The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-10

was or the erase and while the blue
birds were proclaim!ng the early com.
ing Of spring In theif sweet notes.
Messrs. N. Jofeph and L. T. William
son started over Market street bridge.
their destination being the extensive
lighthouses OF our genial friend. Mr..
Jacob Brown. the well-known and
popular florist, who hns gladdened
the hearts OF our people for SO many
years with the products OF his beauti,
full nurseries. After delightful
tramp they reached his extensive tract
of 40 acres.
Mr.. Brown was not at home but
they were cordially received by his
three able assistants. Messrs. Herman
Wolf. Charles McCaiIerty and John
King. Under the guidance Of the fret
named gentleman they were escorted
Through the various houses and shown
the many choice flowers and cuttings.
Within this tract OF 40 acres lifted
up with all the appliances that max g
up first class nursery are twelve
large and capaclous lighthouses, filled
to OVERLOOKING with beautiful gems Of
Horticulture.
The display of Easter lilies was very
large, thousands OF them in bloom,
land the only wonder Is where the mar
lhth Will no IUuuu LOl 81 many.
In 6eruDiums there are over fifty
choice. They presented beautiful
scene with their bright colors inter.
Ispersed among their green foliage.
The Hydrangla and Colius Bergo.
MAS. HyacInths, Palms, Smilax aud
Pansies are specially worthy of men
ltion.
He also makes a specially OF Yer
beDas and will have over 5000 plants
for the spring trade. He showed us
some Lilies OF tho Valley planted in
pans tina. were very pretty; This flow
or was originally Imported from Hol'
land.
In Carnations he claims to have the
best and handsomest varieties ever
produced In Wilmington. The frag-
rance OF IS kinds greeted our olfac'
tory organs. ind 20 fingered in tiieir
midst loath to part. but time passed
and there was more to see.
lie took us then among his roses,
rose of the GLORIA De John" variety
that has seen ten summers and
lore at one time upon its high branch.
es over 400 full bloom flowers. II sight
worthy the eyes of an artist.
MIR. Brown makes specially oil
roses. and many OF our best citizens
have been honoIed by having thelI
nHtIes given to new varieties OF this
grandast and best of flowers. There
are three houses devoted to their cul.
ture alone. But we cannot leave the
article without mentioning his special
ty OF specialties, and this Is Chrysan'
themums. When Mt. Wolf spoke OF
them he became eloquent. They have
over 100 varieties. and will grow this
coming season some styles that can
not be beaten. Some OF the best va
rieties are named after the following
John NJ. Rodgers, Mrs. N. Joseph,
Mrs. Henry Mendenhall, Miss Sophia
NAPLES, Miss Sue Warner and Mr..
Washington Jones.
There Is also a new Geranium of u
beautiful crimson color, fully double.
named In honor of Mrs. Frank Pyle.
Tho reporter thought who could have
"a more delicate and charming compli-
Imeut paid them MIR. Brown was un.
fortunately absent, having gone TO
Philadelphia 10 see the display OF
Carnations today at John Wana-
makers, given under the auspices of
The Chester county Floral hssocia-
ton. After being presented ~ the
genial assistant with beautiful box
lof cut flowers. our reporter left, only
wishing that 1t was necessary to write
upon such a delightful subject at all
times.
The size of the plant may be appre.
ciated when 1t required over rs tons
of coal to heat the houses In mild
winter like the past.
We would advise one and all to
pay visit to this delightful bower OF
beauty. While there we were forcibly
OF tho iol owing lines of
Thomas Moore which say:
Rose OF the desert. thou whose blooming
rays
Lonely and lovely fleets unseen away,
No hand to Gull thee. none to woo thy
sigh.
In vested silence left TO live or die.
Rose of the desert. thus should woman
be,
shining uncourted. lone. and safe like
thee.
Rose of the garden. how unlik thy doom
Destined Tor others. not thyself TO bloom.
Culleo err thy beauty lives through half
Its day,
A moment cherished. and then cast
away.
Rose OF the garden. such 10 womuns
lot
worshipped while blooming. when she
fades, forgot"