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nurseries of the Princes at Flushing, Long Island. He remained there four 

 years, during which time he devoted his energies to acquiring a complete 

 knowledge of the nursery business. In 1840 he came to this city, and in 

 July of that year founded a partnership with George Ellwanger, which has 

 continued unbroken until to-day. Seven acres of ground was the extent of 

 territory on which the firm of Ellwanger & Barry started the Mount Hope 

 nurseries, now of world-wide fame. 



Thomas Meehan, state pomologist of Pennsylvania, in a biographical 

 sketch of his life-long friend, said : '* In fruit culture especially, Mr. Barry's 

 services stand pre-eminent. He had long been known as an effective writer 

 through papers in different periodicals, when in 1852 his first great work 

 "T/i^ Fruit Garden" appeared. This was so popular that another edition 

 was issued in 1855. The greatest work of Mr. Barry, however, is probably 

 the "Catalogue of the American Pomological Society," the preparation of 

 which, as chairman of the committee, has been chiefly his work. This is 

 the great guide for American fruit culturists, and has long been the admira- 

 tion of the world." 



For more than thirty years Mr. Barry had been president of the Western 

 New York Horticultural Society, one of the most useful and flourishing 

 organizations of its kind in the United States. He has been president of 

 the Western New York Agricultural Society,and was a member of the board 

 of control of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Among 

 the positions he has held in the business world were the office of president 

 of the Flour City National Bank, president of the Rochester City and 

 Brighton Railroad Company, president of the Mechanics' Savings Bank, 

 president of the Rochester Gas Company, president of the Powers' Hotel 

 Company. 



Mr. Barry was a man who at once commanded respect by reason of his 

 frank, manly countenance and an address in keeping therewith. He was 

 deliberate in speech and yet at no loss for words to express his ideas with 

 clearness and force. Sound sense and correct judgment were the leading 

 characteristics of his mind, and these qualities backed by decision of 

 character gave his opinions weight. — Florists' Exchange. 



FALL PLANTING. 



TREES. 



^^IR, — There is a good deal of truth in T. H. Race's remarks about fall 

 /^^ planting of trees, but it is a hard matter to remedy. There are many 

 reasons why nurserymen work off stock in the fall, and a man can 

 always find plausible arguments to prove his own course to be right. I set 

 very few fruit trees in the fall. When I find it necessary I always shade 



