. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgio. The American Florist. 1113 The Day at Fordhook Farms. A merry company assembled at the Reading terminal in Philadelphia on Friday morning, June 24, in anticipa- tion of the trip to Fordhook. It is well known that whatever W. Atlee Burpee does is well done. He had provided a train of seven coaches for the accommodation of his guests, the members of the Seed Trade Associa- tion and their families. In addition to those who had come from Atlantic City, the party was augmented at Philadelphia by arrivals from New
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgio. The American Florist. 1113 The Day at Fordhook Farms. A merry company assembled at the Reading terminal in Philadelphia on Friday morning, June 24, in anticipa- tion of the trip to Fordhook. It is well known that whatever W. Atlee Burpee does is well done. He had provided a train of seven coaches for the accommodation of his guests, the members of the Seed Trade Associa- tion and their families. In addition to those who had come from Atlantic City, the party was augmented at Philadelphia by arrivals from New York. Boston and other points. A number of Philadelphians who had not attended the convention were also present: the train was personally con- ducted by Albert Hentschke, city pas- senger agent of the Philadelphia and Reading railway. Over 200 persons were on board. After a run of about one hour through a delightful sec- tion of the Keystone state, rich in evidences of an advanced stage of agriculture and horticulture, Ford- hook was reached. Carriages were in waiting but as the distance to the house was short most of the visitors preferred the exercise of walking. Before the house was reached, the towering figure of Mr. Burpee, stand- ing on the veranda, was recognized by many of the visitors and there was a hearty cheer. by his most amiable wife and family, he held a reception that for spontaneous cordi- ality was a great advance on the time- worn official and society reception. For the remainder of the day, it is no figure of speech to state that Ford- hook Farms was the property of the guests. In squads and platoons, though not in military formation, they roamed the broad acres—about 300— at will. They discussed sweet peas. Incidentally plucking many blooms, garden peas, phlox, iris, salvias, Cali- fornia and Shirley poppies, migno- nette, petunias, gaillardias and the many other flowering plants, vegeta- bles and forage grasses found on the place. It is here
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