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HOKTICULTURi: 



August 13, 1910 



Burpec^s California Seed Farm 



We are indebted to Edwin Ijonsdale, 

 superintendent at Floradale, for the 

 accompanying view of that interest- 

 ing spot. Mr. Lonsdale says Floradale 

 has already assumed the honor of 

 being the show place of its locality. 

 Residents, real estate men, auto visi- 

 tors, and all kinds of strangers are con- 

 stantly calling. There has been no 

 rain since Easter, yet the way things 

 have grown and are still growing is 

 surprising. 



The sweet peas are about done where 

 they are planted for seed; but where 

 they are growing in gardens and wa- 

 tered, they are still blooming freely. 

 Petunias, verbenas, geraniums and 

 many other things live out all winter 

 in this favored locality. The Fordhook 

 fancy double fringed petunia reaches 

 most remarkable prefection. 



Mr. Lonsdale comments on an ar- 

 ticle entitled, "A visit to Fordhook 







Part of The Sweet Pea.s at Floradale. 



beauty and refinement of form it 

 seemed to have lost some of the vigor 

 of the grandiflora. and that it was a 

 question as to how long it would take 

 to bring it back to its original strength. 

 Mr. Lonsdale had never heard tnat 

 comment before on the Spencer, nor 



a few of the hooded type — Agnes John- 

 ston. These two were greenhouse- 

 grown and perhaps may not be a fair 

 criterion to go by; but they are no 

 stronger than some Spencers growing 

 alongside of them that had the same 



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Farms," recently appearing in HORTI- 

 CULTURE, which mentioned that the 

 Spencer type of sweet peas appeared 

 to be rather less enduring than the 

 old-style flower, that with its added 



The LODSdale Home. 



seen it in print. Mr. Stewart no doubt 

 had opportunities of making compari- 

 sons when at Fordhook, whereas at 

 Floradale, they grow only Spencers — 

 outside of the variety St. George and 



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identical treatment. Some Asta Ohn 

 Spencer, cut a week were still pass- 

 able. Mr. Lonsdale admits that per- 

 haps the climate of Lompoc may have 

 something to do with the lasting qual- 

 ity—so perhaps this one instance 

 proves nothing; but it is certainly an 

 indication. 



Two Lompoc Beauties with Some Floradale Boinitles. 



Elgin, III. — G. B. Dawes, manager of 

 the Souster Greenhouses for the past 

 15 years, has resigned that position 

 and will go into business tor himself. 

 Mr. Dawes has purchased two acres of 

 land on Page avenue and will erect a 

 new greenhouse, plans of which have 

 been prepared by the Foley Mfg. Co. 

 of Chicago. This house is to be 40 x 

 150 feet with concrete foundation. 



