. Biggle berry book; a condensed treatise on the culture of berries. Berries. Born in 1834 in New Yoi-k City, and mingling with the world as assistant in a publisher's ofifice, and afterwards in the jewelry business in New York and St. Louis for forty years. Mr. Haw- J. R. Hawkins kins then became intimately associated with Mr. Charles Downing, and he was well acquainted with the late Rev. E). P. Roe. He is the originator of the Banquet strawberry and has many other seedlings on trial. Page 95. This gentleman was born April, 1846, and is, therefore, forty-eight years old. Previous to 1882, he
. Biggle berry book; a condensed treatise on the culture of berries. Berries. Born in 1834 in New Yoi-k City, and mingling with the world as assistant in a publisher's ofifice, and afterwards in the jewelry business in New York and St. Louis for forty years. Mr. Haw- J. R. Hawkins kins then became intimately associated with Mr. Charles Downing, and he was well acquainted with the late Rev. E). P. Roe. He is the originator of the Banquet strawberry and has many other seedlings on trial. Page 95. This gentleman was born April, 1846, and is, therefore, forty-eight years old. Previous to 1882, he was a travelling sales- man, but, his health failing, he engaged in D. Brandt farming at Bremen, Ohio, making the strawberry a specialty, and during the past twelve years fruiting and testing about 350 varieties, devoting much time to seedlings. He is the originator of the Fountain strawberry. D. BRANDT This name is well known in New England, where its owner has been prominent in horticultural circles for years. He it was who introduced the Beverly strawberry, naming the variety after his own town. He is sixty- Benj. M. Smith one years of age, and half of his life has been occupied in strawberry culture. Mr. Smith is an interesting man, and his berry experience given in this book adds much to the value of the work. Page 79. This gentleman recently died at his home at Green Bay, Wis., distinguished alike for his love of horticulture, business ability, nobility of character and absence of" the least touch of pride, arrogance, vanity or ; Born in Morris County, N. J., he removed to Wisconsin in 1854, and J M. SMITH began farming, pursuing his favorite calling with great success. A most striking evidence of his enterprise and thoroughness was that he was able to grow and fruit the old Wilson straw- berry years after it was generally given up and pronounced worthless. It did not 'run out" on his plantation however it did Please note that these imag
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