THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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EUGENE WILLETT. 
Eugene Willett, aged 61 years, passed away at his 
home in North Collins, N. ¥., after an illness of many 
weeks of organic heart disease. 
He was born in the town of North Collins and in his 
younger years followed market gardening, at which he 
was most successful. About 30 years ago he began 
growing small fruit plants for retail trade. In 1898 he 
lost his only son, Luther M., just past the age of 21 years, 
who had been in the business with his father but a 
couple of years. 
Mr. Willett then carried on the business alone, grad¬ 
ually increasing it to a large wholesale trade. In 1908 
his son-in-law, Alton 11. Wheelock became a partner, the 
firm being known as Willett & Wheelock since then. 
The business will be carried on by Mr. Wheelock. 
MRS. CHARLES ILGENFRITZ. 
The many friends and acquaintances will learn with 
deep regret of the death of Mrs. Charles Ilgenfritz, who 
passed away at her home, 758 Elm avenue, Monroe, 
Michigan, April 24th. Mrs. Ilgenfritz had not been in 
good health for several years, yet in spite of her suffer¬ 
ing she way always the same, happy, genial woman. A 
regular attendant at the conventions where her genial 
disposition made her a host of friends who will sadly 
miss her, yet she will always remain enshrined in the 
memory as one of those rare natures it was good to have 
known. 
PROF. 11. E. VAN DEMAN 
Horticulture has suffered a great loss through the death 
of Prof. H. E. Van Deman which occurred Wednesday 
April 28th at his home in Washington D. C. 
He was known the country over as one of the leading 
authorities on Pomology having given the best years oi 
his life to the advancement of the fruit interests of the 
country. 
July 1st. 1886 he was appointed pomologist of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture which office he held until June 
1893. Since he retired from that position and has since 
devoted his time to other activities, all of which have been 
in connection with fruit interests. The work organized in 
the Department of Agriculture by Prof. Van Deman is 
still being continued through the office or horticultural 
and pomological investigations of the bureau of plant in¬ 
dustry. 
Professor Van Deman was born at Concord, Ross Co.. 
Ohio. Served in Company A. 1st Ohio Regiment Heavy 
Artillery during the Civil war. 
In 1878 he accepted a call to the chair of botany and 
horticulture in the Kansas Agricultural College. This 
position he held for two years, when he again resumed 
work on his farm at Geneva. 
The more public career of Prof. Van Deman began 
when in 1884-1885, he was placed in charge of a fruit 
exhibit from Allen county, Kan. 
He was honorary member of fifteen state pomological 
associations and a lilt' member of tin' National Pomo¬ 
logical Society, and prominently identified with the Na¬ 
tional Association of Nurserymen. 
500f< 
Another book of the Rural Science Series published by 
the MacMillan Co., 66 Fifth avenue, New York, lias just 
come to the office. The author is J. E. Coil and is edited 
by L. H. Railey and is on the subject of Citrus Fruits. 
The work is an account of the Citrus Fruit Industry, 
with special reference to California requirements and 
practices and similar conditions. 
The author, J. Eliot Coit, is professor of citriculture in 
•the University of California and is evidently a master on 
the subject. 
He has treated it in a readable, thorough and efficient 
manner, dealing with principles as well as practices. 
Professor Coit gives the following eight fundamental 
requirements for success:— 
1. A location in a proved citrus district, reasonably 
free from frost and winds and within hauling distance of 
a packing house. 
2. A 11 easily worked, fertile, well drained, deep soil, 
purchased at a reasonable price. 
3. An ample supply of good water. 
4. Strong, thrifty, clean trees grown from carefully 
selected buds from standard varieties. 
5. Proper preparation of ground and planting of 
trees. 
6. Personal care of the trees with conscientious cul¬ 
tivation, irrigation, fertilization, and pruning. 
7. The exclusion of scale insects and proper treatment 
for fungus and other diseases. 
8. Membership in a local co-operative marketing 
association. 
To those interested in the grow ing of citrus fruits the 
book should be an extremely good investment. The 
price is $2.00. 
RECEIVER 
APPOINTED FOR REILLY RROS.. 
DANSVILLE, N. C. 
On petition of counsel for Reilly Pros.. Dansville, Ed¬ 
ward Bacon, of Dansville. was named by Judge I homas 
in United States district court as temporary receiver lor 
the firm. Bond of $3,000 is required. Voluntary petition 
in bankruptcy was tiled in district court a tew hours be¬ 
fore the judge s appointment. Liabilities ol the firm an* 
scheduled as $31,535.42. and assets $71,060. Counsel 
said action was taken not because tin* firm is insolvent, 
but to effect an adjustment w ith the creditors. 
A large fruit stock nursery is being started in Yuba 
county, California, for the purpose of growing Citrus and 
deciduous nursery stock, 4000 acres having been pur¬ 
chased near the town oi Mission. 
