. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. H)t,v 2*. 1918. The Florists'Review 17 veal's ago **8 elected one of its few ijonoiary members for his eminent serv- j^jes to horticulture. It can safely be said of him that he was one of the most upright and respected practical garden- erg who ever lived in Massachusetts. He i« survived by one son, Joseph T. Clarke, for many years the respected gttpei iutendent of the John E. Thayer estat.^ South Lancaster, and by two dauglitera. E. B. Sutton. Eflingham B. Sutton, who was in business some years ago as a florist at Babylon, N. Y., died July 16 at h
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. H)t,v 2*. 1918. The Florists'Review 17 veal's ago **8 elected one of its few ijonoiary members for his eminent serv- j^jes to horticulture. It can safely be said of him that he was one of the most upright and respected practical garden- erg who ever lived in Massachusetts. He i« survived by one son, Joseph T. Clarke, for many years the respected gttpei iutendent of the John E. Thayer estat.^ South Lancaster, and by two dauglitera. E. B. Sutton. Eflingham B. Sutton, who was in business some years ago as a florist at Babylon, N. Y., died July 16 at his home in Flushing, N. Y., at the age of eo years. He was born July 7, 1853, in New York city. Before entering the florists' trade at Babylon, he was in business for a time with his father and brother, maintaining a line of fast clip- pers between New York and San Fran- cisco, under the firm name of Sutton ic Co. He removed to Flushing nine years ago. Julius Boehrs. " Julius Roehrs, founder and head of the Julius Eoehrs Co., died at his home at Euthei"ford, N. J., at 10 a. m. Sunday, July 20. He had been ill for several months with stomach trouble and had returned only a few days before from ;i trip to Europe in quest of health. Julius Roehrs was born in Hamburg, (iermany, in 1844. He served three years in the botanical gardens at Kiel, Holstein, and went from that city to Erfurt and J)resden. In 1865 he came to America, having been appointed head gardener for Mr. Lienan, of Jersey City, who at that time was beginning to form a collection of orchids. In 1868 Mr. Lienan returned to Germany, and his whole collection of orchids and stove plants was sold. Mr. Boehrs then took over Mr. Lienan's greenhouses and started business as a general florist. He also built some greenhouses on Prospect street, Jersey City Heights, where he grew roses and carnations for his retail trade. He did not remain in the retail business, however, for more than five years. When the Lienan gree
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