1856 WALTER PERCIVAL STOKES 1916 



It is with deep sorrow that we record the death of the founder of our business, Walter P. 

 Stokes, who died near Moosehead Lake, Maine, July 1, 1916, his useful and active life coming to a 

 sudden close while on a fishing trip with friends in the heart of the Maine Woods. He was one of 

 the Old Guard of the American Seed Trade, being identified with that business nearly forty years 

 and in that time gaining the confidence and friendship of seed buyers in every part of the nation. 

 Two years ago, in the autumn of 1914, that he might enjoy greater freedom to work among his 

 flowers and devote more time to his other varied interests, he turned over the active management 

 of his seed business to his son and his associates. His last visit to Windermoor was on the occasion 

 of a Board Meeting of the Company one bright day in June last. Then, as always, his big, cheerful 

 spirit dominated us. His memory will invariably bring new responsibilities, for he has shown us a 

 real vision. Truthfully, we may say with Hamlet, "He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall 

 not look upon his like again." 



Windermoor, November I, 1916. 



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