New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

t,osnbere make this locality unique in the prodi-
ealitv and perfection of the blossoms 1t produces
The largest orchid farm in tho country one nu's
dred and forty acres in extent. which, win ~
twentv-hve greenhouses full of bulbous treasure,
valued at 81 100000. is situated near Ne"-hoCne.lo
NY Here windmill and steam pump raise from
artesian wells the thousands OF gallons OK w. w..
used daily and an s0-horsepower9engin anu sis".
huge boilers supply and pump the steam nseusu
for heating Madison n. J, is the centre OF the
rose trade here More of the queen Of flowers
the highly cultivated and magnifcenty developer
varieties are grown there than anywhere else .n
French Riviera not excepted The miles ana mn
os rose farms along the Mediterranean are lef u'N
snnnIz, chiefly of the perfume factories, ana inc
market bIe blossoms are classed with 'he '"e0P
trade
some idea Of the grade and magnitude OF New
Yor,,s floral demands may be gained rom tie
os.liness Of decorations for social and public fune
lions More than 81 Nooo coo is spent yearly IN 'his
cit,, an wedding flowers alone Easter decorations
| i, , single church run from $Loo1 10 5000 one
eit,, aorist markets fifty thousand hhes every
Easter snd yet he is only one OF many
JAcoUEMINoTs AT slb EACH
The palmg ferns and other growing plants lor'
! house decoration are rarely bought when so useu
They are hired or rented for percentage oi 'hs'i
| va,ue and are usually the smallest item III the
/ decoration total. The cut flowers are tne
| The story is told of florist VINO leW ""Se
| fore christmas received the only four Jaauem'ho'
4
| and found a customer for them at SO apleee-eish'
times the value of their weight in gold rms h'lie
bit Of extravagance elected only the comment
TIE cut flower exchange opens daily at oGoffk ofi
| a. m sharp the year through Inere mere a ana saints
days and civic fetes are alike l4 ragrant
Faon ana 5 Es9asE x on iii the sounds
g. they into the great bare narra b,ndes and
pnHas msn ~peh n eT na aTs Several thousand roses
tulips daoas are 9ny Of h sns sro%srs qaq 'p prefer
their wares in r9 r. the he srH eapess 80
hs hs = ne M on the river front especially for the
ronaga Of this trade however early on 9ne r. f
nterest of the more distant dealers forbes 5e
exposure Of ANYTHING fer sale 6efGre pfo Effect each
assr aonsg 3Ied 70 reach the exchange little sarier
hi s nffn00r ni.hl sao ana The
employes OF the city trade Joined ne lar
ddfeetoTs ' came 70 the rescue r orv long
empty deal tables to each marked on n59 anG
fsr aemss,hns lenshha ike $50
Tsa as these are Called though there lis Is no al.
between them Each r sksf dsaeF and haa as nh lse1
unoaded by the doze and score before tn9 rcbsne
the eeya5oT gd rbn men Ianiors han ef bp them
sntfrprsbptgb m bteb g5eweE be enrPosea os
"a gos s fss people who
fsT foty mere begin With The meeting Of The rft hall
eog ono on aafore the gong sounds much sOsns
VISITING booth 10 booth, ana eAChoN
the previous days trade incidents young rsdS Raty
cheeSa6 broad shouldered Germans swarI; 1[ hIeL
eyed italians 1ningle with the typlcaI Se, a.I1e
faced Jersey farmer. ana all lshsuds's ~
heaven seem audible at once
! RUrsHELs AND BUSHELS OF BLOSSOMS
| At the first stroke of the 6 o'clock gong the OH
increases and in an incredibly short tlne the l0is
| tables burst into color. and bushels or rdgile'
| quisite fairylke blossoms are tossed from manu-
| hand Here is blaze Of scarlet geranlums' tnel'
| a bank of roses bushing through every sndo
| from creamy white to rich, dark crimson glof'
| Of golden daffo5ils maze of delicate maloeh
| hair fern and involuntarily the imagination iol
| lows them forward on the myriad missions =
cheer Of love of friendliness. to which thsE " aI
| destined though now they are the hlelesI III
| chandise valued only in base metal ba,r.
| A number Of women have stalls IN w Achaa1e
| Some of them act agents Tor tleil - - al
who are growers and some are eFo"5efs 90 Oh iners
| own account AS rule they are goeq pdIsSIL = :.
| hut one nf the Oldest members Of the eHcnaAs
! could recall only one woman out o a5a eltS nv
he had known in the business VINO nad iaae I ~ 70
| a ra3son for this however for they worried nat
enough he said, and the Lord knows theyr kesl
enough after cent - ,- -
! nicknames There is the Rubber Man, VINO sen
hose and elastic bands and gloves ana such tnlnss @
George the Creek and "Blacky, also Gresek
NaIIino. who never heard of the Emerald lsie M
English being confined TO. How nucne. bie bai
xF is keen eyed, aged person whose S Nnte f ne
has never known ponnet }fi {hrss anoande The
there is "coldy Waldy,' SeEHaan Wno f ono once 81
= Iost in the Jersey woods and whose nickname Is
! SOME way memorial of that event ana Loohou