The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-04
AMONGST THE FLOWERS.

Thomas Magnrity Has Started in the
Business of Raising F1owers-His
Green Houses mt Cedar and Broome
Streets,
There Is no prettier place. nor one
more adapted to raising flowers than the
sloplng hillside in the Eleventh ward
from Maryland avenue up to Clayton
street. The first glimmerings OF the
morning sun as 1t maiestically rises
from the east in q golden halo Of
coming, 1t is said that 1t is the morn.
ing sun that makes the flowers. Be
this as 1t may, there is no Wilmington
hillside that lies SO beautifully to the
sun than the one referred to, and 1t
is doubtful II handsomer flowers can
be found anywhere than those raised
on this eastern hillslope,
Thomas +. Magarity is the son OF
Wilmingtous well known and respec-
ted citizen and member OF the Board
OF Education, Patrick hlagarity. He
| learned the iewelry trade and is en-
plOyed in the store of i. d. Hanf, No.
| Is, East Fourth street. But young Mr..
Magarlty saw beauty in the rose aud
caTnation as we'll MS In the ruby and
the diamond and while not relinquish-
| ing his trade he came to the conclu-
! sion couple of years ago that he
would embark in n small way in the
cultivation of flowers In this deter.
mination lie was encouraged by his
| father aud by his sisters, two OF the
| latter being teachers in the public
| schools OF Wilmington and another is
employed In household duties, at best
/ all are trained botaniSts, and passion.
ately fond OF flowers.
| With square of ground basking In
| the mornings sun, father who gave
| him the freedom Of it, and with sis'
| ters like himself enthusiastic in the
/ culture of flowers, young MagGrity'i
good success as florist Is not sur
| prlsinE. He commenced in small
way with q propGgating house first
This led to the erection OF a large
greenhouse and the first led to tht
second all filled with blooming beauty
Not having the time required to carry
on his growing business personally
and not desiring to relinquish tho Jew
elry business, he has employed james
lConroy, an experienced florist L
carry on the Hover part OF his busi
hess. A representative of tho REPUB
lLICAN called to see Mr.. Magarityi
lower houses yesterday afternoon
and had the pleasure OF going through
them with Mr.. Conroy, whose intelli
gent conversation showed that he wai
master OF his business.
One of his green houses Is devoted
TO the culture of carnations. he hat
none but the best and the aroma was
as fragrant as scented winds iron
lleds OF Arabian spices. His othel
house is devoted to the culture o
roses, blooming in all their valiet
beauty. He like others look upon tn
teri DIES Jardins as the le3ding yellow
rose, though he Is training q vine o
the Mareschel Neil. The Bride ant
Siphetos arc the leading white roses
while OF the constant bloomers of ret
oses the Papa Gontier and Meteo
lead, and OF the pink roses none exec
the LnFrance.
Mr. Conroy is also paying particula
attention to the large family of geru
niums that people the flower realm
and to the fragrant heliotrope, swee
allyssum and hundred other beautie
that will smile and shine amid sprinl
showers and spring sunshine. Begc
Mas. smilax, the orchids and the cactu
family grow luxurlantly in the pre-
pagatil.g house where thousands o
smaller cuttings of other plants arr
lust starting their little fibre root
down into the gritty sand.
The business Is but in its infancy
here yet but under Mr. Conroy's s,l
perlor knowledge and management
aided by Mr.. Magarity and his ilOwe
loving sisters. these flower houees Dl,
fair to multiply. Mr. Magartty is tt
be congratulated on his success i
starting in Horticulture.