Biographical Notes 5 



1845: spent summer on Mr. Joseph Welton's farm at 

 Waterbury and winter at New Haven attending 

 lectures. 



1846: Went to the farm of Mr. George Geddes, "Fair- 

 April mount, " near Syracuse, N. Y., to study farming. 

 Home in October. 



1847: About to begin independent farming at Sachem's 

 J a n' y Head, Guilford, Conn., on a small farm purchased 

 for him by his Father. 



June An "honorary member" of the Class of 1847 at 

 Yale. 



1848: Father bought for Frederick the Ackerly farm, 



Jan. I South Side, Staten Island, where he soon after 



estabhshed himself, continuing to operate it until 



1854- 



Oct. 20 Frederick writes ' ' full of enthusiasm on tree plant- 

 ing and nurseries." 



1849: Farming and beginning a nursery business. 



1850: Sailed from New York on the ' ' Henry Clay " with 

 Apr. 30 j^is brother and Charles Brace. Returned by 

 *'City of Glasgow" with brother Oct. 24. "Ex- 

 penses of journey about $300 each. 2 weeks in 

 Germany, 2 weeks in Belgium & France, i week in 

 Ireland, 3 weeks in Scotland, remainder in Eng- 

 land."— J. O. 



1850: Corresponding Secretary of the Richmond County 

 Agricultural Society. 



