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MARCH 18, 1909. 



The Weekly Rofists^ Review* 



15 



Those Who Took the Short Course in Floriculture at the Massachusetts Agricultural CoUege. 



tention the personal interest he took in 

 its affairs was a large factor in estab- 

 lishing its success. 



When Mr. Noe was only 21 years of 

 age he married the daughter of a neigh- 

 bor, the sister of D. W. Brant, with 

 whom Mr. Noe subsequently became in- 

 terested in the greenhouse business at 

 Forest Glen, a suburb of Chicago. The 

 firm for years was Brant & Noe, a part- 

 nership, but a few years ago it was 

 turned into a corporation, with L. M, 

 Xoe president and D. W. Brant secre- 

 tary and treasurer. The large range is 

 now devoted exclusively to carnation 

 growing. 



Mrs. Noe survives, with her son, L. A. 

 Noe, and two daughters. One of the 

 (laughters is Mrs. Lincoln Pierson, wife 

 of the president of the Pierson U-Bar 

 Co. L. A. Noe and Lincoln Pierson 

 have their homes adjoining the home of 

 Mr. Noe. The other daughter is Miss 

 Lillian Noe, a student at Wellesley, 



Mr. Noe was an exceptionally success- 

 ful business man. His foresight and 

 judgment in business and financial mat- 

 ters were widely known and his partici- 

 pation was sought for many business en- 

 terprises, in order that they might have 

 the benefit of his abilities. He had a 

 large number of such outside interests 

 and was one of the considerable property 

 owners of Madison. He had not, how- 

 ever, for some years given his active at- 

 tention to these outside interests, pre- 

 ferring to be merely a silent stockholder. 

 Rut he continued to give his active at- 

 tention to his dairy, which is one of the 

 famous features of the town. From a 

 small beginning a few years ago this 

 dairy became so quickly successful that 

 now 300 cows are kept. Everything is 

 of most modern character and scrupulous 

 cleanliness. Several hundred acres are 

 required for the operation of the dairy, 

 and delivery is made through Madison 

 and the adjoining cities of Morristown, 

 Chatham and Summit. Each one of the 

 delivery outfits is said to represent an 

 investment of $500. 



Mr. Noe was a largo man physically. 



being more than six feet tall and weigh- 

 ing over 300 pounds, but it was in char- 

 acter that he was greatest. He was 

 prominent in church and civic work and 

 took the broadest of views in all matters 

 concerning the general welfare. During 

 his entire life he contributed to the sup- 

 port of the home church of his parents 

 at New Providence, N. J., and there are 

 scores of young men in Madison and in 

 New York city who owe their places in 

 life to him. It always was a real pleas- 

 ure to him to be of assistance to those 

 who needed friendly help, but his deeds 

 of charity never were ostentatious and 

 few knew of them. 



The funeral was held Sunday after- 

 noon, March 14, and was largely at- 

 tended, there being present, besides the 

 townspeople, florists from all the ad 

 jacent territory and many from New 

 York and greater distances. Many flow- 

 ers were sent. 



AMHERST, MASS. 



Tlie new greenhouses and instruction 

 building for floriculture at the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College were dedi- 

 cated March 12, with appropriate exer- 

 cises, and at the same time a flower show 

 was staged for the benefit of pupils and 

 visitors. 



A number of designs were made by 

 the members of the class in floriculture, 

 which included Odd Fellows, by H. B. 

 Phelps; star, by John Noyes; anchor, 

 by J. R. O 'Grady ; white pillow, by J. T. 

 Oliver; Masonic emblem, by D. J. Caf- 

 frey; cross, by F. H. Wilson; galax 

 wreath with lilies of the valley, by B. F. 

 Barnes; ivy wreath with violets, by E. 

 F. Hathaway; Maltese cross, by T. C. 

 Waters. The arrangement of these de- 

 signs was under the direct supervision 

 of N. J. Fennelly, for several years with 

 Thomas Galvin, of Boston. 



Carnations were exhibited by F. E. 

 Pierson Co., of Tarrytown, N. Y., twelve 

 varieties. E. B. Beals, of Springfield, 

 displayed a number of seedlings. The 

 Worcester Conservatories had the largest 



exhibit, having fifteen vases. Peter 

 Fisher exhibited a number of seedlings. 

 Another large display of ten vases was 

 made by Patten & Co., of Tewksbury. 

 William Sim, of Cliftondale, had a large 

 exhibit of sAveet peas, including fifteen 

 vases of as many varieties, and three 

 vases of violets. There was a large ex- 

 hibit of roses by A. N. Pierson, of Crom- 

 well, (Jonn. P^ber Holmes, of Montrose, 

 exhibited three large vases of roses, while 

 W. H. Elliott, of Brighton, had a large 

 vase of Killariicy roses. Bride and Maid 

 were exhibited by Rol)ert Montgomery, 

 of Natick, and a large vase of White 

 Killarney roses was shown by F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. There were also eight baskets for 

 table decorations exhibited by Edward 

 MacMulkin, of Boston, and a display of 

 fifty White Killarney on exhibition by 

 the Waban Rose Conservatory, of Natick. 

 Peirce Bros., of Waltham, sent several 

 varieties of carnations, as did also H. H. 

 Rogers, of South Sudbury, and J. W. 

 Adams & Co.. Springfield, Mass. 



The short course in floriculture just 

 ended has proved to be a success in every 

 way. This has been largely due, accord- 

 ing to Prof. White, to the splendid co- 

 operation of the jjractical men in the 

 trade who have contributed the results 

 of their experience. In every case these 

 have been given without financial re- 

 mnnenition. Nearly all of the young 

 men who have taken the short course now 

 have i)ositions in commercial places. 



The last day of the course Wm. Sim,, 

 of Cliftondale, gave an interesting and 

 instructive talk to the floricultural classes 

 on "Sweet Pefa Growing Under Glass.."" 

 Mr. Sim brought with him fifteen varie- 

 ties of splendidly grown sweet peas, 

 which made the talk especially valuable. 



, Michigan- City, Ind.— Miss Lillian 

 Bowes has removed to a store in the Led- 

 better building, on West Seven h street, 

 where she will have larger floor and 

 window space and better facilities than 

 formerly. 



