Probably not since the death of A. J. Downing has landscape gardening in America met with a greater loss than by the death of Mr. Adolph Strauch. He was a native of Prussia, born in 1822, 30th of August, and died in his sixty-first year. But he was hale and hearty when the editor saw him last year, and with the promise of many years of usefulness. He came to America when comparatively young, and was on his way from New Orleans when the late R. B. Bowler, of Cincinnati, a first-class judge of a good gardener, met and engaged him. Cincinnati has been made beautiful, chiefly by his teachings, and Dayton, Nashville and other places have all profited by his genius. He was remarkable for a disinterested love of his profession. When the writer of this last met him, he was shown by Mr. S. a very handsome gold watch and chain, presented to him by some public body he had served without charge, and which, as he expressed it, he valued more than he would $1,000.

The estimation in which he was held by the Directors of the Spring Grove Cemetery, which he did so much to make famous, is evidenced by the following, which we are glad to print in full :

"At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Cemetery of Spring Grove, held Thursday, April 26, 1883, the following memorial was ordered to be entered on the minutes:

"The Board have received the sad news of the death of their late Superintendent, Mr. Adolph Strauch, with a profound sense of the great loss they have sustained, in common with the lot-owners and the community at large.

"Elected Superintendent in 1854, in his thirty-second year, he would have reached his sixty-first birthday on the 30th of August next. At the meetings of the Board he was always present to hear, answer, and advise upon whatever concerned the interests of the Association. His opinions were valued because, his entire time being spent in the grounds, nothing, however apparently unimportant, escaped his vigilant observation.

"Mr. Strauch originated the landscape lawn system for cemeteries; gradually developed its important details, and demonstrated its superiority so clearly that it has been generally adopted, and become the type of many others which have been established within the last ten years. It was clearly the creation of genius, but an eminently practical one, made successful by his great industry, tact and personal popularity. It was not the work of a few years to overcome natural prejudices or the customs of a lifetime, or to surmount obstacles placed in his way by the lot-owners of earlier years, all of whom some years later became zealous for the new system, as well as his strongest friends. The execution of his plans required not alone years of patient labor, which would have discouraged ordinary men, but it became necessary to obtain the means by the sale of large individual lots to make the system successful, and he lived to see it accomplished and spoken of with pride as the sylvan park of the living as well as the dead, now perhaps the most important possession of the people of Cincinnati. Years ago he had filled the measure of his ambition by the consent of his profession, which ranked him as the equal of Repton and Puckler-Muskau as a master of art in landscape creation, which had been finally proved by him to be possible to be successfully applied in adorning and making attractive the last resting places of humanity.

" It is a privilege to say of him, personally, that he was a favorite amongst all classes. A singular modesty, combined with a natural, warm-hearted manner, made friends for him everywhere, who gave him their confidence and respect. Ever ready, particularly in times of bereavement, seldom has any man's advice been sought more confidingly, and rarely has needed counsel been given more disinterestedly.

"Throughout this long period of service, in a position of great responsibility, exposed to its incidental temptations, his honesty was never questioned. He was a man of strict integrity. His fidelity to every interest of this cemetery is universally known, as well as the exact truth, that at all seasons, by night and day, his whole strength, combined with a rare intelligence, was spent in its service and for its advancement. Such devotion is rare. It is simple justice to his memory that we should bear witness to it.

"The more private relations which he occupied to the employees of the Association were a sure test of the man's character. They were honorable, friendly, durable, loving even in special instances; but by none will he be more sincerely mourned than by the humble laboring men and women with whom he was on terms of affectionate sympathy. As the husband and father of an interesting family, he was truly beloved and singularly happy. To his children he leaves the heritage of genius, the legacy of a good name, to be honored at home and abroad, wherever it shall be spoken.

"On motion, it was resolved that the Directors will attend his funeral as a body, and that a copy from the minutes, signed by them and the Secretary, be sent to his family.

"Henry Probasco, President."