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	HALTENHOFF, Karl. (Hanover, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany--~~Dubuque~~, IA, Dec. 13, 1972) After arriving from Germany, Haltenhoff lived in Florida. He was interested in the commercial production of citrus fruits and won a four-year scholarship to the Henry Shaw School of Gardening, Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, Missouri. He developed an interest in the native foods of birds and became an associate of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He then did landscape work in several states.		HALTENHOFF, Karl. (Hanover, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany--Rochester, MN, Dec. 13, 1972) After arriving from Germany, Haltenhoff lived in Florida. He was interested in the commercial production of citrus fruits and won a four-year scholarship to the Henry Shaw School of Gardening, Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, Missouri. He developed an interest in the native foods of birds and became an associate of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He then did landscape work in several states.

	Haltenhoff moved to Iowa in his late twenties and worked for a time in a greenhouse and flower shop owned by William Kemble. In 1926 he moved to Dubuque where he established Haltenhoff Florists. In his later years he was joined in a partnership with his son-in-law Kenneth J. Curtis. Curtis carried on the business after Haltenhoff's death.		Haltenhoff moved to Iowa in his late twenties and worked for a time in a greenhouse and flower shop owned by William Kemble. In 1926 he moved to Dubuque where he established Haltenhoff Florists. In his later years he was joined in a partnership with his son-in-law Kenneth J. Curtis. Curtis carried on the business after Haltenhoff's death.
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	Nichols, Harry E. (Professor), "Brief Biographies of Some of the Most Prominent People Who Helped Develop Iowa Horticulture," Ames, Iowa, July 1, 1975, p. 42		1. Nichols, Harry E. (Professor), "Brief Biographies of Some of the Most Prominent People Who Helped Develop Iowa Horticulture," Ames, Iowa, July 1, 1975, p. 42

			2. Obituaries, Telegraph-Herald, December 14, 1972, p. 20

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HALTENHOFF, Karl. (Hanover, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1972) After arriving from Germany, Haltenhoff lived in Florida. He was interested in the commercial production of citrus fruits and won a four-year scholarship to the Henry Shaw School of Gardening, Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, Missouri. He developed an interest in the native foods of birds and became an associate of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He then did landscape work in several states.

Haltenhoff moved to Iowa in his late twenties and worked for a time in a greenhouse and flower shop owned by William Kemble. In 1926 he moved to Dubuque where he established Haltenhoff Florists. In his later years he was joined in a partnership with his son-in-law Kenneth J. Curtis. Curtis carried on the business after Haltenhoff's death.

While living in Dubuque, Haltenhoff as an advisor to park and cemetery boards in Florida, Minnesota, and Iowa. He served as the president of the Dubuque chapter of the Izaak Walton League and held memberships in the Soil Conservation Service, Dubuque Conservation Society, and the Farm Bureau. In 1926 he joined the Society of Iowa Florists and in 1932 served as the organization's president. He was awarded the Certificate of Merit from the society in 1954. For the Society of Iowa Florists, he served on the research and finance committees. He was also a district representative of the Florists Telegraph Delivery.

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Nichols, Harry E. (Professor), "Brief Biographies of Some of the Most Prominent People Who Helped Develop Iowa Horticulture," Ames, Iowa, July 1, 1975, p. 42

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