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AcausT 12, 190G. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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Robert M. Rahaley. 



Edward M. Lyman. 



Edward M. Lyman, founder of the 

 firm of Edward M. Lyman & Son. seeds- 

 men at Springfield, Mass., died Sunday, 

 August 1, at the age of 84 years. He 

 had been in fairly good health until two 

 weeks previous to his death. He was 

 engaged in the business of growing and 

 selling seeds for about seventy years and 

 had resided for more than half a century 

 in Springfield. 



He was born in South Hadley, Mass., 

 May 13, 1825, the son of Israel Lyman, 

 a farmer in that town. He was the 

 youngest of twelve children, all of whom 

 are now dead. He came of sturdy Puri- 

 tan stock, his first American ancestor 

 having sailed from England in 1631. He 

 ^v•a8 related on his mother's side to 

 Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist. His 

 lather died when he was a boy of 11, 

 and he had to go to work for a living. 

 He worked for seventeen years at the 

 Shaker settlement in Enfield, Conn., where 

 lie Shakers made a business of raising 

 nd selling seeds. He received only his 

 oard and lodging and clothing for this 

 ■ ork. He was employed in the depart- 

 lent of raising and packing seeds for the 

 larket, and later became salesman for 

 he community. "With the Shakers he re- 

 eived the thorough training that proved 



I be the foundation for his successful 

 usiness career as a seed raiser and 

 acker. 



He removed to Springfield in 1854 and 



tarted a seed business of his own on a 



mall scale. His first store was at the 



orner of Main and Ferry streets, and 



'le conducted a retail and wholesale de- 



I'artment there. He soon found, how- 



' ver, that the retail department did not 



j'ay, as there was so much competition 



II town. He accordingly gave up the 

 letail end of the business and moved to 

 'he present location on Charles street. 



Here the business grew under his direc- 

 tion, until it is now one of the leading 

 seed establishments in the country. He 

 gave special attention to the introduction 



of foreign seeds, and visited Europe, 

 where he spent much time securing seeds 

 for cultivation in this country. He was 

 responsible for many of the improve- 

 ments in the seed business that have 

 been made in the last fifty years. 



Mr. Lyman retired from active busi- 

 ness several years ago, and the business 

 has since been managed by his son, Al- 

 bert E. Lyman. In November, 1908, the 

 firm of E. M. Lyman & Son was incorpo- 

 rated. 



April 1, 1854, Mr. Lyman married 

 Caroline, daughter of Eoswell Blodgett, 

 of Holland. A second marriage, on June 

 9, 1886, was to Elizabeth, the daughter 

 of John Bayliss. She survives him, as 

 does the son, Albert E., the president of 

 the company. He also leaves five grand- 

 children. Miss Euth and Lyman Elmer, 

 and the Misses Marjorie B. and Mildred 

 E., and Albert E, Lyman, Jr., all of 

 Springfield. 



Greenfield, Mass. — The Greenfield 

 Specialty Floral Co., of which G. J. Stark, 

 is manager, , has shipped quantities of 

 sweet peas and other flowers this season. 

 The firm's gardens are particularly at- 

 tractive. 



Wheeling, W. Va. — John Dieckmann 

 & Co., the florists on Eaymond street, are 

 building a range of greenhouses on the 

 property they recently purchased at Park 

 View. Two houses have been completed 

 and two more are in process of construc- 

 tion. 



Athol, Mass. — George W. Sutherland 

 has nearly completed a fine brick smoke- 

 stack, sixty feet high, in connection with 

 his new steam plant for heating his 

 greenhouses and residence, on South Main 

 street. This completes a number of en- 

 largements and improvements that have 

 recently been made by Mr. Sutherland. 



Hueo Schrocter. 



