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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 151

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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] present store directly opposite. Here is exhibited the finest display of cut flowers to be found in the « itv, offering a spectacle which never fails to attract the attention and excite the admiration of all observers. The trade is of immense proportions; more than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in value of flowers have been sold annually and ten thousand dollars worth was supplied for a fancy dress bail upon one occasion. In addition to his establishment at Sing Sing, Mr. Klunder has also extensive green-house-in New Jersey, with ample facilities for producing the choicest flowers in the greatest prolusion. The resi-dence at Sing Sing commands a very extensive view of the river and the villages on its banks for miles in either direction, while the grounds under his skillful care have become miracles of beauty. Mr. Klunder not only leads in the quantity and excellence of his roses and other flowers, but likewise makes a specialty of rare and ornamental plants procured at great expense and requiring the greatest care. Besides the private orders for flowers which are very extensive, Mr. Klunder does a wholesale trade all over the I'nited States, sending large quantities to florists in various cities and towns.