gemeentegemeente (commune), Noord-Holland provincie, western
Netherlands, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Amsterdam, on the Ring Canal
and Westeinder Lake, a remnant of Haarlem Lake. The older part of the
town is on peaty soil at about sea level, surrounded by polders with
loamy soil 9–15 feet (3–5 m) below sea level. Once known for its eels,
whence its name (aal, “eel”; meer, “lake”), it is the
flower-growing centre of The Netherlands, with numerous nurseries, the
largest flower auction in the world, and a state experimental station
for floriculture. Blooms include carnations, roses, lilacs, freesias,
chrysanthemums, and potted plants such as cyclamens and begonias. Many
flowers are exported by air, and there is a thriving trade in seeds and
nursery plants. Pop. (1984 est.) 20,379.
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