Necrology 
03 
FUtton, Noab P., superintend- 
ent of Gwynns Falls Park, Balti- 
more, Md., d. Oct. 9, of Bright’s 
disease, lie was born in England 
and came to America about 40 
years ago. For 11 years he was 
secretary of the Baltimore Gar- 
deners and Florists’ Club. 
Fischer, Chas., florist, Winfield, 
N. Y., d. the middle of May, of 
heart disease, a. 50. 
Floth, Sirs. M. wife of Paul 
Floth, fiorist, Omaha, Neb., d. 
April 17. She was a pioneer flor- 
ist of Omaha, having gone there 
30 years ago. 
PoUwell, Fred’k S., florist, Pitts- 
field, Mass., d. Oct. 22, a. 67. He 
was born in Canterbury, England. 
Friedman, Sirs. Bae L., whole- 
sale and retail florist. New York 
City, d. in March, a. 34. 
Fnllmau, Fred’k, landscape gar- 
dener, d. in January, at his home 
in Bloomfield, N. J., a. 87. 
Glaser, A. L., well-known fiorist 
of Dubuque, la., d. April 12. He 
came from Germany when 19 years 
old. 
Getzinger, John H., Toledo, O., 
for 18 years chief decorator and 
designer for the Scottwood Green- 
houses, d. in January, a. 39. 
Goodman, I. A., horticulturist, 
Kansas City, Mo., d. June 27, a. 
about 70. He was for many years 
president of the Missouri Valley 
Hort. Society and the American 
Pomological Society. 
Goranson, John, of Larson & 
Goranson, well-known fiorlsts of 
Joliet, d. in that city, Feb. 15, a. 
43. 
Gowan, H. !■., fiorist of Lynn, 
Mass., d. March 10, a. over 70. 
Grafstrom, Tortus, well-known 
gardener of Hartford, Conn., d. 
May 2, of pneumonia. A brother 
is in the fiorists’ business in New 
York City. 
Grinnell, E. widely known as 
an evergreen dealer, at Providence, 
R. I., d. early in April, a. almost 
70. 
Hale, John Howland, nursery- 
man and horticulturist, d. Oct. 12, 
at Glastonbury, Conn., a. 64. He 
was at one time president of the 
American Ass’n of Nurserymen 
and the American Pomological So- 
ciety. In 1890 he had entire 
charge of the first special investi- 
gation into the nursery industry 
made by the U. S. Census. He was 
also noted for his knowledge and 
skill in Peach growing. 
Hart, Benno Budwig, florist, 
Cleveland, O., d. June 30, of diph- 
theria. He was still a young man, 
member of the firm of Hart Bros. 
Harvey, Wm., gardener and 
fiorist, Needham, Mass., d. Sept. 
25, a. 72. He was born in Scot- 
land. 
Hassett, James, nurseryman, 
Davenport, la., d. May 3, a. 55, 
after an operation. He was pro- 
prietor of the Davenport Nursery. 
Haven, Bdwin of the Haven 
Seed Co., Santa Ana, Cal., d. Sept. 
15, a. 62, of pernicious anaemia. 
His specialty was raising Tomato 
seed. 
Hemsley, A., well-known Eng- 
lish horticultural writer, d. at 
London, England, Jan. 30, of can- 
cer of the throat, a. 66 years. He 
was for several years correspond- 
ent of The Florists’ Exchange. 
Haas, Jacob, d. in Dec. 1916. at 
St. Paul, Minn., a. 86. Haas’ vine- 
yard was well known and said to 
be the finest in St. Paul. He was 
born in Alsace-Lorraine. Before 
coming to this country he was 
gardener to the elder Dreyfus, 
father of Captain Dreyfus, who 
had suffered so much persecution 
wrongly. 
Hay, Horman, fiorist, Alexandria 
Bay, N. Y., d. Dec. 3. He was 
born in New South Wales, Aus- 
tralia, in 1868. 
Herms, F. C., Portsmouth, O., 
d. Nov. 16, 1916, of heart failure, 
a. 80 years. He was born in 
Germany and came to this country 
when 18 years of age. He was a 
pioneer florist. 
Henkes, Fred’k, Jr., son of Fred 
Henkes of Henkes Bros., Newton- 
ville, N. Y., growers, d. March 27, 
a. 19. He was superintendent for 
the firm. 
Henry, Wm., gardener of the 
Genesee Pure Pood Co., Le Roy, 
N. Y., d. June 2, a. 54. 
Hermann, Edward, one of the 
oldest and best-known florists of 
Baltimore, d. there July 17, a. 60, 
of Bright’s disease. 
Hillman, Geo. W., for more than 
20 years secretary and treasurer 
of the New York Cut Flower Co., 
New York City, d. July 6, at his 
home. Flushing, L. I., of heart 
disease. 
Holmes, Andrew B., florist, 
Brookings, S. D., d. Feb. 28, of 
heart failure, a. 69. 
Hoyt, B. Terrell, well-known land- 
scape architect, proprietor of the 
Hoyt Nursery, St. Paul, Minn., d. 
Feb. 12, of nephritis, a. 41. 
