Show 04 4 ran ALK UA U A YOK 1 A 04 0 4 4 4 gossip of 0 11 cople and events told 4 in Interest interesting ind manner 04 easter lilies mostly come from japan A 0 00 aaa EW YORK ilow how many persons persona N NEW know that new yorks easter loral floral display owes a good deal to imported goods the finest azaleas nw now in the market crossed the ocean from BeI belguim gulin and holland late last fall at the same time came lilac bushes rhododendrons bay trees ard and other plants the consignment being mainly to florists in this and other american cities 1 I was in a loading leading philadelphia florist shop last autumn said a fifth fiath avenue florist when azaleas were delivered to him from the steamer ills his yearly import la is generally why of course this country can grow all we need but the greater cost of labor hero bore makes the cost of production come to far more than the cost in belgium and holland and evon even with freight and duty charges added I 1 can import plants for less money than I 1 can buy them over here similarly more than one halt of 0 all the lilies used at easter como come from japan that Is the bulbs to do once upon a time bermuda sent us more of the bulbs used in this market as well as quantities of flowering lilies it was found however as the demand for easter flowers grow grew and the easter floral display became a feature of new york and other large cities that the japan lilies were liner finer stronger more lasting and that there was more profit in them for the retailers tailors re therefore they began to place large orders with growers in the flowery kingdom and this year as for several years past most of the stock offered by the best known florists at from 20 to 26 25 cents a illy will have started life in japan the western states send no plants at all to this market on the contrary the east or rather the new jersey and long island growers fill large orders from western cities for the finer grades of cut flowers the year round |