The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . rved, in some measure, byevery State in the Union. BENJAMIN HAMMOND. *ishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 4) [ #bituarg j August Rhotert. August Rhotert died on Monday, April 9, in his4Gth year, at his late residence. 23.^ West One Hun-dred and Thirty-first street. New York. A widow,mother and two brothers in Germany survive him. Mr. Rh(»tert represented many important Euro-pean firms, among which are Vilmorin. Andrieux &Company. Louis Leroy, E. Neubert and others. Hfwas a man of unusual
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . rved, in some measure, byevery State in the Union. BENJAMIN HAMMOND. *ishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 4) [ #bituarg j August Rhotert. August Rhotert died on Monday, April 9, in his4Gth year, at his late residence. 23.^ West One Hun-dred and Thirty-first street. New York. A widow,mother and two brothers in Germany survive him. Mr. Rh(»tert represented many important Euro-pean firms, among which are Vilmorin. Andrieux &Company. Louis Leroy, E. Neubert and others. Hfwas a man of unusual business ability; very prompt,exact and painstaking- in all he did. He amassed afortune in his business and fortunate financial in-vestments. The business will be carried on by theestate. He was a member of the American Asso-?^iation of Nurserymen, the A. F. O. H., and theNew York Florists Club. S. D. Woodruff. stiles D. Woodruff died at his home in Orange,tonn., on Tuesday, April 11, after a long and seriousillness of more than one year with lieart and rheu-matic trouble. His wife and life long companion. The I/Bte Thomas Devoy. died on March 8, only about five weeks ago, quitesuddenly; both had always been in the best of healthheretofore. Mr. Woodruff was 68 years of age. Deceased was one of the pioneers in seed served as corporal in the Twenty-seventh Regi-ment Connecticut Volunteers, took active part in thebattles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, andwas taken prisoner and confined in Libby his return from the war, he began in 1865 thegrowing of garden seeds, and from a very small be-ginning developed the extensive business representedby the firm of S. D. Woodruff & Sons, operating atOrange, Conn., and at 82 Dey street. New York City. Mr. Woodruff was the originator of the CountryGentleman corn; and one of his hobbies in his lifework was the developing and improvement of typesof various garden seeds. Mr. Woodruff served his town in the State L
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