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HOW OLD IS ANN?
William F. Gude is 41. Born at Lynch-
burg, Va., he was elected president of
the S. A. F. the only time it met west of
the Mississippi river and now is president
of the Chamber of Commerce at Wash-
ington, D. C, as well as president of Gude
Bros. Co.

L. A. Budlong, onion-set grower, pickle
packer and Chicago's largest market gar-
dener, is 79. He was born at Cranston,
R. I., December 22, 1829. He employs
Polish women to put a polish on his crops.

Peter Fisher, who gave the trade its
two most widely grown carnations, Mrs.
Lawson and Enchantress, to say nothing
of other good sorts, is 51. He is a Scot,
from St. Colmes, Parish of Dowally,
Perthshire.

W, H. Siebrecht, of Astoria, L. I., is
32. He was bom April 1, but it wasn't
All Fools' day that time, for he saw
quicker than older growers that it would
pay to have cut valley every day in the
year, and found a way it could be done.

Robert Craig, who is said to make as
good a speech and have as quick an eye
as any man in the trade when it comes to
spotting a good plant novelty, is 62. He
was elected president of the S. A. F. at
its second meeting, in 1886, in his home
town, Philadelphia.

Richard Vincent, Jr., of White Marsh,
Md., whose collection of geraniums is
said to be the largest in the United
States, is 66. He was born at Rugby,
England, where the game of football
came from.

William Murphy, who will be superin-

tendent of the big trade exhibition at
the S. A. F. convention at Cincinnati
in August, is 51. There were fireworks at
Quincy, HI., the day he arrived in the
Murphy family—it was July 4. Now

he's carnation grower and wholesale flo-
rist, except for the six weeks each year
he seeks the northern woods to escape
hay fever.

E. C. Ludwig, who opened the first all-
night flower store in the United States,
at Allegheny, Pa., is 49. He was born
in Pittsburg and has lived all his life under
the smoke made in creating its million-
aires.

W. J. Lawrence, rose grower at EgUn-
ton, noted in Canada for his Killarneys,
is 42.. Born in Toronto, he finds his
recreation singing in that city's famous
Mendelssohn Choir.

CLEANING GREENHOUSE GLASS.

In the Review of April 1, O. J. P. asks
for information on the cleaning of
greenhouse glass.
The glass can be easily cleaned by
using muriatic acid, either on the roof
or on the loose glass. For cleaning the
loose glass, have a wooden trough larger
than the glass. Take the pure acid in
an earthenware jar and apply it to the
glass with a swab or a piece of stick
with a rag tied on the end. Be careful
not to get any of the acid on your
hands. Lay the glass on a box or table,
level with the trough. Apply the acid
evenly and rub only a little. Turn the
glass over by means of another stick
and rub the other side. Then slide
it into the trough, into which a stream
of water is running continuously from a
hoge. After applying plenty of water,
you may then remove the glass with your
hands and set the panes on edge to dry
off. You will find them as clean as when
they left the factory. This acid will
remove anything, but be careful in using
it, as you are up against the real thing.
W. M. TiPLADY.
EAST LIVERPOOL, O.—James Har-
greaves, a well-known florist of this
place, has been chosen superintendent of
local parks.