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The Florists' Review 



25 



Till' ilo<'t'as('(l was one of the Ic.-idi'is 

 III tlic I'ormatidii of tlic HOrt inilt iiral 

 Club of lioston and hail srivccl as prcsi 

 (lent f<n' several terms. He .ilways took 

 .•I keen interest in its welfari' and. 

 I.irj;«'lv tlirouj^li liis efforts, noted men. 

 hotli from .\e\v Kiif^lancl ami lieyoiid. 

 were quests and sjx'aiieis ;it its re^fulaj 

 iiieetiiif^s. 



Of the New Enj^land Nurserymen '> 

 .Association he was elected vi<'e-])resi 

 dent in UJl-'ll and jjresident last .laiui 

 .arv. In this ()rf>aiiization, as w(dl as 

 in tlie Massachusetts Horticultural So 

 .iety, S. A. F. and other bodies, he 

 waj^cd an active can)|)ainii against 

 t^uaraiitine ."{7, of whicli he was an un 

 (■oinj)r()niisiiij4 opiKinent. He was also 

 activtdy identifieil witli various seed or 

 t;anizatioiis. 



Mr. Far(|uhar had for a number of 

 Ncars been a life ineinl)er of, and actixe 

 ly identitied with, thi' S. .\ . }•'., serving 

 ;is vice-jiresident and as president, in 

 IJtKi, for one term. He liad ;itteTided 

 many conventions .-inil hacj hooted, 

 liealth permitt iufi, to attend the comin;^ 

 ineetiufi' in Wasliinj^ton. His absence 

 will be felt by those who have become 

 ai'customed to seeiiij; liim encli ye;u a! 

 the Au|just jfatherin^. 



He served for several years as one ol 

 the park conuuissioners of Boston, and 

 for nian>' years warmly sujijiorted the 

 late J. A.' I'etti^rew in his etTorts to 

 make Boston's jiark system a moijel 

 one. He was a .Mason. .1 l\iii;iht 'rem 

 plar and an KIk. 



He le;i\('s ;i widow ami one son, I r.i 

 Dudley, who is a member of the Mass;i 

 idiusetts b.'ir. Suvviviiif^ him also are 

 tw(» brothers, Kcdiert, at one time head 

 of the firm, and William, a physici.an 

 in AberileiMi, Seotland; .also two sisters, 

 Mrs. (ieorjif .Murison. of New ^'oik. 

 and Mrs. James Henderson, of Scot 

 land. Funeral services were held at 

 the ehajiel, Forest Hills cemetery, July 

 •27, at 2::!(t o'clo(d<. W. N. f. 



James H. De Forest. 



James Henry Dr I'ori'st, iddest em 

 plovee of the \ick \- Hill Co., Kixdiester, 

 N. v., <lied Friday, July S, .it St. Mary's 

 hospital, followvjiti an operation .after 

 a lojijf illness. The funeral was heM 

 at liis late residence. .Monda\-, Jul\- II. 

 He is survived by his wife :ind tweKr 

 sons and d.aufihters. 



January L'l, I8'7(t, Mr. De Forest, then 

 a youn^; man of I!>, enteriMJ tlie employ 

 of the late James \ick in his seeil 

 house, whi(di ,it th.'it time stood on 

 Fast avenue, now Rochester's most ex 

 idusive residence seetion. From th.-it 

 day. more than fiftyone years .'ijio. 

 until his death, Mr. De h'orest reni;iined 

 with the \"ick eoncern. Conscientious 

 and painstakinjr in ever\- task, faithful 

 in every duty, and loyal ami true to 

 (hose whose interests he served, he was 

 a shinine example of manhood, tofi in 

 frefpiently found .at presi-at. 



.\t his funeral this tribute was p.iid 

 to him: ''In his reverence tHr his (mh|. 

 liis self s.'icrificin^ dexotion to his fam 

 il\\ his fieneroiis, kindly s]iirit toward 

 his friends :nid acipiaintances and hi^ 

 steailfast f.iit h f iihiess and loyalty to 

 those whom In' ^iixid tor moi'e than 

 half ;i centiir\. lie i-liosi' .-i p.-itli whieli 

 leads upward tow.nd tlir vt.-ir- .-ind iin 

 riiort alii V. ' ' 



George N. Tyler. 



'J'he ile.ith of (ltor/«' N. Tyler. )iropri 

 etor of the Brookdab^ Nurseries, I.os 

 • infos, Cil.. occnrred Monday. Jnlv 11. 



