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HORTICULTURE 



June 5, 1920 



PATRICK O'MARA. 



A Touching Tribute from Mr. P. Welch 



of Boston. 



I find it hard to bring myself to 

 believe that Patrick O'Mara has 

 passed away. At the time of my last 

 interview with him. which took place 

 at his offiee in the Henderson store in 

 1917. just l)efore the New York Con- 

 vention of the S. A. F.. I found him 

 fighting with all his ability to elimi- 

 nate all forms of amusement and en- 

 tertainment from these annual gather- 

 ings. 



Patrick O'Mara was a self-made 

 man. He started to work at the age 

 of ten years in the Henderson estab- 

 lishment, and, under the efficient tute- 

 lage of the late Peter Henderson, he 

 acquired a remarkable knowledge of 

 horticulture, a knowledge perhaps 

 more thorough than he could have ob- 

 tained in any college. His application 

 to work, and the efficiency he dis- 

 played secured for him the highest 

 possible position in the firm of Peter 

 Henderson & Co. 



Mr. O'Mara was blessed with a re- 

 markable voice and with that admir- 

 able faculty of acquiring, and then 

 holding, the close attention of any 

 gathering or assembly which he ad- 

 dressed. His ability as a presiding 

 officer, coupled with his knowledge of 

 parliamentary law. made him a valu- 

 able asset to our horticultural clubs 

 and societies, and made him a promi- 

 nent figure in the work of advancing 

 our profession to the position it occu- 

 pies today. 



He possessed a keen sensg of hu- 

 mor, and was always prepared to tell 

 a funny story, and furthermore, to 

 listen to one told by somebody else. 

 His jokes never had In them that tinge 

 of sarcasm so readily recognizable in 

 some stories, but on the contrary, 

 were always rendered conspicuous by 

 that warm-hearted friendliness that 

 was a part of his nature. 



I find that in the passing of Mr. 

 O'Mara I have sustained a distinct per- 

 sonal loss, and I wish to express my 

 appreciation of all his fine qualities 

 and of his great work for the trade. 

 My sympathy goes out to his business 

 associates and relatives who grieve 

 with us at his going. 



FROM GEORGE WATSON. 



John Westcott voices the senti- 

 ments of the trade when he says: 



"In the death of Patrick O'Mara the 

 trade has met with a severe loss and 

 we, his brother florists, will miss him 

 greatly. He was one of the brightest 

 lights in our profession, and a hard 

 worker all his life for Its advancement. 

 He was indeed a true friend to horti- 



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culture. Those who have known him 

 intimately a.s I have done for many 

 veaTs will miss him for his genial per- 

 sonality and his steadfast helpful 

 spirit. He was a man — true to the 

 core, and we all loved him." 



Yes, indeed, Patrick O'Mara was all 

 of that! And then some. He was not 

 only a great man and a great horti- 

 culturist but he was a wit and an ora- 



tor and a statesman and a glorious 

 old fighter for liberty and truth at the 

 drop of the hat. One of the finest ex- 

 amples of his fighting qualities to my 

 mind was when he went to California 

 single handed and rooted out the over- 

 grown poison-cactus Burbank and 

 showed him up to the world as the 

 biggest and most pernicious fake that 

 evor fastened itself on an honest pro- 

 fession. 



