Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-21
AIR FRAGRANT
WITH BLOOMS
OFEASTERTIDE
Scent Of LilaCi, Roses, ViO-
lets and Otter Gems of
Nature Everywhere
SIXTH STREET LIKE
> HUGH BEAUTY GARDEN

The scent of llacs is in the air.
: Marketers who fitted in and out like
bees among the lower stands in the
,,Btreets this morning had little diff
ncult in detecting the fragrant bush
whose clusters hing low over a bed
',pf jonquils, hyadnths, tulips, Ascen-
sion lilies and other spring blooms.
- Both the market stalls and the
horiest windows are masses of gor-
geous color Looking down Sixth
= street from Market the street has the
appearance of a beautiful garden
Here is a bed Of daffodils there one of
flaming tulips. A little patch of pan
sizes comes next-shy little creatures
In puppies and yellows and towering
over them all the stately beauty Of
the Resurrection lily.
The flowers are wonderfully cheap,
= too, especially when one considers
the forcing and care that has been
necessary to bring them out in time
for an early Easter. A hyacinth may
be had for as little as 15icents, if you
Z, are satisfied with a single bloom, and
from this the price goes up as high
as rs cents for plants with four and
five blossoms. A small pot of pansies
may be had for 10 cents, and tulip
are from 80 to so cents a pot
Pussy Willow Branches.
A little to the side are branches Of
pussy willows, beloved of the kiddies,
Nand which make such an attractive
decoration for tall vases. And across
the street is the stand of the old
fashioned gardener. Here old ladies
revive memories OF days gone by in
nnirfrc~ nh
to be had and. finding none, go off
with 4 little pink plant called patience
and a bunch of Southern lockwood.
Old gentlemen linger among pots of
mignonette and other shy blooms,
= which delighted the hearts of the
bellies and beaux of long ago.
But the modern maiden turns up
. her nose at these modern posies. And
1t is an unsophisticated swain indeed
who imagines that the lady of his
heart will be satisfied on Eastern
morn with mignonette or pansies, OF
bachelor buttons. For her the florists
shops are putting forth tremendous
efforts, The big Killarney roses, pink
and white, bloom for her pleasure Or
perhaps the violet is her favorite. in
which case the punches tbs year are
bigger and of a richer purple than
ever.
And many an Easter maiden, SC
florists say, will hide her pleasure
and her bushes in an immense bou.
quet of sweet peas These, like violets
are among the sweetest of all the
spring blooms, and worn with a pinl
and white complexion are adorable.
Floral Baskets.
For the girl who would rather en-
Joy her flowers at home instead o
wearing them to the Eastern morning
service or in the Easter parade, thu
enterprising florist is designing thu
lovelist of baskets. Some are a darl
brown woody color, and into these e
calendulas in varying shades of vel
low, mixed with asparagus and othei
. greens or jonquils. There are alsC
small French baskets, woven of a
very fine and very white straw in the
= bottom of which fits a small tin cup
A bunch of pink sweet peas may adorr
such basket, and, if regularly water
ed, will remain fresh and unwilted fol
a week.
Big splashy azaleas and real noun.
tain rhododendrons, so red that thel
are almost purple. may also be hat
in baskets that enhance the richness
of their coloring and the cool, gloss,
greenness of the foliage. The prices
N range, according to the size of thu
plant, from 81 to S5-wthout the bas
kets.