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HOETICULTURE 



September 13, 1913 



Obituary 



William Henry Maule. 

 Big-hearted, high-minded, keen-sight- 

 ed, shrewd, far-seeing, impetuous, im- 

 pulsive, cultured, kindly William Henry 

 Maule has gone from our midst in a 

 flash — and left us all lamenting! To 

 me he was an ideal of all that was 

 fine and noble in our profession. He 

 came of the sturdy Anglo-Saxon stock 

 that made Pennsylvania famous in the 

 days of the making of this mighty na- 

 tion, and nobly he unheld the glorious 

 record of his ancestors in every walk 

 of life! GEonGK C. W.vtsox. 



In the death of William Henry 

 Maule the American seed trade has 

 lost not only one of the most promi- 

 nent, but also one of its most popular, 

 useful and progressive members. I 

 loved and admired William Henry 

 Maule and am proud of the fact that 



Wii.iJAM Henky JI.vule 



he loved me— as he did his other close 

 friends — tor whom he would have 

 gladly made any sacrifice. With nine 

 other close personal friends as honor- 

 ary pallbearers I followed his body to 

 its buri.Tl this afternoon in the beau- 

 tiful grounds of the Church of the Re- 

 deemer. We ten who were among 

 those who knew him best realize that 

 his place can never be filled and that 

 with his widow, daughters and brother 

 we shall feel his loss as long as we 

 may live. He has passed into the 

 "great beyond," and deeply as we may 

 sorrow he would be quick, could he 

 speak, to say that while living it is 

 our duty to look forward, not back- 

 ward, and that while on the earth 

 each should do his "level best" to- 

 wards helping our day and generation 

 — and this, not for hope of reward, nor 

 fear of punishment. The world is 

 poorer today that William Henry 

 Maule is with us no more. I only 

 wish that many more could have 

 known him as intimately as did I and 

 a few other close friends in the seed 

 trade. The trade would be better for 

 such knowledge. 



It Is only a few years before we all 

 must pass over into the "great be- 

 yond." Meanwhile, let us have that 

 broad charity that will excuse each 

 other's failings and strive earnestly, 

 as did William Henry Maule, to help 

 one another, realizing that "we pass 

 this way but once." 



W. Atlee Burpee. 



The sudden and unexpected death 

 last week of Wni. Henry .Maule, 

 caused a shock and gripping of the 

 heart to many a member of the Amer- 

 ican seed trade. The Grim Reaper 

 has levied heavy toll on the Ameri- 

 can seed trade in the last few months 

 —Frank L. Emerson. A. L. Don. Wm. 

 Ewing and now Mr. Maule, have all 

 "bowed to the "boatman's call" within 

 the past six months. 



The writer has had a long, though 

 by no means intiiiiate acquaintance 

 with Mr. Maule and therefore will not 

 attempt even a brief biographical 

 sketch. This item is intended as a 

 small tribute to the memory of a lead- 

 ing member of the seed trade of this 

 country-. 



Mr. Maule was a man of very 

 marked and strong |)ersonality, a fine 

 type of the forceful, aggressive, yet 

 frank and kindly business man. broad 

 gauge and tolerant. He would often 

 relate some marked success of a com- 

 petitor with as much apparent enthu- 

 siasm as if it were his own. The loy- 

 alty of his employees, and particular- 

 ly those who frequently came into 

 close contact with him, was often 

 noted and though blunt and sometimes 

 severe in criticising negligence or in- 

 eficiency. he was most appreciative of 

 devotion and loyal service. 



.Mr. .Maule though for many years a 

 member of the .American Seed Tradi- 

 Association- we have been informed 

 he was a charter member— was not 

 personally very well known to his fel- 

 low niemhers. and particularly to 

 those who have joined the association 

 within the last decade. Fifteen to 

 twenty years ago. or even further 

 back, Mr. Maule attended the conven- 

 tions of the Association quite regularly 

 and took a i)rominent i)art in the dis- 

 cussion of all important matters, and 

 is well known to the older members 

 of the association. Though perhaps 

 not so well acquainted personally with 

 the seedsmen of the country as luany 

 others, his name was almost as well 

 known as any seedsman of the past 

 quarter of a century and his custom- 

 ers were intensely loyal, a fact which 

 may be explained on the ground that 

 he never knowingly allowed to be 

 sent out anything not of the best qual- 

 ity and germination.. .Any one really 

 having goods of a superior quality, if 

 he could convince .Mr. Maule of the 

 fact, found in him a liberal buyer and 

 loyal customer so long as quality was 

 not permitted to deteriorate. Taken 

 all in all, Mr. Maule reflected conspic- 

 uous honor and credit on the seed 

 trade, as he would on any business in 

 which he had engaged. His being a 

 personal business, he having no part- 

 ners, we have not learned what in- 

 structions, if any, he has left for con- 

 tinuing it. 



To the widow and family we extend 

 our earnest sympathy, and believe we 

 voice the practically unanimous senti- 

 ment of the seed trade at large. 



John B. Nugent. 

 John B. Nugent, Sr., died at his 

 home in New York City on Saturday, 

 September 6th. at the advanced age 

 of 91 years and 5 months. Mr. Nu- 

 gent was born in the County of Meath, 

 Ireland, April 8. 1822. He came to 

 this country in 1872 and started in the 

 florist business at 69ih street and Park 

 avenue and continued uninterruptedly 

 in active business until about three 

 years ago. He was a member of 

 .Monitor Lodge, No. 528. F. & A. M., 

 also of 73rd Street Presbyterian 

 Church and- the church and the lodge 

 held funeral services jointly on Mon- 

 day night, many florists attending and 

 numerous floral tributes being sent. 

 Interment was at Woodlawn on Tues- 

 day. Three children survive him — 

 John B. and Wm. F. Nugent, both of 

 whom are in the florist business, and 

 one daughter Mrs .Mnrian Griggs. 



JOH.V B. NUOE.NT, Sb. 



There are seven grandchildren and 

 five great-grandchildren. 



One only needs to look on the por- 

 trait which accompanies these lines to 

 know what manner of man Mr. Nu- 

 gent was. His sterling manly charac- 

 ter Is read in every lineament. A 

 man beyond reproach, he was univer- 

 sally respected. He rounded out a 

 long, useful and benignant life. 



W. H. Sarvei. 



W. H. Sarvei. a wholesale grower 

 of Kansas City, Mo., took his own life 

 on the morning of Thursday, August 

 28. Nervous breakdown from over- 

 work Is believed to havo been the 

 cause. 



IN BANKRUPTCY. 



Louisville, Ky. — The liabilities of 

 .N'.iiiz & .N'enner are given as $12,700. 



Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — Sunnyfleld Nur- 

 sery Company. Assets, $6,724; liabili- 

 ties. $5,798. 



