Ellwanger, George
nurseryman, was born Dec. 2, 1816, in Wurtemberg.
He came to America in 1835 and settled in Rochester, where in 1839 he established the firm of Ellwanger and Barry for the raising of fruit and shade trees, shrubs, and flower and foliage plants. This was the pioneer nursery of the west, and being located just beyond the city limits on the Mount Hope road, took the name of the Mount Hope nursery. He built and owns the large Ellwanger and Barry office building of Rochester, N. Y. ELLWANGER, GEORGE HERMAN, journalist, author, poet, was born July 10, 1848, in Rochester, N. Y. For many years he was the editor of the Rochester Post- Express, and is the author of The Garden's Story; The Story of My House; In Gold and Silver; Idyllists of the Country- Side; Love's Demesne; and A Garland of Contemporary Love Poems.