. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgo5. The American Florist. 955. Tne Late Michael Lynch. (See obituary, page 879 last issue.) dens, leaving that country for the United States when he was about twenty-one years of age. For nearly four years he was employed in various establishments in and around New York, Jersey City, Phila- delphia and Syracuse. While in New York, in 1875, he was married, starting on his wedding day for California, and that year saw him in charge of the beautiful gardens of Major Rathbone at Menlo Park. In 1880, James Flood, the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgo5. The American Florist. 955. Tne Late Michael Lynch. (See obituary, page 879 last issue.) dens, leaving that country for the United States when he was about twenty-one years of age. For nearly four years he was employed in various establishments in and around New York, Jersey City, Phila- delphia and Syracuse. While in New York, in 1875, he was married, starting on his wedding day for California, and that year saw him in charge of the beautiful gardens of Major Rathbone at Menlo Park. In 1880, James Flood, the financial king, had laid out his mag- nificent grounds and needed an expert landscape gardener to take charge. He selected Mr. Lynch for the work and while engaged here the latter became known to fame as orie of the most skill- ful of gardeners. In 1886, Mr. Lynch took charge of the Sherwood Hail Nursery, owned by Timothy Hopkins, where with his usual energy, he raised the concern from small beginnings to one of large proportions, so that when he retired the nursery was furnishing San Francisco with a very large and important part of its flower supply. About fourteen years ago Mr. Lynch began business on his own account and threw his whole soul into the project. Beginning in a small way, he gradually developed until he had one of the largest nurseries in the state, making extensive shipments as far as Denver, Portland and Salt Lake City. From 1892 to 1900 he grew seed sweet peas of the better named kinds for the eastern trade. During his lifetime, Mr. Lynch drew about him many warm friends who loved him for his goodness of heart, finding in him one who was always ready with a helping hand to assist in any worthy project. Through his long life he made many friends by his uni- form amiability, his consistent rectitude in business dealings and his unstinted generosity. His demise will be regretted by every one who had the privilege of his acquaintance. The funeral cortege was one
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