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Show Millions Spent for Flowers. Within the past ten years over $10,-000,000 $10,-000,000 has been spent In the United States for native mountain laurel and the rhododendron. The laurel is strongly advocated by many patriotic organizations for adoption as the national na-tional flower, and its big sister, the rhododendron, is even more beautiful as to flowers and the luxuriance of its evergreen leaves. Its cultivation in the' New England states has been most extensive, and there are several public roads where "it is possible to drive for miles along great lines of flowering rhododendron trees in the spring. In Philadelphia a wealthy flower lover has spent a fortune in developing develop-ing the different varieties and colors of the rhododendron blossoms, and his garden is a veritable feast of delight during their blooming seasons For a number of years he has been in the habit of opening his grounds to the public upon Saturday and Sunday afternoons aft-ernoons during the season, in order that as many as possible may nJoy the flowers. |