The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
BEAUTIFUL
FL OVERS
Display Never More Notable
Than That of This VI II

II one desires to breathe in the fra
GRANGE Of the East spirit to- the Il full
ono only has to enter the realm Of the
Richmond florist and step ones senses
in the perfection of frag GRANGE and color
all around and about Tall Easter lilies
swing their perfumed censers II n The sx
faint breeze; white lilacs give out heirlss5
Oriental odors; roses, carnations viclets.S
tulips, hyacinths, orchids. mignonette
3jonquils, uzalens, rhod Cd endrons In tho
different shades OF yellow and White
pink, rose, crimson scarlet and PURPLE
make a rainbow blending Of tints and AM
simply Intoxicating. .s9 sSsg1.
Imagine q great table about four feetf
wide, occupying tho centre OF a room
many feet long, massed with lilies, stand y
Ing strai light and tall, their white and gold
showing clearly row on row against AZ
background >of green encircling stheh9s#s
their snowy purity strikinglyS nblernstid#
Of the Easter floral and spiritual asignifi AZ
canoe. Il n ga
Imagine baskets and baskets In green
and green and white; Imported osierSbas. M
kets, in all shapes and designs, holding
lllies-of- thc-valley and white hyncinths
and violcts that will be bought and sent
by hundreds as Easter gifts within tho
! next few days. s8 q sag9
Imagine massing OF tiers of tlowers.
beginning with red rambler roses; ana "
bright crimson azaleas; then lilies, 8tnenass
pink azaleas and carna tlons. then VIII it,
ilacs and bright red carnations.t Inter-
sperscd here, and there the bright gold
OF jonquis and the bright gold and scrim-ssS
son OF tulips the pink and white So faS
tulips, the duslSy purple Of hyncinths and
tho pink, purple and roso OF rhodod en-
drons. 5fs NJ sSs
Imagine a stairway bordered wi It'll q lIiea#
and palms and ferns, the flowers reach hing
to the top Of the baustrade, and the nara
row pathway between just permitting. ono
to bend over and take In breaths ot de -s
| light. sss SESS
Imagine everywhere. on every side. tt,aa
white lilacs. the Las ter flower Of Persian
origin and Of centuries old-One most
closely associated With all Easter rnem0rIess
ana traditions. sss,ss
| Imagine all this, and consider What
such exhibitions OF the florists mean ,ans
| the importance and value of the Work
| they carry on and the Easter sales they
| make. SS1sasSSs%
| The bulbs that have budded ana shloN2
somed for Easter were. many OF them.
brought from across tho seas, planted Inst
autumn, and tended carefully ever SINCE
| While bnsketry has become an impnrtants
Industry in the United States, new + Eas-S
ter deslgnstfin floral receptacles are st::ils
| Imported In the. more artistic shapes and
weayes. Tho violet boxes ia hold l.as
scented blossoms for Reauty's Easter
adjoining are prettier than ever fore
md are tied with purple gauzo or saFtM
ribbon. Violet silk cords and tnssels and
amethyst pins accompany the boxes To-
be used for the convenience md accord.
| Ing to the preference OF tho fair ivvesareis
Equally pretty arc tho VIII ties llned Sboxsss
| tied with green, for holding lilies-of the,
! valley, u most appropriate dehutantes
| flower. and one Of the most suitable faf
I Easter presentation. 5sgs
| Tho florists report an enormous sal0sSH
4 flowers. lilies of- the-yalley, yiolets, IsEaas
ter lilies and white llacs being prifns
4 8faxoritcs rosest carnations and AxalHAx
i following In regular success lon, Cut i}eyss
ers and potted plants mrs already heinu
Iordered far un into the thousands, nh
florists lareiall very busy people tbia sSfsss
| and will doubtless enjoy the roat psa IsAG
ter sunday " hen It arrives,