66 
Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for 
Pyle, Robt. I,., treasurer of the 
Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, 
Pa., d. Oct. 3, of valvular heart 
failure, at London Grove, Pa., a. 75. 
He was also president of the Na- 
tional Bank of West Grove. 
Rammers, Mrs. Sarah, Louis- 
ville, Ky.„ a. 76, d. early in June, 
of paralysis. She was the widow 
of L. L. Rammers and the mother 
of Mrs. C. E. Thompson, well 
known in the florists’ trade in 
Louisville. 
Rasmussen, Mrs. Geo., wife of 
Geo. Rasmussen, superintendent 
for his brother, Anders Rasmus- 
sen, the New Albany, Ind., grower, 
d. Peb. 6, a. 33. 
Rayner, Chas. Jr., florist, for- 
meriy of Anchorage, Ky., and 
later of Vancouver, B. C., 
killed in action on the Western 
front in Prance, while serving in 
the British Royal Air Squadron, 
a. about 30. 
Reed, Alden A., one of the best- 
known florists and growers in the 
Old Colony district, d. Peb. 27, at 
' his home in Witman, Mass., a. 78. 
Reed, Capt. A. H., d. at Glen- 
coe, Minn., late in 1916. He was 
a pioneer of the State. He was 
an enthusiastic horticulturist and 
a member of the Minnesota Hort. 
Society, for which, for many 
years, he conducted a trial sta- 
tion at his farm at Glencoe. 
Rey, Chas. F., florist, Glendale, 
L. I., N. Y., d. IMarch 31, of ne- 
phritis a. 67. 
Roche, David J., nurseryman 
and landscape gardener of Quincy, 
Mass., d. March 21, a. 81. 
Ross, Charles, Westgate-on-Sea, 
England, veteran horticulturist 
and gardener, d. Peb. 4, a. 92. He 
was noted as a grower of Apples, 
and originated sev'eral new va- 
rieties. 
Reis, Peter, florist. West Ho- 
boken. N. J., d. Nov'. 1, a. 74 of a 
complication of diseases. He was 
born in Germany but came to West 
Hoboken in 1870. His father was 
also a pioneer florist. 
Reuter, S. J., Westerly, R. I., 
d. Nov. 24. 1916, a. 65. He w'as 
born in Germany educated in all 
departments of the florist busi- 
ness in which his forebears had 
been engaged as far back as there 
is any record. He came to America 
in 1872, and started in business, 
moving to Westerly in 1882. He 
had one of the largest establish- 
ments in Rhode Island. His spe- 
cialties being Roses and Carna- 
tions. 
Rupp, Nicholas J., treasurer of 
the John C. Monlnger Co., Chicago, 
111., d. of appendicitis Dec. 27, 
1916, a. 53. Mr. Rupp was a pio- 
neer in the greenhouse construc- 
tion business. In 1894, after tht 
death of J. C. Moninger, he joined 
with E. P. Kurowski in buying 
the business from Mrs. J. C. 
Moninger. 
Saunders, David I., pioneer flor- 
ist, Washington, D. C., d. May 18, 
a. 69. His father, the late Wm. 
Saunders, was superintendent of 
gardens for the Department of 
Agriculture for many years. 
Sanborn, Henry Willard, one of 
the earliest florists of Berkeley and 
Oakland, Cal., d. in Dec. 1916, a. 
66 . 
Sawyer, Geo., Murray Hill, N. J., 
d. Dec. 7, 1916. He was one of the 
foremen of the L. B. Coddington 
Rose growing establishment. 
Saxe John, well-known florist of 
Waterbury, Conn., d. Nov. 28. 
1916, a. 62. 
Schroeter, Bruno, florist. De- 
troit, Mich., d. Nov. 7, a. 77. He 
was born in Germany, where he 
studied. He came to America in 
1871 and located at Toledo, O.. 
later going to Detroit. He was 
noted for the high quality of stock 
he produced. 
Schneider, Geo., president of the 
Prench Hort. Society of London, 
England, d. Jan. 2, a 68. Por 30 
years he was employed by J. 
Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, Eng- 
land. He was a member of lead- 
ing European horticultural socie- 
ties and in his early life a fre- 
quent contributor to the horticul- 
tural press of Prance and England. 
His “Book of Choice Perns” is an 
important work on the subject. 
Siebold, Mrs. Anna Theresa, wife 
of Julius Siebold. the Lancaster. 
Pa., grower, d. Jan. 2, from pneu- 
monia. a. 51. 
Seibrecht, Wm. R., manager of 
the Siebrecht retail flower store. 
New York City, d. Sept. 4, at his 
home at New Rochelle, N. Y., of 
heart disease, a. 43. 
Siegel, Alex., florist, St. Louis, 
■Mo., d. -May 25, a. 60. 
Simonson, Henry C., florist, 
Brooklyn, d. there Dec. 8, 1916. 
Silvester, Rich. Wm., for 20 
years president of the Maryland 
Agricultural College, d. during the 
first week in January, a. 59. He 
was a noted student of agricul- 
tural problems and a well-known 
lecturer on horticultural subjects. 
Smith, James, grower and re- 
tailer of plants and cut flowers 
for many years at Baltimore, Md., 
d. Sept. 8. 
