. Annals of horticulture in North America for the year 1893. A witness of passing events and a record of progress. Comprising and account of the horticulture of the Columbian exposition. Fruit-culture; Gardening. Necrology of i8go. 299. BENJAMIN S. WILLIAMS. Benjamin Samuel Williams died June 23, aged 68 years. He was born at Hoddesdon, England, and at the age of 14 entered the celebrated garden of John Warner, where his father was long employed as a gardener. At the age of 20 he entered the lists as an exhibitor, and soon acquired fame as a cultivator and exhibitor of the pansy. He next took
. Annals of horticulture in North America for the year 1893. A witness of passing events and a record of progress. Comprising and account of the horticulture of the Columbian exposition. Fruit-culture; Gardening. Necrology of i8go. 299. BENJAMIN S. WILLIAMS. Benjamin Samuel Williams died June 23, aged 68 years. He was born at Hoddesdon, England, and at the age of 14 entered the celebrated garden of John Warner, where his father was long employed as a gardener. At the age of 20 he entered the lists as an exhibitor, and soon acquired fame as a cultivator and exhibitor of the pansy. He next took up the ranunculus, and very soon launched out into floriculture of a comprehensive kind, accomplishing wonders with the aid of a few frames to enable him to grow flowers for exhibition in March and April. His ambition growing with his talent, he soon became an exhibitor of vegetables and fruits in the neigh- boring towas. He soon felt the scarcity of books, and resolved that he. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill. ). New York, Judd
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