New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30
4 FRENCH FLOWER DOCTOR

From TIE London Gf0be =,
The seed is sOwn and the Young plants. as thcJ
ueep ont have to be transplanted. Herein Is s;uu
10 10 one of the arts Of gardening. mo eApe-
renccd man can distinguish between tpo S9uns
nlonts which will produce double and single dos
SONS choice has to he made unless the hOrticulc
tnrist wishes to run the risk of losing the dement, OF
his abors by producing single no"eIS w nn aud
aSter5 more than ordinary care ~ required anu
the florist who cannot Judge for himself has TO nave
recourse to the services OF the esS!mPe, Wno EoeS
about from Garden to garden giving consultations
and advice in the manner IS uoctor catiS Un
his PATIENTS and gives them the bencne Oh na'
superior knowledge. writing ont pIescrptiohS etc.
Az fast ms one flower is done WITH 1t Is iepEsceu Nv
another for the maxim of the gardener 's never 10
allow any portion Of his ground 10 REMAIN lule uo
ea,;I,pi,nr has learned how to become prophet III
his own country, he is looked up 10 ~ ms leuoN-
men, his opinions technical ana ,poHIIHl, ar ~
spectcd. and hOnors are showered on MIN VIVID
An anocdoto is told of of these nersons, who
La. becn returned for the eleN cnth time @S mayor
~ hiS Commune He has been niCEnaInrd Icic
Andre and his reputation as eS"mP'dT mas been
established for upward OF quarter Oh Il century.
He j. known for miles round ana his assertions are
iu!plictlv believed in. and arc rs nnafrrahle a.
th1Aaws of the McdcS and PerSlans. Tie Is tAth'ry
sort of NAN, never abusing the power conferred
on him by the tric0lOrod sash he winds i0uhd ms
abdomen on nigh days and Holidays On sunday
last nc put his best attire, t0I ne hui oierc' MN
self rs candidate for tho vacant Office OF mayor ms
tenure having expired. He took hlo seat in the
VlllaVr srlODl.r0Om on the sunday morning, WIN
thc'genlarrncs sent down from TaraScOn 10 reprrss
any attempt at rebellion. Az TIC ElSf ,ho'Ncht
something had gone wrong with In" blli0I-b"N:
and it llI to BIZ replaced by tie broad beaver OF
the mayor \ each of his constituents cane IN ne
told them that hn knew which way they would
vote and he asked them to put the ballot tickets
OF the radical village cobbcr, Who opposed HIM as
the candidate Of the eleventh hour" brought for
ward by 4 group 0f ardent politicians. ~ the
cooked hat Of the genlarmc or IN the hat before
him, as they liked Whom the hour for closing Inc
lallot had s0uDdcd the electors were again al
n,ittcd to the school and the votes were publicly
counted Tho constituents of the cohbler. nutntcr-
ing between thirty and forty. were very particular;
hut they found that the ballot had bp'll ronbn,t"
with scrupuols eXactitudc. and the result received
with cries of " Nve le Perc Andre" canN"d MS Dp
ponent 10 come forward and shake hand, Win ne
successful candidate. shrcNdly Suspected 3y me
0endarmr of hay ing induced the Radl nj I!tr1h-
sigente party to bring forward an Antagonist 20
Increase hi4 own popularity. Politics are not held
in much favor by the villagers. They concentrate
their minds oil the a-important subject of Hover
growing anu Pete Andre in hi, dOnblc capacity az
rssiB pirr and agent OF several large Iaris
buyers is not only mayor, bnt king OF 30? village
Public runl0r SAYS that his daughter III have IA
handsome dowry when she can find n husband who
can distinguish himself from ont her suit"rS By his
knowledge Of her fathers occupation. ana IN" mana
of prptty Madeleine will be the reward OF tho best
an uIfLy the lOca Ity