. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SKl'TK>rllKl! 1, llt-l The Florists" Review 27. Peter Youngers. I.'iicxin'ctfdlv and (|uito siidilcnly Peter "b'oiiiifjt'is, (if (iciiev.'i, Nob., diod of heart failure at his summer liome, near Mercer. Wis., Aufjust ITj. He was OS years okl. Honored as one of the prominent citizens of his home town, Mr. Youngers was also nationally known and deeply respeeted by the nurserj' trade. For Peter Younjrers jiosscssed the invincible qualities that liad promoted him from a street urchin in Xew York city to a reco{;nized leader in the nursery
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. SKl'TK>rllKl! 1, llt-l The Florists" Review 27. Peter Youngers. I.'iicxin'ctfdlv and (|uito siidilcnly Peter "b'oiiiifjt'is, (if (iciiev.'i, Nob., diod of heart failure at his summer liome, near Mercer. Wis., Aufjust ITj. He was OS years okl. Honored as one of the prominent citizens of his home town, Mr. Youngers was also nationally known and deeply respeeted by the nurserj' trade. For Peter Younjrers jiosscssed the invincible qualities that liad promoted him from a street urchin in Xew York city to a reco{;nized leader in the nursery trade; to treasurer and later president of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society, in 1888; to mcm- I)ership in tlie state board of agricul- ture and in its board of managers; to the president of the Western Associa- tion of Nurserymen, in ]906; to treas- urer of the American Association of Nurserymen in 19i;i, and later to hon- orary membership in that organization; to a charter membership in the Ne- braska Hall of Agriculture, in 191C, and to many other honors. When a youth of 19 years Mr. Young- ers went to Nebraska and found em- ployment as a field hand in the nurser- ies at Crete, Neb. He applied himself wholeheartedly to learning the details of the nursery liusiness and not long after, in connection with A. J. lirown, establislied the nursery business of Youngers & I' at (Jeneva, Neb. This soon became one of the largest nurser- ies in the state, employing from forty to 121) men. Later it became known as the Geneva Nurseries. Just a few years ago Mr. Youngers withdrew from the nursery business and applied himself to his other investments. He was the only honor;iry member of the A. A. N. at the time of his death. The funeral took place from the fam- ily' home, Thursday afternoon, August IS. The funeral services wer(> held on the lawn, to permit room for the many friends who gathered, and the floral offerings from these were numerous anil Please note
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