. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 59 ^^-1. ?R\It " OWGi>nK\. V\.OR^\. OtSVGH" M AHt Ut^ \0R^ tlH\B\'\\OU. given to Mr. Manda, an invitation was extended to the gentlemen present at that dinner to visit Mr. Allan at the same time. The garden committee proceeded in horse cars, but Mr. M. Norton, who is always on hand when a good time is in progress, proposed that a coach and pair would be about the proper thing for the boys to indulge in. This plan met with unanimous approval, and in a short time a conveyance
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 59 ^^-1. ?R\It " OWGi>nK\. V\.OR^\. OtSVGH" M AHt Ut^ \0R^ tlH\B\'\\OU. given to Mr. Manda, an invitation was extended to the gentlemen present at that dinner to visit Mr. Allan at the same time. The garden committee proceeded in horse cars, but Mr. M. Norton, who is always on hand when a good time is in progress, proposed that a coach and pair would be about the proper thing for the boys to indulge in. This plan met with unanimous approval, and in a short time a conveyance was secured with Manda, Dawson and Fostermann outside and Norton, Harris, Becker, Greaves, Grey and Stewart on the inside, a start was made. The weather was perfect and the ride through the Back Bay Park, Brigh- ton and Watertown was hugely enjoyed. No opportunity for fun was missed, and the boys on the outside whose legs formed a prominent part of the view through the front window, became the object of much attention from the inside passengers, and the way those legs did dance was a marvel. The party arrived at its destination just in time for a deli- cious lunch at Mr. Allan's house. Heap- ing dishes of Black Hamburgs and Mus- cats are not encountered every day. and this part of the entertainment received its full share of attention, but there was enough for all. After the lunch Mr. Allan conducted his guests through the beautiful grounds where the well-trimmed lawns and rich llower beds were duly admired, and into the greenhouses where masses of choice ferns, groups of showy odontoglossums, and gorgeous crotons attract the eye ; to the graperies, where the tempting clusters hang in profusion, and those other houses so uninteresting to the uninitiated, but so full of meaning to those who understand, where, on the benches, the stumpy looking orchich are perfecting their bulbs, and up above the Dendrobium Wardiaaums are reaching out their slender arms with a vigorwhich promise
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