The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06
j. w. nIinott 8 Son.

AT PleaSantQale, just beyond the cor
porate limits of Portland, is situated one
of the most extensive systems of green
houses that exist in the State of Maine.
This enterprise, which was started six
teen years ago in modest way, owns to-
day large number of greenhouses of the
most approved construction. Among
these is house, 20x150 feet, devoted to
the raising of chfysanthemums and
pinks; another, 20xl5o, is used exclu-
sively for growing roses and is without
doubt the best rose house in Maine; next
comes the carnation house, 2ox115 feet,
and the violet house, l8x115 feet.
There are also three plant houses used
in the spring for raising tomato plants,
with capacity of about $4,000 plants
annually. On the grounds, great num-
Der of pansies, daisies and cabbage
plants are grown, about 1000 of the last
named being raised and marketed each
year.
During the fall and winter months, the
choice flowers in the different green
houses are cut every morning and taken
Into the PETAL store at 6l5 Congress
street. Hele, under the supervision of
the Junior member of the firm. Mr..
Frank l.. Minott, competent design art
ist works the cuttings into beautiful con
ceptions in design and color that capti-
vate the senses and cultivate a love for
an art that enhances the beauties of ma
ture.
In the Spring, MessIs. Minott & Son do
a very large business in the shipping of
Towering plants, shrubs, vines, seedlings
and early vegetable plants which go to
all points in New England. The magni-
tude of the business conducted by the
Messrs. Minott shows that it is possible
to be not only good florist, but also a
good business man.
S. C. bennett g. Co.
In the five years in which S. G. Den
nett & Co. have been engaged in the
raising and sale OF flowers as florists, al
640 Congress street, they have gained an
extended patronage and earned reputa-
ton for excellence of taste and skill in
floral designs and arrangement OF flowers
for decorative and funeral purposes that
places them among the most popular OF
Portland's florists.
Forest City Green Houses.
Miss A. 6. Wright, proprietor of the
Forest City Green Houses, at 207 Dan
forth street, has heretofore made
speciality of carnations and vlolets, but il
making arrangements to go into an ex.
tensive culture of more diversified species
of floral growths by another year. Miss
Wright is a lady of fine culture and most
exquisite taste, and has made special
study of the rearing of carnations and
violess. She has met with marked success
In this fietd. and So popular has become
her varieties of p:nks and violets that she
receives large orders for these flowers
from Washington, Boston, New York and
other cities. She now has about 5000
transformations and violets-in the
field, and her facilities are still being in
creased to meet the growing demand for
these favorites.
e. j. Harmon s. Co.
In the science of Horticulture the firm of
Z. J. Harmon s. Co.. of Portland, are
experts in all that pertains to flowers and
the raising Of them.
In the disposal Of the growth of their
extensive conservatorues they have O per-
manent place of business at 46S Congress
street, Portland, and when the wave of
fashion swells on the beaches and prone
nadss of Bar Harbor, &. Harmon &
Co. have a branch store there catering
TO the tastes of the culture and fashiona-
bls.spsople who congregation Mt. Desert.