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HORTICULTURE 





March 5, 1910 i 



Obituary. 



Mary A. Hunt. 



In the death of Mary Tolman Hunt, 

 Feb. 26, a family of florists mourn a 

 good wife and a devoted mother. 



Mary Tolman was born in England 

 71 years ago last August and was mar- 

 ried at the age of 20 years to Geo. 

 Hunt, a florist in London. Twenty- 

 oue years ago, with their three sons, 

 they came to this country, leaving 

 three married daughters In London. 

 For 20 years their home has been in 

 Evanston, 111., and there are few flor- 

 ists better known, all the sons follow- 

 ing their ("ather's profession. A. E. 

 Hunt with his father comprise the 

 firm of A. E. Hunt & Co. of Evanston, 

 and the beautiful pink carnation, Mary 

 Tolman, su prominently before the 

 trade this year, was a seedling raised 

 on this place. H. H. Hunt and F. G. 

 Hunt, the other sons, are known as 

 the Hunt Bros., florists of Park Ridge. 



Mis. Mary A. Hunt has been an in- 

 valid many years. At the funeral on 

 March 1, the casket was covered with 

 a mantle of Mary Tolman carnations. 



Charles Raid Barnes. 

 Chicago University lost by death, 

 Feb. 24th, Charles Reid Barnes, pro- 

 fessor of plant physiology, one of the 

 most eminent botanists of the world. 

 He was stricken witb apoplexy and 

 died without regaining consciousness. 

 Prof Barnes was only 53 years of age 

 and his death is a great loss to the 

 woild, as he was recognized as an au- 

 thority in his line of research. He 

 was general secretary of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of 

 Science in iS-SS-OB, and vice-president 

 in 1SD9. He was secretary of the Bo- 

 tanical Society of America from 1S94- 

 98 and president in 1903-04. 



James J. H. Gregory. 

 James J. H. Gregory, seedsman, died 

 at his home in Marblehead, Sunday, 

 Feb. 20th, after an illness of but a 

 few days. He was in the seed busi- 

 ness for more than 50 years and re- 

 tired in 1907. He started as a seeds- 

 man in 1856 and soon won a foremost 

 place in the business, his name being 

 especially familiar among the farmers 

 of New England. Since his retire- 

 ment in 1907 he has kept well in 

 touch with the world, and has been 

 especially interested in agricultural 

 work and instruction In colleges and 

 schools. 



H. J. Parker. 

 H. J. Parker, ex-president of the 

 Worcester County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, died Feb. 24th, of heart disease. 

 Mr. Parker has not been in robust 

 health for about three years but has 

 been able to attend to business. He 

 has always taken great interest in 

 outdoor work, especially in the grow- 

 ing of plants and served as president 

 of the Worcester County Horticultural 

 Societv from 18S9 to 1896 



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Mrs. Wm. Leiferman. 

 Mrs. Wm. Leiferman, mother of 

 Mrs. Garland, died last week at the 

 home of her daughter in Des Plaines. 

 This is the fourth death that we have 

 been called upon to record in this 

 family during the past six months. 

 The sympathy of the trade is expressed 

 on all sides. 



Roger Dildine. 



News has reached us of the death 

 of Roger Dildine, three-year-old son 

 of W. H. Dildine, superintendent of 

 James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. 

 Mr. Dildine has our heartfelt sympa- 

 thy. 



