H. Eugene Dailledouze (October 22, 1858 Brooklyn NY - November 25, 1922 Brooklyn NY)
Paul Pierre Dailledouze (1861 - October 13, 1922), his brother
Henry Dalledouze, Paul's twin brother
[From The American Florist, December 1, 1888, Vol. 4, p. 176:] Dailledouze Bros., of Flatbush, exhibited a vase of specimen blooms arranged with careless grace; among them was a very excellent white Pelican [chrysanthemum].
[From The American Florist, January 20, 1912, Vol. 37, p. 1421:] Eugene Dailledouze, Carnation Society Judge
[From The American Florist, July 6, 1912, 1912, Vol. 38, p. 1403:] The illustration herewith shows a party of foreign horticulturists at v. Lemoine & Fils, Nancy, France.....H. E. Dailledouze, Flatbush, N.Y.; P. P. Dailledouze, Flatbush, N. Y.
[From The American Florist, August 25, 1917, Vol. 49, p. 286:] Dailledouze Brothers, Lenox Road and Troy avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
[From The American Florist, October 21, 1922, Vol. 59, p. 693:] Paul Pierre Dailledouze, one of the well known Dailledouze brothers, of Brooklyn. N. Y.. died suddenly. October 13. of a hemorrhage with which he had been stricken on the previous day.....Paul P. Dailledouze and his twin brother, Henry, were born in Brooklyn in 1861. sons of John and Catherine Dailledouze. Their father was a florist and was for a time a member of the firm of Dailledouze. Gard & Zeller, which imported into this country, from France, the first perpetual-flowering carnations. After his death the firm of Dailledouze Bros, was formed, comprising Paul, Henry and Eugene. For years they were looked upon by the trade as among the leading carnation experts of this country. They had also grown cypripediums and a variety of other stock. About 12 or 15 years ago Paul and Henry retired from active business, but the name Dailledouze Bros, was continued and the business carried on by Eugene. ....Paul and Henry Dailledouze, neither of them having ever married, were inseparable.
[From The American Florist, December 2, 1922, Vol. 59, p. 976:] Eugene Dailledouze, of Dailledouze Bros., Brooklyn, N. Y., died at his home in that city November 25. It is only a few weeks since his brother Paul died, October 13. Mrs. Dailledouze survives, also one son, John; two sisters, Mrs. Leoni L. Warth and Mrs. Matilde R. Kunz, and one brother, Henry. Eugene Dailledouze was born October 22, 1858, at Brooklyn, N. Y. His father, John Dailledouze, a native of Greneva, Switzerland, came to America in 1852, starting in business in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he carried on successfully for a number of years the firm of Dailledouze, Gard & Zeller, of which he was a member, imported the first perpetual-flowering carnations into this country, about 1868. This firm was later dissolved. On his death in 1882, Mrs. Dailledouze with the aid of her three sons, Eugene, Henry and Paul, continued the business until 1892 when it was purchased by the sons, who forming a partnership under the name of Dailledouze Bros., increased and greatly extended the plant until it became one of the best known growing establishments in New York.....They were also first to introduce the rose Cecile Bruner in the New York market, which, under the name of Mignon and Sweetheart at once became popular, and is still a standard variety in all markets. In 1907 Mr. Dailledouze bought out the interests of his brothers but continued the business under the same name.....He was also president of the Now York Cut Flower Co.
[p. 996:] Eugene Dailledouze, whose illness began over a year ago, passed away at 6 a. m., November 25. Full particulars will be found in the obituary column.
[From The American Florist, December 16, 1922, Vol. 59, p. 1074:] New York Florists' Club... Suitable memorial resolutions were read and adopted on the deaths of Paul Dailledouze, John Condon and Eugene Dailledouze, all having been prominent members of the club.
