New-York tribune., 1896-09-27

| the important difference between 81 each ana =,
dozen. And upon his success in persuadino h,s
choice roses to grow long we-foIiaged stems--~ws
fine flowers. Of course-depends whether he vii, %,
" or " dozen for them. or perhaps even NOR.
widely contrasted prices
All flowers must be cut the dav beforo IT,.
| to be sent to market. and spend the nigh, In 80
| place. standing IN jars OF clear cold water yvu,
out that stinening up they would wilt in a fs.-
| hours but with IT they will retain their fresh,s
at least couple .of days. and some OF excep,,on,
| durability-Iike carnations and certain o,oh,a
VIII last In good condition a week. or even ony.,
CLASSIFYING THE FLOWERS
When the time for shipment approaches n.
flowers are II intended for consignment to tho ~.
| Flower Company or the principal commission rner
chants. carefully graded For roses and c.,r
tions-the leading fowers--hve grades are arb,,.-
| rny established Those combining perfection %
flower. in size, form and tint with extraordin.r.
| length OF stem and luxuriant foliage fautess q,
every particular. classed az fancy" NJ,
| 10 THESE and only dstinguishable from them bv
| an experts careful scrutiny and exact measure
| ment are those OF the extra" grade Then q,
diminishing order Of merit. come first" 'second-
| a1d third grades. Even In the last one NAV eoA
| flowers as perfect any among the extras % h,
| they will be short stemmed or lacking in fo,an
neers in nrg @ tnat really only disqualify them Us:
but reduce them greatly in value '''ee@
Next IN order comes packing for shipment WORK
The more valuable flowers laid in single lsveryy
between pet, tissue paper and cotton batting 20 thai
! in boxes tight enough to shield them well from II
| Roses below the grade Of extras" are also nsnEI;
IN layers but In fftes and hundreds sloped SO ths,
nations are packed like the finest roses in lsycr1
put Others Will be. put up IN bunches Of fifty or :
tonqus always punched So too are n,'J$ Bond ana
hyacnths Tbdr tulips and in fact all the soft stuff
by the wagon load TO New-York every day ibao
filed two baskets Some cutiystors there are cip p
deed whose daily shipments 10 far toward diins
morning the clip of $500 bushes Of choice rosos ssey
/ The retailers OF cut flowers Of three classes.
eepeTs Of more orss n s who hsye regular stores
and peders. The mentioned are most in eyI.
ent. The Greek pedler starts out I'm the nnorniny
with flowers worth 81, sells them for 4, 81 or q
pockets the profit and hastens TO buy another dol.
lars worth, which he dsposcs Of in the same way
Ihi. ne continues to DO all day. AL week long
| profits a capital sufficient to enable him 10 buy
flowers IN large quantities and employ Greek boys
TO command street stand. or even store.
| TRADE on THE EAST SIDE
The business tho East Side is not eooa
enough to tempt the Greek. The Hebrew pedler',
best flowers the cheapest they can get al the
| Thirty -fourth-st. market. but the buk OF their
stock is the stale stuff East Side florists are glad
| TO get rid Of at any price.
The s,reet-stand keepers as generally Greeks
as the peders. They simply mark one step in tho
evolution to which the peripatetic venders Of that
| nationality seem TO have vowed themselves. The
one who stands at the head Of that rank began
here IA pedler fifteen years ago His trade usti-
fes him I'm competing with the Broadway stores for
choice flowers The profits of flower stands in good
sites are much greater than the public generally
times of THESES big concert and beer hall in Four:
teenth-st the stand before il did business OF from
| Vt st commanded "A q
year, and an offer Of $500 year by Greek
basket before an office in that same street near
| Fifth-ave was made and refused.
