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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



country or Europe. The i bododendrons 

 and acacias cannot be excelled 

 and the gi eat baj - - ise to a height of 

 twenty feet on either side of the en 

 o the mansion. Everything is in 

 ■ with the immensity of the sur 

 roundings. 



A grand winter storehouse ."ioxln'i has 

 been compl 



Mr. Herrington has a charming home 

 close to the estate, and Mrs. Herrington 

 and three lovely children unite in cor- 

 dial greeting and welcome to thi Eoi 

 tunate recipient of their genial hospi- 

 tality. .1. Austin Shaw. 



A TRIP TO RICHMOND. 



Of course, the most interesting plac 

 just .ii pi esent is that of the E. G. Hi 



ppointi d. The stems seem as s1 rong as 



any of ours and in most . - r i — . - the t ' ■ 1 1 1 .- 1 — ■ ■ 

 is there, too, in plenty. 



When we started in 1 pulled out m~- 

 notebook, intending to write down tM 

 names of a Ei w of i he best ones, not only 



i | ovi i use, but I meant to mention 



.1 few of the best ones in thesi notes. 

 We came to one promising variety after 

 another, each of which I felt sure we 



ought to add t r list of common ial 



varii ties No off colors nor fri aks wen 

 put '1 iw'n, and in spite of mj attempts 

 to write down onlj a Ee\i of the best 

 the list grew until I had just forty names 

 down, running through every clear shade 

 represented in the chrysanthemum Earn 

 il\. We never found much sale for red 

 'mums, but there are several varieties 



that show a combinatii f n 'I and gold 



that surely must make them sell, and 

 they don't burn, either. You will sec 

 mani of these varieties at the shows, but 



i in 



would have paid me well for my trip. 



There are other things in plenty to in 

 in, st the visitor, however, and not tin 

 least of these are Mr. Hill's now seed 



great promise, and in fact, some of then 



have been tested enough to have prove! 

 that they will trot. Last year I men 



IVi 



,ollow 

 id I sav 



IV] 



There are a fine lot of reds that will eas- 

 ily discount Liberty in growth and pro- 

 ductiveness, while the buds and the color 

 are just as good, and in some cases, bet- 

 tor. In pink there are also several fine 



- that will likely find their win onto 



the market when sufficient stork lias been 

 worked up. There were some fine blooms, 

 a new rose from Philadelphia named 

 [deal, which looks like a good rose. The 

 color is fine. 



The carnation houses were as interest 

 bag to me as anything on the pla • and 

 the stock in them is in good shape. Those 

 of you who are sweai ing at Adonis oughl 

 to go and look at their house of that 

 variety. You would stop swearing at it 

 forthwith and resolve to find out it- wants 

 and treat it right. Enchantress is prov- 

 ing to be all thai v:i- claimed tor it. 

 Prosperity is doing better than I have 

 evei seen it do so early in the season. 

 Lillian Pond is making a fine growth, 

 but it is not proving so early as 1 ex- 

 pected. Gov. Wolcott shows up nieeb-. 

 Floriana is doing finely and so is Har- 

 lowarden. Innocence wants a little more 

 cool weatln r. but is coming in nice shape. 

 Mrs. Lnwson and White Bradt are also 



I g finely. Ladj Bounti 



ami Indianapolis are on 

 shoVi ing up nicely. There ; 

 houses of you 

 and fi ins, and till kinds of 



is and 



palms 



ther stock 

 ari good 



add 

 and 

 ng ru 



; tast as 1 havy eve 

 liostonieusis make them. f 



over at E. T. Grave's place v. 

 see some hue carnations and roses. 



i .'I! . 



» P 



III e 



iberty. 

 caraa- 



ions their own President McKinlcy jjirom- 

 ses. as good as any. Enchantress is do- 



general retail busii 



e Ligei 



are in 

 a la re, 



!.\ur:. 



The Greenhouses at Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., Arthur Herrington, Superintendent. 



