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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



303 



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Home and Greenhouse Establishment of George E. Buxton, Nashua. N. H. 



A NEW ENGLAND PLACE. 



Tlie :i('coiii]i;ni_viiiy illustrntioii reinc- 

 ^.■iits (ico. !■;. Hiixtdii "s residence and 

 L;r''('iili(iiisc |)l;iiit a1 Nasiiun, X. H. Jt 

 1^ nil ide.il place, adiiiiraMy located on 

 ,1 tiiir tr;i(t iif l.aiid. comprising about 



■ iulit ai-re<, iipdii ilie main llmrought'are 

 liitwccii Xasliua and Mandiester. 



I'lic liisiiirv of ,\iv. I'.nxtdii's business 

 <lates liack tn 1lie fall of lss4, when he 



■ •mbarked in the liorisis' Inisiness. coni- 

 iuenciii<i' with om- Ikmi'^i- of l^xl'ti, in tlie 

 ■-onllieni part of the ijiy. Those \\('re tiic 

 days \\ lien speii.iljsi s and specialties, 

 with ^oine mil- exceptions, were in their 

 embryo, when the average lliie-heated 

 ::ree|ihoUSc presented a -^ort of ex- 

 peiinicntal L:i'"und uiidi'i- u;la^> ami 

 when the axeiai^e llniist kiie\\ much 

 less nboni thinys than lie (|oe> today. 

 I'>elie\iny that ' ' eX|ierielice is the licst 

 teacher'" Ml. Iluxton experimented, the 

 I'eviilt beiiio fiini .iddit ioli.-il lipto-date 

 houses ill the conrsi^ ol' a few ve.ars. In 

 the summer o|' Is'.Mi. lindiii:^ an iiicr(>;ised 

 detn.Miid for his pioilui-l and his t'ai-ilities 

 inadec|uate, lie ieimi\id his plant ti) \\\< 

 present location. Mere si\ modern, \\e|| 

 ippninted and splendidly eipiipped houses 

 produce the stocdx for the local as well 

 :is the Hostoii IIKirkef. 



Mr. Iliixton. thonoli an all around 

 •.:iMWcr. is preemiiieiit'y a carmitioii inaii. 

 1 1 is enlirc plaie is |ii;ict ica ll\- dexdted to 

 c;iriialioiis and. as a matter ot' t'.ici. only 

 the best \arietic>- are ^row n here. \-]\\- 

 ehantres^. I'iaiicer. .\liv. M. \. I'aftiMi. 

 \V'hite l,a\\-on. '{"he (j)necn. < ardinal. 

 Ilarry I'enn and I'.air Maid, make up his 

 !i^t lit' Uioiiex makers. .\ bluek of Helen 

 ' eiddai (1 ha- be, mi planted and I'roin all 

 appearances ii is not onl\ .a winner. 

 '■HI It is snie to replace the l.;i\\<on and 

 '" becuMie tile standard pink. In addi 

 'U'li 1o all its other ineiiis. snch ;is pr,i 

 'luet i\ I ness, i-(dol. stem, etc., it jMissesses 



■ I \ ieeioiis ciinst it ut ion. a most admirable 

 liait. wiutliy ot' sjic-ial note. 



Mr. liiixton is a member of the I'.oston 

 I'lorists' ami (iardi-ners" Club aiul of 

 Mio Ameiicaii <'arnalioii Soidety. Locally 

 he is identilied with the Ix'. of 1'. and the 

 I. 0. O. i". One child. Miss .Marion Pat- 

 ton Kuxton, a beautiful L;irl in Jier teens, 

 cheers the home of Mr. and Mr>;. Buxton. 



Ml! l^KVIf.W will semi tile I'lolloUII 



hil: I •ictioTUiry on r,.,-ripi nf I'o cents. 



BOSTON CLUB'S FIELD DAY. 



The |iei'iodic;i I Held days lit' the I'.ii.stmi 



(iardeiiers' and florists' ( liib lia\e been 

 so successful that the aniioiim-ement of 

 such an all'.air, e\fii at this busy jieriod, 

 is sure to brine out ;i ^ood crowd. l"a\'or- 

 able weather was eiijoyeil mi the occ.a 

 sioii of the lield day ;ii {'"raminyham, on 

 hecember Hi, and the attendance \\;is the 

 larjrest of ;iny excursion yet liehl. user 

 sixty yoine-. 



