Section IV 
Necrology 
Abbey, G-eo., d. July 1, at St. 
Albans, England, a. 81. He was 
one of the best known of the older 
British horticulturists, being well 
up on the scientific as well as the 
practical side. He was a voiumi- 
nous writer and contributed much 
of value to horticultural literature. 
Adler, Gustav, foreman for Geo. 
Wrege, florist of Jersey City, 
N. J., d. May 28, a. 40. 
AUan, John, Providence, R. I., 
noted ;,.s cno -jf the oldest garden- 
ers in that section, d. Feb. 15, 
a. 85. He was superintendent at 
Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Oakland 
Farm for many years. He was 
born in Scotland. 
Amauu, Joseph, for many years 
in the florist business with his 
father, at Middle Village, L. I., 
N. y„ d. May 2. 
Anderson, Jas., connected with 
the Chicago Wholesale Cut 
Flower market, d. Dec. 31, 1916, 
in Chicago, a. 36. 
Arnold, Geo. H., Braintree, Mass., 
one of the best known market gar- 
deners in Massachusetts, d. Jan. 
12, a. 81. 
Arnold, W. E., d. May 18, at 
Jacksonville, Fla. He was a com- 
piler of telegraph codes. His No. 
16 was published by The A. T. De 
Da Mare Co., Inc., in 1899. 
Ayres, Mrs. M. M., St. Douis, 
Mo., d. Dec. 30, 1916. She was one 
of St. Louis’s pioneer florists. 
Bahr, John W., florist, Eliza- 
beth, N. J., d. Jan. 3, of heart 
disease. He was a native of Ger- 
many and had been in business 
more than 30 years. 
Baldinger, John, d. Dec. 1, 1916, 
at Avalon, Pa. He was one of 
the first florists in Pittsburg; at 
one time employed by B. L. Elli- 
ott Co. 
Baldwin, Eeslie D., manager of 
Baldwin Greenhouses, Fitchburg. 
Mass., d. Dec. 13, 1916, a. 35. 
Barry, Wm., one of the most 
prominent horticulturists and 
nurserymen of England, d. in 
Rochester, Dec. 12, 1916. He was 
president of the Western New 
York Horticultural Society for 27 
years. 
Bartels, P. C., manager of the 
Gasser Co.’s greenhouses at Cleve- 
land, Ohio, was shot and killed by 
a burglar on Sept. 15. He was an 
active member of the Cleveland 
Florists’ Club. He was 61 years 
old at the time of his death. 
Batchelor, Samuel, formerly su- 
perintendent gardener at an estate 
at Mamardneck, N. Y., and later 
at Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y., d. the 
end of January, of hemorrhage. 
He was a member of the New 
York Florists’ Club. He was born 
in England. 
Bauer, Henry, superintendent of 
the grounds at Pine Bluff Sani- 
tarium, at Salisbury, Md., d. July 
27. His father, Henry Bauer, was 
for many years in the florists’ 
business in Salisbury. 
Baur, A. J., of the A. J. Baur 
Floral Co., Erie, d. Aug. 14, a. 
about 48. 
Beavan, Edward A., probably 
the largest shipper of wild Smi- 
lax and other evergreens, d. at 
Evergreen, Ala., Oct. 22. 
Bell, C. S., d. Jan. 27, at Okla- 
homa City, Okla. He was a pio- 
neer florist of that city. 
Benthey, Mrs. Eula, d. May 9, a. 
62, at Chicago, 111. She was the 
wife of F. F. Benthey, of Kenni- 
cott Bros. Co., Chicago. 
Bezdek, Mrs. V., wife of V. Bez- 
dek, the latter a successful grower 
of Carnations for the Chicago 
wholesale market, d. Sept. 7. 
Bogart, Peter I,., florist, New 
York City, d. April 9, of spinal dis- 
ease, a. 60. His business had been 
established or 31 years. 
Bogue, Helson, proprietor of the 
well-known Bogue Nurseries at 
Daws, N. Y., d. May 28, from 
pneumonia, a. 83. He had been 
active during his life in horticul- 
tural and agricultural circles, 
having served as an officer in many 
societies. 
Bobler, John Jacob, Latrobe, 
Pa., florist and caretaker of Idle- 
wild Park for a number of years, 
d. April 11, of dropsy, a. 67. He 
was born in Germany. 
