Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-24

Styles I'm Flowers for the Coming Win
ter
From the New York Evening Post

| iorh mas taken ten-league stride this fall
Chrysanthemums have been gaining in popu
iarity for the past five seasons, and are now ia
vorite and fashionable. Special exhibitions o.
these, and large prizes offered, have spurreG
plantsmen to produce shows which promise tc
| equal those held annually in London. No flower
is more deserving of cultivation. 1t embraces
| every shade OF color but blue, and it's odor is
spicy and refreshing. It comes in with cold
almost frosty petals. and seems to have gathered
the last perfumes and all the lingering magnif
cence OF the summer garden. So easy is it OF
! cultivation, that small plants set out in the
| spring will grow to diameter of from two tC
| three feet by autumn, and be laden with bios
| SONS at the season when nearly all other flowers
are gone. 1t is perfectly hardy moreover. and
| can be left In the ground many years without
| removing.
A great advantage in the cultivation of chrys-
anthemums is that they can be lifted and placed
| In pots or boxes for the decoration of the con-
servatory or plant room from November to the
| holidays. In England chrysantlremnms have
been used for special exhibitions. with prem
| 1ums running into thousands of dollars: but
New York has only begun to realize the value
| OF this plant for exhibition purposes.
Although there are hundreds of acres of glass
devoted to the cultivation Of roses for the New
York market, with a steady annual increase of
not less than twenty -fve per cent yet the prices
| maintained this season so far are quite equal to
| those of previous years.
1t is difficult to imagine whence comes the
demand for the hundreds of thousands of roses
! which are weekly thrown into New York They
are graded like all other commodities at prices
TO suit the different classes of purchasers The
old Safrano and Bon Silene, the latter having
been greatly improved in color and size, and
being adopted by young girls for rosebud
GATHERINGS" are seldom sold for more than So
a hundred The General Jacqueminot which
does not appear in perfection until the HOLIDAYS.
and then the hybrids which follow after. ali
bring fancy prices, ranging from Is cents up to
~. Inc most fashionable roses used at
the present time are those of
past years. Katherine Mermet is still
i IA because Of its delicate shell! pink and
the quicker of its petals. The day destroys it's
loneliness however, and it is Improbable for
the florist to purchase tin quantity. Unlike the
Marechal Neil, or the La France which, if PROD
erly cared for. may be used several days after
cutting, the Mermet is positively worthless after
being parted from the bush few hours. Niphe-
tOs buds continue the brides rose; it is
prophesied, however, that colored flowers will
be worn by brides the coming season. LaFrance.
with It's bewitching color of deep pink, and it's
curling petals that show silyery edge are the
most costly and attractive of the pink roses worn
this month. They are somewhat too languish-
ing to look fresh, for they hold their petals
loosely, but in reality are strong flower The
OLD Malmaison, with its blush tint and profusaon
OF petals has sprung into favor rapidly within
a few months. Nancy Lee, one of the most
fragrant of pink roses, would undoubtedly have
a run were 1t not such a shy blOOmer. Peres
des Jardins are the standby OF yellow roses, and
Duke of Connaught, which when we'll grown is
one OF the most magnificent red roses comprise
the list of fancy roses already in market.
SO far nothing novel in this class of roses has
appeared except the Sunset, first shown at the
October exhibition of the New York Horti-
cultural society. Its tawny shade of oranges
resembling somewhat the tints of color from
which it takes its name. makes it noticeable.
anu becoming rose for brunettes to wear AS
plants OF it have not yet been offered for sale.
the cut blossoms are sent in without foliage:
the reason for this nude condition is to prevent
cuttings being taken for propagation It
is well known by plantsmen that rare stock is
frequently obtained in this way. few hun
0red plants OF the much Wanted rose Henry
Bennett nave been purchased by a Philadelphia
plantsman from the grower in London, at the
enormous price of $3.50; and this. too. with
restrictions that no plant can be sold for four
years.
The purchaser. who expected that he should
DE paid sufficiently by the sale of the cut roses.
Is III a quandary. high price will only be paid
for roses with leaves and stems attached The
question is how to sell the flowers the next four
years. while preventing neighboring florists from
obtaining stock, prOpagaring it. and realizing
from. it, If the European description of this
be magnificent crimson rose, of great size, and
valuable from its free blooming qualities Sew
eral suggestions have been offered as to crcu-
lating it without danger of its being illegally
propaSated. Killing the germ of the bud with
acid or squeezing it until mutilated are among
the means mentioned, but experts state that
both these methods may fail
NEW PLANTS AND NEW USES.
Among popular flowers to be introduced this
season is q golden cOlored carnation named
''Buttercup." 1t is exceedingly scarce and will
only be seen in the most costly places. It is
somewhat early yet to speak Of the novelties in
decorations planned for the winter campaign by
our florists. Orchids will be used to a greater
extent than heretofore, from the fact that they
are IN more general cultivation than formerly
They are extremely rich and fancful when
placed near mirrors. where their curious and
often grotesque shapes are reflected Last
week the butterfly orchid was, at a wedding re-
ceptlOn, so disposed about a chandelier that
these dainty flowers, on their frail, trembling
stems, seemed to dance about the lights like
living insects. The new foliage plant. as
paragus plumosa, climber, with leaves of a
1ern-like texture and charming grace. will find
us way into decorations where choice plants are
required. Ivy is used extensively this autumn
for portieres and pals for baskets. The leaves.
after being washed ana polished, are sewed on
to lace or firmer foundation; this drapery ia
very elegant and effective.
new feature in the making up of floral
pieces is the introduction OF small living plants
notably the finer kinds of ferns, crotons, bego-
Mas. etc, instead of leaves. This is a sensible
Improvement, as it enables baskets of flowers to
be kept much longer in fresh state 1t is well
known that leaves mixed through floral designs
are the first to shrivel.
Window boxes and hanging baskets are occu-
plying considerable time of those who appreciate
their loneliness. Only few varieties of bloom
ing plants appear in those already prepared, on
account of the difficulty of keeping these thrifty
in rooms where there is furnace heat and gas
light. The new lycopOdium with yellow com
bned with its messy green, makes a brave
show among the plants chosen for indoor cult
walton.
correspondent of the american Garden
gives the following instruction concerning this
pretty flower, now in such high fashion:
Chrysanthemums in flower, in the border, can
be easily pOtted, and after two or three days
rest in the shade, they will continue to flower
indoors for some time. II desired for Christmas
decorations, pinch of all the buds as they
appear until late in November. Chrysanthe-
NUNS are, like roses gross feeders, and will
well repay all your kind care for them. Judi
cious pruning will change struggling speci-
men into as handsome plant as flower lover
could desire To DOSSQSQ I have hoon