Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-17
WHERE CHRYSAN.
THEMUMS GROW

Il may not be generally known that
the finest, the best equipped and most
extensive green houses in this section
of the country are to be found at CAS-
tie Grove. Forty thousand square feet
are under glass. Iron is used exclu-
sively along with glass in the con.
struction of the buildings. 1t is worthy
of nots that in keeping with the mod
ern and finely appointed green houses
CASTLE Grove has in the person of Law
renee Ootter, the lessee. one of the
most experienced, the most skillful and
most widely known fioriculturists in
the United States.
In the world of flowers at present
the chrysanthemum is the reigning
queen. The season is now at its height.
The chrysanthemum show closed at
Philadelphia Saturday night. During
the present week shows will be on
in many of the great cities of the
land. The chrysanthemum is seen in
all its glory at Castle Grove. Variety
and perfection both are there. Two
large green houses are filed, 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 obaste and mod.
est tints, opens up before the visitor
his eye is chained to the spot AS it
we're with sort of fascination. Many
of tine big ohrysanthemums, 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
ones are beautiful but so are the soft
creamy white so are the large golden
ones, those of the many shades of vel.
low and of the various shades of pink.
Mr.. Cotter cuts one hundred OF these
magni ficent blooms every day and
them to Philadelphia and New York.
In the big cities the chrysanthemums
produced at CASTLE Grove are retsiled
by the dealers at all sorts of extrava-
CANT prices Eight to ten dollars per
dozeu is not an unusual figure.
After the chrysanthemum ms come car
nations and roses :devoted to the form
er there are two aud to the latter
eight houses. Dcring October Mr..
Cotter shipped $4,000 roses to Phila-
delphia, while at least 1000 more were
disposed of at home. The roses are
very beautiful and comprise the Am
erioan 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 OH
very nicely. The two immense build.
ings will be a revelation later on. Be-
sides the famous Lawson oarnation,
Mr.. Cotter oultivates the Roosevelt
oarnstion, a perfect bloom garnet in
color, and he mas both varieties in ab-
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 OH hand and the
care and pains taken to provide for
following seasons. OF the eight houses
devoted to roses FIVE are propsgating
houses, all filed with grated roses
nicely growing. Providing for sea-
son further on are houses filed with
Easter Lilies an | MiRnonnettes. The
latter, nicely under way. occupy one
whole building. About the Holidays
they will be in bloom aud the visitor
to the green house then will be treat
ed to a sight that will be nothing
short of vision.