Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-16
WHERE CHRYSAN.
THEMUMS GROW

Ii may not be generally known tina
the finest, the best equipped and mos
extensive green houses IN this section
of the country are TO be found at Cas-
tie Grove. Forty thousand square fee
are under glass. Iron is used exclu
sively along with glass in the cou
structiou OF the buildings. 1t is worthy
of nOt9 that in keeping with the mod
ern and finely appointed green houses
Castle Grove has in the person OF Law
renee COtter, the lessee, one of the
most experienced, the most skillful ant
most widely known floriCulturists il
the United States.
In the world of flowers at present
the chrysanthemum is the leigniue
queen. The season is now at its height.
The chrysanthemum show closed al
Philadelphia Saturday night. During
the present week shows Will be on
in many of the great cities of the
land. The chry santhemum is seen III
all its glory at Castle Grove. Variety
and perfection both are there. Two
large green houses are filled, each one
of the stately majestic blooms seem
ing to surpass the other in exuber-
ance and loveliness. As the long vista
OF varIegated. though chaste ana mod
est tints, opens up before the visitor
his eve is chained to the spot as 1t
were with sort of fascination. Many
of the big chrysanthemums measuring
from tip TO tip, are twelve inches In
diameter All colOrs and shades of
colors are represented and it would
puzzle any one to tell which are the
most to be desired The pure white
oues are beautiful but so are the soft
creamy white; so are the large golden
ones, those of the many shades of gel
low and of the various shades of pink.
Mr.. Cotter cuts one hundred OF these
magnificent blooms every day and
along 9TH carnations. roses, &c, ships
them to Philadelphia and New York.
In the big cities the chrysanthemums
produced at Castle Grove are reta led
by the dealers at all sorts of extrava-
CANT prices. Eight to ten dollars per
dozen is not an unusual figure.
After the chrysanthemun ms come car
nations and ro>es devoted to the form
er there are two and to the latter
eight houses. DUring October Mr..
Cotter shipped $4,000 roses to Phila
delnhia, while at least 1000 more were
disposed of at home. The roses are
very beautiful and comprise the Am
erican Beauty, Brides and Brides
maids roses, Liberty, Killarney, We'll
lesby, Richmond and all the leading
marketable varieties. The roses are
ONLY beginning to brear; by the Holi-
days the eight green houses will each
be % paradise of blooming beauty.
The carnations are also coming on
very nicely. Tie two immense build
ings will be a revelation later on. Be-
sides the famous Lawson carnation,
Mr.. Cotter cuItivates the Roosevelt
oaruation, a perfect bloom garnet in
color, and he mas both varieties in alb
undance. Among other varieties Mr
Cotter has the Queen, the Prospect,
and the Great variegated carnation.
None but those who have visited
Castle Grove can form an adequate
idea of the extent of the green houses.
of the enormous stock on hand and the
care and pains taken to provide for
following seasons. OF the eight houses
devoted to roses five are propagating
houses, all filled with grated roses
nicely growing. Providing for sea
son further Gu are houses filled with
Easter lilies and MiRnonnettes The
latter, nicely under way, occupy one
whole building. About the Holidays
they will be in bloom and the visitor
to the green house then will be treat.
ed to sight that will be nothing
short of vision.