. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /p6;. The American Florist. 1221 seed and certainly not to the Holland bulbs, for 1 have before me now a small invoice dated ]8o6, rendered by onr house, a photographic cony of which has been preserved, showiuK liyacintlis charged at 3/6 (three shillings and six pence) sterling each, and tulips at 2/— sterling each. It is also interesting to note that at the date of the invoice mentioned Englisli money was the only currency used here. It seems curious too that in our catalogue of that date the Brussels VVitloef wa
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /p6;. The American Florist. 1221 seed and certainly not to the Holland bulbs, for 1 have before me now a small invoice dated ]8o6, rendered by onr house, a photographic cony of which has been preserved, showiuK liyacintlis charged at 3/6 (three shillings and six pence) sterling each, and tulips at 2/— sterling each. It is also interesting to note that at the date of the invoice mentioned Englisli money was the only currency used here. It seems curious too that in our catalogue of that date the Brussels VVitloef was listed—so many years ago—yet it seems scarcely known by anybody even at the present date, though quite large quantities of it are imported weekly from France, and we all know how easily it may be culti- vated in our own gardens either for salads or for cooking. Considering the many voluminous and many beautiful catalogues issued by our seed houses today, our modest pretensions of some 60 years ago seem plain and even insignificant. The in- crease in the size of the present cata- logues, comprising, as they do, so many novelties and new and beautiful things. goes to show how our education and tastes in such matters are increasing from day to day and how of all the lu.\uries and industries, that of the cul- tivation of flowers and vegetables is the most innocent. It is productive, not only of many gratifications, but of many advantages also of a permanent char- acter. The care of a garden is like wise a recreation and conduces materi- ally to health, promotes civilization and softens the manners and tempers of men. In the growth from the tender shoots which rise from the earth, through all the changes which they un- dergo, to the period of their utmost perfection, man beholds the wonderful works of creative power. He views the bud as it swells and looks into the expanded blossom, delights in its rich tints and fragrant smell, but above all he feels a charm in contemplatin
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