Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

L1aean Hill in Rock Greek Park Named for Great Boanist
Associated With Historic Events in Virginia and With Wash
ngton Home for Fo,ndings.

JOSHUA PIERCE believed in adver-
tising-good advertising; . COM
mendable thing for any one to In
dulge in. And so, in the National
1ntelligencer Of March 7, 1925, we
md = card inserted by him announc-
ing the varieties of Fruits and Orna-
mental Trees" which he had for sale
at Linnaean Hill, and these include,
to quote his announcement: "a
choice collection of Fruit Trees, con-
sisting Of Apple, Peach, Pear, Nee
tarine, Apricot, Plum and Cherry
Trees; with variety Of Garden Fruit,
such as Currant, Gooseberry and
Raspberry Bushes, etc. A large COL
lection Of Evergreen and other Orna-
mental Forest Trees, among which are
European and American Balm of
Gilead, Fir. White or Weymouth Pine;
Norway. Black, Red and Hemlock
Spruce Fir; Juniper and Arbor Vitae,
Larch, Linden, Sugar Maple, Locust,
Button Wood, Lombardy, Athenian,
and Tulip Poplar Trees; with a va
riety of others, suitable for streets
and lawns; Grapes native and foreign,
Vines and Creepers, for walls and
arbors; Ornamental Towering Shrubs,
Rose Bushes; Green House Trees and
Plants, Bulbous- rooted and other hardy
Plants.
Also large quantity of the Pyra-
cantha, or Evergreen Thorn. and
Mains American Hedging Thorn,
which will be sold at reduced prices
to persons disposed to plant largely.
Catalogues of the above articles,
with prices aflxed, can be had Of the
subscriber at the Nursery of Mr..
Thomas Levering. near the Post ONCE
in Washington; of Mr.. Edward M.
Linthicum, Corner OF Bridge and
High Streets. Georgetown, or of the
following persons who as agents will
receive and forward orders: Mr.. Alb
raham Coates, Philadelphia; Mr..
Robert Sinclair, Baltimore; DR.. Will
liam Pitcher, Fredericktown, Md;
Mr.. John Bradock. Rockville; Mr..
Thomas Swami, Annapolis; Mr.. John
Shaw, Leesburg. Va.
"All orders from a distance, in
closing cash or referring to some
person near, who will become re-
sponsible for the payment, will meet
with prompt attention"
JOSHUA PIERCE is said to have
been born in Philadelphia about
1875 and died at his homestead on
April II, 1869. He was the youngest
child OF Isaac Peirce. His wifes
maiden name was Susan A. Coates,
and she was the daughter OF a Mr..
Coates, a cashier in Stephen Girards
Bank Of Philadelphia. She was
widow at the time Of their marriage
and died January 10, 1861, aged "A
years. At the time of Mr.. Peirces
death the National 1ntellegincer said:
Mr.. Joshua PIERCE, one of the
Oldest citizens Of Washington, died
yesterday afternoon at his residence
at Linnaean Hill, near the city, in the
18th year of his age. Mr. Peirce was
well known to our citizens gener-
ally, having for many years been
engaged in the propagation OF rare
trees and plants and was the owner
OF square Of ground near the State
Department, which he used as a
branch Of his nursery at Linnaean
Hill"
Mr.. Peirce left no issue.
His will Is dated August ~, 1857,
but apparently was not signed until
October Of that year, the witnesses be-
ing James B. Dodson, Joseph w.
Marin and r. Townshend Dodson.
The executors were John B. Blake
and Moses Kelly,