. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. .iLii 11, The Florists^ Review 16 arterial sclerosis, Imt death <aiiie from an attack of |iiieuiiioiiia, wliicli was of only five days' duration. The funeral was held fioni the residence, Tuesday jifternoon, duly !*, Iiurial heiny- at Oalassed ((uietly away at a W'ashinj^ton hospital SuiKlay morninj:, .Inly 7. Anion}.', the oldest as wcdl as the best known of Scotidi j^ardeners in this coun ti'y was William K'. Smith, suiierinteiicj- ent of the l^otanic (lardens, maintained by the <:()\'ernment, on land directly op posite the ('ajdtol
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. .iLii 11, The Florists^ Review 16 arterial sclerosis, Imt death <aiiie from an attack of |iiieuiiioiiia, wliicli was of only five days' duration. The funeral was held fioni the residence, Tuesday jifternoon, duly !*, Iiurial heiny- at Oalassed ((uietly away at a W'ashinj^ton hospital SuiKlay morninj:, .Inly 7. Anion}.', the oldest as wcdl as the best known of Scotidi j^ardeners in this coun ti'y was William K'. Smith, suiierinteiicj- ent of the l^otanic (lardens, maintained by the <:()\'ernment, on land directly op posite the ('ajdtol ^iroumls, in Washin;.;- ton. Tljis post lie had held continu- ously foi' the unprect'dented |)eriod of more than (ifty years. An additional distinction is that he was the oldest li\- in;: ex-jirc'sident of the S. \. F., foi- Kolieit ('rai^i, who ])reced('d him li\' six teiins in the jtresidency, numbers but ?") years ayainst .Mr. Smith's S4. Wm. K. Smith was born in Scotlanij in ISi's, and ;.;ained his first profes sional experienct' in l^ord KIcho's gar- dens at IIad<lin}iton. In ;).'! he eii- tereil Kew (iardens, jjondon, thence ars of ser\ ice at the Botanic (Jardeiis, ya\o liberally of his time as chairman of the I'arkinj: Cominission of the District of Columbia and ilid miKdi towanis makiiiy the str<'ets, s(|uares ainl parks of the national caj'ital amony the most beau tiful ill the world. .Mr. Smitli \\as the friend of many of the presiileiits, statesmen and other dist injiuished men of the day, and it was princi|(ally his wide accjuaintaiice that made it possible for tlie S. .\. F. to secure its national charter, ;:rant<'(| by ('onjiicss and si<iiie<| by Wiy. .Mc Kin ley -March .!, Illdl. .Mr. Smith was an ar • lent admirer of Woliert Burns and had what is saiical of tiie stories told of him : .\ |ionipou> senator, i tin;^ Mr. Smith ;it one time in the Pxilanic (Jar dens, emphatically that he coiiM >e<' no utility in the .i
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