The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-23
RECK'S EASTER
 FLORAL DISPLAY

Easter like Christmas comes but once a. year; it is the one season in be found in the homes of even the most Iowly. It starts the sea son when all nature receives a sudden impulse
 to blossom forth and gladden. the hearts of men. As Sir Thomas Browne says, "A1l things are artificial, for na-
 ture is the art of God" What is more
 beautiful as gift than Easter lilies,
 an Azalea plant or tulips or the wav-
 ing yellow daffodi1s. John Beck and
 Sons with their finely adequate store
 at 985 Main street and an Easter
 branch in the center of the Arcade are well prepared to furnish the home with
 whatever the hot house can produce.
 For their own accon1mo modation and for the edificatfon of their patrons these florists have caused a portable hot house to be placed in the rear of their
 Main street store. where constantly replentshed mounds of varied co1ored flowers are placed. It is a novel plan, a hot house in the center of the city, speaking well for the enterprise of these florists.
 John Beck & Son with their 4.ooo or more Easter lilies, which is the biggest seller and most popular flower at this season of the year are prepared to furnish the best there is to be had in the floral market of this kind of plant. They are unusually lucky this season in obtaining plants with deep green foliage which extends from the blossoms clear down the stem. The lilies can be obtained having from two to thirty blossoms on a stalk. The grower has had such good luck during the past month that he can afford to offer better prices. Azaleas are recog- nized as the second most popular flow CT at Easter time. These mute repre-
 sentatives of the florists art, with their clusters of varied colored b1os- soms are exceedingly beautiful, and quite suitable for decorative purposes. Reck's stock is larger than usual, some monster plants being exhibited. In the show window is noted the largest specimen azalea plant in the city. Rhododendrons are becoming more of the fact that they are a hardy plant and can be placed out of doors after Easter The sweet smelling lilacs are just now blooming at their best The are perhaps more fragrant than the outdoor specimen. Beck carries them in both the blue and white and in sin gle and double clusters.
 The little orange tree with it's more fruit than foliage is a very decorative plant, suggesting the warm atnos- a common sight now to see the dwarf tree Utterly covered with the yellow fruit flower which has been con- stantly springing into favor is the lit tie genista's because of it's beauty and marked fragrance. It is a little yellow flower growing on stem as the lilac, with many stems to the stalk Tulips are to be found in all varities be- ing placed in pans. Some Of them range when clustered to IS inches in diameter. The hyacinth is one of the more popular annuals. Its sweet scented blossom is always noted when one enters room. It is probably the most common and the cheapest of the Easter flowers, and can be procured in from single to four banned stalks Like the tulips are the beautiful daf- fodils, which are arranged in rounded pans and prove pleasant gift.
 The variety of hardy rose bushes this season is greater than ever. The demand for the most popular flower grown is enormous. Among the vari- ties is the Baby Rambler which is covered with small clusters of crirn- son flowers. which like it's name are small blossoms, and when given free rein grow at will.
 For the Easter trade John Reck & Son have made ample provisions for the supply of cut flowers. There will be found roses, carnations, violets, 1i- lies of the valley, orchids Easter li- lies. paper white narcissus, pink and white Roman hyacinths. daffodils, sweet peas, and many other flowers to be found at this season of the year.