Karen: I found the following reprint in the Vertical File Collection of the Maryland Room at the Enoch Pratt Free Library (Main Branch) in Baltimore City. The article is entitled, "Floriculture in Maryland, a History of the Florist Industry." It appeared in December 1958 (number 57) of The Maryland Florist. The author was James B. Shanks who was a professor in horticulture (Agriculture) at the UMCP campus. I understand he is now retired. He does not cite specific bits of information but at the end has a list of Acknowledgements as follows: Notes of Joseph S. Merritt and D. Elmer Akehurst, Baltimore [he doesn't say where those notes are!]. Proceedings of the Society of American Florists [obtained through the courtesy of the Washington office] The American Florist vols 2, 3,& 5 The Florist Exchange Vols 12 and later The Florist Review Vols 5 and later. I have tried to search for these publications (most of which were established in the late 19th century, so the referenced volumes will date mostly 1900-1910 range) but have been completely unsuccessful in finding them. The UMCP has a few issues of the Maryland Florist but apparently not any of these references. Prof. Shanks specifically states that the Florist Review had a weekly column written by a Baltimore correspondent who mentioned all of the local florists from time to time. Wish I could find those early volumes. Hope this helps. Gary 4 June 2002 Baltimore http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert PS. If you want a copy of the article that I have, please contact me off list. > Thank you to Gary and Tammy for the florist information. > > Tammy: I have seen the Dundalk Florist site previously, but I don't believe > there's a connection. I guess I shouldn't rule it out without at least > looking into it, though. > > Gary: The John Cook mentioned in The Maryland Florist might be a > possibility. I neglected to mention in my post that my Mathew's New Orleans > marriage certificate names his parents as Jacob and Margaret Koch. Jacob to > John is not that far of a stretch, if names were modified after coming to > the U.S. Where did you obtain the publication you referenced? > > I certainly appreciate both of you taking the time to respond. This is like > looking for a needle in a haystack! > > Best of luck in your own searches, > Karen Cook Giurintano > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tammy H. [mailto:tajzhoutz@geocities.com] > Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:31 PM > Subject: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Cook/Koch Florist > > The Dundalk Florist on German Hill Road in Dundalk run by the Koch family. A > few years ago I was there, and I remember them having some displays about > their family history on the walls. You may be interested in their web site > and in particular a page on their history. > > http://www.dundalkflorist.com/history.htm > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <g.ruppert@att.net> > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:01 PM > Subject: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Cook/Koch Florist > > > Hi again Karen: > > > > I also have a letterhead from the Florists Club of > > Baltimore celebreating their Golden Jubilee Banquet > > (1887-1937). Along the left hand side all of the past > > presidents are listed. There is a listing for John Cook, > > Jr (he is number 22, so probably about year 1909). > > > > Gary > > 31 May 2002 > > Baltimore > > http://home.att.net/~g.ruppert > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The Maryland Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsgs >