. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 966 The American Florist. May 31, The Shakespeare Garden, in Central Park, near West 81st street, is now attractinir attention. It was estab- lished several years ago by Pi-of. Ed- ward Brook Southwick, then entomol- ogist of the park department. It is a real old-fashioned garden and contains over 200 herbs and flowers that are mentioned in the poems and plays of the "Bard of ; The next meeting of the New York Florists' Club will be held on the eve- ning- of June 9, This will be the last meeting unt


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 966 The American Florist. May 31, The Shakespeare Garden, in Central Park, near West 81st street, is now attractinir attention. It was estab- lished several years ago by Pi-of. Ed- ward Brook Southwick, then entomol- ogist of the park department. It is a real old-fashioned garden and contains over 200 herbs and flowers that are mentioned in the poems and plays of the "Bard of ; The next meeting of the New York Florists' Club will be held on the eve- ning- of June 9, This will be the last meeting until September, as a recess is taken for July and August. Chairman Miller, of the transportation commit- tee for the Detroit convention, is likely to have further information concerning the trip, and there will be other fea- tures of interest. Thorley's House of Flowers, Fifth avenue and 4Gth street, for which he paid a rental of $30,000 a year, has been rented to another concern at a much higher rate. A new building will be erected and a candy store will oc- cupy the comer. Thorley's lease ex- pires May 1, 1920, Adolphus and William F. Glide, of Washington, D. C, were in this city May 22-23, and also visited several of the large New Jersey ranges. It is pleasing to note that William F. has so far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to travel and call on his many friends. David Clarke's Sons, Malandre Brothers, Ralph Armstrong and other retailers arranged good designs for the funeral of Bishop David H. Greer of the Protestant Episcopal church, which was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, May Frank R. Martin, bookkeeper for the Henshaw Floral Co., has been quite ill from an attack of stomach trouble, but is now improving. Everyone will be glad to see him back on the job, as he is a high-class man. William P. Ford, 107 West 28th street, who has a farm at Chaddsford, Pa., and makes frequent trips there, expects to have a fine supply of peonies for Memoria


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