AniiL 15, li)0<). 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Field of Lilium Harrisii in Bermuda, Photographed Shortly Before Easter. 



vossol was driven nshorc and wrecked. 

 Tlie party remained on the islands five 

 months, during which time they built a 

 larf^e boat of native cedar, in which tliey 

 M't sail for the mainland. Storms seem 

 til liave been responsible for our early 

 knowledge of these beautiful islands, for 

 in 1609, sixteen years after May's unfor- 

 tunate experience, another I'^nglishman, 

 .■^ii (Jeorge Somers, ^^as wrecked on the 

 si'idiul largest island of the grouj). At 

 tills time he took formal possession of the 

 islands in the name of England, and, 

 again, like his predecessor ]\Iay, he and 

 liis crew built boats of native cedar. Jn 

 these boats they sailed westward to Vir- 

 ginia. On St. (ieorge's Island a me- 

 morial tablet has been erected bearing 

 till' following inscription: " \ear this 

 ^piit was interred in the year Kill) the 

 lii'.'irt of the heroic Admiral, Sir (o^orge 

 Snineis, Kt., who nobly sacriliced his life 

 ti) carry succor to the infant and sufl'er- 

 "iii plantation, now tiie State of Vir- 

 ;;iiiia. To preserve his fame to future 

 :tgcs, near the scene of his memorable 

 shipwreck of KiO'.t, liic (iovernor and 

 ' iinimander-in-Chief of this Colony, t'oi- 

 the time being, caused this tablet to be 

 '•ii'Cted, 1876." 



I'or many years the islands were used 

 ''V Knghind ns ;i penal colony, but as the 

 misuse of such a beautiful spot became 

 apparent, the idea was abandoned, ami 

 tile convicts uhi) chose to remain were 

 .^.iianted a |)arilon, and a portion of land 

 •ilintted to each on which to make a fresh 

 start in life. Many of their descendants 

 still own and cult ivate extensive lily and 

 "nion farms. The hog having failed to 

 ;-'ain a foothold, the plebeian onion be- 

 '••ine the stajjle iiulustry and for gonera- 

 ii"ns millions of bushels of l^ernuida 

 "iiions were ex]iorted to Kngland and 

 America. li.'tween 1S7() and ISSO, the 

 "iiion encountered an oppiuicnt in the 

 '•■ister lily, and now one can ride for 

 miles over beautiful natural roads of soft 

 '■"lal formation, through fre«iuent fields 

 "' the pure white llowers, growing in 



siudi prolusion that the ground is not 

 visible — nothing but masses of vvhite and 

 green. 



There are over :.'()0 farms devoted ex 

 (dusively to the lily, some being thirty to 

 forty acres in extent," says A. 1). Dart 

 in the Kural New Yorker. "Travelers, 

 as well as natives, beconu^ very tired of 

 tiie iieavy perfume, which can be dis- 

 cerned a mile or more awa\-, the odor of 

 the onion, which is still raised to some 

 extent, being a welcome change. The 

 natives, howev(,'r, are ipiite resigned to 

 the heavy ]ierfume, knowing that acre 

 for acr(\ tiie growing of tlie lily is three 

 or four timt's as profitable as if planted 

 in niiions, potatoes, or fruits. 



EASTER TRADE REPORTS. 



Lkhanon". Ta.--<'. C. Yost ojieiieil two 

 branch stores for Master and diil a big 

 iiiisiness. 



I'dinSMOLTll. (). Tiie llerms I'lorai 

 Co. got into its new stiwe, at Si.xtli and 

 Cliiliicotlie streets, for Kaster. 



SdiTii Ekxd, Tni).- August i\ l'>eyer 

 i^ Sons say the Kaster business was bet- 

 ter all around than it was in 1!)0S. 



LiNi (li.N, III. — (lullett i*i Sons had a 

 dovMilown salesroom for the llaster trade 

 and did a big business, W. II. tlulietl 

 lieing in charg(\ 



Ali.kn TOWN, I'.\. -.1. 1'. IIiiiii i<: l>ro. 

 had an extra store at (ill' iramiiton street 

 for Easter. They had 1,800 splendid lily 

 plants, among other stock, and did a big 

 business. 



I.ouisviLLK, Ky.- The Easter disi)lay 

 at rlacob Schulz 's I'oiirth avenue store 

 was so li;indsome as to 1)0 -worthy of spe- 

 cial note. The lilies, wluidi were grown 

 in his own houses, were particularly tine. 



ALLL\xrK, O. — The Landjorn Floral 

 Co. shipped two carloads of Easter plants 

 from the greenhouses here to the store at 



Canton and did a big business at each 

 place. 



RlcilMoxu, Kv. — Albert liichfar says 

 Easter business was grand this year. The 

 blooming jilants were in strong dcmami 

 and cut (lowers sokl W(dl. (iood stock 

 was wanted more than idieap stutV. 



\VKLl.iX(iT()X, O. — T. (i. ^'alesays: •' ' ! 

 woidd report the Easter trade a little 

 better than ever before. Everything that 

 looked like an Kaster jilaiit or cut flower 

 went and we had nothing left.'' 



Claijksiu la;, \Y. Va.-- I. Xusbaum & 

 Son did a fine Easter trade at its store 

 on -Main street, and in the Waldo build- 

 ing (has. Dudley had a large business. 

 If seemed tiiat |il;ints ami cut tlowers sold 

 e<|iially well. 



Hamilton, ci.nt. -Kaster business was 

 excellent. The \'osseii < o. had a large 

 .lisplay oi' lilies and viohts, which sold at 

 good piicev. Tiie Coiiiion Eloral Co. had 

 a fine display ot' pot jilants in consider 

 ahli' variety and clcaiieil llinu all out. 



.\nnvii.ii. I'a. |). a. \\)iiskeym;.n 

 tiiini^hed the l-laster decoiation- for the 

 First llvangelical au.l Christ Keformeu 

 churches. lie als<i had cliargo of the 

 decorations for the anniversary of the 

 Kalo/etean Literary .s^ocieiy. April 0. 



ARE PLANTS TAXABLE ? 



Are plants and llowers vvlii<!i grow in 

 greenhouses real estate, or ari> they i;er- 

 sona! jiroperty .' This is the questiou 

 wliiidi the Hennepin countv courts (Min- 

 neapc)Iis) may be called upon to answer 

 and u[iou the answer depends the right 

 of the ct.'jnty to receivi- siLs.").!? in per 

 siuial ]iroperty taxes. 



Assessors and the county authorities 

 say that greenhouse plants are not real 

 estate. As a result they placed a valua- 

 tion of $G,3S5 on the plants and llowers 

 in the greenhouses at Park avenue and 



