Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-22

In a corner of the County Of Essex, Eng
land, the Messrs. Carter, renowned through
out Great Britain and her dependencies as
fiori-culturists, have established farm de-
voted TO the growth of flowers. These
plants are not destined TO Gdorn the gar
dens Of the wealthier classes, but to fur
psh seed from which flowers may be ulti-
ma'ely obtained y recent visit to the
village of 81 OsyIh-pronOunced by its
inhabitants ''Toosey '-discloses tract of
well sheltered connlry, which, in Its vari-
ETY. of colors, reminded one of a stained
glass window gone mad. IN one place an
eNpanse of the deepest blue is formed uy a
Few acres of Nenl0phita i1isigIlis. Next
TO il appears a perfect sea Of the purple
saponaria- Then comes q dash of the
deep-blue lobelia, and farther on one en-
tiers q space covered with the Venetian red
of the PhLOr DrIfDlDlondi. These are
followed by smaller beds of sweet william,
the yellow oxalis, the pink eucharidium,
the purple leptosphOn, and these masses OF
color are relieved by the white nemophila-
Another portion Of the farm is devoted to
petuDias, with purple and white leaves
edged with green; these are followed by
yellow sea of EschschOltzid croced,
and then comes a prOmontory of the Odor-
ferrous sweet sultan, white lilac and yellow.
At the eni of this appears an island of
verbena. surrounded by the blue lupin. A
sea of the bright scarlet goditia, named
after the princess of Wales, and another
pond Of the same color is formed by the
Piscaria cardinals. Every color is
found here: the blue of the L0betid spe-
ciOsd, the pale blue of the campanula, the
yellow Of the snapdrsgon, the rosy tint of
the sweet-pea, the deep orange Of the
EschSchOltzi mandarin, the bright
scarlet Of the Tom Thumb nasturtium. the
old-fashioned Virginia stock, the French
gray and purple colOred g ditiG Uitneyi,
the white Clarkid, dedicated to Mrs.
Langtry. whilst Lord Besconsfield and
Mr.. GiadstOne's names are immortaliZed
in different kinds of chrysanthemums.
These flowers are not picked, but are
allowed 10 run TO seed, which is carefully
gathered and sent to headquarters, where
II is made up into small packages, labelled
and sent out to their customers. One cor
ner of the farm is devoted 10 the cultiva-
ton of tine seed of less ornamental but
more useful products. Here may be found
a bed Of American parsley; and plot OF
the new mammoth wheat lately introduced
from the States IS regarded with especial
interest. Tins cereal produces an ear OF
immense size, but bearded ike barley.
These -'horns, as the beari Is called, drop
OF as the ear ripens, leaving it perfectly
smooth. The straw, too. is long and vigOr
Gus and promises well for thatching pur-
poses and as bedding for animals. Next
TO the extirpstiOn of weeds, the gardener
greatest difficulty is to keep the different
kinds of flowers in their own beds. The
small birds, on the other hand, do their
best 10 mix them up and seem to take a
spec al delight in carrying the seed of some
bright scarlet flower and dropping it into
the midst Of bed devoted to flower OF
another color, where next year il WI sp-
pear in all its pristine beauty, only to be
ruthlessly eraGIca.ed by the hand Of those
specially de allied to search for such in
truderS