See also "Waban Rose Conservatories" and "The Montgomery Co." under Nurseries.
Alexander W. Montgomery (August 18, 1848 Port William, Scotland - )
Alexander W. Montgomery Jr., his son.
[From
Garden and Forest, 1892, p. 550:]...Alexander Montgomery of the Waban Conservatories, Natick.
[From the "Annual Report of the State Board of Agriculture, Mass.", 1899, p. 156:] Both Mr. Montgomery
and his father, who is in charge of the Waban conservatories...
[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
The Gardeners' Chronicle, 1906, Vol. 40, p. 446:] Among modern Rose growers Alexander Montgomery, of the Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, Mass., is a recognised leader. He was born at Port William in 1848, and apprenticed as gardener on the Earl of Galloway's estate. He came to America in 1882. The Waban, a sport from Catherine Mermet Rose, sometimes called the Red Mermet, originated at this establishment, and in recent years the new Rose Wellesley was obtained. Mr. Montgomery was president of the American Rose Society for two terms.
[From
The American Florist, 1912, p. 990:] Alexander Montgomery of the Waban Conservatories, Natick, Mass., a former president of the American Rose Society.
[From
The Book on Roses, by Dr. G. Griffin Lewis, p. 136:] Alexander Montgomery of Hadley, Mass., was born at Port William, Scotland, on August 18, 1848, and is still living [in 1931], and quite active, although over eighty years of age.
