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Bisset, Peter
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Washington, District Of Columbia
United States
Peter Bisset (April 24, 1889 Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland - March 27, 1951 Washington, D.C.)

[From American Florist, March 17, 1906, Vol. 26, p. 339:] On March 6 Peter Bisset was elected president of the Florists' Club, of Washington, D., C. Mr. Bisset was born in Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland, on April 24, 1869. Shortly afterwards his parents moved to the estate of Raith, owned by R. Munro Ferguson, near Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, where his father was employed as a forester. His boyhood days were spent on this beautiful place, where the early love for gardening was imbued. At the age of 15 he went as an apprentice to the Earl of Rosebery's gardens at Dalmeny park, near Edinburgh, where he learned gardening under the late John Moyes. His next place was at Riccarton, near Edinburgh, Sir James Gibson Craig's place. Leaving here he came to America in the year 1889, and found employment with Geo. C. Rand at Lawrence, L. I., N. Y. From here he took charge of Henry Arthur's place at Sands Point, L. I. He then went to Edward Mally's place at New Haven, Conn. From there he went to Washington to take charge of Gardiner G. Hubbard's place, "Twin Oaks," where he has been for the past 14 years. Mr. Bisset is a life member of the S. A. F. & O. H., is a member of the National Geographic Society, secretary of St. Andrew's Society of Washington, D. C, and has been secretary of the Florists' Club, of Washington, D.C, for 2 years.

[From Find a Grave] Senior horticulturist for the Department of Agriculture. He was also president of the Florists Club of Washington, director of the American Rose Society, and vice president of the American Carnation Society. He authored "Book of Water Gardening", and many articles on horticulture and ornamental gardening.
 
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