, 1869-09-02
A VISIT TO 4 FLOWER FARM
How Flower Seeds sarc <;FnsyH-tIG
Poetry Of s;Itrt'ehttlE.

Tie nochcsttr IN. T., It strt.s describes GOMEZ
falru in Western New 1nrk:
"I'hc Hur1u, plca.a weather sc haze lnrct
tor q few days past rrioicrs mt nnF the farmer
hut Reedsusg1 ant! nurl-lA ~ welt Mr fce'H nel'1!
worthy q lung v!st 10 rce. Wr kuo~ tna: nnruy
visitors travel mice to >rn thrn. aa1 nad thrn-
selves rel rtrsl1 ioF sit 'Eaa'!e ~ hls h"as H.;
outside the c!ty s, liz has fully tcu ac7cs de-
voted 10 1owerHI nlartl3 nnnu2iA ~
"The 1Dwerr arc rn1!n1y grown for the sceh,
and neantF Is only an In 'r'eat IN their caltHrc.
Mr.. Wick 1u!s that mlhy varieties Ut flowers are
80 especially adap'e'f TO "'sF hot tiEy climate:
ilAv Eto* nIorr beautiful anu pcifc:s better sect
thAn IN 1.a1Lpe- Years ago almost Rl st-.'1S Of
choice fovera were crO~nin IN England and France
Some are get bEt Ei8My varieties better here
1itan there, aud London T'rti+nen arc importing
Tho kec,I~ EIo~n III Rochester bnc London hou-c
has offered to take MI the I'nlox llrumond Tor
term Of .eart- liis Xinnas arc also superior 30
nny TINT can te Ero" III Enytana OF TO auE TINT
are grown III this cauusfs. Mans Of them arc c.
'l'ab!c nnt perfect IS the finest dahl1a and Of
every itnac1na"lc huc czce;lt plfe white
"zinntas are famed MI ese! the world where
Gowc cys arc grown. TIM hl.iarT Of thlb Hover u
sal.s introduced 10 E4S!and n l.sd. Our grand
1nalhers aud gFeat-s7aMITtusheTs usel 10 groH
1hc Mexican Znna, HEt!"E the tsnelful name ol
'1nIth and uIh Ar,..' 1t VIZ net Remarkable for
iT1uts, ur I'LL. tlt.s.. except Et1Nlulny In niuon
lang t'iAc- The EuacE Eas elrE Single. poor
looking. ala'L; ~ large az an oi,'rashlonel quar-
around II. iu lss' Messrs. N1mnr1n, Andqcux X
t".. hurst. Of Paris, s.scc"t.'e,s ~ gro ~ing
ICnl IL Etthil. Htll i Was eAa!nle1 As u
nae Sa' 1enrs wa9 1rssnsr '- wn;se 'a ,csssi
70 Mr.. vtek, who va. then. c!,tiur: III.
l.rier- ME. i.crcher wratc that he na1. watched
\ ZtrniA fewer six weeks, as l. wasa4 bright Al
1s ,suss s ,hr m zmn znna "s ~ uo III
Sck at once look lt:n Ensnta IL hand ami iesa'
its Improvement. selecting The t1ntst Hover:
r.u1, Year, IN pulling VI, ii: plants that EfnlHS;
single flowers he sa- t,t r-:.'''tshr! tne ,aaps
t1naerins nshlt. s"n" af h's ns,"~s Zlnnla4 ar'
t::e Or. ."ur c'rs arr.s rs "ssa'tt,! ~ ~ aani;a'
scarlet ur tiiaErl;A !hiny 'rtt>t cira.nf s'ttr +"
IT.. io1tr. arr mar Fan .!ha'Ir. ter hanks o
i'asts te!nz :w" Eli = hat !" three Inches dr"i'
aEi .rndn- f.lr e;nls ,s 1h"ts wright
''Tlir 1"saEta ;ns '"rh isa'1F'1psc! IN slzc an
c1u"n ,lnn' II. ef ra:itls s7al*s. The o7SnS
nn~tr MA N.t tHa:I, "l:t", :r1 a!aa1s sl1-t
Nn:y til" srrl lEoi'.c.. lA1g Eo1ers, srE:n:!.1T
rer crut of fln1n double an! Of various trau:.fl
th~.tes Thc duA'le ft1nn'A* nroiute no sctsi %
:nI III Feed tn grnw ttn:,tnF ts,wrrs from al! hA
Ia II. artuciay frI;l'1e'l r.ers Elntnng With ~
ln fsrn tne .'ont"r fl rrs, "lI'l arr cut n'r IA
sha: purpose, This on rlIaa relntfts great carr
e:,ti,E nut al! the jallcu nh suc r.ncc flowers /
tutn Us t:rt expand. It 1auss alsa he rcTforne
Etnlcr Ga-s. As 'lrwS and rans ",,lli WI II n1 n
tplteh md tlcs:rur the El'pd. " c1urse Aort
Tcis MS Lrtf grown in 1hls expensive manner
rcarcs ntti htglI-Fricrt 49,.
"Tnc, As:cra are large. beautiful an:l htiEa
tt arc Alnt =: always com" tr.e to ch:uF. wh1c
Is tot The case With Zl7n!ss OF fcfsc1hs
.'Thr dr'i'le t;eru,nn stors IL nrr Of ,oe lnc
Towering pAnts, ami the must ditll 'nlt IL sa'
sect 1N,u, ie sttlcla havr M eet' ht'l the f17wr
IRE !o1ctd lhlo I1u.tfnIues~ hJ starving the 7an
UHtttt nsrr urt iley rar ttt longer r!n III
,tn,I,..r ru,t.f.. Then iars Will sen1 nrofI.''
nr't l1'te - ycr ctml III this tcrts Will ptedu
sl,'l.htr 'oHrra ........ $500.
"a hAilsctc nf Ec.tsenas presented n magn
rr.1 spts'Etlr. Eath rlnnt ar5rti ovrr ~o
fl,r sqnnr,' fret nf Ernur'l. amt ra* corcrei nj
tlu-r tAnusIiul fuwtrr inexperienced ttHFists =
mi ~ cfan,p ,helr Yrsen;4% IT planting them t
xitsst1T. ...-.
.,Tlm t,lalnli wc.c t.s. corf.,- lDtr t,1rr,n. \
eErsrs-i nl,"nt m h-rr md n haE' ~ Crt"nl. q
vetv Glt vnrtrts, thr lAfnrs t'hrtrr. stsr'1a rfe
ami te LIT Hnfc 81 t,'Er as ftlfrs. EirH tnt
cteaseA tn t'IU, thar.' nt tunr f,sHa 'turir1 I
ataseh. SStnr lHr Lilies aul t'ahltAs are Just
ginning to }fusrn,1 -