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FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1939 
In Memoriam 
It is with regret and sadness that we announce to our friends and 
customers the passing of two of the builders of the Ferndale Nursery, 
in the past year, 
LUDVIG MOSBAEK 
Ludvig Mosbaek, the founder of the Ferndale Nursery, passed away 
on July 11, at the age of 81 years. 
It was in the year of 1907 that Ludvig Mosbaek cleared the first 
land and made the beginning of what is now known as Ferndale 
Nursery. Many were the obstacles and discouragements he met with, 
but through hard work and persistence he succeeded and had the 
satisfaction of seeing the enterprise grow. Mr. Mosbaek remained the 
active manager until 1933 when he retired from participation in the 
business. 
MRS. H. R. BUCK 
Mrs. H. R, Buck, the oldest daughter of Ludvig Mosbaek, passed 
away on December 8, at the age of nearly 52 years. 
For many years Mrs, Buck assisted her father with the office work 
connected with the nursery. Since 1933, when Mr. Mosbaek retired, 
she had assumed all the responsibilities connected with the office, 
in addition to taking care of the floral business. Her greatest interest 
was in wild flowers and through her efforts many rare wildlings 
became available to our customers. Her labors in this field will be 
missed by customers and present managers alike. 
HANS MOSB^K. H. R. BUCK. 
