. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. INTERIOR VIEW OF ONE OF L. M. NOES ROSE HOUSES, MADISON, N. J. Estelle, 17,000; Guardian Angel, 16,- 000; Peru, 10,000; Nelson, 8,000; Hig- inbotham, 8,000; Bradt, 6,000; Chi- cago, 3,000; Leopoldine, a,000; Adonis, 1,000; White Cloud, 1,000; Joost, 1,000; Norway, 1,000; total 151,000. AT MADISON, N. J. Things have undergone many changes in Madison since the time when the old town came bounding to the front as the foremost rose-forcing center on the con- tinent. A good many of the pioneers have disappeared from th
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. INTERIOR VIEW OF ONE OF L. M. NOES ROSE HOUSES, MADISON, N. J. Estelle, 17,000; Guardian Angel, 16,- 000; Peru, 10,000; Nelson, 8,000; Hig- inbotham, 8,000; Bradt, 6,000; Chi- cago, 3,000; Leopoldine, a,000; Adonis, 1,000; White Cloud, 1,000; Joost, 1,000; Norway, 1,000; total 151,000. AT MADISON, N. J. Things have undergone many changes in Madison since the time when the old town came bounding to the front as the foremost rose-forcing center on the con- tinent. A good many of the pioneers have disappeared from the list, some dead, others retired. Among the latter is our old friend, P. Connelly, who, having amassed a snug competence, has now leased his greenhouses and become a dapper gentleman of elegant leisure. But, as the old sailor long domiciled in the Snug Harbor is still wont to scan the • horizon for a passing sail so at this sea- son of the year we find our old veteran down at the railroad station scrutinizing the arrivals just as in the good old days when the market price of roses was made in the stoke hole and each time a com- mission man disembarked at Madison meant an advance of a dollar per hun- dred on the crop. The largest establishment in Madison and one of the most prosperous is that of L. M. Noe. Mr. Noe was early on the ground when the American Beauty first demonstrated its pre-eminence as a money-maker for the man who could suc- cessfully grow it and has ever since given it the leading place in his list of varieties. There are thirty five houses on the place and the cleanliness prevailing through- out easily furnishes one explanation of the high quality of the flowers produced here. Another establishment which enjoys a wide reputation is that of Florham Farms, under the management of A. Herrington, one of the best growers in the country. Here are produced chrysan- themums of unexcelled quality. Orchids quantities and excellent quality, and for which a ready outlet
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