Established ca. 1874. Closed 1921.
[From The Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist, February 1876, The Horticultural Advertiser, p. 7, Advertisement:] Waban Conservatories, Lake Crossing, Mass. ..Office: 56 Broad St., Boston
[From Florists Review, 1903, p. 986:] In conferring the presidency upon Alexander Montgomery, of Natick, Mass., the members of the American Rose Society in annual session at Philadelphia last week ... It was in 1880 that he joined forces with E. M. Wood, at the Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, then a small place
[From Moody's Manual of Railroads and Corporation Secuties", 1909, p. 2877:] WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES.—Inc. Sept 17, 1900, in Mass., for the purpose of dealing in trees and flowers. Property consists of 385 acres of land, 35 greenhouses, large Steam plant, etc., located at Natick and Wellesley, Mass.
Capital Stock.-Authorized and issued, $250,000; par, $100. Transfer office, 735 Exchange Bldg., Boston.
Bonded Debt-$27,000 First, 5s; due 1911; int. F & A 1, at Boston (Mass.) Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Authorized, $150,000. Secured by mortgage on all property, real and personal.
Officers: Moorfield Storey, Pres. ; Chas. Russell, Treas.; Alex. Montgomery, Gen. Supt. Directors: Moorfield Storey, Charles Russell, R. H. Johnson, A. Montgomery, Henry Wood.
Annual meeting, third Wednesday in February.
Office, 3-A Somerset St., Boston, Mass.
[From "History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1700-1911", by George Clarke, 1912, p. 389:] Edmund M. Wood was connected with various enterprises ...and was the proprietor of the great Waban Conservatories, which are situated on one of the ancient Goodenow farms, in what was Needham Leg. These conservatories are noted abroad, as well as in this country, for the large number of huge greenhouses devoted entirely to roses, and there are few, if any, rose conservatories in the world that rival these in size. Mr. Wood dies in Natick in 1901.
[From "Boston Post", May 11, 1921, p. 2:] 60'000 Rose Bushes to be Auctioned Off. Can you use 60,000 rose bushes? If so, there's a chance for a great bargain at the Federal building this afternoon, for all the plants of the Waban Rose Conservatories at Natick will be sold to the highest bidder at public auction.