GREEKS ARE EVERYWHERE
Coming the regular florists stores. one again
finds the Greeks. more Of them each year than in
the preceding. The finest florists shop. away
from Broadway or Ffth-ayeD is that Of Greek.
| OF course the place the retail flower trade
at its best is In the central part OF me to"ni ana
here New-York will dsappont no one VINO admiIes
sons and a number of others that might be mem
toned. in Broadway and Fifth-ave would grace
no flowers below the first grade and prefer
extras and "fancies' so far as they are attain
able. TO secure ample supplies Of me best they
not only keep sharp watch upon all the rceula.
sources of supoly that have been mentioned, nut
20 behind them. sending men out TO travel amonS
the greenhouses. small and large; near ana la,'
seeking and engaging. when found. me eNcepn9Ih-
most desirable kinds forced into bloom
,i' Io'9 - roaiIv ane eowers for the New-York
And vot the incr,ase within score Of years.
has been prodigious This Is best evdene.a xar DS
little Illustrative comparison. When Nildm n.
Tweods daughter WAS married. iW'ntN-'"o 80,
ago the wedding floral dcco,allonS COSY ys hosc now
obtaining vet TO supply them. although y Wa ~
% un' ,Iiauv drained of good flower during week
preceding the affair. Now ThorleN 'Vu'" puttn -,
twice = week through the season. ihe display % OF
eraI disturbance in the flower trade hu' WITHOUT III
terfcrirC with his regular business
THE LEssENING COST.
With greater abundance or the flower supply cost
has naturally diminished When \ T. stewart was
laid in his grave the total expenditure for ho"'rs
mainly hv emplovos- about &@@. ana IT'S
nrincipal floral piece was hug" cross compossu& & %.
Mnrochal Mel rosobuds which cost SLtir 49, ar' b1ss
,ircIv exhausted The supply of those paru'ua' o
in in TcwNYork and Phi 'adophia for its formation ~
would perhaps be difficult. u NOT ni" hsI Mel
Is to duplicate thar cross now ior Si",,;~s,ior--
roses have gone "A most entirely oui oi 'ui' Sor
the Perlo de Jardln having suppl"h''" ~ ,i,b ihs
but "A floral design OF 'du'l n n.,s'e enwerS II any
stewart cross containing as many no"e,tn I'll "a
other kind relatively as S'",,,, '",,d now for 500.
and only the regular sources OF supply "0"'
to ho nrH~n er. never so many flowers at any o,f
furrral in New-York as at Barney w W rbs old
which took place about twenty y1"h hos,s n friends
,rtor was extremely popular ana h1s,s ~ ~ sorrow
wont ,o excess ~ floral expression ol , u'' .ie sm
for his loss 1t was closely eslin'' ,'oed yea e 5000
~, nended on that occasion eNc''"'" "a aoral
'9n IN yqrea,o cost Of the loose flowers 1hn ~ nat" I,s
pieces at even xce.ad an 3rlS,SCGS' So oos or sosa
tIowcrs are sill among The lars,S, dre ZOO ihs
,o,,sn - fashionable weddings nut H'I., HI.,,ory have
p,ior ,s generally less than IT wouh o,' o',tsr and
BEEN though the spay may s,. De Se Tfs flowers cost
tlt tow Tow n'r cent loss than they woulu Surch
Years ago The decoration Of ST OF ,be Dnks OF
~. th, ,rodding of Miss \aud"rpil 10 u" .ost only
,9d i,,rp,gh Which was most eabortl' "a in ike
si eco but could hardly have pee" pee cs than S0e,.
Bonner a score years ago ~ -, f,eorge VI.
irha eor, display AT the wedding OF COO The
Pullmans daughter four years -" D for flowers at
.Npehnnh weddings is not at AL unconinV" ,ee can
Raroom decorations. in when ,'ilny 9rns and Other
| ,,aIc of Mains dracenas. tan l,' ~, '.,,org ,Nect-
sroMng sT ,a% plants with the broad and S,Sca 1S the
ivencss required In large ntcrlorS eowers are l'ss
a~nensiye than the public generaS Sr,tous of th.
one of the memorably costly I'tV N'sc for a grand
.' s vras that of the Academy OF Mus institution.
| haIl given by the stockholders o' ,"Sis, Belmont