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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Joseph Merritt Underwood 
On August 17th last, died Joseph Merritt Underwood, 
founder of the Jewell Nursery Company and one of the 
pioneer nurserymen of the North. 
Since 1868 Mr. Underwood was closely connected with 
the nursery business and was always keenly interested 
in the advancement of practical horticulture in the North. 
It was also while he was active in this Horticultural 
Society that it had such a splendid fruit exhibit made at 
the World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893, which opened the 
eyes of thousands to the fact that Minnesota was a fruit 
producing state. 
He was an enthusiastic supporter and earnest worker 
The Late Founder of the Jewell Nursery Company, 
Lake City, Minnesota 
He was an active worker in the Minnesota Horticulture 
Society, which has such a splendid record of activities. 
While President of this body he helped it to the practi¬ 
cal consumation of its greatest work: the establishment 
of a State Plant Breeding Farm, under the direction of 
the Society and of the State University. 
in every activity that would advance the interests of Hor¬ 
ticulture in his State. He was associated for years in the 
Minnesota State Horticulture Society with Wyman El¬ 
liott, J. S. Harris, Prof. Samuel B. Green, J. P. Andrews 
and Clarence Wedge, all men who have left their mark 
on Horticulture and made the country richer for having 
lived. 
