Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1913 — Track Made Flower Garden. [ARTICLE]

Track Made Flower Garden.

The Romney branch of one of the largest railroads of the state is so profusely blooming with flowers for 28 miles that trains are moving along the line with difficulty, says the tfew York Sun. The abundance of flowers came about through the breaking of two boards in the floor of a car loaded with nasturtium, sweet pea and morning glory seeds several weeks ago. The seeds were scattered along the track for miles. Then came heavy rains wbich turned the roadbed ,l nto * n elongated flower garden. While the road is more beautiful in appearance than usual, the posies are interfering seriously with the schedule and the section hands are busy trying to kill out the unwelcome blooms.