Evening journal., 1888-06-02
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The bright snd beautiful weather of ycs-
terday with the promise OF clear day to
follow, gava the city florists reason to ex-
pect good run of trade in the Market to-
day So they brought the most fragrant
a III sttiest products Of their greenhouses
out to the market this morning. Hanover
church. corner at 9th and Kiog Sta. 10 the
headquarters OF the flower market The
sidewalk was edged and the iron fence Of
the churchyard lined with boxes OF plauts
OF fragrant bloom. The corner around
the city offices accommodates the oveIhow.
All nosb as many plants are here as about
the church. The passage way between the
lines of plants was crowded with ladies
who. ..jostled each other az they bargeined
for pansies or verbenas and irquired the
price OF beautiful jacqueminot or parle
roses
Gentlemen bent 0 business, walk slowly
through the throng; the desire to inhale
the fragrance and admire the bright colore
for the moment being uppermost in their
minds.
The only remaining chiok In an over
loaded market basket Is filled with few
pansy plants. some verbenas, q scarlet
geranium or blue.eyed forget me.not.
Ladies' who have made sharp bargain
on vegetables or fruit come up and expend
the money saved 10 few plants. Friends
meet and discuss the difficulties of amateur
Horticulture over box OF bright kued
gernniumr.
A group of fuchaias stand near the
railing. hanging full OF purple or white
flowers, whoss immense double corollAs
form almoct perfect balls. The thoughtful
fiorist tells lady who has bought one to
keep IL In partial shade; It does better !"
Near these are some vines, passion vinss
ivies, Virginia creepers aud SONS purple
and white clematis In full bloom. A lady
stops to admire box Of coleus, with their
many hued and handsomely varlegated
foliage. All shades Of yellow and green are
harmoniously blended with purple, Grim
son and maroon. Here are sautilones with
flne cut foliage of silver gray color and
teverfews with parsley like foliage Of
bright golden yellow. A lot Of ecbeoerias
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gray roseates Heliotropes with delicate,
subtitle fragrance bear large clusters Of Law
ender purple flowers in profusion. The
geraniums vie with each other In the brilli-
ancy OF their colork Here 10 single var
iety OF a shade OF scarlet so vivid as to daz
zle the eye; next to 1t Ia a double crimson
Of magnificent kus. A single variety of q
delicate she'll pick color and one of a white
so pure az to be beyond comparison, are
beautifully contrasted with double scar
let and deep rose.
The rose is the queen and the favorlte
They mouopolize the King st. side OF the
corner. A box OF Perle den Jardins are
full OF fragrant golden yellow buds
American BseutY, another favorite, hat
flowers Of bright crimson, with the deli
ious fragrance OF oid-fashioned Juns
rosss. Mario Guillot ia the favorite white
It is n splendid budder. but its wexsy
white blooms have no fragrance whatever
Isa France Is the well known satin pipk 50
much used for corsage bouquet. The damp.
cloudy weather has affected the flowers OF
Ia Franc and they are not az fine a.
hose Ia the market a month ago
Tea roses IN every shade Of pink, rose and
crimson al box after box and speak well
for the careful culture they have received
Rex Begonias, which artificial Hover
makers so like 70 initiate, are here In all
the metallic velvety beauty Of their Foliage
Maidsn-hair ferns, whose graceful fronds
are like delicate lace. nod 10 the light air
OF the morning. Verbenas in all their daE
zliug shades OF scarlet. pink, rose and
crimson, and also with white and vsrie
gated blooms dazzle the eye A number
Of old-fashioued flowers interest the older
ladies. English daisies, with pink or
white flowers. like buttons. stocks OF
every color and sweet allysum with its
delicate perfume Bedding plants In
endless variety incIte the purchasers to pre-.
pare 10 plant their gardens
The hrms that use the market for the
disposal of their products are: NJ F. Hay
den, l.. K. BaYlis. Lewis g. Bro, John
Stewart and John Brinton.