The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-15

Sureu all the year rOunu, as thS Nlnes cdli
be kept in different stages of development,
so that as the product of one section has
been exhausted, those of the adjoining one
win be ready for use In most of the sec
tions a trough of water runs the full length
of the room, thus serving the double pur-
pose of moistening the atmosphere and of
supplying the attendants with water for
the plants
There are already in this monster con-
servatory over 1000 varieties of plants.
There is room for twice that number. The
gardener estimates that there are from 5000
to 5000 plants in the conservatory and on
the grounds. These are the products of
every cline and every country. But 1t
must not be supposed that these are all I'M
ported directly from their native country
Some of them are, but the vast majority
come from the European conservatories,
and especially from Belgium. There is no
other private conservatory in this country
Of equal size and scope. Almost every
wealthy gentleman maintains a hot house
for flowers, but no other has undertaken to
establish fnll collection of plants. la
Europe there are many private eOnserya-
tories. but few which can compete with
this 4 walk through the building is
enough TO explain how it Is that men spend
lives in studying one plant or species of
vegetable life. There is an infinite variety
Of forms and eolors, and the senses are be-
wildered by the luxurianee Of the scene.
In one room there are 100 varieties Of
double geraniums in full bloom, making a
bank Of color simply gorgeous One sec
ton, 50 feet long BY 22 feet wide, is de-
voted to roe.es. Of which there are 400 va
rieties. There are 400 varieties Of palms.
300 Of them from america and loo from
Asia. Some Of the specimens cost from
$3.50 to $500 each. There are forty yari-
cites Of the pitcher plant from Msdagas-
car alone. There are 100 varieties of ero-
tons from the Fiji and Solon,on Islands ;
50i varieties of plants from Centrad Amer
lea. East Insiies aad the Archipelago Is
lands: go varieties Of niarantas frem the
Amazon river; collection of ferns from
Central and South America aud the East
eeptionably iine TRES ferns l2O varieties Of
gloxinea. The collection Of oracenas Is the
largest ia the world. There are sixty kinds
Of broulelias and tillandsias. la 4 room
srti6cizlly mpiStsned are sosne 200 or
chiss. many Of which arr ROW IN hlaon.
taking the eye az every turn with she wiersl
animal forms and the inexpressibly delicate
and beautiful hncs of their blossoms The
eollcraion of caladiams j. very large. There
are 200 varieties Of canlellias fram Japan
and China 400 varieties Of a1aleAx and
many kinds If Indian rhoslodendrons. One
or awo sections aredeyotcd - exotic eTapes-
In the frui. house luscious ezpAlier peaches
were alIanet drupping By reason at their
weight. Among other interesting objects
IN the open grounds was = centary plant,
whieh hiss been sheoting up IL tall bs~~nrn
as rapid rate for Wesk F~=t, and VIII
hreAk into flower wh@n IL hzs atsaiurd =
growth os twelve - stteen feet The ID.
aassa 9sascij.,sl,r It f'aroiina. which lleseurs
the hirs which are - unfortunate a. 10 en-
ter - daaiease thEsaf, and the elk-hsFn fern
srom the EAss Ineiie~, aferaeted the especial
attention q the visitors The nowes gar
den cs4nprisss three acrs~, and the vegetable
garden four acre. There is also vine
yard Of tuo acres, and larssc srchaTa con
tanning rspase 4tlsl spple trcss and 5sssl pear
tnss. In Mr.. Merits tisae about ! 300
ornamcntal trs<s, chiefly VI foreign imTor.
sasion, were planted. which are nov u f,an