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OCTOBEB 18, 1917. 



The Horists^ Review 



25 



John H. Hale. 



John Howard Hale, one of the fore- 

 most horticulturists and growers of 

 peaches in th^ United States, died at his 

 home in South Glastonbury, Conn., Oc- 

 tober 12, aged 64 years. Mr. Hale 

 owned orchards at South Glastonbury 

 and at Fort Valley, Ga., where he grew 

 fruit for the market. Mr. Hale was the 

 originator of the Million Dollar peach. 

 He was prominent in the nursery trade 

 and in 1894 was president of the Amer- 

 ican Association of Nurserymen. 



It was more than forty years ago that 

 Mr. Hale first became interested in 

 peaches. Eecently, in writing of his 

 career, Mr. Hale declared that a seed- 

 ling peach tree that grew along a fence 

 row supplied him with "rosy little 

 peaches" while he was at work on a 

 neighboring farm as a " hired boy. ' ' 

 Then and there he decided that when 

 he had money enough he would buy 

 some trees and plant them on his moth- 

 er's farm. The next year he secured 

 a job as a farm hand at $12.50 per 

 month and board, which gave him the 

 chance he desired. At the time of his 

 death he was hailed as the "peach 

 king." Mr. Hale supplied an article 

 on growing peaches in the south for 

 Bailey's Cyclopedia of Horticulture. 



In connection with Prof. Powell, of 

 the United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture, Mr. Hale conducted the first 

 experiments in precooling peaches. 

 These experiments led the Southern 

 Pacific railroad to invest more than 

 $1,000,000 in precooling stations to pre- 

 serve fruit in transit. 



At the time of his death Mr. Hale 

 was a member of the State Utilities 

 Commission of Connecticut. 



William Nilsson. 



William Nilsson, the Woodlawn, N. 

 Y., florist, died suddenly October 11 

 of apoplexy. Mr. Nilsson was 65 years 

 of age and for many years conducted a 

 flower store at the entrance to Wood- 

 lawn cemetery. He was a member of 

 several florists' societies and held the 

 respect of the trade. He leaves a wife, 

 son and daughter. The son will con- 

 tinue the business. J. A. S. 



N. F. rutton. 



Noah F. Flitton, superintendent of 

 the new Gwynns Falls park, Baltimore, 

 Md., and for nearly twenty years con- 

 nected with the work of constructing 

 that city's park system, died at his 

 home in the park October 8. He is sur- 

 vived by his wife, four sons and five 

 grandchildren. 



The funeral services were held Octo- 

 ber 10 and were attended by many 

 members of the trade in Baltimore. The 

 floral offerings were numerous and beau- 

 tiful. 



Mr. Flitton was born in London, Eng- 

 land, August 27, 1840, and studied un- 

 der the leading landscape architects 

 of that country. When a mere lad he 

 was apprenticed to the landscape gar- 

 dener on the estate of Sir John Sea- 

 bright, in Bradfordshire. As his train 

 ing was designed to equip him to 

 manage large private estates, he was 

 given courses in agriculture and fores- 

 try. After finishing his preliminary 



N. F. Flitton. 



education, Mr. Flitton made a trip to 

 the United States, returning to his na- 

 tive country to take charge of the nur- 

 series and ornamental gardening at Bel- 

 voir Castle, the country estate of the 

 duke of Portland. 



When he again visited this country 

 in 1876, Mr. Flitton brought letters of 

 introduction to John Lee Carroll, then 

 governor of Maryland. The meeting 

 resulted in Mr. Flitton 's engagement as 

 manager of Governor Carroll's estate, 

 Doughoreghan Manor, in Howard coun- 

 ty. His next employment was on the 

 estate of John S. Gillman, now within 

 the Baltimore city limits. 



In 1898 the city was looking for a 

 man capable of converting Clifton, the 

 former home of Johns Hopkins, into a 

 park, and the choice foil upon Mr. Flit- 

 ton. He accomplished the work so well 

 that he was given charge of Patterson 

 park. When work on the new Gwynns 

 Falls park was begun, Mr. Flitton again 

 was called on and was engaged on the 

 project at the time of his death. Thus 

 in, Clifton park and the unfinished 

 Gw\'nns Falls park he loaves monu- 

 ments that will undoubtedly endure for 

 centuries. 



Mr. Flitton, although not in the com- 

 mercial end of the trade, was always 

 actively interested in florists ' affairs. 

 He was one of the founders of the Bal- 

 timore Gardeners' and Florists' Club, 

 and served several terms as its presi- 

 dent and recording secretary, holding 

 the latter office when he died. He was 

 also a member of the S. A. F., the 

 American Dahlia Society, the Maryland 

 Horticultural Society, the American 

 Park and Outdoor Association and the 

 New England Association of Park Su- 

 perintendents. Mr. Flitton was a mem- 

 ber of the Waverly Masonic lodge and 



of the Crusade Comniandery, Knights 

 Templar. He was prominent in the 

 affairs of the Waverly M. E. church 

 and was superintendent of its Sunday 

 school for many years. Mr. Flitton con- 

 tributed freely to the leading horticul- 

 tural and agricultural papers of the 

 country, and his advice was frequent- 

 ly sought on park matters. 



In the death of Mr. Flitton the trade 

 in Baltimore has lost one of its most 

 prominent figures. His genial and 

 cheerful disposition and his considera- 

 tion for those with whom he came in 

 contact made him a host of friends, 

 among whom the news of his death was 

 received with the deepest regret. 



Tate. 



ANNUALS BETWEEN PEBENNIAIjS 



I have some transplanted perennial 

 seedlings in rows two feet apart. Could 

 seeds of hardy annuals be sown between 

 these rows this fall and transplanted 

 in the spring? What kinds of annuals 

 would you advise sowing in this way 

 for cut flowers next year. The reason 

 for sowing between the rows of peren- 

 nials is the lack of suitable space else- 

 where at this time, but I shall have 

 plentv of room for transplanting in the 

 spring. C. E. W.— Mich. 



I do not know of any hardy annuals 

 that could be sown at this late date in 

 the way you suggest, and be transplant- 

 ed in spring. You will get far better 

 results by starting seeds under glass 

 early in the new year. C. W. 



Fulton, la. — E. Ostema, of Morrison, 

 la., has purchased a half interest in 

 the greenhouse establishment of John 

 H. Dykema, and has moved his family 

 to Fulton. 



