Daily Republican., 1885-11-12

About twenty -one years ago, George
w. Brinton, an energetic farmer and
trucker, looked upon piece of land on
| the public road leading from t.h old
Jackson Inn, on the Lancaster pike, 10
| the KenDe:t pike, and he thought he
| would like to own that tract There
were u u acres or land on it, rather
| storile and poor, lay up high and dry,
and had upon IL an old stone house.
His means we're limited, but he thought
he would make the effort anyhow. lie
bought the lot, agreeing to give .or IL
$50 AN acre. He paid cash what lie
could. and the balance as he oould until
his home was his own, with not dol.
lar against IL. He made his money by
trucking, and he is following the busi-
ness still.
The tide Of prosperity favored him.
II Is little farm grew better and better.
Tbu bushes gave way to rhubarb, sspa' n
gus, and weeds gave way to Lettuce,
parsnips and cabbage. The little
stone house changed to . handsome
frame with wide porches and terra ed
lawn. A pretty tenant house soon
beautified another portion Of the little
farm, and everything prosptred In The
hands fthe industrious thrifty trucker.
Two years ago son, Charles Il.
| Brinton, began to look around for an
Opening for business. He soon founs,
that opening. A lover OF flowers ne
took naturally TO The culture OF flowers.
| His commencement WAS small, 1t IL
true, but like his father he Increased
his stock little by little.
| From q small greenhouse 1t was but a
| step to larger one, and from the second
sprang third. He has now three OF
as fine greenhouses az eau be found In
the county, and they are all stocked
with the finest and most popular aowors
OF the day. Besides these he has a
uumber OF cold frame houses oatside, IL
| which the hardier flowers, such as
violets, pansies, chrysanthemums,d dai
sies and and sweet allys-um are raised.
We were passing this beautiful little
place on the hill the other day and
stopped to take lock at Mr. Bnnton 4
flowers. Keeping an eye upon q dog
tied with long chain, we followed Mr..
Brinton into hts chryssnthemrmg green
house. We stood in admiration and
wonder at the mass Of variega,etl
beauty that was spread out before us.
Here were all sorts, sizes and color.
of chryssnthemums. Some were ~
large as young suntlowers, and somt
we're AZ petite and delicate as the but
tons that decorate the ladies' dresses.
The nature of some was to be as rag
aed as II they had been put through q
hecking machine. Some were as lus
Irous and La France rose, colors,
every color, from purest white tt
darkest bronze. Variegated why they
were mixed like the colors of Joseph't
coat
A walk CT half An hour through thess
greenhouses and through labyriu-
tbs OF carnations, coleas, geraniunls
roses, verbenas, beSonias, agerd tums,
smilax, cAllas. and hundreds OF howsrs
whose nap4es we cannot recollect, l., .
rea! pIcasurs. From this great colltc-
TOR OF chry santhe NUNS, the corner o
Third and Market streets Is made bril-
Iliant every market day. They sell
readily because they are really abou
the last " rose" of simmer, and they
will stay with US until Iearly Christ
mas.
Il Young Mr.. Brinton Ia now we'll es
] iablished In the flower busin ess, ,and be
tween the cultivation OF flowers by tn
1younger Briuton, and the cultivation o
truck by the elder Brinton, the ono,
sterile hill is converted into almost
mine Of wealth. OF course there is n,
natural stream of water away up oI
this hill side, but q Halliday pumI
reaches It's long arm away DOWN In thu
bowels Of the earth and brings up tn
pure, sparkling water until q tank, hol
ding 107 barrels, is filed. A hundre,
; feet or so of hose throws the water from
this tank over acres OF truck and flow
ers Though Mr.. Brinton has besn but
short time in the Hover business he ha
been very successful and Is hound Il
keep abreast with the leading florist
lof Wilmington and vicinity.