The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-27

The young, the middle aged and the
aged all love flowers, and they are
Ing, the birthday, the wedding are all
enlivened with flowers, and even when
grim death invades the homo and re-
leases the never dying soul from Its
tenement of clay the bier containing
the remains are covered with beautiful
blooms, many of which are formed
into appropriate designs as tributes OF
love, of sorrow and respect. But with
all these uses there cannot be any
more appropriate time for displays OF
this kind than Easter, which, with the
day OF the birth of our Saviour marks
the two greatest events In the history
of the world. This time. which 10 OBJ
served In commemoration OF the resur-
rection, is then the most proper and
most lifting occasion for the use OF
flowers.
But In seasons like the present,
when Easter, being a movable feast,
comes so early, plants cultivated In
the open air have not yet produced
their blooms. Like the body of man
when laid in the tomb they are still In
q dormant state. and 1t will yet be
several weeks, even with fair weather,
before they will blossom out into life
ingenuity and skill of man has over
come this difficulty, and now with the
AID Of glass greenhouses, and artificial
heat properly regulated, flowers OF al
most all kinds can be had at any sea-
son of the year.
1t has been. comparatively speaking,
| but few years since variety OF first
class flowers and plants could be
obtained in this city, but since Nj.
| L. Hayden has erected his immense
green houses ON the Newport pike. he
has caused a revolution in the floral
business OF this State, and made it
possible for all to obtain either cut
/ flowers or floral tributes suitable for
all occasions or blooming plants In
pots. Mr.. Hayden was the pioneer in
the floral business, on an extensive
scale In this city. and while he has al
ways been prepared to fill all orders,
his preparations for Easter this year
are more extensive than ever before.
AMI his assortment OF blooms much
larger and more varied. Last season
the demand exceeded the supply, but
while Mr.. Hayden expects to be fully
able to I'LL all orders received. 1t will
DO we'll for those who wish to make
sure OF obtaining what they need, tc
leave their orders early. when the
any time they may designate.
in former years MIR. Hayden has had
a stand in the maj ltet ON King street
but this has been abandoned. and in
stead lie now has daily market at his
store, No. 702 Market street, where he
will Ee In readiness to attend on al
who may call In the rear of the store
there is large conservatory, which ls
continually kept filled with the choic
est plants, many OF which are in bloom
while others are exotics.
The store also is filled with bloom
Ing plants, OF which many varieties
cannotb be obtained elsewhere. Every
day his wagons are kept busy bring
ing plants and flowers from the green
houses, or delivering orders, anc
Notwithstanding the fact that lie ha,
engaged additional help, all hands arr
kept just rs busy as bees
There are two reasons that can b,
assigned as contributing to Mr.
Hayden's success: first, he fully under
stands and Is devoted to his business
and secondly. all who favor him will
their patronage are sure OF getting
the worth of their money. Thes,
facts are so well known that whe,
either cut flowers, floral designs o
potted plants are needed for any pur
Hayden's as the grand depot wher,
anything in the floral line can be oh
tanned.
Ills greenhouses, short dlstanc,
from tire city, are well worth q visit a.
anyone never having been there viii
DO astounded with the number and va
rieties of plants; thoy cannot be mum
bered by the hundreds or thousands
but by the hundreds of thousands, EN-
hraeing roses OF all known kinds, car
nations, byacinths, geraniums ant
every other species OF plants that cal
DO obtained in any part of the UnlteC
States, while his Easter lilies cannot
be excelled the flowers being from I,
8 inches in length.
When Mr.. Hayden commenced busi
ness on such ali extensive scale. his In
vested many thousands OF dollars Il
the enterprise, which many predictet
would prove failure, as they clalmet
that Wilmington was not lRrg
, enough, and the people did not appre
ciate plants or flowers sufficiently T.
I support such an establishment. Tim
however has proved different. as MI
a Hayden has educated the people t
, love flowers. and during the season t
y have gardens II their own, where the
D can slond mffny pleasant hour i
Il
ture.
I Easter will scarcely be over befot
n the rush will commence for plants {
Il set out, and Tor this demand Mr. liza,
), den will be feady,as during the winte
a months, when all was cEil and drea
outside, he and his assistants wei
very busy in the greenhouses prop;
eating and setting out Young plant
that will lie ready for bedding as 500
n as the season opens. Ills ono dollar
II dozen roses will be finer and bette
: than ever before and will embrac
i many OF the choicest and heretofol
. highest price varieties.
= His large and handsome store, at N,
:. ZOE Market street. will be visited L
thousands OF people this week, and n
: who call will be treated with eourtes
and politeness and witness n wealth
i, blooms that will we'll repay them *
: the visit.
i Will he n Mother to You.