. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 20 -> ? ?' •;:?sr :f^-ymif^i/:r The Florists^ Review . '(Tv* '*.; •(^•*'iy-sf.••?r^^'T'ffWr;; 7T "'^ '^.TJT^T'Tj *^^ ' August 10, 1916. OBITUARY Jackson Thornton Dawson. When the news spread August 3 that Jackson Dawson, Boston's and New England's grand old horticulturist, was no more, there was a feeling of univer- sal sadness among his hosts of friends, and I am sure that a great many be- yond the confines of the Old Bay state will feel keen pangs of regret when they read of the death of this able, genial, warm-hearted and lovable man. Mr
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 20 -> ? ?' •;:?sr :f^-ymif^i/:r The Florists^ Review . '(Tv* '*.; •(^•*'iy-sf.••?r^^'T'ffWr;; 7T "'^ '^.TJT^T'Tj *^^ ' August 10, 1916. OBITUARY Jackson Thornton Dawson. When the news spread August 3 that Jackson Dawson, Boston's and New England's grand old horticulturist, was no more, there was a feeling of univer- sal sadness among his hosts of friends, and I am sure that a great many be- yond the confines of the Old Bay state will feel keen pangs of regret when they read of the death of this able, genial, warm-hearted and lovable man. Mr. Dawson had been ailing for several months, but until the last day or two his condition was not regarded as crit- ical and his friends felt sure that his strong vitality would pull him through. Jackson Dawson was born in the East Eiding of Yorkshire, England, in 1841. He came to America when quite young and at the early age of 8 years started to work in the nurseries of his uncle at Andover, Mass. He moved from there to Cambridge, Mass., a few years later and worked for a consider- able time in the noted nurseries of C. M. Hovey & Co., at that time the Mecca of new and rare plants in America. His enlistment during the Civil war dated from August 2, 1862, and he served until the close of the great struggle. He was severely wounded in the leg, which bothered him to some extent the rest of his life. While in the southern states he studied the plants of that re- gion carefully and sent home many packages of seeds. In 1871 Mr. Dawson was offered and accepted a position with the Bussey In- stitute, Jamaica Plain, Mass., then in charge of the late Francis Parkman. After two years' service in the school of horticulture there. Prof. C. S. Sar- gent took the place of Mr. Parkman and a little later became director of the now world-famed Arnold Arboretum, which is one of the departments of Harvard University. Mr. Dawson was appointed superintendent of the arbo- retum over fo
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