Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09

home market from their greenhouses
The numerous greenhouse districts in tho
country contiguous to Washington and
across the river In Virginia present a beau
tiful appearance at this season OF The year.
These greenhouses may be found near Ana
costa on the Brentwood, Bladensburg and
Mt Olivet roads. and near Chevy Chase.
Md. and Alexandria. Va. II Is In these
glass-coVered houses that the flowers for
the Washington market are produced Nu-
merous bulbs and plants are now be-
ginning to bloom i'm the Botanic Gardens
and In the greenhouses of the Department
OF Agriculture In South Washington. The
flowers grown I'm the latter greenhouses are
principally for experimental purposes. but
the Botanic Gardens supply flowers for tho
members of Congress and other government
officials. In the large government green
houses near the Washington monument
plants and bulbs are cultivated for re-
planting in the various parks and triangies
scattered about the city and In the gardens
surrounding the White House and the vari-
Gus government departments.
The transplaHting IN the parks and de-
partntntal flower gardens has already be-
gun and when Easter arrives every park,
triangle and reservation in the national
capital will present greetings In blossoms.
Center market during the Easter season
will be radiant with floral decorations. me
flowers that supply the trade in the market
pendent producers near the city ana from
brokers from other cities. The curhstone
florists who halt the Easter shopper on
the street corners with bouquets of cut
flowers of all descriptions secure their sup
ply a rule from the Center market
stands. buying at reduced rates the supply
left over from each days trade in the
market. and Offering the flowers IN the
afternoon and evening At small cost To tho
citizen who desires merely bunch or
posies' to take home to the children and
for table decoration.
II is estimated that at least five carloads
of cut flowers are used in Washington each
year during the Easter season Everybo
buys flowers at that time for 1t IS the sea-
son of their abundance as well as the les
tival period when flowers are the appro-
pirate Offering and symbol of gladness.
Many churches spend large sums OF money
each year for flowers to be useG IN deco-
rating the interiors for the special religious
services and besides the Easter Sunday
and Easter Monday" girl demands lots OF
flowers at this season. Altogether IL is
estimated more than 10000 Easter lilies
alone will be disposed of In Washington
during Easter time, in addition to the thou.
sands of other flowers. The citizens OF
Washington spend about N5o'ooc each
Easter for flowers alone.
The decorations In the local florists Win
dows and salesrooms are interesting ana
attractive features of the Easter period.
Ingenious and artistic floral designs that
demand great skill and thought, as well as
considerable money to execute, grace the
show windows of the florists and attract
throngs of men, women ana chldrsu' IS
pecIally the latter. Among some or tne
popular designs is that representing child
angels in gorgeous flower-chariots driving
a flock of white doves through clusters OF
blossoms by means OF gayly-colored RIB
bons. The large Easter egg covered ana
filled with rare blossoms is another popu-
lar window design. while stiil ether forms
of decoration are employed oy the use %
the crimson rambler rose which maybe
trained to grow into almost any Design
and then forced into bloom by bringing II
aorists are content with simple but none
the less attractive window decorations, con.
sisting of the most perfect specimens OF
flowers. the beautiful American beauty
rose and others, set against packgrouho
of palms and tropical plants.