Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30

feature at the coming hover SNOW 80 tue
/ public will have q chance 10 Juuse OF IT'S
HE advantage claimed FOR the American
/ Beauty IS that IL opens more Slowly ana
| Jacqucfninot think that small C0mpensa-
/ tiou for its infcriorlty IN color
other roses which stand high In favor
are the Niphetos which in Us state OF Pe5i..
/ justncs Us name 10y ulushiug rant PINK
or initiating some N Its uunesakes 10 whom
/ white satin Is nnkind' sometimes 95iho"iink
| "a yellow ccst The Mermct mud Bon ~
/ lene. the latter an oval pink rose with nh
| exquisite be-. fumc. are largely used Tor
bouquets aud for garnitufe M dress
A FIURrSTs BOX.
The box of New York florist Is bis sane.
| tum sanctOium IL IL not a refrigerator.
| but 10 As "a st0fage room whore the air IL
regulated 10 suit its precious contents. Tue
open sensaine TO such place 10 a pass 20
fulryland by means OF 10 the gold anu
white door ~ one famous establishment
swung back for me. and J. entered room
with tllcd walls On either hand and plate
glass mlrro- extending from floor 10 crilmg
az the back which reflected aud multiplied
the magnificent dustCts Of roses. mlgnonetie,
lilies aud viulets that had come In for spe'
clal orders and could not De trusted Tor a
moment Ia the outer shOp. The floor was
~ narrow Stats such as are seen Ia green
houses, these WAS running water close nt
hand aud there was an electric light In the
corner farthcre-t from the flowers The
flowers themselves were IN clusters set IN
vases and jars on shelf aud 1oOr aud their
fragrance was Intoxicating
PRICES OF HOSES.
This florist makes a speciality Of roses,
and somc which he was handling were ON
stems four fppf iu length They were 10
be used 800 decoration is 20 any wonder
that fashion Is turning nom artificial de-
signs aud ordering clusters ~ such mag
niacent flowers Tor the adurnmcnt Of our
h may surprise the humble flower lo,cr
aaHfIN IiH
fetch s. On New York. This IL not q fancy
price. but "a, regular market value OF cor-
tain varieties az certain seasons, and may
bc Increased by special demand on lack "
supply. What may appear still moro singu.
lar Is That The same klud ~ rose, OF the
same cobr aud the same degree OF FRI, ID.
ness may De bought on the same day for
less than half th, price
Roses are divided by the dealers TO
'nrstS,' seconds and "thrls.' A FIRST
must have long, straight stem, have been
developed ana Of fun Size. "Stults,'
crooked stems or the flowers of side shoots
may be very lovely but they are second Or
vIOLErS.
In vlolcts the taste OF New Workers Sc
lcCts tie Marie louise q double Hover "
"A dark color In tho winter. when these
are hardest to secure. they retail Tor from
violet. which is single AID very dark. 70.
falls Tor 10 cents per hundred. There ls
small dcmUud for The variety most popu.
Oar iu lUudun. the Noapolituu. No ~ "a
light Hover but very fragrant
SECONDHAND FLOWERS
Speaking " Ioudou. reminded nue. 10 ask
whether The trade lp secondhand flowers
hnd over Teen Introduced into New York.
The reply was, "No, IL h q common one
but cut flowers are hirud Tor am evening q
entertainment The nest morning the second
hnnd nuWvrt which are not Withorul are
HHH sI..IaH
WHO are able io pnur them 40 prices rang
tug FROM @ penny tU slApruCu Tor u button
hole bouquet Thus 90 is thar the London
rlrrk Whose snlpiy does not exceed so shll-
lugs per Wprk can wear bis flower every
day.
DECORATIONS.
AZ has been said artificial designs urc
becoming unpopular. There are tlill SET
recent example wus "a model of the New
YORK which WIS Tor table decoration ut
"a dlnucr given iu cA Secretary Tracy los
the tuIuu League club. lu this wrua-
lions were u.Ud for the body or the ship
aud the water lime was marked by yiulels.
u WIS set upon glass 90 represent water.
such designs We may admire the clever.
ucts NJ ihr chinese IN producing their
groirsquc trees, but We prefer our own
aud are coming tu recognize that hoW,rH
themselves urp decorative aud do not need
To- hr rorrcl Into ornam, utal shapes.
An artist who had met with REMARK ihlc
d. never arranged Them. hut let them full
] have always hal my suspicious about
ihe order Ia which they fell but the
theory D. good.
WILD FLOWERS AND FRUIT BLOSSOMS.
The prrycrtlty Of children Ia selecting
thvlr toys, throwing away the most pN.
pruslyc don Tor q hclwgglpd ing baby.
putting away tho game which their elders
have selected with su IuuHn care aud site
ting down to enjoy lavkstuues and peach
pits. o. subject VI frequent continent
| tlp folk are often uCtuutrl boy the sume
T4it Of, character uud grow Tired % hot
were once Wild flowers, uud marsueritps
ans uIulcliOus hevuWc tile rage. ono
/ nut,.t ihrvut,us % Introduce ulr hcguu-
/ iul lace nuwrr uf tho wuld carrot this sru.
som. lud the temptation tp exhibit tie
/ potato blossom has more than once been
A f,w years ago some New Workers wand
erred Into the cudutry when the fruit trees
We're loo bloom, uud With the cuyetuusuuss
| born ot wealth they ordered sprays 10 be
/ dcspullvd Tor fashions within, upverthrless
| what Nrw Workers want with the pN,ep-
| tion NJ clean streets, they get. 80 a has
/ been found profitable TO raise fruit trees
/ Tor ne blossoms. large farm near New.
| rh, y. j.. makes speciality OF them. aud
| they are now regularly recognized Item
| OF supply for the trade.
THE FLOWER SHOW.
An earnest attempt 10 encourage norl.
/ culture and 10 stimulate public interest ia
/ the same has been made during the past
/ Few years. IL Is not necessary to gu into
/ details concerning the Hover market which
| Is closely modelled ON that OF Paris. nor ls
| 10 worth while tu do moro than mention tile
/ pudCayor tO found u botanical garden now
| heiug undertaken by men who have newer
/ yet failed IN their attempts TO benefit the
city. lut some notice should De given or
| tho exhibitions held twice "A year uud, n
| The auspices OF the New York Florists club
1 the successor to the horticultural society.
The spring exhibition win be- held dur.
| lng thr nrst week ia May, beginning Muy
and closing May Z IL viii ht Irh lu
orchids aud roses, Premiums which
| amount iu AN To 5000 are offered FOR deco
ratlyp lowering aud dubious plants" for
scout flowers" aud decorations" There
| are special competitions for "rptniI nurlsts
only' private gardeners only" tud "uina-
/ tCum not employing professional helm DO
/ Tile names an srch men as j. plprpout Nor.
/ gan, Charles LanlpT ID. %. Mills John
/ Jacob Aston ana others equally as well
known are guarantee of the parnt-stuess of
/ puuosc ana fairI ess OF awards m the
Although the club 81 ostenslhly com.
/ posed of florists the gardeners about Nrw
| York will be among the most eager oOm-
/ pstltors Tor the prizes, They win be- aided
/ aud aheucd hy th2ir employers. whose Gus.
| tom IL has been n former years % give
/ the men the full credit ~ their lahOrs anil
/ to hand them the premiums leash pHzesl
/ as perluisites
ORCHIDS
Orchids are the KOhlnoor and Orion gems
I OF the flower world. Other dow prs are more