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HOETICULTUEE 



Januar> lO. ];)?4 



Obituary 



Sir Trevor Lawrence. 



British horticulture suffered a se- 

 vere loss on Dec. 23rd, by the death of 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., whose 

 name will be indissolubly linked with 

 the work of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society in London. At the close of 



1887 this Society, through various 

 causes was in very low water. At that 

 time the Society was in debt to the 

 amount of 1,1.52 pounds, with a total 

 expenditure of 3,500 pounds, and a 

 fellowship numbering 1,329. Early in 



1888 Sir Trevor became the President, 

 and for 25 years he was associated with 

 the Rev. W. W. Wilks, the Secretary, 



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in guiding the Society's destinies. As 

 an ardent horticulturist the new Presi- 

 dent took the keenest interest in the 

 work of re-organization; he was re- 

 warded by seeing the organization put 

 on a thoroughly sound basis. 



At the end of 1912 the number of fel- 

 lows had grown to 13,385, with an an- 

 nual expenditure of 18,007 pounds, 

 whilst there was a satisfactory finan- 

 cial surplus. In addition the Society 

 has secured an extensive experimental 

 garden and laboratory at Wisley, in 

 Surrey, and a spacious hall, library, 

 and offices in Vincent Square. West- 

 minster. In the early part of this 

 year, Sir Trevor, owing to impaired 

 health, was compelled to resign his 

 position as President, although retain- 

 ing his membership of the Council. 

 Sir Trevor had one of the finest orchid 

 collections in England. W. H. A. 



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Regarding the foregoing it might 

 be desirable to state here that the re- 

 habilitation of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society was also due in large measure 

 to the generosity of Baron Shroeder. 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence was a great col- 

 lector of new plants and his orchid 

 collection is famous the world over 

 and containing not only good repre- 

 sentative plants but a great variety, 

 including a large number of the bo- 

 tanical species. The curious always 

 interested him very much, and he was 

 one of the first people to buy some of 

 the new Wilson plants. On the occa- 

 sion of the last International in 1912. 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence entertained a 



great gathering of visitors at his 

 place, Burford Lodge. Dorkins. 



Sir Trevor's father was a well 

 known and famous physician in Lon- 

 don; one of the high society men who 

 got tremendous fees and made him- 

 self a great reputation. He became 

 famous, in fact, through his institut- 

 ing a free clinic to people unable to 

 pay his fees, whom he would see be- 

 fore eight o'clock in the morning. 



Ralph G. Shrigley. 



A well-known and well-liked person- 

 ality in the wholesale cut flower trade 

 of Philadelphia, passed away January 

 1st, aged about 30 years. He started 

 as office boy with Samuel S. Pennock, 

 with whom he remained some eight 

 or nine years. After that he was em- 

 ployed by other commission houses 

 for several years until his health 

 broke down about six months ago. He 

 was unmarried and resided with his 

 mother in Darby, Pa. 



Heckman have the sympathy of 

 their many friends In their bereave- 

 ment. 



Mrs. Henry Engler. 

 Mrs. Henry Engler. wife of Henry 

 Engler, 4651 Lancaster avenue, died on 

 December 26th, after an illness of 

 many years. 



Mrs. William Scott. 



In Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 2nd. Christina 

 P., wife of the late Wm. Scott, and 

 mother of Alex., Phil., Wm. B., David, 

 Mrs. J. C. Kantrowitz, Robt., Alf., and 

 Oliver. The funeral was held on Mon- 

 day, Jan. 5th. 



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