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United States

Conard & Jones Co.
West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA

[From The Weekly Florists' Review, December 20, 1906, p. 349:] The announcement is made of the death of Alfred F. Conard, president of the Conard & Jones Co., of West Grove, Pa., a town for its size probably better known to the general public than any other in America, largely because of Mr. Conard 's establishing there a mail-order plant business which now extends not only to every part of the United States but to every civilized country in the world. Since 1869 Mr. Conard and Antoine Wintzer have been associated in this business, devoting their attention largely to roses, for which the house is probably best known, although it is only one of a number of specialties. Mr. Wintzer is one of the most expert rose propagators in America, but is also regarded as an authority on the canna.In both departments they have been responsible for the introduction of a number of the best varieties now in the trade. Mr. Conard has been the business spirit back of the house in all these years of development. The present firm was organized and incorporated in 1897 with Mr. Conard president, Mr. Wintzer vice-president and superintendent, S. Morris Jones treasurer and Robert Pyle secretary. Since that date the increase in the trade and in the facilities for handling it have been more rapid than ever. The catalogue now carries a full line of stock for the retail mail trade and Mr. Conard often has said that never in his most enthusiastic moments did he, half a century ago, when he was laying the foundations of the business at West Grove, dream of such possibilities as have come with his later years. On the morning of Saturday, December 15, Alfred F. Conard, aged 71 years, was found dead in bed at his home, in West Grove, Pa. He was the senior member of the Conard & Jones Co....