. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. THE CONSERVATORIES AT BILTMORE, HOME OF THE VANDERBILTS. A GLIMPSE AT THE THOUSANDS OF ACRES AT BILTMORE. furnish a working model which would be an influential factor in raising the stand- ;ird ot the entire region and state. The mansion is a rather highly elabo- rated version of the architecture of Francis I. and of the chateaux of the Loire. It is exceedingly- rich in every detail, and the general effect is heightened by the free employment of decorative sculpture. Those who have stood spell- bound upon the espl
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. THE CONSERVATORIES AT BILTMORE, HOME OF THE VANDERBILTS. A GLIMPSE AT THE THOUSANDS OF ACRES AT BILTMORE. furnish a working model which would be an influential factor in raising the stand- ;ird ot the entire region and state. The mansion is a rather highly elabo- rated version of the architecture of Francis I. and of the chateaux of the Loire. It is exceedingly- rich in every detail, and the general effect is heightened by the free employment of decorative sculpture. Those who have stood spell- bound upon the esplanade of this magnifi- cent chateau and looked out upon the wild tunudt of mount.'iins which stretch away in every direction until lost behind the curtain of the horizon, can well understand why Mr. Vanderbilt selected this particular spot of all others in America for the erection of a home which is as supreme among the houses of men as this spot is among the creations of nature. At no spot on this continent h,-is nature, alreadj' lavish in the of her favors, received such costly assist- ance in artificial embellishment. Aside from fortunes spent in constructive sc;ipe work, many, many thousands of dollars been a])i)lied to the horti- cultural department, and it is this feature which will principally interest the S. A. F. visitors. Here in the end will be the most comprehensive arboretum in this eonntrv, the climate being such as to favor the work now underway. Millions of trees and shrubs have been established and other millions will be grown and planted before the work is finished. A large force of gardeners and propagators has worked for years under the direction of Robert Bottomley, the superinten- cnt, and an equipment is maintained which would suflice for nian^- a large commercial establishment. Aside from the work out- doors, the conservatories are among the finest in the land and contain a splendid collection of plants. A view of the structures a
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