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HORTICULTURE 



December 7, 1912 



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Obituary. 



Benjamin Ingin. 

 Benjamin Ingin, a horticulturist of 

 West Orange, N. J., committed suicide 

 recently. No reason for the act is re- 

 ported. 



William D. Baxter. 



William D. Baxter, florist, of Stone- 

 ham, Mass., died suddenly of heart 

 failure on November 25, aged 60 years. 

 He was born in New Ashford, Mass. 

 His wife, two sisters and a brother 

 survive him. 



George A. Sweet, 

 George A. Sweet, of the George A. 

 Sweet Co., nurserymen, Dansville, N. 

 Y., died on Nov. 13, aged 68 years. He 

 was born in Danville and had lived 

 there all his life. He leaves a widow, 

 one son and a daughter. 



William L. Burgess. 



William L. Burgess, a retired nur- 

 seryman of Waterbury, Conn., died 

 in Middletown, aged about ninety 

 years. He was born in Litchfield, 

 Conn., and had lived in the vicinity 

 almost all his life. He retired from 

 business two years ago. 



John Nicholas. 

 John Nicholas, retired florist of 

 Westfield, Mass., died from an attack 

 of pneumonia on November 23. He was 

 born in England and had lived in 

 Westfield for nearly twenty-five years. 

 He retired four years ago, the business 

 being taken over by his sons. Be- 

 sides a widow, he leaves two daugh- 

 ters and three sons. 



Isaac Husbands. 



On November 23, Isaac Husbands, 

 florist, of Bellevue, Ohio, died at the 

 age of 75 years. He was born in Eng- 

 land and came to America when 21 

 years of age and located in Cleveland, 

 0. A little over fifteen years ago he 

 located in Bellevue. buying the green- 

 houses of the late Mr. Lunn. One year 

 ago he sold his business to R. C. Ar- 

 lin. His widow and several children 

 survive him. 



Prof. Eben Jenks Loomis. 



Prof. Eben Jenks Loomis, astrono- 

 mer and botanist, died at Amherst, 

 Mass., on December 2, aged 84 years. 

 Professor Loomis was well known to 

 the scientists of the country, particu- 

 larly in astronomy, and for 34 years 

 he was connected with the Naval Ob- 

 servatory at Washington, a position 

 from which he resigned in 1900. 



While a resident of Cambridge, 

 Professor Loomis was a member of 

 the coterie of literary and scientific 

 men which included Agassiz, Asa Gray, 



Thoreau, Lowell and Longfellow. As 

 a botanist he acquired fame as the 

 discoverer of the "moving fern," As- 

 plenium Trochomanes, which he re- 

 ported to Darwin. 



Leopold Landreth. 

 Leopold Landreth died at his home 

 in Bristol, Pa., on the 1st inst., in his 

 68th year. He was a member of the 

 celebrated family of seed growers and 

 merchants of that name, and in his 

 earlier years had charge of the 

 Bloonisdale Seed Farms. When the 

 firm moved its retail seed store to 

 lOtli and Market streets, Philadelphia, 

 he took the management of same. On 

 the discontinuance of this and the re- 

 organization of the company Mr. Lan- 

 dreth took charge of the real estate 

 interests of the family and continued 

 in that capacity until his death. He 

 was a well traveled, highly educated 

 and much esteemed gentleman and 

 has left an enviable record behind 

 him. 



Joseph McMurray. 



Joseph McMurray, one of the oldest 

 of the past generation of Philadelphia 

 florists, died suddenly at his residence, 

 15th and l^aster streets, Philadelphia, 

 on the 29th ulto., in his 77th year. Mr. 

 McMurray had been established as a 

 florist and gardener at the 15th and 

 Master streets location for upwards of 

 50 years. While doing a florist busi- 

 ness his operations were more exten- 

 sive in outside gardening and land- 

 scaping. He was a native of Scotland 

 and came to this country in early 

 youth. He was a man of the highest 

 integrity and was greatly esteemed 

 by all who knew him. The business 

 will be continued as heretofore by his 

 son, William H. McMurray. 



Charles Dingee. 



Charles Dingee, founder of the Din- 

 gee & Conard Co.. passed away at 

 his home in West Grove, Pa., on No- 

 vember 29th. Mr. Dingee wag in his 

 88th year, and had been in active busi- 

 ness as head of the company up to 

 his retirement a few years ago. He 

 was a notable man in many ways and 

 had a wide acquaintance among the 

 great men of his heyday — among them 

 Abraham Lincoln, with whom he was 

 on intimate terms, and Horace Gree- 

 ley. He was a warm friend of Peter 

 Henderson, Patrick Barry and the el- 

 der Downing, and was an active par- 

 ticipant in the meetings of horticul- 

 tural societies of their day. He was 

 the pioneer mail-order rose grower, 

 having conceived the idea of sending 

 small plants by mail, which he started 

 in 1872, and achieved a great success 

 in that line. The business, which is 

 at present probably the largest of its 

 kind in the world, was sold to its 



present management, P. J. Lynch, M. 

 Henry Lynch and James D. Headly, 

 all brothers-in-law, in 1903. Mr. Din- 

 gee was retired from business since 

 that time. His second wife survives 

 him. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Grove City, Pa. — Mrs. J. E. Black 

 has sold her business to Frank S. 

 Smith. 



Maitland, Fla. — A florist business 

 has been started here by W. Clare. He 

 will grow Asparagus plumosus princi- 

 pally. 



Pomona, Calif. — Five acres of land 

 next to their present property have 

 been purchased by the California Rose 

 Co. This will make twenty-five acres 

 devoted to roses. 



HELP WANTED 



STORKMA.N'. :\h\e to t;ike charge and 

 make up. ilnst have references as to hon- 

 esty and sjliriety. Steady job. Address, 

 stating wasres expected, etc., H. W., care 

 HORTICULTURE. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



WANTED TO REPRESENT 



A first-class nursery firm in New England 

 states by an energetic, middle-aged man ; 

 life-lung experience in different branches 

 nf horticulture: willing to till up time in 

 iin.v department. None but a good posi- 

 tion considered. Address A. B., HORTI- 

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POSITION WANTED as Superintendent 

 or Caretaker of private estate by experi- 

 enced man who understands gardens and 

 garden-making, farming stuck, road-mak- 

 ing, draining and grading, moving of 

 large trees and shruitbery, concrete con- 

 struction and installation of sanitary sew- 

 age disposal and management of men. 

 Address P. O. Box 4S4, Stamford, Conn. 



SITUATION WANTED by young man 

 well trained in bedding plant and general 

 retail florist business. Is good designer. 

 Aged 23. Not married. Prefers New Eng- 

 land territory. E. W., care HORTICUL- 

 TURE. 



SITUATION WANTED as plantsman, 

 gardener and orchid grower, by capable 

 man : English, married ; best references 

 from prominent growers. J. O., care 

 HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED, by' gardener or general su- 

 perintendent, position on private estate. 

 Experienced in all branches: good refer- 

 ences. Eight years in last position. Wm. 

 D. Nickerson, 105 Harvard St., Brookllne, 

 Mass. 



FOR SALE 



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FOR S.\LE — Flower shop in city of near- 

 ly 100,0(10 inhabitants: well established, 

 \vell stocked. Owner going West. Address 

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