Is This, Could it Be, Eugene?

Cousin Priscilla says, "No." Uncle Bud just smiles. But here's the scoop: the portrait below was found among many in a box he and Janine brought to Florida. As the inspector general of pictures I didn't think it looked like Augustus and certainly not Louis. Although difficult to read, of importance is the back:

And here is the front:

                                    Eugene Percival Bosanquet?

Augustus Percival Bosanquet (26 October 1860-11 May 1930)

When assembling and modifying pictures for The Chetwynd Chronicles one of the toughest to make suitable for printing was a photocopy of Augustus Bosanquet in some sort of silly costume. Designer Sallie Kautz had a heck of time but it turned out quite well:

But I longed for a more "decent" photo of the young man who built the mansion on Zephyr Lake back in the early 1880s.

That desire came true yesterday afternoon while rummaging through old pictures left by Bud Bosanquet's sister, Blanche. And I'm the one who uncovered it!

This portrait was taken in Lisbon, Portugal, where he was the secretary of the British Club from the early 1890s until his death in 1930, Note the mustache. Dapper wasn't he?

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Personal Intelligence

Among the passengers by the Bothnia, of the Cunard line, yesterday, from Liverpool, were . . . Mr. A. P. Bosanquet. . .

reported the New York Herald  November 16, 1882, under a society page column headed, Personal Intelligence. Here is a poster rendering of the Bothnia:

Augustus remained in the area until the early 1890s when he relocated to Lisbon, Portugal, to become the secretary of the Royal British Club. While there he lived in an apartment at 101 Rua da Lapa.

Never married, Augustus died there May 11, 1930.

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Eugene Percival Bosanquet's Death

The Ellen Bosanquet Crinum Lily, a Florida story. | MOSI Outside

In the Tampa Bay, we don't have an enormous host of options for bulb plants, but we do have a few really fantastic ones. I'm a fan of hippeastrum which bloom early in the spring, but we have another fabulous bulb in our Richard T. Bowers Historic Tree Grove that has a great Florida story. One of the most popular varieties of crinum lilies in the south is the brilliant and eye-popping magenta of the "Ellen Bosanquet" Crinum and it was hybridized in Lake County, Florida.

Louis Percival Bosanquet was a horticulturalist who made his home near the small town of Fruitland Park which can be found just north of Leesburg, Florida. Louis arrived from England in 1888 and purchased the house and property on Zephyr Lake in what is now Fruitland Park from a family member. Bosanquet cultivated tress, shrubs, hibiscus, bamboo, palms, and more. In addition, Louis also hybridized crinum lilies. The brilliant magenta blooms that we display were named for his wife Ellen Lewis Hall, a descendant of George Washington. Louis Percival Bosanquet developed other crinums as well, including a pale pink flowering lily names 'Louis Bosanquet'.

Louis Percival Bosanquet, his wife Ellen and several of their children are buried in the churchyard of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Fruitland Park. They were members of an English community entitled Chetwynd that was formed in the 1880's and lasted through about 1902. You can read more about the Bosanquets and their English Chetwynd community at The Chetwynd Chronicles.

About this plant: Ellen Bosanquet crinums divide easily in the winter, but may take a year or two to bloom after they have been moved or divided. This plant is easy going and can stand the sun and wet of Florida summer. In unusually cold temperatures, they may suffer a bit of cold damage so you might want to cover them in a freeze. Other than that, just leave this crinum alone and it will flourish. Here at MOSI Outside, we have two patches of this crinum: one in full sun and one in almost full shade. Both patches thrive on benevolent neglect, giving us brilliant pink blooms that bring garden visitors to a halt.

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