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George Russell 
and the Bakers 
Following are a few remarks written by 
Mr. J. B. Baker, who is a member of the 
firm to whom Mr. Russell entrusted his 
stocks of Lupins, in 1935, when he became 
too old to attend to the increasing amount 
of work and when he had decided to re- 
lease his strain for general distribution. 
When we first came in contact with Mr. 
Russell, he was what is known over here as 
a jobbing gardener, earning a living by look- 
ing after one or two gardens in York and 
devoting all his spare time to the cultivation 
and development of his Lupins on two allot- 
ments near the Race Course at York. 
He was than around about eighty and had 
been working on his Lupins for twenty 
years. 
The Observer had a comprehensive and 
well written article, in 1950, and is pro- 
bably the highest honor ever paid to a 
horticulturist by the press, as this series has 
covered some of the greatest personalities of 
our time. 
His work received public recognition in the 
New’s Honor List this year when he was 
awarded the M. B. E: and when he died on 
October 15th. last, practically every well 
known paper throughout the country paid 
him a glowing tribute of which possibly the 
most impressive was the one which appeared 
on the ‘‘Leader” page of the Times. 
Mr. Russell set a wonderful example to 
gardeners in all parts of the world. 
Editor’s Remarks: For some time we have 
had in mind to give publicity to gardeners 
and plain flower growers, who have found 
pleasure in not only growing flowers but who 
have also improved them when under their 
care. The list is altogeather too small! 
And, thus it is our purpose to give credit 
to the comparatively small number that we 
have information of. 
The reward in dollars, usually will be 
small but there is the pleasure and _ satis- 
action one has in being able to better the 
things he is working with. 
A year or two ago, Dr. L. H. Bailey paid 
us a short visit and at the time was making 
plans to fly to Central Africa on some 
work on Palms at the request of the English! 
Mr. Bailey is over 80 and like Mr. Russell, 
they both are young at the age when 
the majority of men at really old; an interest 
in ones work and a something to finish, keeps 
one from getting old before his time and 
especially is this true when the interest is 
in horticultural matters. 
FROM TENNESSEE 
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History, in the McCallie School Missionary 
Ridge, Chattanooga, writes how impressed 
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us two days BEFORE the ad was to be 
published! It would have been better if 
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