. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo2. The American Florist. 87 BILTIV10RE Home of the Vanderbilfs. I'HAKING of Hiltniore and Ashivillt-, Col. , the t';inious (k-lpliia edi- tor, wrote: "1 scon the firand mountain views of every part of our eontinent east of the Sierra Nevada, and must testify that there is no scenery tins side of the Kockv mountains that C(|uals, or even approaches the grandeur of the varied views presented here. It is not surprisinjj that thousands of visitors come to cnjov the bracing atmosphere
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo2. The American Florist. 87 BILTIV10RE Home of the Vanderbilfs. I'HAKING of Hiltniore and Ashivillt-, Col. , the t';inious (k-lpliia edi- tor, wrote: "1 scon the firand mountain views of every part of our eontinent east of the Sierra Nevada, and must testify that there is no scenery tins side of the Kockv mountains that C(|uals, or even approaches the grandeur of the varied views presented here. It is not surprisinjj that thousands of visitors come to cnjov the bracing atmosphere and unrivaled beauty of these mountains. It is the one pleasure and health-seeking region which has all seasons for its worshippers. Its rides and drives of uncqualed ; its dry and exhila- atmosphere: its genial winters, even among the mountain tops, and its pure breezes and cool nights in the heat of summer, make it an all-the-year resort for those who seek pleasure, rest or fugitive health, and it is destined to become the great resort of the American ; This is Binicombe comity, made famous by Bill Nye, the greatest American laugh creator, whose writ- ings it is said first attacted the attention of tieorge AN'. \'anderbilt to the locality, lie has built there the gr;indcst private estate in America, the show place of the city, the greatest attraction of the state from its climate and its scenery. Mr. Vander- bilt seeks privacy but his interest in the development of the vicinity is such, or |ierhaps it is his pride in his magnificent property, that he makes visitors \vcle<mie at such times as the approaching S. A. F. convention. The tri]) through the estate will be made on Friday afternoon and carriages will be pro- vided by the Asheville Hoard (if Trade. "This drive" writes Sam Hudson, who visited Bill- more with the Pen and Pencil Club of Philadel])hia, "was one of the plcasural)le surprises of my life, as it showed me
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