Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-05

Although the weather is still varia-
BILE. and 1t is evident that "winter," 4
usual, 'still lfngers In the lap oi
spring." the time Is not far distant
when the snow storms and the cold,
biting winds and frosts will be things
OF the past. The days are rapidly aD-
preaching when the trees and plants
will unfold their buds, and the earth
be covered with q bright carpet of
green; when the birds will greet the
mornings dawn with sweet songs, and
the balmy air come laden with the fra
GRANGE OF BEAUTIFUL flowers. Shakespear
wrote that "she man who had no music
In his soul was fit for treason, strate
gem and spoils," and he might Justly
have classed the man, or woman, who
does not love flowers smoug them.
From infancy TO old age flowers are the
delight OF ell; the great Creator has
beautihed this world with them, and
they can be found from "Greeniand's g
icy mountains to India's coral strand. +"
The inherent love OF flowers has
grown and increased from year to year,
and the results can be Been in the great
or number It takes each season to
supply the demand; The rose always
has been and will still remain the
bNooh VI ~ AOA a htukuULn, 8Qu WIFI
serve to Illus rate the increasing inter
est in the cultivation of flowers. A few
years ago thousand plants would have
been sufficient to more than supply the
demand In this city, and a single
florist could, and no doubt did. raise
more plants than he could find sal g
for. Now there are several florists IN
this vicinity, all of whom are doing q
good business and disposiDg of all the
plants they can raise. One of them,
M. Il. Hayden, of No. 7O2 Market
street, had over &c, 200 rose plants last
season, but even this vast number was
exhausted, and he was compelled to
announce before the close of the plant
ing season that he had no more to sell,
This year he has over 100, 900 plants,
but 1t is . question IL even this extra
ordinary large number will be sufficient
to supply the demand. He has al
ready sent out quite o number of
fine, healthy plants at one dollar a
dozen, aud in single day, about q
week ago, sold nearly 175 dozen, or
something over 1000 plants.
Many persons fail in rose culture for
the want of the ne cesssry care in plant.
ing. They take the plant as they get 1t
from the florist, and stick it in the
ground If It grows its all right, and If
1t don't grow its the fault of the florist,
The proper way is to dig a hole about
TWO feet deep for each rose; half fill it
with we'll rotted manure from the
house stable, which has been exposed
TO the air until the heat has dissipated.
Then fill earth in on the manure until
the holes are nearly full, and carefully
plant the roses. They will begih to
bloom almost Immediately, and BY fall
will be strong, healthy plants, with
enough hard wood to stand any or
dinary winter with slight protection.
The second year they will bloom even
finer and better than they did the first,
and as the young roots force their way
down In the ground to the compose,
there will be q noticeable increase in the
size and beauty Of the blooms. By fol-
lowing these simple directions every
one who has few feet Of yard can, by
the expenditure of 30 cents or q dollar
have profusion of roses all summer
Mr.. Haydeu's seven large green
houses on the Newport pike are now
Allied in every nook and corner with
growing plants, of which the rose takes
the lead, as far as numbers are concern
cd. but in a few weeks the rush will
commence, and busy bands will then
be employed day and night in packing
and shipping plants TO all parts of the
country, or In laying out gardens and
| setting plants in this vicinity.