The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-18
THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM.
Savannahians Love Flowers and Buy
Them Lawfully


/ Winter roses, chrysanthemuIns, japoni-
cas-, and jonquils.
These are the flowers that do not bloom
in the spring.
Chrysanthemums begin to bloom about
the middle Of October, and during the few
months that they are in bloom thousands
OF them are sold by the florists. All classes
buy them. The people will have them.
The varieties which are most in tloom are
| very handsome. The flowers are large, and
the demand this season, florist said yester-
day, exceeds the supply. There are seven
florists In Savannah, but only about three
OF these have greenhouses, and they are
unable to supply the demand for flowers.
ne demand increases each year, >" said one
florist, land the outlook for the coming
season is fiattering."
Besides the chrysanthemums there are
number OF varieties of pretty winter roses;
among them the La France, American
Beauty, Marechal Neil, Perle des Jardin
and leila Prodell. The La France and
American Beauty have the preference The
American Beauty sells now at 80 cents per
dozen, but they will run up to 50 per dozen
during the holidays. These roses are very
popular in the north and retail at $40 a
hundred. They have been sold late in the
season in New York at 81 each. The La
France, leila Prodell and Niphitos are the
most popular varieties for weddings.
The other varieties are used prin-
cipally by the ladies for corsage
decoration, though they are also usei
for parlor decoration. There are numbers
of these roses sold here. THE rose, of all
the flowers that bloom, is the most popular"
said florist in answer to a question as to
winch was the most popular flower.
Almost all the mon love roses, and there
never was countryman that had front
yard to his house that did not have it 'chock
fulP of rose bushes, and, strange to say, in
some Of these yards may be found 10 finest
varieties of roses. We have regular custom
ers among the business men VINO drop III
every morning and get pretty rose bud for
n boutOnniere. Some of them are very
fond of violets, almost as fond as the ladies
are, but, you see, We ca 1T give them vIolets
all the year round, and, as a consequence,
they stick pretty close to the roses. Some
of them are also very fond of japonicas,
and when the season for them
comes, they give the rosebuds clean go-by
and begin TO pin pretty japonicas on their
coats. At present there is but one variety
in bloom. This is the white variety 1t is
very pretty and is attracting good deal of
attention. Within the coming week there
will be other varieties in bloom, and will
continue until about february, and it is
expected that the demand during this time
will be heavy. Jonouils are in bloom. The
supply is limited somewhat just now. The
flower IS usually large and handsome, and
although it came almost with tie discov-
erers of the country, it is popular, and
promises to attract good deal OF attention
this season. The white variety is on the
market now, but within the coming few
day it will be followed by other aud pref
tier varieties.
II tell you again, the demand on the
florist for flowers is increasing" said for
lst. Three years ago, even, there was
not a third the interest taken in flowers by
Savannahians that there now is. This is a
good showing for Savannah. 1t shows that
her people generally are becoming more ele-
waited in their tastes, aud there are few be-
side the refined that love flowers. Now.
of course, Savannah has all the while had
citizens who have been heavy customers Of
the florists, and who are now heavy Gus
toners, but | am speaking Of the people
generally. People who came to Savannah
a few years ago from the country and en-
tered business on a salary or small income,
that were barred from having flower gar
dens. and people who, from coming in con-
slant contact with people of refined tastes,
have themselves become refined, at least ia
a measure, and as a result, we see them
planning and arranging pretty flower gar
dens. They are elevated and refined in
their senses"
IL TINS revolution should continue from
year TO year the Savannah florists will ha
more business than they care for, will they
notP
ooh, no. The Savannah climate seems
especially adapted to flowers and it will re.
quife little exertion on the florists part to
supply the demand. Why, Macon, Atlanta,
Augusta and nearly ali the Geor gia towns
north of Savannah order their winter flow
ers from here. An order for 200 japonIcas
aI -. e..
Of the bellies of Augusta, besides many
other orders that we get from there. You
understand that in each one of these places
there are greenhouses, but they cannot raise
the flowers. Their climate is not adapted
to it.n