The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15
OUR GREAT FLOWER TRADE.
THE INDUSTRY SAID TO NAVE
DOUBLED IN TEN YEARS.
American Flower Growers Lead the World
~ some Respects-Holland's Old Mo-
nopoly In Danger American Sys-
tenn Observation-Disclosures In flOMers.

have been iimed fer Faster blooming. Those
TOO furw ard are set back somewhat, tina, i"rmirg
buds may BE- delayed Those backward ara
pushed nearer the warmth and fostrrd with all
the gardener : art And all last week athundreds
Of express offices and railroad stations, florists
shops and cut flower mission vans and attendants
have been busy moving the season. donations
Of spring blossoms
The flower industry in this country shows
marvellous expansion. Where according TO the
last Government, cenSus, there we're 1860 es'
adjustments for the growing and sale OF flowers,
n conservative estimate now puts the number
at 10000 There are more Than 15,ooo,oOo square
feet Of greenhouse acreage under CULTIVATION
now, Ms against 81, 900, 900 ten years ago. And
the value Of cut flowers, which represented then
something over SliOOO,O0 IL now Judged to
have reached Ave times that sum, or ~G7o.V"Noo
4 fact that the ilower.crowers pride themselves
ON at present il that America leads the world
in growing roses and rare plants in winter, ana
is frequently called upon Ia send flower pieces
and hampers IL Paris. Berlin and London iur
wedding gifts ard purposes Of social congralu'
lalion, So perfect is the method 81 packing and
forestalling accident II Ill usage in ttansltthat
these dollhouse flowers reach their foreign d"s,i-
nation as fresh and fragrant ~ II only n day or
two IN the way.
This country Is acknowledged To- have the best
equipped and most perfectly systcma,ped green
houses in existence. And lately projects have
been started by American growers that promise
To alter the flower taGe, both geographically
and ,radiiuuaIly Within a Short time "A pro.
gressiVc flower grower and nurSerNman Win
years II successful experience in the business
has begun To- ship palms and house plants 81
rare foliage 10 Europe, thus hra'ing the Od World
florists on their own ground, for II is oulv since
1892 that This class ot plants was cultivated 20
| any marked extent in America TudHy tube
roses are being shipped by tho thousands ii"m
North Carolina, Florida and Texas &" i"rrign
market, and gladicla, from ohio and Tie Ncw
Jersey aud Eastern greenhouses are also cN-
ported in quantities
The climate and soil II he state 81 Washing
ton have been found in certain spots a. be- rNrep-
tionally fitted ior growing the lily, =" long lden-
tilted with Bermuda, and the older tropical mar
ket has now a brisk young rival on the Pacific
coast The greatest trade development Of oil
is the fact that tie familiar Dutch bulbs, tulips
and hyacinthS, without which no spring garden
or window shelf can be complete, are being sue
cassfully grrmtnnrel in the STATE u Washington.
With all the florists industry and push in the
forcing Of the bulbs, he has hitherto depended
for the origiua'iuu II 'lcm on the Dutch brother
hood who have conducted their rourishuc indus
T., Gr centuries Alll,ut comp, IIuu vi. is
ut bulbs a-' u.v r.. .,ri It w. I rlrd S'.,os
every No,rmb. in ~. laratIoB 'ur lhe Faster
blossoms. bat m 'o-Gl'c authorities predict Mat
America viii SON bc able ,u furnish a good pru.
pDrtion Of This supply tor herself, GtoH"rS from
the New ENGLAND lies hay" started ms utlN-
growing industry in We ai.Ei,0, ANA h'N" ''h"u
the prpoaUtIun o. lrI1ort rNl"rI"rred nui'h sat-
denerS to initiate them into The pTHcuCdl WrlaulN.
What may be- done in regard To- utilizing Cur
new colonies from the florists standpoint Is yet Il
question. Puerto Rico is known 10 b" rich IN
shrubs and flowers and most exquisite orchids
IRE found in the Philippines Since Dewey cap
tutcd Manila. however, III" Collectors work in
the islands has been greatly interrupted, The
country was toD upset To allow 81 Hover hurtlnE
EXPEDITIONS and il was only q week ago That the
ag"rt for an American florist was able t. r''k"
any definite rcSpuus" 10 orders fUr Philippine
orchids md native iUra.
