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The Florists^ Review 



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OBITUARY 



WllUam J. Stewart. 



William J. Stewart, for twenty years 

 secretary of the 8. A. P., is dead in 

 Boston, at the age of 69 years. 



Mr. Stewart was president of the So- 

 ciety of American Florists in 1907, hav- 

 ing been elected to that office at the 

 Dayton convention as a recognition of 

 his long, faithful and efficient service 

 as secretary. He was elected secretary 

 at Chicago, August 18, 1887, and served 

 nntil December 31, 1906, each year being 

 reelected by a practically unanimous 

 vote. During his long service his special 

 talents did much to advance the inter- 

 ests of the society and to lay the founda- 

 tion for subsequent activities and 

 growth. 



Mr. Stewart was born in Cambridge, 

 Mass., March 17, 1849, the son of a gar- 

 dener in Mount Auburn cemetery. He 

 attended the public schools of his na- 

 tive town, but his education did not end 

 with his schooling; he was one of those 

 men who absorb knowledge through life. 

 Ho was engaged as a gardener in Har- 

 vard Botanic Garden in 1871. The years 

 from 1872 to 1879 were spent in the 

 retail florists ' business in Boston. From 

 1870 to 1893 he was in the wholesale 

 end of the trade in Boston, disposing of 

 that business to become the eastern rep- 

 resentative of a Chicago trade paper, a 

 position he held until 1904, when he 

 founded the gardening paper. Horticul- 

 ture, in Boston, the last fifteen years 

 having been devoted to its editing and 

 management. 



Mr. Stewart had a comfortable home 

 at Winchester, Mass., where he delighted 

 to entertain his friends. The garden 

 contained many notable specimens, each 

 one of which was surrounded by inter- 

 esting associations, as they were the 

 gifts of friends throughout the horticul- 

 trral world. There also was a splendid 

 library. Mr. Stewart leaves a widow 

 and three daughters; an only son died 

 in January. 



With the organization of the Boston 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club in 1887 

 Mr. Stewart became its first president, 

 an office to which he was reelected in 

 1895. He held continuous membership 

 during the life of the organization and 

 was made an honorary member at the 

 January mooting. He was a charter 

 member of the Horticultural Club of 

 Boston and its secretary. He was a life 

 member of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society and active in all its affairs 

 for many years. In addition to his mem- 

 bership in the S. A. F., he held membor- 

 ship in many of the affiliated societies, 

 having been at one time secretary of the 

 American Rose Society. 



Throughout his long career as horti- 

 culturist and writer his work was char- 

 acterized by a broad understanding of 

 the practical side of these crafts no less 

 than by a deep appreciation of the 

 aesthetic aspects which inspire enthu- 

 siastic devotiwn to the work he defined 

 as "the refined essence of agriculture," 

 which is the basis of all wealth. He 

 was one of those rare men who make 

 friends easily and hold them through 

 Ufe. 



Burial took place February 26 at 

 Mount Auburn cemetery, the services be- 



WUUam J. Stewart. 



ing largely attended by members of the 

 trade in Boston and vicinity. There 

 were many beautiful flowers. 



Abraham H. Cushman. 



Abraham H. Cushman, for many years 

 a well known figure in the seed trade 

 of Rochester, N. Y., passed away Febru- 

 ary 17, at his home at 230 Magce ave- 

 nue at the advanced age of 82 years. 

 He leaves one son, William G. Cush- 

 man, who is in the same line of busi- 

 ness. 



Mr. Cushman was born July 22, 1836, 

 at Raymertown, near Troy, N. Y. He 

 came to Rochester at the age of 14 

 years to enter school. He became as- 

 sociated with his brother in the grocery 

 business and later entered the seed trade 

 and for eight years wa^ manager of the 

 Cleveland Seed Co., of New York city. 

 He then returned to Rochester and was 

 engaged in the seed business continu- 

 ously here until his death. In the early 

 70 's Mr. Cushman was representative 

 from the Second ward in the board of 

 aldermen. He was a member of the 

 Rochester Lodge of Masons and also of 

 the Protoctives. 



The funeral took place February 20 

 and interment was made in Mount Hope 

 cemetery. H. J. H. 



George Bunyard. 



The numerous florists who obtained 

 their trade education in the British Isles 

 before coming to America will learn 

 with regret of the death of George Bun- 



yard, of the famous Allingtoa Nnrseriee, 

 which occurred January 22. Mr. Bua- 

 yard was born in 1841 and spent his life 

 in the trade. A man of conspicuous 

 ability, he was one of the first to re- 

 ceive the Victoria Medal of Horticul- 

 ture. With advancing years he turned 

 the business over to his sons, Edward 

 Ashdown Bunyard and George Norman 

 Bunyard, under whose direction it is 

 still advancing. 



Fred H. Dinger. 



At his home at Chicago, Fred H. Din- 

 ger died February 24, after a protracted 

 illness. He was 34 years of age and had 

 never married. For a number of years 

 he was in the fmi)loy of W. J. Smyth, 

 becoming proficient in all the work of a 

 retail store. Interesting his brother-in- 

 law, E P. Black, they started in business 

 on Garfield boulevard as Dinger & Black, 

 but Mr. Dinger was forced to retire 

 ahont two years ago by continued ill 

 health. Mr. Black is conducting the 

 business at 106 Kast Garfield boulevard, 

 as the Garfield Floral Co. 



Walter T. EUiott. 



Death has again invaded the family of 

 Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilkinson Elliott, re- 

 moving their third son, Walter T. El- 

 liott, who passed away January 31, at 

 his home in Aspinwall, Pa., as the result 

 of a five days' illness, pneumonia having 

 developed from Spanish influenzK 

 Young Mr. Elliott was born in Pitts- 

 burgh and attended Phillips Exeter 

 Academy, in New Hampshire. After 



