The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
A Flower Farm In Eue land.

In corner of the County Of Essex, Eng
| land, the Messrs. Carter, renowned through
out Great Britain and her dependencies us
fiori-culturists, have established farm de-
voted TO the growth Of flowers. These
plants are not destined to ador the gar
dens Of the weather. classes, but to fur
nlsh seed from which flowers may he ulti-
mately obtained. A recent visit to the
village OF st. Osyth-pronounced by its
inhabitants Toosey"-discloses tract of
we'll sheltered country, which, in Its vari-
| ETY. OF colors, reminded one of a stained
glass window gone mad. In one place an
| expanse of the deepest blue is formed Dy a
few acres Of Nemophita iassignis. Next
to it appears perfect sea OF the purple
saponaria. Then comes dash of the
| deep-blue lobelia, and farther on one en-
ters space covered with the Venetian red
of the Phi0G Dru',.au0,,ai. These are
followed by smaller beds Of sweet william,
the yellow oxalis, the pink eucharldium,
the purple lcptosphon, and these masses of
color are relieved by the white nemophila.
Another portion of the farm Is devoted to
pctunas, with purple and white leaves
edged with green; these are followed by
yellow sea of Eschsch0itzia cr0cco,
and then comes promontory OF the odor-
iferous sweet sultan, white lilac and yellow.
At the end 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
PiScoriG cuTdi,.aHs. Every color is
found here ; the blue Of the L05elia spc-
cio$o, the pale blue OF the campanula, the
yellow of the snapdrugon, the rosy tint of
the swect-pea, the deep orange of the
ESchschoHzt.t m0ndari,t, the bright
scarlet OF the Tom Thumb nasturtium. The
old-fashioned Virginia stock, the French
gray and purple colorcd q ditiu Witucyi,
the white Tarkia, dedicated to Mis-.
Langtry. whilst Lord Beaconsheld and
Mir. Gladstones names arc imnlortalized
IN different kinds Of chrysanthemums.
These flowers are not picked, but are
allowed to run to seed, which is carefully
gathered and sent to headquarters, where
1t is made up into small packages labelled
and sent out TO their customers. One cor
ncr of the farm is devoted to the cultiva-
ton OF the seed of less ornamental but
more useful products. Here may be found
bed OF American parsley and plot of
the new mammoth wheat lately introduced
from the States is regarded with especial
interest. This cereal produces an car of
immense size, but bearded like barley.
These ''horns," as the beard is called, drop
OIL as the ear ripens, leaving it perfectly
smooth. The straw, too, is long and vigor-
GUS and promises well for thatchipg pur-
poses and as bedding for animals Next
to the extirpation OF weeds, the gardeners
greatest difficulty is TO keep the different
kinds OF flowers in their own beds. The
small birds, On the other hand, do their
best to mix them up aud seom 10 take "A
special delight in carrying the seed Of some
bright scarlet flower and dropping it into
the midst of Il bed devoted to flower of
another color, where next year it will ap~
pear in all its pristine beauty, only to be
ruthlessly eradicated by the hand of those
specially de.ailcd to search for such in
traders