March 8, 1919 



II () RTI C ULTUKE 





IN MEMORIAM 



The death of William J. Stewart is 

 very generally regretted among the 

 trade in New York to whom he was 

 endeared through an association ex- 

 tending over a very long period. His 

 bright and cheering personality will be 

 greatly missed, as well as his assist- 

 ance and counsel in our trade projects 



During my personal acquaintance of 

 thirty years or more with Mr. Stewart, 

 I have had ample opportunity to real- 

 ize bis sterling worth as a man of 

 forceful character, and his unceasing 

 devotion to the industry with which 

 he had been connected since boyhood 

 will become a memory long to be cher- 

 ished. Kind of heart, ever ready to 

 render assistance when assistance was 

 required, many among us will mourn 

 his loss as that of a most sincere 

 friend and fellow worker. 



During his long term of office as 

 secretary' of the S. A. F. and 0. H., 

 and finally as its president, he distin- 

 guished himself as one of the main- 

 stays of the organization who carried 

 the Society forward for many years. 

 An active member of the New York 

 Florists' Club for over 22 years, his 

 presence at the meetings and functions 

 of the Club was ever welcomed, and 

 among the Club's members his death 

 will be deeply deplored. 



Speaking generally, it might well be 

 said that the florist industry can ill 

 afford to lose such a man as William 

 J. Stewart. 



John Young. 



New York. 



It is with the deepest sorrow we 

 learn of the passing away of Wm. J. 

 Stewart. 



The profession loses one of its lead- 

 ing men, a lovable nature, kindly char- 

 acter, honored by all who knew him, 

 always courteous and thoughtful, par- 

 ticularly to those who were not as 

 high up in the business world as he 

 was, this to my mind was one of the 

 best of his many good traits. 



Well do I remember years ago when 

 only a beginner, going to Boston, how 

 cordially I was welcomed by Mr. 

 Stewart, almost a stranger to me, his 

 encouragement and offer of help was 

 one of his many ways of endearing 

 himself to those with whom he came 

 in contact. 



Who in our profession has had more 

 genuine life-long friends than he? I 

 have felt it was an honor to be num- 

 bered among them. 



His editorials in Horticulture were 

 from the pen of a master mind, full 

 of thought, high ideals, inspiration and, 

 above all, good common sense; al- 

 ways interesting, often with a lesson 

 not soon to be forgotten. 



We, his friends, feel deep regret and 

 personal loss because of his passing, 

 but we also feel that our loss is his 

 eternal gain. 



Philadelphia. S. & Pennook. 



In earlier days the writer saw and 

 knew more of the late William J. 

 Stewart, than in these later years, 

 when circumstances have contributed 

 to keep us apart. 



The writer will always cherish a 

 warm regard for your departed Editor 

 on account of his chivalric recognition 

 of the ethics of newspaperdom for 

 such rivalry as there may have been 

 between us was always carried on in 

 a manly way by friend Stewart. 



Years ago his genial character and 

 sincere regard for his personal friends 

 had notably impressed the writer. He 

 had my warm sympathy in his suffer- 

 ings and I hasten to pay this tribute 

 to his many endearing qualities of 

 mind. A. T. Delamare. 



New York. 



About thirty-five years ago I went 

 to Boston, almost a stranger to the 

 town, was introduced to Wm. J. Stew- 

 art, and was received with most un- 

 usual kindness and courtesy, he prac- 

 tically set his own business aside for 

 two days to show me the places of 

 interest and to make me acquainted 

 with the active men in horticulture, 

 many of whom became valued friends 

 of mine. I will never forget his ex- 

 treme kindness on that and subse- 

 quent occasions: when I came to know 

 him better, I learned that this persist- 

 ent unselfishness was a part of his 

 nature and that he made, constantly, 

 these sacrifices for the benefit of all 

 he came in contact with. He was a 

 horticultural enthusiast and a clever 

 writer, his editorials on matters con- 

 nected with horticulture were the best 

 of recent years. Boston has met with 

 a great loss and the whole country 

 will suffer by his death. His services 

 to the S. A. F., as president and sec- 

 retary gave him great influence in 

 horticultural circles. He had hosts of 

 friends in every state in the union 

 who all sincerely regret his passing 

 away. Robt. Craig. 



Philadelphia. 



Although not unexpected the news 

 of the passing of our friend William 

 J. Stewart came as a shock. The de- 

 ceased fellowman had been for many 

 years one of our leading horticultural 

 lights in Boston, he was not merely 

 a floriculturist although very closely 

 identified a large part of his life with 

 flowers and flower growers, but had a 

 broad and comprehensive grasp of 

 horticulture in all its branches. The 

 writer recalls with pleasure and grati- 

 tude a very delightful afternoon spent 

 with Mr. Stewart last fall at his 

 Winchester home. Physically he was 

 far from well, but his intellect was 

 undimmed and the enthusiasm he 

 showed when pointing out the many 

 unique and interesting plants in his 

 tastefully planted garden, and later in 

 the day when examining some of his 

 treasured works on horticulture, of 

 which lie had a very fine collection, 

 will long live in my memory. 



Few men in our time have filled so 

 large and important a part in helping 

 to advance the horticultural interests 

 of America, and would that he could 

 have been spared to us longer, for we 

 need men of his vision to help steer 

 our craft through troublous waters. 

 William N. Craig. 



Brookline, Mass. 



Again are we called to note the de- 

 parted friend! Again are we remind- 

 ed that our stay here is relatively 

 brief. It seems but a short time since 

 I first met William J. Stewart, and 

 yet it was a goodly forty years agone. 

 Then he was a commission dealer in 

 flowers on Park street, Boston. 



His friends were near and dear to 

 him, and found in him a ready cham- 

 pion. 



In horticultural matters he was one 

 of the pioneers in many branches. 



As an executive, he showed himself 

 ready, able, diligent, well up in his 

 work and to his associates must have 

 been a helper in the true sense of the 

 word. 



As a writer he showed himself 

 forceful, clear, terse, presenting his 

 views in a manner easily compre- 

 hended. 



While the trade papers pertaining 

 to subjects horticultural have ad- 

 vanced by leaps and bounds within 

 the ten years last past, I know of no 

 other writer who has scented and 

 pointed out spots and features to be 

 avoided, who has made and offered 



