The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
LOVELY FLOWERS
FOR CHRISTMAS
They are More Beautiful Than Ever
This Season.
MANY ORDERS POURING IN
the tiulets :, Close Seconl-Lilics
Of the Valley and Carnations
Also in Great Demand,

The flowers that bloom in the spring
may indeed be said to have nothing to do
with the case when one sees the beauti
full display Of bloom and blossom in the
various florist shops Of this city and
breathes the fragrance that even the
tightly closed glass doors cannot prevent
from eXhaltng on the crisp December air.
The thousands who pass UP and down
Broad Street at this season of the year
one and all-turn and gaze with enrap-
tured eyes at these gifts of bountiful ma
ture nursed by the hand of man to carry,
gladness into the sicll-room and peace to
the hearts of mankind, fitting enolems
OF the day when Christ was born in Beth
lehem. The beauty of the Christmas
flowers has been Il subject of remark for
years past, but this season the florists
have surpassed all their previous efforts
and the array of fresh and fragrant and
beautiful blossoms reminds one more of
a tropical cline than of a place where
the mercury at Christmas time is accus-
toned to hug the zero mark and bring
the bright and rosy color to the checks
and noses OF the fair girls who parade
Broad Street and peep through the Win
dows of the shops full to overlooking
with all manners Of things beautiful
TRADE GOOD.
The flower trade this year has been eX-
ceptionally good and already large orders
have been booked for Christmas delIy-
cry. These orders are not only for the
local demand. but come from all over the
State and elsewhere. Messrs. Mann &
Brown have orders from points as far
north as Boston and as far south as Sa-
yannah. Ga. Many flowers will be ship
ned from here TO the towns and cities of
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Danvile, Lynchburg. charlottesville,
Stanton, and many other places will re-
cciye a large number of the beautiful
blossoms grown in the lighthouses in and
around this city
The orders for beauties range from half
a. dozen up. the largest reported so far
hoinr an order placed with Mann &
| Brown for six dozen of the magnificent
covers Orders for violets run from one
to five hundred. and even into the thou
sands.
THE BEAUTIES.
Tho American Beauties are the queen
in the nonlllar favor. With their long,
graceful stems they may riehtfully be
crowned the queen of the howery king
dom The demand for these this season
will exceed the supply largely. and al
raod,- some of the florists have booked
all the orders they can MI: PROBABLY I'VE
or siv hundred dozen will be delivered be-
tween now and Christmas day of these
baantiful and 0ueenly flowers. They
ransa in price from 81 to 50, according
10 size and length Of the stem.
Navt in favor comes the dainty violet.
Tho demand for these modest little flow
ers is nerhans greater than ever before
ind thousands Of them will be furnished
bv the enterprsing florists OF Richmond.
The Easter favortte-the chaste lily OF
the VALLEYS also a great tavorite. and
hoe,
their sale has so Iar oeen very sreat-
Tho mink and white roses are also in
eraat demand and this season they are
beautiful, scarcely less So enStH me Queen
CARNATIONS.
THO formations are by no means forgot
ten and will play no mean part in the
drarna Of tho flowers. They sell for from
fifty to seventy-tive cents dozen.
White hvacnths and narcissus are also
much sold ana are favorites with great
many.
Besides all these there are the potted
plants-azaleas, begonlas' cyciemans;
primroses and palms ana FERNS Oh an
kinds ,rbase will be much used for dec
orations The azaleas sell for from So to
$: begonias, $50 ~ ~ s'i1u
At Hammond.s Mann & Browns and
Harvey's all on Broad Street, and at
REYNOLDS, on Ninth, advance orders have
heen con,;,,e in that will require nearly
their fn1I stock TO fill. At Reynolds or
ders have been placed for between fifty
and a hundred dozen beauties and for
fifteen to twenty thousand vloiets' besides
various orders, for chfE ssiiiliieanuniS' Sst
nations. lilies of the valley and the potted
plants.
The season has been a good one and
never before have the flowers been more
perfect or more entrancingly beautiful.
Dirnctnr Chosen.
Prof. Signund Kahn has been elected d.
rector Of the Gesangyerien Virginia TO sue
coed Prof. Charles TT. MlItter. who has
removed from the city. Prof Kahn was
formerly OF the Conservatory OF Music in