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Snyder, Samuel, retail florist. 
New York. d. Dec. 17. 1916, a. 40. 
Strail, Fred Newell, d. in Chi- 
cago, Dec. 1, 1916, where he was 
born 47 years ago. He was well 
known in retail florists’ circles. 
Snyder, Philip H., who for over 
20 years handled collections for 
C. B. Thompson & Co., Louisville, 
Ky., d. early in March, of pneu- 
monia, a. 81. 
Stielow, Fred, well-known 
grower for the Chicago market, 
d. at Niles Center, 111., Oct. 25, 
a. 75. 
Stoutenhorough, Russell B., pro- 
prietor of “The Flower Shop,’’ 
Paterson, N. J., d. Sept. 9, of heart 
failure, a. 39. 
Stredwick, James, a noted raiser 
of Dahlias, St. Leonards, England, 
d. about the first part of May. 
Swanson, John H., Chariton, la., 
retail florist, d. Oct. 14, a. 58. 
Tricker, Christopher, brother of 
the late Wm. Tricker of Arling- 
ton, N. J., d. in New York City, 
Nov. 22, 1916, a. 52. For ten 
years he was bookkeeper for Peter 
Henderson & Co. 
Teweles, Iiudwig, president of 
tlie Ludwig Teweles Seed Co., 
Milwaukee, Wis., d. of heart fail- 
ure, July 8. a. 76. 
Toler, John P., florist of Holy- 
u ood Cemetery, d. April 27, at At- 
lanta. Ga., a. 73. 
'Valentine, J. A„ president of the 
Park Flower Co., Denver, Colo., d. 
Oct. 5, a. 58. his death occuring 
from an automobile accident. He 
was father of the Florists’ Tele- 
graph Delivery Ass’n and was in- 
trusted with the drawing up of 
that organization’s constitution 
and by-laws. He was also an 
early member of the Florists’ Hail 
Ass’n and president of the S. A. F. 
in 1908. In 1911 he was made 
president of the American Carna- 
tion Society. He was born in 
Iowa and graduated from the 
State Law School at Iowa City, 
soon after going into railroad 
construction work. In 1895 he be- 
came president of the Park Floral 
Co. 
Vestal, Jos. 'W., pioneer florist. 
Little Rock, Ark., d. Aug. 6, a. 82. 
Vilmorin, Philippe de, head of the 
world-renowned French seed house 
of Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. of 
Paris, d. about July 3, a. 44. He 
was the organizer of the noted 
Fourth International Conference 
of Genetics, held in I’aris, Sept. 
18 to 23, 1911. He was secretary 
of the last International Confer- 
ence on Genetics and a life member 
of the American Genetic Ass’n. 
He served as interpreter in the 
French Army from the time of 
the beginning of the European 
War, in 1914. 
'Wallace, William, d. about May 
1, a. 75. For nine years he was 
gardener for Carrie Monroe Terry, 
of Phoebus, 'Va. He was wfell 
known among Brooklyn, N. Y., 
florists and gardeners. 
Weeber, Chas. G., seedsman of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., formerly of the 
firm of Weeber & Don, New York 
City, d. May 8, of heart failure, a. 
7 4. He had retired from the firm 
in 1901. He was well known in 
the seed trade. 
Wettig, Arthur, florist, St. Paul, 
Mo., d. in January, from tetanus 
poisoning, a. 44. 
Walker, Prof. Bruest, former 
State horticulturist of Alabama 
and noted botanical student, d. 
at Bolling, Ala., Dec. 6, 1916. He 
was 55 years of age. He was sec- 
retary of the State Horticultural 
Society of Kansas, and had an ex- 
perimental orchard. 
Will, Oscar H., pioneer seed 
grower, Bismarck, N. D,, d. in 
September. 
Weigand, John, who had con- 
ducted a large florist’s establish- 
ment at Secaucus. d. at Wee- 
hawken Heights, N. J., Oct. 12. 
1916, a. 81. He was born in Ba- 
varia. 
Wilson, Geo. Ii., retired florist of 
Malden, Mass., d. in January, a. 71. 
Wills, Bobt., manager of the 
State Nursery Co., Salt Lake City, 
Utah, d. Sept. 5, a. 61. He was 
born in Ireland. 
Winterson, Thos. B., Chicago. 
111., d. early in June, a. 36. He 
was a brother of E. F. Winterson, 
wholesale seedsman and florist at 
Chicago, and occasionally was con- 
nected with his brother’s business. 
He was killed by an express train. 
Wolff, Otto Wm., florist of Corfu 
and Batavia, N. Y., d. Dec. 17, 
1916, of softening of the brain, 
a. 40 years. Mr. Wolff was born 
in Germany. He was a veteran 
of the Spanish-American War. 
Woodruff, Wilford Baker, veteran 
florist, Westfield, N. J., d. Nov. 
10, a. 67, after a long illness. He 
had been in the florists’ business 
for 47 .vears. 
Wrege, Chas., florist, Jersey 
City, N. J., d. May 30, a. 35. 
Zane, Wm. F. grower. Wheeling, 
W. Va., d. June 17, a. 67. 
