. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Mmerica is "thn Prow of the I/essel; there may be mare nomfort Amidships, but we are the first ta touch Unknown Seas. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 1, 1887. No. 34. ^m IkMEwm&m fmmm Marshall P. Wilder. The death of Marshall Pinckiiey Wilder, at his home in Dorchester, uear Kos- ton, on Dec. i6, at the ripe age of 88 years, closes a most remarkable career in the history of Ameri- can horticulture. No man was more widely known or more highly re- spected. His name is written on every page of the record of po
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Mmerica is "thn Prow of the I/essel; there may be mare nomfort Amidships, but we are the first ta touch Unknown Seas. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 1, 1887. No. 34. ^m IkMEwm&m fmmm Marshall P. Wilder. The death of Marshall Pinckiiey Wilder, at his home in Dorchester, uear Kos- ton, on Dec. i6, at the ripe age of 88 years, closes a most remarkable career in the history of Ameri- can horticulture. No man was more widely known or more highly re- spected. His name is written on every page of the record of pomology in this country. His long experience, keen interest, and vast knowledge, cov- ering the entire scope of horticulture, makes his loss an almost irreparable one. His is a mcst nota- ble example of a life's work for the improve- ment and elevation of this noble art. Mr. Wilder was born iu Rindge, N. H., Sept. 22, 179S. His parents were Samuel Locke Wilder and Anna Sherwin Wilder, both of Rindge. His early education was re- ceived iu the conniion schools of his native town, after which he com- pleted a course of stud^• at the Ipswich academy. After graduating from that educational institu- tion, he for a number of years assisted his father on his farm iu Rindge, and being an enthusiastic admirer of nature, and an ardent student of botany, and all else pertaining to horticulture, made it the most elegant and pro- ductive of any iu that section of the country. Being possessed of a nat- urally ambitious mind, he established himself in business as a partner with his father, in 1820, in the old-fashioued countrj--store line, in his native town, where he built up a lucrative trade. The following year he was appointed postmaster of Rindge, and he served in that capacity during the remainder of President Madison's term of offlce. This quiet country town proved too dull for him, and in 1825 he removed to Boston, and, in company with Heuiy Payson, commenced business as a retail deal
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