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JOHN H. J. HOLT, a practical florist whose spacious greenhouses are situated at North Wales, is a native of the county of Kildare, Ireland, where he was born April 16, 1864. He is the son of Samuel and Anna Holt, both natives of Ireland. The father is now deceased, but the mother survives, and resides in Kansas.

John H. J. Holt came to the United States with his parents when he was nine years of age. He attended the Germantown Academy. His parents having subsequently removed to the borough of Conshohocken, he completed his studies in the high school at that place. After leaving school Mr. J. Holt went to Kansas with his parents, and assisted his father in the work of the farm. In 1891 he returned to Germantown and engaged in the business of a florist, in connection with Mrs. A. M. Baumann, widow of L. C. Baumann, who was in his day a well known florist. He remained in Germantown ten years, perfecting himself in the art of floriculture. In 1901 he removed to North Wales, and purchased the nursery of Dr. German, where he has ever since conducted a successful business. There is no occupation more pleasing in its character than that of the florist who cultivates and handles constantly the most beautiful of nature’s creations, and Mr. Holt is extremely fond of his pursuit. He is one of the leading florists in his section of Montgomery county. He is an expert florist and gardener, and employs a staff of competent assistants, also giving his personal attention to the details of the business. While he makes a specialty of carnations for the Philadelphia market, he also gives his attention to cut flowers, to those intended for wedding decorations and for funeral emblems. His greenhouses include thirteen thousand feet of glass, and are always stocked with a large supply of the choicest flowers. All orders are carefully filled, Mr. Holt being one of the most accommodating of business men, and upon the most satisfactory terms.