J. T. Butterworth's. 



.1. 'I'. 1 '.ut 1 erw oil h 's .'"^oiilh I'lamiiiL; 

 h.am e.siablishment was lirst inspecteil. 



I II 1 he iilchid houses ;| line Inl lit' ( al 



lleya 1 'erci\ a Ilia iia .and < '. iriaaic weii 

 ri^ht tor ijirislmas, .alsn numbers nt' 

 l.alia ;iiice|is ;ini| L. aut uniii.a lis. Thini 

 sands of (ypripiMlium iiisiLjne were upeii. 

 in.any id them borne on Is imh siems. 

 .\ liner lot Would be h.ard to liml. ( ;ir 

 nation hmises hmked well ;iiid siinic Itiin 

 n.alfoii chrys.ant lieimiins were still in e\ i 



delice, alsii a .spleinlid hU nf I'leesi.a III 



bloom. Lily of the xalh'y is \\i\\ done 

 here ;iiid lar;^e i jii.ant it ies ot' bulbs in .-.Jl 



S.alable Suits .-lie liainlleil. 



S. J. Goddard's. 



.\t S. d. (iod(lard"s the liis] imusi- in 

 specteil was tilled with lielell (lodd.aril. 

 Iljiiiims. bads and llowelill^ s|i,.iiis in ali 

 sia;;-es prii\ed tli.al this \aiiei\ Is III, I a 

 cio|iper, but ;i eiiiil iniiiiiis liln.imei, nni 

 a si^ii of a bur.si c;il\\ .u ef dise.asi . 



The llnWelS .are iml laiL;e. :i\ e| p_;i !!■_; tWe 

 and omh.alf to three inches j.ins... iiiii 

 are ef a be.aiilil'iil .li.ost slmil,. and si|i 

 i.ii sio||). It s||,,nl,l r,aiil< with (jtiieeii 



;is a III -y-makei . .1 . II. Mane \ ■.. : 



lieil a line <'hiistnias ci'np. I 'i i ispci 1 1 \ 

 w:is |aiei. and ■•( e\t r;i lin.' .-.dio'. biin;^ 

 in^ lopiioteli market prices. I lie-hanl ie..~ 

 W;is I he ipleeli el the li;^lit pink \;ilh lie- 

 aiid ot' extra ^eod cnlnl-. I '.I i I \laiil \|l. 

 (ioddal'il l;IoWs, iiUl dm-.s iiiil ciiiiiil ;i.s 



preliiable as l-jichant nss. |b tind- Kii 

 ch.ant less keeps liiiely. 



Seedling scai'let No. lo w.is piMiJue- 

 iii^ i|u;intilies (d' lar;^e blooms nt' .i brick 

 red color. The calyx siiimd \ii\ sti-niiL;. 

 Ilarry l'"eiiu was a m.iss ef bhiuiii .and 

 cl.assed as Ihe iiio.st |)rotitable .smt, Lii'ewn 

 heie. Mrs. I'aiteu was (dV crop. It is 

 doine' lietter than last \e;ir, but, is not 

 classed as one thai pays well. I'.aidinal 

 is vrry ;.;iiod and \\ill be tried a^ain, 

 colnr splendid and plan! \er\ lie.althw 



riancii- lias pidiluccil \\ i iiideri ully up to 

 d.aie, but is now sfdittine li;idl\. Plants 

 are nieslly cut. Iia<d< for int.tin;;s, which 

 are in ^ood demand. lied Hiirki ha.s 

 not ihuio Wfdl, but i.s improxin;^. stems 

 eiind anil tlowcrs \eiy t'laniant. Lady 

 I'xMiiiti ful is o(i(id, inindi lietter tli.an in 

 l!tn-| fi. Stol ekeejieis ciuiiphaiii ab(Mit this 



variety beiiie- ,a. | r keeper. 



