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was the leading characteristic of his mind through life. In 1830 

 his parents moved into a romantic sylvan situation near Springfield, 

 Ohio. He graduated in the Jefferson Medical College of Phihidel- 

 pliia in 1836. He settled in Cincinnati in 1837, where he was iden- 

 tified with various subjects of public interest that tended to the pro- 

 fusion of knowledge or the advancement of science. He was for 

 five years president of the Society of Natural History. He was for 

 many years president of the Ohio Horticultural Society, and vice- 

 president of the American Pomological Society. He directed public 

 attention to the importance of beautifying public and private parks 

 and cemeteries, and exercised an influence to elicit an interest in the 

 subject of landscape gardening. 



In 1850 he commenced the publication of the Western Horti- 

 adturaJ Berieir, which was continued for four years. He spared 

 neither time or money in attending the meetings of various scien- 

 tific and horticultural societies, to which he ever added much interest 

 and contributed many valuable papers. He was connected with the 

 Western Academy of Natural Science, with the American Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Science, and also with the American 

 Forestry Association. He made one of the most valuable contrib- 

 utions to pomological literature which this country has produced. 

 His large and exhaustive work on Apples, which was intended as a 

 first volume of a series on American Pomology has perhaps, no equal 

 for the completeness of its treatment of all the conditions of suc- 

 cessful apple culture, and the systematic classification and description 

 of varieties. 



He was induced by his love of the scenery of nature to pur- 

 chase a portion of the lands once owned by President Harrison, at 

 North Bend, Ohio. In 1855 he gave up his practice of medicine and 

 moved to his new home, where he spent the remainder of his life. 



He was earnestly devoted to the study of our native forests. 

 Probably no other person ever attained to a more thorough knowl- 

 edge of the great diversity of trees of North America than the 

 departed Dr. Warder. As a persevering student of horticulture he 

 had few, if any, superiors. Probably we can have little conception 

 to what extent our Western States are indebted to Dr. Warder for 

 the general interest that has been diffused among the people in 

 planting orchards, and the general cultivation of fruits. 



One of the distinguished traits for which our departed friend 

 was characterized was a cordiality of heart. It was doubtless in a 

 great measure from this impulse of his nature, with the feelings of 

 friendship he entertained for the members of this Society, that he 

 was induced to come from his home in Ohio to meet with us at our 

 annual meetings. When we consider the many long journeys he 

 has made to attend our annual meetings, and how much we have 

 been indebted to him for practical suggestions and the general 

 interest of our meetings, we may feel deeply conscious of the tribute 

 of respect that is due from this Society to the memory of De. Waedek. 



