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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Obituary 
Doings of Societies 
ERNEST CALVAT 
In the death of M. Ernest Calvat, of Grenoble, France, the 
world loses its greatest chrysanthemum seedling raiser, and Europe 
its most eminent seedling grower. 
M. Calvat began as a pure amateur, and suddenly burst upon 
the chrysanthemum world with novelties that were an entirely 
new race. From the show tables of the great exhibitions his seed¬ 
lings sw r ept everything that had been grown a few years previously. 
His success was phenomenal and his fame is written in letters of 
gold in the annals of the chrysanthemum for all time. 
It was in 1891 that M. Calvat exhibited his first seedlings 
before the National Chrysanthemum Society of London where they 
aroused intense curiosity. A grand rush for his novelties followed 
as they were sent out year by year, until they were almost univer¬ 
sally grown the world over. Since 1887 the chrysanthemum had 
received his undivided 
attention with the view 
of practicing a system- 
a t i c cross - fertilization 
with the then known larg¬ 
est varieties to obtain a 
new race of high-class show 
flowers. The result of 
these labors is the long 
list of his famous flow¬ 
ers that have won high 
positions for themselves, 
and received awards in¬ 
numerable on the Conti¬ 
nent. 
In his untimely death 
at the age of 58 years, 
the horticultural world 
has suffered an irrepar¬ 
able loss. 
George Wittbold : 
One of the oldest florists 
in the country died at 
his home in Chicago on 
September 19. He was bom in Hanover, Germany in 1832. 
He settled in Chicago in the early history of the city, gradually 
built up a substantial florist and nursery business which will be 
continued by his sons Fred, Louis, Henry and Otto. 
Prize Cups Awarded by the B. G. Pratt Co. 
James M. Kennedy: At Dansville, N. Y. on September 8, 
aged 49. Mr. Kennedy’s health had been broken down for over a 
year. He had been in the nursery business in Dansville since 1876. 
For many years he was a member of the local and national nursery¬ 
men’s association. He is survived by his wife, one son James E. 
Kennedy, his mother, a sister and brother. His loss is a severe one 
to the nursery life of Dansville. 
August 15 , 1910 . 
Dear Sir: 
The next annual meeting of the American Association of Farm¬ 
ers’ Institute Workers will be held at Washington, D. C., November 
14 to 16 , 1910 . At the same place and beginning November 16 will 
be held the annual meeting of the Association of American Agri¬ 
cultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. 
This meeting promises to be one of the most important that 
the institute Association has yet held. The relation of the Farm¬ 
ers’ Institute to the work of the Section of the Association of 
Colleges and Stations will be up for discussion, as well as the subject 
of young People’s Institutes and Farmers’ Institutes for Women. 
Special effort should be made by Institute Directors and Lectur¬ 
ers to be present and take part in the discussion of these topics. 
John Hamilton, 
Farmers’ Institute Specialist. 
I 
Greeting: 
The Executive of the First Canadian National Apple Show begs 
to advise that you have 
been honored with a six 
months’ free subscription 
to the Fruit Magazine of 
Vancouver, the only ex¬ 
clusive fruit publication 
of Canada, and the official 
organ of the Canadian 
National Apple Show, to 
be held at Vancouver, 
October 31 st to Novem¬ 
ber 5 th, 1910 , inclusive. 
As one interested in 
the fruit industry we 
trust that you are inter¬ 
ested in the greatest apple 
exposition ever attempt¬ 
ed, and that you will give 
us your co-operation to 
the extent of mailing to 
our address, at your ear- 
1 i e s t convenience, the 
names and addresses of your friends who are interested in fruit 
growing. The management will take pleasure in complimenting 
them with a free subscription to the Fruit Magazine as per your 
request. 
The big show will be held in the magnificent Vancouver Exhibi¬ 
tion buildings at Hastings Park, which are to be formally dedicated 
August 15 , by the Vancouver Exhibition Association. 
L. G. Moore, Secretary. 
W. E. Wellington, Toronto, Ont. Mr. Wellington was a member 
of the firm of Stone & Wellington one of the leading nursery firms in 
Canada. He died early in September at his home in Toronto 
where he had charge of the retail department of the business. 
Katherine Sherman: Mr. E. M. Sherman president of the 
Sherman Nursery Co. of Charles City lost his daughter Katherine, 
an estimable young lady of nineteen, on September 12. 
CUPS OFFERED BY B. G. PRATT COMPANY. 
An excellent form of advertising is that instituted by the B. 
G. Pratt Company, manufacturers of scalecide and sulfocide, 
New York City. The plan is to stimulate the growing of good 
fruit by the most improved methods of spraying by the donation 
of cups for worthy exhibits to be competed for at the meetings 
of the leading state horticultural societies the coming winter. 
This firm has provided a sufficient number of cups to secure 
competitions for the best exhibit of box fruit at the meetings of 
the leading state horticultural societies of the country. Full 
information may be secured by writing to B. G. Pratt Company, 
50 Church St., New York City. 
“I value your paper very much, and do not see how any nursery¬ 
man can get along without it.” 
T. D. Buchanan. 
William A. Peterson, proprietor of Peterson Nursery, Chicago, 
is on an automobile tour of New England. He is accompanied by 
Mrs. Peterson, their oldest boy, and some friends. 