Mr. Tvler li;id lirell ill lllr ll ( i r i -.1 ■> ' alhl 



iMD'sery business idr ;i ;io(H| inan\' yrai's. 

 l're\ious to tin- incr|itioii ul' till- Brook 

 dale .Nursi-ries, wliicli wric st.-nted in 

 MtM, .Mr. Tylrr had retired Irniii bu-i 

 ness. yivinji' up .ui I'st .-ildisliinent at 

 Alameda, <'al. He \\;i> .1 lover ol' chil 

 dreii and his philanthropic desire to 

 prov ide :i svvimmini; jiool for the vouii^ 

 stei's III' his iieiL;libor|jiiiid ciiuseil his 

 demise. For .-I wrik he worked to build 

 a dam, .-md the la^t ilav of his bibors 

 lie to(d\ .-1 severe ellill. The t'ldlowili;^ 

 d.lV, July 1 I. he died, and the neighbors 

 riimpleteil the dam. He is survived b\ 

 I widow .-I ml ;in am d mot In r. 



Mrs. Mary F. Kiuckman. 



\l Is. .\|,-||y I'. K llii-k ni.Ml. wife nl ( '. 



I'.. K nickin.-i II, dieil \\'edn(-.d.i V , .1 nl V L'h. 

 .ifter .-I liiiyerine illn(■s^. Mr. Knick 

 iii.-in is Well known I li roue lioiit the tlo 

 rists' tr.'ide liei-.'iuse 1 1 1' liis m;iii\ \e:ir's' 

 'otinecti.on with M r II iitili isen \ ('(>.. 



\ew ^'o|■k city. The tllMel:il services 

 Wire held S.'ilurdav. .Inly S:,. with .-i 

 siilemn liieli m:is- ni' rec|iiiem .-il the 

 Cliiiieli ol' I rii-.Mii;i1 ion . .it New N'mk. 

 The i lit ■ lliieiit w;is .-it C.-ilv:irv i-eine 

 lerv. Foul; Isl.iiid. Mrs. K n iek m.-i n li;id 



bei-ll a I'esidellt ol N I VV ^'o|■|^ eitv .ill 

 her life. 



Joliii F. Girviii. 



John F. ( Jirv ill. of Leohi. I '.1.. I he 



f.ather of Willis li. Ciiviii. of that city. 



died Julv L'H, when he lost his b;il;ince 



on the sl;iirs :ind fell down to the Hour 



lielow. Ml', (ilivin w:is 71 \e:irs old. 

 limine liis yoiiiieer d.'ivs he had been 

 ene;ie,.,| jn f ;i r iii i ii ;^ .ami. diiriii;,' the 

 Last I hilt V three ye.ars of his life, was 

 interested ill the miMiiie business, at 

 l.eol.a. He h.ad been .1 sidioid director 

 el his township t'cir iimie than tvventv 



\ e.al's. 



Besides liis -.on. Willis. .Mr. (iirvin |s 

 survived liv his wit'e .and his children. 

 Mrs. Fdii.a I.. Il.'rr. of M illersville, and 

 Kidiert W. liirvin. of I.eol.i. .\ bridher 

 .md sister .also survive. Daniid.of !-eoba. 

 and Miss S.aliha. who icsi.les .at the (iir 

 \ i 11 home. 



William Fettes. 



.Iiilv |s Willi.am Fettes. et' Little 

 KiM-k. Alk.. died ,at ihe home (»1 his 

 son. W. A. Fettes, :;7l'1 West i^leveiitli 

 streit. Mr. I'ettis vv;is 7il ve.ais of a;;e. 

 He w.as .a retired 11 II I'se r \ 111 a II , h.aviiie 



bei'll elllploViMl .at the eitV p'.irk t'or 



ni.anv ve.ars. Besides his sioi. lie is siir 

 \ ive'd by ,a il.anohter. Mrs. .1. |.. .M,.d 

 lock, .ami Iwii L;ra inleli il.h I'll, all el Fit 

 He |{o,-k. 



Frederick W. Freyfdt. 



I'rederiek W. I'levldt. a well klloWh 

 iii.aker ol iiiiiiioii el lis and otliei llow 

 els. ilied .at his home at Boston, .liilv 

 l'l. He vvas lioiii ill I'.ei-liii. (iermaiiv, 

 in IS."i;', and h.ad lived in Boston lor 

 ni.any years. Funeral services were held 

 at his hate home Julv \1'>. He is sur 

 , V ived bv his widow and several srown 

 up childreiiv— ., W. N. C 



