New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RARE FLoRAL EXHIBITIONS.

BRILLIANT SCENES AT CLINTON MARKET AND AT
THH HORTICULTURAL saLEsRooMs.
New-York is certainly the leading market of the
world for cut flowers, and 1t is rapidly advancng
toward the foremost rank among cities as a lnarkeC
for living plants, IL is true that the passion ior
growing flowers among all classes OF people here Is
hot strong as it is IN some cities o. the HG W The
poorer laborng classes In Paris are uniVersay Gee
GRATED on the frequent saints days indicates tne
prevalence of degree Of taste In this respect Wheh
has not vet been developed here Besides this, eli
matte conditions are to some extent against US ~
our short, bot and dry Summers no masses OF e941
or luxuriance of drapiDg vines can be prOduSeu 10
ecual those displayed from the long lines OF Daco-
MES which over6sng the canals in Rotterdam.
Many of the streets OF London too are Il neroo
4 The scarlet of the geraniums IN the WINDOWS 10
familiar TO him, but he can never ma e. nome me- .
stretch of color to match the blue Of Engsh lode
Iias or the gold Of English calceolarias VI course
there Is some compensation f0und ia Uhe IaCI gaS
some plants flourish here which oaeken ana PERISH
In moister air. but the shOrtness OF the season ID
I disadvantage from which there Is no relief
One result Of brief season is that the sales OF
growing plants instead of extending almosG through
ent tbe entire wear are practically crowded INTO the
few weeks of Spring and early Summer ne centre i
one branch of this trade Is Clinton Market, anu
since the warm days have come, nearly hund[ed
loaded wagons can be seen every morning near the
email park at the foot of Canal-St.. and when tne
season is at it's best, $50 wagouswiI empty a men
floral treagures upon the sidewalk. ana 1OIal
treasures they literally are. The STOCK brouRnI mere
is sold to Ocers and small city Dealers who ~ turn
dispO9e OF them 10 Cna0Co VI
siderable size are taken to country towns near ny;
and occasionally gentlemen load truck tull ana
carry them off to their private grounds Inc plans
here are all brought into Hover so tnat tney can u
yertse themselves and are delivered In large pots
The masses of lilies, calais, geranlums, IuCueLao,
.pansies, double daisies. polyanthus, anu, az Ine
weather warrantsi ii, of astors, easams
md other bedding plants, make up Weaitn o f
bloom which cannot be equalled in any market OF
the world, except perhaps at C0Vent Had1en o Wien
the season is at its best From S5OOO 70 S0,9OO are
realized here every day by the wholesale dealers.
The headquarters of another and entirely distinct
branch of the trade are at the Horticultural
salesrooms in Cortlandt-st where plants IN
d daS aSd FTids Su These auctions We're first
established thirty-6ve, years ago Tor Sne saie
of foreign roses, and to this day European
dealers have frequent sales of imported nursery ana
plant stock. Occasionally. tOo is seen some large
collection of lily bulbs from JAPAN OF 9Tchius
gathered in the tropics, or OF agaves from me1iCo
and the West Indies. The sales mainly cohssiSV'
however of plants grown at the large estaDus3h-
ments near the city, and, as a matter OF fact the
entire treasures of the greenhouse are bTongnt mere
ready packed for removal Ia such quantities ana o.
such selections as buyers demand: Not only Gro1-
nary bedding plants valuable for flower or foliage,
INT well-prOwn specimens of cr0tons, marantas,
palms and drac@nas are offered. as well as tne
novelties In horticulture for the year. AT the present
time small plants are largely purchased RY small
growers In the city or country, who SHIFT them nto
larger pots and develop them for future retail trade
As soon as the season permits be,e
stocking their private grounds, for quantities can
be had at easy prices: Another, advantage is that
the stock is carefully prepared for shipment ana
lines for vases, aud for various other styles OF
decoration. The stock furnished is usually sent by
the most careful and trustworthy growers, ana -
well hardened in cool houses. About $4,000 plants
are now sold every week at these rooms, and the
auctions will continue until the middle OF June.
sale, and when tastefuy displayed they make
rare floral exhibition.