Daily Republican., 1882-12-19
0rEEN FLORA'S DOMAIN.
--urwR.HAHDEN'BFL0WER
1AI.M on THE HEWFORT
PIKE.

W. sS.U.utiful in nature thas lnS'lnc!lVeiy
.ba mind from nature mp to ma
lsaos 'God, Ii has only been few
tun s;noe two or three small green
Isals I'm IN the suburbs were ample 10
Dos,'b y, The floral demand of $4,000 to 40,
nlS DSV, VnsopIe, but now the number OF NO.
@PVyUtb tbe city and around the sub
sD hsve. when compared with former
wv w.. = 0rown dispropOrtionate, but still
IsM, ssaus 10 be an untitled gap, de-
NV nV3 for flowers that taxes the ener-
s y. and resources Of all the florists to
though we would not discrimi
". I.. nor tletract one iUta from the well
s ri and deserved merits of all our
%,i%ipgton florists, it Is to the great
WI anterprise Of Matthew +. Hay
w \. @tbst we would more particularly
~ ,.,otS this article, though lengthy yet
Y. SrIsf TO give . detailed statement Of
os..n Flora's headquarters that Mr..
S.Tdsn has established on the Newport
=. about two miles from this city and
rSip mile Of Newport. A carriage
a-Osl in front OF the REPUBLICAN,
~ yesterday At noon, 1t had not to
along until n representative OF that
-, was seated in 1t beside Mr.. Hay
land q few minutes drive left Will
Sirvtou In the rear and brought us to
n HAYDEN 'stnew settlement.
with wonder and aAtOnishment we
,..usd our eyes upon the magnificent
i1lJIngs that dotted the four acre lot
,bich but two years ago was q truck
stph and In one corner OF 1t the hum
n Lbsadouarters OF o bone dealer. NOW
Nv changed. A beautiful weather
Sa,dsd cottage built IN the most COM
sanding of architectural symmetry and
sauty stood ut the entrance to the
i,vsr faru, while farther on was u
s,bs not less noted for attractive nov
M than the house. A rapidly revolv-
n windmill, formed cupola for the
ebe and at the same time kept q
mulp in active motion bringing up the
rtsst sparkling water from a we'll 40
st deep.
Rat farther on arc the attractions we
A come chiefly TO see These consist
4 Of six green houses standing, or
stbOr planted down in the earth side
hdds,
Well, we thought we had come out
As to sat, perhaps, one or two little
Fenhouses Ia an eUlbryo State--the
rclsus Of some batter to follow In
mrs to come, but here were six mag
Iicent crystal palaces, from the glas,
roofs Of which the rays of.the sun
irced in emerald hues 6s If In honor
d,hs floral beauties confined beneath
N still with room to grow with lux.
rant foliage and TO spread she aroma
dAOral sweetness. "Yes, you expect
dtU see two or three dog houses, said
H. Courtney, the father. law Uf Mr.,
Hgden, and, who though q match
nmufScturer Of considerable TenOwn,
w nevertheless enthusiastic over the
allure Of flowers, and the success OF
il SOn-in-law.
We confessed that the coz parison
NJ we'll put, and acknowledged our
gawurahle disappointment. AS we
ntGed the genial warmth which fore
d The flowers into blossom, 1t made us
Al indeed that December in this in-
IanH Was % pleasant as May. The two
tntAOases are devoted almost e6clu-
aNl 70 the culture of roses Of differ
RivNiGics, affOrding cut flowers to
meet 10 daily demand Of refined sen.
duni In Wilmington.
NAese vines from which hung lux
Iilrland nOdding buds, just blooming
lnbtOuiy, like maiden merging into
E0nAnhOOd, the Perl des JardinS oC-
HPd q principal place in Mr.. Hay
tHbSelectiOns and successfully aspired
b Iupplant the hareschAl Neil in
lauy, fragrance and proliheness.
RNOWing the Perl comes the Cathsrine
IGnot, Queen Of scarlets, Marie
GdLlOt, SaffraR0, Isabella Spr1nt,
Douglas. Hermosa and Glory de Dion.
III, Hayden finds ready sale for his
fAs buds in Wilmington at ten cents
lptce, though by sending them 10
Philadelphia be could sell them for $l5
ahundred Wholesale. He prefers how.
'rer to depend upon Wilmington Gus.
an at lower price for hts flowers with
heIpectatiOn that no will be enabl ed
ebuild up as good a market here in the
luture as in Philadelphia. Mr.. Hayden
&Some 5000 plants bearing and which
vii be in bearing in the spring, and
Osstdes he has 5000 cuttings now Ia sand
Ihlch will soon be ready for potting.
lAsse will be ready for setting out in
as spring aud will yield a good fall
cOp Of roses. AS near as he could tell
H. Hayden says he has over 100000
plants Of various kinds, but time and
pace will not permit US to 60 into a
lhgthy detail Of these elk great laDy-
lNths Of diversified floral beauty. Two
u the houses are devoted principally
eculture Of carnations better known
pinks, which are very snowy and
Migrant, His stock Of COleaS are the
eaghtesJ we have ever seen. Amongst
Ae selections are thousands OF gerani-
el', sweet allyssum, heliotropes, YER
Waas, petuniAs, pansias, violets,
lllgnonettes, lilies in great variety, one
Nthe latest aud best being the Harriseer
aq to be preferable to the longitiorum,
lachsias, hydranReas, celostas, phlox
alelias, cactus, iessamines, begonias
ald cal&diums.
Now word as to the dimensi ons ol
asas houses which experienced hot
aOQSe builders say have not tboIi
Nual IN the United States. They cover
s.'pace Of ground 124 feet square ol
.ss5l6 square feet. ALI the houses are
w feet in length. Two of them (tht
NsehOuses) are 26 feet wide and the
uaer four are each l8 feet wide. L
Nquired 1900 square feet Of glass Il
%Ver them. The oistern that supplies
aem with water holds Is 800 gallons
a"stsr. The houses are heated bI
"sam pipes extending through thu
saole length and breadth Of the Luild
,ale', supplied by double boilers from
ae Exeter Machine Company, Massa
.uusetts. The boiler pipes and mschin
~ were put in place by Mr.. Parkman
@e manager of the Exeter Com
E4Dy' 500 feet Of sEeampipe are usec
W W heating purposes, and 14SS addi'
uOnaI feet of iron pipes are used ri
eanlating machinery. This is very
,ugenious cOntrivanoe, which by
~ means of half cog-wheel and screw
ats all the ventilators at ouoe and t,
Ngleq1ired height.
Inc flower beds are walled with brlcE
W Se soil In each being three feet deep
aa s p9ttlng ana pIopagating tables rut