Upon his retirement Paget was succeeded by Edmund 

 Emil Herman Sauerbrey, who began his career with the 

 Botanic Garden in 1940. He was promoted to Assistant Direc- 

 tor five years later and held the position until his death in 

 1968. Sauerbrey, a native of Thuringen, Germany, studied 

 horticulture and landscaping in several German cities before 

 emigrating to the United States in 1908. 



While serving as general foreman and propagator for the 

 Towson Nurseries in Baltimore, he developed a new double 

 pink flowering lilac named in his honor. In 1938, he became 

 an assistant botanist with the Departments of Agriculture 

 in North Carolina and Georgia. Sauerbrey is remembered 

 by those who worked with him at the Garden as a keen 

 botanist who was rarely stumped by questions, whether bo- 

 tanical or horticultural in nature. 16 



Jimmie L. Crowe became the Garden's Assistant Direc- 

 tor in October 1968, after six years as the horticulturist for 

 the Capitol Grounds. 17 During his seventeen-year tenure, 

 Crowe started successful programs such as the summer 

 terrace displays, self-guided tours, and horticulture classes 

 for the public. In addition to his years of service on Capitol 

 Hill, Crowe served with the U.S. Air Force from 1945 to 1953, 

 participating in the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War. After 

 returning to the United States he earned a degree in hor- 

 ticulture from North Carolina State University before moving 

 to Washington in 1961 18 



Among the numerous other men and women who have 

 contributed to the continuing excellence of the United States 

 Botanic Garden, Albert T. DePilla's service is particularly 

 noteworthy. On October 22, 1983, DePilla celebrated the 



16 Edmund E. H. Sauerbrey, Library of Congress Information Bulletin, 

 v. 27, October 17, 1968, p. 633; [Edmund Sauerbrey] Top Official at Bo- 

 tanic Garden Here, Washington Post, October 5, 1968, p. B6; and 

 Sauerbrey Rites Set Tomorrow, Washington Evening Star, October 3, 1968, 

 p. B5. 



17 Architect of the Capitol to Jimmie L. Crowe, October 14, 1968, AOC. 



18 Silvio O. Conte, The Death of Assistant Director of the Botanical 

 Gardens, Jimmie L. Crowe, on June 9, 1984, Remarks in the House, Con- 

 gressional Record, Daily Edition, v. 130, June 12, 1984, p. E2757. See also 

 Carol H. Flak, Are Your Gardens Grumpy? Just Call the Botanic Garden, 

 Wall Street Journal, January 2, 1973, pp. 1, 18. 



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