. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. of oneof the (ddest American horticultural establishments;was born in Philadelphia, Aug. 24,1818, and died thereDec. 22, 1873, at the age of fifty-five. His parents wereFrederick Dreer, of Hanover, and Fredericka AugustaNolthenius, of Grossakenheim, Germany. They weremarried in America. The Nolthenius family emigratedto
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. of oneof the (ddest American horticultural establishments;was born in Philadelphia, Aug. 24,1818, and died thereDec. 22, 1873, at the age of fifty-five. His parents wereFrederick Dreer, of Hanover, and Fredericka AugustaNolthenius, of Grossakenheim, Germany. They weremarried in America. The Nolthenius family emigratedto the United States in the Last decade of the eigh-teenth century, and were closely coimected with theLutheran Church. Henry A. Dreers education waslargely in German, and obtamed in Philadelphia. He wasfond of gathering seeds and plants in the country, andwould bring them home to cultivate. He was trained inhisfathersbusiness, that of a cabinet-maker. In 1838, atthe solicitation of a friend, he began as a florist in asmall way, near Front and Chester Sts. About 1870 beremoved to Seventh and Chestnut. In 1869 he enjoyeda 5 months trip to Europe, where he met business cor-respondents of 30 years standing. He was 22. 1847. to Marv Leavenworth, of Reading. Pa.,. 739. Best method of draining a field. DREER and had six children. Of the two sons, one died in infancy,and the other, William F. Dreer, conducts, at 7U Chest-nut street, the business which is incorporated in thename of his father. Henry A. Dreer died of a nervous af-fection of the heart. He was of modest temperamentand frail constitution, and confined himself to businessrather closely. He was liberal in public matters, butalways kept out of political life. He compiled severalsmall works in connection with the business, and wrotefrequently for the Weekly Saturday Evening Post, ofPhiladelphia, and for Godevs Ladies Magazine. W. .M. DRYMOPHLCEUS 507
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