Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
YOUNG FIRM HUSTLES
Marche & Co. to Have a Beau
tifuI Display.
"MUMS" TO BE A SPECIALITY
All of Them Raised in Firms Good
Hope Greenhouses.
MANY PERFECT SPECIMENS
Senior Member Of Firm Of Family
Expert In Flower Culture for
Two Generations.
MANY PERFECT SPECIMENS

Eve are going to display everything
that's beautiful in the floral art, but pro-
pose to make speciality of chrysanthe
NUNS, roses, table decorations and
baskets" declared Guilhume Francois
Marche, senior member of the firm OF
Marche & Co. 14th and H streets. yester-
day when asked of the scope of the firms
exhibit in the coming floral show
Marche & Co. is probably the youngest
OF all the Washington florist firms which
are to be represented in the two weeks
of blossoms in the old Masonic Temple.
beginning tomorrow. The establishment
began business December Is, 1908. at
their present stand and have succeeded
in gathering together a most acceptable
trade in all the high-grade flower crea-
tons
NUNS" in Great Variety.
The chrysanthemums TO be displayed
by Marche are Of a dozen different va
rieties. the greater portion OF which have
been raised in the firms greenhouses at
Good Hope. They range from the recog-
nized yellows and whites TO variegated
hues in purple and white and browns
The petal formations are of both the
close and ragged varieties and the
shapes include the round, oval and fat.
Probably the most perfect specimens
of the chrysanthemums in the display
Will be the Englehard. the White Eaton,
the Halliday, the Boniface and Browns
King. or these the Englehard and the
Browns King. purple and brown i'm color.
respectively, have been brought to the
highest point OF perfection by the ex-
hibitor..
To Change Every Day.
The displays in table decorations and
baskets are to change from day to day,
and will include base colors white
yellow. red. pink and purple. Among
the flowers TO be used in these exhibits
will be Neapolitan and Russian v.olets,
white and yellow garden chrysanthe-
NUNS, lilies of the valley. red ard white
roses and red. white and pink carnations
Ii is probable that on several occasions
rare tropical flowers will he utilized i'm
some of the table displays
The rose and carnatlOn display of the
firm is TO be almost as extensive as the
chrysanthemum exhibit. In addition TO
the. two new roses-the Smith and the
Jourdain-choice and high grade blooms
OF the American beauty, the Madam
Chatney, the Maryland. bride Richmond
and Killarney varieties will be shown
from day to day. The list includes all
OF the standard rose colors The list of
carnations is even larger than the roses
and among them will be found several of
the more OtUCdte varieties, which are
rarely seen In regular florists establish
ments. Among the varieties to be shown
are the white. pink and rose pink en-
chantress. the Flaningos. Niagaras. Per-
fections. Pearls. Hailowarden. Roosevelt,
Ethel Croker. the white and pink Law
sons and the Spendors.
A Permanent Display, Too.
The permanent display in ferns and
palms is 10 include, among other varieties,
the Belmonari, africa, Forsteriana of the
latter and the Boston. Piersoni, Scottii
and watmani in the former.
The senior member OF the firm comes
from a family who have been associated
with the culture of flowers for at least
two generations, in the northern part OF
F.snce. and who have won fame both In
Paris ard London as authorities and ex-
perts In their work. The Washington
member of the family first learned the
art OF flower culture I'm the hothouses OF
an uncle near the Belgian border, and
later removed 20 arts, where he assist ed
In several of his uncles flower stores and
eventually became an expert decorator.
There's a New York Branch.
About six years ago he went to Lon
dor, where he associated himself with
another uncle in that city. and. in time
became the Official decorator OF Bucking-
ham palace. NJ. Marche stayed in Lon
don until a little less than three years
ago, at which time:he gave up his work
and came 10 America with the primary
object of studying American methods OF
continue his labOrs abroad with members
OF his family. he decided TO enter the
business in this country. In addition &c
The store In Washington. there Is "A New
York, branch of the hfm iocated on 5tl
avenue.