Thu lower growers classed in The \orth Nlartic
division OF territory. which em,Ta'rS the NY
lnglano states, New YORK, N'r J',''N, ana
PENNSYLVANIA. have hitherto wuuuUul lrd ll"
c,nlre Of The flower trade, The output rom Ter
greenhouses being largely iu Moss of iu" an' ant
II flowers and plants ]prutrred l\ 'hf grover Il
any other section. az late YEAR,. however HI
roiS and Indiana har" DEVOTED u lH'e" 0-e Il
space ana q great deal 81 rari'Hi and "',rg} 10
lower growing, some rrom!"'"' ''""''A'l
growers settled iherr
In the latest establishment, the u'mu-. bYsi
80 ' "a - w.
ness system and economy u management bii'n
For instance. a certain EruFcr ,.ll'r eighty
greenhouses, most n 4 nm 100 ''r'' rig .Ir'h rs
ihcm all with far less help t'ep o. i1'l,t # former
days Wa, wont to cm1lu, b ,. q very 'iHl ci
establishment The hea iTr H-I F'V'rH IDu
fur the cg'irc cign,y hou,, are Irpicd from two
batteries. >lrEl" gardener a. puirs discretion
- thus "nab rl'n reg .a'' Re- 'rul"'a'u'r ~ he
variHl> graI"- "' p'| ui.I"I" ,lt'Ot'"I'
the cu'lur 'r's'n. " b. r"'H va 80 an, NI'
wig' b,ra.lrd she Slow 81 'Nr, 20 uhu lIrtuUrl '
ai cram IN .rtNG's, lvcrs url ''Fu''rt Ne tn
p,ranuIr according a. a"rd u 'r Wind n 's
he ~ alert fp u 'rr llr ',nu'"',r HrG'rr,. n MS
cha'Cc, II il comes uu wlgs, aHd DIN w, he
must 'cnUrr 3. wa.'i' rr> INT siCjrtiy 'uirS
Z cpldc- lc J. SOW Va nn5"E.a-i Ihcry'l climate II
+ ming must b, kent within hiN GAS nuuscH.
1'po much r1 ur" a trudruc' 'u Il'rh and drN
n4t. 'o, chilling ~ too iu'urr an a,uw phcrc
cav b. avoided at viii D." NJ, wH"iuu'G'i,n II
turb mod .r-r,ps h,rr.lrr. Ne wn"acrT Gnu
Keen ,rb an MI. ca.c,a,rr. m,y,wc..,vrh
msr,rIlrus accuracy \ trri.s - tol'a b 'iuuS
rcrlS'cr he man ,in,. Iu NJ. }if""uj "a.Gs
AL a.rl rlIui. n those indicator, sand In '1r
morning il n known A. lra'urar'rr. Nhrr.,r
iLc nurrr frll e~',,n and failed 'u y end uD E.
a., ,i,uis of kent 'oi.l 'u The lr''rr
IRA MS p,-trri -ys,,m i, due Nprricar a.rcrG
npcv in he growing O. Gcica., trarr. ir he ,cv
season IIruucer i0Nrr gruUc,. ard blycrs
ronn here md geo and own hat ne ku,ri,,n
system take tho Palm Thcr 10Th brigh' Nwcri-
rer sun. shining an tie yrnr exc, of from mid
\,venhcr ~ mid Jawr,rv' the ru1t' nttihutcs
mech ~ Ms surr.-s III. .rrruhnryc briIt Lv nm
o,rhi'rc, whn,r entire energies arr devoted 10
rrecnhouec r,cls is clnrrivcd So n, ~ conserve
ssyo,y lt mos, Ia. ~ ITO ,ur.s warmth and r,ns-
crcr an q imo,pi ere lat i, A., near hike u summer
,u,dr"r l-,rirn a. grt can rnn'rIyc Ir ,I,,,
uerts nf Ir-orc hint have TIC sun vp h rr,,d
iber. ne n, h zines zionist, Working "a n, n'or
~ he ,mc,iran w.
" The rradurt4 fr,m tho lh- rr,cuhprs,s find
,,air .sy.r Inyi.L Uur.hc..s in rbn I,,. ric,Ur
rlhiic. Th,r" is a large percentage ~ can.