The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
SWEET FLOWERS
FOR EASTERTIDE.
Florists Were Completely Overrun
With Orders,
MANY WERE TURNED DOWN,
The Violet Proved TO be the Most Pop
uIar Flower but Many Roses, Lii
lies and Carnations were Sold.
About the Orders Booked.
MANY WERE TURNED DOWN.

The Easter flowers this year are more
abundant and more beautiful than fol'
many years. 10 was Thought by great
many people who purchase flowers for
the Joyous Easter season that the severe
freeze this winter would retard the de-
vclopment of most of tho choicest ldndse
while many would Doe uipn-d by the chilli
ing blasts Of February. Not 20. The
florists simply piled on more coal n their
furnaces and the greenhouses We're KEPT
up TO the standard temperature by
some extra care and expense the delicate
blossoms burst forth in an the spiendor
of radiant spring just as If there had
been no blizzard 40 an.
Tho Richmond florists have not been
SO rushed with orders for many years.
These orders come from al parts of Vir-
GINA. North and South Carolina. Mary
land and other States one florist told
me yesterday Doe had received orders for
violcts and roses 20 De- shipped as far
South as Savannah Ca, and as FAR North
as Boston. Mass
Il filled number Of orders for Chicago
and Cincinnati Louisville. Baltimore. New
York. philadelphia and Washington.
said Dc. "aud many flowers have been
shipped 20 Norfolk, Petersburg, DanNle.
lynchburg. Roanoke Charlottesville ana
elsewhere I'm the STATE. ! cannot begin
20 ON the orders which ! have received.
though I have more flowers This Easter
than for nve years past. The flowers
this year are finely developed. Some 4
the roses have longer stems than have
ever seen them. and the blooms ara
large and handsomely poised. The petals
are beautifully colored and the flowers
are fresh. healthy and exQuistoly toned.
A PERFECT BOWER.
visited some o. the leading floral es-
Establishments yesterday. They We're liter
ally overrun with purchasers There was
in each establishment perfect bowefl
OF the most beautiful specimens TN the
botanical kingdom. Roses of red, white,
pink and cream. with viOlets. azalcas OF
various colors. hyQcnths, m,gnonctte and
"a lavish profusion OF Easter lilies with
their graceful slender stems. blended.
with palms. ferns an3 other greens into
a dazzling. fragrant floral wcrid Of it's
own. Hundreds of the fair sex in Rich
mond demonstrated their enthusiasm by
criticisms that exhausted most OF the
supcriotive adioctives.
The floral displays were handsomer
than / have ever seen them ~ Richmond
and everybody seemed 10 be buying flow
RS for either decorative OF wearing pur.
poses The use Of flowers for the house
and for the table Is said 20 be moro
general than ever before in Richmond
aud when the Easter procession moves up
and down Franklin. Grace. Third. Park
and Floyd avenues and other resident
streets. glmpses Of the beautiful blooms
VIII be caught on every side from the
windows o. the houses while hundreds
~ fair women will wear either roses.
vioiets. carnations or hyacinths with their
stylish new Easter gowns and bOnnets.
OVERRUN WITH ORDERS.
A visit TO some 81 the leading florists
yesterday gave one an opportunity to
learn something about the quantity Of
orders filed for Easter. together with the