<^»ui'en is imleeil ,| n uI'^a lutes heii'. a 



we.allh ot' blooms o\ertoppii!^ all others 

 in si/e and ipi.-intily, ,iii~i as thick now 

 as III Oclobei when iiickiii;^ starti'd. .Mrs. 

 W. I.. Lewis is (111 trial, bill it is too 

 e,arl\ 111 pas.s .an opiniim nii it, yet. A 

 new pi iip,ai;;it iii^ lioiis,- \\.is bein^' used 

 I., -.Kill ai|\ anl.a'^e. Stmk- nf treesia, 



■ alias, primulas .and niiier plants for re 

 ':, 1 1 1 1 adi w eie 111,1 ed. lo: ai ! i 'Msi ne-- i- 



-1. a'll l\ 'in ' iie i ncre;ise. 



Wm. Nicholson's. 



\\ ■ hi.-Mn \ |eii(i|s,,|| '~ phi Hi Was |.,~1 



\ isiie.l .1 lid e\ e|\ t hi n^ I iiiiiid in tine 

 shap'. 1 ariiatioii.s we|e. oi' euin-sc, the 



• hiet aiii.actidii here and \.'fr carryinj^ 

 a vMallli III' bloiiiii. A :^raiei jet nt' I'lo.-- 

 peiiM, wliich is spleiididb :.;io\\n here, 

 l.i|slied with lliiWeis an'< biiUs. Al'isle- 



■ i-.a: .and A ti ei :;li i\\ . W i I teis' aet.ter 's new 

 sei'dlin^s. carried -oiiie inland (lowers. 



'I'he !a; lei' s -enied ! 11 be 1 !|i lIMs! popll 



l.ai. riaiicei' ha- |.riiiia..d an immense 

 ,|aaMil\ of bie Idoiiin-. 'In i'emed\- its 

 liirsiiii;.; iinde|ic\ \ '. wii; |aMli,-ibly :ieed 

 .: ni-hi iem|ieiai uie t •"<'i '!•■_:!' e.-. Vie- 



', 1\ was iMIlkllle e\iee,i |1|^!\ W e | | ellll 1.- 



,; lieawl i fill -ca I le| . b'..t'i I i ' 'la i j, was 



Ies- I lee. I .lelil. j 'ea| \ ,- ■ pi.Hllisinj: 



■,\ li ii e. I rim -nil 1 1 ill \', 1 i.H .!■ ■ li ii/e ; IS a 



• ei\ I ir.iin is] a^ cii iiisen . . t ii le ■ i ih o'. .-X 



I la I ,iei|u|!/e pink -e. ullll- ;. ,|s IK.' si, 



■_■ 1. i:.|c!iaii; i. s- I, Mike I -;i|.'ad;d, as 



..ei I'a 1 1 M.aid. . ■ l' ,' Mel, I,, I 1 1 r a ^e.id 

 ,.i;i ii\ a I ■■ u: low II, I ' ii.iids II - . ..I. .r '.veil 

 .11 ,-pi;nu .and -iiiioin i. ,\|aii!e\ was -..ry 



free. \|| It la.d<s |s ,|/,.. .\ lev LllIIl- 



Mi^e ;iie siih ^i.iwii .and .1 ihn I'l. Ilaiiii's 

 is 'iiider irial. LmL le .ant i I'o I is ^ncvJi 

 1,. s,.ine eMeiii and <ei\-. W.ilcnti ijiiite 

 laree|\. The laiier dues well 'leii . pro- 

 dieaiie V ■ r\ line Ibiwers, '|'|,. i hi.'. n .air- 

 1 led .1 -real .1 ..p. ld'!i'ia.|i. I- -I ili the 

 must pidjitaiile \e||o'., and I la I |iiv\a:aleii 

 is I'c.iind especi.ally ^ood I'll- Slimmer 

 bliKiiiiin^. Ilarry I'enn i- ihe k.n-- if 

 ciimsiiiis, beiiie; a -reat pindiicia'. 



Ill addiliiiu to . a I iiai nni-. line bai.iieJS 

 .■! 'iiimniiiiTte. ma r- .ii-rit.,-. \e|h.w an i 



