Daily Republican., 1883-04-27
7 THIRD EDITION,
FLGRA's KINGDOM.
Wilmington EiOrists-WhO They
Are-Mr. Hay den's Green
Houses Roses.

Though the season is late, flowers cul-
tivatel in green houses are always on
time, and as soon az the first spring days
come along their happy, cheerful faces
greet and cheer rs from the sidewalk
where they are exposed for sale. The
number OF florists is increasing III the
city, hut not faster than the demand fol
flowers. Every year the demand is in
creasiur. 1t has not been many years
since flowers IN the market were rar-
ity, but now "A spring market withoul
flowers would be Il greater rarity.
The great desire to satisfy this in
creasing demand has led to the cultiva.
ton of some beautifully improved
specimens Of popular flowers. There is
now an almost endless variety of ge-
raniums, a flower that always holds its
own and leads in market sales.
Amongst the leading florists in and
around the city are Jacob Brown, NJ.
Hayden, Alonzo Baylis, Messrs. Doug
herty, Humphrey, Rogers and Landers.
Betwet n them they keep beautiful
array Of flowers on Fourth street every
market day.
Mr.. Hayden is probably the best
equipped for the flower business. He
has six green houses, each l20 feet long,
two of them "A feet wide, and the Others
Is feet, amongst the best probably in
the United States.
The houses took l, 500 square feet OF
glass to cover them. However, full
and minute description Of these houses
was given in the REPUBLICAN late last
fall, and il would be useless to reiterate
the same NOW. Mr.. Hayden has, how
ever, since then stocked his houses full
of flowers, and is prepared to supply a
large demand. He intends to make a
specially of roses, they becoming more
in demand. He says he can sell all he
raises in Wilmington
The choicest, hardest and most pro
life rose for the markets. variety cal
led the I" Perl des Jardine." 1t is the
color of and scented like the Mare
schal Neil, but the buds and flowers arc
trihe smaller Mr.. Hayden says tina
for some time he picked $50 buds IL da!
from his bed of " PerlS,' for which he
found ready sale Of 81 Il hundred II
Wilmington.
If he had shipped them to phildel
phia he would have received $40 u hun
ured, but he preferred taxing less an
working upa Wilmington trade. A
soon as Mr.. Hayden gets a sutticien
stock of roses ahead he intends to rai>'
plants that he can sell in two and hal
inch pots for II for dollar ain. a pre-
MUM thrown in. He is not ready yet
however, to engage exclusively i'll TIL
culture Of roses.
With admirable energy he has mad
good show for the short time he ha
been located at his new place, for hi
houses were not all completed unit
after cold weather set in. He is nov
engaged in grading the spacious lawl
around his house, which, when tinishe,
and laid off into winding walks ant
flower plats, will be the handsomes
place on the Newport pike.
Mr. Hayden is II son-in-law of Nj
William y. Courtney, a member OF tn
Swift, Courtney x Beecher Match Com
pany, gentleman who is muniiicentl
standing at Mr. Haylen's back. II
has already expended 900 in tn
enterprise, and is bound to make it g
even should it cost double that much.
Mr. Hayden fall" understands til
business, and where there is neither lac
of skill or money, there is no good re;
son why green house plant culture
Wilmington may not successfully con
pete with the celebrated estabiishmel
of Peter Henderson in New York.