iuU exposure to the air every mild day. Plants ■so treated may, if necessary, be covered for a ' ^'eck or more of severe weather without in- jury. OBITUARY. Robert Petrie. Robt. Petrie, of the Alameda Floral Co., Alameda, Cal., died February 7, after two weeks' ilhiess. In August last, Mr. Petrie bought the business of H. Gresens. He was 29 years of age and had only been nine months in Cali- fornia. He was a member of the Horticultural Society of Oakland, the members of which paid their last tribute at his funeral. Alexander Forsyth. After a short illness Alexander Forsyth, a pi- oneer horticulturist of Denver, Col., died at his home, 1S92 Humboldt street, February 19. Mr. Forsyth had lived in Denver since the early 70's and was one time superintendent of River- side cemetery. Mrs. Forsyth and one daughter. Miss Jennie Forsyth, survive. Mr. Forsythe was 53 years old and had served 15 years for the Riverside Cemetery Association. John A. Freeman. John A. Freeman, Aurora, 111., died at his home, comer of Illinois avenue and North Lake street, February IS, after a severe illness ex- tending over a period of two months. Previous to the beginning of that period he had been in ill health but was able to be about. He suffered from tubercular trouble in his stomach and bowels and an operation was performed several weeks ago at the Aurora City hospital in hopes of bringing relief. For a time he appeared to be better. Deceased was bom in the province of Hal- land, Sweden, November 4, 1355, and came to America in 1872. Following a residence of sev- eral years in Batavia, where he was engaged in the greenhouse business he removed to Aurora in 1880 and had resided there since. For the past 15 years he successfully conducted a large green- house business at the comer of North Lake street and Illinois avenue. Michael Coneenj. Michiiel Coneeny died at the home of his son, John J. Coneeny, 15 Ellsworth street, Somer- ville, Mass., February 8, from pneumonia. Mr. Coneeny was bom in Ireland 62 years ago. He was one of the first to engage in the florist business in Winter hill. Of late years he de- voted his time to the caring of private estates. OaiAHA_. Neb.—Mrs. Anna Hess, mother of Jacob J. Hess, of Hess & Swoboda, died at Bur- lington, Wis., February 21, and was buried two days later on the anniversaiy of her marriage. She was born October 10, 1825, in Zurich, Switzerland. She is survived by three sons and one daughter. Her husband, John George Hess, died July IS, 1366. BiRSiiNGHAM, AtjA.—^Thc fifth annual meet- ing of the State Horticultural Society was held in the rooms of the Commercial club F^ebruary 13-14:. Many valuable papers were read and the members of the organization received a cordial welcome at the hands of the citizens. W. F. Heikes, Huntsville, was elected presi- dent and R. S. Mackintosh, Auburn, secretary. SedatjIA, Mo.—S. Pfeffer spoke on "Horticul- ture" to the members of the Anti-Trespass As- sociation of Pettis county recently. Apple cul- ture was a prominent point in his speech. The report of the secretary of agriculture on "The Southern Appalachian and White Moun- tain Watersheds," giving commercial import- ance, area, condition, advisability of their pur- chase for national forests and probable cost with map, may be had of the Department of Agri- culture on application.

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