A VIEW IN ONE OF 
The excerpt printed below appeared in an article by 
John Dolman, Jr., the well known iris breeder and writer, 
in the October, 1951 issue of the Quarterly Bulletin of the 
American Iris Society. The article was a report of his 
visits to iris gardens in New England, with several stops 
enroute. We quote in part: 
Leaving Swarthmore early on June Ist, I found myself 
at 6:30 A.M. in the display gardens of Oliver Holton’s 
Cherry Hill Farm at Pleasant Valley, near Quakertown. 
At 6:32 he invited me in for coffee and toast. Mr. Holton is 
a Bethlehem businessman who grows and sells iris as a 
sideline, and is still a hobbyist at heart. He is the only 
iris dealer, at present in Region #3—the only one at least 
whose catalog I have seen. He makes coffee as well as he 
grows iris, and that is saying a great deal, for I have 
never seen more vigorous growth or rapid increase on 
bearded iris anywhere. He and Mrs. Holton have a charm- 
ingly remodeled farm-house, a well landscaped garden, 
and a beautiful view. After an hour and a half of keen 
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