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children, a son and a daughter, blessed this union, both of whom 

 are here today to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father. 



Early in his career as orchardist and nurseryman the profes- 

 sor began to write for horticultural and agricultural journals. 

 His election in 1873 as secretary of the Iowa State Horticultural 

 Society was but the natural selection of the man best fitted for 

 the place, and in 1876 when the college at Ames sought a man 

 to take charge of the department of horticulture and forestry 

 it did not take long for the board to decide to call Professor 

 Budd to this important position. 



The professor entered upon his duties March i, 1877, ^"^ 

 thereafter he was one of the makers of the college history. He 

 was in the active service of the institution for nearly twenty- 

 two years, or until January, 1899. At the time of his retirement 

 he was made professor emeritus, the college considering it a high 

 honor to continue his name on its faculty roll. 



The professor brought to his work at Ames the rich experi- 

 ence of many years in field and nursery, an enthusiastic devo- 

 tion to horticulture and horticultural advancement, and an abid- 

 ing sympathy with student life and student aspirations. He im- 

 pressed his enthusiasm and devotion upon the young men in his 

 department. I heard an alumnus of the college say, in his ad- 

 dress at a late alumni meeting in Des Moines, that he received 

 his inspiration toward practical work in agricultural lines from 

 the professor. This alumnus has lately been appointed Assistant 

 Secretary of Agriculture at Washington. 



It is by the product of his work that the worker is judged, 

 and the work of our friend can stand that test. Professor Budd 

 helped to turn toward leadership in horticulture many of the 

 students who came under his instruction. Such men as John 

 Craig, professor of horticulture of Cornell University ; N. E. 

 Hansen, professor of horticulture in the Agricultural College 

 of South Dakota ; Charles A. KefTer, the head of the horticultural 

 department of Tennessee University; J, J. Vernon, of the Agri- 

 cultural College of New Mexico; J. 1. Schulte and P. H. Rolfs, 

 prominent in the Agricultural Department of the national gov- 

 ernment; H. C. Irish of the Shaw Botanical Gardens of St. 

 Louis; S. A. Beach, horticulturist of the State Experiment Sta- 

 tion of New York and lately elected professor of horticulture in 

 our own college ; these and the long list of Ames graduates who 

 are prominent in our state horticultural society bear evidence to 

 the rich fruitage of the instructional side of Professor Budd's 

 work. 



