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THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
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THE LATE ALDERMAN WM. BOLTON. 
much regret to record the death of Alderman Wm. Bolton, which 
W took place at his residence, Mill Bank, Warrington, Lancs., on 
Friday, November 18th. Born in 1852,,he commenced business life by 
joining the reporting staff of “The Guardian,” and subsequently became 
sub-editor of “ The Farmer.” His municipal career extended for a period 
of nearly forty years, and it was his custom whenever as a Magistrate he 
attended the Court, to present each member of the Bench and the Clerk 
THE LATE ALDERMAN WILLIAM BOLTON. 
with an Orchid bloom, whilst when he acted as Mayor during the years 
1903-6V each member of the Council, officials and the press received a 
similar gift at each meeting of the Town Council. 
Wm. Bolton’s connection with Orchids goes back to the year 1869, when 
he received from his uncle plants of Dendrobium nobile and Cypripedium 
insigne. As time went on, his interest increased, and. about the year 1893, 
he dispatched Mr. Kromer to Brazil and Mr. Jensen to Colombia for 
Orchid collecting. Almost all the popular genera have, been cultivated by 
