Pioneer American Carnationists 



took for his motto the words inscribed on the monument of Charles Lambert, located 

 behind the Protestant Church at Milhouse, which inscription told how the great 

 astronomer became famous "by perseverance for those for whom he was doing a ser- 

 vice." There was no greater recompense for him than to receive a candle to provide 

 light in his room, that he might pursue his studies. "This," continues Mr. Zeller, "I 

 preserved as my example." 



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JOHN DAILLEDOUZE 



John Dailledouze, of Flatbush, New York, was born January i, 1828, in Geneva, 

 Switzerland. He received his early training as a florist in the nurseries of his father 



located there. In 1849 Mr. Dailledouze 

 emigrated to America, landing at New Or- 

 leans, where he worked at the florist and nur- 

 sery business until 1858, when, with Charles 

 Zeller, he formed a copartnership and es- 

 tablished a business in Flatbush, N. Y. Sub- 

 sequently Mr. Joseph Card was added to the 

 concern. The firm was dissolved in 1868. 

 Mr. Dailledouze continued to operate the 

 greenhouses until his death, which occurred 

 in 1882. The business was subsequently 

 carried on by his widow until 1892, when the 

 firm became Dailledouze Brothers, being 

 composed of Messrs. Eugene, Paul and 

 Henry Dailledouze, who have since devel- 

 oped the business into one of large propor- 

 '■' tions, making a special feature of the carna- 



tion. 



Among the varieties introduced into com- 

 merce by this firm are Prosperity, Alice 

 John Dailledouze Roosevelt, and Bouton d'Or. 



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