Flowers
In the nineteenth century, there was a transition from farm crops to hybridization of new varieties and a turn to flower nurseries and horticulturistsSome brief text explaining the context of these profiles, perhaps some history about the building of Dorchester. Not to exceed 100 words.
![Norton Brothers nursery](https://i0.wp.com/www.dorchesteratheneum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fea-wales-shrubbery.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
No. 7538 Advertisement in Dorchester and Quincy Directory 1868-9 from Norton Bros. growers of roses, carnations, ...
![Peonies](https://i0.wp.com/www.dorchesteratheneum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9080-richardson-house-garden.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
Image: John Richardson's House and Garden published in "John Richardson: His House and Garden"
John ...
![William Wales, ornamental shrubbery, flowers, plants](https://i0.wp.com/www.dorchesteratheneum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fea-wales-shrubbery.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
The Boston Directory for 1870 has an entry for Wm. Wales, h. Green, n. Geneva, ward 16 [Dorchester].