. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. a pretty sight. Tomato vines in pots have grown great crops of fruit the pasi. season. William Robertson, to whom the high order of culture seen here is due, is a modest gentleman, but one of the most successful mana- gers of the many private estates around this city. In his office which adjoins the conservatories the roof and ceiling are papered with the first premium blue ribbon cards won at the various shows of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; there are hun- dreds of them. He also treasures many silver c
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. a pretty sight. Tomato vines in pots have grown great crops of fruit the pasi. season. William Robertson, to whom the high order of culture seen here is due, is a modest gentleman, but one of the most successful mana- gers of the many private estates around this city. In his office which adjoins the conservatories the roof and ceiling are papered with the first premium blue ribbon cards won at the various shows of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; there are hun- dreds of them. He also treasures many silver cups. Taking it all in all, this is one of the most beautiful spots in this section of the country. K. A BEAUTIFUL ESTATE. h View of the Lawn. lawns stretching away like a huge car- pet without a seam. A few specimens and small groups of trees, remarkable for beauty of form or foliage, are dot- ted at intervals to give variety, the lawn in the distance being bordered with a wave line of trees and shrubs that form a beautiful background and add "finish" to the picture. The form- al garden is a depressed plateau sepa- rated from the terrace of the mansion with a stone balustrade; it is directly in front of the mansion. The beds and sections are divided with hedges of privet, the smaller beds and paths be- ing bordered with box. The hedges are trimmed with square and oval tops, the covers and either side of the en- trances to the walks having plants trimmed to pyramids. Olobes, naterel- las and pagodas, vases, fountains and statuary are plentiful and placed wher- ever they add to the beauty of the scene. Lombardy poplars rise like sen- tinels in the distance and form an ad- mirable background. Along the center walk on either side are seen the best of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses, the cross paths being planted with the hybrid teas. The old fashioned perennial gardens are a veri- table riot of eolor. All the paths which, with the exception of the cen- ter, wind around in a se
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