The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-07
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GREAT BOTAh|sT
John Clayton OF Gloucester eonla-
ty Established the First
Botanical Garden.
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BIG CONVENTION
Sessions Of Historical and Dis
pensing Sections With General
Session Complete the Business
souvenir d Convention.

Souvenir Of Convention.
"A unique souvenir OF the con-
vcnti0n WAS given away among
the Delegates. a leather biAbOOk
containing CRISP Confederate
ten dollar bin was handed 10
each visitor and they are priced
highly BY the recipients. Along
with 01e Dali was q poem, ITO y
Confederate Motto"
A biographical sketch Of John Clay
ton. OF Virginia, read by Prof. Z. v,
Howell. Of the University Of North
Caroline. was an interesting feature
Of the historical section OF the Ameri-
can pharmaceutical Association Sat
urday morning. The historical section
convened at 10 o'clock. and WINS tho
most important gathering Of the phar-
mactsts during the morning,
The sketch OF Mr.. Clayton proved
unusually interesting. due to the TACT
that he was virginiAn and man OF
great prominence In the medical
world. Clayton was born In England
and came to America with hts father
W. father bEramp ffeu-
tenant general in the Colony Of vir-
ginia. and young Clayton later he
came clerk for the county Of GiDu.
ceater. He married Miss Eliza beth
Whiting. OF Gloucester county, and es.
tabiished there his home. Windsor
Here he ID said to have founded Inc
FIRST botanical garden Aer known In
America Clayton Is noted through.
out Europe - one of the foremost
botanists, OF the modern world.
Prof. Howell. who read the brisi
sketch OF Clayton, Is searching al
available records In Richmond 70,
further data concerning the famou.
botanist and II soliciting the aid oil
any persons who may be abie to lend
assistance In his search.
BusiDcss of section.
The historical section met In room
NO. .. that has been fitted up for the
pharmacists. Following the. report oil
the historian. Mr.. Edward Kremers
me report OF the chairman Mr.. T.
L. Eberle, and the report OF the sec.
rotary. Mr.. John A. Dunn, the sector
listened to q number of interes,ins
papers read by different members. j
Wtnchen Forbes read paper or
History OF Ycrba Canta and Cascars
SagrAdn, which was welt received
and a Suggestion to the Histories
Section" by Mr. Wilhelm godemann
was well received. He suggested IN.
establishment of veteran association,
OF pharmacists In every State. Ii wa,
ordered that q copy Of the paper b.
sent TO the secretaries OF the seyera
boards OF the association.
ar. J. y. Sfmcns read an interestins
paper on the cultivation and tiistiIia
ton or NORWOOD In Wisconsin Hs
stated that for more than half 4 cen !.
fury the work has been conducted
IN the Drew farm, In Sank county. b,
three generations, OF the Drew family
me industry was transplantel frou
New England 20 Wisconsin by DIR. I.
Drew. who built the ffrat .Wisconsir
sttH in 1851. Mr. SimonsS described
the beginning OF the industry, saytns
that Drew formally conducted a wisss.
Key still and decided to stop the manu-.
.acture OF liquor ON account OF IT.
harmful effects. 4 Having the still or
his hands. he looked around for some.
thing to do with IL. and ended by be.
ginning the dtstiilation or werrnwoos
oil.
William Byrd's Work.
Mr.. Caswsil A Mayo. OF New York
directed the attention OF the section
10 the frequent reference to drugs con.
taihed In the History Of the Dividins
Line Between Virginia and Nortf
Carolina. BY William BYRD, OF West
over. Mr. Mayo exhibited a copy ofath,
privately printed edition Of this worl
and read several quotations from ii
describing drugs observed by Colone
Byrd He also read the parsgrapf
which tells OF the founding Of the cit,
Of Richmond: "Major Mayo laid on
for me q city at the falls Of the James
which we named Richmond. and NJ
thus built. not castles but cities also II
the air.
other papsrs.
A large number OF interesting pa
pers were read before the section, con.
Stunning the entire morning session
Amen gtho papers were:
Catalogue of Illustrations Of His
torical Apothecary Shops" by Mr.. Ed
ward kermers.
Rice Correspondence. By r. q
SchlotteFbeck. A collection nf letter,
written by DIR. Rice as chairman O
the y. s. r. reviaion committee Ii
Professor A. n. Prescott, a mernbe,
Of that. committee, during the yea
.'SeArby LettArn.s by Albert Echnei
der. A collection OF letters made b,
Or. Semester.
More Rice Letter4- BY Henrt
.:Tne History Of me Arkansas. Asso
citation OF Pharmactsts up to 1885," b,
w. w. Kerr
.Q.,ssrs d the Nssrs.sa Phsrmscs;