. The Sudduth pear. Nursery stock Illinois Normal Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Pears Catalogs. Thomas Constant in 1820 planted the seed from which has sprung the original Sudduth Pear tree. Though only two years younger than the State of Illinois it is still vigorous and bearing- * The History of the Sudduth Pear. TO COMPLETE the plan of this booklet the first page should be given to the picture of Mr. Thomas Constant, the man whose one act of planting- a little seed 81 years ago has started a revolution in the growing- of this noble fruit- Thomas Constant was born in Virginia, Au
. The Sudduth pear. Nursery stock Illinois Normal Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Pears Catalogs. Thomas Constant in 1820 planted the seed from which has sprung the original Sudduth Pear tree. Though only two years younger than the State of Illinois it is still vigorous and bearing- * The History of the Sudduth Pear. TO COMPLETE the plan of this booklet the first page should be given to the picture of Mr. Thomas Constant, the man whose one act of planting- a little seed 81 years ago has started a revolution in the growing- of this noble fruit- Thomas Constant was born in Virginia, August 14,1776. Moving from thence to Xenia, Ohio, from where he, in the year 1820, emigrated to Illinois, and entered land from the government in Sangamon county, near Williamsville; a man who was known far and near by the early settlers as one of the sturdy and strong men of the earlier days, whose manly strength and wisdom did much to mold the social and political affairs in his part of the state. Had his death not occurred so long ago, viz: in the year 1840, before the art of photography was practiced in this country, his picture would have the place of honor in this booklet. This, however, would be insignifi- the monument he memory, that grand tree, that has weath" nearly a century and ous old giant, never its burden of deli- a landmark for all country and with a been of more benefit most men. Verily, this grand old tree of the robust, manly pioneers of early its early life was original tree is grow- estate, purchased in 1862. Mr. Sudduth gest stock farmers 13,000 acres of land, personally, besides the Farmers Bank Sudduth had no. cant compared to has raised up to his old Sudduth Pear ered the storms for stands today a vigor- failing to bringf orth cious fruit each year, the surrounding record of having to mankind than it would seem that was the outgrowth characters of the Illinois with whom associated. The ing on the Sudduth from Judge Logan was one of the lar- in this
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