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William Prince

Flushing, Long Island



Prince, William, Flushing, Long Island. Famous pioneer nurseryman of late 18th and early 19th centuries.


William Prince, the pioneer nurseryman of Flushing, Long Island, New York, in 1828 states that he has made every effort to obtain all possible kinds from Europe and from China. He describes at length Whitleyi, Humei, and Fragrans, which had been raised in England from plants brought from China.