Evening journal., 1889-06-15
THE FLOWER MARKET.
Natural Beauties That Blush in the
Shade of Hanover Church.

The rush of business in the flower mar
ket at Sixth and King streets, is over,
and the women who throng King street
on Wednesday and Saturday mornings,
do not cluster so closely about the boxes
of fragrant and beautiful plants that
edge the sidewalk by the city department
building and Hanover Church.
Rich and poor, high and low, alike
bend over the boxes of plants which the
florists skill has caused to bloom with all
their rich and brilliant shades of color.
Friends meet and chatter and gossip while
they price pot for the window or an
assortment for flower bed. One tells a
sympathetic friend of an unsuccessful
attempt to save fsvorite plant, that
finally languished and died. The other
has more regretful story to relate.
One woman, this morning, haggled
over the price of cent plant, the nat
ural desire for sharp bargain being
uppermost in her mind, as she came from
bargaining with farmer in the market,
as sharp as herself.
The florists report successful season,
but say their sales now are small. People
have planted their flower beds and boxes
and now they look over the boxes for
novelties; something new strikes their
eye, or plant to replace another lost.
There We're some beautiful fuchsias in
the market this morning. Large, yigor-
GUS plants, bearing profusion Of grace
full, dropping flowers, sold for ID cents Il
pot. One of the prettiest plants was a
dwarf morning glory, with flower Of
the deepest and richest blue
ever seen. HAYDEN had some
fine roses and some beautiful
rex begonias Another dealer had sew
eral plants Of the delightfully."- fragrant
apple geraniums and few curious mi
mosa or sensitive plants, that close their
lace like leaves and droop at touch, as
IL alive. The usual profusion of dazzling
geraniums, bright verbenas and other
bedding plants could be found in the
collections of all the dealers.
do people ask queer questions?" said
one of the dealers in answer to a question
Yes, they do. Just then woman
said:
II wish you would tell me about my
pink. What is the cause of the buds
dying OFF, The florist, who had never
seen it and knew nothing of the consid-
tions under which it struggled for exist
ance, replied that perhaps it had too
much water or not enough
80 many people, said the florist task
if plant is healthy, when il is flourish
ing and blooming in the most vigorous
manner. Others ask, Is it hardy? and
the word has so many different meanings
that | hardly know what to
answer. Some want to know
whether it will stand the winter, others
wish to find out whether it's habit of
growth is vigorous, -or whether it re-
quires more than ordinary care and cul-
ture. | usually answer, Yes, it is hardy,
but will not sand the winter
II had some purple salvias this
spring, the florist went on, the remarks
of people about which were amusing.
The scarlet variety, SALIVA splendens. is
commonly called scarlet sage, and so
many people said i never saw purple,
scarlet sages before.
The latter part of June is the time
when the night blooming cereus blooms.
These beautiful and fragrant white caeti
flowers are not the rarity they have been,
but their blooming is Sufficient OF
an event to cause ripple Of interest
among lovers OF rare flowers. Many will
probably bloom during the coming week.
| j. N. Lewis and Brother had one in flower
last Sunday night
The florists who display their beauti
full wares on Sixth street are Messrs. j
n. Lewis & Bro, M. F. Hayden, L. r
| Baylis, George Brinton and Sons anC
| William Bush.