Daily Republican., 1890-05-02
VETERAN FLORIST.
',,.a THE FIRST TO SELL
IN QUA MARKET
=. n. Competitors Thirty-f'v'
..o-A smaii Beginning,
largo rruitase-str.
r..xo peushis in HIS
rIahs aud Roses

r,ovn. the veteran florist.
!" auth Win ngton near the
~. i. lsu ,hl as he turns back in
~, ,ta DAYS thirty. hve years ego
so'amrncvd the bn,iness OF .
a ANAL way. lie lad only
~. wien he commences, but
.s,,v,ris, his custom having IN
n Il tuilt a grtephouac besiJe p,s
~, "a keep lbs chilling WINDS OIL,
\ st n ,,st And heated 1t by hot AIR.
Ils stroke Of business 10 thofe
III Ia remarked yesterday to q
..",.,,ye % Of tbs RrrunL'cAH how
4. ls,s h. X. Robinson and tho late
~ ii Mn frequently came out TO
hs WAS getting along iu bis bigl
,t,ng By this way, Mr.. Brown
n That Mr.. Robinson resided ~
|ne, ,ha, IN that day wss eonsid-
a,sL and healthy. This was .
s1Se 1 WHO'RE Mr Brown came Into
.soa Of the Place. Only George
= !. lar q. Mr.. brown eau fccoi-
:. in the aoral trade at that ms
m lws.li. lle hal his greenhouse
= .he M 10 the western part OF the
On wopSty owned by Or. II. +.
i nan r,ud soutsg soon afterwards
MN rteahoaie on king's Road be-
,sn s,,,A ua seventh streets. In tho,e
~. .rta .Vaing u selling cut flowers
/, 70. Aoasi about. Florlsts Only
wa aai ,od ptt'd plants. Thc prices
\ vsle much bitter than now. Mr..
VA ui b. never sold vsrbenas ior
ibn len cents u pot and roees Tor
nrst.
tloui 1851 or 1853 Bostiger b kott.
he bal erttuhou.e TN West street
lsep Eighth shd Ninih slreels, but
d afiiiEArls moved toaplace called
|5e Lane. near Nc a.iushouse, where
n carried on. A man named Eollo
also engaged IN the business about
u time. Ab vt 1860. or the tlme OF
ksoint llrsl oeeIlon ior -
lvNd la'ulll comiaencr the b.. .aes,
Asom whA, extended tcNls, and taen
ktto BAylss, VITO was with Ta,nsli,
kurted out aud started with two green
Wes On Elliott Avenue, then called The
sso'd pse, Mr.. BsylIss now has ex-
b'l,e greenhouses on the Philadelphia
,ne;r kivtrview Cemetery.
william Iu,h followed Mr.. Bayliss,
y lthn nousheIty had qulte u lai ge
stuh1usc Oh the Pepper Norrl' prop
i. Then came John l.auGcfs in New
h.e hundred and 1homGs Greer nsai
pr GUIlre's oa The New Castle rogd.
Matthew T. Hayden, now one OF the
1t extensive liorss on tbs Newport
H. aS started out irom Edward
nalNs cmp'oy, ani George w
kiton h SON started extensive green.
ls.s on the Ddpout road les,iinl
n lhn Lancaster TO lhe Kennott ,,ikr
Exesn two and three years ago j
mis- & Sons started on an erleudp
t At Twenly-fourih and Marie
Ivsis, and the last largo enterprise /
forsl line was undertaken hy Calyi
Mrner, Franklin street near Low,
Mlue. A gentleman named Clouf
ksr named Stewart and sewers
nite engaged in the busIness 10
or less extent III dlilclont par
key ard suburbs. Mr. Brown on
Aup about Is establishments sbo,
guy where flowers are raised for III
t'i Besides these there a,e nan
sh"Ao have greenhouses and rails
smand ZONE OF them vegetables an
lfs lor their own ute. Among tbas
be mentioned tho McComts. III
lpleJs, he ureggs, the Gausts, tn
~, lhe Sellers aud many more.
~ NJ. Brown Is the veteran flDrl,t a
ai aud he Is about as exten.iyel
ntd In the business as any othe
ss'ihment about the city. lie ba
", to make much of dash i,
so''a asa mammoth flower grower
~nenow The peop'e found him o,,
nuohllei HIM 10 such an ,x,en
sae tis had 10 keep on eul.rpIne hi
Nv ol greenhouses until from IN
VIZ Of J5 ycars ago, remove,
,N fS ID large greephouss, tha
sMoa i3,vCJ to Il, 600 feet of glas, I,
\. Men. lis houses arc no, 40 gran,
.%n! " come others belonging |,
Tpolde, bat they answer tpe nur,
!. ae 'lIlc, and Mr.. Brown saya h,
s NJ AOl exchange his greenhouses fo
SeT' VII ue Rhoss ol In or about m
e, .ue principal ingrodiunts ior rais
Il, s ''s No .sn more in heat, light, air
mhons'.' 'Oll lhan in ans AMI costi,
IN Is',, aaa Of these Mr.. Brow
bucs HI. T y, aeufdauce. As a conse
III !. no o'' pl.als us thrifty and hardy
yarIcIi.s ..s ~ 70 aslItmpt TO rame over al
nm .s r.,.a. OF aotal beauties that Mi
a. ,,1, I. II would take too long /
le ia ,lo ~ much space Tor q lac
,h,, lug 'lc REPUBLICAN,. suillse it /
,I'' sT y, ula'ever others have hs !. h.,
tf,t o,Ia..' IT,,' and he has ,oms yarie
len,, ',"vrs coI lave not. In geranium,
h, ro.s, yo''4s, oegonlas, su,ilax, ie, nj
nsta, ~ carnations, lantsuas, Inv
~, Il. heiiotrope, aud bupdrca. !,
sn,Et.' ,'e lEs the best Varieties.
Bis s'a' a speciality of c.rnation.
IN VI Them arc beautiful to b,
u 10 ,Io a.'es he is cutting himse
dreS, "a 'ae 0 peh varieties. There a,
n, m ~, VI rosts not worth the ,rouhI
Hes epsr.O .r.,0' These he is weedin
re,s, M Ieser Se offers anythinp but II
NJ h. W. sale In The market, In Il
biOc.,,, s,e,s store by, there arc SON
ssllnn Ss roses; The Perl dc, Jsrdit
ow ,r.v rose and prolific b,oom,
M ~, Even the great Maresch
eld 's a. saale since the Perl enters
,.sa %M a compsiitor,
iha n'e N.Y. rose with a del.cs,a Iems
ths H. Madame IIoste. a new . ro.
L. Mr ~ Is hardy, too, and vel
bsp. "' Brown sets great store /
ne lighter pink lin. tbs poo,..,
vs,y u't from the La France. ia
h" hn"; nueh resembling its fcst
w. lhe mother IL hard to he =
foIn,ps @ pretty white rose is the de-,
u Tns an than the Niphe.os and d
,pu,a W queen, DlnRy and ConarG
Isuiisr,r s rom the Duchess de- Am
hi lu' ho,,w white. The Madame Lal
fo.s i"'us n u; It's own as q sianda
n "a ~ pink. Of red roses there
I,va, 9uAl tile familiar Jacousu
nave como and rival. ~.
his osn but Jack" iaughins
wear u on, The Marie Guiliott v
vo,,, ,%s ,M,almaison and the ths Ron ,n1 s,ia, n
potsp. c.,, ,1u Is named the souye
~, vailed Tor Oeorua w Ch,,'