OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 229, 27 September 1935, Page 3

OBITUARY.

NOTED HORTICULTURIST. MR. GEORGE A. GREEN. A horticulturist well known throughout New Zealand, Mr. George A. Green, J.P., X.D.H. (N.Z.), F.R.H.S., has died in his sixty-eighth year. He was born at Dairy Flat in November, 1867, his parents having come from England with the Albertland settlers. At an early age Mr. Green became interested in citrus culture and nursery work with his father, and later moved to Birkdale. In 1897, in partnership with Mr. Francis Bennett, he founded the nursery firm of Bennett and Green, which took over Palmer's Nurseries in Kliyber Pass. Some 32 years ago Mr. Green helped to form the New Zealand Association of Nurserymen,-now known as the New Zealand Horticultural Trades Association. Since the early years of this organisation up to the time of his dea tli lie had acted as Dominion secretary and organiser. He was also largely responsible for the organisation of the

New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, and had acted as Dominion organiser since its inception, while for a period he was also Dominion secretary. For many years he took a keen interest in citrus culture, and was a regular contributor of articles on horticultural subjects to newspapers and periodicals throughout the world. He acted as citriculturist to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and ill that capacity prepared a report 011 the citrus industry of New Zealand, and also visited Australia and reported 011 the industry there. For many years he took an active interest in fruitgrowers' organisation, for some years acting as hon. secretary for the Auckland Provincial Fruitgrowers' Association. During recent years Mr. Green did a great deal of research work in regard to Pinus radiata and Pinus insignis, including the searching of records covering a period of over 100 years. As a result he was able to prove that these are two distinct varieties, with marked differences in the timber produced by each. He was a keen Bible student and active speaker at churches throughout New Zealand. Mr. Green was married in 1800 to Lillian Winifred Smith, younger daugh- ' ter of the late Thomas B. Smith, of Birkenhead. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Miss Faith E. E. Green, two sons, Messrs. G. T. W. Green (Whangarei) and E. H. R. Green, M.Sc. (Wellington), and three grandchildren.