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PI K T I C U L T U R E 



February 8, 1919 



Obituary 



Mrs. E. M. Gill. 

 Mrs. Ellen M. Gill, well known for 

 half a century as a local florist in 

 Medford, Mass., and in all the affairs 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety until the last few years of 

 senile infirmity, died at her home in 

 Medford on January 30, in her nine- 

 tieth year. She was born in Boston 

 in 1830, and was proud to trace her 

 direct descent from John and Pris- 

 cilla Alden of Mayflower fame. She 

 moved to Medford in 1854 where in 

 1871 she built her first greenhouse, 

 since that time she has been a con- 

 tributor to the shows of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society at practi- 

 cally every exhibition large or small, 

 of cut flowers, baskets, bouquets, etc.. 

 and was one of the most widely known 

 of the frequenters of the society's 

 meetings and shows. She was intense- 

 ly interested in flowers and loved them 

 for their own sake. Within a few 

 years the Gardeners' & Florists' Club 

 voted her an honorary member. She 

 was also a member of the Ladies S. A. 

 F. She leaves her son, George B. Gill, 

 and two daughters, Miss Eliza M. Gill 

 and Miss Adeline B. Gill of this city. 

 The funeral took place at 2 Satur- 

 day afternoon. 



John T. Milliken. 

 We regret to announce the death of 

 John T. Milliken, largest stockholder 

 of the St. Louis Wholesale Cut Flower 

 Co. He owned a range of greenhouses 

 at Crescent, Mo., of over 100,000 feet 

 of glass and produced some of the 

 finest Russell Roses sent to the St. 

 Louis market. He died Friday, Jan- 

 uary 31. The body was cremated and 

 his ashes buried at Bell Fountaine 

 Cemetery, Feb. 2. 



Newman S. Wax. 



Newman S. Wax died at his home 

 in Boston, Mass., Sunday, Feb. 2, in 

 his 90th year. Mr. Wax was the oldest 

 florist in Boston in years of business 

 when he retired some time ago. Un- 

 til recently he was active. Mr. Wax 

 came to this country a young man and 

 made his home in Boston for more 

 than 60 years. He was born in Ger- 

 many, but became a citizen soon after 

 his arrival here. 



It is believed a contributing cause 

 of his death was grief occasioned by 

 the report of the recent death of his 

 daughter, Mme Flora Welldon, a noted 

 opera singer, in Paris, who had de- 



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 tinuing until its close. Mr. Wax is 

 survived by his wife, Rosalie; one 



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daughter, Mme Frances Leichtentritt; 

 four sons, George, Henry, Samuel and 

 Martin. 



Joseph MacGregor. 

 Joseph MacGregor, superintendent 

 of the Edgar T. Scott estate at Lans- 

 downe, Pa., for many years, passed 

 away on February 1st, aged 71. Mr. 

 Macgregor was a gardener of the old 

 school born and bred in the business 

 and from first to last an enthusiast in 

 it. He was a prominent exhibitor and 

 prize winner at all the big Philadel- 

 phia shows and in later years when 

 partly retired took a keen delight in 

 the judging end and in doing his 

 share in the work of the various com- 

 mittees. A man of sterling character, 

 amiable personality and well liked by 

 everyone he will be long remembered 

 and we all delight in dropping a flow- 

 er of thought and admiration to his 

 record of a well spent lifetime. 



Matthew Richmond. 

 Matthew Richmond, superintendent 

 on the estate of W. B. Cochrane, died 

 from pneumonia at his home in 

 Charles avenue, Baltimore, on Janu- 

 ary 23d. Mr. Richmond was formerly 

 in charge of the Halliday Bros.' green- 

 houses on North avenue, and was 

 well known among the members of 

 the S. A. F., especially the bowling 

 element. At the time of the conven- 

 tion held in Baltimore, 1911, he was 

 in charge of the Fifth Regiment Ar- 

 mory where the trade exhibit was 

 staged. He leaves a widow and three 

 sons. 



Benjamin H. Shoemaker. 

 The infirmities of age caused the 

 death Tuesday, Feb. 4, at his residence, 

 No. 535 Church lane, Germantown, of 

 Benjamin H. Shoemaker, retired 

 manufacturer of glass, and for 21 

 years president of the Pennsylvania 

 Hospital, aged 91 years. He is sur- 

 vived by two daughters, two sons, 10 

 grandchildren and four great grand- 

 children. The funeral was held Thurs- 

 day afternoon. 



Charles J. Hewson. 

 We regret to learn of the death of 

 Charles J. Hewson, a florist of Buf- 

 falo, N. Y., of pneumonia. Mr. Hew- 

 son was a long time follower of the 

 florist business, growing sweet peas 

 and carnations of high quality, and 

 was widely known and respected in 

 the florist trade of Buffalo. He was a 

 member of the Buffalo Florists' Club. 

 The business will be continued by his 

 widow. 



Leon Becker. 

 Leon Becker, lessee of the Hawarth 

 Greenhouses in Farmington, Ct., which 

 were damaged to the extent of $5,000 

 by fire recently, died on Jan. 26th in 

 a sanitarium in New York city, where 

 he had been placed since the fire. 

 Since that time. Mr. Becker, who was 



