*A. (jude Sons Qo . 
n 1886, Adolph Gude, Sr., who had a great inherent love for the 
things of nature, started in the business of producing plants and flowers, estab¬ 
lishing his first small greenhouses in southeast Washington. Several years later, 
he took into business with him his younger brother, William F., who handled 
the sale of stock, while Adolph, Sr., continued to handle production under the 
firm name of A. Gude & Bro. In 1906, the business was incorporated and be¬ 
came Gude Bros. Company. Within a short space of time the business had 
progressed to include two of the largest growing establishments south of Phila¬ 
delphia. 
In 1921, extensive growth made it advisable to divide the corporation into 
two distinct and separate firms. Adolph, Sr., retained the original growing 
establishments, founded a new store at 1318 Eye St., N. W., Washington, 
D. C., and incorporated under the name of A. Gude Sons Co. Further devel¬ 
opment resulted in the purchase of a 375-acre Nursery in Rockville, Mary¬ 
land, where several hundred acres have been planted in ornamental trees and 
shrubs in wide variety. The firm established a complete Landscape Department 
for the execution of plans for every type of garden. A modern range of green¬ 
houses has been constructed for the production of plants and flowers, and for 
the propagation of nursery stock. 
Since the death of Adolph Gude, Sr., the business has been carried forward 
in accordance with his plans by his son, Adolph E. Gude as President and Gen¬ 
eral Manager, and his daughter, Esther C. M. Gude as Secretary and Treasurer. 
It continues as a fitting memorial to a man whose vision of beauty extended 
beyond himself to include his fellow-man. 
LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT 
AND OFFICE 
1318 Eye St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 
NURSERIES—GARDEN AND 
FLOWER SHOP 
Frederick Pike, Rockville, Md. 
Phone: National 6880 
Phone: Rockville 251 
Established 1886 * • * Incorporated D. C. 1921 
ADOLPH E. GUDE, President 
E. C. M. GUDE, Secretary-Treasurer 
LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT 
B. V. TIM CHEN KO, Manager 
J. R. LINTNER, JR. — S. T. QUIST 
